}

    /**
     * Encodes a URL path for filtering.
     *
     * @param path The path to encode.
     * @return The encoded path.
     */
    public String encodeUrlFilter(final String path) {
        if (filterPathEncoding == null || path == null) {
            return path;
        }

        try {
            final StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder(path.length() + 100);