Spring Full-Stack Practical Cases

Nov 14, 2022 · Backend Development

Spring Cloud Gateway Deep Dive: Request Flow, Handlers & Filters

This article explains the internal execution process of Spring Cloud Gateway, detailing how DispatcherHandler locates HandlerMapping, creates FilteringWebHandler, selects SimpleHandlerAdapter, builds and runs the filter chain—including core filters like RouteToRequestUrlFilter and NettyRoutingFilter—and transforms incoming URLs to their target destinations.