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package org.sakaiproject.jsf.util;

import java.io.IOException;

import javax.servlet.RequestDispatcher;
import javax.servlet.ServletConfig;
import javax.servlet.ServletException;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;

import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
import org.sakaiproject.tool.api.ToolSession;
import org.sakaiproject.tool.cover.SessionManager;
import org.sakaiproject.tool.api.Tool;
import org.sakaiproject.util.Web;

/**
 * <p>
 * Sakai Servlet to use for all JSF tools.
 * </p>
 * 
 * @author University of Michigan, Sakai Software Development Team
 * @version $Revision$
 */
public class JsfTool extends HttpServlet {
    /** Our log (commons). */
    private static Log M_log = LogFactory.getLog(JsfTool.class);

    /** The file extension to get to JSF. */
    protected static final String JSF_EXT = ".jsf";

    protected static final String[] JSF_FACELETS_EXT = new String[] { ".jsp", ".xhtml", ".jspx" };
    /** Session attribute to hold the last view visited. */
    public static final String LAST_VIEW_VISITED = "sakai.jsf.tool.last.view.visited";

    //    TODO: Note, these two values must match those in jsf-app's SakaiViewHandler

    /** Request attribute we set to help the return URL know what extension we (or jsf) add (does not need to be in the URL. */
    public static final String URL_EXT = "sakai.jsf.tool.URL.ext";

    /** Request attribute we set to help the return URL know what path we add (does not need to be in the URL. */
    public static final String URL_PATH = "sakai.jsf.tool.URL.path";

    /** The default target, as configured. */
    protected String m_default = null;

    /** if true, we preserve the last visit per placement / user, and use it if we get a request with no path. */
    protected boolean m_defaultToLastView = true;

    /** The folder to the jsf files, as configured. Does not end with a "/". */
    protected String m_path = null;

    /**
     * Compute a target (i.e. the servlet path info, not including folder root or jsf extension) for the case of the actual path being empty.
     * 
     * @return The servlet info path target computed for the case of empty actual path.
     */
    protected String computeDefaultTarget() {
        // setup for the default view as configured
        String target = "/" + m_default;

        // if we are doing lastVisit and there's a last-visited view, for this tool placement / user, use that
        if (m_defaultToLastView) {
            ToolSession session = SessionManager.getCurrentToolSession();
            String last = (String) session.getAttribute(LAST_VIEW_VISITED);
            if (last != null) {
                target = last;
            }
        }

        return target;
    }

    /**
     * Shutdown the servlet.
     */
    public void destroy() {
        M_log.info("destroy");

        super.destroy();
    }

    /**
     * Respond to requests.
     * 
     * @param req
     *        The servlet request.
     * @param res
     *        The servlet response.
     * @throws ServletException.
     * @throws IOException.
     */
    protected void dispatch(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse res) throws ServletException, IOException {
        // NOTE: this is a simple path dispatching, taking the path as the view id = jsp file name for the view,
        //       with default used if no path and a path prefix as configured.
        // TODO: need to allow other sorts of dispatching, such as pulling out drill-down ids and making them
        //       available to the JSF

        // build up the target that will be dispatched to
        String target = req.getPathInfo();

        // see if we have a resource request - i.e. a path with an extension, and one that is not the JSF_EXT
        if (isResourceRequest(target)) {
            // get a dispatcher to the path
            RequestDispatcher resourceDispatcher = getServletContext().getRequestDispatcher(target);
            if (resourceDispatcher != null) {
                resourceDispatcher.forward(req, res);
                return;
            }
        }

        if ("Title".equals(req.getParameter("panel"))) {
            // This allows only one Title JSF for each tool
            target = "/title.jsf";
        }

        else {
            ToolSession session = SessionManager.getCurrentToolSession();

            if (target == null || "/".equals(target)) {
                target = computeDefaultTarget();

                // make sure it's a valid path
                if (!target.startsWith("/")) {
                    target = "/" + target;
                }

                // now that we've messed with the URL, send a redirect to make it official
                res.sendRedirect(Web.returnUrl(req, target));
                return;
            }

            // see if we want to change the specifically requested view
            String newTarget = redirectRequestedTarget(target);

            // make sure it's a valid path
            if (!newTarget.startsWith("/")) {
                newTarget = "/" + newTarget;
            }

            if (!newTarget.equals(target)) {
                // now that we've messed with the URL, send a redirect to make it official
                res.sendRedirect(Web.returnUrl(req, newTarget));
                return;
            }
            target = newTarget;

            // store this
            if (m_defaultToLastView) {
                session.setAttribute(LAST_VIEW_VISITED, target);
            }
        }

        // add the configured folder root and extension (if missing)
        target = m_path + target;

        // add the default JSF extension (if we have no extension)
        int lastSlash = target.lastIndexOf("/");
        int lastDot = target.lastIndexOf(".");
        if (lastDot < 0 || lastDot < lastSlash) {
            target += JSF_EXT;
        }

        // set the information that can be removed from return URLs
        req.setAttribute(URL_PATH, m_path);
        req.setAttribute(URL_EXT, JSF_FACELETS_EXT);

        // set the sakai request object wrappers to provide the native, not Sakai set up, URL information
        // - this assures that the FacesServlet can dispatch to the proper view based on the path info
        req.setAttribute(Tool.NATIVE_URL, Tool.NATIVE_URL);

        // TODO: Should setting the HTTP headers be moved up to the portal level as well?
        res.setContentType("text/html; charset=UTF-8");
        res.addDateHeader("Expires", System.currentTimeMillis() - (1000L * 60L * 60L * 24L * 365L));
        res.addDateHeader("Last-Modified", System.currentTimeMillis());
        res.addHeader("Cache-Control", "no-store, no-cache, must-revalidate, max-age=0, post-check=0, pre-check=0");
        res.addHeader("Pragma", "no-cache");

        // dispatch to the target
        M_log.debug("dispatching path: " + req.getPathInfo() + " to: " + target + " context: "
                + getServletContext().getServletContextName());
        RequestDispatcher dispatcher = getServletContext().getRequestDispatcher(target);
        dispatcher.forward(req, res);

        // restore the request object
        req.removeAttribute(Tool.NATIVE_URL);
        req.removeAttribute(URL_PATH);
        req.removeAttribute(URL_EXT);
    }

    /**
     * Respond to requests.
     * 
     * @param req
     *        The servlet request.
     * @param res
     *        The servlet response.
     * @throws ServletException.
     * @throws IOException.
     */
    protected void doGet(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse res) throws ServletException, IOException {
        dispatch(req, res);
    }

    /**
     * Respond to requests.
     * 
     * @param req
     *        The servlet request.
     * @param res
     *        The servlet response.
     * @throws ServletException.
     * @throws IOException.
     */
    protected void doPost(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse res) throws ServletException, IOException {
        dispatch(req, res);
    }

    /**
     * Access the Servlet's information display.
     * 
     * @return servlet information.
     */
    public String getServletInfo() {
        return "Sakai JSF Tool Servlet";
    }

    /**
     * Initialize the servlet.
     * 
     * @param config
     *        The servlet config.
     * @throws ServletException
     */
    public void init(ServletConfig config) throws ServletException {
        super.init(config);

        m_default = config.getInitParameter("default");
        m_path = config.getInitParameter("path");
        m_defaultToLastView = "true".equals(config.getInitParameter("default.last.view"));

        // make sure there is no "/" at the end of the path
        if (m_path != null && m_path.endsWith("/")) {
            m_path = m_path.substring(0, m_path.length() - 1);
        }

        M_log.info("init: default: " + m_default + " path: " + m_path);
    }

    /**
     * Recognize a path that is a resource request. It must have an "extension", i.e. a dot followed by characters that do not include a slash.
     * 
     * @param path
     *        The path to check
     * @return true if the path is a resource request, false if not.
     */
    protected boolean isResourceRequest(String path) {
        // we need some path
        if ((path == null) || (path.length() == 0))
            return false;

        // we need a last dot
        int pos = path.lastIndexOf(".");
        if (pos == -1)
            return false;

        // we need that last dot to be the end of the path, not burried in the path somewhere (i.e. no more slashes after the last dot)
        String ext = path.substring(pos);
        if (ext.indexOf("/") != -1)
            return false;

        // we need the ext to not be the JSF_EXT
        if (ext.equals(JSF_EXT))
            return false;

        // ok, it's a resource request
        return true;
    }

    /**
     * Compute a new target (i.e. the servlet path info, not including folder root or jsf extension) if needed based on the requested target.
     * 
     * @param target
     *        The servlet path info target requested.
     * @return The target we will actually respond with.
     */
    protected String redirectRequestedTarget(String target) {
        return target;
    }

}