spring mvc: applying @ModelAttribute on non-@Controller endpoints

Question

I've read this suggestion on using @ModelAttribute for injecting parameters to the model globally. Is my understading correct, that such an approach will not cover views rendered by, e.g. <mvc:view-controller>, or a form-login custom login page?

If so, is there a way to extend such a mechanism to include all views?

Thanks

Answer 1

Ended-up using an Interceptor, as laid-out in this reply. Registered interceptor to intercept all non-resource endpoints (using mvc:exclude-mapping).

public class HandlerInterceptor extends HandlerInterceptorAdapter {
@Override
public void postHandle(HttpServletRequest request,
                       HttpServletResponse response,
                       Object handler,
                       ModelAndView modelAndView) throws Exception {
    if (modelAndView == null)
        return;
    modelAndView.addObject("foo", "bar");
}