I did the same, but extended the request processor, and did all my setup there. I did this using Struts 1.24, possibly things have changed since then. That way, each request that came through, I would check for cookie, and if it did not exist create and move along.
Just throwing out another option. Scott -----Original Message----- From: Pierre Thibaudeau [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 3:01 PM To: Struts Users Mailing List Subject: Re: getCookies at beginning of HttpSession Thank you, Leon! In essence, you are confirming what I have been doing until now. I don't have a "flag" as such, but it's similar to what you suggest: I basically read the cookies and extract the relevant info that I store in the session --- setAttribute(USER_PREFS, relevantInfoFromCookies). >From then on, for each request, I check the session attribute USER_PREFS: if not null, use that info; if null, read the cookies instead. I felt this was more redundant than need be, but if there's no shortcut, so be it! Thanks again! Pierre 2007/1/11, Leon Rosenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > It may sound weird, but will do the job perfectly: > > At first request you read the cookies and put a flag into session, > that you already read them: > > Action (best in a base action of course): > execute(HttpServlet req,.... > > HttpSession session = req.getSession(); > if (session.getAttribute(MY_COOKIE_FLAG)==null){ > readCookiesAndCustomize(req); > session.setAttribute(MY_COOKIE_FLAG,Boolean.TRUE); > } > > regards > Leon > > On 1/11/07, Pierre Thibaudeau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I would like to read the cookies at the very beginning of a user's > session, > > in order (for example) to customize the presentation according to his > > preferences from his previous sessions. > > > > I imagine that overriding the sessionCreated() method of an > > HttpSessionListener would be ideal for my purpose. The problem is that > the > > sessionCreated() method provides only an HttpSessionEvent (corresponding > to > > the creation of the session). What I need is to access an HttpRequest > in > > order to getCookies(). Surely if the session was created, some > HttpRequest > > must have been issued in the first place, but how do I get hold of this > > request? > > > > Maybe my problem is that I am not looking at the appropriate > Listener. But > > I would rather not listen to every single request when I only need to > read > > cookies once at the beginning of a session! > > > > Suggestions? > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
