title: Is it possible to return a Mono.just("index") from a GetMapping("/") handler?
body: <p>Let's consider this request handler:</p>
  <pre><code>@GetMapping(&quot;/&quot;)
  public Mono&lt;String&gt; index(Model model) {
    model.addAttribute(&quot;list&quot;, Flux.just(&quot;item1&quot;, &quot;item2&quot;));
    return Mono.just(&quot;list&quot;); // &lt;- Template name
  }
  </code></pre>
  <p>If there is an <code>index.html</code> template in the <code>templates</code> directory, this handler is not excuted.</p>
  <p>If I  return <code>Mono.just(&quot;index&quot;)</code> from the handler:</p>
  <pre><code>@GetMapping(&quot;/&quot;)
  public Mono&lt;String&gt; index(Model model) {
    model.addAttribute(&quot;list&quot;, Flux.just(&quot;item1&quot;, &quot;item2&quot;));
    return Mono.just(&quot;index&quot;); // &lt;- Template name
  }
  </code></pre>
  <p>This handler is still not used.</p>
  <p>It seems like I have to remove the <code>index.html</code> template from the <code>templates</code> directory for the <code>GetMapping(&quot;/&quot;)</code> route to be handled.</p>
  <p>So my question is, is it possible to return a <code>Mono.just(&quot;index&quot;)</code> from a <code>GetMapping(&quot;/&quot;)</code> handler ?</p>