edu.wisc.ssec.mcidasv.supportform
Class Submitter

java.lang.Object
  edu.wisc.ssec.mcidasv.util.BackgroundTask<String>
      edu.wisc.ssec.mcidasv.supportform.Submitter

All Implemented Interfaces:

Runnable, Future<String>

public class Submitter
extends BackgroundTask<String>

Field Summary

private SupportForm	form Used to gather user input and system information.
private static org.slf4j.Logger	logger
private org.apache.commons.httpclient.methods.PostMethod	method Handy reference to the status code (and more) of our POST.
private static int	POST_ATTEMPTS We'll follow up to this many redirects for requestUrl.
private String	requestUrl URL that we'll attempt to POST our requests at.
private int	tryCount Number of redirects we've tried since starting.
private String	validFormUrl Keeps track of the most recent redirect for requestUrl.

Constructor Summary

Submitter(SupportForm form)

Method Summary

private static org.apache.commons.httpclient.methods.multipart.FilePart	buildFakeFilePart(String id, String file, byte[] data) Creates a file attachment that isn't based upon an actual file.
private static org.apache.commons.httpclient.methods.PostMethod	buildPostMethod(String url, SupportForm form) Attempts to POST to url using the information from form.
private static org.apache.commons.httpclient.methods.multipart.FilePart	buildRealFilePart(String id, String file) Creates a file attachment that's based upon a real file.
protected String	compute()
protected void	onCompletion(String result, Throwable exception, boolean cancelled)

Methods inherited from class edu.wisc.ssec.mcidasv.util.BackgroundTask

cancel, get, get, isCancelled, isDone, onProgress, run, setProgress

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

logger

private static final org.slf4j.Logger logger

POST_ATTEMPTS

private static final int POST_ATTEMPTS

We'll follow up to this many redirects for requestUrl.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

form

private final SupportForm form

Used to gather user input and system information.

requestUrl

private final String requestUrl

URL that we'll attempt to POST our requests at.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

validFormUrl

private String validFormUrl

Keeps track of the most recent redirect for requestUrl.

tryCount

private int tryCount

Number of redirects we've tried since starting.

method

private org.apache.commons.httpclient.methods.PostMethod method

Handy reference to the status code (and more) of our POST.

Constructor Detail

Submitter

public Submitter(SupportForm form)

Method Detail

buildRealFilePart

private static org.apache.commons.httpclient.methods.multipart.FilePart buildRealFilePart(String id,
                                                                                          String file)

Creates a file attachment that's based upon a real file.

Parameters:

id - The parameter ID. Usually something like "form_data[att_two]".

file - Path to the file that's going to be attached.

Returns:

POST-able file attachment using the name and contents of file.

buildFakeFilePart

private static org.apache.commons.httpclient.methods.multipart.FilePart buildFakeFilePart(String id,
                                                                                          String file,
                                                                                          byte[] data)

Creates a file attachment that isn't based upon an actual file. Useful for something like the "extra" attachment where you collect a bunch of data but don't want to deal with creating a temporary file.

Parameters:

id - Parameter ID. Typically something like "form_data[att_extra]".

file - Fake name of the file. Can be whatever you like.

data - The actual data to place inside the attachment.

Returns:

POST-able file attachment using a spoofed filename!

buildPostMethod

private static org.apache.commons.httpclient.methods.PostMethod buildPostMethod(String url,
                                                                                SupportForm form)

Attempts to POST to url using the information from form.

Parameters:

url - URL that'll accept the POST. Typically requestUrl.

form - The SupportForm that contains the data to use in the support request.

Returns:

Big honkin' object that contains the support request.

compute

protected String compute()

Specified by:

compute in class BackgroundTask<String>

onCompletion

protected void onCompletion(String result,
                            Throwable exception,
                            boolean cancelled)

Overrides:

onCompletion in class BackgroundTask<String>