org.simpleframework.http.resource

Interface Resource

public interface Resource

A Resource provides an abstraction of any given object that can be retrieved using a HTTP request. The reason for having this abstraction is to simplify the interface with any given Resource.

This is similar in design to a Container, however this is intended to handle a single resource. At any time a container may manage many resources all of which are resolved using a ResourceEngine implementation. So in essence this is used to identify a component that can handle a HTTP request routed by a resource engine.

Author:

Niall Gallagher

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	handle(Request req, Response resp) This acts as the main processing method for the resources.

Method Detail

handle

void handle(Request req,
          Response resp)

This acts as the main processing method for the resources. Implementations are required to provide the functions that will process the Request and generate a suitable response for that request. This method is also responsible for closing and comitting the Response unless handed (chained) to another Resource.

Parameters:

req - the Request to be processed

resp - the Response to be processed