vaadin-framework/server/src/com/vaadin/terminal/gwt/server/ApplicationServlet.java

/* 
 * Copyright 2011 Vaadin Ltd.
 * 
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not
 * use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
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 * 
 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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 * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
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package com.vaadin.terminal.gwt.server;

import javax.servlet.ServletException;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;

import com.vaadin.Application;
import com.vaadin.terminal.DefaultUIProvider;
import com.vaadin.terminal.gwt.server.ServletPortletHelper.ApplicationClassException;

/**
 * This servlet connects a Vaadin Application to Web.
 * 
 * @author Vaadin Ltd.
 * @since 5.0
 */

@SuppressWarnings("serial")
public class ApplicationServlet extends AbstractApplicationServlet {

    // Private fields
    private Class<? extends Application> applicationClass;

    /**
     * Called by the servlet container to indicate to a servlet that the servlet
     * is being placed into service.
     * 
     * @param servletConfig
     *            the object containing the servlet's configuration and
     *            initialization parameters
     * @throws javax.servlet.ServletException
     *             if an exception has occurred that interferes with the
     *             servlet's normal operation.
     */
    @Override
    public void init(javax.servlet.ServletConfig servletConfig)
            throws javax.servlet.ServletException {
        super.init(servletConfig);

        // Loads the application class using the classloader defined in the
        // deployment configuration

        try {
            applicationClass = ServletPortletHelper
                    .getApplicationClass(getDeploymentConfiguration());
        } catch (ApplicationClassException e) {
            throw new ServletException(e);
        }
    }

    @Override
    protected Application getNewApplication(HttpServletRequest request)
            throws ServletException {

        // Creates a new application instance
        try {
            final Application application = getApplicationClass().newInstance();
            application.addUIProvider(new DefaultUIProvider());

            return application;
        } catch (final IllegalAccessException e) {
            throw new ServletException("getNewApplication failed", e);
        } catch (final InstantiationException e) {
            throw new ServletException("getNewApplication failed", e);
        } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
            throw new ServletException("getNewApplication failed", e);
        }
    }

    @Override
    protected Class<? extends Application> getApplicationClass()
            throws ClassNotFoundException {
        return applicationClass;
    }
}