com.opensymphony.xwork2.config.impl

## Class ActionConfigMatcher

- java.lang.Object
- - com.opensymphony.xwork2.config.impl.AbstractMatcher<ActionConfig>
  - - com.opensymphony.xwork2.config.impl.ActionConfigMatcher

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    Serializable

      public class ActionConfigMatcher
      extends AbstractMatcher<ActionConfig>
      implements Serializable

  Matches paths against pre-compiled wildcard expressions pulled from action configs. It uses the wildcard matcher from the Apache Cocoon project. Patterns will be matched in the order they exist in the config file. The first match wins, so more specific patterns should be defined before less specific patterns.

  See Also:
    Serialized Form

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `ActionConfigMatcher(PatternMatcher<?> patternMatcher, Map<String,ActionConfig> configs, boolean looseMatch)` Finds and precompiles the wildcard patterns from the ActionConfig "path" attributes.
    `ActionConfigMatcher(PatternMatcher<?> patternMatcher, Map<String,ActionConfig> configs, boolean looseMatch, boolean appendNamedParameters)` Finds and precompiles the wildcard patterns from the ActionConfig "path" attributes.

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `ActionConfig` | `convert(String path, ActionConfig orig, Map<String,String> vars)` Clones the ActionConfig and its children, replacing various properties with the values of the wildcard-matched strings.

    - ### Methods inherited from class com.opensymphony.xwork2.config.impl.AbstractMatcher

      `addPattern, convertParam, freeze, match, replaceParameters`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### ActionConfigMatcher

          public ActionConfigMatcher(PatternMatcher<?> patternMatcher,
                                     Map<String,ActionConfig> configs,
                                     boolean looseMatch)

      Finds and precompiles the wildcard patterns from the ActionConfig "path" attributes. ActionConfig's will be evaluated in the order they exist in the config file. Only paths that actually contain a wildcard will be compiled.

      Patterns can optionally be matched "loosely". When the end of the pattern matches \*[^*]\*$ (wildcard, no wildcard, wildcard), if the pattern fails, it is also matched as if the last two characters didn't exist. The goal is to support the legacy "*!*" syntax, where the "!*" is optional.

      Parameters:
        `patternMatcher` - pattern matcher
        `configs` - An array of ActionConfig's to process
        `looseMatch` - To loosely match wildcards or not

    - #### ActionConfigMatcher

          public ActionConfigMatcher(PatternMatcher<?> patternMatcher,
                                     Map<String,ActionConfig> configs,
                                     boolean looseMatch,
                                     boolean appendNamedParameters)

      Finds and precompiles the wildcard patterns from the ActionConfig "path" attributes. ActionConfig's will be evaluated in the order they exist in the config file. Only paths that actually contain a wildcard will be compiled.

      Patterns can optionally be matched "loosely". When the end of the pattern matches \*[^*]\*$ (wildcard, no wildcard, wildcard), if the pattern fails, it is also matched as if the last two characters didn't exist. The goal is to support the legacy "*!*" syntax, where the "!*" is optional.

      Parameters:
        `patternMatcher` - pattern matcher
        `configs` - An array of ActionConfig's to process
        `looseMatch` - To loosely match wildcards or not
        `appendNamedParameters` - To append named parameters or not
      Since:
        2.5.23 See WW-5065

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### convert

          public ActionConfig convert(String path,
                                      ActionConfig orig,
                                      Map<String,String> vars)

      Clones the ActionConfig and its children, replacing various properties with the values of the wildcard-matched strings.

      Specified by:
        `convert` in class `AbstractMatcher<ActionConfig>`
      Parameters:
        `path` - The requested path
        `orig` - The original ActionConfig
        `vars` - A Map of wildcard-matched strings
      Returns:
        A cloned ActionConfig with appropriate properties replaced with wildcard-matched values

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