nextcloud/lib/public/appframework/imiddleware.php

<?php

/**
 * ownCloud - App Framework
 *
 * @author Bernhard Posselt
 * @copyright 2012 Bernhard Posselt nukeawhale@gmail.com
 *
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU AFFERO GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
 * version 3 of the License, or any later version.
 *
 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU AFFERO GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public
 * License along with this library.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 *
 */


namespace OCP\AppFramework;
use OCP\AppFramework\Http\Response;


/**
 * Middleware is used to provide hooks before or after controller methods and
 * deal with possible exceptions raised in the controller methods.
 * They're modeled after Django's middleware system:
 * https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/topics/http/middleware/
 */
interface IMiddleWare {


	/**
	 * This is being run in normal order before the controller is being
	 * called which allows several modifications and checks
	 *
	 * @param Controller $controller the controller that is being called
	 * @param string $methodName the name of the method that will be called on
	 *                           the controller
	 */
	function beforeController($controller, $methodName);


	/**
	 * This is being run when either the beforeController method or the
	 * controller method itself is throwing an exception. The middleware is
	 * asked in reverse order to handle the exception and to return a response.
	 * If the response is null, it is assumed that the exception could not be
	 * handled and the error will be thrown again
	 *
	 * @param Controller $controller the controller that is being called
	 * @param string $methodName the name of the method that will be called on
	 *                           the controller
	 * @param \Exception $exception the thrown exception
	 * @throws \Exception the passed in exception if it cant handle it
	 * @return Response a Response object in case that the exception was handled
	 */
	function afterException($controller, $methodName, \Exception $exception);

	/**
	 * This is being run after a successful controller method call and allows
	 * the manipulation of a Response object. The middleware is run in reverse order
	 *
	 * @param Controller $controller the controller that is being called
	 * @param string $methodName the name of the method that will be called on
	 *                           the controller
	 * @param Response $response the generated response from the controller
	 * @return Response a Response object
	 */
	function afterController($controller, $methodName, Response $response);

	/**
	 * This is being run after the response object has been rendered and
	 * allows the manipulation of the output. The middleware is run in reverse order
	 *
	 * @param Controller $controller the controller that is being called
	 * @param string $methodName the name of the method that will be called on
	 *                           the controller
	 * @param string $output the generated output from a response
	 * @return string the output that should be printed
	 */
	function beforeOutput($controller, $methodName, $output);
}