SpringMVC: Inconsistent mapping behavior depending on url extension

Question

I have a RESTful spring based endpoint to get assets stored in a db to a javascript editor. The relevant parts boil down to:

@RestController
@RequestMapping(         


        

Answer 1

I had required an extra step in my special case. I would like to add an extra information to @dirk-lachowski's great comment in case someone else needs. In my case I am importing an extension from WebMvcConfigurationSupport class

@Configuration
@EnableWebMvc
@Import({ SearchWebMvcConfigurationSupport.class })
public class SearchSpringConfiguration extends WebMvcConfigurerAdapter {
    @Override
    public void configureContentNegotiation(ContentNegotiationConfigurer configurer) {
        configurer.favorPathExtension(false);
    }
}

If you need to override requestMappingHandlerMapping method then you also have to add m.setUseSuffixPatternMatch(false);

@Configuration
public class SearchWebMvcConfigurationSupport extends WebMvcConfigurationSupport {
    @Override
    @Bean
    public RequestMappingHandlerMapping requestMappingHandlerMapping() {
        RequestMappingHandlerMapping m = super.requestMappingHandlerMapping();
        m.setAlwaysUseFullPath(true); // This makes your endpoints receive full path, including servlet mapping (you probably will not need this)
        m.setUseSuffixPatternMatch(false);
        return m;
    }
}