RFR: 8272758: Improve HttpServer to avoid partial file name matches while mapping request path to context path [v5]

[Michael McMahon]

On Mon, 16 Feb 2026 19:27:29 GMT, Volkan Yazici <vyazici at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> Currently `HttpServer` allows matching a request path `/foobar` to context path `/foo`. Replace this surprising behaviour with a safer approach by requiring exact *path prefix matches*.
>> 
>> 
>>          |           Request path
>>  Context +------+-------+----------+---------
>>   path   | /foo | /foo/ | /foo/bar | /foobar
>> ---------+------+-------+----------+---------
>>  /       |   Y  |   Y   |     Y    |    Y
>>  /foo/   |   N  |   Y   |     Y    |    N
>
> Volkan Yazici has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision:
> 
>   State that the property is temporary

src/jdk.httpserver/share/classes/module-info.java line 130:

> 128:  *
> 129:  * <p>This property is introduced temporarily to restore the old behavior in
> 130:  * case of need and will be removed in a future release.</p>

Suggestion:

 * <p>This property and the ability to restore the old behavior may be removed in a future release.</p>

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/29264#discussion_r2816213586