Prepare a test method for throwing Template exceptions. Add code to handle HTTP 304 for visitors.

lib/WebGUI/Asset.pm

@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ use WebGUI::ProgressBar;
 use WebGUI::Search::Index;
 use WebGUI::TabForm;
 use WebGUI::Utility;
+use WebGUI::PassiveAnalytics::Logging;
 
 =head1 NAME
 
@@ -564,27 +565,44 @@ sub definition {
 
 Based on the URL and query parameters in the current request, call internal methods
 like www_view, www_edit, etc.  If no query parameter is present, then it returns the output
-from the view method.
+from the www_view method.  If the requested method does not exist in the object, it returns
-
+the output from the www_view method.
-When this method returns undef, it means that the requested URL does not match this Asset's
-URL.
 
 =head3 $fragment
 
 Any leftover part of the requested URL.
 
+=head3 _view
+
+This option should only be used internally, when trying to call the view method when
+the requested method has failed.
+
 =cut
 
 sub dispatch {
-    my ($self, $fragment) = @_;
+    my ($self, $fragment, $_view) = @_;
     return undef if defined $fragment;
+    my $session = $self->session;
     my $state = $self->get('state');
     ##Only allow interaction with assets in certain states
-    return if $state ne 'published' && $state ne 'archived' && !$self->session->var->isAdminOn;
+    return if $state ne 'published' && $state ne 'archived' && !$session->var->isAdminOn;
-    my $func   = $self->session->form->param('func') || 'view';
+    my $func    = $session->form->param('func') || 'view';
-    my $sub    = $self->can('www_'.$func) || $self->can('www_view');
+    $func = 'view' if $_view;
+    my $viewing = $func eq 'view' ? 1 : 0;
+    my $sub     = $self->can('www_'.$func);
+    if (!$sub && $func ne 'view') {
+        $sub     = $self->can('www_view');
+        $viewing = 1;
+    }
     return undef unless $sub;
-    my $output = $sub->();
+    my $output = eval { $sub->(); };
+    if (my $e = Exception::Class->caught('WebGUI::Error::ObjectNotFound::Template')) {
+        $session->log->error(sprintf "%s templateId: %s assetId: %s", $e->error, $e->templateId, $e->assetId);
+    }
+    elsif ($@) {
+        $session->errorHandler->warn("Couldn't call method www_".$func." on asset for url: ".$session->url->getRequestedUrl." Root cause: ".$@);
+        die $@;
+    }
     return $output;
 }
 

lib/WebGUI/Content/Asset.pm

@@ -66,9 +66,27 @@ sub dispatch {
     my $permutations = getUrlPermutations($assetUrl);
     foreach my $url (@{ $permutations }) {
         if (my $asset = getAsset($session, $url)) {
+            # display from cache if page hasn't been modified.
+            if ($session->user->isVisitor
+             && !$session->http->ifModifiedSince($asset->getContentLastModified, $session->setting->get('maxCacheTimeout'))) {
+                $session->http->setStatus("304","Content Not Modified");
+                $session->http->sendHeader;
+                $session->close;
+                return "chunked";
+            } 
+
             my $fragment = $assetUrl;
             $fragment =~ s/$url//;
-            my $output = $asset->dispatch($fragment);
+            my $output = eval { $asset->dispatch($fragment); };
+            if ($@) {
+                $session->errorHandler->warn("Couldn't call method ".$method." on asset for url: ".$session->url->getRequestedUrl." Root cause: ".$@);
+                if ($method ne "view") {
+                    $output = tryAssetMethod($session,$asset,'view');
+                } else {
+                    # fatals return chunked
+                    $output = 'chunked';
+                }
+            }
             return $output if defined $output;
         }
     }

t/Asset/dispatch.t

@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ BEGIN {
 
 package WebGUI::Asset::TestDispatch;
 
+use WebGUI::Asset;
+use WebGUI::Exception;
 our @ISA = ('WebGUI::Asset');
 
 # Override dispatch to handle special /foo URL
@@ -55,6 +57,15 @@ sub www_alsoView {
     return;
 }
 
+sub www_brokenTemplate {
+    my $self = shift;
+    WebGUI::Error::ObjectNotFound::Template->throw(
+            error      => qq{Template not found},
+            templateId => "This is a GUID",
+            assetId    => $self->getId,
+    );
+}
+
 package main;
 
 my $tag = WebGUI::VersionTag->getWorking( $session );
@@ -100,7 +111,7 @@ is( $td->dispatch, "www_view", "requests for non-existant methods return www_vie
 $session->request->setup_body( {
     func        => 'alsoView',
 } );
-is( $td->dispatch, "www_view", "if a query method return undef, view is still returned" );
+is( $td->dispatch, "www_view", "if a query method returns undef, view is still returned" );
 
 $session->request->setup_body( { } );
 $output = $td->dispatch( '/not-foo' );