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package org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation;

import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;

import org.springframework.core.MethodParameter;
import org.springframework.http.HttpHeaders;
import org.springframework.http.server.ServletServerHttpResponse;
import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
import org.springframework.util.Assert;
import org.springframework.web.context.request.NativeWebRequest;
import org.springframework.web.method.support.HandlerMethodReturnValueHandler;
import org.springframework.web.method.support.ModelAndViewContainer;

Handles HttpHeaders return values.
Author:Stephane Nicoll
Since:4.0.1
/** * Handles {@link HttpHeaders} return values. * * @author Stephane Nicoll * @since 4.0.1 */
public class HttpHeadersReturnValueHandler implements HandlerMethodReturnValueHandler { @Override public boolean supportsReturnType(MethodParameter returnType) { return HttpHeaders.class.isAssignableFrom(returnType.getParameterType()); } @Override @SuppressWarnings("resource") public void handleReturnValue(@Nullable Object returnValue, MethodParameter returnType, ModelAndViewContainer mavContainer, NativeWebRequest webRequest) throws Exception { mavContainer.setRequestHandled(true); Assert.state(returnValue instanceof HttpHeaders, "HttpHeaders expected"); HttpHeaders headers = (HttpHeaders) returnValue; if (!headers.isEmpty()) { HttpServletResponse servletResponse = webRequest.getNativeResponse(HttpServletResponse.class); Assert.state(servletResponse != null, "No HttpServletResponse"); ServletServerHttpResponse outputMessage = new ServletServerHttpResponse(servletResponse); outputMessage.getHeaders().putAll(headers); outputMessage.getBody(); // flush headers } } }