raise apache.SERVER_RETURN, apache.OK aborts handlers.
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         Key: MODPYTHON-100
         URL: http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MODPYTHON-100
     Project: mod_python
        Type: Bug
  Components: core  
    Versions: 3.1.4, 3.2    
    Reporter: Graham Dumpleton


If multiple handlers are defined for a phase and a handler which isn't the last 
one, rather than returning the value apache.OK as the result, raises the 
apache.SERVER_RETURN exception with apache.OK as argument, then processing of 
subsequent handlers in that phase are being aborted.

Ie., consider the example with .htaccess file of:

  SetHandler mod_python
  PythonHandler example::handler_1
  PythonHandler example::handler_2

and example.py of:

  from mod_python import apache

  def handler_1(req):
    apache.log_error("handler_1")
    req.content_type = 'text/plain'
    req.write("HELLO")
    #  return apache.OK
    raise apache.SERVER_RETURN, apache.OK

  def handler_2(req):
    apache.log_error("handler_2")
    return apache.OK

The expectation would be that returning the value apache.OK from the handler 
function and raising an exception of type apache.SERVER_RETURN with argument 
apache.OK would be equivalent, but they aren't. When the exception is being 
raised, handler_2() function is never executed.

It would seem more sensible that they are equivalent as there are other 
specific status values that can be used in the case that one wants to prevent 
further handlers in the phase from being executed. For example, as appropriate, 
one of:

  req.status = apache.HTTP_OK
  raise apache.SERVER_RETURN, apache.DONE

or:

  raise apache.SERVER_RETURN, (apache.DONE,apache.HTTP_OK)

or:

  raise apache.SERVER_RETURN, apache.DECLINED

To fix this, the apache.SERVER_RETURN exception should be processed within the 
processing loop for each handler, rather than being handled outside of the 
loop. The status as returned by the exception should be translated to look like 
it was returned by the handler and dealt with as for other status values 
returned explicitly.

No patch, perhaps wait for my rewrite of the importer for mod_python 3.3 as 
already addresses this issue. :-)



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