vert.x java - redirecting browser URL

[Osmond James]

Hi

Is it possible to redirect a user when handling a request using the HttpServerRequest request or response?

[bytor99999]

Why would you need a redirect? Typically redirect I can see in Servlet/JSP where things get rendered on the serverside.

In vert.x I would just return something different. Or send it to a different route via the RouteMatcher code in front.

I think in vert.x a lot of things that we used in other environments aren't necessary or have different solutions/needs. You have to think differently.

Mark

[Daryl Teo]

Sometimes a redirect is necessary if that is meant to be the actual response (say, after handling a login request).

Set the "Location" http header.

Regards,

Daryl

[Christian Essl]

Set the statuscode to 301 (or a nother of the 300 "redirect" statuscodes http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html) and the Location header with the new url