Making a request parameter binding case insensitive

Question

I have a requirement where I have to make requestParams to bind properly even if the cases of the param name changes. Note:I am using spring 3.2

For eg: http:/

Answer 1

Solution with implementing custom Filter.

Filter:

public final class CaseInsensitiveParametersFilter implements Filter {

    @Override
    public void init(FilterConfig filterConfig) {
    }

    @Override
    public void destroy() {
    }

    @Override
    public void doFilter(ServletRequest request, ServletResponse response, FilterChain chain) throws IOException, ServletException {
        if (request instanceof HttpServletRequest) {
            chain.doFilter(new CustomHttpServletRequestWrapper((HttpServletRequest) request), response);
        } else {
            chain.doFilter(request, response);
        }

    }

    private static class CustomHttpServletRequestWrapper extends HttpServletRequestWrapper {

        private Map lowerCaseParams = new HashMap<>();

        public CustomHttpServletRequestWrapper(HttpServletRequest request) {
            super(request);
            Map originalParams = request.getParameterMap();
            for (Map.Entry entry : originalParams.entrySet()) {
                lowerCaseParams.put(entry.getKey().toLowerCase(), entry.getValue());
            }
        }

        @Override
        public String getParameter(String name) {
            String[] values = getParameterValues(name);
            if (values != null && values.length > 0) {
                return values[0];
            } else {
                return null;
            }
        }

        @Override
        public Map getParameterMap() {
            return Collections.unmodifiableMap(lowerCaseParams);
        }

        @Override
        public Enumeration getParameterNames() {
            return Collections.enumeration(lowerCaseParams.keySet());
        }

        @Override
        public String[] getParameterValues(String name) {
            return lowerCaseParams.get(name);
        }

    }

Servlet initializer:

public class RestServiceInitializer extends AbstractAnnotationConfigDispatcherServletInitializer {
    @Override
    protected Filter[] getServletFilters() {
        return new Filter[]{new CaseInsensitiveParametersFilter()};
    }
}