Package org.apache.tapestry5.services.assets

## Interface AssetRequestHandler

- All Known Implementing Classes:
    `ClasspathAssetRequestHandler`, `ContextAssetRequestHandler`, `StackAssetRequestHandler`

      public interface AssetRequestHandler

  Handler for asset requests, which expose some kind of `Asset` to the user agent (i.e., the client web browser). When contributed to the `AssetDispatcher` service, the contributed key is a handler id (such as "meta/core"). An example request path might be `/assets/meta/core/dd8d73ac51dbab28caaec4865d302bf2/deselect.png`. The handler id would be `meta/core`, the checksum of the resource content is the hex string, and the extra path would be `select.png`.
  Since:
    5.2.0
  See Also:
    `AssetDispatcher`, `AssetRequestDispatcher`, `AssetPathConstructor`

- - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `boolean` | `handleAssetRequest​(Request request, Response response, String extraPath)` | Given a request targeted (via the handler id) to the specific handler, process the request.

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### handleAssetRequest

          boolean handleAssetRequest​(Request request,
                                     Response response,
                                     String extraPath)
                              throws IOException

      Given a request targeted (via the handler id) to the specific handler, process the request. The handler is responsible for processing the request, sending back either a bytestream (via `Response.getOutputStream(String)`) or an error response (via `Response.sendError(int, String)`). It is the handler's responsibility to allow for client-side caching (possibly sending an `HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_MODIFIED` response). The handler should return true if it provided a response. If the handler returns false, this indicates that the extra path did not identify a known asset (virtual or otherwise) and the AssetDispatcher service should send a `HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND` response. Starting in Tapestry 5.4, the handler is informed by the `AssetRequestDispatcher` whether or not the content should be compressed (this is determined based on information in the URL).
      Parameters:
        `request` - incoming asset request
        `response` - used to send a response to client
        `extraPath` - additional path to identify the specific asset
      Returns:
        true if request was handled (and response sent), false if asset not found
      Throws:
        `IOException`