[WW-4656] Wildcard redirect and path /static/

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Not A Problem
• Affects Version/s: 2.5, 2.5.1
• Fix Version/s: 2.5.2
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Markus Fischer
• Created: 05/Jul/16 07:13
• Updated: 12/Oct/16 14:29
• Resolved: 06/Jul/16 02:54

Description

I do stumble over a new behaviour in Struts 2.5.

Working with:

<action name="*">
  <result type="redirect">
    <param name="location">/home</param>
    <param name="namespace">/</param>
  </result>
</action>

To catch/redirect unknown request to the home page, the following requests will not be processed:

https://localhost:8443/myApp/static/whatever

The path /static/ seems to trigger a "special" behaviour since Struts 2.5?

There is also an inconsistency between:

https://localhost:8443/myApp/whatever/ (correct 404)
https://localhost:8443/myApp/static/ (empty white page)

Why is the path /static/ treated differently, and where is the exact class responsible for this?

Thanks for considering.

Markus