@WebFilter exclude url-pattern

Question

I use a filter to check URL patterns for the logged in user.

But I have many URL patterns I need to filter.

{ \"/table/*\", \"/user/*\", \"/contact/*         


        

Answer 1

You can use initParam to have some excluded patterns and implement your logic. This is basically the same as BalusC's answer except by using initParam it can be written in the web.xml if you want/need to.

Below I am ignoring some binary (jpeg jpg png pdf) extensions:

@WebFilter(urlPatterns = { "/*" },
    initParams = { @WebInitParam(name = "excludedExt", value = "jpeg jpg png pdf") }
)
public class GzipFilter implements Filter {

    private static final Set excluded;

    @Override
    public void init(FilterConfig filterConfig) throws ServletException {
        String excludedString = filterConfig.getInitParameter("excludedExt");
        if (excludedString != null) {
            excluded = Collections.unmodifiableSet(
                new HashSet<>(Arrays.asList(excludedString.split(" ", 0))));
        } else {
            excluded = Collections.emptySet();
        }
    }

    boolean isExcluded(HttpServletRequest request) {
        String path = request.getRequestURI();
        String extension = path.substring(path.indexOf('.', path.lastIndexOf('/')) + 1).toLowerCase();
        return excluded.contains(extension);
    }

    @Override
    public void doFilter(ServletRequest request, ServletResponse response, FilterChain chain)
            throws IOException, ServletException {
        System.out.print("GzipFilter");
        HttpServletRequest httpRequest = (HttpServletRequest) request;
        HttpServletResponse httpResponse = (HttpServletResponse) response;
        if (isExcluded(httpRequest)) {
            chain.doFilter(request, response);
            return;
        }

        // Do your stuff here
    }
}