New project on JEE6, what RichFaces version should we use?

[andersaa]

Hi guys

We are working on a new project based on JEE6 and JSF2. Is it possible to use RichFaces 3.3.2 with JEE6? I am getting this error at startup, and thought I should find out if it is possible at all before debugging further:

NoClassDefFoundError: com/sun/facelets/tag/jsf/ComponentHandler

Or, is it better to start on 4.0 Alpha 1? Has anyone tried this? At this point a proof of concept implementation is enough for us, real development doesn't start in a while.

Any help appreciated!

-Anders

[nbelaevski]

Hello,

Right now we are testing 3.3.3.CR1 that will add JSF 2.0 compatibility (several known issues were fixed there). Please check this thread: http://community.jboss.org/thread/145962?tstart=0

Speaking about 4.0.A1, I would notice that it currently includes limited set of components (subset of a4j:*). Here is the information for 4.0.A2: http://community.jboss.org/wiki/RichFaces40ALPHA2ReleasePlan

[jbalunas]

nbelaevski wrote:

Right now we are testing 3.3.3.CR1 that will add JSF 2.0 compatibility (several known issues were fixed there). Please check this thread: http://community.jboss.org/thread/145962?tstart=0

Just a minor correction, we are testing 3.3.3.BETA1.  As Nick points out the support that will be in the 3.3.3 release is going to have some limitations.  It is meant to allow running your existing applications on JSF 2.0, but new development will have some limitations.

[jbalunas]

I personally think that ALPHA code is typically too early to start with general development.  It is a good time to "get your feet wet".  Once BETA release start coming out it is much safer to begin development with the intension of upgrading as milestones are released.

This is not just for RichFaces, but in general for any development :-)

-Jay