Richfaces and Servlet Filters

[trajber]

I create a dummy filter and I realize that filter is invoked 3 times. Why ?

web.xml

<filter>
 <filter-name>testFilter</filter-name>
 <filter-class>com.mypack.TestFilter</filter-class>
</filter>
<filter-mapping>
 <filter-name>testFilter</filter-name>
 <url-pattern>/*</url-pattern>
</filter-mapping>

TestFilter.java

public void doFilter(ServletRequest servletRequest, ServletResponse servletResponse, FilterChain filterChain) throws IOException, ServletException {
 System.out.println("THAT'S IT");
 HttpServletRequest request = (HttpServletRequest) servletRequest;
 System.out.println(request.getRequestURI());
}

And the output when a request
THAT'S IT
/MYTEST/mytest.jsf
THAT'S IT
/MYTEST/a4j_3_1_4.GAcss/table.xcss/DATB/eAELvfwiAQAGAQJx.jsf
THAT'S IT
/MYTEST/a4j_3_1_4.GAorg.richfaces.renderkit.html.GradientA/DATB/eAF7emTy1lIvAA7XA7E_.jsf

As you can see the filter is invoked three times and the URI are different.
Why ?

[mmichalek]

The page is likely loading other RichFaces resources (css/images, etc.) which are separate requests to your app.

[trajber]

Hmmm I understand it now.
But I need to create a Filter that makes my system's authorization and I need to know what page is requested.
I cannot authorize/validate that ajax's requests. There's a way to do it ?

[igor_d]

try to use:

<filter-mapping>
<filter-name>testFilter</filter-name>
<servlet-name>Faces Servlet</servlet-name>
</filter-mapping>

[trajber]

It does not work. There´s AJAX requests that ends with .jsf, so Faces Servlet will be invoked.

Example:
/MYTEST/a4j_3_1_4.GAcss/panel.xcss/DATB/eAF7WBtjAQAF7wHz.jsf

Is there any way to these requests do not pass through my Filter ?

"igor_d" wrote:
try to use:

<filter-mapping>
<filter-name>testFilter</filter-name>
<servlet-name>Faces Servlet</servlet-name>
</filter-mapping>