org.apache.axis
Interface Handler

All Superinterfaces:
java.io.Serializable
All Known Subinterfaces:
Chain, TargetedChain
All Known Implementing Classes:
BasicHandler, SimpleChain, SimpleTargetedChain

public interface Handler
extends java.io.Serializable

An AXIS handler.


Method Summary
 boolean canHandleBlock(QName qname)
          Indicate if this handler can process qname.
 void cleanup()
          Cleanup is called when the chain containing this Handler object is done processing the chain.
 void generateWSDL(MessageContext msgContext)
          Obtain WSDL information.
 org.w3c.dom.Element getDeploymentData(org.w3c.dom.Document doc)
          This will return the root element of an XML doc that describes the deployment information about this handler.
 java.lang.String getName()
          Return the name (i.e.
 java.lang.Object getOption(java.lang.String name)
          Returns the option corresponding to the 'name' given.
 java.util.Hashtable getOptions()
          Return the entire list of options.
 java.util.List getUnderstoodHeaders()
          Return a list of QNames which this Handler understands.
 void init()
          Init is called when the chain containing this Handler object is instantiated.
 void invoke(MessageContext msgContext)
          Invoke is called to do the actual work of the Handler object.
 void onFault(MessageContext msgContext)
          Called when a subsequent handler throws a fault.
 void setName(java.lang.String name)
          Set the name (i.e.
 void setOption(java.lang.String name, java.lang.Object value)
          Add the given option (name/value) to this handler's bag of options.
 void setOptions(java.util.Hashtable opts)
          Sets a whole list of options.
 

Method Detail

init

public void init()
Init is called when the chain containing this Handler object is instantiated.


cleanup

public void cleanup()
Cleanup is called when the chain containing this Handler object is done processing the chain.


invoke

public void invoke(MessageContext msgContext)
            throws AxisFault
Invoke is called to do the actual work of the Handler object. If there is a fault during the processing of this method it is invoke's job to catch the exception and undo any partial work that has been completed. Once we leave 'invoke' if a fault is thrown, this classes 'onFault' method will be called. Invoke should rethrow any exceptions it catches, wrapped in an AxisFault.

Parameters:
msgContext - the MessageContext to process with this Handler.
Throws:
AxisFault - if the handler encounters an error

onFault

public void onFault(MessageContext msgContext)
Called when a subsequent handler throws a fault.

Parameters:
msgContext - the MessageContext to process the fault to

canHandleBlock

public boolean canHandleBlock(QName qname)
Indicate if this handler can process qname.

Parameters:
qname - the QName to check
Returns:
true if this Handler can handle qname, false otherwise

getUnderstoodHeaders

public java.util.List getUnderstoodHeaders()
Return a list of QNames which this Handler understands. By returning a particular QName here, we are committing to fulfilling any contracts defined in the specification of the SOAP header with that QName.

Returns:
a List of QName instances

setOption

public void setOption(java.lang.String name,
                      java.lang.Object value)
Add the given option (name/value) to this handler's bag of options.

Parameters:
name - the name of the option
value - the new value of the option

getOption

public java.lang.Object getOption(java.lang.String name)
Returns the option corresponding to the 'name' given.

Parameters:
name - the name of the option
Returns:
the value of the option

setName

public void setName(java.lang.String name)
Set the name (i.e. registry key) of this Handler.

Parameters:
name - the new name

getName

public java.lang.String getName()
Return the name (i.e. registry key) for this Handler.

Returns:
the name for this Handler

getOptions

public java.util.Hashtable getOptions()
Return the entire list of options.

Returns:
a Hashset containing all name/value pairs

setOptions

public void setOptions(java.util.Hashtable opts)
Sets a whole list of options.

Parameters:
opts - a Hashtable of name-value pairs to use

getDeploymentData

public org.w3c.dom.Element getDeploymentData(org.w3c.dom.Document doc)
This will return the root element of an XML doc that describes the deployment information about this handler. This is NOT the WSDL, this is all of the static internal data use by Axis - WSDL takes into account run-time information (like which service we're talking about) this is just the data that's stored in the registry. Used by the 'list' Admin function.

Parameters:
doc - a Document within which to build the deployment data
Returns:
an Element representing the deployment data

generateWSDL

public void generateWSDL(MessageContext msgContext)
                  throws AxisFault
Obtain WSDL information. Some Handlers will implement this by merely setting properties in the MessageContext, others (providers) will take responsibility for doing the "real work" of generating WSDL for a given service.

Parameters:
msgContext - the MessageContext to generate the WSDL to
Throws:
AxisFault - if there was a problem generating the WSDL


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