All Known Implementing Classes:

Connector, PECoyoteConnector, WebConnector
```
public interface Connector
```
A Connector is a component responsible receiving requests from, and returning responses to, a client application. A Connector performs the following general logic:
- Receive a request from the client application.
- Create (or allocate from a pool) appropriate Request and Response instances, and populate their properties based on the contents of the received request, as described below.
  - For all Requests, the connector, protocol, remoteAddr, response, scheme, secure, serverName, serverPort and stream properties MUST be set. The contentLength and contentType properties are also generally set.
  - For HttpRequests, the method, queryString, requestedSessionCookie, requestedSessionId, requestedSessionURL, requestURI, and secure properties MUST be set. In addition, the various addXxx methods must be called to record the presence of cookies, headers, and locales in the original request.
  - For all Responses, the connector, request, and stream properties MUST be set.
  - No additional headers must be set by the Connector for HttpResponses.
- Identify an appropriate Container to use for processing this request. For a stand alone Catalina installation, this will probably be a (singleton) Engine implementation. For a Connector attaching Catalina to a web server such as Apache, this step could take advantage of parsing already performed within the web server to identify the Context, and perhaps even the Wrapper, to utilize in satisfying this Request.
- Call the invoke() method of the selected Container, passing the initialized Request and Response instances as arguments.
- Return any response created by the Container to the client, or return an appropriate error message if an exception of any type was thrown.
- If utilizing a pool of Request and Response objects, recycle the pair of instances that was just used.
It is expected that the implementation details of various Connectors will vary widely, so the logic above should considered typical rather than normative.
Version:

$Revision: 1.6 $ $Date: 2007/05/05 05:31:50 $

Author:

Craig R. McClanahan

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Request`	`createRequest()`	Create (or allocate) and return a Request object suitable for specifying the contents of a Request to the responsible Container.
`Response`	`createResponse()`	Create (or allocate) and return a Response object suitable for receiving the contents of a Response from the responsible Container.
`boolean`	`getAuthPassthroughEnabled()`	Returns the value of this connector's authPassthroughEnabled flag.
`X509Certificate[]`	`getCertificates(Request request)`	Get the underlying WebContainer certificate for the request
`Container`	`getContainer()`	Return the Container used for processing requests received by this Connector.
`String`	`getDefaultHost()`	Gets the default host of this Connector.
`boolean`	`getEnableLookups()`	Return the "enable DNS lookups" flag.
`ServerSocketFactory`	`getFactory()`	Return the server socket factory used by this Container.
`org.glassfish.grizzly.http.server.HttpHandler`	`getHandler()`	Get the `HttpHandler` used by this connector.
`String`	`getInfo()`	Return descriptive information about this Connector implementation.
`String`	`getJvmRoute()`	Get the jvmRoute associated with this connector.
`int`	`getMaxSavePostSize()`	Return the maximum size of a POST which will be saved by the container during authentication.
`String`	`getName()`	Gets the name of this Connector.
`ProxyHandler`	`getProxyHandler()`	Gets the ProxyHandler instance associated with this CoyoteConnector.
`int`	`getRedirectPort()`	Return the port number to which a request should be redirected if it comes in on a non-SSL port and is subject to a security constraint with a transport guarantee that requires SSL.
`String`	`getScheme()`	Return the scheme that will be assigned to requests received through this connector.
`boolean`	`getSecure()`	Return the secure connection flag that will be assigned to requests received through this connector.
`Service`	`getService()`	Return the `Service` with which we are associated (if any).
`String`	`getURIEncoding()`	Get the encoding to be used for byte<-->char conversion for data sent/received via this Connector
`void`	`initialize()`	Invoke a pre-startup initialization.
`void`	`setAuthPassthroughEnabled(boolean authPassthroughEnabled)`	Sets the value of this connector's authPassthroughEnabled flag.
`void`	`setContainer(Container container)`	Set the Container used for processing requests received by this Connector.
`void`	`setDefaultHost(String defaultHost)`	Sets the default host for this Connector.
`void`	`setEnableLookups(boolean enableLookups)`	Set the "enable DNS lookups" flag.
`void`	`setFactory(ServerSocketFactory factory)`	Set the server socket factory used by this Container.
`void`	`setHandler(org.glassfish.grizzly.http.server.HttpHandler adapter)`	Set the `Adapter` used by this connector.
`void`	`setJvmRoute(String jvmRoute)`	Sets the jvmRoute associated with this connector.
`void`	`setMaxPostSize(int maxPostSize)`	Set the maximum size of a POST which will be automatically parsed by the container.
`void`	`setProxyHandler(ProxyHandler proxyHandler)`	Sets the ProxyHandler implementation for this CoyoteConnector to use.
`void`	`setRedirectPort(int redirectPort)`	Set the redirect port number.
`void`	`setScheme(String scheme)`	Set the scheme that will be assigned to requests received through this connector.
`void`	`setSecure(boolean secure)`	Set the secure connection flag that will be assigned to requests received through this connector.
`void`	`setService(Service service)`	Set the `Service` with which we are associated (if any).
`void`	`setURIEncoding(String encoding)`	Set the encoding to be used for byte<-->char conversion for data sent/received via this Connector

- Method Detail
  - getContainer
```
Container getContainer()
```
    Return the Container used for processing requests received by this Connector.
  - setContainer
```
void setContainer(Container container)
```
    Set the Container used for processing requests received by this Connector.
    
    Parameters:
    
    container - The new Container to use
  - getEnableLookups
```
boolean getEnableLookups()
```
    Return the "enable DNS lookups" flag.
  - setEnableLookups
```
void setEnableLookups(boolean enableLookups)
```
    Set the "enable DNS lookups" flag.
    
    Parameters:
    
    enableLookups - The new "enable DNS lookups" flag value
  - getFactory
```
ServerSocketFactory getFactory()
```
    Return the server socket factory used by this Container.
  - setFactory
```
void setFactory(ServerSocketFactory factory)
```
    Set the server socket factory used by this Container.
    
    Parameters:
    
    factory - The new server socket factory
  - getInfo
```
String getInfo()
```
    Return descriptive information about this Connector implementation.
  - getRedirectPort
```
int getRedirectPort()
```
    Return the port number to which a request should be redirected if it comes in on a non-SSL port and is subject to a security constraint with a transport guarantee that requires SSL.
  - setRedirectPort
```
void setRedirectPort(int redirectPort)
```
    Set the redirect port number.
    
    Parameters:
    
    redirectPort - The redirect port number (non-SSL to SSL)
  - getScheme
```
String getScheme()
```
    Return the scheme that will be assigned to requests received through this connector. Default value is "http".
  - setScheme
```
void setScheme(String scheme)
```
    Set the scheme that will be assigned to requests received through this connector.
    
    Parameters:
    
    scheme - The new scheme
  - getSecure
```
boolean getSecure()
```
    Return the secure connection flag that will be assigned to requests received through this connector. Default value is "false".
  - setSecure
```
void setSecure(boolean secure)
```
    Set the secure connection flag that will be assigned to requests received through this connector.
    
    Parameters:
    
    secure - The new secure connection flag
  - getService
```
Service getService()
```
    Return the Service with which we are associated (if any).
  - setService
```
void setService(Service service)
```
    Set the Service with which we are associated (if any).
    
    Parameters:
    
    service - The service that owns this Engine
  - setDefaultHost
```
void setDefaultHost(String defaultHost)
```
    Sets the default host for this Connector.
    
    Parameters:
    
    defaultHost - The default host for this Connector
  - getDefaultHost
```
String getDefaultHost()
```
    Gets the default host of this Connector.
    
    Returns:
    
    The default host of this Connector
  - getAuthPassthroughEnabled
```
boolean getAuthPassthroughEnabled()
```
    Returns the value of this connector's authPassthroughEnabled flag.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this connector is receiving its requests from a trusted intermediate server, false otherwise
  - setAuthPassthroughEnabled
```
void setAuthPassthroughEnabled(boolean authPassthroughEnabled)
```
    Sets the value of this connector's authPassthroughEnabled flag.
    
    Parameters:
    
    authPassthroughEnabled - true if this connector is receiving its requests from a trusted intermediate server, false otherwise
  - getProxyHandler
```
ProxyHandler getProxyHandler()
```
    Gets the ProxyHandler instance associated with this CoyoteConnector.
    
    Returns:
    
    ProxyHandler instance associated with this CoyoteConnector, or null
  - setProxyHandler
```
void setProxyHandler(ProxyHandler proxyHandler)
```
    Sets the ProxyHandler implementation for this CoyoteConnector to use.
    
    Parameters:
    
    proxyHandler - ProxyHandler instance to use
  - getName
```
String getName()
```
    Gets the name of this Connector.
  - setJvmRoute
```
void setJvmRoute(String jvmRoute)
```
    Sets the jvmRoute associated with this connector.
  - getJvmRoute
```
String getJvmRoute()
```
    Get the jvmRoute associated with this connector.
  - createRequest
```
Request createRequest()
```
    Create (or allocate) and return a Request object suitable for specifying the contents of a Request to the responsible Container.
  - createResponse
```
Response createResponse()
```
    Create (or allocate) and return a Response object suitable for receiving the contents of a Response from the responsible Container.
  - initialize
```
void initialize()
         throws LifecycleException
```
    Invoke a pre-startup initialization. This is used to allow connectors to bind to restricted ports under Unix operating environments.
    
    Throws:
    
    LifecycleException - If this server was already initialized.
  - getCertificates
```
X509Certificate[] getCertificates(Request request)
```
    Get the underlying WebContainer certificate for the request
  - getURIEncoding
```
String getURIEncoding()
```
    Get the encoding to be used for byte<-->char conversion for data sent/received via this Connector
  - setURIEncoding
```
void setURIEncoding(String encoding)
```
    Set the encoding to be used for byte<-->char conversion for data sent/received via this Connector
  - setHandler
```
void setHandler(org.glassfish.grizzly.http.server.HttpHandler adapter)
```
    Set the Adapter used by this connector.
  - getHandler
```
org.glassfish.grizzly.http.server.HttpHandler getHandler()
```
    Get the HttpHandler used by this connector.
  - setMaxPostSize
```
void setMaxPostSize(int maxPostSize)
```
    Set the maximum size of a POST which will be automatically parsed by the container.
    
    Parameters:
    
    maxPostSize - The new maximum size in bytes of a POST which will be automatically parsed by the container
  - getMaxSavePostSize
```
int getMaxSavePostSize()
```
    Return the maximum size of a POST which will be saved by the container during authentication.

Interface Connector

Method Summary

Method Detail

getContainer

setContainer

getEnableLookups

setEnableLookups

getFactory

setFactory

getInfo

getRedirectPort

setRedirectPort

getScheme

setScheme

getSecure

setSecure

getService

setService

setDefaultHost

getDefaultHost

getAuthPassthroughEnabled

setAuthPassthroughEnabled

getProxyHandler

setProxyHandler

getName

setJvmRoute

getJvmRoute

createRequest

createResponse

initialize

getCertificates

getURIEncoding

setURIEncoding

setHandler

getHandler

setMaxPostSize

getMaxSavePostSize