FirewalledRequest.java

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package org.springframework.security.web.firewall;

import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequestWrapper;

/**
 * Request wrapper which is returned by the {@code HttpFirewall} interface.
 * <p>
 * The only difference is the {@code reset} method which allows some or all of the state
 * to be reset by the {@code FilterChainProxy} when the request leaves the security filter
 * chain.
 *
 * @author Luke Taylor
 */
public abstract class FirewalledRequest extends HttpServletRequestWrapper {
	/**
	 * Constructs a request object wrapping the given request.
	 *
	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the request is null
	 */
	public FirewalledRequest(HttpServletRequest request) {
		super(request);
	}

	/**
	 * This method will be called once the request has passed through the security filter
	 * chain, when it is about to proceed to the application proper.
	 * <p>
	 * An implementation can thus choose to modify the state of the request for the
	 * security infrastructure, while still maintaining the original
	 * {@link HttpServletRequest}.
	 */
	public abstract void reset();

	@Override
	public String toString() {
		return "FirewalledRequest[ " + getRequest() + "]";
	}
}