Class RegexRule

    • Field Detail

    • Constructor Detail

      • RegexRule

        protected RegexRule()
      • RegexRule

        protected RegexRule​(String pattern)
    • Method Detail

      • setRegex

        public void setRegex​(String regex)
        Sets the regular expression string used to match with string URI.
        Parameters:
        regex - the regular expression.
      • getRegex

        public String getRegex()
        Returns:
        get the regular expression
      • matchAndApply

        public String matchAndApply​(String target,
                                    javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                                    javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response)
                             throws IOException
        Description copied from class: Rule
        This method calls tests the rule against the request/response pair and if the Rule applies, then the rule's action is triggered.
        Specified by:
        matchAndApply in class Rule
        Parameters:
        target - The target of the request
        request - the request
        response - the response
        Returns:
        The new target if the rule has matched, else null
        Throws:
        IOException - if unable to match the rule
      • apply

        protected abstract String apply​(String target,
                                        javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                                        javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response,
                                        Matcher matcher)
                                 throws IOException
        Apply this rule to the request/response pair. Called by matchAndApply(String, HttpServletRequest, HttpServletResponse) if the regex matches.
        Parameters:
        target - field to attempt match
        request - request object
        response - response object
        matcher - The Regex matcher that matched the request (with capture groups available for replacement).
        Returns:
        The target (possible updated).
        Throws:
        IOException - exceptions dealing with operating on request or response objects
      • toString

        public String toString()
        Returns the regular expression string.
        Overrides:
        toString in class Rule