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How to avoid HttpMessageNotReadableException when using ContentCachingRequestWrapper with Java Servlet Filters

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If you're using a ContentCachingRequestWrapper from Spring, you may be confused to find errors, similar to the below, from your application:

HTTP/1.1 400
Content-Type: application/json
Transfer-Encoding: chunked
Date: Mon, 25 May 2020 15:45:29 GMT
Connection: close
{
    "timestamp": "2020-05-25T15:45:33.739+0000",
    "status": 400,
    "error": "Bad Request",
    "message": "Required request body is missing: public org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity<java.lang.String> me.jvt.hacking.controller.Controller.echo(java.lang.String)",
    "path": "/"
}

This appears to be because the ContentCachingRequestWrapper doesn't cache the raw ServletInputStream, which is then consumed further down the line by Spring when trying to use @RequestBody.

The solution is detailed in my article Reading a Servlet/Spring Request Body Multiple Times, and involves not using the ContentCachingRequestWrapper, but instead using a custom class that can cache the ServletInputStream.

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