RestEasy open html/jsp page

Question

There is a RestEasy method, which handles @GET requests. How is it possible to open a jsp/html page from that method?

@GET
@Path("/")
public void getMainPage(){
   //... 
}

Answer 1

Using org.jboss.resteasy.resteasy-html version 3.0.6.Final you can directly access the HttpServletRequest and inject your own attributes before directing output to a RESTEasy View.

@GET
@Path("{eventid}")
@Produces("text/html")
public View getEvent(@Context HttpServletResponse response,
                     @Context HttpServletRequest request,
                     @PathParam("eventid") Long eventid){

    EventDao eventdao = DaoFactory.getEventDao();
    Event event = eventdao.find(eventid);

    request.setAttribute("event", event);
    return new View("eventView.jsp");
}

This emulates some behavior of the Htmleasy plugin without having to rewire your web.xml.

Answer 2

HtmlEasy is a great tool to render jsp files through RestEasy.

@Path("/")
public class Welcome {
    @GET @Path("/welcome/{name}")
    public View sayHi(@PathParm("name") String name) {
        return new View("/welcome.jsp", name);
    }
}

See documents for all options.