[AXIS2-5971] AxisServlet.processURLRequest use content-type header instead of accept

• Type: Bug
• Status: Open
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: 1.7.8
• Component/s: kernel
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Marti Pamies Sola
• Created: 21/Oct/19 11:18
• Updated: 21/Oct/19 11:18

Description

Class org.apache.axis2.transport.http.AxisServlet has the following code

//         public void processURLRequest() throws IOException, ServletException {
            try {
                RESTUtil.processURLRequest(messageContext, response.getOutputStream(),
                        request.getContentType());
                this.checkResponseWritten();
            } catch (AxisFault e) {
                setResponseState(messageContext, response);
                processFault(e);
            }
            closeStaxBuilder(messageContext);        }

As fas as I understand, this code is involed when diong REST and recieving an URL request without body.
The problem is that this method looks for request.getContentType() instead of request Accept Header to determine to messageFormater to use. This behaviour make content type mandatory for URL client request which has no sense, as it is a header to indicate server response content type.