Changed my method of attack, and instead implemented a filter instead of overriding onRouteRequest
:
In Global.scala:
object Global extends WithFilters(HttpsFilter) with GlobalSettings
then HttpsFilter.scala:
import play.api.mvc.Results._
import play.api.mvc.{SimpleResult, RequestHeader, Filter}
import scala.concurrent._
import ExecutionContext.Implicits.global
object HttpsFilter extends Filter {
def apply(next: (RequestHeader) => Future[SimpleResult])(request: RequestHeader): Future[SimpleResult] = {
request.headers.get("X-Forwarded-Proto").collect {
case "https" =>
next(request)
case "http" =>
val url = "https://"+request.host+request.uri
Future{ Redirect(url) }
} getOrElse {
next(request)
}
}
}