To extend the functionality of the UrlRewriteFilter, you can implement a custom match by extending the RewriteMatch class. You must override the execute(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) method.
This method is called when the filter determines a match has occurred. It returns a boolean:
true if the match was successful and the rewrite process should continue or complete.false if the match should be ignored.
Inside execute, you can perform custom logic such as database lookups, setting request attributes, or performing a RequestDispatcher.forward() to a specific resource.
import org.tuckey.web.filters.urlrewrite.extend.RewriteMatch;
import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
import jakarta.servlet.ServletException;
import java.io.IOException;
public class MyCustomMatch extends RewriteMatch {
@Override
public boolean execute(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response)
throws ServletException, IOException {
// Custom logic here
// e.g., request.setAttribute("key", value);
// e.g., request.getRequestDispatcher("/path").forward(request, response);
return true;
}
}
