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When it receives a request, the TapestryFilter obtains the HttpServletRequestHandler service, and invokes its service() method.
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This pipeline performs initial processing of the request. It can be extended by contributing a HttpServletRequestFilter into the HttpServletRequestHandler service's configuration.
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- It stores the request and response into the RequestGlobals service. This is a per-thread scoped service that stores per-thread/per-request information.
- It wraps the request and response as a Request and Response, and passes them into the RequestHandler pipeline.
RequestHandler Pipeline
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The terminator for this pipeline stores the Request and the Response into RequestGlobals, then requests that the MasterDispatcher service figure out how to handle the request (if it is, indeed, a Tapestry request).
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