ca.cbc.sportwire.servlet.pagehandlers
Interface PageHandler

All Known Implementing Classes:

BasicPageHandler

public interface PageHandler

PageHandler.java: abstract interface for the classes that are identified by the pathinfo and loaded just prior to rendering the layout template. Using these dynamically loaded elements, you can adjust the layout and page templates, add data items or do any other processing prior to rendering the page.

NOTE: PageHandler classes should be Singletons

Created: Fri Nov 30 20:31:10 2001

 $Log: PageHandler.java,v $
 Revision 1.4  2002/01/14 21:51:46  garym
 bug fixes in topics and config files migration to Extended Properties

 Revision 1.3  2001/12/23 17:55:23  garym
 Allow for multiple SportPage apps on one JVM

 Revision 1.2  2001/12/13 06:48:40  garym
 Implemented a path object that can break up the elements of the path

 Revision 1.1  2001/12/06 04:58:00  garym
 DefaultPage now take template parts from properties

 Revision 1.2  2001/12/01 05:08:21  garym
 Updated documentation

 Revision 1.1  2001/12/01 04:02:40  garym
 Initial SportPageServlet files with sample templates


 

Version:

$Id: PageHandler.java,v 1.4 2002/01/14 21:51:46 garym Exp $

Author:

Gary Lawrence Murphy

Method Summary

void	setupPage(org.apache.commons.collections.ExtendedProperties appConfig, java.lang.String pathinfo, org.apache.velocity.context.Context context) setupPage: This is called by the SportPageServlet after the handler is retrieved and just before searching for the layout template.

Method Detail

setupPage

public void setupPage(org.apache.commons.collections.ExtendedProperties appConfig,
                      java.lang.String pathinfo,
                      org.apache.velocity.context.Context context)

setupPage: This is called by the SportPageServlet after the handler is retrieved and just before searching for the layout template. Typically this method will stuff the context with strings and objects to be referenced within the templates, and can also change the templates to be used based on values in the context.

Parameters:

appConfig - an application ExtendedProperties map

pathinfo - a String URI value

context - a Velocity session Context

See Also:

SportPageServlet, DefaultPageHandler