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Class sics.agentbase.http.HttpAdapter 

java.lang.Object
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public abstract class HttpAdapter
extends Object
implements MessageListener
HttpAdapter makes it easier to program web-pages. The adapter calls the method generatePage when a HTTP request has been made to the object. It also implements a number of methods for retrieving information about the request (ex Method, Host, etc).

Variable Index

o req
The HTTP request.

Constructor Index

o HttpAdapter()
Creates a HttpAdapter without registering itself as a message listener. Deprecated.
o HttpAdapter(String)
Creates a HttpAdapter and register itself as a message listener with the specified name.
o HttpAdapter(String, MessageDispatcher)
Creates a HttpAdapter and register itself as a message listener with the specified name at the specified message dispatcher.

Method Index

o finalize()
Finalizes this HttpAdapter by removing it as message listener.
o generatePage()
Generates the content of a HTTP response (a web-page).
o getMethod()
Returns the HTTP request's method.
o getName()
Returns the name of the http adapter.
o getPathInfo()
Gets the Path of the HTTP request.
o getPostData()
Gets the posted data (cgi information) of the HTTP request.
o getQueryData()
Gets the query data (cgi information) of the HTTP request.
o getRemoteHost()
Returns the HTTP request's remote host.
o message(Message)
Invoked when a Message is received.
o setErrorCode(int)
Sets the HTTP response's error code.
o setStatusCode(int)
Returns the HTTP request's remote host.

Variables

o req 
 protected HttpMessage req
The HTTP request.

Constructors

o HttpAdapter 
 public HttpAdapter()
Note: HttpAdapter() is deprecated. Use HttpAdapter(name) instead.

Creates a HttpAdapter without registering itself as a message listener.

See Also:
HttpAdapter
o HttpAdapter 
 public HttpAdapter(String name)
Creates a HttpAdapter and register itself as a message listener with the specified name. All messages directed to "name" will be sent to this object.

Parameters:
name - the name of this message listener.
o HttpAdapter 
 public HttpAdapter(String name,
                    MessageDispatcher dispatcher)
Creates a HttpAdapter and register itself as a message listener with the specified name at the specified message dispatcher. All messages directed to "name" will be sent to this object.

Parameters:
name - the name of this message listener.
dispatcher - the message dispatcher to register at.

Methods

o getName 
 public String getName()
Returns the name of the http adapter.

Returns:
the name of the http adapter.
o finalize 
 public void finalize()
Finalizes this HttpAdapter by removing it as message listener.

Overrides:
finalize in class Object
o getMethod 
 public String getMethod()
Returns the HTTP request's method.

o getRemoteHost 
 public String getRemoteHost()
Returns the HTTP request's remote host.

o setStatusCode 
 public void setStatusCode(int code)
Returns the HTTP request's remote host.

o setErrorCode 
 public void setErrorCode(int code)
Sets the HTTP response's error code.

o getPathInfo 
 public String getPathInfo()
Gets the Path of the HTTP request.

o getQueryData 
 public Hashtable getQueryData()
Gets the query data (cgi information) of the HTTP request.

o getPostData 
 public Hashtable getPostData()
Gets the posted data (cgi information) of the HTTP request.

o message 
 public synchronized void message(Message msg)
Invoked when a Message is received. This method calls the generatePage method for generating the content (typically a HTML page) of the HTTP response.

Parameters:
msg - A Message object describing the message.
o generatePage 
 protected abstract Object generatePage()
Generates the content of a HTTP response (a web-page). The object returned must implement a toString() which will be the content of the page. 

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