message builder

org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/ui/binding/Binder.java

@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public interface Binder {
 
 	/**
 	 * Bind source values in the map to the properties of the model object.
-	 * @param values the source values to bind
+	 * @param sourceValues the source values to bind
 	 * @return the results of the binding operation
 	 */
 	BindingResults bind(Map<String, ? extends Object> sourceValues);

org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/ui/binding/support/GenericBinder.java

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.Map;
 
+import org.springframework.context.MessageSource;
 import org.springframework.context.expression.MapAccessor;
 import org.springframework.context.i18n.LocaleContextHolder;
 import org.springframework.core.GenericTypeResolver;
@@ -58,11 +59,12 @@ import org.springframework.ui.binding.BindingResults;
 import org.springframework.ui.binding.FormatterRegistry;
 import org.springframework.ui.format.AnnotationFormatterFactory;
 import org.springframework.ui.format.Formatter;
+import org.springframework.ui.message.MessageBuilder;
+import org.springframework.ui.message.ResolvableArgument;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
 /**
  * A generic {@link Binder binder} suitable for use in most environments.
- * TODO - localization of alert messages using MessageResolver/MessageSource
  * @author Keith Donald
  * @since 3.0
  * @see #configureBinding(BindingConfiguration)
@@ -87,6 +89,8 @@ public class GenericBinder implements Binder {
 
 	private static Formatter defaultFormatter = new DefaultFormatter();
 
+	private MessageSource messageSource;
+
 	/**
 	 * Creates a new binder for the model object.
 	 * @param model the model object containing properties this binder will bind to
@@ -118,6 +122,25 @@ public class GenericBinder implements Binder {
 		this.formatterRegistry = formatterRegistry;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Configure the MessageSource that resolves localized {@link BindingResult} alert messages.
+	 * @param messageSource the message source
+	 */
+	public void setMessageSource(MessageSource messageSource) {
+		this.messageSource = messageSource;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Configure the TypeConverter that converts values as required by Binding setValue and getValue attempts.
+	 * For a setValue attempt, the TypeConverter will be asked to perform a conversion if the value parsed by the Binding's Formatter is not assignable to the target property type.
+	 * For a getValue attempt, the TypeConverter will be asked to perform a conversion if the property type does not match the type T required by the Binding's Formatter.
+	 * @param typeConverter the type converter used by the binding system, which is based on Spring EL
+	 * @see EvaluationContext#getTypeConverter()
+	 */
+	public void setTypeConverter(TypeConverter typeConverter) {
+		this.typeConverter = typeConverter;
+	}
+
 	public Binding configureBinding(BindingConfiguration configuration) {
 		Binding binding;
 		try {
@@ -158,14 +181,17 @@ public class GenericBinder implements Binder {
 			} else {
 				results.add(new NoSuchBindingResult(property, value));
 			}
-		}		
+		}
 		return results;
 	}
-	
+
 	// subclassing hooks
-	
+
 	/**
 	 * Hook subclasses may use to filter the source values to bind.
+ 	 * This hook allows the binder to pre-process the source values before binding occurs. 
+-    * For example, a Binder might insert empty or default values for fields that are not present.
+-    * As another example, a Binder might collapse multiple source values into a single source value. 
 	 * @param sourceValues the original source values map provided by the caller
 	 * @return the filtered source values map that will be used to bind
 	 */
@@ -334,7 +360,7 @@ public class GenericBinder implements Binder {
 			try {
 				formatter = getFormatter();
 			} catch (EvaluationException e) {
-				// could occur the property was not found or is not readable
+				// could occur if the property was not found or is not readable
 				// TODO probably should not handle all EL failures, only type conversion & property not found?
 				return new ExpressionEvaluationErrorResult(property.getExpressionString(), formatted, e);
 			}
@@ -352,7 +378,7 @@ public class GenericBinder implements Binder {
 			try {
 				formatter = getFormatter();
 			} catch (EvaluationException e) {
-				// could occur the property was not found or is not readable
+				// could occur if the property was not found or is not readable
 				// TODO probably should not handle all EL failures, only type conversion & property not found?
 				return new ExpressionEvaluationErrorResult(property.getExpressionString(), formatted, e);
 			}
@@ -461,16 +487,17 @@ public class GenericBinder implements Binder {
 		}
 	}
 
-	static class NoSuchBindingResult implements BindingResult {
+	class NoSuchBindingResult implements BindingResult {
+		
 		private String property;
-		
+
 		private Object sourceValue;
-		
+
 		public NoSuchBindingResult(String property, Object sourceValue) {
 			this.property = property;
 			this.sourceValue = sourceValue;
 		}
-		
+
 		public String getProperty() {
 			return property;
 		}
@@ -486,7 +513,6 @@ public class GenericBinder implements Binder {
 		public Alert getAlert() {
 			return new AbstractAlert() {
 				public String getElement() {
-					// TODO append model first? e.g. model.property
 					return getProperty();
 				}
 
@@ -499,21 +525,30 @@ public class GenericBinder implements Binder {
 				}
 
 				public String getMessage() {
-					return "Failed to bind to property '" + property + "'; no binding has been added for the property";
+					MessageBuilder builder = new MessageBuilder(messageSource);
+					builder.code(getCode());
+					builder.arg("label", new ResolvableArgument(property));
+					builder.arg("value", sourceValue);
+					builder.defaultMessage("Failed to bind to property '" + property
+							+ "'; no binding has been added for the property");
+					return builder.build();
 				}
 			};
-		}		
+		}
 	}
-	
-	static class InvalidFormatResult implements BindingResult {
+
+	class InvalidFormatResult implements BindingResult {
 
 		private String property;
 
-		private Object formatted;
+		private Object sourceValue;
 
-		public InvalidFormatResult(String property, Object formatted, ParseException e) {
+		private ParseException cause;
+
+		public InvalidFormatResult(String property, Object sourceValue, ParseException cause) {
 			this.property = property;
-			this.formatted = formatted;
+			this.sourceValue = sourceValue;
+			this.cause = cause;
 		}
 
 		public String getProperty() {
@@ -521,7 +556,7 @@ public class GenericBinder implements Binder {
 		}
 
 		public Object getSourceValue() {
-			return formatted;
+			return sourceValue;
 		}
 
 		public boolean isFailure() {
@@ -531,7 +566,6 @@ public class GenericBinder implements Binder {
 		public Alert getAlert() {
 			return new AbstractAlert() {
 				public String getElement() {
-					// TODO append model first? e.g. model.property
 					return getProperty();
 				}
 
@@ -544,26 +578,31 @@ public class GenericBinder implements Binder {
 				}
 
 				public String getMessage() {
-					return "Failed to bind to property '" + property + "'; the user value "
-							+ StylerUtils.style(formatted) + " has an invalid format and could no be parsed";
+					MessageBuilder builder = new MessageBuilder(messageSource);
+					builder.code(getCode());
+					builder.arg("label", new ResolvableArgument(property));
+					builder.arg("value", sourceValue);
+					builder.arg("errorOffset", cause.getErrorOffset());
+					builder.defaultMessage("Failed to bind to property '" + property + "'; the user value "
+							+ StylerUtils.style(sourceValue) + " has an invalid format and could no be parsed");
+					return builder.build();
 				}
 			};
 		}
 	}
 
-	// TODO the if branching in here is not very clean
-	static class ExpressionEvaluationErrorResult implements BindingResult {
+	class ExpressionEvaluationErrorResult implements BindingResult {
 
 		private String property;
 
-		private Object formatted;
+		private Object sourceValue;
 
-		private EvaluationException e;
+		private EvaluationException cause;
 
-		public ExpressionEvaluationErrorResult(String property, Object formatted, EvaluationException e) {
+		public ExpressionEvaluationErrorResult(String property, Object sourceValue, EvaluationException cause) {
 			this.property = property;
-			this.formatted = formatted;
-			this.e = e;
+			this.sourceValue = sourceValue;
+			this.cause = cause;
 		}
 
 		public String getProperty() {
@@ -571,7 +610,7 @@ public class GenericBinder implements Binder {
 		}
 
 		public Object getSourceValue() {
-			return formatted;
+			return sourceValue;
 		}
 
 		public boolean isFailure() {
@@ -581,95 +620,97 @@ public class GenericBinder implements Binder {
 		public Alert getAlert() {
 			return new AbstractAlert() {
 				public String getElement() {
-					// TODO append model first? e.g. model.property
 					return getProperty();
 				}
 
 				public String getCode() {
-					return getFailureCode();
+					SpelMessage spelCode = ((SpelEvaluationException) cause).getMessageCode();
+					if (spelCode == SpelMessage.EXCEPTION_DURING_PROPERTY_WRITE) {
+						return "conversionFailed";
+					} else if (spelCode == SpelMessage.PROPERTY_OR_FIELD_NOT_READABLE) {
+						return "propertyNotFound";
+					} else {
+						return "couldNotSetValue";
+					}
 				}
-				
+
 				public Severity getSeverity() {
-					return getFailureSeverity();
+					SpelMessage spelCode = ((SpelEvaluationException) cause).getMessageCode();
+					if (spelCode == SpelMessage.EXCEPTION_DURING_PROPERTY_WRITE) {
+						return Severity.FATAL;
+					} else if (spelCode == SpelMessage.PROPERTY_OR_FIELD_NOT_READABLE) {
+						return Severity.WARNING;
+					} else {
+						return Severity.FATAL;
+					}
 				}
 
 				public String getMessage() {
-					return getFailureMessage();
+					SpelMessage spelCode = ((SpelEvaluationException) cause).getMessageCode();
+					if (spelCode == SpelMessage.EXCEPTION_DURING_PROPERTY_WRITE) {
+						AccessException accessException = (AccessException) cause.getCause();
+						if (accessException.getCause() != null) {
+							Throwable cause = accessException.getCause();
+							if (cause instanceof SpelEvaluationException
+									&& ((SpelEvaluationException) cause).getMessageCode() == SpelMessage.TYPE_CONVERSION_ERROR) {
+								ConversionFailedException failure = (ConversionFailedException) cause.getCause();
+								MessageBuilder builder = new MessageBuilder(messageSource);
+								builder.code("conversionFailed");
+								builder.arg("label", new ResolvableArgument(property));
+								builder.arg("value", sourceValue);
+								builder.defaultMessage("Failed to bind to property '" + property + "'; user value "
+										+ StylerUtils.style(sourceValue) + " could not be converted to property type ["
+										+ failure.getTargetType().getName() + "]");
+								return builder.build();
+							}
+						}
+					} else if (spelCode == SpelMessage.PROPERTY_OR_FIELD_NOT_READABLE) {
+						MessageBuilder builder = new MessageBuilder(messageSource);
+						builder.code(getCode());
+						builder.arg("label", new ResolvableArgument(property));
+						builder.arg("value", sourceValue);
+						builder.defaultMessage("Failed to bind to property '" + property + "'; no such property exists on model");
+						return builder.build();
+					}
+					MessageBuilder builder = new MessageBuilder(messageSource);
+					builder.code("couldNotSetValue");
+					builder.arg("label", new ResolvableArgument(property));
+					builder.arg("value", sourceValue);
+					builder.defaultMessage("Failed to bind to property '" + property + "'; reason = " + cause.getLocalizedMessage());
+					return builder.build();
 				}
+				
 			};
 		}
 
-		public String getFailureCode() {
-			SpelMessage spelCode = ((SpelEvaluationException) e).getMessageCode();
-			if (spelCode == SpelMessage.EXCEPTION_DURING_PROPERTY_WRITE) {
-				return "typeConversionFailure";
-			} else if (spelCode == SpelMessage.PROPERTY_OR_FIELD_NOT_READABLE) {
-				return "propertyNotFound";
-			} else {
-				// TODO return more specific code based on underlying EvaluationException error code
-				return "couldNotSetValue";
-			}
-		}
-		
-		public Severity getFailureSeverity() {
-			SpelMessage spelCode = ((SpelEvaluationException) e).getMessageCode();
-			if (spelCode == SpelMessage.EXCEPTION_DURING_PROPERTY_WRITE) {
-				return Severity.FATAL;
-			} else if (spelCode == SpelMessage.PROPERTY_OR_FIELD_NOT_READABLE) {
-				return Severity.WARNING;
-			} else {
-				return Severity.FATAL;
-			}
-		}
-
-		public String getFailureMessage() {
-			SpelMessage spelCode = ((SpelEvaluationException) e).getMessageCode();
-			if (spelCode == SpelMessage.EXCEPTION_DURING_PROPERTY_WRITE) {
-				AccessException accessException = (AccessException) e.getCause();
-				if (accessException.getCause() != null) {
-					Throwable cause = accessException.getCause();
-					if (cause instanceof SpelEvaluationException
-							&& ((SpelEvaluationException) cause).getMessageCode() == SpelMessage.TYPE_CONVERSION_ERROR) {
-						ConversionFailedException failure = (ConversionFailedException) cause.getCause();
-						return "Failed to bind to property '" + property + "'; user value "
-								+ StylerUtils.style(formatted) + " could not be converted to property type ["
-								+ failure.getTargetType().getName() + "]";
-					}
-				}
-			} else if (spelCode == SpelMessage.PROPERTY_OR_FIELD_NOT_READABLE) {
-				return "Failed to bind to property '" + property + "'; no such property exists on model";
-			}
-			return "Failed to bind to property '" + property + "'; reason = " + e.getLocalizedMessage();
-		}
 	}
 
-	static class SuccessResult implements BindingResult {
+	class SuccessResult implements BindingResult {
 
 		private String property;
 
-		private Object formatted;
+		private Object sourceValue;
 
-		public SuccessResult(String property, Object formatted) {
+		public SuccessResult(String property, Object sourceValue) {
 			this.property = property;
-			this.formatted = formatted;
+			this.sourceValue = sourceValue;
 		}
 
 		public String getProperty() {
 			return property;
 		}
-		
+
 		public Object getSourceValue() {
-			return formatted;
+			return sourceValue;
 		}
-		
+
 		public boolean isFailure() {
 			return false;
 		}
-		
+
 		public Alert getAlert() {
 			return new AbstractAlert() {
 				public String getElement() {
-					// TODO append model first? e.g. model.property					
 					return getProperty();
 				}
 
@@ -682,13 +723,18 @@ public class GenericBinder implements Binder {
 				}
 
 				public String getMessage() {
-					return "Sucessfully bound user value " + StylerUtils.style(formatted) + "to property '" + property + "'";
+					MessageBuilder builder = new MessageBuilder(messageSource);
+					builder.code("bindSuccess");
+					builder.arg("label", new ResolvableArgument(property));
+					builder.arg("value", sourceValue);
+					builder.defaultMessage("Successfully bound user value " + StylerUtils.style(sourceValue) + "to property '" + property + "'");
+					return builder.build();	
 				}
 			};
 		}
 
 	}
-	
+
 	static abstract class AbstractAlert implements Alert {
 		public String toString() {
 			return getElement() + ":" + getCode() + " - " + getMessage();

org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/ui/message/DefaultMessageResolver.java

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ final class DefaultMessageResolver implements MessageResolver, MessageSourceReso
 
 	private Map<String, Object> args;
 
-	private String defaultText;
+	private String defaultMessage;
 
 	private ExpressionParser expressionParser;
 
@@ -47,18 +47,25 @@ final class DefaultMessageResolver implements MessageResolver, MessageSourceReso
 			ExpressionParser expressionParser) {
 		this.codes = codes;
 		this.args = args;
-		this.defaultText = defaultText;
+		this.defaultMessage = defaultText;
 		this.expressionParser = expressionParser;
 	}
 
 	// implementing MessageResolver
 
 	public String resolveMessage(MessageSource messageSource, Locale locale) {
+		if (messageSource == null) {
+			if (defaultMessage != null) {
+				return defaultMessage;
+			} else {
+				throw new MessageResolutionException("Unable to resolve message; MessagSource argument is null and no defaultMessage is configured");
+			}
+		}
 		String messageString;
 		try {
 			messageString = messageSource.getMessage(this, locale);
 		} catch (NoSuchMessageException e) {
-			throw new MessageResolutionException("Unable to resolve message in MessageSource [" + messageSource + "]", e);
+			throw new MessageResolutionException("Unable to resolve message in" + messageSource, e);
 		}
 		Expression message;
 		try {
@@ -88,11 +95,11 @@ final class DefaultMessageResolver implements MessageResolver, MessageSourceReso
 	}
 
 	public String getDefaultMessage() {
-		return defaultText;
+		return defaultMessage;
 	}
 
 	public String toString() {
-		return new ToStringCreator(this).append("codes", codes).append("defaultText", defaultText).toString();
+		return new ToStringCreator(this).append("codes", codes).append("defaultText", defaultMessage).toString();
 	}
 
 	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")

org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/ui/message/MessageBuilder.java

@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2004-2009 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.ui.message;
+
+import java.util.Locale;
+
+import org.springframework.context.MessageSource;
+import org.springframework.context.i18n.LocaleContextHolder;
+
+/**
+ * Builds a localized message for display in a user interface.
+ * Allows convenient specification of the codes to try to resolve the message.
+ * Also supports named arguments that can inserted into a message template using eval #{expressions}.
+ * <p>
+ * Usage example: 
+ * <pre>
+ * String message = new MessageBuilder(messageSource).
+ *     code("invalidFormat").
+ *     arg("label", new ResolvableArgument("mathForm.decimalField")).
+ *     arg("format", "#,###.##").
+ *     defaultMessage("The decimal field must be in format #,###.##").
+ *     build();
+ * </pre>
+ * Example messages.properties loaded by the MessageSource:
+ * <pre>
+ * invalidFormat=The #{label} must be in format #{format}.
+ * mathForm.decimalField=Decimal Field
+ * </pre>
+ * @author Keith Donald
+ * @since 3.0
+ * @see #code(String)
+ * @see #arg(String, Object)
+ * @see #defaultMessage(String)
+ * @see #locale(Locale)
+ */
+public class MessageBuilder {
+
+	private MessageSource messageSource;
+	
+	private Locale locale;
+
+	private MessageResolverBuilder builder = new MessageResolverBuilder();
+	
+	/**
+	 * Create a new MessageBuilder that builds messages from message templates defined in the MessageSource
+	 * @param messageSource the message source
+	 */
+	public MessageBuilder(MessageSource messageSource) {
+		this.messageSource = messageSource;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Add a code that will be tried to lookup the message template used to create the localized message.
+     * Successive calls to this method add additional codes.
+	 * Codes are tried in the order they are added.
+	 * @param code a message code to try
+	 * @return this, for fluent API usage
+	 */
+	public MessageBuilder code(String code) {
+		builder.code(code);
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Add an argument to insert into the message.
+	 * Named arguments are inserted by eval #{expressions} denoted within the message template.
+	 * For example, the value of the 'format' argument would be inserted where a corresponding #{format} expression is defined in the message template.
+	 * Successive calls to this method add additional arguments.
+	 * May also add {@link ResolvableArgument resolvable arguments} whose values are resolved against the MessageSource.
+	 * @param name the argument name
+	 * @param value the argument value
+	 * @return this, for fluent API usage
+	 * @see ResolvableArgument
+	 */
+	public MessageBuilder arg(String name, Object value) {
+		builder.arg(name, value);
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Set the default message.
+	 * If there are no codes to try, this will be used as the message.
+	 * If there are codes to try but none of those resolve to a message, this will be used as the message.
+	 * @param message the default text
+	 * @return this, for fluent API usage
+	 */
+	public MessageBuilder defaultMessage(String message) {
+		builder.defaultMessage(message);
+		return this;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Set the message locale.
+	 * If not set, the default locale the Locale of the current request obtained from {@link LocaleContextHolder#getLocale()}.
+	 * @param message the locale
+	 * @return this, for fluent API usage
+	 */
+	public MessageBuilder locale(Locale locale) {
+		this.locale = locale;
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Builds the resolver for the message.
+	 * Call after recording all builder instructions.
+	 * @return the built message resolver
+	 * @throws IllegalStateException if no codes have been added and there is no default message
+	 */
+	public String build() {
+		return builder.build().resolveMessage(messageSource, getLocale());
+	}
+
+	// internal helpers
+	
+	private Locale getLocale() {
+		if (locale != null) {
+			return locale;
+		} else {
+			return LocaleContextHolder.getLocale();
+		}
+	}
+
+}

org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/ui/message/MessageResolutionException.java

@@ -23,6 +23,14 @@ package org.springframework.ui.message;
 @SuppressWarnings("serial")
 public class MessageResolutionException extends RuntimeException {
 
+	/**
+	 * Creates a new message resolution exception.
+	 * @param message a messaging describing the failure
+	 */
+	public MessageResolutionException(String message) {
+		super(message);
+	}
+	
 	/**
 	 * Creates a new message resolution exception.
 	 * @param message a messaging describing the failure

org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/ui/message/MessageResolver.java

@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ import java.util.Locale;
 import org.springframework.context.MessageSource;
 
 /**
- * A factory for a localized message.
- * TODO - consider putting this abstraction together with MessageSource; does it need to be in its own package?
+ * A factory for a localized message resolved from a MessageSource.
  * @author Keith Donald
  * @since 3.0
  * @see MessageSource

org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/ui/binding/support/GenericBinderTests.java

@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public class GenericBinderTests {
 		BindingResults results = binder.bind(values);
 		assertEquals(3, results.size());
 		assertTrue(results.get(1).isFailure());
-		assertEquals("typeConversionFailure", results.get(1).getAlert().getCode());
+		assertEquals("conversionFailed", results.get(1).getAlert().getCode());
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ public class GenericBinderTests {
 		assertEquals(0, b.getCollectionValues().length);
 		BindingResult result = b.setValue(new String[] { "BAR", "BOGUS", "BOOP" });
 		assertTrue(result.isFailure());
-		assertEquals("typeConversionFailure", result.getAlert().getCode());
+		assertEquals("conversionFailed", result.getAlert().getCode());
 	}
 
 	@Test

org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/ui/message/MessageBuilderTests.java

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package org.springframework.ui.message;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+
+import java.util.Locale;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+public class MessageBuilderTests {
+
+	@Test
+	public void buildMessage() {
+		MockMessageSource messageSource = new MockMessageSource();
+		messageSource.addMessage("invalidFormat", Locale.US, "#{label} must be in format #{format}");
+		messageSource.addMessage("mathForm.decimalField", Locale.US, "Decimal Field");
+		MessageBuilder builder = new MessageBuilder(messageSource);
+		String message = builder.code("invalidFormat").arg("label", new ResolvableArgument("mathForm.decimalField"))
+				.arg("format", "#,###.##").defaultMessage("Field must be in format #,###.##").build();
+		assertEquals("Decimal Field must be in format #,###.##", message);
+	}
+}