org.springframework.web.method.annotation.support.ModelAttributeMethodProcessor.java Source code

Java tutorial

Introduction

Here is the source code for org.springframework.web.method.annotation.support.ModelAttributeMethodProcessor.java

Source

/*
 * Copyright 2002-2011 the original author or authors.
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 */

package org.springframework.web.method.annotation.support;

import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;

import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
import org.springframework.beans.BeanUtils;
import org.springframework.core.MethodParameter;
import org.springframework.validation.BindException;
import org.springframework.validation.Errors;
import org.springframework.web.bind.WebDataBinder;
import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ModelAttribute;
import org.springframework.web.bind.support.WebDataBinderFactory;
import org.springframework.web.bind.support.WebRequestDataBinder;
import org.springframework.web.context.request.NativeWebRequest;
import org.springframework.web.method.annotation.ModelFactory;
import org.springframework.web.method.support.HandlerMethodArgumentResolver;
import org.springframework.web.method.support.HandlerMethodReturnValueHandler;
import org.springframework.web.method.support.ModelAndViewContainer;

/**
 * Resolves method arguments annotated with {@code @ModelAttribute} and handles
 * return values from methods annotated with {@code @ModelAttribute}.
 * 
 * <p>Model attributes are obtained from the model or if not found possibly 
 * created with a default constructor if it is available. Once created, the 
 * attributed is populated with request data via data binding and also 
 * validation may be applied if the argument is annotated with 
 * {@code @javax.validation.Valid}.
 *
 * <p>When this handler is created with {@code annotationNotRequired=true}, 
 * any non-simple type argument and return value is regarded as a model 
 * attribute with or without the presence of an {@code @ModelAttribute}.
 *
 * @author Rossen Stoyanchev
 * @since 3.1
 */
public class ModelAttributeMethodProcessor
        implements HandlerMethodArgumentResolver, HandlerMethodReturnValueHandler {

    protected Log logger = LogFactory.getLog(this.getClass());

    private final boolean annotationNotRequired;

    /**
     * @param annotationNotRequired if "true", non-simple method arguments and
     * return values are considered model attributes with or without a 
     * {@code @ModelAttribute} annotation.
     */
    public ModelAttributeMethodProcessor(boolean annotationNotRequired) {
        this.annotationNotRequired = annotationNotRequired;
    }

    /**
     * @return true if the parameter is annotated with {@link ModelAttribute}
     * or in default resolution mode also if it is not a simple type.
     */
    public boolean supportsParameter(MethodParameter parameter) {
        if (parameter.hasParameterAnnotation(ModelAttribute.class)) {
            return true;
        } else if (this.annotationNotRequired) {
            return !BeanUtils.isSimpleProperty(parameter.getParameterType());
        } else {
            return false;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Resolve the argument from the model or if not found instantiate it with 
     * its default if it is available. The model attribute is then populated 
     * with request values via data binding and optionally validated
     * if {@code @java.validation.Valid} is present on the argument.
     * @throws BindException if data binding and validation result in an error
     * and the next method parameter is not of type {@link Errors}.
     * @throws Exception if WebDataBinder initialization fails.
     */
    public final Object resolveArgument(MethodParameter parameter, ModelAndViewContainer mavContainer,
            NativeWebRequest request, WebDataBinderFactory binderFactory) throws Exception {
        String name = ModelFactory.getNameForParameter(parameter);
        Object target = (mavContainer.containsAttribute(name)) ? mavContainer.getModel().get(name)
                : createAttribute(name, parameter, binderFactory, request);

        WebDataBinder binder = binderFactory.createBinder(request, target, name);

        if (binder.getTarget() != null) {
            bindRequestParameters(binder, request);

            if (isValidationApplicable(binder.getTarget(), parameter)) {
                binder.validate();
            }

            if (binder.getBindingResult().hasErrors()) {
                if (isBindExceptionRequired(binder, parameter)) {
                    throw new BindException(binder.getBindingResult());
                }
            }
        }

        mavContainer.addAllAttributes(binder.getBindingResult().getModel());

        return binder.getTarget();
    }

    /**
     * Extension point to create the model attribute if not found in the model.
     * The default implementation uses the default constructor.
     * @param attributeName the name of the attribute, never {@code null}
     * @param parameter the method parameter
     * @param binderFactory for creating WebDataBinder instance
     * @param request the current request
     * @return the created model attribute, never {@code null}
     */
    protected Object createAttribute(String attributeName, MethodParameter parameter,
            WebDataBinderFactory binderFactory, NativeWebRequest request) throws Exception {
        return BeanUtils.instantiateClass(parameter.getParameterType());
    }

    /**
     * Extension point to bind the request to the target object.
     * @param binder the data binder instance to use for the binding
     * @param request the current request
     */
    protected void bindRequestParameters(WebDataBinder binder, NativeWebRequest request) {
        ((WebRequestDataBinder) binder).bind(request);
    }

    /**
     * Whether to validate the model attribute.
     * The default implementation checks for {@code @javax.validation.Valid}. 
     * @param modelAttribute the model attribute
     * @param parameter the method argument
     */
    protected boolean isValidationApplicable(Object modelAttribute, MethodParameter parameter) {
        Annotation[] annotations = parameter.getParameterAnnotations();
        for (Annotation annot : annotations) {
            if ("Valid".equals(annot.annotationType().getSimpleName())) {
                return true;
            }
        }
        return false;
    }

    /**
     * Whether to raise a {@link BindException} on bind or validation errors.
     * The default implementation returns {@code true} if the next method 
     * argument is not of type {@link Errors}.
     * @param binder the data binder used to perform data binding
     * @param parameter the method argument
     */
    protected boolean isBindExceptionRequired(WebDataBinder binder, MethodParameter parameter) {
        int i = parameter.getParameterIndex();
        Class<?>[] paramTypes = parameter.getMethod().getParameterTypes();
        boolean hasBindingResult = (paramTypes.length > (i + 1)
                && Errors.class.isAssignableFrom(paramTypes[i + 1]));

        return !hasBindingResult;
    }

    /**
     * Return {@code true} if there is a method-level {@code @ModelAttribute} 
     * or if it is a non-simple type when {@code annotationNotRequired=true}.
     */
    public boolean supportsReturnType(MethodParameter returnType) {
        if (returnType.getMethodAnnotation(ModelAttribute.class) != null) {
            return true;
        } else if (this.annotationNotRequired) {
            return !BeanUtils.isSimpleProperty(returnType.getParameterType());
        } else {
            return false;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Add non-null return values to the {@link ModelAndViewContainer}.
     */
    public void handleReturnValue(Object returnValue, MethodParameter returnType,
            ModelAndViewContainer mavContainer, NativeWebRequest webRequest) throws Exception {
        if (returnValue != null) {
            String name = ModelFactory.getNameForReturnValue(returnValue, returnType);
            mavContainer.addAttribute(name, returnValue);
        }
    }
}