Description Eirik Bjørsnøs 2011-03-04 07:12:00 EST

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ServletContext.getRealPath() on a WebAppContext
returns null when a non-existing directory path ends with a "/", but
returns the path (where the virtual path "would have beeen") when the argument does not end with a "/"?

The servlet spec isn't really clear, but only mentions returning null
if the context is served from a war which isn't unpacked.

The following test demonstrates the issue:


   @Test
   public void inconsistentRealPaths() throws Exception {

       // Given
       Server server = new Server(0);
       WebAppContext context = new WebAppContext(".", "/");
       server.setHandler(context);
       server.start();

       // When
       ServletContext ctx = context.getServletContext();


       // Then
       // This passes:
       assertNotNull(ctx.getRealPath("/doesnotexist"));
       // This fails:
       assertNotNull(ctx.getRealPath("/doesnotexist/"));

   }


Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
See included unit test method.