WebContentInterceptor restricting HTTP request methods by default [SPR-6919]

[spring-projects-issues]

Jamie Goodfellow opened SPR-6919 and commented

The WebContentInterceptor (org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.WebContentInterceptor) uses the default super-constructor of WebContentGenerator, which configures the interceptor to only support GET, POST, and HEAD requests. This becomes a problem when attempting to use RESTful URLs.

This interceptor should not be concerned with the request type, and should by default be configured to let all request types through. Workaround is to explicitly set the supportedMethods to null (which the WebContentGenerator translates to 'any').

Sample workaround configuration in my mvc:interceptors list:
<bean class="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.WebContentInterceptor">
<property name="cacheSeconds" value="0" />
<property name="supportedMethods"><null /></property>
</bean>

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Affects: 3.0.1

Referenced from: commits eb1c039

[spring-projects-issues]

Juergen Hoeller commented

Good point. As of Spring 3.0.2, WebContentInterceptor does not restrict HTTP methods by default anymore - just like AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter which doesn't restrict those for its general controller model either. WebContentInterceptor should have been aligned with this in 3.0 GA already.

Juergen