3 Replies Latest reply on May 22, 2008 11:40 PM by admin.admin.email.tld

    Seam and JSF swallowing exceptions

    admin.admin.email.tld

      JBoss 4.2.1.GA
      Seam 2.0.1.GA
      RF 3.2.0.SR1


      I ran into a case of JSF/facelets swallowing an exception related to using checkboxes yesterday.  Took me literally 8 hrs to figure that one out as it was working fine in my modded booking example app (I added a @Transient field and getter/setter to the Hotel entity) but not in my app.


      I just ran into Seam swallowing an exception as well.  I can actually reproduce this Seam one and have logged it as a ticket/case with JBoss dev sppt.


      This swallowing of exceptions is making our hard lives harder.  Anybody else seen this one and know when/why it happens??  I've seen this one before but basically ignored it as it seems to not have caused any significant damage to the code and/or use case.


      You'd think that by now log4j and/or the JavaEE frameworks would by default force logging of all exceptions at least at DEBUG threshold...


      11:42:10,468 ERROR [SeamPhaseListener] uncaught exception
      java.lang.NullPointerException
           at org.apache.catalina.connector.Request.parseParameters(Request.java:2409)
           at org.apache.catalina.connector.Request.getParameterNames(Request.java:1073)
           at org.apache.catalina.connector.RequestFacade.getParameterNames(RequestFacade.java:371)
           at javax.servlet.ServletRequestWrapper.getParameterNames(ServletRequestWrapper.java:178)
           at com.sun.faces.context.RequestParameterMap.getEntryIterator(ExternalContextImpl.java:1174)
           at com.sun.faces.context.BaseContextMap$EntrySet.iterator(ExternalContextImpl.java:575)
           at com.sun.faces.context.BaseContextMap$BaseSet.size(ExternalContextImpl.java:563)
           at java.util.Collections$UnmodifiableCollection.size(Unknown Source)
           at java.util.AbstractMap.size(Unknown Source)
           at java.util.Collections$UnmodifiableMap.size(Unknown Source)
           at org.jboss.seam.contexts.EntityBeanMap.passivateAll(EntityBeanMap.java:65)
           at org.jboss.seam.contexts.AbstractEntityBeanCollection.passivate(AbstractEntityBeanCollection.java:43)
           at org.jboss.seam.contexts.ServerConversationContext.isAttributeDirty(ServerConversationContext.java:307)
           at org.jboss.seam.contexts.ServerConversationContext.flush(ServerConversationContext.java:280)
           at org.jboss.seam.contexts.Contexts.flushAndDestroyContexts(Contexts.java:371)
           at org.jboss.seam.contexts.FacesLifecycle.endRequest(FacesLifecycle.java:112)
           at org.jboss.seam.jsf.SeamPhaseListener.afterRenderResponse(SeamPhaseListener.java:502)
           at org.jboss.seam.jsf.SeamPhaseListener.afterServletPhase(SeamPhaseListener.java:235)
           at org.jboss.seam.jsf.SeamPhaseListener.afterPhase(SeamPhaseListener.java:182)
           at com.sun.faces.lifecycle.LifecycleImpl.phase(LifecycleImpl.java:280)
           at com.sun.faces.lifecycle.LifecycleImpl.render(LifecycleImpl.java:144)
           at javax.faces.webapp.FacesServlet.service(FacesServlet.java:245)
           at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:290)
           at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
           at jcifs.http.NtlmHttpFilter.doFilter(NtlmHttpFilter.java:118)
           at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235)
           at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
           at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:83)
           at org.jboss.seam.debug.hot.HotDeployFilter.doFilter(HotDeployFilter.java:68)
           at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
           at org.jboss.seam.web.MultipartFilter.doFilter(MultipartFilter.java:85)
           at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
           at org.jboss.seam.web.ExceptionFilter.doFilter(ExceptionFilter.java:64)
           at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
           at org.jboss.seam.web.RedirectFilter.doFilter(RedirectFilter.java:45)
           at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
           at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseXMLFilter.doXmlFilter(BaseXMLFilter.java:147)
           at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseFilter.handleRequest(BaseFilter.java:256)
           at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseFilter.processUploadsAndHandleRequest(BaseFilter.java:362)
           at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:488)
           at org.jboss.seam.web.Ajax4jsfFilter.doFilter(Ajax4jsfFilter.java:60)
           at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
           at org.jboss.seam.web.LoggingFilter.doFilter(LoggingFilter.java:58)
           at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
           at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:158)
           at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235)
           at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
           at org.jboss.web.tomcat.filters.ReplyHeaderFilter.doFilter(ReplyHeaderFilter.java:96)
           at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235)
           at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
           at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:230)
           at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:175)
           at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.SecurityAssociationValve.invoke(SecurityAssociationValve.java:179)
           at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:433)
           at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.JaccContextValve.invoke(JaccContextValve.java:84)
           at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:128)
           at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:104)
           at org.jboss.web.tomcat.service.jca.CachedConnectionValve.invoke(CachedConnectionValve.java:157)
           at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:109)
           at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:241)
           at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:844)
           at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11Protocol.java:580)
           at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:447)
           at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
      11:42:10,468 ERROR [SeamPhaseListener] swallowing exception
      java.lang.NullPointerException
           at org.apache.catalina.connector.Request.parseParameters(Request.java:2409)
           at org.apache.catalina.connector.Request.getParameterNames(Request.java:1073)
           at org.apache.catalina.connector.RequestFacade.getParameterNames(RequestFacade.java:371)
           at javax.servlet.ServletRequestWrapper.getParameterNames(ServletRequestWrapper.java:178)
           at com.sun.faces.context.RequestParameterMap.getEntryIterator(ExternalContextImpl.java:1174)
           at com.sun.faces.context.BaseContextMap$EntrySet.iterator(ExternalContextImpl.java:575)
           at com.sun.faces.context.BaseContextMap$BaseSet.size(ExternalContextImpl.java:563)
           at java.util.Collections$UnmodifiableCollection.size(Unknown Source)
           at java.util.AbstractMap.size(Unknown Source)
           at java.util.Collections$UnmodifiableMap.size(Unknown Source)
           at org.jboss.seam.contexts.EntityBeanMap.passivateAll(EntityBeanMap.java:65)
           at org.jboss.seam.contexts.AbstractEntityBeanCollection.passivate(AbstractEntityBeanCollection.java:43)
           at org.jboss.seam.contexts.ServerConversationContext.isAttributeDirty(ServerConversationContext.java:307)
           at org.jboss.seam.contexts.ServerConversationContext.flush(ServerConversationContext.java:280)
           at org.jboss.seam.contexts.Contexts.flushAndDestroyContexts(Contexts.java:371)
           at org.jboss.seam.contexts.FacesLifecycle.endRequest(FacesLifecycle.java:112)
           at org.jboss.seam.jsf.SeamPhaseListener.afterRenderResponse(SeamPhaseListener.java:502)
           at org.jboss.seam.jsf.SeamPhaseListener.afterServletPhase(SeamPhaseListener.java:235)
           at org.jboss.seam.jsf.SeamPhaseListener.afterPhase(SeamPhaseListener.java:182)
           at com.sun.faces.lifecycle.LifecycleImpl.phase(LifecycleImpl.java:280)
           at com.sun.faces.lifecycle.LifecycleImpl.render(LifecycleImpl.java:144)
           at javax.faces.webapp.FacesServlet.service(FacesServlet.java:245)
           at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:290)
           at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
           at jcifs.http.NtlmHttpFilter.doFilter(NtlmHttpFilter.java:118)
           at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235)
           at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
           at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:83)
           at org.jboss.seam.debug.hot.HotDeployFilter.doFilter(HotDeployFilter.java:68)
           at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
           at org.jboss.seam.web.MultipartFilter.doFilter(MultipartFilter.java:85)
           at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
           at org.jboss.seam.web.ExceptionFilter.doFilter(ExceptionFilter.java:64)
           at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
           at org.jboss.seam.web.RedirectFilter.doFilter(RedirectFilter.java:45)
           at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
           at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseXMLFilter.doXmlFilter(BaseXMLFilter.java:147)
           at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseFilter.handleRequest(BaseFilter.java:256)
           at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseFilter.processUploadsAndHandleRequest(BaseFilter.java:362)
           at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:488)
           at org.jboss.seam.web.Ajax4jsfFilter.doFilter(Ajax4jsfFilter.java:60)
           at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
           at org.jboss.seam.web.LoggingFilter.doFilter(LoggingFilter.java:58)
           at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
           at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:158)
           at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235)
           at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
           at org.jboss.web.tomcat.filters.ReplyHeaderFilter.doFilter(ReplyHeaderFilter.java:96)
           at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235)
           at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
           at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:230)
           at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:175)
           at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.SecurityAssociationValve.invoke(SecurityAssociationValve.java:179)
           at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:433)
           at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.JaccContextValve.invoke(JaccContextValve.java:84)
           at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:128)
           at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:104)
           at org.jboss.web.tomcat.service.jca.CachedConnectionValve.invoke(CachedConnectionValve.java:157)
           at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:109)
           at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:241)
           at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:844)
           at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11Protocol.java:580)
           at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:447)
           at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)