abstractexecuteaction.java.svn-base

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package org.apache.struts.chain.commands;

import org.apache.struts.action.Action;
import org.apache.struts.action.ActionForm;
import org.apache.struts.chain.contexts.ActionContext;
import org.apache.struts.config.ActionConfig;
import org.apache.struts.config.ForwardConfig;

/**
 * <p>Invoke the appropriate <code>Action</code> for this request, and cache
 * the returned <code>ActionForward</code>.</p>
 *
 * @version $Rev$ $Date: 2005-06-04 10:58:46 -0400 (Sat, 04 Jun 2005)
 *          $
 */
public abstract class AbstractExecuteAction extends ActionCommandBase {
    // ---------------------------------------------------------- Public Methods

    /**
     * <p>Invoke the appropriate <code>Action</code> for this request, and
     * cache the returned <code>ActionForward</code>.</p>
     *
     * @param actionCtx The <code>Context</code> for the current request
     * @return <code>false</code> so that processing continues
     * @throws Exception if thrown by the Action class
     */
    public boolean execute(ActionContext actionCtx)
        throws Exception {
        // Skip processing if the current request is not valid
        Boolean valid = actionCtx.getFormValid();

        if ((valid == null) || !valid.booleanValue()) {
            return (false);
        }

        // Acquire the resources we will need to send to the Action
        Action action = actionCtx.getAction();

        if (action == null) {
            return (false);
        }

        ActionConfig actionConfig = actionCtx.getActionConfig();
        ActionForm actionForm = actionCtx.getActionForm();

        // Execute the Action for this request, caching returned ActionForward
        ForwardConfig forwardConfig =
            execute(actionCtx, action, actionConfig, actionForm);

        actionCtx.setForwardConfig(forwardConfig);

        return (false);
    }

    // ------------------------------------------------------- Protected Methods

    /**
     * <p>Execute the specified <code>Action</code>, and return the resulting
     * <code>ForwardConfig</code>.</p>
     *
     * @param context      The <code>Context</code> for this request
     * @param action       The <code>Action</code> to be executed
     * @param actionConfig The <code>ActionConfig</code> defining this action
     * @param actionForm   The <code>ActionForm</code> (if any) for this
     *                     action
     * @return ForwardConfig The next location, or null
     * @throws Exception if thrown by the <code>Action</code>
     */
    protected abstract ForwardConfig execute(ActionContext context,
        Action action, ActionConfig actionConfig, ActionForm actionForm)
        throws Exception;
}