org.restlet.engine
Class RestletHelper<T extends Restlet>

java.lang.Object
  org.restlet.engine.Helper
      org.restlet.engine.RestletHelper<T>

Direct Known Subclasses:

CompositeHelper, ConnectorHelper

public abstract class RestletHelper<T extends Restlet>
extends Helper

Delegate used by API classes to get support from the implementation classes. Note that this is an SPI class that is not intended for public usage.

Author:

Jerome Louvel

Constructor Summary

RestletHelper(T helped)
Constructor.

Method Summary

Map<String,Object>	getAttributes() Returns the map of attributes exchanged between the API and the Engine via this helper.
Context	getContext() Returns the helped Restlet context.
T	getHelped() Returns the helped Restlet.
Series<Parameter>	getHelpedParameters() Returns the helped Restlet parameters.
Logger	getLogger() Returns the helped Restlet logger.
MetadataService	getMetadataService() Returns the metadata service.
void	handle(Request request, Response response) Handles a call.
void	setHelped(T helpedRestlet) Sets the helped Restlet.
abstract void	start() Start callback.
abstract void	stop() Stop callback.
abstract void	update() Update callback with less impact than a stop() followed by a start().

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

RestletHelper

public RestletHelper(T helped)

Constructor.

Parameters:

helped - The helped Restlet.

Method Detail

getAttributes

public Map<String,Object> getAttributes()

Returns the map of attributes exchanged between the API and the Engine via this helper.

Returns:

The map of attributes.

getContext

public Context getContext()

Returns the helped Restlet context.

Returns:

The helped Restlet context.

getHelped

public T getHelped()

Returns the helped Restlet.

Returns:

The helped Restlet.

getHelpedParameters

public Series<Parameter> getHelpedParameters()

Returns the helped Restlet parameters.

Returns:

The helped Restlet parameters.

getLogger

public Logger getLogger()

Returns the helped Restlet logger.

Returns:

The helped Restlet logger.

getMetadataService

public MetadataService getMetadataService()

Returns the metadata service. If the parent application doesn't exist, a new instance is created.

Returns:

The metadata service.

handle

public void handle(Request request,
                   Response response)

Handles a call.

Parameters:

request - The request to handle.

response - The response to update.

setHelped

public void setHelped(T helpedRestlet)

Sets the helped Restlet.

Parameters:

helpedRestlet - The helped Restlet.

start

public abstract void start()
                    throws Exception

Start callback.

Throws:

Exception

stop

public abstract void stop()
                   throws Exception

Stop callback.

Throws:

Exception

update

public abstract void update()
                     throws Exception

Update callback with less impact than a stop() followed by a start().

Throws:

Exception