Class PathTemplate (2.29.1)

Represents a path template.

Templates use the syntax of the API platform; see the protobuf of HttpRule for details. A template consists of a sequence of literals, wildcards, and variable bindings, where each binding can have a sub-path. A string representation can be parsed into an instance of PathTemplate, which can then be used to perform matching and instantiation.

Matching and instantiation deals with unescaping and escaping using URL encoding rules. For example, if a template variable for a single segment is instantiated with a string like "a/b", the slash will be escaped to "%2f". (Note that slash will not be escaped for a multiple-segment variable, but other characters will). The literals in the template itself are not escaped automatically, and must be already URL encoded.

Here is an example for a template using simple variables:

 PathTemplate template = PathTemplate.create("v1/shelves/{shelf}/books/{book}");
 assert template.matches("v2/shelves") == false;
 Map<String, String> values = template.match("v1/shelves/s1/books/b1");
 Map<String, String> expectedValues = new HashMap<>();
 expectedValues.put("shelf", "s1");
 expectedValues.put("book", "b1");
 assert values.equals(expectedValues);
 assert template.instantiate(values).equals("v1/shelves/s1/books/b1");
 

Templates can use variables which match sub-paths. Example:

 PathTemplate template = PathTemplate.create("v1/{name=shelves/*/books/*}";
 assert template.match("v1/shelves/books/b1") == null;
 Map<String, String> expectedValues = new HashMap<>();
 expectedValues.put("name", "shelves/s1/books/b1");
 assert template.match("v1/shelves/s1/books/b1").equals(expectedValues);
 }

Path templates can also be used with only wildcards. Each wildcard is associated with an implicit variable $n, where n is the zero-based position of the wildcard. Example:

 PathTemplate template = PathTemplate.create("shelves/*/books/*";
 assert template.match("shelves/books/b1") == null;
 Map<String, String> values = template.match("v1/shelves/s1/books/b1");
 Map<String, String> expectedValues = new HashMap<>();
 expectedValues.put("$0", s1");
 expectedValues.put("$1", "b1");
 assert values.equals(expectedValues);
 }

Paths input to matching can use URL relative syntax to indicate a host name by prefixing the host name, as in //somewhere.io/some/path. The host name is matched into the special variable #HOSTNAME_VAR. Patterns are agnostic about host names, and the same pattern can be used for URL relative syntax and simple path syntax:

 PathTemplate template = PathTemplate.create("shelves/*";
 Map<String, String> expectedValues = new HashMap<>();
 expectedValues.put(PathTemplate.HOSTNAME_VAR, "//somewhere.io");
 expectedValues.put("$0", s1");
 assert template.match("//somewhere.io/shelves/s1").equals(expectedValues);
 expectedValues.clear();
 expectedValues.put("$0", s1");
 assert template.match("shelves/s1").equals(expectedValues);
 }

For the representation of a resource name see TemplatedResourceName, which is based on path templates.

A constant identifying the special variable used for endpoint bindings in the result of #matchFromFullName(String). It may also contain protocol string, if its provided in the input.

Creates a path template from a string. The string must satisfy the syntax of path templates of the API platform; see HttpRule's proto source.

Creates a path template from a string. The string must satisfy the syntax of path templates of the API platform; see HttpRule's proto source. Url encoding of template variables is disabled.

Matches the template into a list of positional values. The template must not be build from named bindings, but only contain wildcards. For each wildcard in the template, a value is returned at corresponding position in the list.

Instantiates the template from the given positional parameters. The template must not be build from named bindings, but only contain wildcards. Each parameter position corresponds to a wildcard of the according position in the template.

Returns true of this template ends with a custom verb.

Returns true of this template ends with a literal.

Shortcut for #instantiate(Map) with a vararg parameter for keys and values.

Instantiate the template based on the given variable assignment. Performs proper URL escaping of variable assignments.

Note that free wildcards in the template must have bindings of '$n' variables, where 'n' is the position of the wildcard (starting at 0). See the documentation of #match(String) for details.

Same like #instantiate(Map) but allows for unbound variables, which are substituted using their original syntax. Example:

 PathTemplate template = PathTemplate.create("v1/shelves/{shelf}/books/{book}");
 Map<String, String> partialMap = new HashMap<>();
 partialMap.put("shelf", "s1");
 assert template.instantiatePartial(partialMap).equals("v1/shelves/s1/books/{book}");
 

The result of this call can be used to create a new template.

Matches the path, returning a map from variable names to matched values. All matched values will be properly unescaped using URL encoding rules. If the path does not match the template, null is returned.

If the path starts with '//', the first segment will be interpreted as a host name and stored in the variable #HOSTNAME_VAR.

See the PathTemplate class documentation for examples.

For free wildcards in the template, the matching process creates variables named '$n', where 'n' is the wildcard's position in the template (starting at n=0). For example:

 PathTemplate template = PathTemplate.create("shelves/*/books/*");
 Map<String, String> expectedValues = new HashMap<>();
 expectedValues.put("$0", "s1");
 expectedValues.put("$1", "b1");
 assert template.match("shelves/s1/books/b2").equals(expectedValues);
 expectedValues.clear();
 expectedValues.put(HOSTNAME_VAR, "//somewhere.io");
 expectedValues.put("$0", "s1");
 expectedValues.put("$1", "b1");
 assert template.match("//somewhere.io/shelves/s1/books/b2").equals(expectedValues);
 

All matched values will be properly unescaped using URL encoding rules (so long as URL encoding has not been disabled by the #createWithoutUrlEncoding method).

Matches the path, where the first segment is interpreted as the host name regardless of whether it starts with '//' or not. Example:

 Map<String, String> expectedValues = new HashMap<>();
 expectedValues.put(HOSTNAME_VAR, "//somewhere.io");
 expectedValues.put("name", "shelves/s1");
 assert template("{name=shelves/*}").matchFromFullName("somewhere.io/shelves/s1")
          .equals(expectedValues);
 

Returns true if the template matches the path.

Returns a template for the parent of this template.

Creates a resource name from this template and a path.

Returns the name of a singleton variable used by this template. If the template does not contain a single variable, returns null.

Returns a path template for the sub-path of the given variable. Example:

 PathTemplate template = PathTemplate.create("v1/{name=shelves/*/books/*}");
 assert template.subTemplate("name").toString().equals("shelves/*/books/*");
 

The returned template will never have named variables, but only wildcards, which are dealt with in matching and instantiation using '$n'-variables. See the documentation of #match(String) and #instantiate(Map), respectively.

For a variable which has no sub-path, this returns a path template with a single wildcard ('*').

Returns a raw version of the template as a string. This renders the template in its internal, normalized form.

Returns a pretty version of the template as a string.

Throws a ValidationException if the template doesn't match the path. The exceptionMessagePrefix parameter will be prepended to the ValidationException message.

Matches the path, returning a map from variable names to matched values. All matched values will be properly unescaped using URL encoding rules. If the path does not match the template, throws a ValidationException. The exceptionMessagePrefix parameter will be prepended to the ValidationException message.

If the path starts with '//', the first segment will be interpreted as a host name and stored in the variable #HOSTNAME_VAR.

See the PathTemplate class documentation for examples.

For free wildcards in the template, the matching process creates variables named '$n', where 'n' is the wildcard's position in the template (starting at n=0). For example:

 PathTemplate template = PathTemplate.create("shelves/*/books/*");
 Map<String, String> expectedValues = new HashMap<>();
 expectedValues.put("$0", "s1");
 expectedValues.put("$1", "b1");
 assert template.validatedMatch("shelves/s1/books/b2", "User exception string")
            .equals(expectedValues);
 expectedValues.clear();
 expectedValues.put(HOSTNAME_VAR, "//somewhere.io");
 expectedValues.put("$0", "s1");
 expectedValues.put("$1", "b1");
 assert template.validatedMatch("//somewhere.io/shelves/s1/books/b2", "User exception string")
            .equals(expectedValues);
 

All matched values will be properly unescaped using URL encoding rules (so long as URL encoding has not been disabled by the #createWithoutUrlEncoding method).

Returns the set of variable names used in the template.

Returns a template where all variable bindings have been replaced by wildcards, but which is equivalent regards matching to this one.