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016
017package org.springframework.web.servlet;
018
019import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
020import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
021
022import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
023import org.springframework.web.method.HandlerMethod;
024
025/**
026 * Workflow interface that allows for customized handler execution chains.
027 * Applications can register any number of existing or custom interceptors
028 * for certain groups of handlers, to add common preprocessing behavior
029 * without needing to modify each handler implementation.
030 *
031 * <p>A HandlerInterceptor gets called before the appropriate HandlerAdapter
032 * triggers the execution of the handler itself. This mechanism can be used
033 * for a large field of preprocessing aspects, e.g. for authorization checks,
034 * or common handler behavior like locale or theme changes. Its main purpose
035 * is to allow for factoring out repetitive handler code.
036 *
037 * <p>In an asynchronous processing scenario, the handler may be executed in a
038 * separate thread while the main thread exits without rendering or invoking the
039 * {@code postHandle} and {@code afterCompletion} callbacks. When concurrent
040 * handler execution completes, the request is dispatched back in order to
041 * proceed with rendering the model and all methods of this contract are invoked
042 * again. For further options and details see
043 * {@code org.springframework.web.servlet.AsyncHandlerInterceptor}
044 *
045 * <p>Typically an interceptor chain is defined per HandlerMapping bean,
046 * sharing its granularity. To be able to apply a certain interceptor chain
047 * to a group of handlers, one needs to map the desired handlers via one
048 * HandlerMapping bean. The interceptors themselves are defined as beans
049 * in the application context, referenced by the mapping bean definition
050 * via its "interceptors" property (in XML: a &lt;list&gt; of &lt;ref&gt;).
051 *
052 * <p>HandlerInterceptor is basically similar to a Servlet Filter, but in
053 * contrast to the latter it just allows custom pre-processing with the option
054 * of prohibiting the execution of the handler itself, and custom post-processing.
055 * Filters are more powerful, for example they allow for exchanging the request
056 * and response objects that are handed down the chain. Note that a filter
057 * gets configured in web.xml, a HandlerInterceptor in the application context.
058 *
059 * <p>As a basic guideline, fine-grained handler-related preprocessing tasks are
060 * candidates for HandlerInterceptor implementations, especially factored-out
061 * common handler code and authorization checks. On the other hand, a Filter
062 * is well-suited for request content and view content handling, like multipart
063 * forms and GZIP compression. This typically shows when one needs to map the
064 * filter to certain content types (e.g. images), or to all requests.
065 *
066 * @author Juergen Hoeller
067 * @since 20.06.2003
068 * @see HandlerExecutionChain#getInterceptors
069 * @see org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.HandlerInterceptorAdapter
070 * @see org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.AbstractHandlerMapping#setInterceptors
071 * @see org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.UserRoleAuthorizationInterceptor
072 * @see org.springframework.web.servlet.i18n.LocaleChangeInterceptor
073 * @see org.springframework.web.servlet.theme.ThemeChangeInterceptor
074 * @see javax.servlet.Filter
075 */
076public interface HandlerInterceptor {
077
078        /**
079         * Intercept the execution of a handler. Called after HandlerMapping determined
080         * an appropriate handler object, but before HandlerAdapter invokes the handler.
081         * <p>DispatcherServlet processes a handler in an execution chain, consisting
082         * of any number of interceptors, with the handler itself at the end.
083         * With this method, each interceptor can decide to abort the execution chain,
084         * typically sending an HTTP error or writing a custom response.
085         * <p><strong>Note:</strong> special considerations apply for asynchronous
086         * request processing. For more details see
087         * {@link org.springframework.web.servlet.AsyncHandlerInterceptor}.
088         * <p>The default implementation returns {@code true}.
089         * @param request current HTTP request
090         * @param response current HTTP response
091         * @param handler chosen handler to execute, for type and/or instance evaluation
092         * @return {@code true} if the execution chain should proceed with the
093         * next interceptor or the handler itself. Else, DispatcherServlet assumes
094         * that this interceptor has already dealt with the response itself.
095         * @throws Exception in case of errors
096         */
097        default boolean preHandle(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response, Object handler)
098                        throws Exception {
099
100                return true;
101        }
102
103        /**
104         * Intercept the execution of a handler. Called after HandlerAdapter actually
105         * invoked the handler, but before the DispatcherServlet renders the view.
106         * Can expose additional model objects to the view via the given ModelAndView.
107         * <p>DispatcherServlet processes a handler in an execution chain, consisting
108         * of any number of interceptors, with the handler itself at the end.
109         * With this method, each interceptor can post-process an execution,
110         * getting applied in inverse order of the execution chain.
111         * <p><strong>Note:</strong> special considerations apply for asynchronous
112         * request processing. For more details see
113         * {@link org.springframework.web.servlet.AsyncHandlerInterceptor}.
114         * <p>The default implementation is empty.
115         * @param request current HTTP request
116         * @param response current HTTP response
117         * @param handler the handler (or {@link HandlerMethod}) that started asynchronous
118         * execution, for type and/or instance examination
119         * @param modelAndView the {@code ModelAndView} that the handler returned
120         * (can also be {@code null})
121         * @throws Exception in case of errors
122         */
123        default void postHandle(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response, Object handler,
124                        @Nullable ModelAndView modelAndView) throws Exception {
125        }
126
127        /**
128         * Callback after completion of request processing, that is, after rendering
129         * the view. Will be called on any outcome of handler execution, thus allows
130         * for proper resource cleanup.
131         * <p>Note: Will only be called if this interceptor's {@code preHandle}
132         * method has successfully completed and returned {@code true}!
133         * <p>As with the {@code postHandle} method, the method will be invoked on each
134         * interceptor in the chain in reverse order, so the first interceptor will be
135         * the last to be invoked.
136         * <p><strong>Note:</strong> special considerations apply for asynchronous
137         * request processing. For more details see
138         * {@link org.springframework.web.servlet.AsyncHandlerInterceptor}.
139         * <p>The default implementation is empty.
140         * @param request current HTTP request
141         * @param response current HTTP response
142         * @param handler the handler (or {@link HandlerMethod}) that started asynchronous
143         * execution, for type and/or instance examination
144         * @param ex any exception thrown on handler execution, if any; this does not
145         * include exceptions that have been handled through an exception resolver
146         * @throws Exception in case of errors
147         */
148        default void afterCompletion(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response, Object handler,
149                        @Nullable Exception ex) throws Exception {
150        }
151
152}