Spring MVC HandlerInterceptor: Request Lifecycle Control

Spring MVC’s HandlerInterceptor interface provides a mechanism to intercept HTTP requests at key points in request-processing pipeline, enabling cross-cutting concerns like authentication, logging, or performence monitoring without modifying individual controller logic. Interface Contract The HandlerInterceptor interface defines three methods ...

Posted on Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:18:22 +0000 by Bmen

Spring MVC Exception Handling and Interceptor Configuration

Exception Handler Implementation Custom Exception Hendler Class Create a custom exception handler by implementing the HandlerExceptionResolver interface: package com.example.exceptions; import org.springframework.web.servlet.HandlerExceptionResolver; import org.springframework.web.servlet.ModelAndView; import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequ ...

Posted on Fri, 31 Jul 2026 16:39:09 +0000 by steanders

Implementing Login Authentication with Spring MVC Interceptors

Creating the Interceptor To implement an interceptor, create a class that implements the HandlerInterceptor interface. This interface defines three callback methods: preHandle, postHandle, and afterCompletion. For authentication purposes, the preHandle method is the primary focus, as it executes before the target controller method is invoked ...

Posted on Tue, 30 Jun 2026 17:34:57 +0000 by Dan Coates