(Quick Reference)
filters
Purpose
The
filters plugin configures Grails' support for Filters.
Examples
An example filter:
class SecurityFilters {
def filters = {
loginCheck(controller: '*', action: '*') {
before = {
if (!session.user && !actionName.equals('login')) {
redirect(action: 'login')
return false
}
}
}
}
}Filter rule attributes:
controller - controller matching pattern, by default * is replaced with .* and a regex is compiledaction - action matching pattern, by default * is replaced with .* and a regex is compiledregex (true/false) - use regex syntax (don't replace '*' with '.*')find (true/false) - rule matches with partial match (see java.util.regex.Matcher.find())invert (true/false) - invert the rule (NOT rule)
Description
Refer to the section on
Filters in the Grails user guide which details how filters work.
Configured Spring Beans:
filterInterceptor - An instance of CompositeInterceptor that composes all the filters together into a single Spring Interceptor.
Configured Spring Beans given a filter called
SecurityFilters:
SecurityFiltersClass - The GrailsFiltersClass instance which aids in analyzing the conventions within the filter.SecurityFilters - A singleton reference to the filter itself to support auto-wiring into a Filter
