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  • Juergen Hoeller 
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package org.springframework.web.util;

import java.net.URLDecoder;
import java.nio.charset.UnsupportedCharsetException;
import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Properties;
import javax.servlet.ServletContext;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;

import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;

import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
import org.springframework.util.LinkedMultiValueMap;
import org.springframework.util.MultiValueMap;
import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;


Helper class for URL path matching. Provides support for URL paths in
RequestDispatcher includes and support for consistent URL decoding.

Used by AbstractUrlHandlerMapping and RequestContext for path matching and/or URI determination. 
Author:Juergen Hoeller, Rob Harrop, Rossen Stoyanchev
Since:14.01.2004
/**
 * Helper class for URL path matching. Provides support for URL paths in
 * RequestDispatcher includes and support for consistent URL decoding.
 *
 * <p>Used by {@link org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.AbstractUrlHandlerMapping}
 * and {@link org.springframework.web.servlet.support.RequestContext} for path matching
 * and/or URI determination.
 *
 * @author Juergen Hoeller
 * @author Rob Harrop
 * @author Rossen Stoyanchev
 * @since 14.01.2004
 */
public class UrlPathHelper {

	
Special WebSphere request attribute, indicating the original request URI.
Preferable over the standard Servlet 2.4 forward attribute on WebSphere,
simply because we need the very first URI in the request forwarding chain.

/**
	 * Special WebSphere request attribute, indicating the original request URI.
	 * Preferable over the standard Servlet 2.4 forward attribute on WebSphere,
	 * simply because we need the very first URI in the request forwarding chain.
	 */
	private static final String WEBSPHERE_URI_ATTRIBUTE = "com.ibm.websphere.servlet.uri_non_decoded";

	private static final Log logger = LogFactory.getLog(UrlPathHelper.class);

	@Nullable
	static volatile Boolean websphereComplianceFlag;


	private boolean alwaysUseFullPath = false;

	private boolean urlDecode = true;

	private boolean removeSemicolonContent = true;

	private String defaultEncoding = WebUtils.DEFAULT_CHARACTER_ENCODING;


	
Whether URL lookups should always use the full path within current application context, i.e. within ServletContext.getContextPath(). 
If set to false the path within the current servlet mapping is used instead if applicable (i.e. in the case of a prefix based Servlet mapping such as "/myServlet/*"). 
By default this is set to "false".

/**
	 * Whether URL lookups should always use the full path within current
	 * application context, i.e. within {@link ServletContext#getContextPath()}.
	 * <p>If set to {@literal false} the path within the current servlet mapping
	 * is used instead if applicable (i.e. in the case of a prefix based Servlet
	 * mapping such as "/myServlet/*").
	 * <p>By default this is set to "false".
	 */
	public void setAlwaysUseFullPath(boolean alwaysUseFullPath) {
		this.alwaysUseFullPath = alwaysUseFullPath;
	}

	
Whether the context path and request URI should be decoded -- both of
which are returned undecoded by the Servlet API, in contrast to
the servlet path.

Either the request encoding or the default Servlet spec encoding
(ISO-8859-1) is used when set to "true".

By default this is set to true. 
Note: Be aware the servlet path will not match when compared to encoded paths. Therefore use of urlDecode=false is not compatible with a prefix-based Servlet mappping and likewise implies also setting alwaysUseFullPath=true. 
See Also:
/**
	 * Whether the context path and request URI should be decoded -- both of
	 * which are returned <i>undecoded</i> by the Servlet API, in contrast to
	 * the servlet path.
	 * <p>Either the request encoding or the default Servlet spec encoding
	 * (ISO-8859-1) is used when set to "true".
	 * <p>By default this is set to {@literal true}.
	 * <p><strong>Note:</strong> Be aware the servlet path will not match when
	 * compared to encoded paths. Therefore use of {@code urlDecode=false} is
	 * not compatible with a prefix-based Servlet mappping and likewise implies
	 * also setting {@code alwaysUseFullPath=true}.
	 * @see #getServletPath
	 * @see #getContextPath
	 * @see #getRequestUri
	 * @see WebUtils#DEFAULT_CHARACTER_ENCODING
	 * @see javax.servlet.ServletRequest#getCharacterEncoding()
	 * @see java.net.URLDecoder#decode(String, String)
	 */
	public void setUrlDecode(boolean urlDecode) {
		this.urlDecode = urlDecode;
	}

	
Whether to decode the request URI when determining the lookup path.

Since:4.3.13
/**
	 * Whether to decode the request URI when determining the lookup path.
	 * @since 4.3.13
	 */
	public boolean isUrlDecode() {
		return this.urlDecode;
	}

	
Set if ";" (semicolon) content should be stripped from the request URI.

Default is "true".

/**
	 * Set if ";" (semicolon) content should be stripped from the request URI.
	 * <p>Default is "true".
	 */
	public void setRemoveSemicolonContent(boolean removeSemicolonContent) {
		this.removeSemicolonContent = removeSemicolonContent;
	}

	
Whether configured to remove ";" (semicolon) content from the request URI.

/**
	 * Whether configured to remove ";" (semicolon) content from the request URI.
	 */
	public boolean shouldRemoveSemicolonContent() {
		return this.removeSemicolonContent;
	}

	
Set the default character encoding to use for URL decoding.
Default is ISO-8859-1, according to the Servlet spec.

If the request specifies a character encoding itself, the request encoding will override this setting. This also allows for generically overriding the character encoding in a filter that invokes the ServletRequest.setCharacterEncoding method. 
Params:
  • defaultEncoding – the character encoding to use
See Also:
/**
	 * Set the default character encoding to use for URL decoding.
	 * Default is ISO-8859-1, according to the Servlet spec.
	 * <p>If the request specifies a character encoding itself, the request
	 * encoding will override this setting. This also allows for generically
	 * overriding the character encoding in a filter that invokes the
	 * {@code ServletRequest.setCharacterEncoding} method.
	 * @param defaultEncoding the character encoding to use
	 * @see #determineEncoding
	 * @see javax.servlet.ServletRequest#getCharacterEncoding()
	 * @see javax.servlet.ServletRequest#setCharacterEncoding(String)
	 * @see WebUtils#DEFAULT_CHARACTER_ENCODING
	 */
	public void setDefaultEncoding(String defaultEncoding) {
		this.defaultEncoding = defaultEncoding;
	}

	
Return the default character encoding to use for URL decoding.

/**
	 * Return the default character encoding to use for URL decoding.
	 */
	protected String getDefaultEncoding() {
		return this.defaultEncoding;
	}


	
Return the mapping lookup path for the given request, within the current
servlet mapping if applicable, else within the web application.

Detects include request URL if called within a RequestDispatcher include.

Params:
  • request – current HTTP request
See Also:
Returns:the lookup path
/**
	 * Return the mapping lookup path for the given request, within the current
	 * servlet mapping if applicable, else within the web application.
	 * <p>Detects include request URL if called within a RequestDispatcher include.
	 * @param request current HTTP request
	 * @return the lookup path
	 * @see #getPathWithinApplication
	 * @see #getPathWithinServletMapping
	 */
	public String getLookupPathForRequest(HttpServletRequest request) {
		// Always use full path within current servlet context?
		if (this.alwaysUseFullPath) {
			return getPathWithinApplication(request);
		}
		// Else, use path within current servlet mapping if applicable
		String rest = getPathWithinServletMapping(request);
		if (!"".equals(rest)) {
			return rest;
		}
		else {
			return getPathWithinApplication(request);
		}
	}

	
Return the path within the servlet mapping for the given request,
i.e. the part of the request's URL beyond the part that called the servlet,
or "" if the whole URL has been used to identify the servlet.

Detects include request URL if called within a RequestDispatcher include.

E.g.: servlet mapping = "/*"; request URI = "/test/a" -> "/test/a".

E.g.: servlet mapping = "/"; request URI = "/test/a" -> "/test/a".

E.g.: servlet mapping = "/test/*"; request URI = "/test/a" -> "/a".

E.g.: servlet mapping = "/test"; request URI = "/test" -> "".

E.g.: servlet mapping = "/*.test"; request URI = "/a.test" -> "".

Params:
  • request – current HTTP request
Returns:the path within the servlet mapping, or ""
/**
	 * Return the path within the servlet mapping for the given request,
	 * i.e. the part of the request's URL beyond the part that called the servlet,
	 * or "" if the whole URL has been used to identify the servlet.
	 * <p>Detects include request URL if called within a RequestDispatcher include.
	 * <p>E.g.: servlet mapping = "/*"; request URI = "/test/a" -> "/test/a".
	 * <p>E.g.: servlet mapping = "/"; request URI = "/test/a" -> "/test/a".
	 * <p>E.g.: servlet mapping = "/test/*"; request URI = "/test/a" -> "/a".
	 * <p>E.g.: servlet mapping = "/test"; request URI = "/test" -> "".
	 * <p>E.g.: servlet mapping = "/*.test"; request URI = "/a.test" -> "".
	 * @param request current HTTP request
	 * @return the path within the servlet mapping, or ""
	 */
	public String getPathWithinServletMapping(HttpServletRequest request) {
		String pathWithinApp = getPathWithinApplication(request);
		String servletPath = getServletPath(request);
		String sanitizedPathWithinApp = getSanitizedPath(pathWithinApp);
		String path;

		// If the app container sanitized the servletPath, check against the sanitized version
		if (servletPath.contains(sanitizedPathWithinApp)) {
			path = getRemainingPath(sanitizedPathWithinApp, servletPath, false);
		}
		else {
			path = getRemainingPath(pathWithinApp, servletPath, false);
		}

		if (path != null) {
			// Normal case: URI contains servlet path.
			return path;
		}
		else {
			// Special case: URI is different from servlet path.
			String pathInfo = request.getPathInfo();
			if (pathInfo != null) {
				// Use path info if available. Indicates index page within a servlet mapping?
				// e.g. with index page: URI="/", servletPath="/index.html"
				return pathInfo;
			}
			if (!this.urlDecode) {
				// No path info... (not mapped by prefix, nor by extension, nor "/*")
				// For the default servlet mapping (i.e. "/"), urlDecode=false can
				// cause issues since getServletPath() returns a decoded path.
				// If decoding pathWithinApp yields a match just use pathWithinApp.
				path = getRemainingPath(decodeInternal(request, pathWithinApp), servletPath, false);
				if (path != null) {
					return pathWithinApp;
				}
			}
			// Otherwise, use the full servlet path.
			return servletPath;
		}
	}

	
Return the path within the web application for the given request.

Detects include request URL if called within a RequestDispatcher include.

Params:
  • request – current HTTP request
Returns:the path within the web application
/**
	 * Return the path within the web application for the given request.
	 * <p>Detects include request URL if called within a RequestDispatcher include.
	 * @param request current HTTP request
	 * @return the path within the web application
	 */
	public String getPathWithinApplication(HttpServletRequest request) {
		String contextPath = getContextPath(request);
		String requestUri = getRequestUri(request);
		String path = getRemainingPath(requestUri, contextPath, true);
		if (path != null) {
			// Normal case: URI contains context path.
			return (StringUtils.hasText(path) ? path : "/");
		}
		else {
			return requestUri;
		}
	}

	
Match the given "mapping" to the start of the "requestUri" and if there
is a match return the extra part. This method is needed because the
context path and the servlet path returned by the HttpServletRequest are
stripped of semicolon content unlike the requesUri.

/**
	 * Match the given "mapping" to the start of the "requestUri" and if there
	 * is a match return the extra part. This method is needed because the
	 * context path and the servlet path returned by the HttpServletRequest are
	 * stripped of semicolon content unlike the requesUri.
	 */
	@Nullable
	private String getRemainingPath(String requestUri, String mapping, boolean ignoreCase) {
		int index1 = 0;
		int index2 = 0;
		for (; (index1 < requestUri.length()) && (index2 < mapping.length()); index1++, index2++) {
			char c1 = requestUri.charAt(index1);
			char c2 = mapping.charAt(index2);
			if (c1 == ';') {
				index1 = requestUri.indexOf('/', index1);
				if (index1 == -1) {
					return null;
				}
				c1 = requestUri.charAt(index1);
			}
			if (c1 == c2 || (ignoreCase && (Character.toLowerCase(c1) == Character.toLowerCase(c2)))) {
				continue;
			}
			return null;
		}
		if (index2 != mapping.length()) {
			return null;
		}
		else if (index1 == requestUri.length()) {
			return "";
		}
		else if (requestUri.charAt(index1) == ';') {
			index1 = requestUri.indexOf('/', index1);
		}
		return (index1 != -1 ? requestUri.substring(index1) : "");
	}

	
Sanitize the given path. Uses the following rules:

    
    
  • replace all "//" by "/"
    • 



/**
	 * Sanitize the given path. Uses the following rules:
	 * <ul>
	 *     <li>replace all "//" by "/"</li>
	 * </ul>
	 */
	private String getSanitizedPath(final String path) {
		String sanitized = path;
		while (true) {
			int index = sanitized.indexOf("//");
			if (index < 0) {
				break;
			}
			else {
				sanitized = sanitized.substring(0, index) + sanitized.substring(index + 1);
			}
		}
		return sanitized;
	}

	
Return the request URI for the given request, detecting an include request
URL if called within a RequestDispatcher include.

As the value returned by request.getRequestURI() is not
decoded by the servlet container, this method will decode it.

The URI that the web container resolves should be correct, but some
containers like JBoss/Jetty incorrectly include ";" strings like ";jsessionid"
in the URI. This method cuts off such incorrect appendices.

Params:
  • request – current HTTP request
Returns:the request URI
/**
	 * Return the request URI for the given request, detecting an include request
	 * URL if called within a RequestDispatcher include.
	 * <p>As the value returned by {@code request.getRequestURI()} is <i>not</i>
	 * decoded by the servlet container, this method will decode it.
	 * <p>The URI that the web container resolves <i>should</i> be correct, but some
	 * containers like JBoss/Jetty incorrectly include ";" strings like ";jsessionid"
	 * in the URI. This method cuts off such incorrect appendices.
	 * @param request current HTTP request
	 * @return the request URI
	 */
	public String getRequestUri(HttpServletRequest request) {
		String uri = (String) request.getAttribute(WebUtils.INCLUDE_REQUEST_URI_ATTRIBUTE);
		if (uri == null) {
			uri = request.getRequestURI();
		}
		return decodeAndCleanUriString(request, uri);
	}

	
Return the context path for the given request, detecting an include request
URL if called within a RequestDispatcher include.

As the value returned by request.getContextPath() is not
decoded by the servlet container, this method will decode it.

Params:
  • request – current HTTP request
Returns:the context path
/**
	 * Return the context path for the given request, detecting an include request
	 * URL if called within a RequestDispatcher include.
	 * <p>As the value returned by {@code request.getContextPath()} is <i>not</i>
	 * decoded by the servlet container, this method will decode it.
	 * @param request current HTTP request
	 * @return the context path
	 */
	public String getContextPath(HttpServletRequest request) {
		String contextPath = (String) request.getAttribute(WebUtils.INCLUDE_CONTEXT_PATH_ATTRIBUTE);
		if (contextPath == null) {
			contextPath = request.getContextPath();
		}
		if ("/".equals(contextPath)) {
			// Invalid case, but happens for includes on Jetty: silently adapt it.
			contextPath = "";
		}
		return decodeRequestString(request, contextPath);
	}

	
Return the servlet path for the given request, regarding an include request
URL if called within a RequestDispatcher include.

As the value returned by request.getServletPath() is already decoded by the servlet container, this method will not attempt to decode it. 
Params:
  • request – current HTTP request
Returns:the servlet path
/**
	 * Return the servlet path for the given request, regarding an include request
	 * URL if called within a RequestDispatcher include.
	 * <p>As the value returned by {@code request.getServletPath()} is already
	 * decoded by the servlet container, this method will not attempt to decode it.
	 * @param request current HTTP request
	 * @return the servlet path
	 */
	public String getServletPath(HttpServletRequest request) {
		String servletPath = (String) request.getAttribute(WebUtils.INCLUDE_SERVLET_PATH_ATTRIBUTE);
		if (servletPath == null) {
			servletPath = request.getServletPath();
		}
		if (servletPath.length() > 1 && servletPath.endsWith("/") && shouldRemoveTrailingServletPathSlash(request)) {
			// On WebSphere, in non-compliant mode, for a "/foo/" case that would be "/foo"
			// on all other servlet containers: removing trailing slash, proceeding with
			// that remaining slash as final lookup path...
			servletPath = servletPath.substring(0, servletPath.length() - 1);
		}
		return servletPath;
	}


	
Return the request URI for the given request. If this is a forwarded request,
correctly resolves to the request URI of the original request.

/**
	 * Return the request URI for the given request. If this is a forwarded request,
	 * correctly resolves to the request URI of the original request.
	 */
	public String getOriginatingRequestUri(HttpServletRequest request) {
		String uri = (String) request.getAttribute(WEBSPHERE_URI_ATTRIBUTE);
		if (uri == null) {
			uri = (String) request.getAttribute(WebUtils.FORWARD_REQUEST_URI_ATTRIBUTE);
			if (uri == null) {
				uri = request.getRequestURI();
			}
		}
		return decodeAndCleanUriString(request, uri);
	}

	
Return the context path for the given request, detecting an include request
URL if called within a RequestDispatcher include.

As the value returned by request.getContextPath() is not
decoded by the servlet container, this method will decode it.

Params:
  • request – current HTTP request
Returns:the context path
/**
	 * Return the context path for the given request, detecting an include request
	 * URL if called within a RequestDispatcher include.
	 * <p>As the value returned by {@code request.getContextPath()} is <i>not</i>
	 * decoded by the servlet container, this method will decode it.
	 * @param request current HTTP request
	 * @return the context path
	 */
	public String getOriginatingContextPath(HttpServletRequest request) {
		String contextPath = (String) request.getAttribute(WebUtils.FORWARD_CONTEXT_PATH_ATTRIBUTE);
		if (contextPath == null) {
			contextPath = request.getContextPath();
		}
		return decodeRequestString(request, contextPath);
	}

	
Return the servlet path for the given request, detecting an include request
URL if called within a RequestDispatcher include.

Params:
  • request – current HTTP request
Returns:the servlet path
/**
	 * Return the servlet path for the given request, detecting an include request
	 * URL if called within a RequestDispatcher include.
	 * @param request current HTTP request
	 * @return the servlet path
	 */
	public String getOriginatingServletPath(HttpServletRequest request) {
		String servletPath = (String) request.getAttribute(WebUtils.FORWARD_SERVLET_PATH_ATTRIBUTE);
		if (servletPath == null) {
			servletPath = request.getServletPath();
		}
		return servletPath;
	}

	
Return the query string part of the given request's URL. If this is a forwarded request,
correctly resolves to the query string of the original request.

Params:
  • request – current HTTP request
Returns:the query string
/**
	 * Return the query string part of the given request's URL. If this is a forwarded request,
	 * correctly resolves to the query string of the original request.
	 * @param request current HTTP request
	 * @return the query string
	 */
	public String getOriginatingQueryString(HttpServletRequest request) {
		if ((request.getAttribute(WebUtils.FORWARD_REQUEST_URI_ATTRIBUTE) != null) ||
			(request.getAttribute(WebUtils.ERROR_REQUEST_URI_ATTRIBUTE) != null)) {
			return (String) request.getAttribute(WebUtils.FORWARD_QUERY_STRING_ATTRIBUTE);
		}
		else {
			return request.getQueryString();
		}
	}

	
Decode the supplied URI string and strips any extraneous portion after a ';'.

/**
	 * Decode the supplied URI string and strips any extraneous portion after a ';'.
	 */
	private String decodeAndCleanUriString(HttpServletRequest request, String uri) {
		uri = removeSemicolonContent(uri);
		uri = decodeRequestString(request, uri);
		uri = getSanitizedPath(uri);
		return uri;
	}

	
Decode the given source string with a URLDecoder. The encoding will be taken
from the request, falling back to the default "ISO-8859-1".

The default implementation uses URLDecoder.decode(input, enc). 
Params:
  • request – current HTTP request
  • source – the String to decode
See Also:
Returns:the decoded String
/**
	 * Decode the given source string with a URLDecoder. The encoding will be taken
	 * from the request, falling back to the default "ISO-8859-1".
	 * <p>The default implementation uses {@code URLDecoder.decode(input, enc)}.
	 * @param request current HTTP request
	 * @param source the String to decode
	 * @return the decoded String
	 * @see WebUtils#DEFAULT_CHARACTER_ENCODING
	 * @see javax.servlet.ServletRequest#getCharacterEncoding
	 * @see java.net.URLDecoder#decode(String, String)
	 * @see java.net.URLDecoder#decode(String)
	 */
	public String decodeRequestString(HttpServletRequest request, String source) {
		if (this.urlDecode) {
			return decodeInternal(request, source);
		}
		return source;
	}

	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
	private String decodeInternal(HttpServletRequest request, String source) {
		String enc = determineEncoding(request);
		try {
			return UriUtils.decode(source, enc);
		}
		catch (UnsupportedCharsetException ex) {
			if (logger.isWarnEnabled()) {
				logger.warn("Could not decode request string [" + source + "] with encoding '" + enc +
						"': falling back to platform default encoding; exception message: " + ex.getMessage());
			}
			return URLDecoder.decode(source);
		}
	}

	
Determine the encoding for the given request.
Can be overridden in subclasses.

The default implementation checks the request encoding,
falling back to the default encoding specified for this resolver.

Params:
  • request – current HTTP request
See Also:
Returns:the encoding for the request (never null)
/**
	 * Determine the encoding for the given request.
	 * Can be overridden in subclasses.
	 * <p>The default implementation checks the request encoding,
	 * falling back to the default encoding specified for this resolver.
	 * @param request current HTTP request
	 * @return the encoding for the request (never {@code null})
	 * @see javax.servlet.ServletRequest#getCharacterEncoding()
	 * @see #setDefaultEncoding
	 */
	protected String determineEncoding(HttpServletRequest request) {
		String enc = request.getCharacterEncoding();
		if (enc == null) {
			enc = getDefaultEncoding();
		}
		return enc;
	}

	
Remove ";" (semicolon) content from the given request URI if the removeSemicolonContent property is set to "true". Note that "jssessionid" is always removed. 
Params:
  • requestUri – the request URI string to remove ";" content from
Returns:the updated URI string
/**
	 * Remove ";" (semicolon) content from the given request URI if the
	 * {@linkplain #setRemoveSemicolonContent(boolean) removeSemicolonContent}
	 * property is set to "true". Note that "jssessionid" is always removed.
	 * @param requestUri the request URI string to remove ";" content from
	 * @return the updated URI string
	 */
	public String removeSemicolonContent(String requestUri) {
		return (this.removeSemicolonContent ?
				removeSemicolonContentInternal(requestUri) : removeJsessionid(requestUri));
	}

	private String removeSemicolonContentInternal(String requestUri) {
		int semicolonIndex = requestUri.indexOf(';');
		while (semicolonIndex != -1) {
			int slashIndex = requestUri.indexOf('/', semicolonIndex);
			String start = requestUri.substring(0, semicolonIndex);
			requestUri = (slashIndex != -1) ? start + requestUri.substring(slashIndex) : start;
			semicolonIndex = requestUri.indexOf(';', semicolonIndex);
		}
		return requestUri;
	}

	private String removeJsessionid(String requestUri) {
		int startIndex = requestUri.toLowerCase().indexOf(";jsessionid=");
		if (startIndex != -1) {
			int endIndex = requestUri.indexOf(';', startIndex + 12);
			String start = requestUri.substring(0, startIndex);
			requestUri = (endIndex != -1) ? start + requestUri.substring(endIndex) : start;
		}
		return requestUri;
	}

	
Decode the given URI path variables via decodeRequestString(HttpServletRequest, String) unless setUrlDecode(boolean) is set to true in which case it is assumed the URL path from which the variables were extracted is already decoded through a call to getLookupPathForRequest(HttpServletRequest). 
Params:
  • request – current HTTP request
  • vars – the URI variables extracted from the URL path
Returns:the same Map or a new Map instance
/**
	 * Decode the given URI path variables via
	 * {@link #decodeRequestString(HttpServletRequest, String)} unless
	 * {@link #setUrlDecode(boolean)} is set to {@code true} in which case it is
	 * assumed the URL path from which the variables were extracted is already
	 * decoded through a call to
	 * {@link #getLookupPathForRequest(HttpServletRequest)}.
	 * @param request current HTTP request
	 * @param vars the URI variables extracted from the URL path
	 * @return the same Map or a new Map instance
	 */
	public Map<String, String> decodePathVariables(HttpServletRequest request, Map<String, String> vars) {
		if (this.urlDecode) {
			return vars;
		}
		else {
			Map<String, String> decodedVars = new LinkedHashMap<>(vars.size());
			vars.forEach((key, value) -> decodedVars.put(key, decodeInternal(request, value)));
			return decodedVars;
		}
	}

	
Decode the given matrix variables via decodeRequestString(HttpServletRequest, String) unless setUrlDecode(boolean) is set to true in which case it is assumed the URL path from which the variables were extracted is already decoded through a call to getLookupPathForRequest(HttpServletRequest). 
Params:
  • request – current HTTP request
  • vars – the URI variables extracted from the URL path
Returns:the same Map or a new Map instance
/**
	 * Decode the given matrix variables via
	 * {@link #decodeRequestString(HttpServletRequest, String)} unless
	 * {@link #setUrlDecode(boolean)} is set to {@code true} in which case it is
	 * assumed the URL path from which the variables were extracted is already
	 * decoded through a call to
	 * {@link #getLookupPathForRequest(HttpServletRequest)}.
	 * @param request current HTTP request
	 * @param vars the URI variables extracted from the URL path
	 * @return the same Map or a new Map instance
	 */
	public MultiValueMap<String, String> decodeMatrixVariables(HttpServletRequest request,
			MultiValueMap<String, String> vars) {

		if (this.urlDecode) {
			return vars;
		}
		else {
			MultiValueMap<String, String> decodedVars = new LinkedMultiValueMap<>(vars.size());
			vars.forEach((key, values) -> {
				for (String value : values) {
					decodedVars.add(key, decodeInternal(request, value));
				}
			});
			return decodedVars;
		}
	}

	private boolean shouldRemoveTrailingServletPathSlash(HttpServletRequest request) {
		if (request.getAttribute(WEBSPHERE_URI_ATTRIBUTE) == null) {
			// Regular servlet container: behaves as expected in any case,
			// so the trailing slash is the result of a "/" url-pattern mapping.
			// Don't remove that slash.
			return false;
		}
		Boolean flagToUse = websphereComplianceFlag;
		if (flagToUse == null) {
			ClassLoader classLoader = UrlPathHelper.class.getClassLoader();
			String className = "com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.WebContainer";
			String methodName = "getWebContainerProperties";
			String propName = "com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.removetrailingservletpathslash";
			boolean flag = false;
			try {
				Class<?> cl = classLoader.loadClass(className);
				Properties prop = (Properties) cl.getMethod(methodName).invoke(null);
				flag = Boolean.parseBoolean(prop.getProperty(propName));
			}
			catch (Throwable ex) {
				if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
					logger.debug("Could not introspect WebSphere web container properties: " + ex);
				}
			}
			flagToUse = flag;
			websphereComplianceFlag = flag;
		}
		// Don't bother if WebSphere is configured to be fully Servlet compliant.
		// However, if it is not compliant, do remove the improper trailing slash!
		return !flagToUse;
	}

}