play.mvc
Class Controller

java.lang.Object
  play.mvc.Controller

All Implemented Interfaces:

ControllersEnhancer.ControllerSupport, LocalvariablesNamesEnhancer.LocalVariablesSupport

public abstract class Controller
extends java.lang.Object
implements ControllersEnhancer.ControllerSupport, LocalvariablesNamesEnhancer.LocalVariablesSupport

Application controller support

request

protected static Http.Request request

The current HTTP request

response

protected static Http.Response response

The current HTTP response

session

protected static Scope.Session session

The current HTTP session

flash

protected static Scope.Flash flash

The current flash scope

params

protected static Scope.Params params

The current HTTP params

renderArgs

protected static Scope.RenderArgs renderArgs

The current renderArgs (used in templates)

validation

protected static Validation validation

The current Validation

_currentReverse

public static java.lang.ThreadLocal<Router.ActionDefinition> _currentReverse

Don't use this directly if you don't know why

Controller

public Controller()

renderText

protected static void renderText(java.lang.Object text)

Return a 200 OK text/plain response

Parameters:

text - The response content

renderText

protected static void renderText(java.lang.CharSequence pattern,
                                 java.lang.Object... args)

Return a 200 OK text/plain response

Parameters:

pattern - The response content to be formatted (with String.format)

args - Args for String.format

renderXml

protected static void renderXml(java.lang.String xml)

Return a 200 OK text/xml response

Parameters:

xml - The XML string

renderXml

protected static void renderXml(org.w3c.dom.Document xml)

Return a 200 OK text/xml response

Parameters:

xml - The DOM document object

renderBinary

protected static void renderBinary(java.io.InputStream is)

Return a 200 OK application/binary response

Parameters:

is - The stream to copy

renderBinary

protected static void renderBinary(java.io.InputStream is,
                                   java.lang.String name)

Return a 200 OK application/binary response with content-disposition attachment

Parameters:

is - The stream to copy

name - The attachment name

renderBinary

protected static void renderBinary(java.io.File file)

Return a 200 OK application/binary response

Parameters:

file - The file to copy

renderBinary

protected static void renderBinary(java.io.File file,
                                   java.lang.String name)

Return a 200 OK application/binary response with content-disposition attachment

Parameters:

file - The file to copy

name - The attachment name

renderJSON

protected static void renderJSON(java.lang.String jsonString)

Render a 200 OK application/json response

Parameters:

jsonString - The JSON string

renderJSON

protected static void renderJSON(java.lang.Object o)

Render a 200 OK application/json response

Parameters:

o - The Java object to serialize

renderJSON

protected static void renderJSON(java.lang.Object o,
                                 com.google.gson.JsonSerializer... adapters)

Render a 200 OK application/json response

Parameters:

o - The Java object to serialize

adapters - A set of GSON serializers/deserializers/instance creator to use

notModified

protected static void notModified()

Send a 304 Not Modified response

unauthorized

protected static void unauthorized(java.lang.String realm)

Send a 401 Unauthorized response

Parameters:

realm - The realm name

notFound

protected static void notFound(java.lang.String what)

Send a 404 Not Found response

Parameters:

what - The Not Found resource name

ok

protected static void ok()

Send a 200 OK response

notFoundIfNull

protected static void notFoundIfNull(java.lang.Object o)

Send a 404 Not Found response if object is null

Parameters:

o - The object to check

notFound

protected static void notFound()

Send a 404 Not Found reponse

forbidden

protected static void forbidden(java.lang.String reason)

Send a 403 Forbidden response

Parameters:

reason - The reason

forbidden

protected static void forbidden()

Send a 403 Forbidden response

error

protected static void error(int status,
                            java.lang.String reason)

Send a 5xx Error response

Parameters:

status - The exact status code

reason - The reason

error

protected static void error(java.lang.String reason)

Send a 500 Error response

Parameters:

reason - The reason

error

protected static void error()

Send a 500 Error response

flash

protected static void flash(java.lang.String key,
                            java.lang.Object value)

Add a value to the flash scope

Parameters:

key - The key

value - The value

redirect

protected static void redirect(java.lang.String url)

Send a 302 redirect response.

Parameters:

url - The Location to redirect

redirectToStatic

protected static void redirectToStatic(java.lang.String file)

Send a 302 redirect response.

Parameters:

file - The Location to redirect

redirect

protected static void redirect(java.lang.String url,
                               boolean permanent)

Send a Redirect response.

Parameters:

url - The Location to redirect

permanent - true -> 301, false -> 302

redirect

protected static void redirect(java.lang.String action,
                               java.lang.Object... args)

302 Redirect to another action

Parameters:

action - The fully qualified action name (ex: Application.index)

args - Method arguments

redirect

protected static void redirect(java.lang.String action,
                               boolean permanent,
                               java.lang.Object... args)

Redirect to another action

Parameters:

action - The fully qualified action name (ex: Application.index)

permanent - true -> 301, false -> 302

args - Method arguments

renderTemplate

protected static void renderTemplate(java.lang.String templateName,
                                     java.lang.Object... args)

Render a specific template

Parameters:

templateName - The template name

args - The template data

render

protected static void render(java.lang.Object... args)

Render the corresponding template

Parameters:

args - The template data

getActionAnnotation

protected static <T extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation> T getActionAnnotation(java.lang.Class<T> clazz)

Retrieve annotation for the action method

Parameters:

clazz - The annotation class

Returns:

Annotation object or null if not found

getControllerAnnotation

protected static <T extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation> T getControllerAnnotation(java.lang.Class<T> clazz)

Retrieve annotation for the controller class

Parameters:

clazz - The annotation class

Returns:

Annotation object or null if not found

getControllerInheritedAnnotation

protected static <T extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation> T getControllerInheritedAnnotation(java.lang.Class<T> clazz)

Retrieve annotation for the controller class

Parameters:

clazz - The annotation class

Returns:

Annotation object or null if not found

getControllerClass

protected static java.lang.Class getControllerClass()

Retrieve annotation for the action method

Returns:

Annotation object or null if not found

parent

protected static void parent(java.lang.Object... args)

Call the parent action adding this objects to the params scope

parent

protected static void parent()

Call the parent method

parent

protected static void parent(java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object> map)

Call the parent action adding this objects to the params scope

suspend

protected static void suspend(java.lang.String timeout)

Suspend the current request for a specified amount of time

waitFor

protected static void waitFor(java.util.concurrent.Future task)

Suspend this request and wait for the task completion

reverse

protected static Router.ActionDefinition reverse()