Package org.apache.wiki

Class WikiContext

java.lang.Object

org.apache.wiki.WikiContext

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable, Command, Context

public class WikiContext
extends java.lang.Object
implements Context, Command

Provides state information throughout the processing of a page. A WikiContext is born when the JSP pages that are the main entry points, are invoked. The JSPWiki engine creates the new WikiContext, which basically holds information about the page, the handling engine, and in which context (view, edit, etc) the call was done.

A WikiContext also provides request-specific variables, which can be used to communicate between plugins on the same page, or between different instances of the same plugin. A WikiContext variable is valid until the processing of the page has ended. For an example, please see the Counter plugin.

When a WikiContext is created, it automatically associates a WikiSession object with the user's HttpSession. The WikiSession contains information about the user's authentication status, and is consulted by getCurrentUser() object.

Do not cache the page object that you get from the WikiContext; always use getPage()!

See Also:

Counter

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static java.lang.String	ADMIN	User is doing administrative things.
static java.lang.String	ATTACH	User is downloading an attachment.
static java.lang.String	COMMENT	User is commenting something.
static java.lang.String	CONFLICT	User has an internal conflict, and does quite not know what to do.
static java.lang.String	CREATE_GROUP	User wishes to create a new group
static java.lang.String	DELETE	User is deleting a page or an attachment.
static java.lang.String	DELETE_GROUP	User is deleting an existing group.
static java.lang.String	DIFF	User is viewing a DIFF between the two versions of the page.
static java.lang.String	EDIT	The EDIT context - the user is editing the page.
static java.lang.String	EDIT_GROUP	User is editing an existing group.
static java.lang.String	ERROR	An error has been encountered and the user needs to be informed.
static java.lang.String	FIND	User is searching for content.
static java.lang.String	INFO	User is viewing page history.
static java.lang.String	INSTALL	User is administering JSPWiki (Install, SecurityConfig).
static java.lang.String	LOGIN	User is preparing for a login/authentication.
static java.lang.String	LOGOUT	User is preparing to log out.
protected javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest	m_request	Stores the HttpServletRequest.
static java.lang.String	MESSAGE	JSPWiki wants to display a message.
static java.lang.String	NONE	This is not a JSPWiki context, use it to access static files.
static java.lang.String	OTHER	Same as NONE; this is just a clarification.
static java.lang.String	PREFS	User is editing preferences
static java.lang.String	PREVIEW	User is previewing the changes he just made.
static java.lang.String	RENAME	User is renaming a page.
static java.lang.String	RSS	RSS feed is being generated.
static java.lang.String	UPLOAD	User is uploading something.
static java.lang.String	VIEW	The VIEW context - the user just wants to view the page contents.
static java.lang.String	VIEW_GROUP	User is viewing an existing group
static java.lang.String	WORKFLOW	User wants to view or administer workflows.

Fields inherited from interface org.apache.wiki.api.core.Context

ATTR_CONTEXT, VAR_EXECUTE_PLUGINS, VAR_WYSIWYG_EDITOR_MODE

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
WikiContext(Engine engine, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, java.lang.String requestContext)	Creates a new WikiContext from a supplied HTTP request, using a default wiki context.
WikiContext(Engine engine, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, Command command)	Creates a new WikiContext for the given Engine, Command and HttpServletRequest.
WikiContext(Engine engine, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, Page page)	Creates a new WikiContext for the given Engine, WikiPage and HttpServletRequest.
WikiContext(Engine engine, Page page)	Create a new WikiContext for the given WikiPage.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
WikiContext	clone()	Returns a shallow clone of the WikiContext.
WikiContext	deepClone()	Creates a deep clone of the WikiContext.
protected static Command	findCommand(Engine engine, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, Page page)	Looks up and returns a PageCommand based on a supplied WikiPage and HTTP request.
static WikiContext	findContext(javax.servlet.jsp.PageContext pageContext)	Deprecated. use Context.findContext( PageContext ) instead.
boolean	getBooleanWikiProperty(java.lang.String key, boolean defValue)	This is just a simple helper method which will first check the context if there is already an override in place, and if there is not, it will then check the given properties.
Command	getCommand()	Returns the Command associated with this WikiContext.
java.lang.String	getContentTemplate()	Returns the content template associated with a Command, such as PreferencesContent.jsp.
java.security.Principal	getCurrentUser()	Convenience method that gets the current user.
WikiEngine	getEngine()	Returns the handling engine.
java.lang.String	getHttpParameter(java.lang.String paramName)	This method will safely return any HTTP parameters that might have been defined.
javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest	getHttpRequest()	If the request did originate from a HTTP request, then the HTTP request can be fetched here.
java.lang.String	getJSP()	Returns the JSP associated with the Command.
java.lang.String	getName()	Returns the target of this wiki context: a page, group name or JSP.
WikiPage	getPage()	Returns the page that is being handled.
WikiPage	getRealPage()	Gets a reference to the real page whose content is currently being rendered.
java.lang.String	getRedirectURL()	Figure out to which page we are really going to.
java.lang.String	getRequestContext()	Returns the request context.
java.lang.Object	getTarget()	Returns the target associated with a Command, if it was created with one.
java.lang.String	getTemplate()	Gets the template that is to be used throughout this request.
java.lang.String	getURL(java.lang.String context, java.lang.String page)	Creates an URL for the given request context.
java.lang.String	getURL(java.lang.String context, java.lang.String page, java.lang.String params)	Returns an URL from a page.
java.lang.String	getURLPattern()	Returns the URL pattern associated with this Command.
<T> T	getVariable(java.lang.String key)	Gets a previously set variable.
java.lang.String	getViewURL(java.lang.String page)	A shortcut to generate a VIEW url.
WikiSession	getWikiSession()	Returns the Session associated with the context.
boolean	hasAdminPermissions()	Returns true, if the current user has administrative permissions (i.e. the omnipotent AllPermission).
java.security.Permission	requiredPermission()	Returns the permission required to successfully execute this context.
protected void	setDefaultTemplate(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request)	Figures out which template a new WikiContext should be using.
void	setPage(Page page)	Sets the page that is being handled.
WikiPage	setRealPage(Page page)	Sets a reference to the real page whose content is currently being rendered.
void	setRequestContext(java.lang.String arg)	Sets the request context.
void	setTemplate(java.lang.String dir)	Sets the template to be used for this request.
void	setVariable(java.lang.String key, java.lang.Object data)	Sets a variable.
Command	targetedCommand(java.lang.Object target)	Associates a target with the current Command and returns the new targeted Command.
protected void	updateCommand(java.lang.String requestContext)	Protected method that updates the internally cached Command.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Details

m_request

protected javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest m_request

Stores the HttpServletRequest. May be null, if the request did not come from a servlet.

ADMIN

public static final java.lang.String ADMIN

User is doing administrative things.

ATTACH

public static final java.lang.String ATTACH

User is downloading an attachment.

COMMENT

public static final java.lang.String COMMENT

User is commenting something.

CONFLICT

public static final java.lang.String CONFLICT

User has an internal conflict, and does quite not know what to do. Please provide some counseling.

CREATE_GROUP

public static final java.lang.String CREATE_GROUP

User wishes to create a new group

DELETE

public static final java.lang.String DELETE

User is deleting a page or an attachment.

DELETE_GROUP

public static final java.lang.String DELETE_GROUP

User is deleting an existing group.

DIFF

public static final java.lang.String DIFF

User is viewing a DIFF between the two versions of the page.

EDIT

public static final java.lang.String EDIT

The EDIT context - the user is editing the page.

EDIT_GROUP

public static final java.lang.String EDIT_GROUP

User is editing an existing group.

ERROR

public static final java.lang.String ERROR

An error has been encountered and the user needs to be informed.

FIND

public static final java.lang.String FIND

User is searching for content.

INFO

public static final java.lang.String INFO

User is viewing page history.

INSTALL

public static final java.lang.String INSTALL

User is administering JSPWiki (Install, SecurityConfig).

LOGIN

public static final java.lang.String LOGIN

User is preparing for a login/authentication.

LOGOUT

public static final java.lang.String LOGOUT

User is preparing to log out.

MESSAGE

public static final java.lang.String MESSAGE

JSPWiki wants to display a message.

NONE

public static final java.lang.String NONE

This is not a JSPWiki context, use it to access static files.

OTHER

public static final java.lang.String OTHER

Same as NONE; this is just a clarification.

PREFS

public static final java.lang.String PREFS

User is editing preferences

PREVIEW

public static final java.lang.String PREVIEW

User is previewing the changes he just made.

RENAME

public static final java.lang.String RENAME

User is renaming a page.

RSS

public static final java.lang.String RSS

RSS feed is being generated.

UPLOAD

public static final java.lang.String UPLOAD

User is uploading something.

VIEW

public static final java.lang.String VIEW

The VIEW context - the user just wants to view the page contents.

VIEW_GROUP

public static final java.lang.String VIEW_GROUP

User is viewing an existing group

WORKFLOW

public static final java.lang.String WORKFLOW

User wants to view or administer workflows.

Constructor Details

WikiContext

public WikiContext(Engine engine,
Page page)

Create a new WikiContext for the given WikiPage. Delegates to WikiContext(Engine, HttpServletRequest, Page).

Parameters:

engine - The Engine that is handling the request.

page - The WikiPage. If you want to create a WikiContext for an older version of a page, you must use this constructor.

WikiContext

public WikiContext(Engine engine,
javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
Command command)
            throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

Creates a new WikiContext for the given Engine, Command and HttpServletRequest.

This constructor will also look up the HttpSession associated with the request, and determine if a Session object is present. If not, a new one is created.

Parameters:

engine - The Engine that is handling the request

request - The HttpServletRequest that should be associated with this context. This parameter may be null.

command - the command

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if engine or command are null

WikiContext

public WikiContext(Engine engine,
javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
Page page)

Creates a new WikiContext for the given Engine, WikiPage and HttpServletRequest. This method simply looks up the appropriate Command using findCommand(Engine, HttpServletRequest, Page) and delegates to WikiContext(Engine, HttpServletRequest, Command).

Parameters:

engine - The Engine that is handling the request

request - The HttpServletRequest that should be associated with this context. This parameter may be null.

page - The WikiPage. If you want to create a WikiContext for an older version of a page, you must supply this parameter

WikiContext

public WikiContext(Engine engine,
javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
java.lang.String requestContext)

Creates a new WikiContext from a supplied HTTP request, using a default wiki context.

Parameters:

engine - The Engine that is handling the request

request - the HTTP request

requestContext - the default context to use

Since:

2.1.15.

See Also:

CommandResolver, Command

Method Details

getContentTemplate

public java.lang.String getContentTemplate()

Returns the content template associated with a Command, such as PreferencesContent.jsp. For Commands that are not page-related, this method will always return null. Calling methods should always check to see if the result of this method is null.

Specified by:

getContentTemplate in interface Command

Returns:

the content template

See Also:

Command.getContentTemplate()

getJSP

public java.lang.String getJSP()

Returns the JSP associated with the Command. The JSP is a "local" JSP within the JSPWiki webapp; it is not a general HTTP URL. If it exists, the JSP will be expressed relative to the webapp root, without a leading slash. This method is guaranteed to return a non-null result, although in some cases the result may be an empty string.

Specified by:

getJSP in interface Command

Returns:

the JSP or url associated with the wiki command

See Also:

Command.getJSP()

setRealPage

public WikiPage setRealPage(Page page)

Sets a reference to the real page whose content is currently being rendered.

Sometimes you may want to render the page using some other page's context. In those cases, it is highly recommended that you set the setRealPage() to point at the real page you are rendering. Please see InsertPageTag for an example.

Also, if your plugin e.g. does some variable setting, be aware that if it is embedded in the LeftMenu or some other page added with InsertPageTag, you should consider what you want to do - do you wish to really reference the "master" page or the included page.

Specified by:

setRealPage in interface Context

Parameters:

page - The real page which is being rendered.

Returns:

The previous real page

Since:

2.3.14

See Also:

InsertPageTag

getRealPage

public WikiPage getRealPage()

Gets a reference to the real page whose content is currently being rendered. If your plugin e.g. does some variable setting, be aware that if it is embedded in the LeftMenu or some other page added with InsertPageTag, you should consider what you want to do - do you wish to really reference the "master" page or the included page.

For example, in the default template, there is a page called "LeftMenu". Whenever you access a page, e.g. "Main", the master page will be Main, and that's what the getPage() will return - regardless of whether your plugin resides on the LeftMenu or on the Main page. However, getRealPage() will return "LeftMenu".

Specified by:

getRealPage in interface Context

Returns:

A reference to the real page.

See Also:

InsertPageTag, JSPWikiMarkupParser

getRedirectURL

public java.lang.String getRedirectURL()

Figure out to which page we are really going to. Considers special page names from the jspwiki.properties, and possible aliases. This method forwards requests to CommandResolver.getSpecialPageReference(String).

Specified by:

getRedirectURL in interface Context

Returns:

A complete URL to the new page to redirect to

Since:

2.2

getEngine

public WikiEngine getEngine()

Returns the handling engine.

Specified by:

getEngine in interface Context

Returns:

The engine owning this context.

getPage

public WikiPage getPage()

Returns the page that is being handled.

Specified by:

getPage in interface Context

Returns:

the page which was fetched.

setPage

public void setPage(Page page)

Sets the page that is being handled.

Specified by:

setPage in interface Context

Parameters:

page - The wikipage

Since:

2.1.37.

getRequestContext

public java.lang.String getRequestContext()

Returns the request context.

Specified by:

getRequestContext in interface Command

Returns:

The name of the request context (e.g. VIEW).

setRequestContext

public void setRequestContext(java.lang.String arg)

Sets the request context. See above for the different request contexts (VIEW, EDIT, etc.)

Specified by:

setRequestContext in interface Context

Parameters:

arg - The request context (one of the predefined contexts.)

getTarget

public java.lang.Object getTarget()

Returns the target associated with a Command, if it was created with one. Commands created with Command.targetedCommand(Object) will always return a non-null object. Calling methods should always check to see if the result of this method is null.

Specified by:

getTarget in interface Command

Returns:

the wiki page

See Also:

Command.getTarget()

getURLPattern

public java.lang.String getURLPattern()

Returns the URL pattern associated with this Command. This method is guaranteed to return a non-null String.

Specified by:

getURLPattern in interface Command

Returns:

the URL pattern

See Also:

Command.getURLPattern()

getVariable

public <T> T getVariable(java.lang.String key)

Gets a previously set variable.

Specified by:

getVariable in interface Context

Parameters:

key - The variable name.

Returns:

The variable contents.

setVariable

public void setVariable(java.lang.String key,
java.lang.Object data)

Sets a variable. The variable is valid while the WikiContext is valid, i.e. while page processing continues. The variable data is discarded once the page processing is finished.

Specified by:

setVariable in interface Context

Parameters:

key - The variable name.

data - The variable value.

getBooleanWikiProperty

public boolean getBooleanWikiProperty(java.lang.String key,
boolean defValue)

This is just a simple helper method which will first check the context if there is already an override in place, and if there is not, it will then check the given properties.

Specified by:

getBooleanWikiProperty in interface Context

Parameters:

key - What key are we searching for?

defValue - Default value for the boolean

Returns:

true or false.

getHttpParameter

public java.lang.String getHttpParameter(java.lang.String paramName)

This method will safely return any HTTP parameters that might have been defined. You should use this method instead of peeking directly into the result of getHttpRequest(), since this method is smart enough to do all of the right things, figure out UTF-8 encoded parameters, etc.

Specified by:

getHttpParameter in interface Context

Parameters:

paramName - Parameter name to look for.

Returns:

HTTP parameter, or null, if no such parameter existed.

Since:

2.0.13.

getHttpRequest

public javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest getHttpRequest()

If the request did originate from a HTTP request, then the HTTP request can be fetched here. However, it the request did NOT originate from a HTTP request, then this method will return null, and YOU SHOULD CHECK FOR IT!

Specified by:

getHttpRequest in interface Context

Returns:

Null, if no HTTP request was done.

Since:

2.0.13.

setTemplate

public void setTemplate(java.lang.String dir)

Sets the template to be used for this request.

Specified by:

setTemplate in interface Context

Parameters:

dir - The template name

Since:

2.1.15.

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Returns the target of this wiki context: a page, group name or JSP. If the associated Command is a PageCommand, this method returns the page's name. Otherwise, this method delegates to the associated Command's Command.getName() method. Calling classes can rely on the results of this method for looking up canonically-correct page or group names. Because it does not automatically assume that the wiki context is a PageCommand, calling this method is inherently safer than calling getPage().getName().

Specified by:

getName in interface Command

Returns:

the name of the target of this wiki context

See Also:

PageCommand.getName(), GroupCommand.getName()

getTemplate

public java.lang.String getTemplate()

Gets the template that is to be used throughout this request.

Specified by:

getTemplate in interface Context

Returns:

template name

Since:

2.1.15.

getCurrentUser

public java.security.Principal getCurrentUser()

Convenience method that gets the current user. Delegates the lookup to the WikiSession associated with this WikiContect. May return null, in case the current user has not yet been determined; or this is an internal system. If the WikiSession has not been set, always returns null.

Specified by:

getCurrentUser in interface Context

Returns:

The current user; or maybe null in case of internal calls.

getViewURL

public java.lang.String getViewURL(java.lang.String page)

A shortcut to generate a VIEW url.

Specified by:

getViewURL in interface Context

Parameters:

page - The page to which to link.

Returns:

An URL to the page. This honours the current absolute/relative setting.

getURL

public java.lang.String getURL(java.lang.String context,
java.lang.String page)

Creates an URL for the given request context.

Specified by:

getURL in interface Context

Parameters:

context - e.g. WikiContext.EDIT

page - The page to which to link

Returns:

An URL to the page, honours the absolute/relative setting in jspwiki.properties

getURL

public java.lang.String getURL(java.lang.String context,
java.lang.String page,
java.lang.String params)

Returns an URL from a page. It this WikiContext instance was constructed with an actual HttpServletRequest, we will attempt to construct the URL using HttpUtil, which preserves the HTTPS portion if it was used.

Specified by:

getURL in interface Context

Parameters:

context - The request context (e.g. WikiContext.UPLOAD)

page - The page to which to link

params - A list of parameters, separated with "&"

Returns:

An URL to the given context and page.

getCommand

public Command getCommand()

Returns the Command associated with this WikiContext.

Specified by:

getCommand in interface Context

Returns:

the command

clone

public WikiContext clone()

Returns a shallow clone of the WikiContext.

Specified by:

clone in interface Context

Overrides:

clone in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

A shallow clone of the WikiContext

Since:

2.1.37.

deepClone

public WikiContext deepClone()

Creates a deep clone of the WikiContext. This is useful when you want to be sure that you don't accidentally mess with page attributes, etc.

Specified by:

deepClone in interface Context

Returns:

A deep clone of the WikiContext.

Since:

2.8.0

getWikiSession

public WikiSession getWikiSession()

Returns the Session associated with the context. This method is guaranteed to always return a valid Session. If this context was constructed without an associated HttpServletRequest, it will return WikiSession.guestSession(Engine).

Specified by:

getWikiSession in interface Context

Returns:

The Session associated with this context.

findContext

@Deprecated
public static WikiContext findContext(javax.servlet.jsp.PageContext pageContext)

Deprecated.

use Context.findContext( PageContext ) instead.

This method can be used to find the WikiContext programmatically from a JSP PageContext. We check the request context. The wiki context, if it exists, is looked up using the key Context.ATTR_CONTEXT.

Parameters:

pageContext - the JSP page context

Returns:

Current WikiContext, or null, of no context exists.

Since:

2.4

See Also:

Context.findContext( PageContext )

requiredPermission

public java.security.Permission requiredPermission()

Returns the permission required to successfully execute this context. For example, the a wiki context of VIEW for a certain page means that the PagePermission "view" is required for the page. In some cases, no particular permission is required, in which case a dummy permission will be returned (PropertyPermission "os.name", "read"). This method is guaranteed to always return a valid, non-null permission.

Specified by:

requiredPermission in interface Command

Returns:

the permission

Since:

2.4

targetedCommand

public Command targetedCommand(java.lang.Object target)

Associates a target with the current Command and returns the new targeted Command. If the Command associated with this WikiContext is already "targeted", it is returned instead.

Specified by:

targetedCommand in interface Command

Parameters:

target - the object to combine, such as a GroupPrincipal or WikiPage

Returns:

the new, targeted Command

See Also:

Command.targetedCommand(java.lang.Object)

hasAdminPermissions

public boolean hasAdminPermissions()

Returns true, if the current user has administrative permissions (i.e. the omnipotent AllPermission).

Specified by:

hasAdminPermissions in interface Context

Returns:

true, if the user has all permissions.

Since:

2.4.46

setDefaultTemplate

protected void setDefaultTemplate(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request)

Figures out which template a new WikiContext should be using.

Parameters:

request - the HTTP request

findCommand

protected static Command findCommand(Engine engine,
javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
Page page)

Looks up and returns a PageCommand based on a supplied WikiPage and HTTP request. First, the appropriate Command is obtained by examining the HTTP request; the default is ContextEnum.PAGE_VIEW. If the Command is a PageCommand (and it should be, in most cases), a targeted Command is created using the (non-null) WikiPage as target.

Parameters:

engine - the wiki engine

request - the HTTP request

page - the wiki page

Returns:

the correct command

updateCommand

protected void updateCommand(java.lang.String requestContext)

Protected method that updates the internally cached Command. Will always be called when the page name, request context, or variable changes.

Parameters:

requestContext - the desired request context

Since:

2.4