title: Spring Controllers: Can I call a method before each @RequestMapping method is called?
body: <p>I have some common components that are always present in every page served by a given Controller class.</p>
  
  <p>At the beginning of each @RequestMapping method I populate the model with these common components.</p>
  
  <p>Is there a way to define a method be called prior to each of the controller methods so that I can get all of this copy/paste into one place?</p>