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Re: Linking/forwarding GET requests using Default servlet or other
Tomcat feature
On Wed, 2005-07-27 at 12:19, Rob Hunt wrote:
> I'm running a stand-alone (no Apache front-end) TC 5.0.19 server on a WinXP box. I have a webapp that has a /teams directory that contains gameScores.htm, teamStandings.htm and scoreForm.htm. I also have a /playoffs directory (can you tell this is a sports-related site?) directory that has the **exact same files**.
>
> Now, I'd like to keep a single copy of the 3 files in one directory and have some <servlet-mapping>s in web.xml that would "forward" the request from /playoffs to /teams **WITHOUT** the HTTP client being aware of a 'redirect.' That is, I don't want to issue an HTTP redirect, and WinXP doesn't have file linking like Unix. Is there some hook in the Default servlet (or other TC-supplied class) that would allow one to do something like the following:
>
> <servlet>
> <servlet-name>playoffs</servlet-name>
> <servlet-class>...DefaultServlet (or whatever)</servlet-class>
> <init-param>
> <param-name>FORWARD</param-name>
> <param-value>/teams</param-value>
> </init-param>
> </servlet>
> <servlet-mapping>
> <servlet-name>playoffs</servlet-name>
> <url-pattern>/playoffs/*</url-pattern>
> </servlet-mapping>
>
>
> The idea is I'm being very lazy and hoping that there is a feature in the default servlet (or other TC-supplied filter/class) that will allow this without me having to write same. (Of, if someone has some code they'd like to share...)
>
The servlet-entry in web.xml can take a jsp-page parameter instead of a servlet-class
If you define your JSP as a servlet, you can create as many mappings to it as you like.
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Re: Linking/forwarding GET requests using Default servlet or other
Tomcat feature
Posted by Ben Souther <bs...@fwdco.com>.
jsp-file that is.
On Wed, 2005-07-27 at 12:36, Ben Souther wrote:
> On Wed, 2005-07-27 at 12:19, Rob Hunt wrote:
> > I'm running a stand-alone (no Apache front-end) TC 5.0.19 server on a WinXP box. I have a webapp that has a /teams directory that contains gameScores.htm, teamStandings.htm and scoreForm.htm. I also have a /playoffs directory (can you tell this is a sports-related site?) directory that has the **exact same files**.
> >
> > Now, I'd like to keep a single copy of the 3 files in one directory and have some <servlet-mapping>s in web.xml that would "forward" the request from /playoffs to /teams **WITHOUT** the HTTP client being aware of a 'redirect.' That is, I don't want to issue an HTTP redirect, and WinXP doesn't have file linking like Unix. Is there some hook in the Default servlet (or other TC-supplied class) that would allow one to do something like the following:
> >
> > <servlet>
> > <servlet-name>playoffs</servlet-name>
> > <servlet-class>...DefaultServlet (or whatever)</servlet-class>
> > <init-param>
> > <param-name>FORWARD</param-name>
> > <param-value>/teams</param-value>
> > </init-param>
> > </servlet>
> > <servlet-mapping>
> > <servlet-name>playoffs</servlet-name>
> > <url-pattern>/playoffs/*</url-pattern>
> > </servlet-mapping>
> >
> >
> > The idea is I'm being very lazy and hoping that there is a feature in the default servlet (or other TC-supplied filter/class) that will allow this without me having to write same. (Of, if someone has some code they'd like to share...)
> >
> The servlet-entry in web.xml can take a jsp-page parameter instead of a servlet-class
> If you define your JSP as a servlet, you can create as many mappings to it as you like.
>
>
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