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LightweightXmlRpcServer.javaAPI DocExample7216Wed Sep 19 09:19:24 BST 2001javaxml2

LightweightXmlRpcServer.java

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package javaxml2;

import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.FileReader;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.Enumeration;
import java.util.Hashtable;

import helma.xmlrpc.XmlRpc;
import helma.xmlrpc.WebServer;

/**
 * <b><code>LightweightXmlRpcServer</code></b> is a utility class
 *   that will start an XML-RPC server listening for HTTP requests
 *   and register a set of handlers, defined in a configuration file.
 */
public class LightweightXmlRpcServer {
  
    /** The XML-RPC server utility class */
    private WebServer server;
    
    /** Port number to listen on */
    private int port;
    
    /** Configuration file to use */
    private String configFile;
    
    /**
     * <p>
     * This will store the requested port and configuration file
     *   for the server to use.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param port <code>int</code> number of port to listen to
     * @param configFile <code>String</code> filename to read for
     *                   configuration information.
     */
    public LightweightXmlRpcServer(int port, String configFile) {
        this.port = port;
        this.configFile = configFile;
    }
    
    /**
     * <p>
     * This will start up the server.
     * </p>
     *
     * @throws <code>IOException</code> when problems occur.
     */
    public void start() throws IOException {
        try {
            // Use Apache Xerces SAX Parser
            XmlRpc.setDriver("org.apache.xerces.parsers.SAXParser");

            System.out.println("Starting up XML-RPC Server...");
            server = new WebServer(port);                      
            
            // Register handlers
            registerHandlers(getHandlers());

            
        } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
            throw new IOException("Error loading SAX parser: " + 
                e.getMessage());
        }         
    }   
    
    /**
     * <p>
     * This is a method that parses the configuration file
     *   (in a very simplistic manner) and reads the handler
     *   definitions supplied.
     * </p>
     * 
     * @return <code>Hashtable</code> - class id/class pairs.
     * @throws <code>IOException</code> - when errors occur in 
     *                                    reading/parsing the file.
     */
    private Hashtable getHandlers() throws IOException {

        Hashtable handlers = new Hashtable();
        
        BufferedReader reader = 
            new BufferedReader(new FileReader(configFile));
        String line = null;
        
        while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null) {
            // Syntax is "handlerName, handlerClass"
            int comma;
            
            // Skip comments
            if (line.startsWith("#")) {
                continue;
            }
            
            // Skip empty or useless lines            
            if ((comma = line.indexOf(",")) < 2) {
                continue;
            }
            
            // Add the handler name and the handler class
            handlers.put(line.substring(0, comma), 
                         line.substring(comma+1));
        }
        
        return handlers;        
    }    
    
    /**
     * <p>
     * This will register the handlers supplied in the XML-RPC
     *   server (typically from <code>{@link #getHandlers()}</code>.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param handlers <code>Hashtable</code> of handlers to register.
     */ 
    private void registerHandlers(Hashtable handlers) {        
        Enumeration handlerNames = handlers.keys();
        
        // Loop through the requested handlers
        while (handlerNames.hasMoreElements()) {
            String handlerName = (String)handlerNames.nextElement();
            String handlerClass = (String)handlers.get(handlerName);
            
            // Add this handler to the server
            try {
                server.addHandler(handlerName, 
                    Class.forName(handlerClass).newInstance());
                
                System.out.println("Registered handler " + handlerName +
                                   " to class " + handlerClass);
            } catch (Exception e) {
                System.out.println("Could not register handler " + 
                                   handlerName + " with class " + 
                                   handlerClass);
            }
        }
    }    
  
    /**
     * <p>
     * Provide a static entry point.
     * </p>
     */
    public static void main(String[] args) {
      
        if (args.length < 2) {
            System.out.println(
                "Usage: " +
                "java com.oreilly.xml.LightweightXmlRpcServer " +
                "[port] [configFile]");
            System.exit(-1);
        }
        
        LightweightXmlRpcServer server =
            new LightweightXmlRpcServer(Integer.parseInt(args[0]),
                                        args[1]);   

        try {
            // Start the server
            server.start();
        } catch (IOException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getMessage());
        }                               
    }
}