org.springframework.web.util.pattern

Class PathPatternParser

java.lang.Object

org.springframework.web.util.pattern.PathPatternParser

public class PathPatternParser
extends Object

Parser for URI path patterns producing PathPattern instances that can then be matched to requests.

The PathPatternParser and PathPattern are specifically designed for use with HTTP URL paths in web applications where a large number of URI path patterns, continuously matched against incoming requests, motivates the need for efficient matching.

For details of the path pattern syntax see PathPattern.

Since:

5.0

Author:

Andy Clement

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static PathPatternParser	defaultInstance Shared, read-only instance of PathPatternParser.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
PathPatternParser()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
PathContainer.Options	getPathOptions() Return the configured pattern parsing options.
boolean	isCaseSensitive() Whether case-sensitive pattern matching is enabled.
boolean	isMatchOptionalTrailingSeparator() Whether optional trailing slashing match is enabled.
PathPattern	parse(String pathPattern) Process the path pattern content, a character at a time, breaking it into path elements around separator boundaries and verifying the structure at each stage.
void	setCaseSensitive(boolean caseSensitive) Whether path pattern matching should be case-sensitive.
void	setMatchOptionalTrailingSeparator(boolean matchOptionalTrailingSeparator) Whether a PathPattern produced by this parser should automatically match request paths with a trailing slash.
void	setPathOptions(PathContainer.Options pathOptions) Set options for parsing patterns.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

defaultInstance

public static final PathPatternParser defaultInstance

Shared, read-only instance of PathPatternParser. Uses default settings:

• matchOptionalTrailingSeparator=true
• caseSensitivetrue
• pathOptions=PathContainer.Options.HTTP_PATH

Constructor Detail

PathPatternParser

public PathPatternParser()

Method Detail

setMatchOptionalTrailingSeparator

public void setMatchOptionalTrailingSeparator(boolean matchOptionalTrailingSeparator)

Whether a PathPattern produced by this parser should automatically match request paths with a trailing slash.

If set to true a PathPattern without a trailing slash will also match request paths with a trailing slash. If set to false a PathPattern will only match request paths with a trailing slash.

The default is true.

isMatchOptionalTrailingSeparator

public boolean isMatchOptionalTrailingSeparator()

Whether optional trailing slashing match is enabled.

setCaseSensitive

public void setCaseSensitive(boolean caseSensitive)

Whether path pattern matching should be case-sensitive.

The default is true.

isCaseSensitive

public boolean isCaseSensitive()

Whether case-sensitive pattern matching is enabled.

setPathOptions

public void setPathOptions(PathContainer.Options pathOptions)

Set options for parsing patterns. These should be the same as the options used to parse input paths.

PathContainer.Options.HTTP_PATH is used by default.

Since:

5.2

getPathOptions

public PathContainer.Options getPathOptions()

Return the configured pattern parsing options.

Since:

5.2

parse

public PathPattern parse(String pathPattern)
                  throws PatternParseException

Process the path pattern content, a character at a time, breaking it into path elements around separator boundaries and verifying the structure at each stage. Produces a PathPattern object that can be used for fast matching against paths. Each invocation of this method delegates to a new instance of the InternalPathPatternParser because that class is not thread-safe.

Parameters:

pathPattern - the input path pattern, e.g. /project/{name}

Returns:

a PathPattern for quickly matching paths against request paths

Throws:

PatternParseException - in case of parse errors