request-mapping

Handling ambiguous handler methods mapped in REST application with Spring

Spring can’t distinguish if the request GET http://localhost:8080/api/brand/1 will be handled by getBrand(Integer) or by getBrand(String) because your mapping is ambiguous. Try using a query parameter for the getBrand(String) method. It seems more appropriate, since you are performing a query: @RequestMapping(value = “/{id}”, method = RequestMethod.GET) public Brand getBrand(@PathVariable Integer id) { return brandService.getOne(id); } … Read more

Spring 3 MVC accessing HttpRequest from controller

Spring MVC will give you the HttpRequest if you just add it to your controller method signature: For instance: /** * Generate a PDF report… */ @RequestMapping(value = “/report/{objectId}”, method = RequestMethod.GET) public @ResponseBody void generateReport( @PathVariable(“objectId”) Long objectId, HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) { // … // Here you can use the request and response … Read more

Spring 3 RequestMapping: Get path value

Non-matched part of the URL is exposed as a request attribute named HandlerMapping.PATH_WITHIN_HANDLER_MAPPING_ATTRIBUTE: @RequestMapping(“/{id}/**”) public void foo(@PathVariable(“id”) int id, HttpServletRequest request) { String restOfTheUrl = new AntPathMatcher().extractPathWithinPattern(request.getAttribute(HandlerMapping.BEST_MATCHING_PATTERN_ATTRIBUTE).toString(),request.getRequestURI()); … }