RequestDumperFilter (Apache Tomcat 8.5.57 API Documentation)

org.apache.catalina.filters

## Class RequestDumperFilter

- java.lang.Object
- - org.apache.catalina.filters.RequestDumperFilter

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    Filter

      public class RequestDumperFilter
      extends Object
      implements Filter

  Implementation of a Filter that logs interesting contents from the specified Request (before processing) and the corresponding Response (after processing). It is especially useful in debugging problems related to headers and cookies.

  When using this Filter, it is strongly recommended that the `org.apache.catalina.filter.RequestDumperFilter` logger is directed to a dedicated file and that the `org.apache.juli.VerbatimFormatter` is used.

  Author:
    Craig R. McClanahan

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `RequestDumperFilter()`

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | `destroy()` Called by the web container to indicate to a filter that it is being taken out of service.
    `void` | `doFilter(ServletRequest request, ServletResponse response, FilterChain chain)` Log the interesting request parameters, invoke the next Filter in the sequence, and log the interesting response parameters.
    `void` | `init(FilterConfig filterConfig)` Called by the web container to indicate to a filter that it is being placed into service.

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### RequestDumperFilter

          public RequestDumperFilter()

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### doFilter

          public void doFilter(ServletRequest request,
                      ServletResponse response,
                      FilterChain chain)
                        throws IOException,
                               ServletException

      Log the interesting request parameters, invoke the next Filter in the sequence, and log the interesting response parameters.
      Specified by:
        `doFilter` in interface `Filter`
      Parameters:
        `request` - The servlet request to be processed
        `response` - The servlet response to be created
        `chain` - The filter chain being processed
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an input/output error occurs
        `ServletException` - if a servlet error occurs

    - #### init

          public void init(FilterConfig filterConfig)
                    throws ServletException

      Description copied from interface: `javax.servlet.Filter`
      Called by the web container to indicate to a filter that it is being placed into service. The servlet container calls the init method exactly once after instantiating the filter. The init method must complete successfully before the filter is asked to do any filtering work.

      The web container cannot place the filter into service if the init method either:

      - Throws a ServletException
      - Does not return within a time period defined by the web container
      Specified by:
        `init` in interface `Filter`
      Parameters:
        `filterConfig` - The configuration information associated with the filter instance being initialised
      Throws:
        `ServletException` - if the initialisation fails

    - #### destroy

          public void destroy()

      Description copied from interface: `javax.servlet.Filter`
      Called by the web container to indicate to a filter that it is being taken out of service. This method is only called once all threads within the filter's doFilter method have exited or after a timeout period has passed. After the web container calls this method, it will not call the doFilter method again on this instance of the filter.
      This method gives the filter an opportunity to clean up any resources that are being held (for example, memory, file handles, threads) and make sure that any persistent state is synchronized with the filter's current state in memory.
      Specified by:
        `destroy` in interface `Filter`

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