Get the @RequestMapping values of different methods in the same controller
With Spring Boot, I have several methods in my RegisterController that handle new user registration.
The createNewUser method is responsible for saving the new user to the database and sending a confirmation email with a link with a unique token.
The confirmUser method handles a GET request confirming the link.
Is there a way for the createNewUser method to get the @RequestMapping value assigned to the confirmUser? I want to use this value to generate a confirmation link instead of hardcoding it.
// Process form input data
@RequestMapping(value = "/register", method = RequestMethod.POST)
public ModelAndView createNewUser(@Valid User user, BindingResult bindingResult) {
}
Process confirmation link
Link in confirmation e-mail will be /registerConfirmation?token=UUID
@RequestMapping(value="/registerConfirmation", method = RequestMethod.GET)
public ModelAndView confirmUser( @RequestParam("token") String token) {
}
Solution
I don’t know of any way to get it from the @RequestMapping value, but you have a few different options.
Option 1: Create a constant for the map and use a constant that allows you to reference it in both methods.
private final static String REGISTER_CONF_VAL = "/registerConfirmation";
@RequestMapping(value = "/register", method = RequestMethod.POST)
public ModelAndView createNewUser(@Valid User user, BindingResult bindingResult) {
}
Process confirmation link
Link in confirmation e-mail will be /registerConfirmation?token=UUID
@RequestMapping(value=REGISTER_CONF_VAL, method = RequestMethod.GET)
public ModelAndView confirmUser( @RequestParam("token") String token) {
}
Option 2: Less than ideal, but if you add registerConfirmation to your profile, you can access it like this:
@RequestMapping(value="${register.conf.val}", method = RequestMethod.GET)
public ModelAndView confirmUser( @RequestParam("token") String token) {
}
The reason this isn’t ideal is because you probably don’t want it to vary from environment to environment. That is, it will work.