org.bitrepository.service.contributor.handler

Interface RequestHandler<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractRequestHandler, ChecksumPillarMessageHandler, DeleteFileRequestHandler, DeleteFileRequestHandler, GetAuditTrailsRequestHandler, GetChecksumsRequestHandler, GetChecksumsRequestHandler, GetFileIDsRequestHandler, GetFileIDsRequestHandler, GetFileRequestHandler, GetFileRequestHandler, GetStatusRequestHandler, IdentifyContributorsForGetAuditTrailsRequestHandler, IdentifyContributorsForGetStatusRequestHandler, IdentifyPillarsForDeleteFileRequestHandler, IdentifyPillarsForDeleteFileRequestHandler, IdentifyPillarsForGetChecksumsRequestHandler, IdentifyPillarsForGetChecksumsRequestHandler, IdentifyPillarsForGetFileIDsRequestHandler, IdentifyPillarsForGetFileIDsRequestHandler, IdentifyPillarsForGetFileRequestHandler, IdentifyPillarsForGetFileRequestHandler, IdentifyPillarsForPutFileRequestHandler, IdentifyPillarsForPutFileRequestHandler, IdentifyPillarsForReplaceFileRequestHandler, IdentifyPillarsForReplaceFileRequestHandler, PillarMessageHandler, PutFileRequestHandler, PutFileRequestHandler, ReferencePillarMessageHandler, ReplaceFileRequestHandler, ReplaceFileRequestHandler

public interface RequestHandler<T>

Provides functionality for handling a single type of request.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
MessageResponse	generateFailedResponse(T request) Used for creating responses signaling general failures to handle the request.
Class<T>	getRequestClass() Return the request class which is handled by this handler.
void	processRequest(T request) Implements the concrete handling of a received request.

Method Detail

getRequestClass

Class<T> getRequestClass()

Return the request class which is handled by this handler.

processRequest

void processRequest(T request)
                    throws RequestHandlerException

Implements the concrete handling of a received request.

Parameters:

request - The request to handle.

Throws:

RequestHandlerException - If something goes wrong while handling the

generateFailedResponse

MessageResponse generateFailedResponse(T request)

Used for creating responses signaling general failures to handle the request. The response is missing the response info field.

Returns:

The failure response.