Package cx.ath.matthew.cgi
Class CGI
java.lang.Object
cx.ath.matthew.cgi.CGI
This is the main class you have to extend with your CGI program.
You should implement the cgi() method.
- Author:
- Matthew Johnson <src@matthew.ath.cx>
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Constructor Summary
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Method Summary
Modifier and TypeMethodDescriptionprotected abstract void
Override this method in your CGI program.final void
This method sets up all the CGI variables and calls the cgi() method, then writes out the page data.final void
flush()
Flushes the output.final OutputStream
This will return an OutputStream that you can write data directly to.final void
Called by CGIs to send a header to the outputfinal void
out
(byte[] data) Called by CGIs to send byte data to the output.final void
Called by CGIs to send a string to the output.final void
Sets a Cookie in the web browser.final void
Sets a Cookie in the web browser, with extended attributes.protected final void
setErrorHandler
(CGIErrorHandler handler) Sets a custom exception handler.
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Constructor Details
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CGI
public CGI()
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Method Details
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header
Called by CGIs to send a header to the output- Parameters:
variable
- The header variable to set.value
- The value of the variable.- Throws:
CGIHeaderSentException
- if the headers have already been sent.- See Also:
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setcookie
public final void setcookie(String variable, String value, String path, String domain, Date expires, boolean secure) throws CGIHeaderSentException Sets a Cookie in the web browser, with extended attributes. Calls header() so must be called before sending any output. A parameter will not be sent if it is null.- Parameters:
variable
- The cookie variable to set.value
- The value of the variable.path
- The path that the cookie will be returned for.domain
- The domain that the cookie will be returned for.expires
- The expiry date of the cookie.secure
- Will only send the cookie over HTTPS if this is true.- Throws:
CGIHeaderSentException
- if the headers have already been sent.- See Also:
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setcookie
Sets a Cookie in the web browser. Calls header() so must be called before sending any output.- Parameters:
variable
- The cookie variable to set.value
- The value of the variable.- Throws:
CGIHeaderSentException
- if the headers have already been sent.- See Also:
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out
Called by CGIs to send byte data to the output. The data is buffered until the CGI exits, or a call of flush.- Parameters:
data
- The page data.- Throws:
CGIInvalidContentFormatException
- if text data has already been sent.- See Also:
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out
Called by CGIs to send a string to the output. The data is buffered until the CGI exits, or a call of flush.- Parameters:
data
- The page data.- Throws:
CGIInvalidContentFormatException
- if raw data has already been sent.- See Also:
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getOutputStream
This will return an OutputStream that you can write data directly to. Calling this method will cause the output to be flushed and the Headers sent. At the moment this is not buffered and will be sent directly to the client. Subsequent calls to out() will appear after data written to the output stream.- Returns:
- an OutputStream
- Throws:
IOException
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flush
Flushes the output. Note that you cannot send a header after a flush. If you want to send both text and binary data in a page you may do so either side of a flush.- Throws:
IOException
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setErrorHandler
Sets a custom exception handler. Gets called when an exception is thrown. The default error handler prints the error nicely in HTML and then exits gracefully.- Parameters:
handler
- The new exception handler
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cgi
protected abstract void cgi(Map POST, Map GET, Map ENV, Map COOKIES, String[] params) throws Exception Override this method in your CGI program.- Parameters:
POST
- A Map of variable =$gt; value for the POST variables.GET
- A Map of variable =$gt; value for the GET variables.ENV
- A Map of variable =$gt; value for the Webserver environment variables.COOKIES
- A Map of variable =$gt; value for the browser-sent cookies.params
- An array of parameters passed to the CGI (GET with no variable assignments)- Throws:
Exception
- You can throw anything, it will be caught by the error handler.
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doCGI
This method sets up all the CGI variables and calls the cgi() method, then writes out the page data.
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