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| <!ENTITY project SYSTEM "project.xml"> |
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| <document url="requestProcess.html"> |
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| &project; |
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| <properties> |
| <author email="yoavs@apache.org">Yoav Shapira</author> |
| <title>Request Process Flow</title> |
| </properties> |
| |
| <body> |
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| <section name="Request Process Flow"> |
| |
| <p> |
| This page describes the process used by Tomcat to handle |
| an incoming request. This process is largely defined by |
| the Servlet Specification, which outlines the order |
| of events that must take place. |
| </p> |
| |
| <subsection name="description"> |
| <p> |
| TODO |
| </p> |
| </subsection> |
| |
| <subsection name="diagrams"> |
| <p> |
| A UML sequence diagram of the request process is available |
| <a href="requestProcess/request-process.png">here.</a> |
| </p> |
| <p> |
| A UML sequence diagram of the authentication process is available |
| <a href="requestProcess/authentication-process.png">here.</a> |
| </p> |
| |
| </subsection> |
| |
| <subsection name="comments"> |
| <p> |
| The Servlet Specification provides many opportunities for |
| listening in (using Listeners) or modifying (using Filters) |
| the request handling process even before the request arrives |
| at the servlet that will handle it. |
| </p> |
| |
| </subsection> |
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| </section> |
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| </body> |
| </document> |
