Class AbstractAuthenticationFormServlet

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    Serializable, javax.servlet.Servlet, javax.servlet.ServletConfig

    public abstract class AbstractAuthenticationFormServlet
    extends javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet
    The AbstractAuthenticationFormServlet provides a basic implementation of a simple servlet to render a login form for authentication purposes.
    See Also:
    Serialized Form
    • Method Summary

      All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      protected void doGet​(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response)
      Prepares and returns the login form.
      protected void doPost​(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response)
      Prepares and returns the login form.
      protected String getContextPath​(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request)
      Returns the context path for the authentication form request.
      protected String getCustomFormPath()
      Returns the path to the custom login form to load through the class loader of this instance using Class.getResourceAsStream.
      protected String getDefaultFormPath()
      Returns the path to the default login form to load through the class loader of this instance using Class.getResourceAsStream.
      protected String getForm​(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request)
      Returns the form to be sent back to the client for login providing an optional informational message and the optional target to redirect to after successfully logging in.
      protected abstract String getReason​(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request)
      Returns an informational message according to the value provided in the j_reason request parameter.
      protected String getResource​(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request)
      Returns the path to the resource to which the request should be redirected after successfully completing the form or an empty string if there is no resource request parameter.
      • Methods inherited from class javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet

        doDelete, doHead, doOptions, doPut, doTrace, getLastModified, service, service
      • Methods inherited from class javax.servlet.GenericServlet

        destroy, getInitParameter, getInitParameterNames, getServletConfig, getServletContext, getServletInfo, getServletName, init, init, log, log
    • Constructor Detail

      • AbstractAuthenticationFormServlet

        public AbstractAuthenticationFormServlet()
    • Method Detail

      • doGet

        protected void doGet​(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                             javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response)
                      throws IOException
        Prepares and returns the login form. The response is sent as an UTF-8 encoded text/html page with all known cache control headers set to prevent all caching.

        This servlet is to be called to handle the request directly, that is it expected to not be included and for the response to not be committed yet because it first resets the response.

        Overrides:
        doGet in class javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet
        Throws:
        IOException - if an error occurs preparing or sending back the login form
        IllegalStateException - if the response has already been committed and thus response reset is not possible.
      • doPost

        protected void doPost​(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                              javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response)
                       throws IOException
        Prepares and returns the login form. The response is sent as an UTF-8 encoded text/html page with all known cache control headers set to prevent all caching.

        This servlet is to be called to handle the request directly, that is it expected to not be included and for the response to not be committed yet because it first resets the response.

        Overrides:
        doPost in class javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet
        Throws:
        IOException - if an error occurs preparing or sending back the login form
        IllegalStateException - if the response has already been committed and thus response reset is not possible.
      • getForm

        protected String getForm​(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request)
                          throws IOException
        Returns the form to be sent back to the client for login providing an optional informational message and the optional target to redirect to after successfully logging in.
        Parameters:
        request - The request providing parameters indicating the informational message and redirection target.
        Returns:
        The login form to be returned to the client
        Throws:
        IOException - If the login form cannot be loaded
      • getResource

        protected String getResource​(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request)
        Returns the path to the resource to which the request should be redirected after successfully completing the form or an empty string if there is no resource request parameter.
        Parameters:
        request - The request providing the resource parameter.
        Returns:
        The target to redirect after successfully login or an empty string if no specific target has been requested.
      • getReason

        protected abstract String getReason​(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request)
        Returns an informational message according to the value provided in the j_reason request parameter. Supported reasons are invalid credentials and session timeout.
        Parameters:
        request - The request providing the parameter
        Returns:
        The "translated" reason to render the login form or an empty string if there is no specific reason
      • getContextPath

        protected String getContextPath​(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request)
        Returns the context path for the authentication form request. This path is the path to the authenticated resource as returned by getResource(HttpServletRequest) (without the optional query string which may be contained in the resource path). If getResource(HttpServletRequest) return an empty string, the servlet context path is used.
        Parameters:
        request - The request
        Returns:
        The context path for the form action consisting of the resource to which the user is to authenticate.
      • getDefaultFormPath

        protected String getDefaultFormPath()
        Returns the path to the default login form to load through the class loader of this instance using Class.getResourceAsStream.

        The default form is used intended to be included with the bundle implementing this abstract class.

        This method returns DEFAULT_FORM_PATH and may be overwritten by implementations.

        Returns:
        DEFAULT_FORM_PATH
      • getCustomFormPath

        protected String getCustomFormPath()
        Returns the path to the custom login form to load through the class loader of this instance using Class.getResourceAsStream.

        The custom form can be supplied by a fragment attaching to the bundle implementing this abstract class.

        This method returns CUSTOM_FORM_PATH and may be overwritten by implementations.

        Returns:
        CUSTOM_FORM_PATH