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18 * @file shibsp/handler/Handler.h
20 * Pluggable runtime functionality that implement protocols and services.
23 #ifndef __shibsp_handler_h__
24 #define __shibsp_handler_h__
26 #include <shibsp/util/PropertySet.h>
31 class SAML_API SPSSODescriptor;
38 class SHIBSP_API SPRequest;
41 * Pluggable runtime functionality that implement protocols and services
43 class SHIBSP_API Handler : public virtual PropertySet
45 MAKE_NONCOPYABLE(Handler);
52 * Executes handler functionality as an incoming request.
54 * <p>Handlers can be run either directly by incoming web requests
55 * or indirectly/implicitly during other SP processing.
57 * @param request SP request context
58 * @param isHandler true iff executing in the context of a direct handler invocation
59 * @return a pair containing a "request completed" indicator and a server-specific response code
61 virtual std::pair<bool,long> run(SPRequest& request, bool isHandler=true) const=0;
65 * Generates and/or modifies metadata reflecting the Handler.
67 * <p>The default implementation does nothing.
69 * @param role metadata role to decorate
70 * @param handlerURL base location of handler's endpoint
72 virtual void generateMetadata(opensaml::saml2md::SPSSODescriptor& role, const char* handlerURL) const {
76 * Returns the "type" of the Handler plugin.
78 * @return a Handler type
80 virtual const char* getType() const;
84 /** Registers Handler implementations. */
85 void SHIBSP_API registerHandlers();
87 /** Handler for metadata generation. */
88 #define METADATA_GENERATOR_HANDLER "MetadataGenerator"
90 /** Handler for status information. */
91 #define STATUS_HANDLER "Status"
93 /** Handler for session diagnostic information. */
94 #define SESSION_HANDLER "Session"
97 #endif /* __shibsp_handler_h__ */