Send 404/NOT FOUND if default GET servlet has no renderer for an extension
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Key: SLING-1231
URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SLING-1231
Project: Sling
Issue Type: Improvement
Components: Servlets
Affects Versions: Servlets Get 2.0.6
Reporter: Felix Meschberger
Assignee: Felix Meschberger
Fix For: Servlets Get 2.0.8
The DefaultGetServlet currentls sends a 403/FORBIDDEN status if a request
cannot be handled because there is no renderer for the requested extension.
Likewise the StreamRendererServlet also sends a 403/FORBIDDEN if called with
the wrong extension (only res and no extension are allowed).
This contrasts to the situation when a non-existing resource is requested:
Consider http://host/notfound.html. This results in a 404/NOT FOUND response.
If requesting http://host/notfound.XYZ and there is no renderer for the XYZ
extension, a 403/FORBIDDEN status is returned. This is unexpected.
Additionally, not having a renderer for a certain extension means that the
resource cannot be rendered which is practically the same as if the resource
would not exist -- rather than access to the resource is denied.
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