flex.messaging
Class FlexContext

java.lang.Object
  flex.messaging.FlexContext

public class FlexContext
extends Object

The FlexContext class is a utility class that holds the FlexSession, HttpServletRequest, HttpServletResponse and ServletConfig for the current thread (request).

Method Summary

static FlexClient	getFlexClient() The FlexClient for the current request.
static FlexSession	getFlexSession() The FlexSession for the current request.
static javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest	getHttpRequest() The HttpServletResponse for the current request if the request is via HTTP.
static javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse	getHttpResponse() The HttpServletResponse for the current request if the request is via HTTP.
static javax.servlet.ServletConfig	getServletConfig() The ServletConfig for the current request, uses the last known ServletConfig when the request is not via HTTP.
static javax.servlet.ServletContext	getServletContext() The ServletContext for the current web application.
static javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest	getTunnelHttpRequest() The HttpServletRequest for the current request if it is transporting a tunneled protocol.
static Principal	getUserPrincipal() Returns the principal associated with the session or client depending on whether perClientauthentication is being used.
static boolean	isMessageFromPeer() Indicates whether the current message being processed came from a server peer in a cluster.
static void	setUserPrincipal(Principal userPrincipal)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

getHttpRequest

public static javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest getHttpRequest()

The HttpRequest for the current request if the request is via HTTP. Returns null if the client is using a non-HTTP channel. Available for users.

getHttpResponse

public static javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse getHttpResponse()

The HttpServletResponse for the current request if the request is via HTTP. Returns null if the using an non-HTTP channel. Available for users.

getTunnelHttpRequest

public static javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest getTunnelHttpRequest()

The HttpServletRequest for the current request if it is transporting a tunneled protocol. Returns null if the current request protocol it not tunneled. Available for users.

getServletConfig

public static javax.servlet.ServletConfig getServletConfig()

The ServletConfig for the current request, uses the last known ServletConfig when the request is not via HTTP. Available for users.

getServletContext

public static javax.servlet.ServletContext getServletContext()

The ServletContext for the current web application.

getFlexClient

public static FlexClient getFlexClient()

The FlexClient for the current request. Available for users.

getFlexSession

public static FlexSession getFlexSession()

The FlexSession for the current request. Available for users.

isMessageFromPeer

public static boolean isMessageFromPeer()

Indicates whether the current message being processed came from a server peer in a cluster.

getUserPrincipal

public static Principal getUserPrincipal()

Returns the principal associated with the session or client depending on whether perClientauthentication is being used. If the client has not authenticated the principal will be null.

Returns:

The principal associated with the session.

setUserPrincipal

public static void setUserPrincipal(Principal userPrincipal)

Parameters:

userPrincipal - The principal to associate with the session or client depending on whether perClientauthentication is being used.