org.apache.tapestry5.services

Interface RequestExceptionHandler

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultRequestExceptionHandler

@UsesMappedConfiguration(key=java.lang.Class.class,
                         value=java.lang.Object.class)
public interface RequestExceptionHandler

Service invoked when an uncaught exception occurs. The error handler is responsible for providing a response to the user to describe the error. The default implementation accepts the configuration, which maps an exception class to a corresponding helper. The helper is either an instance of ExceptionHandlerAssistant or is a Class for a page that will be redirected to, to present the exception.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	handleRequestException(Throwable exception) Responsible for handling the error in some way and providing some response to the client.

Method Detail

handleRequestException

void handleRequestException(Throwable exception)
                     throws IOException

Responsible for handling the error in some way and providing some response to the client. A default implementation may render an error response page. The handler is also responsible for setting the response status and the X-Tapestry-ErrorMessage response header. These are very important in Ajax requests to allow the client-side logic to detect the error and present it to the user.

Parameters:

exception - uncaught exception to be reported

Throws:

IOException