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package org.apache.struts.action;
import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
import org.apache.struts.Globals;
import org.apache.struts.config.ExceptionConfig;
import org.apache.struts.util.MessageResources;
import org.apache.struts.util.ModuleException;
import javax.servlet.RequestDispatcher;
import javax.servlet.ServletException;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
import java.io.IOException;
/**
* An ExceptionHandler is configured in the Struts
* configuration file to handle a specific type of exception thrown by an
* Action.execute method.
*
* @since Struts 1.1
*/
public class ExceptionHandler {
/**
* The name of a configuration property which can be set to specify an
* alternative path which should be used when the HttpServletResponse has
* already been committed. To use this, in your
* struts-config.xml specify the exception handler like
* this:
*
* <exception
* key="GlobalExceptionHandler.default"
* type="java.lang.Exception"
* path="/ErrorPage.jsp">
* <set-property key="INCLUDE_PATH" value="/error.jsp" />
* </exception>
*
* You would want to use this when your normal ExceptionHandler
* path is a Tiles definition or otherwise unsuitable for use in an
* include context. If you do not use this, and you do not
* specify "SILENT_IF_COMMITTED" then the ExceptionHandler will attempt to
* forward to the same path which would be used in normal circumstances,
* specified using the "path" attribute in the <exception>
* element.
*
* @since Struts 1.3
*/
public static final String INCLUDE_PATH = "INCLUDE_PATH";
/**
* The name of a configuration property which indicates that Struts
* should do nothing if the response has already been committed. This
* suppresses the default behavior, which is to use an "include" rather
* than a "forward" in this case in hopes of providing some meaningful
* information to the browser. To use this, in your
* struts-config.xml specify the exception handler like
* this:
*
* <exception
* key="GlobalExceptionHandler.default"
* type="java.lang.Exception"
* path="/ErrorPage.jsp">
* <set-property key="SILENT_IF_COMMITTED" value="true" />
* </exception>
*
* To be effective, this value must be defined to the literal String
* "true". If it is not defined or defined to any other value, the default
* behavior will be used. You only need to use this if you do not
* want error information displayed in the browser when Struts intercepts
* an exception after the response has been committed.
*
* @since Struts 1.3
*/
public static final String SILENT_IF_COMMITTED = "SILENT_IF_COMMITTED";
/**
* Commons logging instance.
*/
private static final Log LOG = LogFactory.getLog(ExceptionHandler.class);
/**
* The message resources for this package.
*/
private static MessageResources messages =
MessageResources.getMessageResources(
"org.apache.struts.action.LocalStrings");
/**
* Handle the Exception. Return the ActionForward instance (if any)
* returned by the called ExceptionHandler.
*
* @param ex The exception to handle
* @param ae The ExceptionConfig corresponding to the exception
* @param mapping The ActionMapping we are processing
* @param formInstance The ActionForm we are processing
* @param request The servlet request we are processing
* @param response The servlet response we are creating
* @return The ActionForward instance (if any) returned by
* the called ExceptionHandler.
* @throws ServletException if a servlet exception occurs
* @since Struts 1.1
*/
public ActionForward execute(Exception ex, ExceptionConfig ae,
ActionMapping mapping, ActionForm formInstance,
HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response)
throws ServletException {
LOG.debug("ExceptionHandler executing for exception " + ex);
ActionForward forward;
ActionMessage error;
String property;
// Build the forward from the exception mapping if it exists
// or from the form input
if (ae.getPath() != null) {
forward = new ActionForward(ae.getPath());
} else {
forward = mapping.getInputForward();
}
// Figure out the error
if (ex instanceof ModuleException) {
error = ((ModuleException) ex).getActionMessage();
property = ((ModuleException) ex).getProperty();
} else {
error = new ActionMessage(ae.getKey(), ex.getMessage());
property = error.getKey();
}
this.logException(ex);
// Store the exception
request.setAttribute(Globals.EXCEPTION_KEY, ex);
this.storeException(request, property, error, forward, ae.getScope());
if (!response.isCommitted()) {
return forward;
}
LOG.debug("Response is already committed, so forwarding will not work."
+ " Attempt alternate handling.");
if (!silent(ae)) {
handleCommittedResponse(ex, ae, mapping, formInstance, request,
response, forward);
} else {
LOG.warn("ExceptionHandler configured with " + SILENT_IF_COMMITTED
+ " and response is committed.", ex);
}
return null;
}
/**
* Attempt to give good information when the response has already been
* committed when the exception was thrown. This happens often when Tiles
* is used. Base implementation will see if the INCLUDE_PATH property has
* been set, or if not, it will attempt to use the same path to which
* control would have been forwarded.
*
* @param ex The exception to handle
* @param config The ExceptionConfig we are processing
* @param mapping The ActionMapping we are processing
* @param formInstance The ActionForm we are processing
* @param request The servlet request we are processing
* @param response The servlet response we are creating
* @param actionForward The ActionForward we are processing
* @since Struts 1.3
*/
protected void handleCommittedResponse(Exception ex,
ExceptionConfig config, ActionMapping mapping, ActionForm formInstance,
HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response,
ActionForward actionForward) {
String includePath = determineIncludePath(config, actionForward);
if (includePath != null) {
if (includePath.startsWith("/")) {
LOG.debug("response committed, "
+ "but attempt to include results "
+ "of actionForward path");
RequestDispatcher requestDispatcher =
request.getRequestDispatcher(includePath);
try {
requestDispatcher.include(request, response);
return;
} catch (IOException e) {
LOG.error("IOException when trying to include "
+ "the error page path " + includePath, e);
} catch (ServletException e) {
LOG.error("ServletException when trying to include "
+ "the error page path " + includePath, e);
}
} else {
LOG.warn("Suspicious includePath doesn't seem likely to work, "
+ "so skipping it: " + includePath
+ "; expected path to start with '/'");
}
}
LOG.debug("Include not available or failed; "
+ "try writing to the response directly.");
try {
response.getWriter().println("Unexpected error: " + ex);
response.getWriter().println(" ex.printStackTrace(response.getWriter());
response.getWriter().println("-->");
} catch (IOException e) {
LOG.error("Error giving minimal information about exception", e);
LOG.error("Original exception: ", ex);
}
}
/**
* Return a path to which an include should be attempted in the case
* when the response was committed before the ExceptionHandler
* was invoked. If the ExceptionConfig has the
* property INCLUDE_PATH defined, then the value of that
* property will be returned. Otherwise, the ActionForward path is
* returned.
*
* @param config Configuration element
* @param actionForward Forward to use on error
* @return Path of resource to include
* @since Struts 1.3
*/
protected String determineIncludePath(ExceptionConfig config,
ActionForward actionForward) {
String includePath = config.getProperty("INCLUDE_PATH");
if (includePath == null) {
includePath = actionForward.getPath();
}
return includePath;
}
/**
* Logs the Exception using commons-logging.
*
* @param e The Exception to LOG.
* @since Struts 1.2
*/
protected void logException(Exception e) {
LOG.debug(messages.getMessage("exception.LOG"), e);
}
/**
* Default implementation for handling an ActionMessage
* generated from an Exception during Action
* delegation. The default implementation is to set an attribute of the
* request or session, as defined by the scope provided (the scope from
* the exception mapping). An ActionMessages instance is
* created, the error is added to the collection and the collection is set
* under the Globals.ERROR_KEY.
*
* @param request The request we are handling
* @param property The property name to use for this error
* @param error The error generated from the exception mapping
* @param forward The forward generated from the input path (from the
* form or exception mapping)
* @param scope The scope of the exception mapping.
* @since Struts 1.2
*/
protected void storeException(HttpServletRequest request, String property,
ActionMessage error, ActionForward forward, String scope) {
ActionMessages errors = new ActionMessages();
errors.add(property, error);
if ("request".equals(scope)) {
request.setAttribute(Globals.ERROR_KEY, errors);
} else {
request.getSession().setAttribute(Globals.ERROR_KEY, errors);
}
}
/**
* Indicate whether this Handler has been configured to be silent. In
* the base implementation, this is done by specifying the value
* "true" for the property "SILENT_IF_COMMITTED" in the
* ExceptionConfig.
*
* @param config The ExceptionConfiguration we are handling
* @return True if Handler is silent
* @since Struts 1.3
*/
private boolean silent(ExceptionConfig config) {
return "true".equals(config.getProperty(SILENT_IF_COMMITTED));
}
}
