Package trac :: Package web :: Module main :: Class RequestDispatcher

Class RequestDispatcher

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core.Component --+
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                RequestDispatcher

Web request dispatcher.

This component dispatches incoming requests to registered handlers. Besides, it also takes care of user authentication and request pre- and post-processing.

Nested Classes
Inherited from `core.Component`: `__metaclass__`

Instance Methods

configurable_headers(...)
Headers to be added to the HTTP request.

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authenticate(self, req)

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dispatch(self, req)
Find a registered handler that matches the request and let it process it.

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get_htdocs_dirs(self)

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get_templates_dirs(self)

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set_default_callbacks(self, req)
Setup request callbacks for lazily-evaluated properties.

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Inherited from core.Component: __repr__

Inherited from object: __delattr__, __format__, __getattribute__, __hash__, __init__, __new__, __reduce__, __reduce_ex__, __setattr__, __sizeof__, __str__, __subclasshook__

Static Methods
Inherited from `core.Component`: `implements`

Class Variables
	required = `True`
	filters = `<OrderedExtensionsOption [trac] 'request_filters'>`
	default_handler = `<ExtensionOption [trac] 'default_handler'>`
	default_timezone = `<Option [trac] 'default_timezone'>`
	default_language = `<Option [trac] 'default_language'>`
	default_date_format = `<ChoiceOption [trac] 'default_date_format'>`
	use_xsendfile = `<BoolOption [trac] 'use_xsendfile'>`
	xsendfile_header = `<Option [trac] 'xsendfile_header'>`

Properties
	authenticators List of components that implement `~trac.web.api.IAuthenticator`
	handlers List of components that implement `~trac.web.api.IRequestHandler`
Inherited from `object`: `__class__`

Method Details

configurable_headers(...)

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Headers to be added to the HTTP request. (''since 1.2.3'')

The header name must conform to RFC7230 and the following reserved names are not allowed: content-type, content-length, location, etag, pragma, cache-control, expires.

dispatch(self, req)

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Find a registered handler that matches the request and let it process it.

In addition, this method initializes the data dictionary passed to the the template and adds the web site chrome.

Property Details

authenticators

List of components that implement ~trac.web.api.IAuthenticator

Get Method:: unreachable.extensions(component) - Return a list of components that declare to implement the extension point interface.

handlers

List of components that implement ~trac.web.api.IRequestHandler

Get Method:: unreachable.extensions(component) - Return a list of components that declare to implement the extension point interface.