JAX-RS: Service Resource order

Question

currect state: 1. in my web.xml:

  <servlet-mapping>
   <servlet-name>javax.ws.rs.core.Application</servlet-name>
   <url-pattern>/rest/*</url-pattern>
  </servlet-mapping>

2. I have two service resources, with the same @Path

@Path("path")
public class Resource1 {
  //methods annotated with @Path
}

@Path("path")
public class SubResource extends Resource1 {
  //same methods annotated with @Path (are inherited, and not overridden)
}

Question. Is there a way to redirect all requests to "path" to the SubResource, and to the Resource1 ? In the current situation, it seems that the application server (JBoss in my case) decides by itself which resource to take, and it is not always the same.

Thank you.

Answer 1

The solution I've chosen is to use different @Path's. The SubResource has now a stronger Path, by having more literal characters:

@Path("path")
public class Resource1 {
  //methods annotated with @Path
}

@Path("/path")//NOTE that the leading slash makes the difference
public class SubResource extends Resource1 {
  //same methods annotated with @Path (are inherited, not overridden)
}

More on the the "Selection Algorithms" in JAX-RS here .