com.redhat.rhn.frontend.struts

Class RhnHelper

java.lang.Object

com.redhat.rhn.frontend.struts.RhnHelper

public class RhnHelper
extends java.lang.Object

RhnHelper contains helpful methods usable by our presentation layers.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static java.lang.String	CONFIRM_FORWARD The key for the confirm struts forward
static java.lang.String	DEFAULT_EMPTY_SELECTION_KEY The key for the default empty selection error
static java.lang.String	DEFAULT_FORWARD The key for the default struts forward
static java.lang.String	TARGET_ADDRESS_BILLING The key used on RHN Requests to store the Billing Address
static java.lang.String	TARGET_ADDRESS_MARKETING The key used on RHN Requests to store the Marketing Address
static java.lang.String	TARGET_ADDRESS_SHIPPING The key used on RHN Requests to store the Shipping Address
static java.lang.String	TARGET_USER The key used on RHN Requests to store the User

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static java.lang.String	getParameterWithSpecialCharacters(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, java.lang.String name) If you need to a request parameter that may contain +++ or other special characters that fails to fetch properly using request.getParameter() you can use this method.
static java.lang.String	getTextAreaValue(org.apache.struts.action.DynaActionForm form, java.lang.String name) Use this for every textarea that we use in our UI.
static void	handleEmptySelection(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request) Method to add the default empty selection error message to the request
static void	handleEmptySelection(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, java.lang.String messageKey) Method to add the empty selection error message to the request
static boolean	pathNeedsSecurity(java.lang.String[] nosecurityPaths, java.lang.String path) If the path doesn't require authentication, return false.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

TARGET_USER

public static final java.lang.String TARGET_USER

The key used on RHN Requests to store the User

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Constant Field Values

TARGET_ADDRESS_MARKETING

public static final java.lang.String TARGET_ADDRESS_MARKETING

The key used on RHN Requests to store the Marketing Address

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Constant Field Values

TARGET_ADDRESS_BILLING

public static final java.lang.String TARGET_ADDRESS_BILLING

The key used on RHN Requests to store the Billing Address

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Constant Field Values

TARGET_ADDRESS_SHIPPING

public static final java.lang.String TARGET_ADDRESS_SHIPPING

The key used on RHN Requests to store the Shipping Address

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Constant Field Values

DEFAULT_FORWARD

public static final java.lang.String DEFAULT_FORWARD

The key for the default struts forward

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Constant Field Values

CONFIRM_FORWARD

public static final java.lang.String CONFIRM_FORWARD

The key for the confirm struts forward

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Constant Field Values

DEFAULT_EMPTY_SELECTION_KEY

public static final java.lang.String DEFAULT_EMPTY_SELECTION_KEY

The key for the default empty selection error

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Constant Field Values

Method Detail

pathNeedsSecurity

public static boolean pathNeedsSecurity(java.lang.String[] nosecurityPaths,
                                        java.lang.String path)

If the path doesn't require authentication, return false. Otherwise return true. Checks that the passed in path doesn't startwith the params found in nosecurityPaths

Parameters:

nosecurityPaths - array of String paths, "/foo", "/bar/baz/test.jsp", "/somepath/foo.do"

path - to check

Returns:

boolean if it needs to be authorized or not

handleEmptySelection

public static void handleEmptySelection(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request)

Method to add the default empty selection error message to the request

Parameters:

request - the servlet request

getTextAreaValue

public static java.lang.String getTextAreaValue(org.apache.struts.action.DynaActionForm form,
                                                java.lang.String name)

Use this for every textarea that we use in our UI. Otherwise you will get ^M in your file showing up.

Parameters:

form - to fetch from

name - of value in form

Returns:

String without CR in them.

handleEmptySelection

public static void handleEmptySelection(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                                        java.lang.String messageKey)

Method to add the empty selection error message to the request

Parameters:

request - the servlet request

messageKey - the key associated to the empty selection error

getParameterWithSpecialCharacters

public static java.lang.String getParameterWithSpecialCharacters(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                                                                 java.lang.String name)

If you need to a request parameter that may contain +++ or other special characters that fails to fetch properly using request.getParameter() you can use this method.

Parameters:

request - to fetch from

name - of parameter to fetch

Returns:

String value from request, null if not found.