"""JSON-RPC servlet base class Written by Jean-Francois Pieronne """ import traceback try: import simplejson except ImportError: print "ERROR: simplejson is not installed." print "Get it from http://cheeseshop.python.org/pypi/simplejson" from MiscUtils import StringIO from HTTPContent import HTTPContent class JSONRPCServlet(HTTPContent): """A superclass for Webware servlets using JSON-RPC techniques. JSONRPCServlet can be used to make coding JSON-RPC applications easier. Subclasses should override the method json_methods() which returns a list of method names. These method names refer to Webware Servlet methods that are able to be called by an JSON-RPC-enabled web page. This is very similar in functionality to Webware's actions. Some basic security measures against JavaScript hijacking are taken by default which can be deactivated if you're not dealing with sensitive data. You can further increase security by adding shared secret mechanisms. """ # Class level variables that can be overridden by servlet instances: _debug = False # set to True if you want to see debugging output # The following variables control security precautions concerning # a vulnerability known as "JavaScript hijacking". See also: # http://www.fortifysoftware.com/servlet/downloads/public/JavaScript_Hijacking.pdf # http://ajaxian.com/archives/protecting-a-javascript-service _allowGet = False # set to True if you want to allow GET requests _allowEval = False # set to True to allow direct evaluation of the response def __init__(self): HTTPContent.__init__(self) def respondToGet(self, transaction): if self._allowGet: self.writeError("GET method not allowed") HTTPContent.respondToGet(self, transaction) def defaultAction(self): self.jsonCall() def actions(self): actions = HTTPContent.actions(self) actions.append('jsonCall') return actions @staticmethod def exposedMethods(): """Return a list or a set of all exposed RPC methods.""" return [] def writeError(self, msg): self.write(simplejson.dumps( {'id': self._id, 'code': -1, 'error': msg})) def writeResult(self, data): data = simplejson.dumps( {'id': self._id, 'result': data}) if not self._allowEval: data = ('throw new Error' '("Direct evaluation not allowed");\n/*%s*/' % (data,)) self.write(data) def jsonCall(self): """Execute method with arguments on the server side. Returns Javascript function to be executed by the client immediately. """ request = self.request() data = simplejson.loads(request.rawInput().read()) self._id, call, params = data['id'], data['method'], data['params'] if call == 'system.listMethods': self.writeResult(self.exposedMethods()) elif call in self.exposedMethods(): try: method = getattr(self, call) except AttributeError: self.writeError('%s, although an approved method, ' 'was not found' % call) else: try: if self._debug: self.log("json call %s(%s)" % (call, params)) self.writeResult(method(*params)) except Exception: err = StringIO() traceback.print_exc(file=err) e = err.getvalue() self.writeError('%s was called, ' 'but encountered an error: %s' % (call, e)) err.close() else: self.writeError('%s is not an approved method' % call)