deploying bundled app with jsf1.2 jars in jboss-6.0.0.M2

[jguglielmin]

In previous versions of jboss application servers, we were able to deploy applications with different versions of jsf with the following context-param:-

<context-param>
  <param-name>org.jboss.jbossfaces.WAR_BUNDLES_JSF_IMPL</param-name>
  <param-value>true</param-value>
</context-param>

However, with jboss-6.0.0.M2, it appears that classloading of jsf (2.0.2.FCS) is already done before the application is deployed and you get a warning that there are duplicate listeners trying to be loaded (from application bundle) and they are ignored.  I have tried also using the jboss-web.xml settings (first left out as were not required with previous jboss AS versions) for class-loading, but still cannot get this to work.  Is this something that will be supported in this generation of jboss application servers?  If not, how will deploying different versions of jsf jars be handled?  Is there an example somewhere?  Documentation?

Thanks.

[ssilvert]

As per the release notes, WAR_BUNDLES_JSF_IMPL is not supported in M2.

But never fear, with M2 we now have everything in place to allow us to create a JSF Deployer that will allow any WAR or EAR to use any JSF implementation. So you can even mix JSF impls inside the same AS instance.

I'd like to get this implemented by M3, but I've got several other taks to finish first.  If it doesn't make it by M3 then I'll definitely get it done by the next release after that.

Stan

[jguglielmin]

I tried this once again with M3 (with the above context-param), but still no success.  Just checking to see if I am doing something incorrectly, or if it has been implemented in M3 before I spend a lot of time on it.

Thanks

[ssilvert]

Hi Judy,

If you build JBoss AS from trunk then you will see that this has now been re-implemented along with new features and options for deploying JSF applications.  JSF on JBoss AS6

Let me know how it goes.  I'd love to get some early feedback on this.

Regards,

Stan

[jguglielmin]

That indeed does the trick.  Thanks, we'll look forward to the next release of jboss-6.  For ICEfaces users, refer to

http://jira.icefaces.org/browse/ICE-5402

for use of context-param allowing ICEfaces version 1.8.x deployed to jboss-6. (any time after build#1701 from June 10, 2010)

[ssilvert]

Thanks for the feedback, Judy.  Glad it's working for you now.

Stan