One commenter on this list or user stated an interesting fact. You
can't currently dispatch based on matrix parameters. I propose allowing
matrix parameters with @Path expressions (and possibly removing
@MatrixParam altogether)
@Path("/;foo=bar;blah={param}/b;attr=5")
When matrix parameters are within the @Path expression this just means
that they must be in the URI expression. There can be other matrix
parameters. The order of the matrix parameters doesn't matter either.
@PathParams cannot be matrix param names, but can be values.
So, for the above @Path expression these URIs match:
* /;foo=bar;blah=1/b;attr=5
* /;blah=1;foo=bar/b;attr=5
* /;new=42;foo=bar;blah=1/b;new=11;attr=5
These URI's don't
* /;foo=bar/b;attr=5
* /;foo=bar;blah=1/b
I think this proposal simplifies things (removal of @MatrixParam) as
well as makes our expression matching more expressive.
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Bill Burke
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