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[4/7] incubator-juneau git commit: Allow @RestResource/@RestMethod annotations to be used on any classes.

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-juneau/blob/07843d64/juneau-rest/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/rest/RestContext.java
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+package org.apache.juneau.rest;
+
+import static javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse.*;
+
+import java.io.*;
+import java.lang.reflect.*;
+import java.util.*;
+import java.util.concurrent.*;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.*;
+
+import javax.activation.*;
+import javax.servlet.*;
+
+import org.apache.juneau.*;
+import org.apache.juneau.encoders.*;
+import org.apache.juneau.ini.*;
+import org.apache.juneau.internal.*;
+import org.apache.juneau.json.*;
+import org.apache.juneau.parser.*;
+import org.apache.juneau.rest.annotation.*;
+import org.apache.juneau.rest.vars.*;
+import org.apache.juneau.serializer.*;
+import org.apache.juneau.svl.*;
+import org.apache.juneau.urlencoding.*;
+import org.apache.juneau.utils.*;
+
+/**
+ * Contains all the configuration on a REST resource and the entry points for handling REST calls.
+ * <p>
+ * See {@link PropertyStore} for more information about context properties.
+ */
+public final class RestContext extends Context {
+
+	/**
+	 * <b>Configuration property:</b>  Enable header URL parameters.
+	 * <p>
+	 * <ul>
+	 * 	<li><b>Name:</b> <js>"RestServlet.allowHeaderParams"</js>
+	 * 	<li><b>Data type:</b> <code>Boolean</code>
+	 * 	<li><b>Default:</b> <jk>true</jk>
+	 * </ul>
+	 * <p>
+	 * When enabled, headers such as <js>"Accept"</js> and <js>"Content-Type"</js> to be passed in as URL query parameters.
+	 * For example:  <js>"?Accept=text/json&amp;Content-Type=text/json"</js>
+	 * <p>
+	 * Parameter names are case-insensitive.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Useful for debugging REST interface using only a browser.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Applicable to servlet class only.
+	 */
+	public static final String REST_allowHeaderParams = "RestServlet.allowHeaderParams";
+
+	/**
+	 * <b>Configuration property:</b>  Enable <js>"method"</js> URL parameter for specific HTTP methods.
+	 * <p>
+	 * <ul>
+	 * 	<li><b>Name:</b> <js>"RestServlet.allowMethodParam"</js>
+	 * 	<li><b>Data type:</b> <code>String</code>
+	 * 	<li><b>Default:</b> <js>""</js>
+	 * </ul>
+	 * <p>
+	 * When specified, the HTTP method can be overridden by passing in a <js>"method"</js> URL parameter on a regular GET request.
+	 * For example:  <js>"?method=OPTIONS"</js>
+	 * <p>
+	 * Format is a comma-delimited list of HTTP method names that can be passed in as a method parameter.
+	 * Parameter name is case-insensitive.
+	 * Use "*" to represent all methods.
+	 * For backwards compatibility, "true" also means "*".
+	 * <p>
+	 * Note that per the <a class="doclink" href="http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec9.html">HTTP specification</a>, special care should
+	 * 	be taken when allowing non-safe (POST, PUT, DELETE) methods to be invoked through GET requests.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Applicable to servlet class only.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Example: <js>"HEAD,OPTIONS"</js>
+	 */
+	public static final String REST_allowMethodParam = "RestServlet.allowMethodParam";
+
+	/**
+	 * <b>Configuration property:</b>  Enable <js>"body"</js> URL parameter.
+	 * <p>
+	 * <ul>
+	 * 	<li><b>Name:</b> <js>"RestServlet.allowBodyParam"</js>
+	 * 	<li><b>Data type:</b> <code>Boolean</code>
+	 * 	<li><b>Default:</b> <jk>true</jk>
+	 * </ul>
+	 * <p>
+	 * When enabled, the HTTP body content on PUT and POST requests can be passed in as text using the <js>"body"</js> URL parameter.
+	 * For example:  <js>"?body={name:'John%20Smith',age:45}"</js>
+	 * <p>
+	 * Parameter name is case-insensitive.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Useful for debugging PUT and POST methods using only a browser.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Applicable to servlet class only.
+	 */
+	public static final String REST_allowBodyParam = "RestServlet.allowBodyParam";
+
+	/**
+	 * <b>Configuration property:</b>  Render stack traces.
+	 * <p>
+	 * <ul>
+	 * 	<li><b>Name:</b> <js>"RestServlet.renderResponseStackTraces"</js>
+	 * 	<li><b>Data type:</b> <code>Boolean</code>
+	 * 	<li><b>Default:</b> <jk>false</jk>
+	 * </ul>
+	 * <p>
+	 * Render stack traces in HTTP response bodies when errors occur.
+	 * <p>
+	 * When enabled, Java stack traces will be rendered in the output response.
+	 * Useful for debugging, although allowing stack traces to be rendered may cause security concerns.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Applicable to servlet class only.
+	 */
+	public static final String REST_renderResponseStackTraces = "RestServlet.renderResponseStackTraces";
+
+	/**
+	 * <b>Configuration property:</b>  Use stack trace hashes.
+	 * <p>
+	 * <ul>
+	 * 	<li><b>Name:</b> <js>"RestServlet.useStackTraceHashes"</js>
+	 * 	<li><b>Data type:</b> <code>Boolean</code>
+	 * 	<li><b>Default:</b> <jk>true</jk>
+	 * </ul>
+	 * <p>
+	 * When enabled, the number of times an exception has occurred will be determined based on stack trace hashsums,
+	 * 	made available through the {@link RestException#getOccurrence()} method.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Applicable to servlet class only.
+	 */
+	public static final String REST_useStackTraceHashes = "RestServlet.useStackTraceHashes";
+
+	/**
+	 * <b>Configuration property:</b>  Default character encoding.
+	 * <p>
+	 * <ul>
+	 * 	<li><b>Name:</b> <js>"RestServlet.defaultCharset"</js>
+	 * 	<li><b>Data type:</b> <code>String</code>
+	 * 	<li><b>Default:</b> <js>"utf-8"</js>
+	 * </ul>
+	 * <p>
+	 * The default character encoding for the request and response if not specified on the request.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Applicable to servlet class and methods.
+	 */
+	public static final String REST_defaultCharset = "RestServlet.defaultCharset";
+
+	/**
+	 * <b>Configuration property:</b>  Expected format of request parameters.
+	 * <p>
+	 * <ul>
+	 * 	<li><b>Name:</b> <js>"RestServlet.paramFormat"</js>
+	 * 	<li><b>Data type:</b> <code>String</code>
+	 * 	<li><b>Default:</b> <js>"UON"</js>
+	 * </ul>
+	 * <p>
+	 * Possible values:
+	 * <ul class='spaced-list'>
+	 * 	<li><js>"UON"</js> - URL-Encoded Object Notation.<br>
+	 * 		This notation allows for request parameters to contain arbitrarily complex POJOs.
+	 * 	<li><js>"PLAIN"</js> - Plain text.<br>
+	 * 		This treats request parameters as plain text.<br>
+	 * 		Only POJOs directly convertable from <l>Strings</l> can be represented in parameters when using this mode.
+	 * </ul>
+	 * <p>
+	 * Note that the parameter value <js>"(foo)"</js> is interpreted as <js>"(foo)"</js> when using plain mode, but
+	 * 	<js>"foo"</js> when using UON mode.
+	 * <p>
+	 * The format can also be specified per-parameter using the {@link FormData#format() @FormData.format()} and {@link Query#format() @Query.format()}
+	 * 	annotations.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Applicable to servlet class and methods.
+	 */
+	public static final String REST_paramFormat = "RestServlet.paramFormat";
+
+
+	//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	// Automatically added properties.
+	//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * The request servlet path.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Automatically added to properties returned by {@link SerializerSession#getProperties()} and {@link ParserSession#getProperties()}.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Equivalent to the value returned by {@link RestRequest#getServletPath()}
+	 */
+	public static final String REST_servletPath = "RestServlet.servletPath";
+
+	/**
+	 * The request servlet URI.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Equivalent to the value returned by {@link RestRequest#getServletURI()}
+	 */
+	public static final String REST_servletURI = "RestServlet.servletURI";
+
+	/**
+	 * The request servlet URI.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Equivalent to the value returned by {@link RestRequest#getRelativeServletURI()}
+	 */
+	public static final String REST_relativeServletURI = "RestServlet.relativeServletURI";
+
+	/**
+	 * The request URI path info.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Automatically added to properties returned by {@link SerializerSession#getProperties()} and {@link ParserSession#getProperties()}.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Equivalent to the value returned by {@link RestRequest#getPathInfo()}
+	 */
+	public static final String REST_pathInfo = "RestServlet.pathInfo";
+
+	/**
+	 * The request URI.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Automatically added to properties returned by {@link SerializerSession#getProperties()} and {@link ParserSession#getProperties()}.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Equivalent to the value returned by {@link RestRequest#getRequestURI()}
+	 */
+	public static final String REST_requestURI = "RestServlet.requestURI";
+
+	/**
+	 * The request method.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Automatically added to properties returned by {@link SerializerSession#getProperties()} and {@link ParserSession#getProperties()}.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Equivalent to the value returned by {@link RestRequest#getMethod()}
+	 */
+	public static final String REST_method = "RestServlet.method";
+
+	/**
+	 * The localized servlet title.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Automatically added to properties returned by {@link SerializerSession#getProperties()} and {@link ParserSession#getProperties()}.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Equivalent to the value returned by {@link RestRequest#getServletTitle()}
+	 */
+	public static final String REST_servletTitle = "RestServlet.servletTitle";
+
+	/**
+	 * The localized servlet description.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Automatically added to properties returned by {@link SerializerSession#getProperties()} and {@link ParserSession#getProperties()}.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Equivalent to the value returned by {@link RestRequest#getServletDescription()}
+	 */
+	public static final String REST_servletDescription = "RestServlet.servletDescription";
+
+	/**
+	 * The localized method summary.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Automatically added to properties returned by {@link SerializerSession#getProperties()} and {@link ParserSession#getProperties()}.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Equivalent to the value returned by {@link RestRequest#getMethodSummary()}
+	 */
+	public static final String REST_methodSummary = "RestServlet.methodSummary";
+
+	/**
+	 * The localized method description.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Automatically added to properties returned by {@link SerializerSession#getProperties()} and {@link ParserSession#getProperties()}.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Equivalent to the value returned by {@link RestRequest#getMethodDescription()}
+	 */
+	public static final String REST_methodDescription = "RestServlet.methodDescription";
+
+	private final Object resource;
+	private final RestConfig config;
+	private final boolean
+		allowHeaderParams,
+		allowBodyParam,
+		renderResponseStackTraces,
+		useStackTraceHashes;
+	private final String
+		defaultCharset,
+		paramFormat,
+		clientVersionHeader,
+		fullPath;
+	private final Set<String> allowMethodParams;
+
+	private final ObjectMap properties;
+	private final Class<?>[]
+		beanFilters,
+		pojoSwaps;
+	private final SerializerGroup serializers;
+	private final ParserGroup parsers;
+	private final UrlEncodingSerializer urlEncodingSerializer;
+	private final UrlEncodingParser urlEncodingParser;
+	private final EncoderGroup encoders;
+	private final MediaType[]
+		supportedContentTypes,
+		supportedAcceptTypes;
+	private final Map<String,String> defaultRequestHeaders;
+	private final Map<String,Object> defaultResponseHeaders;
+	private final BeanContext beanContext;
+	private final RestConverter[] converters;
+	private final RestGuard[] guards;
+	private final ResponseHandler[] responseHandlers;
+	private final MimetypesFileTypeMap mimetypesFileTypeMap;
+	private final StreamResource styleSheet, favIcon;
+	private final Map<String,String> staticFilesMap;
+	private final String[] staticFilesPrefixes;
+	private final MessageBundle msgs;
+	private final ConfigFile configFile;
+	private final VarResolver varResolver;
+	private final Map<String,CallRouter> callRouters;
+	private final Map<String,CallMethod> callMethods;
+	private final Map<String,RestContext> childResources;
+	private final RestLogger logger;
+	private final RestCallHandler callHandler;
+	private final RestInfoProvider infoProvider;
+	private final RestException initException;
+
+	// In-memory cache of images and stylesheets in the org.apache.juneau.rest.htdocs package.
+	private final Map<String,StreamResource> staticFilesCache = new ConcurrentHashMap<String,StreamResource>();
+	private final Map<String,byte[]> resourceStreams = new ConcurrentHashMap<String,byte[]>();
+	private final Map<String,String> resourceStrings = new ConcurrentHashMap<String,String>();
+	private final ConcurrentHashMap<Integer,AtomicInteger> stackTraceHashes = new ConcurrentHashMap<Integer,AtomicInteger>();
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Constructor.
+	 *
+	 * @param resource The resource class (a class annotated with {@link RestResource @RestResource}).
+	 * @param config The servlet configuration object.
+	 * @throws Exception If any initialization problems were encountered.
+	 */
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	public RestContext(Object resource, RestConfig config) throws Exception {
+		super(null);
+		try {
+			this.resource = resource;
+			this.config = config;
+
+			Builder b = new Builder(resource, config);
+			this.allowHeaderParams = b.allowHeaderParams;
+			this.allowBodyParam = b.allowBodyParam;
+			this.renderResponseStackTraces = b.renderResponseStackTraces;
+			this.useStackTraceHashes = b.useStackTraceHashes;
+			this.allowMethodParams = Collections.unmodifiableSet(b.allowMethodParams);
+			this.defaultCharset = b.defaultCharset;
+			this.paramFormat = b.paramFormat;
+			this.varResolver = b.varResolver;
+			this.configFile = b.configFile;
+			this.properties = b.properties;
+			this.beanFilters = b.beanFilters;
+			this.pojoSwaps = b.pojoSwaps;
+			this.serializers = b.serializers;
+			this.parsers = b.parsers;
+			this.urlEncodingSerializer = b.urlEncodingSerializer;
+			this.urlEncodingParser = b.urlEncodingParser;
+			this.encoders = b.encoders;
+			this.supportedContentTypes = ArrayUtils.toObjectArray(b.supportedContentTypes, MediaType.class);
+			this.supportedAcceptTypes = ArrayUtils.toObjectArray(b.supportedAcceptTypes, MediaType.class);
+			this.clientVersionHeader = b.clientVersionHeader;
+			this.defaultRequestHeaders = Collections.unmodifiableMap(b.defaultRequestHeaders);
+			this.defaultResponseHeaders = Collections.unmodifiableMap(b.defaultResponseHeaders);
+			this.beanContext = b.beanContext;
+			this.converters = b.converters.toArray(new RestConverter[b.converters.size()]);
+			this.guards = b.guards.toArray(new RestGuard[b.guards.size()]);
+			this.responseHandlers = ArrayUtils.toObjectArray(b.responseHandlers, ResponseHandler.class);
+			this.mimetypesFileTypeMap = b.mimetypesFileTypeMap;
+			this.styleSheet = b.styleSheet;
+			this.favIcon = b.favIcon;
+			this.staticFilesMap = Collections.unmodifiableMap(b.staticFilesMap);
+			this.staticFilesPrefixes = b.staticFilesPrefixes;
+			this.msgs = b.messageBundle;
+			this.childResources = Collections.synchronizedMap(new LinkedHashMap<String,RestContext>());  // Not unmodifiable on purpose so that children can be replaced.
+			this.logger = b.logger;
+			this.fullPath = b.fullPath;
+
+			//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+			// Initialize the child resources.
+			// Done after initializing fields above since we pass this object to the child resources.
+			//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+			List<String> methodsFound = new LinkedList<String>();   // Temporary to help debug transient duplicate method issue.
+			Map<String,CallRouter.Builder> routers = new LinkedHashMap<String,CallRouter.Builder>();
+			Map<String,CallMethod> _javaRestMethods = new LinkedHashMap<String,CallMethod>();
+			for (java.lang.reflect.Method method : resource.getClass().getMethods()) {
+				if (method.isAnnotationPresent(RestMethod.class)) {
+					RestMethod a = method.getAnnotation(RestMethod.class);
+					methodsFound.add(method.getName() + "," + a.name() + "," + a.path());
+					try {
+						if (! Modifier.isPublic(method.getModifiers()))
+							throw new RestServletException("@RestMethod method {0}.{1} must be defined as public.", this.getClass().getName(), method.getName());
+
+						CallMethod sm = new CallMethod(resource, method, this);
+						_javaRestMethods.put(method.getName(), sm);
+
+						String httpMethod = sm.getHttpMethod();
+						if (! routers.containsKey(httpMethod))
+							routers.put(httpMethod, new CallRouter.Builder(httpMethod));
+
+						routers.get(httpMethod).add(sm);
+
+					} catch (RestServletException e) {
+						throw new RestServletException("Problem occurred trying to serialize methods on class {0}, methods={1}", this.getClass().getName(), JsonSerializer.DEFAULT_LAX.serialize(methodsFound)).initCause(e);
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			this.callMethods = Collections.unmodifiableMap(_javaRestMethods);
+
+			Map<String,CallRouter> _callRouters = new LinkedHashMap<String,CallRouter>();
+			for (CallRouter.Builder crb : routers.values())
+				_callRouters.put(crb.getHttpMethodName(), crb.build());
+			this.callRouters = Collections.unmodifiableMap(_callRouters);
+
+			// Initialize our child resources.
+			RestResourceResolver rrr = resolve(RestResourceResolver.class, config.resourceResolver);
+			for (Object o : config.childResources) {
+				String path = null;
+				Object r = null;
+				if (o instanceof Pair) {
+					Pair<String,Object> p = (Pair<String,Object>)o;
+					path = p.first();
+					r = p.second();
+				} else if (o instanceof Class<?>) {
+					Class<?> c = (Class<?>)o;
+					r = c;
+				} else {
+					r = o;
+				}
+
+				RestConfig childConfig = null;
+
+				if (o instanceof Class) {
+					Class<?> oc = (Class<?>)o;
+					childConfig = new RestConfig(config.inner, oc, this);
+					r = rrr.resolve(oc, childConfig);
+				} else {
+					r = o;
+					childConfig = new RestConfig(config.inner, o.getClass(), this);
+				}
+
+				if (r instanceof RestServlet) {
+					RestServlet rs = (RestServlet)r;
+					rs.init(childConfig);
+					path = childConfig.path;
+					childResources.put(path, rs.getContext());
+				} else {
+
+					// Call the init(RestConfig) method.
+					java.lang.reflect.Method m2 = ClassUtils.findPublicMethod(r.getClass(), "init", Void.class, RestConfig.class);
+					if (m2 != null)
+						m2.invoke(r, childConfig);
+
+					RestContext rc2 = new RestContext(r, childConfig);
+
+					// Call the init(RestContext) method.
+					m2 = ClassUtils.findPublicMethod(r.getClass(), "init", Void.class, RestContext.class);
+					if (m2 != null)
+						m2.invoke(r, rc2);
+
+					path = childConfig.path;
+					childResources.put(path, rc2);
+				}
+			}
+
+			callHandler = config.callHandler == null ? new RestCallHandler(this) : resolve(RestCallHandler.class, config.callHandler, this);
+			infoProvider = config.infoProvider == null ? new RestInfoProvider(this) : resolve(RestInfoProvider.class, config.infoProvider, this);
+
+		} catch (RestException e) {
+			initException = e;
+			throw e;
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			initException = new RestException(SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, e);
+			throw e;
+		}
+		initException = null;
+	}
+
+	private static class Builder {
+
+		boolean allowHeaderParams, allowBodyParam, renderResponseStackTraces, useStackTraceHashes;
+		VarResolver varResolver;
+		ConfigFile configFile;
+		ObjectMap properties;
+		Class<?>[] beanFilters;
+		Class<?>[] pojoSwaps;
+		SerializerGroup serializers;
+		ParserGroup parsers;
+		UrlEncodingSerializer urlEncodingSerializer;
+		UrlEncodingParser urlEncodingParser;
+		EncoderGroup encoders;
+		String clientVersionHeader = "", defaultCharset, paramFormat;
+		List<MediaType> supportedContentTypes, supportedAcceptTypes;
+		Map<String,String> defaultRequestHeaders = new TreeMap<String,String>(String.CASE_INSENSITIVE_ORDER);
+		Map<String,Object> defaultResponseHeaders;
+		BeanContext beanContext;
+		List<RestConverter> converters = new ArrayList<RestConverter>();
+		List<RestGuard> guards = new ArrayList<RestGuard>();
+		List<ResponseHandler> responseHandlers = new ArrayList<ResponseHandler>();
+		MimetypesFileTypeMap mimetypesFileTypeMap;
+		StreamResource styleSheet, favIcon;
+		Map<String,String> staticFilesMap;
+		String[] staticFilesPrefixes;
+		MessageBundle messageBundle;
+		Set<String> allowMethodParams = new LinkedHashSet<String>();
+		RestLogger logger;
+		String fullPath;
+
+		@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+		private Builder(Object resource, RestConfig sc) throws Exception {
+
+			PropertyStore ps = sc.createPropertyStore();
+
+			LinkedHashMap<Class<?>,RestResource> restResourceAnnotationsChildFirst = ReflectionUtils.findAnnotationsMap(RestResource.class, resource.getClass());
+
+			allowHeaderParams = ps.getProperty(REST_allowHeaderParams, boolean.class, true);
+			allowBodyParam = ps.getProperty(REST_allowBodyParam, boolean.class, true);
+			renderResponseStackTraces = ps.getProperty(REST_renderResponseStackTraces, boolean.class, false);
+			useStackTraceHashes = ps.getProperty(REST_useStackTraceHashes, boolean.class, true);
+			defaultCharset = ps.getProperty(REST_defaultCharset, String.class, "utf-8");
+			paramFormat = ps.getProperty(REST_paramFormat, String.class, "");
+
+			for (String m : StringUtils.split(ps.getProperty(REST_allowMethodParam, String.class, ""), ','))
+				if (m.equals("true"))  // For backwards compatibility when this was a boolean field.
+					allowMethodParams.add("*");
+				else
+					allowMethodParams.add(m.toUpperCase());
+
+			varResolver = sc.varResolverBuilder
+				.vars(LocalizationVar.class, RequestVar.class, SerializedRequestAttrVar.class, ServletInitParamVar.class, UrlEncodeVar.class)
+				.build()
+			;
+			configFile = sc.configFile.getResolving(this.varResolver);
+			properties = sc.properties;
+			Collections.reverse(sc.beanFilters);
+			Collections.reverse(sc.pojoSwaps);
+			beanFilters = ArrayUtils.toObjectArray(sc.beanFilters, Class.class);
+			pojoSwaps = ArrayUtils.toObjectArray(sc.pojoSwaps, Class.class);
+			clientVersionHeader = sc.clientVersionHeader;
+
+			// Find resource resource bundle location.
+			for (Map.Entry<Class<?>,RestResource> e : restResourceAnnotationsChildFirst.entrySet()) {
+				Class<?> c = e.getKey();
+				RestResource r = e.getValue();
+				if (! r.messages().isEmpty()) {
+					if (messageBundle == null)
+						messageBundle = new MessageBundle(c, r.messages());
+					else
+						messageBundle.addSearchPath(c, r.messages());
+				}
+			}
+
+			if (messageBundle == null)
+				messageBundle = new MessageBundle(resource.getClass(), "");
+
+			ps.addBeanFilters(beanFilters).addPojoSwaps(pojoSwaps).setProperties(properties);
+
+			serializers = sc.serializers.beanFilters(beanFilters).pojoSwaps(pojoSwaps).properties(properties).build();
+			parsers = sc.parsers.beanFilters(beanFilters).pojoSwaps(pojoSwaps).properties(properties).build();
+			urlEncodingSerializer = new UrlEncodingSerializer(ps);
+			urlEncodingParser = new UrlEncodingParser(ps);
+			encoders = sc.encoders.build();
+			supportedContentTypes = sc.supportedContentTypes != null ? sc.supportedContentTypes : serializers.getSupportedMediaTypes();
+			supportedAcceptTypes = sc.supportedAcceptTypes != null ? sc.supportedAcceptTypes : parsers.getSupportedMediaTypes();
+			defaultRequestHeaders.putAll(sc.defaultRequestHeaders);
+			defaultResponseHeaders = Collections.unmodifiableMap(new LinkedHashMap<String,Object>(sc.defaultResponseHeaders));
+			beanContext = ps.getBeanContext();
+
+			for (Object o : sc.converters)
+				converters.add(resolve(RestConverter.class, o));
+
+			for (Object o : sc.guards)
+				guards.add(resolve(RestGuard.class, o));
+
+			for (Object o : sc.responseHandlers)
+				responseHandlers.add(resolve(ResponseHandler.class, o));
+
+			mimetypesFileTypeMap = sc.mimeTypes;
+
+			VarResolver vr = sc.getVarResolverBuilder().build();
+
+			if (sc.styleSheets != null) {
+				List<InputStream> contents = new ArrayList<InputStream>();
+				for (Object o : sc.styleSheets) {
+					if (o instanceof Pair) {
+						Pair<Class<?>,String> p = (Pair<Class<?>,String>)o;
+						for (String path : StringUtils.split(vr.resolve(StringUtils.toString(p.second())), ','))
+							if (path.startsWith("file://"))
+								contents.add(new FileInputStream(path));
+							else
+								contents.add(ReflectionUtils.getResource(p.first(), path));
+					} else {
+						contents.add(IOUtils.toInputStream(o));
+					}
+				}
+				styleSheet = new StreamResource(MediaType.forString("text/css"), contents.toArray());
+			}
+
+			if (sc.favIcon != null) {
+				Object o = sc.favIcon;
+				InputStream is = null;
+				if (o instanceof Pair) {
+					Pair<Class<?>,String> p = (Pair<Class<?>,String>)o;
+					is = ReflectionUtils.getResource(p.first(), vr.resolve(p.second()));
+				} else {
+					is = IOUtils.toInputStream(o);
+				}
+				if (is != null)
+					favIcon = new StreamResource(MediaType.forString("image/x-icon"), is);
+			}
+
+			staticFilesMap = new LinkedHashMap<String,String>();
+			if (sc.staticFiles != null) {
+				for (Object o : sc.staticFiles) {
+					if (o instanceof Pair) {
+						Pair<Class<?>,String> p = (Pair<Class<?>,String>)o;
+						// TODO - Currently doesn't take parent class location into account.
+						staticFilesMap.putAll(JsonParser.DEFAULT.parse(vr.resolve(p.second()), LinkedHashMap.class));
+					} else {
+						throw new RuntimeException("TODO");
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			staticFilesPrefixes = staticFilesMap.keySet().toArray(new String[0]);
+
+			logger = sc.logger == null ? new RestLogger.NoOp() : resolve(RestLogger.class, sc.logger);
+
+			fullPath = (sc.parentContext == null ? "" : (sc.parentContext.fullPath + '/')) + sc.path;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the variable resolver for this servlet.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Variable resolvers are used to replace variables in property values.
+	 * </p>
+	 * <h6 class='figure'>Example:</h6>
+	 * <p class='bcode'>
+	 * 	<ja>@RestResource</ja>(
+	 * 		messages=<js>"nls/Messages"</js>,
+	 * 		properties={
+	 * 			<ja>@Property</ja>(name=<js>"title"</js>,value=<js>"$L{title}"</js>),  <jc>// Localized variable in Messages.properties</jc>
+	 * 			<ja>@Property</ja>(name=<js>"javaVendor"</js>,value=<js>"$S{java.vendor,Oracle}"</js>),  <jc>// System property with default value</jc>
+	 * 			<ja>@Property</ja>(name=<js>"foo"</js>,value=<js>"bar"</js>),
+	 * 			<ja>@Property</ja>(name=<js>"bar"</js>,value=<js>"baz"</js>),
+	 * 			<ja>@Property</ja>(name=<js>"v1"</js>,value=<js>"$R{foo}"</js>),  <jc>// Request variable. value="bar"</jc>
+	 * 			<ja>@Property</ja>(name=<js>"v2"</js>,value=<js>"$R{$R{foo}}"</js>)  <jc>// Nested request variable. value="baz"</jc>
+	 * 		}
+	 * 	)
+	 * 	<jk>public class</jk> MyRestResource <jk>extends</jk> RestServletDefault {
+	 * </p>
+	 * <p>
+	 * A typical usage pattern is using variables for resolving URL links when rendering HTML:
+	 * </p>
+	 * <p class='bcode'>
+	 * 	<ja>@RestMethod</ja>(
+	 * 		name=<js>"GET"</js>, path=<js>"/{name}/*"</js>,
+	 * 		properties={
+	 * 			<ja>@Property</ja>(
+	 * 				name=<jsf>HTMLDOC_links</jsf>,
+	 * 				value=<js>"{up:'$R{requestParentURI}', options:'?method=OPTIONS', editLevel:'$R{servletURI}/editLevel?logger=$R{attribute.name}'}"</js>
+	 * 			)
+	 * 		}
+	 * 	)
+	 * 	<jk>public</jk> LoggerEntry getLogger(RestRequest req, <ja>@Path</ja> String name) <jk>throws</jk> Exception {
+	 * </p>
+	 * <p>
+	 * Calls to <code>req.getProperties().getString(<js>"key"</js>)</code> returns strings with variables resolved.
+	 *
+	 * @return The var resolver in use by this resource.
+	 */
+	public VarResolver getVarResolver() {
+		return varResolver;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the config file associated with this servlet.
+	 * <p>
+	 * The config file is identified via one of the following:
+	 * <ul>
+	 * 	<li>{@link RestResource#config() @RestResource.config()} annotation.
+	 * 	<li>{@link RestConfig#setConfigFile(ConfigFile)} method.
+	 * </ul>
+	 *
+	 * @return The resolving config file associated with this servlet.  Never <jk>null</jk>.
+	 */
+	public ConfigFile getConfigFile() {
+		return configFile;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Resolve a static resource file.
+	 * <p>
+	 * The location of static resources are defined via one of the following:
+	 * <ul>
+	 * 	<li>{@link RestResource#staticFiles() @RestResource.staticFiles()} annotation.
+	 * 	<li>{@link RestConfig#addStaticFiles(Class, String)} method.
+	 * </ul>
+	 *
+	 * @param pathInfo The unencoded path info.
+	 * @return The resource, or <jk>null</jk> if the resource could not be resolved.
+	 * @throws IOException
+	 */
+	public StreamResource resolveStaticFile(String pathInfo) throws IOException {
+		if (! staticFilesCache.containsKey(pathInfo)) {
+			String p = RestUtils.decode(RestUtils.trimSlashes(pathInfo));
+			if (p.indexOf("..") != -1)
+				throw new RestException(SC_NOT_FOUND, "Invalid path");
+			for (Map.Entry<String,String> e : staticFilesMap.entrySet()) {
+				String key = RestUtils.trimSlashes(e.getKey());
+				if (p.startsWith(key)) {
+					String remainder = (p.equals(key) ? "" : p.substring(key.length()));
+					if (remainder.isEmpty() || remainder.startsWith("/")) {
+						String p2 = RestUtils.trimSlashes(e.getValue()) + remainder;
+						InputStream is = getResource(p2, null);
+						if (is != null) {
+							try {
+								int i = p2.lastIndexOf('/');
+								String name = (i == -1 ? p2 : p2.substring(i+1));
+								String mediaType = mimetypesFileTypeMap.getContentType(name);
+								ObjectMap headers = new ObjectMap().append("Cache-Control", "max-age=86400, public");
+								staticFilesCache.put(pathInfo, new StreamResource(MediaType.forString(mediaType), headers, is));
+								return staticFilesCache.get(pathInfo);
+							} finally {
+								is.close();
+							}
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return staticFilesCache.get(pathInfo);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Same as {@link Class#getResourceAsStream(String)} except if it doesn't find the resource
+	 * 	on this class, searches up the parent hierarchy chain.
+	 * <p>
+	 * If the resource cannot be found in the classpath, then an attempt is made to look in the
+	 * 	JVM working directory.
+	 * <p>
+	 * If the <code>locale</code> is specified, then we look for resources whose name matches that locale.
+	 * For example, if looking for the resource <js>"MyResource.txt"</js> for the Japanese locale, we will
+	 * 	look for files in the following order:
+	 * <ol>
+	 * 	<li><js>"MyResource_ja_JP.txt"</js>
+	 * 	<li><js>"MyResource_ja.txt"</js>
+	 * 	<li><js>"MyResource.txt"</js>
+	 * </ol>
+	 *
+	 * @param name The resource name.
+	 * @param locale Optional locale.
+	 * @return An input stream of the resource, or <jk>null</jk> if the resource could not be found.
+	 * @throws IOException
+	 */
+	protected InputStream getResource(String name, Locale locale) throws IOException {
+		String n = (locale == null || locale.toString().isEmpty() ? name : name + '|' + locale);
+		if (! resourceStreams.containsKey(n)) {
+			InputStream is = ReflectionUtils.getLocalizedResource(resource.getClass(), name, locale);
+			if (is == null && name.indexOf("..") == -1) {
+				for (String n2 : FileUtils.getCandidateFileNames(name, locale)) {
+					File f = new File(n2);
+					if (f.exists() && f.canRead()) {
+						is = new FileInputStream(f);
+						break;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			if (is != null) {
+				try {
+					resourceStreams.put(n, ByteArrayCache.DEFAULT.cache(is));
+				} finally {
+					is.close();
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		byte[] b = resourceStreams.get(n);
+		return b == null ? null : new ByteArrayInputStream(b);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Reads the input stream from {@link #getResource(String, Locale)} into a String.
+	 *
+	 * @param name The resource name.
+	 * @param locale Optional locale.
+	 * @return The contents of the stream as a string, or <jk>null</jk> if the resource could not be found.
+	 * @throws IOException If resource could not be found.
+	 */
+	public String getResourceAsString(String name, Locale locale) throws IOException {
+		String n = (locale == null || locale.toString().isEmpty() ? name : name + '|' + locale);
+		if (! resourceStrings.containsKey(n)) {
+			String s = IOUtils.read(getResource(name, locale));
+			if (s == null)
+				throw new IOException("Resource '"+name+"' not found.");
+			resourceStrings.put(n, s);
+		}
+		return resourceStrings.get(n);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Reads the input stream from {@link #getResource(String, Locale)} and parses it into a POJO
+	 * 	using the parser matched by the specified media type.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Useful if you want to load predefined POJOs from JSON files in your classpath.
+	 *
+	 * @param c The class type of the POJO to create.
+	 * @param mediaType The media type of the data in the stream (e.g. <js>"text/json"</js>)
+	 * @param name The resource name (e.g. "htdocs/styles.css").
+	 * @param locale Optional locale.
+	 * @return The parsed resource, or <jk>null</jk> if the resource could not be found.
+	 * @throws IOException
+	 * @throws ServletException If the media type was unknown or the input could not be parsed into a POJO.
+	 */
+	public <T> T getResource(Class<T> c, MediaType mediaType, String name, Locale locale) throws IOException, ServletException {
+		InputStream is = getResource(name, locale);
+		if (is == null)
+			return null;
+		try {
+			Parser p = parsers.getParser(mediaType);
+			if (p != null) {
+				try {
+					if (p.isReaderParser())
+						return p.parse(new InputStreamReader(is, IOUtils.UTF8), c);
+					return p.parse(is, c);
+				} catch (ParseException e) {
+					throw new ServletException("Could not parse resource '' as media type '"+mediaType+"'.");
+				}
+			}
+			throw new ServletException("Unknown media type '"+mediaType+"'");
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			throw new ServletException("Could not parse resource with name '"+name+"'", e);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the path for this resource as defined by the {@link RestResource#path()} annotation or {@link RestConfig#setPath(String)} method
+	 * concatenated with those on all parent classes.
+	 * <p>
+	 * If path is not specified, returns <js>"/"</js>.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Path always starts with <js>"/"</js>.
+	 *
+	 * @return The servlet path.
+	 */
+	public String getPath() {
+		return fullPath;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the logger to use for this resource.
+	 * <p>
+	 * The logger for a resource is defined via one of the following:
+	 * <ul>
+	 * 	<li>{@link RestResource#logger() @RestResource.logger()} annotation.
+	 * 	<li>{@link RestConfig#setLogger(Class)}/{@link RestConfig#setLogger(RestLogger)} methods.
+	 * </ul>
+	 *
+	 * @return The logger to use for this resource.  Never <jk>null</jk>.
+	 */
+	public RestLogger getLogger() {
+		return logger;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the resource bundle used by this resource.
+	 * <p>
+	 * The resource bundle is defined via one of the following:
+	 * <ul>
+	 * 	<li>{@link RestResource#messages() @RestResource.messages()} annotation.
+	 * </ul>
+	 *
+	 * @return The resource bundle for this resource.  Never <jk>null</jk>.
+	 */
+	public MessageBundle getMessages() {
+		return msgs;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the REST information provider used by this resource.
+	 * <p>
+	 * The information provider is defined via one of the following:
+	 * <ul>
+	 * 	<li>{@link RestResource#infoProvider() @RestResource.infoProvider()} annotation.
+	 * 	<li>{@link RestConfig#setInfoProvider(Class)}/{@link RestConfig#setInfoProvider(RestInfoProvider)} methods.
+	 * </ul>
+	 *
+	 * @return The information provider for this resource.  Never <jk>null</jk>.
+	 */
+	public RestInfoProvider getInfoProvider() {
+		return infoProvider;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the REST call handler used by this resource.
+	 * <p>
+	 * The call handler is defined via one of the following:
+	 * <ul>
+	 * 	<li>{@link RestResource#callHandler() @RestResource.callHandler()} annotation.
+	 * 	<li>{@link RestConfig#setCallHandler(Class)}/{@link RestConfig#setCallHandler(RestCallHandler)} methods.
+	 * </ul>
+	 *
+	 * @return The call handler for this resource.  Never <jk>null</jk>.
+	 */
+	protected RestCallHandler getCallHandler() {
+		return callHandler;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns a map of HTTP method names to call routers.
+	 *
+	 * @return A map with HTTP method names uppercased as the keys, and call routers as the values.
+	 */
+	protected Map<String,CallRouter> getCallRouters() {
+		return callRouters;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the resource object.
+	 * <p>
+	 * This is the instance of the class annotated with the {@link RestResource @RestResource} annotation, usually
+	 * an instance of {@link RestServlet}.
+	 *
+	 * @return The resource object.  Never <jk>null</jk>.
+	 */
+	protected Object getResource() {
+		return resource;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the resource object as a {@link RestServlet}.
+	 *
+	 * @return The resource object cast to {@link RestServlet}, or
+	 * <jk>null</jk> if the resource doesn't subclass from {@link RestServlet}
+	 */
+	protected RestServlet getRestServlet() {
+		return resource instanceof RestServlet ? (RestServlet)resource : null;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Throws a {@link RestException} if an exception occurred in the constructor of this object.
+	 *
+	 * @throws RestException The initialization exception wrapped in a {@link RestException}.
+	 */
+	protected void checkForInitException() throws RestException {
+		if (initException != null)
+			throw initException;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the {@link BeanContext} object used for parsing path variables and header values.
+	 *
+	 * @return The bean context used for parsing path variables and header values.
+	 */
+	public BeanContext getBeanContext() {
+		return beanContext;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the class-level properties associated with this servlet.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Properties at the class level are defined via one of the following:
+	 * <ul>
+	 * 	<li>{@link RestResource#properties() @RestResource.properties()} annotation.
+	 * 	<li>{@link RestConfig#setProperty(String, Object)}/{@link RestConfig#setProperties(Map)} methods.
+	 * </ul>
+	 * <p>
+	 * <h5 class='section'>Notes:</h5>
+	 * <ul>
+	 * 	<li>The returned {@code Map} is mutable.  Therefore, subclasses are free to override
+	 * 	or set additional initialization parameters in their {@code init()} method.
+	 * </ul>
+	 *
+	 * @return The resource properties as an {@link ObjectMap}.
+	 */
+	public ObjectMap getProperties() {
+		return properties;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the serializers registered with this resource.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Serializers at the class level are defined via one of the following:
+	 * <ul>
+	 * 	<li>{@link RestResource#serializers() @RestResource.serializers()} annotation.
+	 * 	<li>{@link RestConfig#addSerializers(Class...)}/{@link RestConfig#addSerializers(Serializer...)} methods.
+	 * </ul>
+	 *
+	 * @return The serializers registered with this resource.
+	 */
+	public SerializerGroup getSerializers() {
+		return serializers;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the parsers registered with this resource.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Parsers at the class level are defined via one of the following:
+	 * <ul>
+	 * 	<li>{@link RestResource#parsers() @RestResource.parsers()} annotation.
+	 * 	<li>{@link RestConfig#addParsers(Class...)}/{@link RestConfig#addParsers(Parser...)} methods.
+	 * </ul>
+	 *
+	 * @return The parsers registered with this resource.
+	 */
+	public ParserGroup getParsers() {
+		return parsers;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the servlet init parameter returned by {@link ServletConfig#getInitParameter(String)}.
+	 *
+	 * @param name The init parameter name.
+	 * @return The servlet init parameter, or <jk>null</jk> if not found.
+	 */
+	public String getServletInitParameter(String name) {
+		return config.getInitParameter(name);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the child resources associated with this servlet.
+	 *
+	 * @return An unmodifiable map of child resources.
+	 * Keys are the {@link RestResource#path() @RestResource.path()} annotation defined on the child resource.
+	 */
+	public Map<String,RestContext> getChildResources() {
+		return Collections.unmodifiableMap(childResources);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the number of times this exception was thrown based on a hash of its stacktrace.
+	 *
+	 * @param e The exception to check.
+	 * @return The number of times this exception was thrown, or <code>0</code> if <code>stackTraceHashes</code>
+	 * setting is not enabled.
+	 */
+	protected int getStackTraceOccurrence(Throwable e) {
+		if (! useStackTraceHashes)
+			return 0;
+		int h = e.hashCode();
+		stackTraceHashes.putIfAbsent(h, new AtomicInteger());
+		return stackTraceHashes.get(h).incrementAndGet();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the value of the {@link #REST_renderResponseStackTraces} setting.
+	 * @return The value of the {@link #REST_renderResponseStackTraces} setting.
+	 */
+	protected boolean isRenderResponseStackTraces() {
+		return renderResponseStackTraces;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the value of the {@link #REST_allowHeaderParams} setting.
+	 * @return The value of the {@link #REST_allowHeaderParams} setting.
+	 */
+	protected boolean isAllowHeaderParams() {
+		return allowHeaderParams;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the value of the {@link #REST_allowBodyParam} setting.
+	 * @return The value of the {@link #REST_allowBodyParam} setting.
+	 */
+	protected boolean isAllowBodyParam() {
+		return allowBodyParam;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the value of the {@link #REST_defaultCharset} setting.
+	 * @return The value of the {@link #REST_defaultCharset} setting.
+	 */
+	protected String getDefaultCharset() {
+		return defaultCharset;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the value of the {@link #REST_paramFormat} setting.
+	 * @return The value of the {@link #REST_paramFormat} setting.
+	 */
+	protected String getParamFormat() {
+		return paramFormat;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the name of the client version header name used by this resource.
+	 * <p>
+	 * The client version header is the name of the HTTP header on requests that identify a client version.
+	 * <p>
+	 * The client version header is defined via one of the following:
+	 * <ul>
+	 * 	<li>{@link RestResource#clientVersionHeader() @RestResource.clientVersion()} annotation.
+	 * </ul>
+	 *
+	 * @return The name of the client version header used by this resource.  Never <jk>null</jk>.
+	 */
+	protected String getClientVersionHeader() {
+		return clientVersionHeader;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns <jk>true</jk> if the specified <code>Method</code> GET parameter value can be used to override
+	 * the method name in the HTTP header.
+	 *
+	 * @param m The method name, uppercased.
+	 * @return <jk>true</jk> if this resource allows the specified method to be overridden.
+	 */
+	protected boolean allowMethodParam(String m) {
+		return (! StringUtils.isEmpty(m) && (allowMethodParams.contains(m) || allowMethodParams.contains("*")));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the bean filters associated with this resource.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Bean filters at the class level are defined via one of the following:
+	 * <ul>
+	 * 	<li>{@link RestResource#beanFilters() @RestResource.beanFilters()} annotation.
+	 * 	<li>{@link RestConfig#addBeanFilters(Class...)} method.
+	 * </ul>
+	 *
+	 * @return The bean filters associated with this resource.  Never <jk>null</jk>.
+	 */
+	protected Class<?>[] getBeanFilters() {
+		return beanFilters;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the POJO swaps associated with this resource.
+	 * <p>
+	 * POJO swaps at the class level are defined via one of the following:
+	 * <ul>
+	 * 	<li>{@link RestResource#pojoSwaps() @RestResource.pojoSwaps()} annotation.
+	 * 	<li>{@link RestConfig#addPojoSwaps(Class...)} method.
+	 * </ul>
+	 *
+	 * @return The POJO swaps associated with this resource.  Never <jk>null</jk>.
+	 */
+	protected Class<?>[] getPojoSwaps() {
+		return pojoSwaps;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the URL-encoding parser associated with this resource.
+	 * @return The URL-encoding parser associated with this resource.  Never <jk>null</jk>.
+	 */
+	protected UrlEncodingParser getUrlEncodingParser() {
+		return urlEncodingParser;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the URL-encoding serializer associated with this resource.
+	 * @return The URL-encoding serializer associated with this resource.  Never <jk>null</jk>.
+	 */
+	protected UrlEncodingSerializer getUrlEncodingSerializer() {
+		return urlEncodingSerializer;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the encoders associated with this resource.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Encoders are used to provide various types of encoding such as <code>gzip</code> encoding.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Encoders at the class level are defined via one of the following:
+	 * <ul>
+	 * 	<li>{@link RestResource#encoders() @RestResource.encoders()} annotation.
+	 * 	<li>{@link RestConfig#addEncoders(Class...)}/{@link RestConfig#addEncoders(org.apache.juneau.encoders.Encoder...)} methods.
+	 * </ul>
+	 *
+	 * @return The encoders associated with this resource.  Never <jk>null</jk>.
+	 */
+	protected EncoderGroup getEncoders() {
+		return encoders;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the explicit list of supported accept types for this resource.
+	 * <p>
+	 * By default, this is simply the list of accept types supported by the registered parsers, but
+	 * can be overridden via the {@link RestConfig#setSupportedAcceptTypes(MediaType...)}/{@link RestConfig#setSupportedAcceptTypes(String...)} methods.
+	 *
+	 * @return The supported <code>Accept</code> header values for this resource.  Never <jk>null</jk>.
+	 */
+	protected MediaType[] getSupportedAcceptTypes() {
+		return supportedAcceptTypes;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the explicit list of supported content types for this resource.
+	 * <p>
+	 * By default, this is simply the list of content types supported by the registered serializers, but
+	 * can be overridden via the {@link RestConfig#setSupportedContentTypes(MediaType...)}/{@link RestConfig#setSupportedContentTypes(String...)} methods.
+	 *
+	 * @return The supported <code>Content-Type</code> header values for this resource.  Never <jk>null</jk>.
+	 */
+	protected MediaType[] getSupportedContentTypes() {
+		return supportedContentTypes;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the default request headers for this resource.
+	 * <p>
+	 * These are headers automatically added to requests if not present.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Default request headers are defined via one of the following:
+	 * <ul>
+	 * 	<li>{@link RestResource#defaultRequestHeaders() @RestResource.defaultRequestHeaders()} annotation.
+	 * 	<li>{@link RestConfig#addDefaultRequestHeader(String, Object)}/{@link RestConfig#addDefaultRequestHeaders(String...)} methods.
+	 * </ul>
+	 *
+	 * @return The default request headers for this resource.  Never <jk>null</jk>.
+	 */
+	protected Map<String,String> getDefaultRequestHeaders() {
+		return defaultRequestHeaders;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the default response headers for this resource.
+	 * <p>
+	 * These are headers automatically added to responses if not otherwise specified during the request.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Default response headers are defined via one of the following:
+	 * <ul>
+	 * 	<li>{@link RestResource#defaultResponseHeaders() @RestResource.defaultResponseHeaders()} annotation.
+	 * 	<li>{@link RestConfig#addDefaultResponseHeader(String, Object)}/{@link RestConfig#addDefaultResponseHeaders(String...)} methods.
+	 * </ul>
+	 *
+	 * @return The default response headers for this resource.  Never <jk>null</jk>.
+	 */
+	public Map<String,Object> getDefaultResponseHeaders() {
+		return defaultResponseHeaders;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the converters associated with this resource at the class level.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Converters are used to 'convert' POJOs from one form to another before being passed of to the response handlers.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Converters at the class level are defined via one of the following:
+	 * <ul>
+	 * 	<li>{@link RestResource#converters() @RestResource.converters()} annotation.
+	 * 	<li>{@link RestConfig#addConverters(Class...)}/{@link RestConfig#addConverters(RestConverter...)} methods.
+	 * </ul>
+	 *
+	 * @return The converters associated with this resource.  Never <jk>null</jk>.
+	 */
+	protected RestConverter[] getConverters() {
+		return converters;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the guards associated with this resource at the class level.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Guards are used to restrict access to resources.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Guards at the class level are defined via one of the following:
+	 * <ul>
+	 * 	<li>{@link RestResource#guards() @RestResource.guards()} annotation.
+	 * 	<li>{@link RestConfig#addGuards(Class...)}/{@link RestConfig#addGuards(RestGuard...)} methods.
+	 * </ul>
+	 *
+	 * @return The guards associated with this resource.  Never <jk>null</jk>.
+	 */
+	protected RestGuard[] getGuards() {
+		return guards;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the response handlers associated with this resource.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Response handlers are used to convert POJOs returned by REST Java methods into actual HTTP responses.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Response handlers are defined via one of the following:
+	 * <ul>
+	 * 	<li>{@link RestResource#responseHandlers() @RestResource.responseHandlers()} annotation.
+	 * 	<li>{@link RestConfig#addResponseHandlers(Class...)}/{@link RestConfig#addResponseHandlers(ResponseHandler...)} methods.
+	 * </ul>
+	 *
+	 * @return The response handlers associated with this resource.  Never <jk>null</jk>.
+	 */
+	protected ResponseHandler[] getResponseHandlers() {
+		return responseHandlers;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the media type for the specified file name.
+	 * <p>
+	 * The list of MIME-type mappings can be augmented through the {@link RestConfig#addMimeTypes(String...)} method.
+	 * See that method for a description of predefined MIME-type mappings.
+	 *
+	 * @param name The file name.
+	 * @return The MIME-type, or <jk>null</jk> if it could not be determined.
+	 */
+	protected String getMediaTypeForName(String name) {
+		return mimetypesFileTypeMap.getContentType(name);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the favicon of the resource.
+	 * <p>
+	 * This is the icon served up under <js>"/favicon.ico"</jk> recognized by browsers.
+	 * <p>
+	 * The favicon is defined via one of the following:
+	 * <ul>
+	 * 	<li>{@link RestResource#favicon() @RestResource.favicon()} annotation.
+	 * 	<li>{@link RestConfig#setFavIcon(Object)}/{@link RestConfig#setFavIcon(Class, String)} methods.
+	 * </ul>
+	 *
+	 * @return The favicon of this resource.  Can be <jk>null</jk>.
+	 */
+	protected StreamResource getFavIcon() {
+		return favIcon;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the stylesheet for use in the HTML views of the resource.
+	 * <p>
+	 * This is the contents of the page served up under <js>"/styles.css"</jk>.
+	 * <p>
+	 * The stylesheet is defined via one of the following:
+	 * <ul>
+	 * 	<li>{@link RestResource#stylesheet() @RestResource.stylesheet()} annotation.
+	 * 	<li>{@link RestConfig#setStyleSheet(Object...)}/{@link RestConfig#setStyleSheet(Class, String)} methods.
+	 * </ul>
+	 *
+	 * @return The aggregated stylesheet of this resource.  Never <jk>null</jk>.
+	 */
+	protected StreamResource getStyleSheet() {
+		return styleSheet;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns <jk>true</jk> if the specified path refers to a static file.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Static files are files pulled from the classpath and served up directly to the browser.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Static files are defined via one of the following:
+	 * <ul>
+	 * 	<li>{@link RestResource#staticFiles() @RestResource.staticFiles()} annotation.
+	 * 	<li>{@link RestConfig#addStaticFiles(Class, String)} method.
+	 * </ul>
+	 *
+	 * @param p The URL path remainder after the servlet match.
+	 * @return <jk>true</jk> if the specified path refers to a static file.
+	 */
+	protected boolean isStaticFile(String p) {
+		return StringUtils.pathStartsWith(p, staticFilesPrefixes);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the REST Java methods defined in this resource.
+	 * <p>
+	 * These are the methods annotated with the {@link RestMethod @RestMethod} annotation.
+	 *
+	 * @return A map of Java method names to call method objects.
+	 */
+	protected Map<String,CallMethod> getCallMethods() {
+		return callMethods;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Calls {@link Servlet#destroy()} on any child resources defined on this resource.
+	 */
+	protected void destroy() {
+		for (RestContext r : childResources.values()) {
+			r.destroy();
+			if (r.resource instanceof Servlet)
+				((Servlet)r.resource).destroy();
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns <jk>true</jk> if this resource has any child resources associated with it.
+	 * @return <jk>true</jk> if this resource has any child resources associated with it.
+	 */
+	protected boolean hasChildResources() {
+		return ! childResources.isEmpty();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the context of the child resource associated with the specified path.
+	 *
+	 * @param path The path of the child resource to resolve.
+	 * @return The resolved context, or <jk>null</jk> if it could not be resolved.
+	 */
+	protected RestContext getChildResource(String path) {
+		return childResources.get(path);
+	}
+
+
+	//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	// Utility methods
+	//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Takes in an object of type T or a Class<T> and either casts or constructs a T.
+	 */
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	private static <T> T resolve(Class<T> c, Object o, Object...cArgs) throws RestServletException {
+		if (c.isInstance(o))
+			return (T)o;
+		if (! (o instanceof Class))
+			throw new RestServletException("Invalid object type passed to resolve:  ''{0}''.  Must be an object of type T or a Class<? extend T>.", o.getClass());
+		Constructor<T> n = ClassUtils.findPublicConstructor((Class<T>)o, cArgs);
+		if (n == null)
+			throw new RestServletException("Could not find public constructor for class ''{0}'' that takes in args {1}", c, JsonSerializer.DEFAULT_LAX.toString(ClassUtils.getClasses(cArgs)));
+		try {
+			return n.newInstance(cArgs);
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			throw new RestServletException("Exception occurred while constructing class ''{0}''", c).initCause(e);
+		}
+	}
+
+}

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diff --git a/juneau-rest/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/rest/RestException.java b/juneau-rest/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/rest/RestException.java
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--- a/juneau-rest/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/rest/RestException.java
+++ b/juneau-rest/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/rest/RestException.java
@@ -116,9 +116,9 @@ public class RestException extends RuntimeException {
 	/**
 	 * Returns the number of times this exception occurred on this servlet.
 	 * <p>
-	 * This only gets set if {@link RestServletContext#REST_useStackTraceHashes} is enabled on the servlet.
+	 * This only gets set if {@link RestContext#REST_useStackTraceHashes} is enabled on the servlet.
 	 *
-	 * @return The occurrence number if {@link RestServletContext#REST_useStackTraceHashes} is enabled, or <code>0</code> otherwise.
+	 * @return The occurrence number if {@link RestContext#REST_useStackTraceHashes} is enabled, or <code>0</code> otherwise.
 	 */
 	public int getOccurrence() {
 		return occurrence;

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-juneau/blob/07843d64/juneau-rest/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/rest/RestInfoProvider.java
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+++ b/juneau-rest/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/rest/RestInfoProvider.java
@@ -0,0 +1,499 @@
+// ***************************************************************************************************************************
+// * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file *
+// * distributed with this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file        *
+// * to you 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.apache.juneau.rest;
+
+import static javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse.*;
+import static org.apache.juneau.dto.swagger.SwaggerBuilder.*;
+
+import java.util.*;
+import java.util.concurrent.*;
+
+import org.apache.juneau.*;
+import org.apache.juneau.dto.swagger.*;
+import org.apache.juneau.internal.*;
+import org.apache.juneau.json.*;
+import org.apache.juneau.parser.*;
+import org.apache.juneau.rest.annotation.*;
+import org.apache.juneau.svl.*;
+
+/**
+ * Class that provides documentation and other related information about a REST resource.
+ * <p>
+ * Subclasses can override these methods to tailor how HTTP REST resources are documented.
+ * Subclasses MUST implement a public constructor that takes in a {@link RestContext} object.
+ * <p>
+ * RestInfoProviders are associated with servlets/resources in one of the following ways:
+ * <ul>
+ * 	<li>The {@link RestResource#infoProvider @RestResource.infoProvider()} annotation.
+ * 	<li>The {@link RestConfig#setInfoProvider(Class)}/{@link RestConfig#setInfoProvider(RestInfoProvider)} methods.
+ * </ul>
+ */
+@SuppressWarnings("hiding")
+public class RestInfoProvider {
+
+	private final RestContext context;
+	private final String
+		title,
+		description,
+		termsOfService,
+		contact,
+		license,
+		version,
+		tags,
+		externalDocs;
+	private final ConcurrentHashMap<Locale,Swagger> swaggers = new ConcurrentHashMap<Locale,Swagger>();
+
+	/**
+	 * Constructor.
+	 * @param context The resource context.
+	 */
+	public RestInfoProvider(RestContext context) {
+		this.context = context;
+
+		Builder b = new Builder(context);
+		this.title = b.title;
+		this.description = b.description;
+		this.termsOfService = b.termsOfService;
+		this.contact = b.contact;
+		this.license = b.license;
+		this.version = b.version;
+		this.tags = b.tags;
+		this.externalDocs = b.externalDocs;
+	}
+
+	private static class Builder {
+		private String
+			title,
+			description,
+			termsOfService,
+			contact,
+			license,
+			version,
+			tags,
+			externalDocs;
+
+		Builder(RestContext context) {
+
+			LinkedHashMap<Class<?>,RestResource> restResourceAnnotationsParentFirst = ReflectionUtils.findAnnotationsMapParentFirst(RestResource.class, context.getResource().getClass());
+
+			for (RestResource r : restResourceAnnotationsParentFirst.values()) {
+				if (! r.title().isEmpty())
+					title = r.title();
+				if (! r.description().isEmpty())
+					description = r.description();
+				if (! r.termsOfService().isEmpty())
+					termsOfService = r.termsOfService();
+				if (! r.contact().isEmpty())
+					contact = r.contact();
+				if (! r.license().isEmpty())
+					license = r.license();
+				if (! r.version().isEmpty())
+					version = r.version();
+				if (! r.tags().isEmpty())
+					tags = r.tags();
+				if (! r.externalDocs().isEmpty())
+					externalDocs = r.externalDocs();
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the localized swagger for this REST resource.
+	 *
+	 * @param req The incoming HTTP request.
+	 * @return A new Swagger instance.
+	 * @throws RestException
+	 */
+	protected Swagger getSwagger(RestRequest req) throws RestException {
+		try {
+			// If a file is defined, use that.
+			Swagger s = req.getSwaggerFromFile();
+			if (s != null)
+				return s;
+
+			s = swagger(
+				info(getTitle(req), getVersion(req))
+					.contact(getContact(req))
+					.license(getLicense(req))
+					.description(getDescription(req))
+					.termsOfService(getTermsOfService(req))
+				)
+				.consumes(context.getSupportedAcceptTypes())
+				.produces(context.getSupportedContentTypes())
+				.tags(getTags(req))
+				.externalDocs(getExternalDocs(req));
+
+			for (CallMethod sm : context.getCallMethods().values()) {
+				if (sm.isRequestAllowed(req)) {
+					Operation o = sm.getSwaggerOperation(req);
+					s.path(
+						sm.getPathPattern(),
+						sm.getHttpMethod().toLowerCase(),
+						o
+					);
+				}
+			}
+			return s;
+		} catch (RestException e) {
+			throw e;
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			throw new RestException(SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, e);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the localized Swagger from the file system.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Looks for a file called <js>"{ServletClass}_{locale}.json"</js> in the same package
+	 * as this servlet and returns it as a parsed {@link Swagger} object.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Returned objects are cached for later quick-lookup.
+	 *
+	 * @param locale The locale of the swagger.
+	 * @return The parsed swagger object, or <jk>null</jk> if the swagger file could not be found.
+	 * @throws RestException
+	 */
+	protected Swagger getSwaggerFromFile(Locale locale) throws RestException {
+		Swagger s = swaggers.get(locale);
+		if (s == null) {
+			try {
+				s = context.getResource(Swagger.class, MediaType.JSON, getClass().getSimpleName() + ".json", locale);
+				swaggers.putIfAbsent(locale, s == null ? Swagger.NULL : s);
+			} catch (Exception e) {
+				throw new RestException(SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, e);
+			}
+		}
+		return s == Swagger.NULL ? null : s;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the localized summary of the specified java method on this servlet.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Subclasses can override this method to provide their own summary.
+	 * <p>
+	 * The default implementation returns the summary from the following locations (whichever matches first):
+	 * </p>
+	 * <ol>
+	 * 	<li>{@link RestMethod#summary() @RestMethod.summary()} annotation on the method.
+	 * 	<li><ck>[ClassName].[javaMethodName].summary</ck> property in resource bundle identified by {@link RestResource#messages() @RestResource.messages()}
+	 * 		annotation for this class, then any parent classes.
+	 * 	<li><ck>[javaMethodName].summary</ck> property in resource bundle identified by {@link RestResource#messages() @RestResource.messages()}
+	 * 		annotation for this class, then any parent classes.
+	 * </ol>
+	 *
+	 * @param javaMethodName The name of the Java method whose description we're retrieving.
+	 * @param req The current request.
+	 * @return The localized summary of the method, or a blank string if no summary was found.
+	 */
+	public String getMethodSummary(String javaMethodName, RestRequest req) {
+		CallMethod m = context.getCallMethods().get(javaMethodName);
+		if (m != null)
+			return m.getSummary(req);
+		return "";
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the localized description of the specified java method on this servlet.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Subclasses can override this method to provide their own description.
+	 * <p>
+	 * The default implementation returns the description from the following locations (whichever matches first):
+	 * </p>
+	 * <ol>
+	 * 	<li>{@link RestMethod#description() @RestMethod.description()} annotation on the method.
+	 * 	<li><ck>[ClassName].[javaMethodName].description</ck> property in resource bundle identified by {@link RestResource#messages() @RestResource.messages()}
+	 * 		annotation for this class, then any parent classes.
+	 * 	<li><ck>[javaMethodName].description</ck> property in resource bundle identified by {@link RestResource#messages() @RestResource.messages()}
+	 * 		annotation for this class, then any parent classes.
+	 * </ol>
+	 *
+	 * @param javaMethodName The name of the Java method whose description we're retrieving.
+	 * @param req The current request.
+	 * @return The localized description of the method, or a blank string if no description was found.
+	 */
+	protected String getMethodDescription(String javaMethodName, RestRequest req) {
+		CallMethod m = context.getCallMethods().get(javaMethodName);
+		if (m != null)
+			return m.getDescription(req);
+		return "";
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the localized title of this REST resource.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Subclasses can override this method to provide their own title.
+	 * <p>
+	 * The default implementation returns the description from the following locations (whichever matches first):
+	 * <p>
+	 * <ol>
+	 * 	<li>{@link RestResource#title() @RestResourcel.title()} annotation on this class, and then any parent classes.
+	 * 	<li><ck>[ClassName].title</ck> property in resource bundle identified by {@link RestResource#messages() @ResourceBundle.messages()}
+	 * 		annotation for this class, then any parent classes.
+	 * 	<li><ck>title</ck> in resource bundle identified by {@link RestResource#messages() @RestResource.messages()}
+	 * 		annotation for this class, then any parent classes.
+	 * 	<li><ck>/info/title</ck> entry in swagger file.
+	 * </ol>
+	 *
+	 * @param req The current request.
+	 * @return The localized description of this REST resource, or <jk>null</jk> if no resource description was found.
+	 */
+	public String getTitle(RestRequest req) {
+		VarResolverSession vr = req.getVarResolverSession();
+		if (this.title != null)
+			return vr.resolve(this.title);
+		String title = context.getMessages().findFirstString(req.getLocale(), "title");
+		if (title != null)
+			return vr.resolve(title);
+		Swagger s = req.getSwaggerFromFile();
+		if (s != null && s.getInfo() != null)
+			return s.getInfo().getTitle();
+		return null;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the localized description of this REST resource.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Subclasses can override this method to provide their own description.
+	 * <p>
+	 * The default implementation returns the description from the following locations (whichever matches first):
+	 * <ol>
+	 * 	<li>{@link RestResource#description() @RestResource.description()} annotation on this class, and then any parent classes.
+	 * 	<li><ck>[ClassName].description</ck> property in resource bundle identified by {@link RestResource#messages() @RestResource.messages()}
+	 * 		annotation for this class, then any parent classes.
+	 * 	<li><ck>description</ck> property in resource bundle identified by {@link RestResource#messages() @RestResource.messages()}
+	 * 		annotation for this class, then any parent classes.
+	 * 	<li><ck>/info/description</ck> entry in swagger file.
+	 * </ol>
+	 *
+	 * @param req The current request.
+	 * @return The localized description of this REST resource, or <jk>null</jk> if no resource description was found.
+	 */
+	public String getDescription(RestRequest req) {
+		VarResolverSession vr = req.getVarResolverSession();
+		if (this.description != null)
+			return vr.resolve(this.description);
+		String description = context.getMessages().findFirstString(req.getLocale(), "description");
+		if (description != null)
+			return vr.resolve(description);
+		Swagger s = req.getSwaggerFromFile();
+		if (s != null && s.getInfo() != null)
+			return s.getInfo().getDescription();
+		return null;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the localized contact information of this REST resource.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Subclasses can override this method to provide their own contact information.
+	 * <p>
+	 * The default implementation returns the contact information from the following locations (whichever matches first):
+	 * <ol>
+	 * 	<li>{@link RestResource#contact() @RestResource.contact()} annotation on this class, and then any parent classes.
+	 * 	<li><ck>[ClassName].contact</ck> property in resource bundle identified by {@link RestResource#messages() @RestResource.messages()}
+	 * 		annotation for this class, then any parent classes.
+	 * 	<li><ck>contact</ck> property in resource bundle identified by {@link RestResource#messages() @RestResource.messages()}
+	 * 		annotation for this class, then any parent classes.
+	 * 	<li><ck>/info/contact</ck> entry in swagger file.
+	 * </ol>
+	 *
+	 * @param req The current request.
+	 * @return The localized contact information of this REST resource, or <jk>null</jk> if no contact information was found.
+	 */
+	public Contact getContact(RestRequest req) {
+		VarResolverSession vr = req.getVarResolverSession();
+		JsonParser jp = JsonParser.DEFAULT;
+		try {
+			if (this.contact != null)
+				return jp.parse(vr.resolve(this.contact), Contact.class);
+			String contact = context.getMessages().findFirstString(req.getLocale(), "contact");
+			if (contact != null)
+				return jp.parse(vr.resolve(contact), Contact.class);
+			Swagger s = req.getSwaggerFromFile();
+			if (s != null && s.getInfo() != null)
+				return s.getInfo().getContact();
+			return null;
+		} catch (ParseException e) {
+			throw new RestException(SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, e);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the localized license information of this REST resource.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Subclasses can override this method to provide their own license information.
+	 * <p>
+	 * The default implementation returns the license information from the following locations (whichever matches first):
+	 * <ol>
+	 * 	<li>{@link RestResource#license() @RestResource.license()} annotation on this class, and then any parent classes.
+	 * 	<li><ck>[ClassName].license</ck> property in resource bundle identified by {@link RestResource#messages() @RestResource.messages()}
+	 * 		annotation for this class, then any parent classes.
+	 * 	<li><ck>license</ck> property in resource bundle identified by {@link RestResource#messages() @RestResource.messages()}
+	 * 		annotation for this class, then any parent classes.
+	 * 	<li><ck>/info/license</ck> entry in swagger file.
+	 * </ol>
+	 *
+	 * @param req The current request.
+	 * @return The localized contact information of this REST resource, or <jk>null</jk> if no contact information was found.
+	 */
+	public License getLicense(RestRequest req) {
+		VarResolverSession vr = req.getVarResolverSession();
+		JsonParser jp = JsonParser.DEFAULT;
+		try {
+			if (this.license != null)
+				return jp.parse(vr.resolve(this.license), License.class);
+			String license = context.getMessages().findFirstString(req.getLocale(), "license");
+			if (license != null)
+				return jp.parse(vr.resolve(license), License.class);
+			Swagger s = req.getSwaggerFromFile();
+			if (s != null && s.getInfo() != null)
+				return s.getInfo().getLicense();
+			return null;
+		} catch (ParseException e) {
+			throw new RestException(SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, e);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the terms-of-service information of this REST resource.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Subclasses can override this method to provide their own terms-of-service information.
+	 * <p>
+	 * The default implementation returns the terms-of-service information from the following locations (whichever matches first):
+	 * <ol>
+	 * 	<li>{@link RestResource#termsOfService() @RestResource.termsOfService()} annotation on this class, and then any parent classes.
+	 * 	<li><ck>[ClassName].termsOfService</ck> property in resource bundle identified by {@link RestResource#messages() @RestResource.messages()}
+	 * 		annotation for this class, then any parent classes.
+	 * 	<li><ck>termsOfService</ck> property in resource bundle identified by {@link RestResource#messages() @RestResource.messages()}
+	 * 		annotation for this class, then any parent classes.
+	 * 	<li><ck>/info/termsOfService</ck> entry in swagger file.
+	 * </ol>
+	 *
+	 * @param req The current request.
+	 * @return The localized contact information of this REST resource, or <jk>null</jk> if no contact information was found.
+	 */
+	public String getTermsOfService(RestRequest req) {
+		VarResolverSession vr = req.getVarResolverSession();
+		if (this.termsOfService != null)
+			return vr.resolve(this.termsOfService);
+		String termsOfService = context.getMessages().findFirstString(req.getLocale(), "termsOfService");
+		if (termsOfService != null)
+			return vr.resolve(termsOfService);
+		Swagger s = req.getSwaggerFromFile();
+		if (s != null && s.getInfo() != null)
+			return s.getInfo().getTermsOfService();
+		return null;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the version information of this REST resource.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Subclasses can override this method to provide their own version information.
+	 * <p>
+	 * The default implementation returns the version information from the following locations (whichever matches first):
+	 * <ol>
+	 * 	<li>{@link RestResource#version() @RestResource.version()} annotation on this class, and then any parent classes.
+	 * 	<li><ck>[ClassName].version</ck> property in resource bundle identified by {@link RestResource#messages() @RestResource.messages()}
+	 * 		annotation for this class, then any parent classes.
+	 * 	<li><ck>version</ck> property in resource bundle identified by {@link RestResource#messages() @RestResource.messages()}
+	 * 		annotation for this class, then any parent classes.
+	 * 	<li><ck>/info/version</ck> entry in swagger file.
+	 * </ol>
+	 *
+	 * @param req The current request.
+	 * @return The localized contact information of this REST resource, or <jk>null</jk> if no contact information was found.
+	 */
+	public String getVersion(RestRequest req) {
+		VarResolverSession vr = req.getVarResolverSession();
+		if (this.version != null)
+			return vr.resolve(this.version);
+		String version = context.getMessages().findFirstString(req.getLocale(), "version");
+		if (version != null)
+			return vr.resolve(version);
+		Swagger s = req.getSwaggerFromFile();
+		if (s != null && s.getInfo() != null)
+			return s.getInfo().getVersion();
+		return null;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the version information of this REST resource.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Subclasses can override this method to provide their own version information.
+	 * <p>
+	 * The default implementation returns the version information from the following locations (whichever matches first):
+	 * <ol>
+	 * 	<li>{@link RestResource#version() @RestResource.version()} annotation on this class, and then any parent classes.
+	 * 	<li><ck>[ClassName].version</ck> property in resource bundle identified by {@link RestResource#messages() @RestResource.messages()}
+	 * 		annotation for this class, then any parent classes.
+	 * 	<li><ck>version</ck> property in resource bundle identified by {@link RestResource#messages() @RestResource.messages()}
+	 * 		annotation for this class, then any parent classes.
+	 * 	<li><ck>/info/version</ck> entry in swagger file.
+	 * </ol>
+	 *
+	 * @param req The current request.
+	 * @return The localized contact information of this REST resource, or <jk>null</jk> if no contact information was found.
+	 */
+	public List<Tag> getTags(RestRequest req) {
+		VarResolverSession vr = req.getVarResolverSession();
+		JsonParser jp = JsonParser.DEFAULT;
+		try {
+			if (this.tags != null)
+				return jp.parse(vr.resolve(this.tags), ArrayList.class, Tag.class);
+			String tags = context.getMessages().findFirstString(req.getLocale(), "tags");
+			if (tags != null)
+				return jp.parse(vr.resolve(tags), ArrayList.class, Tag.class);
+			Swagger s = req.getSwaggerFromFile();
+			if (s != null)
+				return s.getTags();
+			return null;
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			throw new RestException(SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, e);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the version information of this REST resource.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Subclasses can override this method to provide their own version information.
+	 * <p>
+	 * The default implementation returns the version information from the following locations (whichever matches first):
+	 * <ol>
+	 * 	<li>{@link RestResource#version() @RestResource.version()} annotation on this class, and then any parent classes.
+	 * 	<li><ck>[ClassName].version</ck> property in resource bundle identified by {@link RestResource#messages() @RestResource.messages()}
+	 * 		annotation for this class, then any parent classes.
+	 * 	<li><ck>version</ck> property in resource bundle identified by {@link RestResource#messages() @RestResource.messages()}
+	 * 		annotation for this class, then any parent classes.
+	 * 	<li><ck>/info/version</ck> entry in swagger file.
+	 * </ol>
+	 *
+	 * @param req The current request.
+	 * @return The localized contact information of this REST resource, or <jk>null</jk> if no contact information was found.
+	 */
+	public ExternalDocumentation getExternalDocs(RestRequest req) {
+		VarResolverSession vr = req.getVarResolverSession();
+		JsonParser jp = JsonParser.DEFAULT;
+		try {
+			if (this.externalDocs != null)
+				return jp.parse(vr.resolve(this.externalDocs), ExternalDocumentation.class);
+			String externalDocs = context.getMessages().findFirstString(req.getLocale(), "externalDocs");
+			if (externalDocs != null)
+				return jp.parse(vr.resolve(externalDocs), ExternalDocumentation.class);
+			Swagger s = req.getSwaggerFromFile();
+			if (s != null)
+				return s.getExternalDocs();
+			return null;
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			throw new RestException(SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, e);
+		}
+	}
+}