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POCO C++ Server Page Compiler User Guide
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POCO PageCompiler
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!!!Introduction
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PageCompiler is a command line tool that translates HTML files (and other kinds of files) into
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C++ code, more precisely, subclasses of Poco::Net::HTTPRequestHandler.
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The source files can contain special directives that allow embedding of C++ code.
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The syntax of these directives is based on the syntax used for
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Java Server Pages (JSP) and Active Server Pages (ASP).
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The following introductory sample shows the code for a simple page that displays the
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current date and time.
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<%@ page class="TimeHandler" %>
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<%!
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#include "Poco/DateTime.h"
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#include "Poco/DateTimeFormatter.h"
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#include "Poco/DateTimeFormat.h"
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using Poco::DateTime;
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using Poco::DateTimeFormatter;
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using Poco::DateTimeFormat;
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%>
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<%
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DateTime now;
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std::string dt(DateTimeFormatter::format(now, DateTimeFormat::SORTABLE_FORMAT));
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%>
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<html>
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<head>
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<title>Time Sample</title>
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</head>
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<body>
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<h1>Time Sample</h1>
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<p><%= dt %></p>
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</body>
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</html>
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----
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Sending the above code to the page compiler will generate two files, a header file
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(<[TimeHandler.h]>) and an implementation file (<[TimeHandler.cpp]>).
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The files define a subclass of Poco::Net::HTTPRequestHandler named <[TimeHandler]>.
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The generated <[handleRequest]> member function contains code to send the HTML
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code contained in the source file to the client, as well as the C++ code fragments found
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in between the Scriptlet tags.
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!!!C++ Server Page Syntax
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The following special tags are supported in a C++ server page (CPSP) file.
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!!Hidden Comment
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A hidden comment documents the CPSP file, but is not sent to the client.
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<%-- <comment> --%>
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----
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!!Implementation Declaration
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An implementation declaration is copied to the implementation file immediately after
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the block containing the standard <[#include]> directives.
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It is used to include additional header files and <[using]> declarations,
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as well as to define classes needed later on.
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<%!
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<declaration>
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...
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%>
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----
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!!Header Declaration
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A header declaration is copied to the header file immediately after the
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block containing the standard <[#include]> directives.
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It is usually used to include the header file containing the definition
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of the base class for the request handler, if a custom base class
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is required.
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<%!!
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<declaration>
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...
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%>
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----
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!!Expression
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The result of any valid C++ expression can be directly inserted into the page,
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provided the result can be written to an output stream. Note that the expression
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must not end with a semicolon.
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<%= <expression> %>
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----
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!!Scriptlet
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Arbitrary C++ code fragments can be included using the Scriptlet directive.
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<%
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<statement>
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...
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%>
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----
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!!Pre-Response Scriptlet
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This is similar to an ordinary scriptlet, except that it will be executed
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before the HTTP response is sent. This can be used to manipulate the HTTP response
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object.
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<%%
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<statement>
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...
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%>
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The main feature of this directive is that it allows to send a redirect response to
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the client if a certain condition is true.
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Example:
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<%%
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if (!loggedIn)
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{
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return response.redirect("/");
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}
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%>
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!!Include Directive
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Another CPSP file can be included into the current file using the Include
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Directive.
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<%@ include file="<path>" %>
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----
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Alternatively, this can also be written as:
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<%@ include page="<path>" %>
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----
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!!C++ Header Include Directive
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Include a C++ header file in the generated header file.
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<%@ header include="<path>" %>
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This corresponds to:
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<%!! #include "<path>" %>
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A variant of this directive is:
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<%@ header sinclude="<path>" %>
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This corresponds to:
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<%!! #include <<path>> %>
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!!C++ Implementation Include Directive
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Include a C++ header file in the generated implementation file.
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<%@ impl include="<path>" %>
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This corresponds to:
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<%! #include "<path>" %>
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A variant of this directive is:
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<%@ impl sinclude="<path>" %>
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This corresponds to:
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<%! #include <<path>> %>
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!!Page Directive
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The Page Directive allows the definition of attributes that control
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various aspects of C++ code generation.
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<%@ page <attr>="<value>" ... %>
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The following page attributes are supported:
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!class
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Specifies the name of the generated class.
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Defaults to the base name of the source file with the word "Handler" appended.
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!namespace
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If specified, sets the namespace where the generated classes will be in.
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No namespace will be used if omitted.
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!baseClass
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Specifies the name of the class used as the base class for the generated
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request handler class.
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Defaults to Poco::Net::HTTPRequestHandler. Do not forget to add a Header Declaration
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containing an <[#include]> directive for the header file containing the definition
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of that class, otherwise the generated code won't compile.
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!context
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Allows passing of a context object to the request handler's constructor.
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The context object is stored in the request handler object and can be
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obtained by calling the context() object.
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The class of the context object must be specified.
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Cannot be used together with <[ctorArg]>.
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!ctorArg
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Allows to specify the type of a single argument being passed to the constructor
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of the generated request handler class. Can only be used together with <[baseClass]>.
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The argument is passed on to the constructor of the base class, therefore, one of the
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constructors of the base class must also accept a single argument of the specified type.
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Cannot be used together with <[context]>.
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!export
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Allows to specify a DLL import/export directive that is being added to the request
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handler class definition. Useful for exporting a request handler class from a
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Windows DLL.
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!form
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Enable or disable automatic form handling. If enabled, which is the default,
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a Poco::Net::HTMLForm object is automatically created in the request handler
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and accessible through a variable named <[form]>.
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Set the value to <[false]> to disable form handling.
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!formPartHandler
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Allows you to pass a Poco::Net::PartHandler object to the form object for
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processing file uploads. A subclass of Poco::Net::PartHandler must be
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defined (using an Implementation Declaration), and the constructor of the part
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handler must take a (const) reference to the request handler instance as argument.
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!contentType
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Allows you to specify the MIME content type for the page. Defaults to text/html.
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!contentLanguage
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Allows to specify a language tag (e.g., "en") that will be sent in the
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response Content-Language header if the client sends an Accept-Language
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header in the request.
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!chunked
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Allows you to specify whether the response is sent using chunked transfer encoding.
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Defaults to <[true]>.
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Set the value to <[false]> to disable chunked transfer encoding.
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!compressed
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Enables or disables response body compression. If set to <[true]>, and the client supports
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the "gzip" content encoding (indicated by the "Accept-Encoding" header),
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the response body will be compressed using the "gzip" format and the
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"Content-Encoding" header will be set accordingly.
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Defaults to <[false]>. Cannot be enabled together with response buffering.
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!compressionLevel
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Specify the compression level, if response body compression is enabled.
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Valid values are 1 (fastest) to 9 (best compression). Defaults to 1.
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!buffered
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Enables or disables response buffering. Response buffering is disabled by default.
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Set to <[true]> to enable buffering, or to <[false]> to disable it.
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If response buffering is enabled, everything written to the response stream
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is actually written to a string stream (<[std::ostringstream]>).
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Sending of the HTTP response back to the client is deferred to
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when the page is complete.
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!session (OSP only)
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For use with the POCO Open Service Platform only.
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Specifies the identifier of the session obtained from the OSP Web Session Manager.
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If specified, a Poco::OSP::Web::WebSession object will be available in the
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request handler through a variable named <[session]>. The variable is of type
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Poco::OSP::Web::WebSession::Ptr. If the identifier starts with an asterisk
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('@'), the identifier is considered to be a bundle property name, and the
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session identifier is read from the respective bundle property.
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!sessionTimeout (OSP only)
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For use with the POCO Open Service Platform only.
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Specifies the session timeout in minutes.
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If the argument is a string, it is considered to be a bundle property name
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and the timeout value is read from the respective bundle property.
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!createSession (OSP only)
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For use with the POCO Open Service Platform only.
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If set to <[true]>, which is the default if the attribute is not specified,
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a new session will be created if the request does not contain a (valid) session cookie.
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If set to <[false]> and there is no existing session that matches the session
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cookie. the <[session]> variable will be null.
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!precondition
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Allows to specify a C++ boolean expression which will be evaluated before processing
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of the page begins. If the expression evaluates to false, processing of the
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page is immediately terminated and no response is sent to the client.
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The expression can be a call to a member function defined in the handler base class.
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If that function returns false, it can send its own response to the client.
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Example:
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<%@ page precondition="checkCredentials(request, response)" %>
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!path
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Specify a server path for the page. If specified, the generated handler class
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will contain a public static <[const std::string]> member variable named <[PATH]>
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containing the specified path.
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Example:
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<%@ page path="/index.html" %>
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!!Implicit Objects
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The following objects are available in the handler code.
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!request
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The HTTP request object - an instance of Poco::Net::HTTPServerRequest.
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!response
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The HTTP response object - an instance of Poco::Net::HTTPServerRequest.
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!responseStream
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The output stream where the response body is written to.
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!form
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An instance of Poco::Net::HTMLForm for processing form arguments.
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Only available if form processing has not been disabled by
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setting the <[form]> page attribute to <[false]>.
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!session (OSP only)
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An instance of Poco::OSP::Web::WebSession::Ptr for accessing the
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Poco::OSP::Web::WebSession object for the current session.
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Only available with the POCO Open Service Platform, and if the
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<[session]> page attribute has been specified. May be null if
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the <[createSession]> attribute is false and no session exists.
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!!!Invoking the Page Compiler
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The Page Compiler is invoked from the command line. The file names of the
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CPSP files to be compiled are specified as arguments.
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A number of options control the code generation. Options are specified
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using the usual command-line option syntax for the current operating
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system (e.g., <[/help]> on Windows, <[--help]> or <[-h]> on Unix).
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* help (h): display usage information
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* define (D): define a configuration property
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* config-file (f): load configuration properties from a file
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* osp (O): add factory class definition/implementation for use with OSP
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* apache (A): add factory class definition/implementation and shared library manifest for use with ApacheConnector
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!!Configuration Properties
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The Page Compiler supports one configuration property, named
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<[PageCompiler.fileHeader]>, to optionally specify a header that is
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included in every generated file.
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The file header can contain references to other configuration properties,
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using the usual property syntax: <[${property}]>.
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For example, invoking the Page Compiler with the following configuration
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file:
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PageCompiler.fileHeader = //\n// ${outputFileName}\n//\n
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places the following header at the beginning of each generated file
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(<[<filename>]> is replaced with the actual name of the file):
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//
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// <filename>
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//
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The following pre-defined properties can be used in the file header:
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* <[${inputFileName}]>: the name of the input file (with directories removed)
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* <[${inputFilePath}]>: the complete path of the input file
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* <[${dateTime}]>: the current date and time (YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS)
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* <[${outputFileName}]>: the name of the current output file (header or implementation file), with
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directories removed
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* <[${outputFilePath}]>: the complete path of the current output file
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