org.licas.server

Class ServerHandler

java.lang.Object

org.licas.server.ServerHandler

Direct Known Subclasses:

BlockingServerHandler, NonBlockingServerHandler

public abstract class ServerHandler
extends java.lang.Object

This class provides some base methods for http request handling.

Author:

Kieran Greer

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
protected java.lang.String	adminKey The server admin key
protected java.lang.String	localURI Local ip address - not currently used
protected java.lang.String	serverPassword The server password

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ServerHandler(java.lang.String theServerPassword, java.lang.String theAdminKey) Create a new instance of ServerHandler.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
abstract HttpEntity	handle(HttpEntity request) Handle the HTTP request.
protected boolean	isBlocking() Return true if this handler is blocking, or requires a method reply.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

serverPassword

protected java.lang.String serverPassword

The server password

adminKey

protected java.lang.String adminKey

The server admin key

localURI

protected java.lang.String localURI

Local ip address - not currently used

Constructor Detail

ServerHandler

public ServerHandler(java.lang.String theServerPassword,
                     java.lang.String theAdminKey)
              throws java.lang.Exception

Create a new instance of ServerHandler.

Parameters:

theServerPassword - the server password.

theAdminKey - the server admin key.

Throws:

java.lang.Exception - any error.

Method Detail

handle

public abstract HttpEntity handle(HttpEntity request)
                           throws java.lang.Exception

Handle the HTTP request.

Parameters:

request - the HTTP request.

Returns:

the method execution response.

Throws:

java.lang.Exception - any error.

isBlocking

protected boolean isBlocking()

Return true if this handler is blocking, or requires a method reply.

Returns:

true if blocking, false if not blocking.