RedefinableResourceFilter.java

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package org.exoplatform.web.filter;

import java.io.IOException;

import javax.servlet.FilterChain;
import javax.servlet.ServletContext;
import javax.servlet.ServletException;
import javax.servlet.ServletRequest;
import javax.servlet.ServletResponse;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;

import org.exoplatform.container.PortalContainer;

/**
 * A filter enables resource overriding via extension mechanism.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:hoang281283@gmail.com">Minh Hoang TO</a> Sep 8, 2010
 */

public class RedefinableResourceFilter implements Filter {

    @Override
    public void doFilter(ServletRequest request, ServletResponse response, FilterChain chain) throws IOException,
            ServletException {

        HttpServletRequest upcastedRequest = (HttpServletRequest) request;

        PortalContainer portalContainer = PortalContainer.getInstance();
        ServletContext mergedContext = portalContainer.getPortalContext();

        String path = upcastedRequest.getRequestURI();
        String ctx = upcastedRequest.getContextPath();

        if (ctx != null && ctx.length() > 0 && path.startsWith(ctx)) {
            path = path.substring(ctx.length());
        }

        mergedContext.getRequestDispatcher(path).include(request, response);
    }

}