Updating the service parameter

[Ole Ersoy]

Hey Scott,

I found the link I think:
http://www.nabble.com/Default-service-url-for-cas-3.1.1-td15099512.html

> 
> However, the default HttpServletRequest API does not expose a way to add 
> parameters. 

Ah - OK - The lights are starting to come on now - Thanks.

> You'll either have to redirect and add the parameter or wrap 
> the request.

OK - I like the wrap option.  I'll give that a shot next.  Incidentally, I found a forum link detailing various approaches that you mentioned, with a request wrapper example at the bottom, so I'll add it for future thread readers.

http://forum.java.sun.com/thread.jspa?threadID=508155&messageID=2411271

Thanks!
- Ole














> There is also another thread detailing how to set a 
> default service is one is not provided.  I don't have the link handy but 
> a quick search of Nabble should uncover it.
> 
> -Scott
> 
> On Feb 1, 2008 3:03 PM, Ole Ersoy <ole.ersoy at gmail.com 
> <mailto:ole.ersoy at gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
>     OK - I think I got it.  Just finishing up the post in case it helps
>     someone else.  When I looked for the service on the ServletRequest
>     like this:
> 
>     req.getParameter("service");
> 
>     It returns null as the value of "service".  However if I cast the
>     request to an HttpServletRequest, then I get the correct value is
>     return.
> 
>     Cheers,
>     -Ole
> 
> 
>     Scott Battaglia wrote:
>      > Are you looking to set the service parameter on the client or on
>     the server?
>      >
>      > -Scott
>      >
>      > On Jan 31, 2008 5:57 PM, Ole Ersoy <ole.ersoy at gmail.com
>     <mailto:ole.ersoy at gmail.com>
>      > <mailto:ole.ersoy at gmail.com <mailto:ole.ersoy at gmail.com>>> wrote:
>      >
>      >     Hi,
>      >
>      >     I'd like to set the service parameter before the authentication
>      >     request reaches cas.  Is this is simple as doing:
>      >
>      >     request.setParameter("service",
>      >     "http://theDefaultServiceHost/theDefaultService");
>      >
>      >     The reason I'm suspicious is because I tried just getting the
>      >     service parameter from an authentication request via a filter
>     like this:
>      >
>      >     System.out.println("Service Parameter: " +
>      >     servletRequest.getAttribute("service"));
>      >
>      >     And it just prints null...
>      >
>      >     Thoughts?
>      >
>      >     Thanks,
>      >     - Ole
>      >
>      >
>      >
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