de.kune.sessionxs.matcher

Class AbstractSessionMatcher

java.lang.Object

de.kune.sessionxs.matcher.AbstractSessionMatcher

All Implemented Interfaces:

SessionMatcher

Direct Known Subclasses:

AbstractHeaderMatcher, ClientIPAddressMatcher

public abstract class AbstractSessionMatcher
extends Object
implements SessionMatcher

The abstract session matcher is the preferred super class for session matcher implementations. Its purpose is to provide a stable inheritance structure even if the interface SessionMatcher should change in future releases.

Author:

Alexander Kune

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
AbstractSessionMatcher()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
abstract SessionMatcherContext	init(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request) Initializes the session matcher from a request.
abstract boolean	matches(SessionMatcherContext context, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request) Determines if a request actually meets the criteria represented by the specified session matcher context.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

AbstractSessionMatcher

public AbstractSessionMatcher()

Method Detail

init

public abstract SessionMatcherContext init(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request)

Description copied from interface: SessionMatcher

Initializes the session matcher from a request. This is the initial call to a session matcher. Its purpose is to determine the parameters against which subsequent requests will be checked. These parameters have to be stored into the session matcher context returned by this method.

Specified by:

init in interface SessionMatcher

Parameters:

request - the request

Returns:

a session matcher context

matches

public abstract boolean matches(SessionMatcherContext context,
              javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request)

Description copied from interface: SessionMatcher

Determines if a request actually meets the criteria represented by the specified session matcher context. The session matcher context is the on created by the SessionMatcher.init(HttpServletRequest) method.

Specified by:

matches in interface SessionMatcher

Parameters:

context - the session matcher context

request - the request

Returns:

true if the request meets the criteria represented by the session matcher context