org.archive.wayback

Interface RequestParser

All Known Implementing Classes:

ArchivalUrlFormRequestParser, ArchivalUrlRequestParser, BaseRequestParser, CompositeRequestParser, DatelessReplayRequestParser, DateUrlPathRequestParser, DomainPrefixCompositeRequestParser, DomainPrefixRequestParser, FormRequestParser, OpenSearchRequestParser, PathDatePrefixQueryRequestParser, PathDateRangeQueryRequestParser, PathPrefixDatePrefixQueryRequestParser, PathPrefixDateRangeQueryRequestParser, PathRequestParser, ProxyArchivalRequestParser, ProxyReplayRequestParser, ProxyRequestParser, ReplayRequestParser, TimeMapRequestParser, WrappedRequestParser

public interface RequestParser

Version:

$Date$, $Revision$

Author:

brad

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
WaybackRequest	parse(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest httpRequest, AccessPoint accessPoint) attempt to transform an incoming HttpServletRequest into a WaybackRequest object. returns null if there is missing information.

Method Detail

parse

WaybackRequest parse(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest httpRequest,
                   AccessPoint accessPoint)
                     throws BadQueryException,
                            BetterRequestException

attempt to transform an incoming HttpServletRequest into a WaybackRequest object. returns null if there is missing information.

Parameters:

httpRequest - ServletHttpRequest being handled

accessPoint - AccessPoint which is attempting to parse the request

Returns:

populated WaybackRequest object if successful, null otherwise.

Throws:

BadQueryException - if the request could match this AccessPoint, but is malformed: invalid datespec, URL, or flags

BetterRequestException - if the request should be redirected to provide better user feedback (corrected URL/date in address bar)