Spring break controller not returning html
I am using spring boot 1.5.2 and my spring standby controller looks like this
@RestController
@RequestMapping("/")
public class HomeController {
@RequestMapping(method=RequestMethod.GET)
public String index() {
return "index";
}
}
when i go to http: // localhost: 8090 / assessment / it reaches my controller but doesn't return my index.html which is in the maven project under src / main / resources or src / main / resources / static. If I go to this URL http: // localhost: 8090 / assessment / index.html it will return my index.html. I have looked at this tutorial https://spring.io/guides/gs/serving-web-content/ and they are using thymeleaf. Should I use thymeleaf or something like this for my spring wait controller to return my view?
My application class looks like this
@SpringBootApplication
@ComponentScan(basePackages={"com.pkg.*"})
public class Application {
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
SpringApplication.run(Application.class, args);
}
}
When I add thymeleaf dependency to my classpath, I get this error (500 response code)
org.thymeleaf.exceptions.TemplateInputException: Error resolving template "index", template might not exist or might not be accessible by any of the configured Template Resolvers
Think I need a thymeleaf? Now I will try to set it up correctly.
It works after changing my controller method to return index.html like this
@RequestMapping(method=RequestMethod.GET)
public String index() {
return "index.html";
}
I think thymeleaf or software like this allows you to drop the file extension, but not sure.
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Your example would be something like this:
Your controller method with your route estimate
@Controller
public class HomeController {
@RequestMapping(value = "/assessment", method = RequestMethod.GET)
public String index() {
return "index";
}
}
Your Thymeleaf template under "src / main / resources / templates / index.html"
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html xmlns:th="http://www.thymeleaf.org">
<head>
<title>Getting Started: Serving Web Content</title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />
</head>
<body>
<p>Hello World!</p>
</body>
</html>
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