Change plain 'WebMVC' links to 'See equivalent in the Servlet stack'

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[[webflux-cors]]
= CORS
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-cors, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-cors, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
Spring WebFlux lets you handle CORS (Cross-Origin Resource Sharing). This section
describes how to do so.
@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ describes how to do so.
[[webflux-cors-intro]]
== Introduction
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-cors-intro, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-cors-intro, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
For security reasons, browsers prohibit AJAX calls to resources outside the current origin.
For example, you could have your bank account in one tab and evil.com in another. Scripts
@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ powerful workarounds based on IFRAME or JSONP.
[[webflux-cors-processing]]
== Processing
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-cors-processing, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-cors-processing, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
The CORS specification distinguishes between preflight, simple, and actual requests.
To learn how CORS works, you can read
@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ To learn more from the source or to make advanced customizations, see:
[[webflux-cors-controller]]
== `@CrossOrigin`
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-cors-controller, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-cors-controller, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
The {api-spring-framework}/web/bind/annotation/CrossOrigin.html[`@CrossOrigin`]
annotation enables cross-origin requests on annotated controller methods, as the
@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ as the following example shows:
[[webflux-cors-global]]
== Global Configuration
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-cors-global, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-cors-global, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
In addition to fine-grained, controller method-level configuration, you probably want to
define some global CORS configuration, too. You can set URL-based `CorsConfiguration`
@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ as the following example shows:
[[webflux-cors-webfilter]]
== CORS `WebFilter`
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-cors-filter, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-cors-filter, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
You can apply CORS support through the built-in
{api-spring-framework}/web/cors/reactive/CorsWebFilter.html[`CorsWebFilter`], which is a

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[[webflux-fn]]
= Functional Endpoints
[.small]#<<web.adoc#webmvc-fn, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#webmvc-fn, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
Spring WebFlux includes WebFlux.fn, a lightweight functional programming model in which functions
are used to route and handle requests and contracts are designed for immutability.
@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ the same <<web-reactive.adoc#webflux-reactive-spring-web>> foundation.
[[webflux-fn-overview]]
== Overview
[.small]#<<web.adoc#webmvc-fn-overview, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#webmvc-fn-overview, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
In WebFlux.fn, an HTTP request is handled with a `HandlerFunction`: a function that takes
`ServerRequest` and returns a delayed `ServerResponse` (i.e. `Mono<ServerResponse>`).
@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ Most applications can run through the WebFlux Java configuration, see <<webflux-
[[webflux-fn-handler-functions]]
== HandlerFunction
[.small]#<<web.adoc#webmvc-fn-handler-functions, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#webmvc-fn-handler-functions, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
`ServerRequest` and `ServerResponse` are immutable interfaces that offer JDK 8-friendly
access to the HTTP request and response.
@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ See <<core.adoc#validation-beanvalidation, Spring Validation>>.
[[webflux-fn-router-functions]]
== `RouterFunction`
[.small]#<<web.adoc#webmvc-fn-router-functions, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#webmvc-fn-router-functions, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
Router functions are used to route the requests to the corresponding `HandlerFunction`.
Typically, you do not write router functions yourself, but rather use a method on the
@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ We can further improve by using the `nest` method together with `accept`:
[[webflux-fn-running]]
== Running a Server
[.small]#<<web.adoc#webmvc-fn-running, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#webmvc-fn-running, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
How do you run a router function in an HTTP server? A simple option is to convert a router
function to an `HttpHandler` by using one of the following:
@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ The following example shows a WebFlux Java configuration (see
[[webflux-fn-handler-filter-function]]
== Filtering Handler Functions
[.small]#<<web.adoc#webmvc-fn-handler-filter-function, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#webmvc-fn-handler-filter-function, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
You can filter handler functions by using the `before`, `after`, or `filter` methods on the routing
function builder.

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[[webflux-view]]
= View Technologies
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-view, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-view, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
The use of view technologies in Spring WebFlux is pluggable. Whether you decide to
use Thymeleaf, FreeMarker, or some other view technology is primarily a matter of a
@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ WebFlux. We assume you are already familiar with <<webflux-viewresolution>>.
[[webflux-view-thymeleaf]]
== Thymeleaf
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-view-thymeleaf, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-view-thymeleaf, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
Thymeleaf is a modern server-side Java template engine that emphasizes natural HTML
templates that can be previewed in a browser by double-clicking, which is very
@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ https://web.archive.org/web/20210623051330/http%3A//forum.thymeleaf.org/Thymelea
[[webflux-view-freemarker]]
== FreeMarker
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-view-freemarker, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-view-freemarker, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
https://freemarker.apache.org/[Apache FreeMarker] is a template engine for generating any
kind of text output from HTML to email and others. The Spring Framework has built-in
@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ integration for using Spring WebFlux with FreeMarker templates.
[[webflux-view-freemarker-contextconfig]]
=== View Configuration
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-view-freemarker-contextconfig, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-view-freemarker-contextconfig, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
The following example shows how to configure FreeMarker as a view technology:
@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ returns the view name, `welcome`, the resolver looks for the
[[webflux-views-freemarker]]
=== FreeMarker Configuration
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-views-freemarker, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-views-freemarker, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
You can pass FreeMarker 'Settings' and 'SharedVariables' directly to the FreeMarker
`Configuration` object (which is managed by Spring) by setting the appropriate bean
@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ the `Configuration` object.
[[webflux-view-freemarker-forms]]
=== Form Handling
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-view-freemarker-forms, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-view-freemarker-forms, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
Spring provides a tag library for use in JSPs that contains, among others, a
`<spring:bind/>` element. This element primarily lets forms display values from
@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ with additional convenience macros for generating form input elements themselves
[[webflux-view-bind-macros]]
==== The Bind Macros
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-view-bind-macros, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-view-bind-macros, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
A standard set of macros are maintained within the `spring-webflux.jar` file for
FreeMarker, so they are always available to a suitably configured application.
@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ sections of the Spring MVC documentation.
[[webflux-view-script]]
== Script Views
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-view-script, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-view-script, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
The Spring Framework has a built-in integration for using Spring WebFlux with any
templating library that can run on top of the
@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ TIP: The basic rule for integrating any other script engine is that it must impl
[[webflux-view-script-dependencies]]
=== Requirements
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-view-script-dependencies, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-view-script-dependencies, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
You need to have the script engine on your classpath, the details of which vary by script engine:
@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ through https://www.webjars.org/[WebJars].
[[webflux-view-script-integrate]]
=== Script Templates
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-view-script-integrate, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-view-script-integrate, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
You can declare a `ScriptTemplateConfigurer` bean to specify the script engine to use,
the script files to load, what function to call to render templates, and so on.
@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ for more configuration examples.
[[webflux-view-httpmessagewriter]]
== JSON and XML
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-view-jackson, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-view-jackson, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
For <<webflux-multiple-representations>> purposes, it is useful to be able to alternate
between rendering a model with an HTML template or as other formats (such as JSON or XML),

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[[webflux-multipart]]
==== Multipart Data
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-multipart, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-multipart, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
`ServerWebExchange` exposes the following method for accessing multipart data:
@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ collecting to a `MultiValueMap`.
[[webflux-forwarded-headers]]
==== Forwarded Headers
[.small]#<<web.adoc#filters-forwarded-headers, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#filters-forwarded-headers, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
As a request goes through proxies (such as load balancers), the host, port, and
scheme may change. That makes it a challenge, from a client perspective, to create links that point to the correct
@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ filters, and `ForwardedHeaderTransformer` is used instead.
[[webflux-filters]]
=== Filters
[.small]#<<web.adoc#filters, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#filters, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
In the <<webflux-web-handler-api>>, you can use a `WebFilter` to apply interception-style
logic before and after the rest of the processing chain of filters and the target
@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ the bean declaration or by implementing `Ordered`.
[[webflux-filters-cors]]
==== CORS
[.small]#<<web.adoc#filters-cors, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#filters-cors, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
Spring WebFlux provides fine-grained support for CORS configuration through annotations on
controllers. However, when you use it with Spring Security, we advise relying on the built-in
@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ See the section on <<webflux-cors>> and the <<webflux-cors-webfilter>> for more
[[webflux-exception-handler]]
=== Exceptions
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-customer-servlet-container-error-page, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-customer-servlet-container-error-page, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
In the <<webflux-web-handler-api>>, you can use a `WebExceptionHandler` to handle
exceptions from the chain of `WebFilter` instances and the target `WebHandler`. When using the
@ -715,7 +715,7 @@ The following table describes the available `WebExceptionHandler` implementation
[[webflux-codecs]]
=== Codecs
[.small]#<<integration.adoc#rest-message-conversion, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<integration.adoc#rest-message-conversion, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
The `spring-web` and `spring-core` modules provide support for serializing and
deserializing byte content to and from higher level objects through non-blocking I/O with
@ -855,7 +855,7 @@ To configure all three in WebFlux, you'll need to supply a pre-configured instan
[[webflux-codecs-streaming]]
==== Streaming
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-async-http-streaming, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-async-http-streaming, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
When streaming to the HTTP response (for example, `text/event-stream`,
`application/x-ndjson`), it is important to send data periodically, in order to
@ -883,7 +883,7 @@ especially the section on <<core#databuffers-using, Using DataBuffer>>.
[[webflux-logging]]
=== Logging
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-logging, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-logging, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
`DEBUG` level logging in Spring WebFlux is designed to be compact, minimal, and
human-friendly. It focuses on high value bits of information that are useful over and
@ -915,7 +915,7 @@ while a fully formatted prefix based on that ID is available from
[[webflux-logging-sensitive-data]]
==== Sensitive Data
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-logging-sensitive-data, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-logging-sensitive-data, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
`DEBUG` and `TRACE` logging can log sensitive information. This is why form parameters and
headers are masked by default and you must explicitly enable their logging in full.
@ -1017,7 +1017,7 @@ The following example shows how to do so for client-side requests:
[[webflux-dispatcher-handler]]
== `DispatcherHandler`
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-servlet, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-servlet, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
Spring WebFlux, similarly to Spring MVC, is designed around the front controller pattern,
where a central `WebHandler`, the `DispatcherHandler`, provides a shared algorithm for
@ -1060,7 +1060,7 @@ The resulting `HttpHandler` is ready for use with a <<webflux-httphandler, serve
[[webflux-special-bean-types]]
=== Special Bean Types
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-servlet-special-bean-types, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-servlet-special-bean-types, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
The `DispatcherHandler` delegates to special beans to process requests and render the
appropriate responses. By "`special beans,`" we mean Spring-managed `Object` instances that
@ -1102,7 +1102,7 @@ there are also some other beans detected at a lower level (see
[[webflux-framework-config]]
=== WebFlux Config
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-servlet-config, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-servlet-config, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
Applications can declare the infrastructure beans (listed under
<<webflux-web-handler-api-special-beans, Web Handler API>> and
@ -1117,7 +1117,7 @@ many extra convenient options.
[[webflux-dispatcher-handler-sequence]]
=== Processing
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-servlet-sequence, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-servlet-sequence, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
`DispatcherHandler` processes requests as follows:
@ -1168,7 +1168,7 @@ as a `HandlerResult`, along with some additional context, and passed to the firs
[[webflux-dispatcher-exceptions]]
=== Exceptions
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-exceptionhandlers, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-exceptionhandlers, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
`HandlerAdapter` implementations can handle internally exceptions from invoking a request
handler, such as a controller method. However, an exception may be deferred if the request
@ -1189,7 +1189,7 @@ See also <<webflux-ann-controller-exceptions>> in the "`Annotated Controller`" s
[[webflux-viewresolution]]
=== View Resolution
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-viewresolver, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-viewresolver, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
View resolution enables rendering to a browser with an HTML template and a model without
tying you to a specific view technology. In Spring WebFlux, view resolution is
@ -1200,7 +1200,7 @@ instance. The `View` is then used to render the response.
[[webflux-viewresolution-handling]]
==== Handling
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-viewresolver-handling, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-viewresolver-handling, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
The `HandlerResult` passed into `ViewResolutionResultHandler` contains the return value
from the handler and the model that contains attributes added during request
@ -1236,7 +1236,7 @@ See <<webflux-view>> for more on the view technologies integrated with Spring We
[[webflux-redirecting-redirect-prefix]]
==== Redirecting
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-redirecting-redirect-prefix, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-redirecting-redirect-prefix, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
The special `redirect:` prefix in a view name lets you perform a redirect. The
`UrlBasedViewResolver` (and sub-classes) recognize this as an instruction that a
@ -1251,7 +1251,7 @@ operate in terms of logical view names. A view name such as
[[webflux-multiple-representations]]
==== Content Negotiation
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-multiple-representations, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-multiple-representations, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
`ViewResolutionResultHandler` supports content negotiation. It compares the request
media types with the media types supported by each selected `View`. The first `View`
@ -1268,7 +1268,7 @@ always selected and used if they match the requested media type.
[[webflux-controller]]
== Annotated Controllers
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-controller, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-controller, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
Spring WebFlux provides an annotation-based programming model, where `@Controller` and
`@RestController` components use annotations to express request mappings, request input,
@ -1306,7 +1306,7 @@ In the preceding example, the method returns a `String` to be written to the res
[[webflux-ann-controller]]
=== `@Controller`
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-controller, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-controller, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
You can define controller beans by using a standard Spring bean definition.
The `@Controller` stereotype allows for auto-detection and is aligned with Spring general support
@ -1350,7 +1350,7 @@ directly to the response body versus view resolution and rendering with an HTML
[[webflux-ann-requestmapping-proxying]]
==== AOP Proxies
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-requestmapping-proxying, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-requestmapping-proxying, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
In some cases, you may need to decorate a controller with an AOP proxy at runtime.
One example is if you choose to have `@Transactional` annotations directly on the
@ -1373,7 +1373,7 @@ Please, enable class based proxying, or otherwise the interface must also have a
[[webflux-ann-requestmapping]]
=== Request Mapping
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-requestmapping, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-requestmapping, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
The `@RequestMapping` annotation is used to map requests to controllers methods. It has
various attributes to match by URL, HTTP method, request parameters, headers, and media
@ -1437,7 +1437,7 @@ The following example uses type and method level mappings:
[[webflux-ann-requestmapping-uri-templates]]
==== URI Patterns
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-requestmapping-uri-templates, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-requestmapping-uri-templates, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
You can map requests by using glob patterns and wildcards:
@ -1586,7 +1586,7 @@ explicit, and less vulnerable to URL path based exploits.
[[webflux-ann-requestmapping-pattern-comparison]]
==== Pattern Comparison
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-requestmapping-pattern-comparison, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-requestmapping-pattern-comparison, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
When multiple patterns match a URL, they must be compared to find the best match. This is done
with `PathPattern.SPECIFICITY_COMPARATOR`, which looks for patterns that are more specific.
@ -1601,7 +1601,7 @@ sorted last instead. If two patterns are both catch-all, the longer is chosen.
[[webflux-ann-requestmapping-consumes]]
==== Consumable Media Types
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-requestmapping-consumes, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-requestmapping-consumes, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
You can narrow the request mapping based on the `Content-Type` of the request,
as the following example shows:
@ -1636,7 +1636,7 @@ TIP: `MediaType` provides constants for commonly used media types -- for example
[[webflux-ann-requestmapping-produces]]
==== Producible Media Types
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-requestmapping-produces, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-requestmapping-produces, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
You can narrow the request mapping based on the `Accept` request header and the list of
content types that a controller method produces, as the following example shows:
@ -1673,7 +1673,7 @@ TIP: `MediaType` provides constants for commonly used media types -- e.g.
[[webflux-ann-requestmapping-params-and-headers]]
==== Parameters and Headers
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-requestmapping-params-and-headers, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-requestmapping-params-and-headers, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
You can narrow request mappings based on query parameter conditions. You can test for the
presence of a query parameter (`myParam`), for its absence (`!myParam`), or for a
@ -1725,7 +1725,7 @@ You can also use the same with request header conditions, as the following examp
[[webflux-ann-requestmapping-head-options]]
==== HTTP HEAD, OPTIONS
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-requestmapping-head-options, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-requestmapping-head-options, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
`@GetMapping` and `@RequestMapping(method=HttpMethod.GET)` support HTTP HEAD
transparently for request mapping purposes. Controller methods need not change.
@ -1746,7 +1746,7 @@ is not necessary in the common case.
[[webflux-ann-requestmapping-composed]]
==== Custom Annotations
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-requestmapping-composed, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-requestmapping-composed, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
Spring WebFlux supports the use of <<core.adoc#beans-meta-annotations, composed annotations>>
for request mapping. Those are annotations that are themselves meta-annotated with
@ -1767,7 +1767,7 @@ you can check the custom attribute and return your own `RequestCondition`.
[[webflux-ann-requestmapping-registration]]
==== Explicit Registrations
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-requestmapping-registration, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-requestmapping-registration, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
You can programmatically register Handler methods, which can be used for dynamic
registrations or for advanced cases, such as different instances of the same handler
@ -1824,7 +1824,7 @@ under different URLs. The following example shows how to do so:
[[webflux-ann-methods]]
=== Handler Methods
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-methods, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-methods, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
`@RequestMapping` handler methods have a flexible signature and can choose from a range of
supported controller method arguments and return values.
@ -1832,7 +1832,7 @@ supported controller method arguments and return values.
[[webflux-ann-arguments]]
==== Method Arguments
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-arguments, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-arguments, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
The following table shows the supported controller method arguments.
@ -1952,7 +1952,7 @@ and others) and is equivalent to `required=false`.
[[webflux-ann-return-types]]
==== Return Values
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-return-types, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-return-types, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
The following table shows the supported controller method return values. Note that reactive
types from libraries such as Reactor, RxJava, <<webflux-reactive-libraries, or other>> are
@ -2033,7 +2033,7 @@ generally supported for all return values.
[[webflux-ann-typeconversion]]
==== Type Conversion
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-typeconversion, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-typeconversion, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
Some annotated controller method arguments that represent String-based request input (for example,
`@RequestParam`, `@RequestHeader`, `@PathVariable`, `@MatrixVariable`, and `@CookieValue`)
@ -2053,7 +2053,7 @@ argument as `@Nullable`.
[[webflux-ann-matrix-variables]]
==== Matrix Variables
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-matrix-variables, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-matrix-variables, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3986#section-3.3[RFC 3986] discusses name-value pairs in
path segments. In Spring WebFlux, we refer to those as "`matrix variables`" based on an
@ -2188,7 +2188,7 @@ To get all matrix variables, use a `MultiValueMap`, as the following example sho
[[webflux-ann-requestparam]]
==== `@RequestParam`
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-requestparam, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-requestparam, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
You can use the `@RequestParam` annotation to bind query parameters to a method argument in a
controller. The following code snippet shows the usage:
@ -2263,7 +2263,7 @@ with `@RequestParam`.
[[webflux-ann-requestheader]]
==== `@RequestHeader`
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-requestheader, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-requestheader, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
You can use the `@RequestHeader` annotation to bind a request header to a method argument in a
controller.
@ -2324,7 +2324,7 @@ example, a method parameter annotated with `@RequestHeader("Accept")` may be of
[[webflux-ann-cookievalue]]
==== `@CookieValue`
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-cookievalue, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-cookievalue, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
You can use the `@CookieValue` annotation to bind the value of an HTTP cookie to a method argument
in a controller.
@ -2365,7 +2365,7 @@ Type conversion is applied automatically if the target method parameter type is
[[webflux-ann-modelattrib-method-args]]
==== `@ModelAttribute`
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-modelattrib-method-args, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-modelattrib-method-args, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
You can use the `@ModelAttribute` annotation on a method argument to access an attribute from the
model or have it instantiated if not present. The model attribute is also overlaid with
@ -2512,7 +2512,7 @@ with `@ModelAttribute`.
[[webflux-ann-sessionattributes]]
==== `@SessionAttributes`
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-sessionattributes, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-sessionattributes, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
`@SessionAttributes` is used to store model attributes in the `WebSession` between
requests. It is a type-level annotation that declares session attributes used by a
@ -2597,7 +2597,7 @@ as the following example shows:
[[webflux-ann-sessionattribute]]
==== `@SessionAttribute`
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-sessionattribute, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-sessionattribute, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
If you need access to pre-existing session attributes that are managed globally
(that is, outside the controller -- for example, by a filter) and may or may not be present,
@ -2633,7 +2633,7 @@ workflow, consider using `SessionAttributes`, as described in
[[webflux-ann-requestattrib]]
==== `@RequestAttribute`
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-requestattrib, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-requestattrib, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
Similarly to `@SessionAttribute`, you can use the `@RequestAttribute` annotation to
access pre-existing request attributes created earlier (for example, by a `WebFilter`),
@ -2662,7 +2662,7 @@ as the following example shows:
[[webflux-multipart-forms]]
==== Multipart Content
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-multipart-forms, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-multipart-forms, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
As explained in <<webflux-multipart>>, `ServerWebExchange` provides access to multipart
content. The best way to handle a file upload form (for example, from a browser) in a controller
@ -2939,7 +2939,7 @@ See <<webflux-client-body-multipart>>.
[[webflux-ann-requestbody]]
==== `@RequestBody`
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-requestbody, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-requestbody, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
You can use the `@RequestBody` annotation to have the request body read and deserialized into an
`Object` through an <<webflux-codecs,HttpMessageReader>>.
@ -3013,7 +3013,7 @@ related operators:
[[webflux-ann-httpentity]]
==== `HttpEntity`
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-httpentity, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-httpentity, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
`HttpEntity` is more or less identical to using <<webflux-ann-requestbody>> but is based on a
container object that exposes request headers and the body. The following example uses an
@ -3039,7 +3039,7 @@ container object that exposes request headers and the body. The following exampl
[[webflux-ann-responsebody]]
==== `@ResponseBody`
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-responsebody, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-responsebody, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
You can use the `@ResponseBody` annotation on a method to have the return serialized
to the response body through an <<webflux-codecs, HttpMessageWriter>>. The following
@ -3082,7 +3082,7 @@ configure or customize message writing.
[[webflux-ann-responseentity]]
==== `ResponseEntity`
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-responseentity, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-responseentity, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
`ResponseEntity` is like <<webflux-ann-responsebody>> but with status and headers. For example:
@ -3129,7 +3129,7 @@ Spring offers support for the Jackson JSON library.
[[webflux-ann-jsonview]]
===== JSON Views
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-jackson, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-jackson, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
Spring WebFlux provides built-in support for
https://www.baeldung.com/jackson-json-view-annotation[Jackson's Serialization Views],
@ -3207,7 +3207,7 @@ controller method. Use a composite interface if you need to activate multiple vi
[[webflux-ann-modelattrib-methods]]
=== `Model`
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-modelattrib-methods, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-modelattrib-methods, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
You can use the `@ModelAttribute` annotation:
@ -3346,7 +3346,7 @@ as the following example shows:
[[webflux-ann-initbinder]]
=== `DataBinder`
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-initbinder, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-initbinder, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
`@Controller` or `@ControllerAdvice` classes can have `@InitBinder` methods, to
initialize instances of `WebDataBinder`. Those, in turn, are used to:
@ -3445,14 +3445,14 @@ controller-specific `Formatter` instances, as the following example shows:
[[webflux-ann-initbinder-model-design]]
==== Model Design
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-initbinder-model-design, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-initbinder-model-design, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
include::web-data-binding-model-design.adoc[]
[[webflux-ann-controller-exceptions]]
=== Exceptions
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-exceptionhandler, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-exceptionhandler, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
`@Controller` and <<webflux-ann-controller-advice, @ControllerAdvice>> classes can have
`@ExceptionHandler` methods to handle exceptions from controller methods. The following
@ -3514,7 +3514,7 @@ for more detail.
[[webflux-ann-exceptionhandler-args]]
==== Method Arguments
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-exceptionhandler-args, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-exceptionhandler-args, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
`@ExceptionHandler` methods support the same <<webflux-ann-arguments,method arguments>>
as `@RequestMapping` methods, except the request body might have been consumed already.
@ -3523,7 +3523,7 @@ as `@RequestMapping` methods, except the request body might have been consumed a
[[webflux-ann-exceptionhandler-return-values]]
==== Return Values
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-exceptionhandler-return-values, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-exceptionhandler-return-values, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
`@ExceptionHandler` methods support the same <<webflux-ann-return-types,return values>>
as `@RequestMapping` methods.
@ -3532,7 +3532,7 @@ as `@RequestMapping` methods.
[[webflux-ann-controller-advice]]
=== Controller Advice
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-controller-advice, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-ann-controller-advice, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
Typically, the `@ExceptionHandler`, `@InitBinder`, and `@ModelAttribute` methods apply
within the `@Controller` class (or class hierarchy) in which they are declared. If you
@ -3600,7 +3600,7 @@ include::webflux-functional.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
[[webflux-uri-building]]
== URI Links
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-uri-building, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-uri-building, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
This section describes various options available in the Spring Framework to prepare URIs.
@ -3611,7 +3611,7 @@ include::webflux-cors.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
[[webflux-ann-rest-exceptions]]
== Error Responses
[.small]#<<webmvc.adoc#mvc-ann-rest-exceptions, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<webmvc.adoc#mvc-ann-rest-exceptions, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
A common requirement for REST services is to include details in the body of error
responses. The Spring Framework supports the "Problem Details for HTTP APIs"
@ -3635,7 +3635,7 @@ and any `ErrorResponseException`, and renders an error response with a body.
[[webflux-ann-rest-exceptions-render]]
=== Render
[.small]#<<webmvc.adoc#mvc-ann-rest-exceptions-render, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<webmvc.adoc#mvc-ann-rest-exceptions-render, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
You can return `ProblemDetail` or `ErrorResponse` from any `@ExceptionHandler` or from
any `@RequestMapping` method to render an RFC 7807 response. This is processed as follows:
@ -3658,7 +3658,7 @@ use a protected method to map any exception to a `ProblemDetail`.
[[webflux-ann-rest-exceptions-non-standard]]
=== Non-Standard Fields
[.small]#<<webmvc.adoc#mvc-ann-rest-exceptions-non-standard, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<webmvc.adoc#mvc-ann-rest-exceptions-non-standard, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
You can extend an RFC 7807 response with non-standard fields in one of two ways.
@ -3678,7 +3678,7 @@ from an existing `ProblemDetail`. This could be done centrally, e.g. from an
[[webflux-ann-rest-exceptions-i18n]]
=== Internationalization
[.small]#<<webmvc.adoc#mvc-ann-rest-exceptions-i18n, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<webmvc.adoc#mvc-ann-rest-exceptions-i18n, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
It is a common requirement to internationalize error response details, and good practice
to customize the problem details for Spring WebFlux exceptions. This is supported as follows:
@ -3749,7 +3749,7 @@ qualified exception class name.
[[webflux-ann-rest-exceptions-client]]
=== Client Handling
[.small]#<<webmvc.adoc#mvc-ann-rest-exceptions-client, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<webmvc.adoc#mvc-ann-rest-exceptions-client, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
A client application can catch `WebClientResponseException`, when using the `WebClient`,
or `RestClientResponseException` when using the `RestTemplate`, and use their
@ -3761,7 +3761,7 @@ or `RestClientResponseException` when using the `RestTemplate`, and use their
[[webflux-web-security]]
== Web Security
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-web-security, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-web-security, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
The https://spring.io/projects/spring-security[Spring Security] project provides support
for protecting web applications from malicious exploits. See the Spring Security
@ -3777,7 +3777,7 @@ reference documentation, including:
[[webflux-caching]]
== HTTP Caching
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-caching, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-caching, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
HTTP caching can significantly improve the performance of a web application. HTTP caching
revolves around the `Cache-Control` response header and subsequent conditional request
@ -3793,7 +3793,7 @@ This section describes the HTTP caching related options available in Spring WebF
[[webflux-caching-cachecontrol]]
=== `CacheControl`
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-caching-cachecontrol, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-caching-cachecontrol, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
{api-spring-framework}/http/CacheControl.html[`CacheControl`] provides support for
configuring settings related to the `Cache-Control` header and is accepted as an argument
@ -3841,7 +3841,7 @@ use case-oriented approach that focuses on the common scenarios, as the followin
[[webflux-caching-etag-lastmodified]]
=== Controllers
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-caching-etag-lastmodified, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-caching-etag-lastmodified, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
Controllers can add explicit support for HTTP caching. We recommend doing so, since the
`lastModified` or `ETag` value for a resource needs to be calculated before it can be compared
@ -3942,7 +3942,7 @@ to 412 (PRECONDITION_FAILED) to prevent concurrent modification.
[[webflux-caching-static-resources]]
=== Static Resources
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-caching-static-resources, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-caching-static-resources, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
You should serve static resources with a `Cache-Control` and conditional response headers
for optimal performance. See the section on configuring <<webflux-config-static-resources>>.
@ -3953,7 +3953,7 @@ include::webflux-view.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
[[webflux-config]]
== WebFlux Config
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-config, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-config, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
The WebFlux Java configuration declares the components that are required to process
requests with annotated controllers or functional endpoints, and it offers an API to
@ -3970,7 +3970,7 @@ gain full control over the configuration through the
[[webflux-config-enable]]
=== Enabling WebFlux Config
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-config-enable, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-config-enable, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
You can use the `@EnableWebFlux` annotation in your Java config, as the following example shows:
@ -3999,7 +3999,7 @@ available on the classpath -- for JSON, XML, and others.
[[webflux-config-customize]]
=== WebFlux config API
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-config-customize, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-config-customize, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
In your Java configuration, you can implement the `WebFluxConfigurer` interface,
as the following example shows:
@ -4030,7 +4030,7 @@ class WebConfig : WebFluxConfigurer {
[[webflux-config-conversion]]
=== Conversion, formatting
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-config-conversion, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-config-conversion, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
By default, formatters for various number and date types are installed, along with support
for customization via `@NumberFormat` and `@DateTimeFormat` on fields.
@ -4107,7 +4107,7 @@ use `FormatterRegistrar` implementations.
[[webflux-config-validation]]
=== Validation
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-config-validation, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-config-validation, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
By default, if <<core.adoc#validation-beanvalidation-overview, Bean Validation>> is present
on the classpath (for example, the Hibernate Validator), the `LocalValidatorFactoryBean`
@ -4182,7 +4182,7 @@ mark it with `@Primary` in order to avoid conflict with the one declared in the
[[webflux-config-content-negotiation]]
=== Content Type Resolvers
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-config-content-negotiation, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-config-content-negotiation, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
You can configure how Spring WebFlux determines the requested media types for
`@Controller` instances from the request. By default, only the `Accept` header is checked,
@ -4220,7 +4220,7 @@ The following example shows how to customize the requested content type resoluti
[[webflux-config-message-codecs]]
=== HTTP message codecs
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-config-message-converters, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-config-message-converters, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
The following example shows how to customize how the request and response body are read and written:
@ -4271,7 +4271,7 @@ It also automatically registers the following well-known modules if they are det
[[webflux-config-view-resolvers]]
=== View Resolvers
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-config-view-resolvers, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-config-view-resolvers, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
The following example shows how to configure view resolution:
@ -4428,7 +4428,7 @@ See <<webflux-view>> for more on the view technologies that are integrated with
[[webflux-config-static-resources]]
=== Static Resources
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-config-static-resources, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-config-static-resources, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
This option provides a convenient way to serve static resources from a list of
{api-spring-framework}/core/io/Resource.html[`Resource`]-based locations.
@ -4552,7 +4552,7 @@ for fine-grained control, e.g. last-modified behavior and optimized resource res
[[webflux-config-path-matching]]
=== Path Matching
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-config-path-matching, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-config-path-matching, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
You can customize options related to path matching. For details on the individual options, see the
{api-spring-framework}/web/reactive/config/PathMatchConfigurer.html[`PathMatchConfigurer`] javadoc.
@ -4653,7 +4653,7 @@ For example:
[[webflux-config-advanced-java]]
=== Advanced Configuration Mode
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-config-advanced-java, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-config-advanced-java, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
`@EnableWebFlux` imports `DelegatingWebFluxConfiguration` that:
@ -4693,7 +4693,7 @@ the classpath.
[[webflux-http2]]
== HTTP/2
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-http2, Web MVC>>#
[.small]#<<web.adoc#mvc-http2, See equivalent in the Servlet stack>>#
HTTP/2 is supported with Reactor Netty, Tomcat, Jetty, and Undertow. However, there are
considerations related to server configuration. For more details, see the