## org.w3c.jigsaw.frames
Class HTTPFrame

    java.lang.Object
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      +--org.w3c.tools.resources.AttributeHolder
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            +--org.w3c.tools.resources.Resource
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                  +--org.w3c.tools.resources.FramedResource
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                        +--org.w3c.tools.resources.ResourceFrame
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                              +--org.w3c.tools.resources.ProtocolFrame
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                                    +--org.w3c.jigsaw.frames.HTTPFrame

Direct Known Subclasses:
  BrokerFrame, CgiFrame, CheckpointFrame, CvsFileFrame, DirectoryListerFrame, FancyFrame, ForwardFrame, GcStatFrame, HTTPExtFrame, MapFrame, NegotiatedFrame, PageCompileFrame, PostableFrame, RedirecterFrame, RelocateFrame, ServletDirectoryFrame, ServletMapperFrame, ServletWrapperFrame, SSIFrame, StatisticsFrame, ThreadStatFrame, VirtualHostFrame, ZipFrame

public class HTTPFrame
extends ProtocolFrame

Default class to handle the HTTP protocol, manage FileResource and DirectoryResource.

Field Summary
`protected static HttpTokenList` | `_allowed` Methods allowed by that class in general:
`protected boolean` | `acceptRanges` Does this resource support byte ranges.
`protected HttpTokenList` | `allowed` Methods allowed by instances of that class in particular:
`protected static int` | `ATTR_ALLOW_DEL` Attribute index - delete allowed for the associated resource ?
`protected static int` | `ATTR_BROWSABLE` Attribute index - Allow the GNN browse method.
`protected static int` | `ATTR_CONTENT_ENCODING` Attribute index - The index for the content encodings attribute.
`protected static int` | `ATTR_CONTENT_LANGUAGE` Attribute index - The index for the content languages attribute.
`protected static int` | `ATTR_CONTENT_LENGTH` Attribute index - The index for the content length attribute.
`protected static int` | `ATTR_CONTENT_TYPE` Attribute index - The index for the content type attribute.
`protected static int` | `ATTR_ICON` Attribute index - The icon (if any) associated to the resource.
`protected static int` | `ATTR_ICONDIR` Attribute index - The icon directory to use in dir listing.
`protected static int` | `ATTR_INDEX` Attribute index - our index resource name.
`protected static int` | `ATTR_MAXAGE` Attribute index - Max age: the maximum drift allowed from reality.
`protected static int` | `ATTR_MD5` Attribute index - Send MD5 Digest: the md5 digest of the resource sent
`protected static int` | `ATTR_PUTABLE` Attribute index - Do we allow PUT method on this file.
`protected static int` | `ATTR_QUALITY` Attributes index - The index for the quality attribute.
`protected static int` | `ATTR_RELOCATE` Attribute index - The index for our relocate attribute.
`protected static int` | `ATTR_STYLE_LINK` Attribute index - Style sheet for directory listing
`protected static int` | `ATTR_TITLE` Attribute index - The index for the title attribute.
`protected static MimeType` | `browsetype` The Browse Mime type.
`static int` | `COND_FAILED` Condition check return code - Condition existed but failed.
`static int` | `COND_OK` Condition check return code - Condition existed and succeeded.
`protected DirectoryResource` | `dresource` The associated DirectoryResource (if any)
`protected FileResource` | `fresource` The associated FileResource (if any)
`protected HtmlGenerator` | `listing` Our current (cached) directory listing.
`protected long` | `listing_stamp` The time at which we generated the directory index.
`static java.lang.String` | `STATE_CONTENT_LOCATION`

Fields inherited from class org.w3c.tools.resources.ResourceFrame
`filterClass, frameListener, resource`

Fields inherited from class org.w3c.tools.resources.FramedResource
`ATTR_OID, attrListener, debugEvent, event_disabled, framesRef, structListener`

Fields inherited from class org.w3c.tools.resources.Resource
`ATTR_CONTEXT, ATTR_HELP_URL, ATTR_IDENTIFIER, ATTR_LAST_MODIFIED, ATTR_PARENT, ATTR_RESOURCE_FRAMES, ATTR_STORE_ENTRY, ATTR_URL`

Fields inherited from class org.w3c.tools.resources.AttributeHolder
`attributes, slowpickle, values`

Constructor Summary
`HTTPFrame()`

Method Summary
`void` | `addStyleSheet(HtmlGenerator g)` Add our own Style Sheet to the HtmlGenerator.
`void` | `attributeChanged(AttributeChangedEvent evt)` Listen its resource.
`Reply` | `browse(Request request)` A present to GNNPress users ! This method implements the `BROWSE` method that AOL press (or GNN press, or whatever its last name is) expects.
`int` | `checkIfMatch(Request request)` Check the `If-Match` condition of that request.
`int` | `checkIfModifiedSince(Request request)` Check the `If-Modified-Since` condition of that request.
`int` | `checkIfNoneMatch(Request request)` Check the `If-None-Match` condition of that request.
`int` | `checkIfUnmodifiedSince(Request request)` Check the `If-Unmodified-Since` condition of that request.
`boolean` | `checkRequest(RequestInterface request)` Check the request.
`protected java.io.File` | `computeTrashDir(java.io.File dir)`
`protected java.io.File` | `computeTrashFile(java.io.File file)`
`Reply` | `createDefaultReply(Request request, int status)` Create a reply to answer to request on this file.
`protected Reply` | `createFileReply(Request request)` Create the reply relative to the given file.
`Reply` | `delete(Request request)` The default DELETE method, actually the resource (file, directory) is moved into the trash directory which is not accessible via HTTP.
`protected Reply` | `deleteDirectoryResource(Request request)` Perform a DELETE for the associated DirectoryResource.
`protected Reply` | `deleteFileResource(Request request)` Perform a DELETE for the associated FileResource.
`protected Reply` | `deleteOtherResource(Request request)` Perform a DELETE for the associated resource.
`Reply` | `extended(Request request)`
`Reply` | `get(Request request)` The default GET method.
`boolean` | `getAllowDeleteFlag()` delete allowed for the associated resource ?
`boolean` | `getBrowsableFlag()` Get this class browsable flag.
`protected MimeType` | `getBrowseType()` Get the Browse Mime type.
`java.lang.String` | `getContentEncoding()` Get this resource content encoding.
`java.lang.String` | `getContentLanguage()` Get this resource content language.
`int` | `getContentLength()` Get this resource content length.
`MimeType` | `getContentType()` Get this resource content type.
`Reply` | `getDirectoryListing(Request request)` Reply with an HTML doc listing the resources of this directory.
`DirectoryResource` | `getDirectoryResource()` Get the associated DirectoryResource (if any)
`protected Reply` | `getDirectoryResource(Request request)` Perform a GET for the associated DirectoryResource.
`HttpEntityTag` | `getETag()` Get this resource Etag
`FileResource` | `getFileResource()` Get the associated FileResource (if any)
`protected Reply` | `getFileResource(Request request)` Get for FileResource
`java.lang.String` | `getHelpURL()` Get this resource's help url.
`java.lang.String` | `getHelpURL(java.lang.String topic)` Get the help URL for that resource's attribute.
`java.lang.String` | `getIcon()` Get this resource's icon.
`java.lang.String` | `getIconDirectory()` Get the optional icon directory.
`java.lang.String` | `getIndex()` Get the optinal index name for this directory listing.
`long` | `getMaxAge()` Get this resource's max age.
`boolean` | `getMD5Flag()` Do we send the MD5 digest?
`protected Reply` | `getOtherResource(Request request)` The default GET method for other king of associated resource
`boolean` | `getPutableFlag()` Get the PUT'able flag (are we allow to PUT to the resource ?)
`double` | `getQuality()` Get this resource quality.
`boolean` | `getRelocateFlag()` Should we relocate invalid requests to this directory.
`java.lang.String` | `getStyleSheetURL()` Get this frame style sheet link
`java.lang.String` | `getTitle()` Get this resource title.
`java.net.URL` | `getURL(Request request)` Get the full URL for that resource.
`Reply` | `handleRangeRequest(Request request, HttpRange r)` handles a Range Request
`Reply` | `head(Request request)` The default HEAD method replies does a GET and removes entity.
`protected Reply` | `headDirectoryResource(Request request)` Perform a HEAD request for the associated DirectoryResource.
`protected Reply` | `headFileResource(Request request)` Perform a HEAD request for the associated FileResource.
`protected Reply` | `headOtherResource(Request request)` Perform a HEAD request for the associated resource.
`Reply` | `link(Request request)` The default LINK method replies with a not implemented.
`boolean` | `lookup(LookupState ls, LookupResult lr)` Lookup the target resource.
`protected boolean` | `lookupDirectory(LookupState ls, LookupResult lr)` Lookup the target resource when associated with a DirectoryResource.
`protected boolean` | `lookupFile(LookupState ls, LookupResult lr)` Lookup the target resource when associated with a FileResource.
`protected boolean` | `lookupOther(LookupState ls, LookupResult lr)` Lookup the target resource when associated with an unknown resource.
`protected boolean` | `lookupResource(LookupState ls, LookupResult lr)` Lookup the target resource (dispath to more specific lookup methods).
`Reply` | `options(Request request)` The default OPTIONS method replies with a not implemented.
`ReplyInterface` | `perform(RequestInterface req)` Perform the request
`protected ReplyInterface` | `performFrames(RequestInterface request)` Perform the request on all the frames of that resource.
`Reply` | `post(Request request)` The default POST method replies with a not implemented.
`Reply` | `put(Request request)` The default PUT method.
`protected Reply` | `putFileResource(Request request)` Change the content of the associated FileResource.
`protected Reply` | `putOtherResource(Request request)` Always throw a ProtocolException.
`void` | `registerOtherResource(FramedResource resource)` use this one instead of registerResource if the resource type doesn't matter or if this is not a file or a directory resource.
`void` | `registerResource(FramedResource resource)` Register this frame to the given resource.
`void` | `setValue(int idx, java.lang.Object value)` Catch setValue, to maintain cached header values correctness.
`Reply` | `trace(Request request)` The default TRACE method replies with a not implemented
`Reply` | `unlink(Request request)` The default UNLINK method replies with a not implemented.
`protected void` | `updateCachedHeaders()` Update the cached headers value.

Methods inherited from class org.w3c.tools.resources.ResourceFrame
`addFrameEventListener, eventDisabled, fireFrameEvent, frameModified, getFilters, getFilters, getFrameReference, getResource, getResourceReference, getSpaceEntry, getURLPath, lookupFilters, lookupFrames, postFrameEvent, processEvent, removeFrameEventListener, unregisterResource, updateDefaultChildAttributes`

Methods inherited from class org.w3c.tools.resources.FramedResource

`addAttributeChangedListener, addStructureChangedListener, collectFramesReference, delete, disableEvent, displayEvent, enableEvent, fireAttributeChangeEvent, fireStructureChangedEvent, fireStructureChangedEvent, frameAdded, frameRemoved, getClone, getFrame, getFrame, getFrameReference, getFrameReference, getFramesReference, getOid, initialize, markModified, notifyUnload, postAttributeChangeEvent, postEvent, postStructureChangedEvent, postStructureChangedEvent, registerFrame, registerFrameIfNone, removeAttributeChangedListener, removeStructureChangedListener, unregisterFrame`

Methods inherited from class org.w3c.tools.resources.Resource
`acceptUnload, checkMultipleLock, collectFrames, getContext, getFrame, getFrames, getIdentifier, getLastModified, getParent, getServer, getSpace, getStoreEntry, getValue, getValue, isInitialized, isUnloaded, setContext, setContext, setValue, updateAttributes`

Methods inherited from class org.w3c.tools.resources.AttributeHolder
`definesAttribute, definesAttribute, getAttributes, getBoolean, getChar, getClone, getClone, getDouble, getFloat, getInt, getLong, getString, getValue, initialize, lookupAttribute, pickle, print, setBoolean, setChar, setDouble, setFloat, setInt, setLong, setString, setValue, unpickle, unpickle, unpickle, unpickleInstance, unpickleInstance`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Field Detail

### STATE_CONTENT_LOCATION

    public static final java.lang.String STATE_CONTENT_LOCATION

### COND_FAILED

    public static final int COND_FAILED

  Condition check return code - Condition existed but failed.

### COND_OK

    public static final int COND_OK

  Condition check return code - Condition existed and succeeded.

### _allowed

    protected static HttpTokenList _allowed

  Methods allowed by that class in general:

### allowed

    protected HttpTokenList allowed

  Methods allowed by instances of that class in particular:

### ATTR_QUALITY

    protected static int ATTR_QUALITY

  Attributes index - The index for the quality attribute.

### ATTR_TITLE

    protected static int ATTR_TITLE

  Attribute index - The index for the title attribute.

### ATTR_CONTENT_LANGUAGE

    protected static int ATTR_CONTENT_LANGUAGE

  Attribute index - The index for the content languages attribute.

### ATTR_CONTENT_ENCODING

    protected static int ATTR_CONTENT_ENCODING

  Attribute index - The index for the content encodings attribute.

### ATTR_CONTENT_TYPE

    protected static int ATTR_CONTENT_TYPE

  Attribute index - The index for the content type attribute.

### ATTR_CONTENT_LENGTH

    protected static int ATTR_CONTENT_LENGTH

  Attribute index - The index for the content length attribute.

### ATTR_ICON

    protected static int ATTR_ICON

  Attribute index - The icon (if any) associated to the resource.

### ATTR_MAXAGE

    protected static int ATTR_MAXAGE

  Attribute index - Max age: the maximum drift allowed from reality.

### ATTR_MD5

    protected static int ATTR_MD5

  Attribute index - Send MD5 Digest: the md5 digest of the resource sent

### ATTR_ALLOW_DEL

    protected static int ATTR_ALLOW_DEL

  Attribute index - delete allowed for the associated resource ?

### ATTR_PUTABLE

    protected static int ATTR_PUTABLE

  Attribute index - Do we allow PUT method on this file.

### ATTR_RELOCATE

    protected static int ATTR_RELOCATE

  Attribute index - The index for our relocate attribute.

### ATTR_INDEX

    protected static int ATTR_INDEX

  Attribute index - our index resource name.

### ATTR_ICONDIR

    protected static int ATTR_ICONDIR

  Attribute index - The icon directory to use in dir listing.

### ATTR_BROWSABLE

    protected static int ATTR_BROWSABLE

  Attribute index - Allow the GNN browse method.

### ATTR_STYLE_LINK

    protected static int ATTR_STYLE_LINK

  Attribute index - Style sheet for directory listing

### dresource

    protected DirectoryResource dresource

  The associated DirectoryResource (if any)

### fresource

    protected FileResource fresource

  The associated FileResource (if any)

### acceptRanges

    protected boolean acceptRanges

  Does this resource support byte ranges.

### listing

    protected HtmlGenerator listing

  Our current (cached) directory listing.

### listing_stamp

    protected long listing_stamp

  The time at which we generated the directory index.

### browsetype

    protected static MimeType browsetype

  The Browse Mime type.

Constructor Detail

### HTTPFrame

    public HTTPFrame()

Method Detail

### registerResource

    public void registerResource(FramedResource resource)

  Register this frame to the given resource.
  Parameters:
    `resource` - The resource associated with this frame.
  Overrides:
    registerResource in class ResourceFrame

### getFileResource

    public FileResource getFileResource()

  Get the associated FileResource (if any)
  Returns:
    a FileResource instance or null if no FileResource is associated with this frame.

### getDirectoryResource

    public DirectoryResource getDirectoryResource()

  Get the associated DirectoryResource (if any)
  Returns:
    a DirectoryResource instance or null if no DirectoryResource is associated with this frame.

### registerOtherResource

    public void registerOtherResource(FramedResource resource)

  use this one instead of registerResource if the resource type doesn't matter or if this is not a file or a directory resource. In subclasses you should have to do that:

        public void registerResource(FramedResource resource) {
         super.registerOtherResource(resource);
        }

  Parameters:
    `the` - resource to register.

### getHelpURL

    public java.lang.String getHelpURL()

  Get this resource's help url.
  Returns:
    An URL, encoded as a String, or null if not available.
  Overrides:
    getHelpURL in class Resource

### getHelpURL

    public java.lang.String getHelpURL(java.lang.String topic)

  Get the help URL for that resource's attribute.
  Parameters:
    `topic` - The topic (can be an attribute name, or a property, etc).
  Returns:
    A String encoded URL, or null.
  Overrides:
    getHelpURL in class Resource

### attributeChanged

    public void attributeChanged(AttributeChangedEvent evt)

  Listen its resource.
  Overrides:
    attributeChanged in class ResourceFrame

### setValue

    public void setValue(int idx,
                         java.lang.Object value)

  Catch setValue, to maintain cached header values correctness.
  Parameters:
    `idx` - The index of the attribute to be set.
    `value` - The new value for the attribute.
  Overrides:
    setValue in class ResourceFrame

### getURL

    public java.net.URL getURL(Request request)

  Get the full URL for that resource.
  Returns:
    An URL instance.

### getQuality

    public double getQuality()

  Get this resource quality.
  Returns:
    The resource quality, or some negative value if not defined.

### getTitle

    public java.lang.String getTitle()

  Get this resource title.
  Returns:
    This resource's title, or null if not defined.

### getContentLanguage

    public java.lang.String getContentLanguage()

  Get this resource content language. Language are stored as a comma separated String of tokens.
  Returns:
    A comma separated string of language tokens, or null if undefined.

### getContentEncoding

    public java.lang.String getContentEncoding()

  Get this resource content encoding. The content encoding of a resource is stored as a comma separated list of tokens (as decribed in the Content_encoding header of the HTTP specification, and in the order they should appear in the header).
  Returns:
    A string of comma separated encoding tokens, or null if not defined.

### getContentType

    public MimeType getContentType()

  Get this resource content type.
  Returns:
    An instance of MIMEType, or null if not defined.

### getETag

    public HttpEntityTag getETag()

  Get this resource Etag
  Returns:
    an instance of HttpEntityTag, or null if not defined.

### getContentLength

    public int getContentLength()

  Get this resource content length.
  Returns:
    The resource content length, or -1 if not defined.

### getIcon

    public java.lang.String getIcon()

  Get this resource's icon.

### getMaxAge

    public long getMaxAge()

  Get this resource's max age. The max age of a resource indicates how much drift is allowed between the physicall version of the resource, and any in-memory cached version of it.

  The max age attribute is a long number giving the number of milliseconds of allowed drift.

### getPutableFlag

    public boolean getPutableFlag()

  Get the PUT'able flag (are we allow to PUT to the resource ?)

### getMD5Flag

    public boolean getMD5Flag()

  Do we send the MD5 digest?

### getAllowDeleteFlag

    public boolean getAllowDeleteFlag()

  delete allowed for the associated resource ?

### handleRangeRequest

    public Reply handleRangeRequest(Request request,
                                    HttpRange r)
                             throws ProtocolException

  handles a Range Request
  Parameters:
    `request,` - the request
    `r,` - the HttpRange
  Returns:
    a Reply if range is valid, or null if there is a change in the resource, or if the HttpRange is not valid ( 4-2, for example).
  Throws:
    ProtocolException - If processsing the request failed.

### getBrowsableFlag

    public boolean getBrowsableFlag()

  Get this class browsable flag.

### getStyleSheetURL

    public java.lang.String getStyleSheetURL()

  Get this frame style sheet link

### getIconDirectory

    public java.lang.String getIconDirectory()

  Get the optional icon directory.

### getRelocateFlag

    public boolean getRelocateFlag()

  Should we relocate invalid requests to this directory.
  Returns:
    A boolean true if we should relocate.

### getIndex

    public java.lang.String getIndex()

  Get the optinal index name for this directory listing.
  Returns:
    The name of the resource responsible to list that container.

### addStyleSheet

    public void addStyleSheet(HtmlGenerator g)

  Add our own Style Sheet to the HtmlGenerator.
  Parameters:
    `g` - The HtmlGenerator.

### getDirectoryListing

    public Reply getDirectoryListing(Request request)
                              throws ProtocolException,
                                     ResourceException

  Reply with an HTML doc listing the resources of this directory. This function takes special care not to regenerate a directory listing when one is available. It also caches the date of the directory listing, so that it can win big with NOT_MODIFIED.

  Using a modem, I know that each place I can reply with an NOT_MODIFIED, is a big win.

  Parameters:
    `request` - The request to handle.
  Throws:
    ProtocolException - If processsing the request failed.
    ResourceException - If the resource got a fatal error.

### updateCachedHeaders

    protected void updateCachedHeaders()

  Update the cached headers value. Each resource maintains a set of cached values for headers, this allows for a nice sped-up in headers marshalling, which - as the complexity of the protocol increases - becomes a bottleneck.

### createDefaultReply

    public Reply createDefaultReply(Request request,
                                    int status)

  Create a reply to answer to request on this file. This method will create a suitable reply (matching the given request) and will set all its default header values to the appropriate values.
  Parameters:
    `request` - The request to make a reply for.
  Returns:
    An instance of Reply, suited to answer this request.

### checkIfMatch

    public int checkIfMatch(Request request)

  Check the `If-Match` condition of that request.
  Parameters:
    `request` - The request to check.
  Returns:
    An integer, either `COND_FAILED</cond> if condition was checked, but failed, `COND_OK` if condition was checked and succeeded, or 0 if the condition was not checked at all (eg because the resource or the request didn't support it).`

### checkIfNoneMatch

    public int checkIfNoneMatch(Request request)

  Check the `If-None-Match` condition of that request.
  Parameters:
    `request` - The request to check.
  Returns:
    An integer, either `COND_FAILED</cond> if condition was checked, but failed, `COND_OK` if condition was checked and succeeded, or 0 if the condition was not checked at all (eg because the resource or the request didn't support it).`

### checkIfModifiedSince

    public int checkIfModifiedSince(Request request)

  Check the `If-Modified-Since` condition of that request.
  Parameters:
    `request` - The request to check.
  Returns:
    An integer, either `COND_FAILED</cond> if condition was checked, but failed, `COND_OK` if condition was checked and succeeded, or 0 if the condition was not checked at all (eg because the resource or the request didn't support it).`

### checkIfUnmodifiedSince

    public int checkIfUnmodifiedSince(Request request)

  Check the `If-Unmodified-Since` condition of that request.
  Parameters:
    `request` - The request to check.
  Returns:
    An integer, either `COND_FAILED</cond> if condition was checked, but failed, `COND_OK` if condition was checked and succeeded, or 0 if the condition was not checked at all (eg because the resource or the request didn't support it).`

### lookup

    public boolean lookup(LookupState ls,
                          LookupResult lr)
                   throws ProtocolException

  Lookup the target resource. Lookup filters and then resource.
  Parameters:
    `ls` - The current lookup state
    `lr` - The result
  Returns:
    true if lookup is done.
  Throws:
    ProtocolException - If an error relative to the protocol occurs
  Overrides:
    lookup in class ResourceFrame
  See Also:
    `ResourceFrame.lookupFilters(org.w3c.tools.resources.LookupState, org.w3c.tools.resources.LookupResult)`, `lookupResource(org.w3c.tools.resources.LookupState, org.w3c.tools.resources.LookupResult)`

### lookupResource

    protected boolean lookupResource(LookupState ls,
                                     LookupResult lr)
                              throws ProtocolException

  Lookup the target resource (dispath to more specific lookup methods).
  Parameters:
    `ls` - The current lookup state
    `lr` - The result
  Returns:
    true if lookup is done.
  Throws:
    ProtocolException - If an error relative to the protocol occurs
  See Also:
    `lookupDirectory(org.w3c.tools.resources.LookupState, org.w3c.tools.resources.LookupResult)`, `lookupFile(org.w3c.tools.resources.LookupState, org.w3c.tools.resources.LookupResult)`, `lookupOther(org.w3c.tools.resources.LookupState, org.w3c.tools.resources.LookupResult)`

### lookupDirectory

    protected boolean lookupDirectory(LookupState ls,
                                      LookupResult lr)
                               throws ProtocolException

  Lookup the target resource when associated with a DirectoryResource.
  Parameters:
    `ls` - The current lookup state
    `lr` - The result
  Returns:
    true if lookup is done.
  Throws:
    ProtocolException - If an error relative to the protocol occurs

### lookupFile

    protected boolean lookupFile(LookupState ls,
                                 LookupResult lr)
                          throws ProtocolException

  Lookup the target resource when associated with a FileResource.
  Parameters:
    `ls` - The current lookup state
    `lr` - The result
  Returns:
    true if lookup is done.
  Throws:
    ProtocolException - If an error relative to the protocol occurs

### lookupOther

    protected boolean lookupOther(LookupState ls,
                                  LookupResult lr)
                           throws ProtocolException

  Lookup the target resource when associated with an unknown resource.
  Parameters:
    `ls` - The current lookup state
    `lr` - The result
  Returns:
    true if lookup is done.
  Throws:
    ProtocolException - If an error relative to the protocol occurs

### checkRequest

    public boolean checkRequest(RequestInterface request)

  Check the request.
  Parameters:
    `request` - the incomming request.
  Returns:
    true if the request is an HTTP Request.
  Overrides:
    checkRequest in class ResourceFrame

### performFrames

    protected ReplyInterface performFrames(RequestInterface request)
                                    throws ProtocolException,
                                           ResourceException

  Perform the request on all the frames of that resource. The Reply returned is the first non-null reply.
  Parameters:
    `request` - A RequestInterface instance.
  Returns:
    A ReplyInterface instance.
  Throws:
    ProtocolException - If an error relative to the protocol occurs
    ResourceException - If an error not relative to the protocol occurs
  Overrides:
    performFrames in class FramedResource

### perform

    public ReplyInterface perform(RequestInterface req)
                           throws ProtocolException,
                                  ResourceException

  Perform the request
  Parameters:
    `req` - The request to handle.
  Throws:
    ProtocolException - If processsing the request failed.
    ResourceException - If the resource got a fatal error.
  Overrides:
    perform in class ResourceFrame

### get

    public Reply get(Request request)
              throws ProtocolException,
                     ResourceException

  The default GET method.
  Parameters:
    `request` - The request to handle.
  Throws:
    ProtocolException - If processsing the request failed.
    ResourceException - If the resource got a fatal error.

### getOtherResource

    protected Reply getOtherResource(Request request)
                              throws ProtocolException,
                                     ResourceException

  The default GET method for other king of associated resource
  Parameters:
    `request` - The request to handle.
  Throws:
    ProtocolException - If processsing the request failed.
    ResourceException - If the resource got a fatal error.

### createFileReply

    protected Reply createFileReply(Request request)
                             throws ProtocolException,
                                    ResourceException

  Create the reply relative to the given file.
  Parameters:
    `request` - the incomming request.
  Returns:
    A Reply instance
  Throws:
    ProtocolException - If processsing the request failed.
    ResourceException - If the resource got a fatal error.

### getFileResource

    protected Reply getFileResource(Request request)
                             throws ProtocolException,
                                    ResourceException

  Get for FileResource
  Parameters:
    `request` - the incomming request.
  Returns:
    A Reply instance
  Throws:
    ProtocolException - If processsing the request failed.
    ResourceException - If the resource got a fatal error.

### getDirectoryResource

    protected Reply getDirectoryResource(Request request)
                                  throws ProtocolException,
                                         ResourceException

  Perform a GET for the associated DirectoryResource.
  Parameters:
    `request` - the incomming request.
  Returns:
    A Reply instance.
  Throws:
    ProtocolException - if request processing failed.
    ResourceException - If the resource got a fatal error.

### head

    public Reply head(Request request)
               throws ProtocolException,
                      ResourceException

  The default HEAD method replies does a GET and removes entity.
  Parameters:
    `request` - The request to handle.
  Throws:
    ProtocolException - Always thrown, to return a NOT_IMPLEMENTED error.
    ResourceException - If the resource got a fatal error.

### headOtherResource

    protected Reply headOtherResource(Request request)
                               throws ProtocolException,
                                      ResourceException

  Perform a HEAD request for the associated resource.
  Parameters:
    `request` - the incomming request.
  Returns:
    A Reply instance
  Throws:
    ProtocolException - If processsing the request failed.
    ResourceException - If the resource got a fatal error.

### headDirectoryResource

    protected Reply headDirectoryResource(Request request)
                                   throws ProtocolException,
                                          ResourceException

  Perform a HEAD request for the associated DirectoryResource.
  Parameters:
    `request` - the incomming request.
  Returns:
    A Reply instance
  Throws:
    ProtocolException - If processsing the request failed.
    ResourceException - If the resource got a fatal error.

### headFileResource

    protected Reply headFileResource(Request request)
                              throws ProtocolException,
                                     ResourceException

  Perform a HEAD request for the associated FileResource.
  Parameters:
    `request` - the incomming request.
  Returns:
    A Reply instance
  Throws:
    ProtocolException - If processsing the request failed.
    ResourceException - If the resource got a fatal error.

### post

    public Reply post(Request request)
               throws ProtocolException,
                      ResourceException

  The default POST method replies with a not implemented.
  Parameters:
    `request` - The request to handle.
  Throws:
    ProtocolException - Always thrown, to return a NOT_IMPLEMENTED error.
    ResourceException - If the resource got a fatal error.

### put

    public Reply put(Request request)
              throws ProtocolException,
                     ResourceException

  The default PUT method.
  Parameters:
    `request` - The request to handle.
  Throws:
    ProtocolException - If processsing the request failed.
    ResourceException - If the resource got a fatal error.

### putOtherResource

    protected Reply putOtherResource(Request request)
                              throws ProtocolException

  Always throw a ProtocolException.
  Parameters:
    `request` - The incmming request.
  Returns:
    a Reply instance.
  Throws:
    ProtocolException - (Always thrown).

### putFileResource

    protected Reply putFileResource(Request request)
                             throws ProtocolException,
                                    ResourceException

  Change the content of the associated FileResource.
  Parameters:
    `request` - The incomming request.
  Throws:
    ProtocolException - if a protocol error occurs
    ResourceException - If the resource got a fatal error.

### options

    public Reply options(Request request)
                  throws ProtocolException,
                         ResourceException

  The default OPTIONS method replies with a not implemented.
  Parameters:
    `request` - The request to handle.
  Throws:
    ProtocolException - In case of errors.
    ResourceException - If the resource got a fatal error.

### delete

    public Reply delete(Request request)
                 throws ProtocolException,
                        ResourceException

  The default DELETE method, actually the resource (file, directory) is moved into the trash directory which is not accessible via HTTP.
  Parameters:
    `request` - The request to handle.
  Throws:
    ProtocolException - If processsing the request failed.
    ResourceException - If the resource got a fatal error.

### computeTrashFile

    protected java.io.File computeTrashFile(java.io.File file)

### computeTrashDir

    protected java.io.File computeTrashDir(java.io.File dir)

### deleteDirectoryResource

    protected Reply deleteDirectoryResource(Request request)
                                     throws ProtocolException,
                                            ResourceException

  Perform a DELETE for the associated DirectoryResource.
  Parameters:
    `request` - the incomming request.
  Returns:
    A Reply instance.
  Throws:
    ProtocolException - if request processing failed.
    ResourceException - If the resource got a fatal error.

### deleteFileResource

    protected Reply deleteFileResource(Request request)
                                throws ProtocolException,
                                       ResourceException

  Perform a DELETE for the associated FileResource.
  Parameters:
    `request` - the incomming request.
  Returns:
    A Reply instance.
  Throws:
    ProtocolException - if request processing failed.
    ResourceException - If the resource got a fatal error.

### deleteOtherResource

    protected Reply deleteOtherResource(Request request)
                                 throws ProtocolException,
                                        ResourceException

  Perform a DELETE for the associated resource.
  Parameters:
    `request` - the incomming request.
  Returns:
    A Reply instance.
  Throws:
    ProtocolException - if request processing failed.
    ResourceException - If the resource got a fatal error.

### link

    public Reply link(Request request)
               throws ProtocolException,
                      ResourceException

  The default LINK method replies with a not implemented.
  Parameters:
    `request` - The request to handle.
  Throws:
    ProtocolException - Always thrown, to return a NOT_IMPLEMENTED error.
    ResourceException - If the resource got a fatal error.

### unlink

    public Reply unlink(Request request)
                 throws ProtocolException,
                        ResourceException

  The default UNLINK method replies with a not implemented.
  Parameters:
    `request` - The request to handle.
  Throws:
    ProtocolException - Always thrown, to return a NOT_IMPLEMENTED error.
    ResourceException - If the resource got a fatal error.

### trace

    public Reply trace(Request request)
                throws HTTPException,
                       ClientException

  The default TRACE method replies with a not implemented
  Parameters:
    `request` - The request to handle.
  Throws:
    HTTPException - In case of errors.
    ClientException - If the client instance controling the request processing got a fatal error.

### extended

    public Reply extended(Request request)
                   throws ProtocolException,
                          ResourceException

### getBrowseType

    protected MimeType getBrowseType()

  Get the Browse Mime type.

### browse

    public Reply browse(Request request)
                 throws ProtocolException

  A present to GNNPress users ! This method implements the `BROWSE` method that AOL press (or GNN press, or whatever its last name is) expects.
  Parameters:
    `request` - The request to process.
  Returns:
    A Reply instance.
  Throws:
    ProtocolException - If some error occurs.