Configure RESOURCE_URI_PREFIX

[dc8]

In my application environment, Apache web server is filtered URI and forward request to JBoss Application Server. I need to have ajax calls prefix to the a CONSTANT application URI (say, prefix with webajax) instead of the default prefix with a4j_version (e.g. /a4j_3_1_2.GAorg.ajax4jsf) which may be changed. Searching the web landed me to the following URL

http://jira.jboss.com/jira/browse/AJSF-80

However, I still having problem setting up the RESOURCE_URI_PREFIX in web.xml. I have been trying different ways to configure without any success.

<context-param>
 <param-name>org.ajax4jsf.RESOURCE_URI_PREFIX</param-name>
 <param-value>webajax/</param-value>
</context-param>

or

<filter>
 <display-name>Richfaces Filter</display-name>
 <filter-name>richfaces</filter-name>
 <filter-class>org.ajax4jsf.Filter</filter-class>
 <init-param>
 <param-name>org.ajax4jsf.RESOURCE_URI_PREFIX</param-name>
 <param-value>webajax/</param-value>
 </init-param>
</filter>

Do anyone have any experience doing the RESOURCE_URI_PREFIX setup ?

[alexsmirnov]

Oops, it is a real bug in the framework. Watch for a http://jira.jboss.com/jira/browse/RF-1513 , it must be fixed in the coming release.
Thanks for a your attentiveness !

[dc8]

Thanks for the prompt reply!! Looking forward for the fix in next release.

[dc8]

Further looking at the code from Firebug trace. With the patch on 3.1.3. Our Apache env should have no problem forward the request to JBoss AS with the following code :

<script type="text/javascript" src="/a4j_3_1_2.GAorg/richfaces/renderkit/html/scripts/suggestionbox.js.seam"/>

For example, the prefix configuration will replace

<script type="text/javascript" src="/webajax/richfaces/renderkit/html/scripts/suggestionbox.js.seam"/>

What about the following code ?

<script type="text/javascript" src="/a4j_3_1_2.GAorg.ajax4jsf.javascript.AjaxScript.seam"/><script type="text/javascript" src="/a4j_3_1_2.GAorg.ajax4jsf.javascript.PrototypeScript.seam"/>
<script type="text/javascript" src="/a4j_3_1_2.GAorg.ajax4jsf.javascript.SmartPositionScript.seam"/>

Note : the src in in the root directory.

Would it replace by ?

<script type="text/javascript" src="/webajax/ajax4jsf.javascript.AjaxScript.seam"/><script type="text/javascript" src="/webajax/ajax4jsf.javascript.PrototypeScript.seam"/>
<script type="text/javascript" src="/webajax/ajax4jsf.javascript.SmartPositionScript.seam"/>

Appending a directory /webajx (our example) in front ?

[alexsmirnov]

With a fixed bug, all references to a scripts & styles will be prefexed with with your value. "a4j_3_1_2.GA" is a default value, and you can replace it with any other. Keep in mind, RichFaces framework will use it value for detect requests to a off-page resources, so it must be unique value for a your application.
We have a plan to deploy release-candidate 2 for a richfaces 3.1.3 today ( 12/07/2007 ) to a Jboss Maven repository, version string for a Maven projects "3.1.3.CR2". This build also have a fixed prefix parameter bug.