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package javax.servlet.http;

import java.io.IOException;
import javax.servlet.FilterChain;
import javax.servlet.GenericFilter;
import javax.servlet.ServletException;
import javax.servlet.ServletRequest;
import javax.servlet.ServletResponse;

/**
 *
 * <p>Provides an abstract class to be subclassed to create
 * an HTTP filter suitable for a Web site. A subclass of
 * <code>HttpFilter</code> should override {@link #doFilter(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse, javax.servlet.FilterChain) }.</p>
 *
 * <p>Filters typically run on multithreaded servers,
 * so be aware that a filter must handle concurrent
 * requests and be careful to synchronize access to shared resources.
 * Shared resources include in-memory data such as
 * instance or class variables and external objects
 * such as files, database connections, and network 
 * connections.
 * See the
 * <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/essential/concurrency/">
 * Java Tutorial on Multithreaded Programming</a> for more
 * information on handling multiple threads in a Java program.
 *
 * @author  Various
 *
 * @since Servlet 4.0
 */

public abstract class HttpFilter extends GenericFilter {

    /**
     * <p>Does nothing, because this is an abstract class.</p>
     * 
     * @since 4.0
     */

    public HttpFilter() {
    }

    /**
     *
     * <p>The <code>doFilter</code> method of the Filter is called by the
     * container each time a request/response pair is passed through the
     * chain due to a client request for a resource at the end of the chain.
     * The FilterChain passed in to this method allows the Filter to pass
     * on the request and response to the next entity in the chain.  There's no need to
     * override this method.</p>
     * 
     * <p>The default implementation inspects the incoming {@code req} and {@code res}
     * objects to determine if they are instances of {@link HttpServletRequest}
     * and {@link HttpServletResponse}, respectively.  If not, a {@link ServletException} is thrown.
     * Otherwise, the protected {@link #doFilter(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse, javax.servlet.FilterChain)}
     * method is called.</p>
     *
     * @param req   a {@link ServletRequest} object that
     *                  contains the request the client has made
     *                  of the filter
     *
     * @param res  a {@link ServletResponse} object that
     *                  contains the response the filter sends
     *                  to the client
     * 
     * @param chain     the <code>FilterChain</code> for invoking the next filter or the resource
     * 
     * @throws IOException   if an input or output error is 
     *                              detected when the filter handles
     *                              the request
     *
     * @throws ServletException  if the request for the could not be handled or 
     * either parameter is not an instance of the respective {@link HttpServletRequest}
     * or {@link HttpServletResponse}.
     *
     * @since Servlet 4.0
     */
    @Override
    public void doFilter(ServletRequest req, ServletResponse res, FilterChain chain)
            throws IOException, ServletException {
        if (!(req instanceof HttpServletRequest && res instanceof HttpServletResponse)) {
            throw new ServletException("non-HTTP request or response");
        }

        this.doFilter((HttpServletRequest) req, (HttpServletResponse) res, chain);
    }

    /**
     *
     * <p>The <code>doFilter</code> method of the Filter is called by the
     * container each time a request/response pair is passed through the
     * chain due to a client request for a resource at the end of the chain.
     * The FilterChain passed in to this method allows the Filter to pass
     * on the request and response to the next entity in the chain.</p>
     * 
     * <p>The default implementation simply calls {@link FilterChain#doFilter}</p>
     *
     * @param req   a {@link HttpServletRequest} object that
     *                  contains the request the client has made
     *                  of the filter
     *
     * @param res  a {@link HttpServletResponse} object that
     *                  contains the response the filter sends
     *                  to the client
     * 
     * @param chain     the <code>FilterChain</code> for invoking the next filter or the resource
     * 
     * @throws IOException   if an input or output error is 
     *                              detected when the filter handles
     *                              the request
     *
     * @throws ServletException  if the request for the could not be handled
     *
     * @since Servlet 4.0
     */
    protected void doFilter(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse res, FilterChain chain)
            throws IOException, ServletException {
        chain.doFilter(req, res);
    }

}