SlingRequestPaths.java

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package org.apache.sling.api.wrappers;

import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;

/**
 * This class is not a "wrapper" per se, but computes the correct path info,
 * request URI, etc. for included requests. When including a request via
 * {@link javax.servlet.RequestDispatcher}, the Servlet API specifies that
 * target paths of the included request are available as request attributes.
 * {@code Request.getPathInfo()}, for example will return the value for the
 * including request, *not* for the included one.
 * <p>
 * This class is not intended to be extended or instantiated because it just
 * provides constants and static utility methods not intended to be overwritten.
 */
public class SlingRequestPaths {

    /**
     * Attribute name used by the RequestDispatcher to indicate the context path
     * of the included request, as a String.
     */
    public static final String INCLUDE_CONTEXT_PATH = "javax.servlet.include.context_path";

    /**
     * Attribute name used by the RequestDispatcher to indicate the path info of
     * the included request, as a String.
     */
    public static final String INCLUDE_PATH_INFO = "javax.servlet.include.path_info";

    /**
     * Attribute name used by the RequestDispatcher to indicate the query string
     * of the included request, as a String.
     */
    public static final String INCLUDE_QUERY_STRING = "javax.servlet.include.query_string";

    /**
     * Attribute name used by the RequestDispatcher to indicate the request URI
     * of the included request, as a String.
     */
    public static final String INCLUDE_REQUEST_URI = "javax.servlet.include.request_uri";

    /**
     * Attribute name used by the RequestDispatcher to indicate the servlet path
     * of the included request, as a String.
     */
    public static final String INCLUDE_SERVLET_PATH = "javax.servlet.include.servlet_path";

    /**
     * Return the context path for r, using the appropriate request attribute if
     * the request is an included one.
     * @param r The request
     * @return The context path.
     */
    public static String getContextPath(HttpServletRequest r) {
        final String attr = (String) r.getAttribute(INCLUDE_CONTEXT_PATH);
        return attr != null ? attr : r.getContextPath();
    }

    /**
     * Return the context path for r, using the appropriate request attribute if
     * the request is an included one.
     * @param r The request
     * @return The path info.
     */
    public static String getPathInfo(HttpServletRequest r) {
        final String attr = (String) r.getAttribute(INCLUDE_PATH_INFO);
        return attr != null ? attr : r.getPathInfo();
    }

    /**
     * Return the query string for r, using the appropriate request attribute if
     * the request is an included one.
     * @param r The request
     * @return The query string.
     */
    public static String getQueryString(HttpServletRequest r) {
        final String attr = (String) r.getAttribute(INCLUDE_QUERY_STRING);
        return attr != null ? attr : r.getQueryString();
    }

    /**
     * Return the request URI for r, using the appropriate request attribute if
     * the request is an included one.
     * @param r The request
     * @return The request uri.
     */
    public static String getRequestURI(HttpServletRequest r) {
        final String attr = (String) r.getAttribute(INCLUDE_REQUEST_URI);
        return attr != null ? attr : r.getRequestURI();
    }

    /**
     * Return the servlet path for r, using the appropriate request attribute if
     * the request is an included one.
     * @param r The request
     * @return The servlet path.
     */
    public static String getServletPath(HttpServletRequest r) {
        final String attr = (String) r.getAttribute(INCLUDE_SERVLET_PATH);
        return attr != null ? attr : r.getServletPath();
    }

    /**
     * True if r is an included request, in which case it has the
     * INCLUDE_REQUEST_URI attribute
     * @param r The request
     * @return {@code true} if this is an include.
     */
    public static boolean isIncluded(HttpServletRequest r) {
        return r.getAttribute(INCLUDE_REQUEST_URI) != null;
    }
}