Question

Sample Code modify http request using servlet filter

Asked by: eplester

    Would appreciate a link to or an actual example of java code which uses a servlet filter to modify the query string of an http request.  I've read the docs and understand the concept but have only found samples which modify a response.  I'm looking for an example which specifically modifies the actual *request* (not the request header).
    Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.

            @@ Ed @@

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2008-09-07 at 09:12:31ID23710276
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Answers

 

by: kayahrPosted on 2008-09-07 at 09:57:08ID: 22412015

You can't modify the request directly. Simply because it has no setters for the stuff you want to do. But there is a special class for this purpose: HttpServletRequestWrapper. Create a class which extends this class (You may call it MyHttpServletRequest or something like that). Then override the methods you need (getQueryString() for example) so they return the desired modified data. In the filter you can now do this:

MyHttpServletRequest newRequest = new MyHttpServletRequest(request);
filterChain.doFilter(newRequest, response);

Now all subsequent filters and servlets get your modified request object instead of the original one.

 

by: TomasHelgiPosted on 2008-09-08 at 04:13:09ID: 22416126

     Hi!

You can modify the request in one way. You can add/delete or modify the request attribute (see set/getAttribute(String s, Object o) This method is derived from ServletRequest in the HTTPServletRequest) and pass the request through the filters and do whatever you want with the data you put in the Object.
http://www.java2s.com/Code/Java/Servlets/Filter.htm

Regards,
    Tomas Helgi

 

by: eplesterPosted on 2008-10-26 at 17:33:19ID: 22809440

I asked for an eample with code, which nobody supplied.  However, for the record, kayahr provided the correct steps .....  thanks ......

 

by: HuffstrPosted on 2009-11-02 at 09:30:22ID: 25721440

Here is some sample code:

   public class removeEQFilter extends GenericFilter {


          efastConstants eC = new efastConstants();
             com.decipher.util.decipherLogger lf = new com.decipher.util.decipherLogger(eC.EFAST);
            decipherStringUtil dsu = new decipherStringUtil(eC.EFAST);



       public void doFilter(final ServletRequest request, final ServletResponse response, FilterChain chain) throws IOException, ServletException
       {


                  String paramName = "";
                  String paramValue = "";
                  int count = 0;

                  try{

                lf.logDebugMessage("Entering removeEQFilter.doFilter");
                lf.logDebugMessage(" ");

                HttpServletRequest oldRequest = (HttpServletRequest)request;

                HttpRequestWithModifiableParameters myReq = new HttpRequestWithModifiableParameters(oldRequest);


                      Enumeration names =  myReq.getParameterNames();  //retrieving ParameterNames

                      while (names.hasMoreElements()) {                       // #1 Loop Thru All ParameterNames

                              count++;                                                     // incrementing count
                              paramName = (String) names.nextElement();    // setting      paramName

                    if (paramName!=null&&paramName.equalsIgnoreCase("nextPage")) {

                                   // skip paramName = 'nextPage'
                              }
                            else {

                           String lkpEqualSign = "";
                           String cnvField = "";

                           /*
                              Need to determine if the paramName has multiple occurrences
                           */

                           String[] lkpFields = null;
                           //String[] tempFields = null;

                           lkpFields = myReq.getParameterValues(paramName);

                           if (lkpFields!=null && lkpFields.length>0) {


                                     lf.logDebugMessage(" #1 Processing Grid Field " + paramName + " with Length = " + lkpFields.length);

                                             int i = 0;

                                             boolean performReplace = false;

                                             while (i<lkpFields.length) {  // #2 Loop Thru Multiple Grid Field Names

                                                   lkpEqualSign=lkpFields[i];


                                        if (lkpEqualSign!=null&&lkpEqualSign.indexOf('=')!=-1)  {

                                              lf.logDebugMessage(" ");
                                        lf.logDebugMessage("Need conversion on paramName[i] = " + paramName + " - " + i + " - " + lkpEqualSign);
                                              lf.logDebugMessage(" ");

                                              cnvField = dsu.subChar(lkpEqualSign, "=", "", false);
                                              lf.logDebugMessage("cnvField = " + cnvField);

                                        lkpFields[i] = cnvField;

                                              lf.logDebugMessage("lkpFields[i] = " + lkpFields[i]);
                                        performReplace = true;
                                        }

                                                  i++;

                                             }  // // #2 Loop Thru Multiple Grid Field Names


                                             if (performReplace) {

                                   myReq.setParameter(paramName, lkpFields);

                                             }

                                       }
                                       else {


                                 lkpEqualSign=myReq.getParameter(paramName);

                                       lf.logDebugMessage(" #2 Processing Single Screen Field " + paramName + " with Length = " + lkpFields.length);

                                     if (lkpEqualSign!=null&&lkpEqualSign.indexOf('=')!=-1)  {

                                          lf.logDebugMessage(" ");
                                    lf.logDebugMessage("Need conversion on paramName = " + paramName + " - " + lkpEqualSign);
                                          lf.logDebugMessage(" ");

                                          cnvField = dsu.subChar(lkpEqualSign, "=", "", false);
                                          lf.logDebugMessage("cnvField = " + cnvField);
                                    myReq.setParameter(paramName, cnvField);
                                    lf.logDebugMessage("After using set method = " + myReq.getParameter(paramName));
                                    }
                                          }

                                  }

                      }      // End of // #1 Loop Thru All ParameterNames

                chain.doFilter(myReq, response);

                lf.logDebugMessage("Exiting removeEQFilter.doFilter");
                lf.logDebugMessage("                     ");


                }
                  catch(Exception e){
                        com.decipher.util.decipherLogger dl = new com.decipher.util.decipherLogger(eC.EFAST);
                        dl.logException(e);
                  }



      }

public class HttpRequestWithModifiableParameters extends HttpServletRequestWrapper {

    Map params;

    /**
     * @param request
     */
    public HttpRequestWithModifiableParameters(HttpServletRequest request) {
        super(request);
        //this.params = request.getParameterMap();

        this.params = new HashMap(request.getParameterMap());

    }

    /* (non-Javadoc)
     * @see javax.servlet.ServletRequest#getParameter(java.lang.String)
     */
    public String getParameter(String name) {
        String returnValue = null;
        String[] paramArray = getParameterValues(name);
        if (paramArray != null && paramArray.length > 0){
          returnValue = paramArray[0];
        }
        return returnValue;
    }
    /* (non-Javadoc)
     * @see javax.servlet.ServletRequest#getParameterMap()
     */
    public Map getParameterMap() {
        return Collections.unmodifiableMap(params);
    }
    /* (non-Javadoc)
     * @see javax.servlet.ServletRequest#getParameterNames()
     */
    public Enumeration getParameterNames() {
        return Collections.enumeration(params.keySet());
    }
    /* (non-Javadoc)
     * @see javax.servlet.ServletRequest#getParameterValues(java.lang.String)
     */
    public String[] getParameterValues(String name) {
          String[] result = null;
          String[] temp = (String[])params.get(name);
          if (temp != null){
                result = new String[temp.length];
                System.arraycopy(temp, 0, result, 0, temp.length);
          }
        return result;
    }


    /**
     * Sets the a single value for the parameter.  Overwrites any current values.
     * @param name Name of the parameter to set
     * @param value Value of the parameter.
     */
    public void setParameter(String name, String value){
      String[] oneParam = {value};
      setParameter(name, oneParam);
    }

    /**
     * Sets multiple values for a parameter.
     * Overwrites any current values.
     * @param name Name of the parameter to set
     * @param values String[] of values.
     */
    public void setParameter(String name, String[] values){
      params.put(name, values);
    }
}

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