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package com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor;

/**
* <!-- START SNIPPET: javadoc -->
* <p>
* This interface is implemented by actions that want to declare acceptable parameters. Works in conjunction with {@link
* ParametersInterceptor}. For example, actions may want to create a white list of parameters they will accept or a
* blacklist of parameters they will reject to prevent clients from setting other unexpected (and possibly dangerous)
* parameters.
* </p>
* <!-- END SNIPPET: javadoc -->
*
* @author Bob Lee ([email protected])
*/
public interface ParameterNameAware {

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import java.util.Map;
import java.util.TreeMap;


/**
* <!-- START SNIPPET: description -->
* This interceptor sets all parameters on the value stack.
*
* This interceptor gets all parameters from {@link ActionContext#getParameters()} and sets them on the value stack by
* calling {@link ValueStack#setValue(String, Object)}, typically resulting in the values submitted in a form
* request being applied to an action in the value stack. Note that the parameter map must contain a String key and
* often containers a String[] for the value.
*
* The interceptor takes one parameter named 'ordered'. When set to true action properties are guaranteed to be
* set top-down which means that top action's properties are set first. Then it's subcomponents properties are set.
* The reason for this order is to enable a 'factory' pattern. For example, let's assume that one has an action
* that contains a property named 'modelClass' that allows to choose what is the underlying implementation of model.
* By assuring that modelClass property is set before any model properties are set, it's possible to choose model
* implementation during action.setModelClass() call. Similiarily it's possible to use action.setPrimaryKey()
* property set call to actually load the model class from persistent storage. Without any assumption on parameter
* order you have to use patterns like 'Preparable'.
*
* Because parameter names are effectively OGNL statements, it is important that security be taken in to account.
* This interceptor will not apply any values in the parameters map if the expression contains an assignment (=),
* multiple expressions (,), or references any objects in the context (#). This is all done in the {@link
* #acceptableName(String)} method. In addition to this method, if the action being invoked implements the {@link
* ParameterNameAware} interface, the action will be consulted to determine if the parameter should be set.
*
* In addition to these restrictions, a flag ({@link ReflectionContextState#DENY_METHOD_EXECUTION}) is set such that
* no methods are allowed to be invoked. That means that any expression such as <i>person.doSomething()</i> or
* <i>person.getName()</i> will be explicitely forbidden. This is needed to make sure that your application is not
* exposed to attacks by malicious users.
*
* While this interceptor is being invoked, a flag ({@link ReflectionContextState#CREATE_NULL_OBJECTS}) is turned
* on to ensure that any null reference is automatically created - if possible. See the type conversion documentation
* and the {@link InstantiatingNullHandler} javadocs for more information.
*
* Finally, a third flag ({@link XWorkConverter#REPORT_CONVERSION_ERRORS}) is set that indicates any errors when
* converting the the values to their final data type (String[] -&gt; int) an unrecoverable error occured. With this
* flag set, the type conversion errors will be reported in the action context. See the type conversion documentation
* and the {@link XWorkConverter} javadocs for more information.
*
* If you are looking for detailed logging information about your parameters, turn on DEBUG level logging for this
* interceptor. A detailed log of all the parameter keys and values will be reported.
*
* <b>Note:</b> Since XWork 2.0.2, this interceptor extends {@link MethodFilterInterceptor}, therefore being
* able to deal with excludeMethods / includeMethods parameters. See [Workflow Interceptor]
* (class {@link DefaultWorkflowInterceptor}) for documentation and examples on how to use this feature.
* <!-- END SNIPPET: description -->
*
* <u>Interceptor parameters:</u>
*
* <!-- START SNIPPET: parameters -->
*
* <ul>
* <li>ordered - set to true if you want the top-down property setter behaviour</li>
* <li>acceptParamNames - a comma delimited list of regular expressions to describe a whitelist of accepted parameter names.
* Don't change the default unless you know what you are doing in terms of security implications</li>
* <li>excludeParams - a comma delimited list of regular expressions to describe a blacklist of not allowed parameter names</li>
* <li>paramNameMaxLength - the maximum length of parameter names; parameters with longer names will be ignored; the default is 100 characters</li>
* </ul>
*
* <!-- END SNIPPET: parameters -->
*
* <u>Extending the interceptor:</u>
*
* <!-- START SNIPPET: extending -->
*
* The best way to add behavior to this interceptor is to utilize the {@link ParameterNameAware} interface in your
* actions. However, if you wish to apply a global rule that isn't implemented in your action, then you could extend
* this interceptor and override the {@link #acceptableName(String)} method.
*
* <!-- END SNIPPET: extending -->
*
*
* <!-- START SNIPPET: extending-warning -->
* Using {@link ParameterNameAware} could be dangerous as {@link ParameterNameAware#acceptableParameterName(String)} takes precedence
* over ParametersInterceptor which means if ParametersInterceptor excluded given parameter name you can accept it with
* {@link ParameterNameAware#acceptableParameterName(String)}.
*
* The best idea is to define very tight restrictions with ParametersInterceptor and relax them per action with
* {@link ParameterNameAware#acceptableParameterName(String)}
* <!-- END SNIPPET: extending-warning -->
*
*
* <u>Example code:</u>
*
* <pre>
* <!-- START SNIPPET: example -->
* &lt;action name="someAction" class="com.examples.SomeAction"&gt;
* &lt;interceptor-ref name="params"/&gt;
* &lt;result name="success"&gt;good_result.ftl&lt;/result&gt;
* &lt;/action&gt;
* <!-- END SNIPPET: example -->
* </pre>
*
* @author Patrick Lightbody
*/
public class ParametersInterceptor extends MethodFilterInterceptor {

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