Thanks for this. If anyone is having problems getting it working remember that you have to add a DefaultAnnotationHandlerMapping.

It's mentioned in the Spring Javadocs: http://static.springsource.org/spring/docs/2.5.x/api/org/springframework...

Here's the important bit: NOTE: If you define custom HandlerMapping beans in your DispatcherServlet context, you need to add a DefaultAnnotationHandlerMapping bean explicitly, since custom HandlerMapping beans replace the default mapping strategies.

I used the following bean definitions: (Note that I changed the package name of SelectedAnnotationHandlerMapping while I was figuring it out, this probably isn't necessary)
<bean
class="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.annotation.DefaultAnnotationHandlerMapping">
<property name="order">
<value>1</value>
</property>
</bean>

<bean id="secureHandlerMapping"
class="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.annotation.SelectedAnnotationHandlerMapping">
<property name="order">
<value>0</value>
</property>
<property name="interceptors">
<list>
<ref bean="loginInterceptor" />
</list>
</property>
<property name="urls">
<list>
<value>/usermaintenance.html</value>
</list>
</property>
</bean>

I have a problem... can't get the url's to make the interceptors be invoked. To simplify, i have made a basic setup:

<bean id="bananaInterceptor" class="com.test.web.interceptors.BananaInterceptor"/>
<bean id="pineappleInterceptor" class="com.test.web.interceptors.PineappleInterceptor"/>

<bean id="PineappleMapper" class="org.springplugins.web.SelectedAnnotationHandlerMapping">
<property name="order"><value>1</value></property>
<property name="urls">
<list>
<value>/konvalj/registry/apartments/list.htm</value>
</list>
</property>
<property name="interceptors">
<list>
<ref bean="pineappleInterceptor"/>
</list>
</property>
</bean>

<bean id="bananaMapper" class="org.springplugins.web.IgnoreSelectedAnnotationHandlerMapping">
<property name="order"><value>99</value></property>
<property name="urls">
<list>
<value>nothing</value>
</list>
</property>
<property name="interceptors">
<list>
<ref bean="bananaInterceptor"/>
</list>
</property>
</bean>

You would then expect that when an url of the type defined in the PineappleMapper gets called, the pineappleInterceptor is executed... that doesn't happen, on every server call, the bananainterceptor is invoked (via the "catch-all" ignoremapper).

I have a systemout in my bananainterceptor to see what url's it gets debug("BANANAInterceptor! URL="+request.getRequestURI());

but even when the URI is what i have configured, it prints out:

19:26:22,093 INFO [STDOUT] DEBUG PineappleInterceptor: PINEAPPLEInterceptor! URL=/konvalj/registry/apartments/list.htm

i have tried using variants on the url, for example "registry/apartments/list.htm" - nothing works.

Any input would be appreciated.

On a sidenote, does wildcards work?? i would love to map for example bananamapper with a url (*banana*) or similar.

Scott,

I tried this plugin using the instuctions you provided and basically any url i put in the SelectedAnnotationHandlerMapping was intercepted. However any path not in just gave a 404. If I take your handler out everything works but nothing is intercepted? Any suggestions? Thanks.

Hi Scott,

this seems to be very useful for my current project. Unfortunately, there seems to be no sourcecode over at http://code.google.com/p/springplugins/. It would be nice of you if you could provide it.

cheers, stammi