return errors;
    }

    /**
     * <p>Return the user's currently selected Locale.</p>
     *
     * @param request The request we are processing
     * @return The user's currently selected Locale.
     */
    protected Locale getLocale(HttpServletRequest request) {
        return RequestUtils.getUserLocale(request, null);
    }

    /**
     * <p> Retrieves any existing messages placed in the request by previous
     * actions. This method could be called instead of creating a <code>new
     * ActionMessages()</code> at the beginning of an <code>Action</code> This
     * will prevent saveMessages() from wiping out any existing Messages </p>
     *
     * @param request The servlet request we are processing
     * @return the Messages that already exist in the request, or a new
     *         ActionMessages object if empty.
     * @since Struts 1.2.1
     */
    protected ActionMessages getMessages(HttpServletRequest request) {
        ActionMessages messages =
            (ActionMessages) request.getAttribute(Globals.MESSAGE_KEY);

        if (messages == null) {
            messages = new ActionMessages();
        }

        return messages;
    }

    /**
     * <p>Return the default message resources for the current module.</p>
     *
     * @param request The servlet request we are processing
     * @return The default message resources for the current module.
     * @since Struts 1.1
     */
    protected MessageResources getResources(HttpServletRequest request) {
        return ((MessageResources) request.getAttribute(Globals.MESSAGES_KEY));
    }

    /**
     * <p>Return the specified message resources for the current module.</p>
     *
     * @param request The servlet request we are processing
     * @param key     The key specified in the message-resources element for
     *                the requested bundle.
     * @return The specified message resource for the current module.
     * @since Struts 1.1
     */
    protected MessageResources getResources(HttpServletRequest request,
        String key) {
        // Identify the current module
        ServletContext context = getServlet().getServletContext();
        ModuleConfig moduleConfig =
            ModuleUtils.getInstance().getModuleConfig(request, context);

        // Return the requested message resources instance
        return (MessageResources) context.getAttribute(key
            + moduleConfig.getPrefix());
    }

    /**
     * <p>Returns <code>true</code> if the current form's cancel button was
     * pressed. This method will check if the <code>Globals.CANCEL_KEY</code>
     * request attribute has been set, which normally occurs if the cancel
     * button generated by <strong>CancelTag</strong> was pressed by the user
     * in the current request. If <code>true</code>, validation performed by
     * an <strong>ActionForm</strong>'s <code>validate()</code> method will
     * have been skipped by the controller servlet.</p>
     *
     * <p> Since Action 1.3.0, the mapping for a cancellable Action must also have
     * the new "cancellable" property set to true. If "cancellable" is not set, and
     * the magic Cancel token is found in the request, the standard Composable
     * Request Processor will throw an InvalidCancelException. </p>
     *
     * @param request The servlet request we are processing
     * @return <code>true</code> if the cancel button was pressed;
     *         <code>false</code> otherwise.
     */
    protected boolean isCancelled(HttpServletRequest request) {
        return (request.getAttribute(Globals.CANCEL_KEY) != null);
    }

    /**
     * <p>Return <code>true</code> if there is a transaction token stored in
     * the user's current session, and the value submitted as a request
     * parameter with this action matches it. Returns <code>false</code> under
     * any of the following circumstances:</p>
     *
     * <ul>
     *
     * <li>No session associated with this request</li>
     *
     * <li>No transaction token saved in the session</li>
     *
     * <li>No transaction token included as a request parameter</li>
     *
     * <li>The included transaction token value does not match the transaction
     * token in the user's session</li>
     *
     * </ul>
     *
     * @param request The servlet request we are processing
     * @return <code>true</code> if there is a transaction token and it is
     *         valid; <code>false</code> otherwise.
     */
    protected boolean isTokenValid(HttpServletRequest request) {
        return token.isTokenValid(request, false);
    }

    /**
     * <p>Return <code>true</code> if there is a transaction token stored in
     * the user's current session, and the value submitted as a request
     * parameter with this action matches it. Returns <code>false</code> under
     * any of the following circumstances:</p>
     *
     * <ul>
     *
     * <li>No session associated with this request</li> <li>No transaction
     * token saved in the session</li>
     *
     * <li>No transaction token included as a request parameter</li>
     *
     * <li>The included transaction token value does not match the transaction
     * token in the user's session</li>
     *
     * </ul>
     *
     * @param request The servlet request we are processing
     * @param reset   Should we reset the token after checking it?
     * @return <code>true</code> if there is a transaction token and it is
     *         valid; <code>false</code> otherwise.
     */
    protected boolean isTokenValid(HttpServletRequest request, boolean reset) {
        return token.isTokenValid(request, reset);
    }

    /**
     * <p>Reset the saved transaction token in the user's session. This
     * indicates that transactional token checking will not be needed on the
     * next request that is submitted.</p>
     *
     * @param request The servlet request we are processing
     */
    protected void resetToken(HttpServletRequest request) {
        token.resetToken(request);
    }

    /**
     * <p>Save the specified error messages keys into the appropriate request
     * attribute for use by the &lt;html:errors&gt; tag, if any messages are
     * required. Otherwise, ensure that the request attribute is not
     * created.</p>
     *
     * @param request The servlet request we are processing
     * @param errors  Error messages object
     * @since Struts 1.2
     */
    protected void saveErrors(HttpServletRequest request, ActionMessages errors) {
        // Remove any error messages attribute if none are required
        if ((errors == null) || errors.isEmpty()) {
            request.removeAttribute(Globals.ERROR_KEY);

            return;
        }

        // Save the error messages we need
        request.setAttribute(Globals.ERROR_KEY, errors);
    }

    /**
     * <p>Save the specified messages keys into the appropriate request
     * attribute for use by the &lt;html:messages&gt; tag (if messages="true"
     * is set), if any messages are required. Otherwise, ensure that the
     * request attribute is not created.</p>
     *
     * @param request  The servlet request we are processing.
     * @param messages The messages to save. <code>null</code> or empty
     *                 messages removes any existing ActionMessages in the
     *                 request.
     * @since Struts 1.1
     */
    protected void saveMessages(HttpServletRequest request,
        ActionMessages messages) {
        // Remove any messages attribute if none are required
        if ((messages == null) || messages.isEmpty()) {
            request.removeAttribute(Globals.MESSAGE_KEY);

            return;
        }

        // Save the messages we need
        request.setAttribute(Globals.MESSAGE_KEY, messages);
    }

    /**
     * <p>Save the specified messages keys into the appropriate session
     * attribute for use by the &lt;html:messages&gt; tag (if messages="true"
     * is set), if any messages are required. Otherwise, ensure that the
     * session attribute is not created.</p>
     *
     * @param session  The session to save the messages in.
     * @param messages The messages to save. <code>null</code> or empty
     *                 messages removes any existing ActionMessages in the
     *                 session.
     * @since Struts 1.2
     */
    protected void saveMessages(HttpSession session, ActionMessages messages) {
        // Remove any messages attribute if none are required
        if ((messages == null) || messages.isEmpty()) {
            session.removeAttribute(Globals.MESSAGE_KEY);

            return;
        }

        // Save the messages we need
        session.setAttribute(Globals.MESSAGE_KEY, messages);
    }

    /**
     * <p>Save the specified error messages keys into the appropriate session
     * attribute for use by the &lt;html:messages&gt; tag (if
     * messages="false") or &lt;html:errors&gt;, if any error messages are
     * required. Otherwise, ensure that the session attribute is empty.</p>
     *
     * @param session The session to save the error messages in.
     * @param errors  The error messages to save. <code>null</code> or empty
     *                messages removes any existing error ActionMessages in
     *                the session.
     * @since Struts 1.3
     */
    protected void saveErrors(HttpSession session, ActionMessages errors) {
        // Remove the error attribute if none are required
        if ((errors == null) || errors.isEmpty()) {
            session.removeAttribute(Globals.ERROR_KEY);

            return;
        }

        // Save the errors we need
        session.setAttribute(Globals.ERROR_KEY, errors);
    }

    /**
     * <p>Save a new transaction token in the user's current session, creating
     * a new session if necessary.</p>
     *
     * @param request The servlet request we are processing
     */
    protected void saveToken(HttpServletRequest request) {
        token.saveToken(request);
    }

    /**
     * <p>Set the user's currently selected <code>Locale</code> into their
     * <code>HttpSession</code>.</p>
     *
     * @param request The request we are processing
     * @param locale  The user's selected Locale to be set, or null to select
     *                the server's default Locale
     */
    protected void setLocale(HttpServletRequest request, Locale locale) {
        HttpSession session = request.getSession();

        if (locale == null) {
            locale = Locale.getDefault();
        }

        session.setAttribute(Globals.LOCALE_KEY, locale);
    }
}