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/* * The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License Version 1.1 * (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.mozilla.org/MPL/>. * * Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" basis, WITHOUT * WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific * language governing rights and limitations under the License. * * The Original Code is the Venice Web Communities System. * * The Initial Developer of the Original Code is Eric J. Bowersox <erbo@silcom.com>, * for Silverwrist Design Studios. Portions created by Eric J. Bowersox are * Copyright (C) 2002-03 Eric J. Bowersox/Silverwrist Design Studios. All Rights Reserved. * * Contributor(s): */ package com.silverwrist.dynamo; import java.util.*; import org.apache.commons.lang.enum.*; /** * A type-safe enumerated type that indicates the action of a {@link com.silverwrist.dynamo.iface.Request Request} * that comes in from the framework. <CODE>Verb</CODE> objects correspond roughly to HTTP methods. * * @author Eric J. Bowersox <erbo@silcom.com> * @version X */ public final class Verb extends Enum { /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * The actual enumeration values *-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */ /** * Indicates a request to delete a resource identified by a URI. Corresponds to HTTP DELETE method. */ public static final Verb DELETE = new Verb("DELETE"); // (standard) /** * Indicates a request to retrieve a resource identified by a URI. Corresponds to HTTP GET method. */ public static final Verb GET = new Verb("GET"); // (standard) /** * Indicates a request to interact with a resource identified by a URI. Corresponds to HTTP POST method. * All XML-RPC requests use this verb. */ public static final Verb POST = new Verb("POST"); // (standard) /** * Indicates a request to overwrite a resource identified by a URI. Corresponds to HTTP PUT method. */ public static final Verb PUT = new Verb("PUT"); // (standard) /** * Indicates a request to get the last modification time of a resource identified by a URI. Often associated * with a HTTP GET method. */ public static final Verb _LASTMOD = new Verb("_LASTMOD"); // extended for getLastModified /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Constructor *-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */ /** * Internal constructor which creates a new element of this enumerated type. * * @param name The name of the <CODE>Verb</CODE> to be created. */ private Verb(String name) { super(name); } // end constructor /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Standard static method implementations *-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */ /** * Gets a <CODE>Verb</CODE> by name. * * @param name The name of the <CODE>Verb</CODE> to get; may be <CODE>null</CODE>. * @return The <CODE>Verb</CODE> object, or <CODE>null</CODE> if the <CODE>Verb</CODE> does not exist. */ public static Verb getEnum(String name) { return (Verb)getEnum(Verb.class,name); } // end getEnum /** * Gets the <CODE>Map</CODE> of <CODE>Verb</CODE> objects by name. * * @return The <CODE>Verb</CODE> object <CODE>Map</CODE>. */ public static Map getEnumMap() { return getEnumMap(Verb.class); } // end getEnumMap /** * Gets the <CODE>List</CODE> of <CODE>Verb</CODE> objects, in the order in which the objects are listed * in the code above. * * @return The <CODE>Verb</CODE> object <CODE>List</CODE>. */ public static List getEnumList() { return getEnumList(Verb.class); } // end getEnumList /** * Gets an iterator over all <CODE>Verb</CODE> objects, in the order in which the objects are listed * in the code above. * * @return The <CODE>Verb</CODE> object iterator. */ public static Iterator iterator() { return iterator(Verb.class); } // end iterator } // end class Verb