I need to implemented something like a filter or listener, that intercepts HTTP requests and retrieves the HTTP headers for various purposes.
I use Java, Jboss application server and web services. I want this filtering system to be performed prior to the Web Services call - was thinking about aspects but they do not hold the HTTP related stuff. After the filter, the service call should be carried out.
Jax-WS handlers don't work for me either as they only hold the SOAP payload.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance.
can you not create a servlet filter which intercepts all the requests coming to your webservice engine? If you are using Axis or anyother SOAP engine, I hope you should be able to create a filter that intercepts all the requests coming to the main servlet that the SOAP engine provides.
public void doFilter(ServletRequest request,ServletResponse response,FilterChain chain) throws IOException,ServletException
{
HttpServletRequest httpRequest=(HttpServletRequest)request;
HttpServletResponse httpResponse=(HttpServletResponse)response;
Enumeration headerNames = httpRequest.getHeaderNames();
while(headerNames.hasMoreElements()) {
String headerName = (String)headerNames.nextElement();
out.println(headerName);
out.println(request.getHeader(headerName));
}
chain.doFilter(request,response);
}
Use libpcap and the Java interface jNetPcap.