Optional parameters in rest url

Hi

Is it possible to have optional path variables while implementing rest services with spring 3.1.1

ex.:

foollowing urls must map to same method:

http://localhost:8080/location/ind

http://localhost:8080/location/ind/del

I use following requestmapping for first url:

/location/{contry}

and for second url:

/location/{contry}/{state}


Currently i am using differentt methods for both urls

As per the REST spec you should have 2 REST services, which you have already created. But If you really want to have a single service, you can do it in follwoing way.

• I don't think Spring MVC provide a straight way to do it. But you can use URLRewrite and can create the following rule using rest Controller path /location/{contry}
  
  
  Code:

  ---

    <rule>
        <from>/location/[a-z]/[a-z]</from>
        <to>/webservice/$1?state=$2</to>
 </rule>

  ---

  You can play more with URLRewrite for more flexible URLs.
  
• If you are using JAX-RS based framework then edit the @Path with /location/{contry}/{state:.*} and you are done.