org.directwebremoting.ui.dwr
Class Engine

java.lang.Object
  org.directwebremoting.ui.dwr.Engine

public class Engine
extends java.lang.Object

Engine is a server-side proxy that allows Java programmers to call client side Javascript from Java.

Author:

Joe Walker [joe at getahead dot ltd dot uk]

See Also:

for more documenation on server-side proxies

Field Summary

static int	IFrame XHR remoting type constant.
static int	ScriptTag XHR remoting type constant.
static int	XMLHttpRequest XHR remoting type constant.

Constructor Summary

Engine()

Method Summary

static void	openInDownload(byte[] blob) Send some data to the client and have the browser offer it for download
static void	openInDownload(FileTransfer ft) Send some data to the client and have the browser offer it for download
static void	openInDownload(java.io.InputStream in) Send some data to the client and have the browser offer it for download
static void	setActiveReverseAjax(boolean activeReverseAjax) Does DWR poll the server for updates? (Default: false)
static void	setAsync(boolean async) Do we ask the XHR object to be asynchronous? (Default: true)
static void	setHttpMethod(java.lang.String httpMethod) Which HTTP method do we use to send results? Must be one of "GET" or "POST".
static void	setOrdered(boolean ordered) Ensure that remote calls happen in the order in which they were sent? (Default: false)
static void	setPollType(int newPollType) Set the preferred polling type.
static void	setPollUsingComet(boolean pollComet) Does DWR us comet polling? (Default: true)
static void	setRpcType(int newType) Set the preferred remoting type.
static void	setTimeout(int timeout) Set a default timeout value for all calls.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

XMLHttpRequest

public static final int XMLHttpRequest

XHR remoting type constant. See dwr.engine.set[Rpc|Poll]Type()

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Constant Field Values

IFrame

public static final int IFrame

XHR remoting type constant. See dwr.engine.set[Rpc|Poll]Type()

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Constant Field Values

ScriptTag

public static final int ScriptTag

XHR remoting type constant. See dwr.engine.setRpcType()

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

Engine

public Engine()

Method Detail

openInDownload

public static void openInDownload(byte[] blob)

Send some data to the client and have the browser offer it for download

Parameters:

blob - The data to be downloaded

openInDownload

public static void openInDownload(java.io.InputStream in)

Send some data to the client and have the browser offer it for download

Parameters:

in - The data to be downloaded

openInDownload

public static void openInDownload(FileTransfer ft)

Send some data to the client and have the browser offer it for download

Parameters:

ft - The data to be downloaded

setTimeout

public static void setTimeout(int timeout)

Set a default timeout value for all calls. 0 (the default) turns timeouts off.

Parameters:

timeout - The time to wait in milliseconds

setRpcType

public static void setRpcType(int newType)

Set the preferred remoting type.

Parameters:

newType - One of dwr.engine.XMLHttpRequest or dwr.engine.IFrame or dwr.engine.ScriptTag

setHttpMethod

public static void setHttpMethod(java.lang.String httpMethod)

Which HTTP method do we use to send results? Must be one of "GET" or "POST".

Parameters:

httpMethod - One of XMLHttpRequest, IFrame or ScriptTag

setOrdered

public static void setOrdered(boolean ordered)

Ensure that remote calls happen in the order in which they were sent? (Default: false)

Parameters:

ordered - True to set call ordering.

setAsync

public static void setAsync(boolean async)

Do we ask the XHR object to be asynchronous? (Default: true)

Parameters:

async - False to become synchronous (not recommended)

setActiveReverseAjax

public static void setActiveReverseAjax(boolean activeReverseAjax)

Does DWR poll the server for updates? (Default: false)

Parameters:

activeReverseAjax - True/False to turn RA on/off

setPollUsingComet

public static void setPollUsingComet(boolean pollComet)

Does DWR us comet polling? (Default: true)

Parameters:

pollComet - True/False to use Comet where supported

setPollType

public static void setPollType(int newPollType)

Set the preferred polling type.

Parameters:

newPollType - One of XMLHttpRequest, IFrame or ScriptTag