public final ActionForward perform(ActionMapping mapping,
        ActionForm form,
        HttpServletRequest request,
        HttpServletResponse response)
    throws IOException, ServletException {

    HttpSession session = request.getSession();
    ActionForward forward = null;

    if (isTokenValid(request)) {

        // Reset token and session attributes
        reset(request);

        try {
            // Perform the action and store the results
            forward = performSynchro(mapping, form, request, response);
            session.setAttribute(FORM_KEY, form);
            session.setAttribute(FORWARD_KEY, forward);
            ActionErrors errors = (ActionErrors) 
                        request.getAttribute(Action.ERROR_KEY);
            if (errors != null && !errors.empty()) {
                saveToken(request);
            }
            session.setAttribute(ERRORS_KEY, errors);
            session.setAttribute(COMPLETE_KEY, "true");

        } catch (IOException e) {
            // Store and rethrow the exception
            session.setAttribute(EXCEPTION_KEY, e);
            session.setAttribute(COMPLETE_KEY, "true");
            throw e;

        } catch (ServletException e) {
            // Store and rethrow the exception
            session.setAttribute(EXCEPTION_KEY, e);
            session.setAttribute(COMPLETE_KEY, "true");
            throw e;
        }

    } else {

        // If the action is complete
        if ("true".equals(session.getAttribute(COMPLETE_KEY))) {

            // Obtain the exception from the session
            Exception e = (Exception) session.getAttribute(EXCEPTION_KEY);

            // If it is not null, throw it
            if (e != null) {
                if (e instanceof IOException) {
                    throw (IOException) e;
                } else if (e instanceof ServletException) {
                    throw (ServletException) e;
                }
            }

            // Obtain the form from the session
            ActionForm f = (ActionForm) session.getAttribute(FORM_KEY);

            // Set it in the appropriate context
            if ("request".equals(mapping.getScope())) {
                request.setAttribute(mapping.getAttribute(), f);
            } else {
                session.setAttribute(mapping.getAttribute(), f);
            }

            // Obtain and save the errors from the session
            saveErrors(request, (ActionErrors)
                    session.getAttribute(ERRORS_KEY));

            // Obtain the forward from the session
            forward = (ActionForward) session.getAttribute(FORWARD_KEY);

        } else {

            // Perform the appropriate action in case of token error
            forward = performInvalidToken(mapping, form, request, response);
        }
    }

    return forward;
}