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package org.springframework.web.context.request.async;

import org.springframework.web.context.request.NativeWebRequest;

Intercepts concurrent request handling, where the concurrent result is obtained by waiting for a DeferredResult to be set from a thread chosen by the application (e.g. in response to some external event).

A DeferredResultProcessingInterceptor is invoked before the start of async processing, after the DeferredResult is set as well as on timeout/error, or after completing for any reason including a timeout or network error.

As a general rule exceptions raised by interceptor methods will cause async processing to resume by dispatching back to the container and using the Exception instance as the concurrent result. Such exceptions will then be processed through the HandlerExceptionResolver mechanism.

The handleTimeout method can set the DeferredResult in order to resume processing.

Author:Rossen Stoyanchev, Rob Winch
Since:3.2
/** * Intercepts concurrent request handling, where the concurrent result is * obtained by waiting for a {@link DeferredResult} to be set from a thread * chosen by the application (e.g. in response to some external event). * * <p>A {@code DeferredResultProcessingInterceptor} is invoked before the start * of async processing, after the {@code DeferredResult} is set as well as on * timeout/error, or after completing for any reason including a timeout or network * error. * * <p>As a general rule exceptions raised by interceptor methods will cause * async processing to resume by dispatching back to the container and using * the Exception instance as the concurrent result. Such exceptions will then * be processed through the {@code HandlerExceptionResolver} mechanism. * * <p>The {@link #handleTimeout(NativeWebRequest, DeferredResult) handleTimeout} * method can set the {@code DeferredResult} in order to resume processing. * * @author Rossen Stoyanchev * @author Rob Winch * @since 3.2 */
public interface DeferredResultProcessingInterceptor {
Invoked immediately before the start of concurrent handling, in the same thread that started it. This method may be used to capture state just prior to the start of concurrent processing with the given DeferredResult.
Params:
  • request – the current request
  • deferredResult – the DeferredResult for the current request
Throws:
/** * Invoked immediately before the start of concurrent handling, in the same * thread that started it. This method may be used to capture state just prior * to the start of concurrent processing with the given {@code DeferredResult}. * @param request the current request * @param deferredResult the DeferredResult for the current request * @throws Exception in case of errors */
default <T> void beforeConcurrentHandling(NativeWebRequest request, DeferredResult<T> deferredResult) throws Exception { }
Invoked immediately after the start of concurrent handling, in the same thread that started it. This method may be used to detect the start of concurrent processing with the given DeferredResult.

The DeferredResult may have already been set, for example at the time of its creation or by another thread.

Params:
  • request – the current request
  • deferredResult – the DeferredResult for the current request
Throws:
/** * Invoked immediately after the start of concurrent handling, in the same * thread that started it. This method may be used to detect the start of * concurrent processing with the given {@code DeferredResult}. * <p>The {@code DeferredResult} may have already been set, for example at * the time of its creation or by another thread. * @param request the current request * @param deferredResult the DeferredResult for the current request * @throws Exception in case of errors */
default <T> void preProcess(NativeWebRequest request, DeferredResult<T> deferredResult) throws Exception { }
Invoked after a DeferredResult has been set, via DeferredResult.setResult(Object) or DeferredResult.setErrorResult(Object), and is also ready to handle the concurrent result.

This method may also be invoked after a timeout when the DeferredResult was created with a constructor accepting a default timeout result.

Params:
  • request – the current request
  • deferredResult – the DeferredResult for the current request
  • concurrentResult – the result to which the DeferredResult
Throws:
/** * Invoked after a {@code DeferredResult} has been set, via * {@link DeferredResult#setResult(Object)} or * {@link DeferredResult#setErrorResult(Object)}, and is also ready to * handle the concurrent result. * <p>This method may also be invoked after a timeout when the * {@code DeferredResult} was created with a constructor accepting a default * timeout result. * @param request the current request * @param deferredResult the DeferredResult for the current request * @param concurrentResult the result to which the {@code DeferredResult} * @throws Exception in case of errors */
default <T> void postProcess(NativeWebRequest request, DeferredResult<T> deferredResult, Object concurrentResult) throws Exception { }
Invoked from a container thread when an async request times out before the DeferredResult has been set. Implementations may invoke setResult or setErrorResult to resume processing.
Params:
  • request – the current request
  • deferredResult – the DeferredResult for the current request; if the DeferredResult is set, then concurrent processing is resumed and subsequent interceptors are not invoked
Throws:
Returns:true if processing should continue, or false if other interceptors should not be invoked
/** * Invoked from a container thread when an async request times out before * the {@code DeferredResult} has been set. Implementations may invoke * {@link DeferredResult#setResult(Object) setResult} or * {@link DeferredResult#setErrorResult(Object) setErrorResult} to resume processing. * @param request the current request * @param deferredResult the DeferredResult for the current request; if the * {@code DeferredResult} is set, then concurrent processing is resumed and * subsequent interceptors are not invoked * @return {@code true} if processing should continue, or {@code false} if * other interceptors should not be invoked * @throws Exception in case of errors */
default <T> boolean handleTimeout(NativeWebRequest request, DeferredResult<T> deferredResult) throws Exception { return true; }
Invoked from a container thread when an error occurred while processing an async request before the DeferredResult has been set. Implementations may invoke setResult or setErrorResult to resume processing.
Params:
  • request – the current request
  • deferredResult – the DeferredResult for the current request; if the DeferredResult is set, then concurrent processing is resumed and subsequent interceptors are not invoked
  • t – the error that occurred while request processing
Throws:
Returns:true if error handling should continue, or false if other interceptors should by bypassed and not be invoked
/** * Invoked from a container thread when an error occurred while processing an async request * before the {@code DeferredResult} has been set. Implementations may invoke * {@link DeferredResult#setResult(Object) setResult} or * {@link DeferredResult#setErrorResult(Object) setErrorResult} to resume processing. * @param request the current request * @param deferredResult the DeferredResult for the current request; if the * {@code DeferredResult} is set, then concurrent processing is resumed and * subsequent interceptors are not invoked * @param t the error that occurred while request processing * @return {@code true} if error handling should continue, or {@code false} if * other interceptors should by bypassed and not be invoked * @throws Exception in case of errors */
default <T> boolean handleError(NativeWebRequest request, DeferredResult<T> deferredResult, Throwable t) throws Exception { return true; }
Invoked from a container thread when an async request completed for any reason including timeout and network error. This method is useful for detecting that a DeferredResult instance is no longer usable.
Params:
  • request – the current request
  • deferredResult – the DeferredResult for the current request
Throws:
/** * Invoked from a container thread when an async request completed for any * reason including timeout and network error. This method is useful for * detecting that a {@code DeferredResult} instance is no longer usable. * @param request the current request * @param deferredResult the DeferredResult for the current request * @throws Exception in case of errors */
default <T> void afterCompletion(NativeWebRequest request, DeferredResult<T> deferredResult) throws Exception { } }