ReactiveContext and BindStatus in spring-web-reactive

Issue: SPR-14533

spring-web-reactive/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/result/view/AbstractView.java

@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractView implements View, ApplicationContextAware {
 
 	private Charset defaultCharset = StandardCharsets.UTF_8;
 
+	private String requestContextAttribute;
+
 	private ApplicationContext applicationContext;
 
 
@@ -95,6 +97,21 @@ public abstract class AbstractView implements View, ApplicationContextAware {
 		return this.defaultCharset;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Set the name of the RequestContext attribute for this view.
+	 * Default is none.
+	 */
+	public void setRequestContextAttribute(String requestContextAttribute) {
+		this.requestContextAttribute = requestContextAttribute;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the name of the RequestContext attribute, if any.
+	 */
+	public String getRequestContextAttribute() {
+		return this.requestContextAttribute;
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public void setApplicationContext(ApplicationContext applicationContext) {
 		this.applicationContext = applicationContext;
@@ -126,6 +143,12 @@ public abstract class AbstractView implements View, ApplicationContextAware {
 		}
 
 		Map<String, Object> mergedModel = getModelAttributes(model, exchange);
+
+		// Expose RequestContext?
+		if (this.requestContextAttribute != null) {
+			mergedModel.put(this.requestContextAttribute, createRequestContext(exchange, mergedModel));
+		}
+
 		return renderInternal(mergedModel, contentType, exchange);
 	}
 
@@ -145,6 +168,20 @@ public abstract class AbstractView implements View, ApplicationContextAware {
 		return attributes;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Create a RequestContext to expose under the specified attribute name.
+	 * <p>The default implementation creates a standard RequestContext instance for the
+	 * given request and model. Can be overridden in subclasses for custom instances.
+	 * @param exchange current exchange
+	 * @param model combined output Map (never {@code null}),
+	 * with dynamic values taking precedence over static attributes
+	 * @return the RequestContext instance
+	 * @see #setRequestContextAttribute
+	 */
+	protected RequestContext createRequestContext(ServerWebExchange exchange, Map<String, Object> model) {
+		return new RequestContext(exchange, model, this.applicationContext);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Subclasses must implement this method to actually render the view.
 	 * @param renderAttributes combined output Map (never {@code null}),

spring-web-reactive/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/result/view/BindStatus.java

@@ -0,0 +1,342 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2016 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.web.reactive.result.view;
+
+import java.beans.PropertyEditor;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.springframework.beans.BeanWrapper;
+import org.springframework.beans.PropertyAccessorFactory;
+import org.springframework.context.NoSuchMessageException;
+import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
+import org.springframework.validation.BindingResult;
+import org.springframework.validation.Errors;
+import org.springframework.validation.ObjectError;
+import org.springframework.web.util.HtmlUtils;
+
+/**
+ * Simple adapter to expose the bind status of a field or object.
+ * Set as a variable by FreeMarker macros and other tag libraries.
+ *
+ * <p>Obviously, object status representations (i.e. errors at the object level
+ * rather than the field level) do not have an expression and a value but only
+ * error codes and messages. For simplicity's sake and to be able to use the same
+ * tags and macros, the same status class is used for both scenarios.
+ *
+ * @author Rossen Stoyanchev
+ * @since 5.0
+ * @see RequestContext#getBindStatus
+ */
+public class BindStatus {
+
+	private final RequestContext requestContext;
+
+	private final String path;
+
+	private final boolean htmlEscape;
+
+	private final String expression;
+
+	private final Errors errors;
+
+
+	private BindingResult bindingResult;
+
+	private Object value;
+
+	private Class<?> valueType;
+
+	private Object actualValue;
+
+	private PropertyEditor editor;
+
+	private List<? extends ObjectError> objectErrors;
+
+	private String[] errorCodes;
+
+	private String[] errorMessages;
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new BindStatus instance, representing a field or object status.
+	 * @param requestContext the current RequestContext
+	 * @param path the bean and property path for which values and errors
+	 * will be resolved (e.g. "customer.address.street")
+	 * @param htmlEscape whether to HTML-escape error messages and string values
+	 * @throws IllegalStateException if no corresponding Errors object found
+	 */
+	public BindStatus(RequestContext requestContext, String path, boolean htmlEscape)
+			throws IllegalStateException {
+
+		this.requestContext = requestContext;
+		this.path = path;
+		this.htmlEscape = htmlEscape;
+
+		// determine name of the object and property
+		String beanName;
+		int dotPos = path.indexOf('.');
+		if (dotPos == -1) {
+			// property not set, only the object itself
+			beanName = path;
+			this.expression = null;
+		}
+		else {
+			beanName = path.substring(0, dotPos);
+			this.expression = path.substring(dotPos + 1);
+		}
+
+		this.errors = requestContext.getErrors(beanName, false).orElse(null);
+
+		if (this.errors != null) {
+			// Usual case: A BindingResult is available as request attribute.
+			// Can determine error codes and messages for the given expression.
+			// Can use a custom PropertyEditor, as registered by a form controller.
+			if (this.expression != null) {
+				if ("*".equals(this.expression)) {
+					this.objectErrors = this.errors.getAllErrors();
+				}
+				else if (this.expression.endsWith("*")) {
+					this.objectErrors = this.errors.getFieldErrors(this.expression);
+				}
+				else {
+					this.objectErrors = this.errors.getFieldErrors(this.expression);
+					this.value = this.errors.getFieldValue(this.expression);
+					this.valueType = this.errors.getFieldType(this.expression);
+					if (this.errors instanceof BindingResult) {
+						this.bindingResult = (BindingResult) this.errors;
+						this.actualValue = this.bindingResult.getRawFieldValue(this.expression);
+						this.editor = this.bindingResult.findEditor(this.expression, null);
+					}
+					else {
+						this.actualValue = this.value;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			else {
+				this.objectErrors = this.errors.getGlobalErrors();
+			}
+			this.errorCodes = initErrorCodes(this.objectErrors);
+		}
+
+		else {
+			// No BindingResult available as request attribute:
+			// Probably forwarded directly to a form view.
+			// Let's do the best we can: extract a plain target if appropriate.
+			Object target = requestContext.getModelObject(beanName);
+			if (target == null) {
+				throw new IllegalStateException(
+						"Neither BindingResult nor plain target object for bean name '" +
+						beanName + "' available as request attribute");
+			}
+			if (this.expression != null && !"*".equals(this.expression) && !this.expression.endsWith("*")) {
+				BeanWrapper bw = PropertyAccessorFactory.forBeanPropertyAccess(target);
+				this.value = bw.getPropertyValue(this.expression);
+				this.valueType = bw.getPropertyType(this.expression);
+				this.actualValue = this.value;
+			}
+			this.errorCodes = new String[0];
+			this.errorMessages = new String[0];
+		}
+
+		if (htmlEscape && this.value instanceof String) {
+			this.value = HtmlUtils.htmlEscape((String) this.value);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Extract the error codes from the ObjectError list.
+	 */
+	private static String[] initErrorCodes(List<? extends ObjectError> objectErrors) {
+		String[] errorCodes = new String[objectErrors.size()];
+		for (int i = 0; i < objectErrors.size(); i++) {
+			ObjectError error = objectErrors.get(i);
+			errorCodes[i] = error.getCode();
+		}
+		return errorCodes;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the bean and property path for which values and errors
+	 * will be resolved (e.g. "customer.address.street").
+	 */
+	public String getPath() {
+		return this.path;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return a bind expression that can be used in HTML forms as input name
+	 * for the respective field, or {@code null} if not field-specific.
+	 * <p>Returns a bind path appropriate for resubmission, e.g. "address.street".
+	 * Note that the complete bind path as required by the bind tag is
+	 * "customer.address.street", if bound to a "customer" bean.
+	 */
+	public String getExpression() {
+		return this.expression;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the current value of the field, i.e. either the property value
+	 * or a rejected update, or {@code null} if not field-specific.
+	 * <p>This value will be an HTML-escaped String if the original value
+	 * already was a String.
+	 */
+	public Object getValue() {
+		return this.value;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Get the '{@code Class}' type of the field. Favor this instead of
+	 * '{@code getValue().getClass()}' since '{@code getValue()}' may
+	 * return '{@code null}'.
+	 */
+	public Class<?> getValueType() {
+		return this.valueType;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the actual value of the field, i.e. the raw property value,
+	 * or {@code null} if not available.
+	 */
+	public Object getActualValue() {
+		return this.actualValue;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return a suitable display value for the field, i.e. the stringified
+	 * value if not null, and an empty string in case of a null value.
+	 * <p>This value will be an HTML-escaped String if the original value
+	 * was non-null: the {@code toString} result of the original value
+	 * will get HTML-escaped.
+	 */
+	public String getDisplayValue() {
+		if (this.value instanceof String) {
+			return (String) this.value;
+		}
+		if (this.value != null) {
+			return (this.htmlEscape ?
+					HtmlUtils.htmlEscape(this.value.toString()) : this.value.toString());
+		}
+		return "";
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return if this status represents a field or object error.
+	 */
+	public boolean isError() {
+		return (this.errorCodes != null && this.errorCodes.length > 0);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the error codes for the field or object, if any.
+	 * Returns an empty array instead of null if none.
+	 */
+	public String[] getErrorCodes() {
+		return this.errorCodes;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the first error codes for the field or object, if any.
+	 */
+	public String getErrorCode() {
+		return (this.errorCodes.length > 0 ? this.errorCodes[0] : "");
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the resolved error messages for the field or object,
+	 * if any. Returns an empty array instead of null if none.
+	 */
+	public String[] getErrorMessages() {
+		initErrorMessages();
+		return this.errorMessages;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the first error message for the field or object, if any.
+	 */
+	public String getErrorMessage() {
+		initErrorMessages();
+		return (this.errorMessages.length > 0 ? this.errorMessages[0] : "");
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return an error message string, concatenating all messages
+	 * separated by the given delimiter.
+	 * @param delimiter separator string, e.g. ", " or "<br>"
+	 * @return the error message string
+	 */
+	public String getErrorMessagesAsString(String delimiter) {
+		initErrorMessages();
+		return StringUtils.arrayToDelimitedString(this.errorMessages, delimiter);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Extract the error messages from the ObjectError list.
+	 */
+	private void initErrorMessages() throws NoSuchMessageException {
+		if (this.errorMessages == null) {
+			this.errorMessages = new String[this.objectErrors.size()];
+			for (int i = 0; i < this.objectErrors.size(); i++) {
+				ObjectError error = this.objectErrors.get(i);
+				this.errorMessages[i] = this.requestContext.getMessage(error, this.htmlEscape);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the Errors instance (typically a BindingResult) that this
+	 * bind status is currently associated with.
+	 * @return the current Errors instance, or {@code null} if none
+	 * @see org.springframework.validation.BindingResult
+	 */
+	public Errors getErrors() {
+		return this.errors;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the PropertyEditor for the property that this bind status
+	 * is currently bound to.
+	 * @return the current PropertyEditor, or {@code null} if none
+	 */
+	public PropertyEditor getEditor() {
+		return this.editor;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Find a PropertyEditor for the given value class, associated with
+	 * the property that this bound status is currently bound to.
+	 * @param valueClass the value class that an editor is needed for
+	 * @return the associated PropertyEditor, or {@code null} if none
+	 */
+	public PropertyEditor findEditor(Class<?> valueClass) {
+		return (this.bindingResult != null ?
+				this.bindingResult.findEditor(this.expression, valueClass) : null);
+	}
+
+
+	@Override
+	public String toString() {
+		StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder("BindStatus: ");
+		sb.append("expression=[").append(this.expression).append("]; ");
+		sb.append("value=[").append(this.value).append("]");
+		if (isError()) {
+			sb.append("; errorCodes=").append(Arrays.asList(this.errorCodes));
+		}
+		return sb.toString();
+	}
+
+}

spring-web-reactive/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/result/view/RequestContext.java

@@ -0,0 +1,414 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2016 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.web.reactive.result.view;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Locale;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.TimeZone;
+
+import org.springframework.context.MessageSource;
+import org.springframework.context.MessageSourceResolvable;
+import org.springframework.context.NoSuchMessageException;
+import org.springframework.http.server.reactive.ServerHttpRequest;
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+import org.springframework.validation.BindException;
+import org.springframework.validation.BindingResult;
+import org.springframework.validation.Errors;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.EscapedErrors;
+import org.springframework.web.server.ServerWebExchange;
+import org.springframework.web.util.HtmlUtils;
+import org.springframework.web.util.UriTemplate;
+
+/**
+ * Context holder for request-specific state, like the {@link MessageSource} to
+ * use, current locale, binding errors, etc. Provides easy access to localized
+ * messages and Errors instances.
+ *
+ * <p>Suitable for exposition to views, and usage within FreeMarker templates,
+ * and tag libraries.
+ *
+ * <p>Can be instantiated manually, or automatically exposed to views as model
+ * attribute via AbstractView's "requestContextAttribute" property.
+ *
+ * @author Rossen Stoyanchev
+ * @since 5.0
+ */
+public class RequestContext {
+
+	private final ServerWebExchange exchange;
+
+	private final Map<String, Object> model;
+
+	private final MessageSource messageSource;
+
+	private Boolean defaultHtmlEscape;
+
+	private Map<String, Errors> errorsMap;
+
+	private Locale locale;
+
+	private TimeZone timeZone;
+
+
+	public RequestContext(ServerWebExchange exchange, Map<String, Object> model,
+			MessageSource messageSource) {
+
+		Assert.notNull(exchange, "'exchange' is required");
+		Assert.notNull(model, "'model' is required");
+		Assert.notNull(messageSource, "'messageSource' is required");
+		this.exchange = exchange;
+		this.model = model;
+		this.messageSource = messageSource;
+		this.defaultHtmlEscape = null; // TODO
+		this.locale = Locale.getDefault(); // TODO
+		this.timeZone = TimeZone.getDefault(); // TODO
+	}
+
+
+	protected final ServerWebExchange getExchange() {
+		return this.exchange;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the MessageSource in use with this request.
+	 */
+	public MessageSource getMessageSource() {
+		return this.messageSource;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the model Map that this RequestContext encapsulates, if any.
+	 * @return the populated model Map, or {@code null} if none available
+	 */
+	public Map<String, Object> getModel() {
+		return this.model;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the current Locale.
+	 * TODO: currently this is Locale.getDefault()
+	 */
+	public final Locale getLocale() {
+		return this.locale;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the current TimeZone.
+	 * TODO: currently this is the Timezone.getDefault()
+	 */
+	public TimeZone getTimeZone() {
+		return this.timeZone;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Change the current locale to the specified one.
+	 * TODO: currently simply change the internal field
+	 */
+	public void changeLocale(Locale locale) {
+		this.locale = locale;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Change the current locale to the specified locale and time zone context.
+	 * TODO: currently simply change the internal fields
+	 */
+	public void changeLocale(Locale locale, TimeZone timeZone) {
+		this.locale = locale;
+		this.timeZone = timeZone;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * (De)activate default HTML escaping for messages and errors, for the scope
+	 * of this RequestContext.
+	 * <p>TODO: currently no application-wide setting ...
+	 */
+	public void setDefaultHtmlEscape(boolean defaultHtmlEscape) {
+		this.defaultHtmlEscape = defaultHtmlEscape;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Is default HTML escaping active? Falls back to {@code false} in case of
+	 * no explicit default given.
+	 */
+	public boolean isDefaultHtmlEscape() {
+		return (this.defaultHtmlEscape != null && this.defaultHtmlEscape.booleanValue());
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the default HTML escape setting, differentiating between no default
+	 * specified and an explicit value.
+	 * @return whether default HTML escaping is enabled (null = no explicit default)
+	 */
+	public Boolean getDefaultHtmlEscape() {
+		return this.defaultHtmlEscape;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the context path of the the current web application. This is
+	 * useful for building links to other resources within the application.
+	 * <p>Delegates to {@link ServerHttpRequest#getContextPath()}.
+	 */
+	public String getContextPath() {
+		return this.exchange.getRequest().getContextPath();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return a context-aware URl for the given relative URL.
+	 * @param relativeUrl the relative URL part
+	 * @return a URL that points back to the current web application with an
+	 * absolute path also URL-encoded accordingly
+	 */
+	public String getContextUrl(String relativeUrl) {
+		String url = getContextPath() + relativeUrl;
+		// TODO: this.response.encodeURL(url)
+		return url;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return a context-aware URl for the given relative URL with placeholders --
+	 * named keys with braces {@code {}}. For example, send in a relative URL
+	 * {@code foo/{bar}?spam={spam}} and a parameter map {@code {bar=baz,spam=nuts}}
+	 * and the result will be {@code [contextpath]/foo/baz?spam=nuts}.
+	 * @param relativeUrl the relative URL part
+	 * @param params a map of parameters to insert as placeholders in the url
+	 * @return a URL that points back to the current web application with an
+	 * absolute path also URL-encoded accordingly
+	 */
+	public String getContextUrl(String relativeUrl, Map<String, ?> params) {
+		String url = getContextPath() + relativeUrl;
+		UriTemplate template = new UriTemplate(url);
+		url = template.expand(params).toASCIIString();
+		// TODO: this.response.encodeURL(url)
+		return url;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the request path of the request. This is useful as HTML form
+	 * action target, also in combination with the original query string.
+	 */
+	public String getRequestPath() {
+		return this.exchange.getRequest().getURI().getPath();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the query string of the current request. This is useful for
+	 * building an HTML form action target in combination with the original
+	 * request path.
+	 */
+	public String getQueryString() {
+		return this.exchange.getRequest().getURI().getQuery();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Retrieve the message for the given code, using the "defaultHtmlEscape" setting.
+	 * @param code code of the message
+	 * @param defaultMessage String to return if the lookup fails
+	 * @return the message
+	 */
+	public String getMessage(String code, String defaultMessage) {
+		return getMessage(code, null, defaultMessage, isDefaultHtmlEscape());
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Retrieve the message for the given code, using the "defaultHtmlEscape" setting.
+	 * @param code code of the message
+	 * @param args arguments for the message, or {@code null} if none
+	 * @param defaultMessage String to return if the lookup fails
+	 * @return the message
+	 */
+	public String getMessage(String code, Object[] args, String defaultMessage) {
+		return getMessage(code, args, defaultMessage, isDefaultHtmlEscape());
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Retrieve the message for the given code, using the "defaultHtmlEscape" setting.
+	 * @param code code of the message
+	 * @param args arguments for the message as a List, or {@code null} if none
+	 * @param defaultMessage String to return if the lookup fails
+	 * @return the message
+	 */
+	public String getMessage(String code, List<?> args, String defaultMessage) {
+		return getMessage(code, (args != null ? args.toArray() : null), defaultMessage, isDefaultHtmlEscape());
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Retrieve the message for the given code.
+	 * @param code code of the message
+	 * @param args arguments for the message, or {@code null} if none
+	 * @param defaultMessage String to return if the lookup fails
+	 * @param htmlEscape HTML escape the message?
+	 * @return the message
+	 */
+	public String getMessage(String code, Object[] args, String defaultMessage, boolean htmlEscape) {
+		String msg = this.messageSource.getMessage(code, args, defaultMessage, this.locale);
+		return (htmlEscape ? HtmlUtils.htmlEscape(msg) : msg);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Retrieve the message for the given code, using the "defaultHtmlEscape" setting.
+	 * @param code code of the message
+	 * @return the message
+	 * @throws org.springframework.context.NoSuchMessageException if not found
+	 */
+	public String getMessage(String code) throws NoSuchMessageException {
+		return getMessage(code, null, isDefaultHtmlEscape());
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Retrieve the message for the given code, using the "defaultHtmlEscape" setting.
+	 * @param code code of the message
+	 * @param args arguments for the message, or {@code null} if none
+	 * @return the message
+	 * @throws org.springframework.context.NoSuchMessageException if not found
+	 */
+	public String getMessage(String code, Object[] args) throws NoSuchMessageException {
+		return getMessage(code, args, isDefaultHtmlEscape());
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Retrieve the message for the given code, using the "defaultHtmlEscape" setting.
+	 * @param code code of the message
+	 * @param args arguments for the message as a List, or {@code null} if none
+	 * @return the message
+	 * @throws org.springframework.context.NoSuchMessageException if not found
+	 */
+	public String getMessage(String code, List<?> args) throws NoSuchMessageException {
+		return getMessage(code, (args != null ? args.toArray() : null), isDefaultHtmlEscape());
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Retrieve the message for the given code.
+	 * @param code code of the message
+	 * @param args arguments for the message, or {@code null} if none
+	 * @param htmlEscape HTML escape the message?
+	 * @return the message
+	 * @throws org.springframework.context.NoSuchMessageException if not found
+	 */
+	public String getMessage(String code, Object[] args, boolean htmlEscape) throws NoSuchMessageException {
+		String msg = this.messageSource.getMessage(code, args, this.locale);
+		return (htmlEscape ? HtmlUtils.htmlEscape(msg) : msg);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Retrieve the given MessageSourceResolvable (e.g. an ObjectError instance), using the "defaultHtmlEscape" setting.
+	 * @param resolvable the MessageSourceResolvable
+	 * @return the message
+	 * @throws org.springframework.context.NoSuchMessageException if not found
+	 */
+	public String getMessage(MessageSourceResolvable resolvable) throws NoSuchMessageException {
+		return getMessage(resolvable, isDefaultHtmlEscape());
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Retrieve the given MessageSourceResolvable (e.g. an ObjectError instance).
+	 * @param resolvable the MessageSourceResolvable
+	 * @param htmlEscape HTML escape the message?
+	 * @return the message
+	 * @throws org.springframework.context.NoSuchMessageException if not found
+	 */
+	public String getMessage(MessageSourceResolvable resolvable, boolean htmlEscape) throws NoSuchMessageException {
+		String msg = this.messageSource.getMessage(resolvable, this.locale);
+		return (htmlEscape ? HtmlUtils.htmlEscape(msg) : msg);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Retrieve the Errors instance for the given bind object, using the
+	 * "defaultHtmlEscape" setting.
+	 * @param name name of the bind object
+	 * @return the Errors instance, or {@code null} if not found
+	 */
+	public Optional<Errors> getErrors(String name) {
+		return getErrors(name, isDefaultHtmlEscape());
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Retrieve the Errors instance for the given bind object.
+	 * @param name name of the bind object
+	 * @param htmlEscape create an Errors instance with automatic HTML escaping?
+	 * @return the Errors instance, or {@code null} if not found
+	 */
+	public Optional<Errors> getErrors(String name, boolean htmlEscape) {
+		if (this.errorsMap == null) {
+			this.errorsMap = new HashMap<>();
+		}
+
+		// Since there is no Optional orElse + flatMap...
+		Optional<Errors> optional = Optional.ofNullable(this.errorsMap.get(name));
+		optional = optional.isPresent() ? optional : getModelObject(BindingResult.MODEL_KEY_PREFIX + name);
+
+		return optional
+				.map(errors -> {
+					if (errors instanceof BindException) {
+						return ((BindException) errors).getBindingResult();
+					}
+					else {
+						return errors;
+					}
+				})
+				.map(errors -> {
+					if (htmlEscape && !(errors instanceof EscapedErrors)) {
+						errors = new EscapedErrors(errors);
+					}
+					else if (!htmlEscape && errors instanceof EscapedErrors) {
+						errors = ((EscapedErrors) errors).getSource();
+					}
+					this.errorsMap.put(name, errors);
+					return errors;
+				});
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Retrieve the model object for the given model name, either from the model
+	 * or from the request attributes.
+	 * @param modelName the name of the model object
+	 * @return the model object
+	 */
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	protected <T> Optional<T> getModelObject(String modelName) {
+		return Optional.ofNullable(this.model)
+				.map(model -> Optional.ofNullable((T) model.get(modelName)))
+				.orElse(this.exchange.getAttribute(modelName));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a BindStatus for the given bind object using the
+	 * "defaultHtmlEscape" setting.
+	 * @param path the bean and property path for which values and errors will
+	 * be resolved (e.g. "person.age")
+	 * @return the new BindStatus instance
+	 * @throws IllegalStateException if no corresponding Errors object found
+	 */
+	public BindStatus getBindStatus(String path) throws IllegalStateException {
+		return new BindStatus(this, path, isDefaultHtmlEscape());
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a BindStatus for the given bind object, using the
+	 * "defaultHtmlEscape" setting.
+	 * @param path the bean and property path for which values and errors will
+	 * be resolved (e.g. "person.age")
+	 * @param htmlEscape create a BindStatus with automatic HTML escaping?
+	 * @return the new BindStatus instance
+	 * @throws IllegalStateException if no corresponding Errors object found
+	 */
+	public BindStatus getBindStatus(String path, boolean htmlEscape) throws IllegalStateException {
+		return new BindStatus(this, path, htmlEscape);
+	}
+
+}

spring-web-reactive/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/result/view/UrlBasedViewResolver.java

@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ public class UrlBasedViewResolver extends ViewResolverSupport implements ViewRes
 
 	private Function<String, RedirectView> redirectViewProvider = url -> new RedirectView(url);
 
+	private String requestContextAttribute;
+
 
 	/**
 	 * Set the view class to instantiate through {@link #createUrlBasedView(String)}.
@@ -162,6 +164,23 @@ public class UrlBasedViewResolver extends ViewResolverSupport implements ViewRes
 		this.redirectViewProvider = redirectViewProvider;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Set the name of the RequestContext attribute for all views.
+	 * @param requestContextAttribute name of the RequestContext attribute
+	 * @see AbstractView#setRequestContextAttribute
+	 */
+	public void setRequestContextAttribute(String requestContextAttribute) {
+		this.requestContextAttribute = requestContextAttribute;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return the name of the RequestContext attribute for all views, if any.
+	 */
+	protected String getRequestContextAttribute() {
+		return this.requestContextAttribute;
+	}
+
+
 	@Override
 	public void afterPropertiesSet() throws Exception {
 		if (getViewClass() == null) {
@@ -169,6 +188,7 @@ public class UrlBasedViewResolver extends ViewResolverSupport implements ViewRes
 		}
 	}
 
+
 	@Override
 	public Mono<View> resolveViewName(String viewName, Locale locale) {
 		if (!canHandle(viewName, locale)) {
@@ -221,6 +241,7 @@ public class UrlBasedViewResolver extends ViewResolverSupport implements ViewRes
 	protected AbstractUrlBasedView createUrlBasedView(String viewName) {
 		AbstractUrlBasedView view = (AbstractUrlBasedView) BeanUtils.instantiateClass(getViewClass());
 		view.setSupportedMediaTypes(getSupportedMediaTypes());
+		view.setRequestContextAttribute(getRequestContextAttribute());
 		view.setDefaultCharset(getDefaultCharset());
 		view.setUrl(getPrefix() + viewName + getSuffix());
 		return view;

spring-web-reactive/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/result/view/RequestContextTests.java

@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2016 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.web.reactive.result.view;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import org.springframework.context.support.GenericApplicationContext;
+import org.springframework.mock.http.server.reactive.test.MockServerHttpRequest;
+import org.springframework.mock.http.server.reactive.test.MockServerHttpResponse;
+import org.springframework.web.server.ServerWebExchange;
+import org.springframework.web.server.adapter.DefaultServerWebExchange;
+import org.springframework.web.server.session.DefaultWebSessionManager;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+
+/**
+ * Unit tests for {@link RequestContext}.
+ * @author Rossen Stoyanchev
+ */
+public class RequestContextTests {
+
+	private ServerWebExchange exchange;
+
+	private MockServerHttpRequest request;
+
+	private GenericApplicationContext applicationContext;
+
+	private Map<String, Object> model = new HashMap<>();
+
+
+	@Before
+	public void init() {
+		this.request = new MockServerHttpRequest();
+		MockServerHttpResponse response = new MockServerHttpResponse();
+		DefaultWebSessionManager sessionManager = new DefaultWebSessionManager();
+		this.exchange = new DefaultServerWebExchange(this.request, response, sessionManager);
+		this.applicationContext = new GenericApplicationContext();
+		this.applicationContext.refresh();
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testGetContextUrl() throws Exception {
+		this.request.setContextPath("foo/");
+		RequestContext context = new RequestContext(this.exchange, this.model, this.applicationContext);
+		assertEquals("foo/bar", context.getContextUrl("bar"));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testGetContextUrlWithMap() throws Exception {
+		this.request.setContextPath("foo/");
+		RequestContext context = new RequestContext(this.exchange, this.model, this.applicationContext);
+		Map<String, Object> map = new HashMap<>();
+		map.put("foo", "bar");
+		map.put("spam", "bucket");
+		assertEquals("foo/bar?spam=bucket", context.getContextUrl("{foo}?spam={spam}", map));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testGetContextUrlWithMapEscaping() throws Exception {
+		this.request.setContextPath("foo/");
+		RequestContext context = new RequestContext(this.exchange, this.model, this.applicationContext);
+		Map<String, Object> map = new HashMap<>();
+		map.put("foo", "bar baz");
+		map.put("spam", "&bucket=");
+		assertEquals("foo/bar%20baz?spam=%26bucket%3D", context.getContextUrl("{foo}?spam={spam}", map));
+	}
+
+}