RewriteHandler

The RewriteHandler is inspired by the Apache's mod-rewrite. Aside from rewriting URI's it can do many things. See the rule list for more.

Rule list

The Rule is divided in 3 types: PatternRule, RegexRule and others. Each rules have a specific actions. And these actions are only invoked whenever the rule find its match. Below are the list of rules with their corresponding actions.

A. PatternRule
This rule uses servlet-mapping syntax for pattern matching. Below are known subclasses of PatternRule.

1. CookiePatternRule
   Adds a new cookie in response.
2. HeaderPatternRule
   Add/modifies the HTTP headers in response.
3. RedirectPatternRule
   Sets the redirect location.
4. ResponsePatternRule
   Sets the status and error codes.
5. RewritePatternRule
   Rewrites the requested URI.

B. RegexRule
This rule uses the regular expression syntax for pattern matching. Below are known subclasses of RegexRule.

1. RewriteRegexRule
   Rewrites the requested URI using regular expression.

C. Others

1. MSIESSLRule
   Disables the keep alive on SSL from IE5 or IE6.
2. LegacyRule
   The old version of rewrite.

Sample Configuration

Below is a sample how to configure the rewrite handler in jetty-rewrite.xml.

To use this configuration, include the configuration file during jetty startup. Example below.