How to extend the playframework?
Sometime it's necessary to extends a framework. Sometimes it's necessary to hook into the request/response lifecycle, for example for a parameter binding or to write a security module. How could this be done in the playframework 1.x? niels There are two ways to extend play 1.x. First you can write your own module. This is described in detail here . This is useful if you want provide a library such as iText or provide a special authentication mechanism. The second way is to write a PlayPlugin . This is often done in modules but it's not a necessary condition. To write a PlayPlugin requires two