filter not executing on static content request

Question

I'm trying to implement making gwt apps crawlable, but the CrawlFilter isn't being executed, ever. What am I doing wrong? Is static content not subject to filters?

<web-app>
  <!-- Crawling servlet filter -->
  <filter>
    <filter-name>AjaxCrawlFilter</filter-name>
    <filter-class>com.bitdual.server.CrawlServlet</filter-class>
  </filter>

  <filter-mapping>
    <filter-name>AjaxCrawlFilter</filter-name>
    <url-pattern>/*</url-pattern>
  </filter-mapping>

  <!-- Default page to serve -->
  <welcome-file-list>
    <welcome-file>index.html</welcome-file>
  </welcome-file-list>

</web-app>

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2430244/making-gwt-application-crawlable-by-a-search-engine/2432953 — antony.trupe, Jan 26 '11 at 03:08

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 26 '11 at 00:26

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Static content is served from an entirely different infrastructure (like a CDN) so I wouldn't be surprised if filters are not executed on content hosted statically.

answered Jan 26 '11 at 00:26

Jason Hall

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Correct. Static content requests never reach your Java app. – Nick Johnson Jan 27 '11 at 04:13
renamed index.html to index.jsp and the filter is being executed. performance implications be damned! – antony.trupe Jan 27 '11 at 15:56

filter not executing on static content request

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