org.picketlink.http.internal.authentication.schemes.support

Class RequestCache

java.lang.Object

org.picketlink.http.internal.authentication.schemes.support.RequestCache

public class RequestCache
extends Object

This class maintains a cache of SavedRequest instances created from HttpServletRequest instances. This class is to be used during authentication to help to retrieve previous informations from the request made for the first time before the authentication process begins. It also stores the cached request in the user session for later use, if necessary.

Author:

Pedro Silva

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static String	ORIGINAL_REQUEST_ATTRIBUTE_NAME

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
RequestCache()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
SavedRequest	removeAndStoreSavedRequestInSession(HttpServletRequest request) Removes a cached request and stores it in the session.
void	saveRequest(HttpServletRequest request) Saves a HttpServletRequest as a SavedRequest instance.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

ORIGINAL_REQUEST_ATTRIBUTE_NAME

public static final String ORIGINAL_REQUEST_ATTRIBUTE_NAME

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

RequestCache

public RequestCache()

Method Detail

saveRequest

public void saveRequest(HttpServletRequest request)

Saves a HttpServletRequest as a SavedRequest instance. All the state from the original request will be copied.

Parameters:

request -

removeAndStoreSavedRequestInSession

public SavedRequest removeAndStoreSavedRequestInSession(HttpServletRequest request)

Removes a cached request and stores it in the session.