RememberMe + Seam Remoting

[giladgo]

Hello,
JBoss 5.0.1.GA
JBoss Seam 2.1.1.GA
Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.8

The problem I'm having has to do with Seam Remoting in combination with the RememberMe feature of Identity management. It seems that when I use the two together, after calling a @WebRemote method (specifically, a login method I wrote (see code below)), the framework doesn't seem to tell the browser to store the authentication cookie.

After a little debugging, I figured out that this is because of the fact that when I run under a Seam Remoting method, I have no FacesContext object present. Apparently, Identity management uses the FacesContext object to get the current HttpServletResponse object for setting the cookie (in some way or another).

So, I've read the forums here, and one post (don't remember which, can't find right now), suggested to add the following line to my components.xml:

<web:context-filter url-pattern="/seam/resource/remoting/*" />

But this caused a whole new exception to appear (upon making the remoting call):

java.lang.IllegalStateException: No active event context
     at org.jboss.seam.core.Manager.instance(Manager.java:368)
     at org.jboss.seam.servlet.ContextualHttpServletRequest.run(ContextualHttpServletRequest.java:55)
     at org.jboss.seam.web.ContextFilter.doFilter(ContextFilter.java:37)
     at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
     at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseXMLFilter.doXmlFilter(BaseXMLFilter.java:177)
     at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseFilter.handleRequest(BaseFilter.java:267)
     at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseFilter.processUploadsAndHandleRequest(BaseFilter.java:380)
     at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:507)
     at org.jboss.seam.web.Ajax4jsfFilter.doFilter(Ajax4jsfFilter.java:56)
     at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
     at org.jboss.seam.web.LoggingFilter.doFilter(LoggingFilter.java:58)
     at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
     at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:73)
     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:235)
     at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:191)
     at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.SecurityAssociationValve.invoke(SecurityAssociationValve.java:190)
     at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:433)
     at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.JaccContextValve.invoke(JaccContextValve.java:92)
     at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.SecurityContextEstablishmentValve.process(SecurityContextEstablishmentValve.java:126)
     at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.SecurityContextEstablishmentValve.invoke(SecurityContextEstablishmentValve.java:70)
     at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:127)
     at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:102)
     at org.jboss.web.tomcat.service.jca.CachedConnectionValve.invoke(CachedConnectionValve.java:158)
     at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:109)
     at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:330)
     at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:829)
     at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11Protocol.java:601)
     at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:447)
     at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:637)
15:30:52,019 ERROR [BaseXMLFilter] Exception in the filter chain
javax.servlet.ServletException: java.lang.IllegalStateException: No active event context
     at org.jboss.seam.servlet.ContextualHttpServletRequest.run(ContextualHttpServletRequest.java:74)
     at org.jboss.seam.web.ContextFilter.doFilter(ContextFilter.java:37)
     at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
     at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseXMLFilter.doXmlFilter(BaseXMLFilter.java:177)
     at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseFilter.handleRequest(BaseFilter.java:267)
     at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseFilter.processUploadsAndHandleRequest(BaseFilter.java:380)
     at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:507)
     at org.jboss.seam.web.Ajax4jsfFilter.doFilter(Ajax4jsfFilter.java:56)
     at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
     at org.jboss.seam.web.LoggingFilter.doFilter(LoggingFilter.java:58)
     at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
     at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:73)
     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:235)
     at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:191)
     at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.SecurityAssociationValve.invoke(SecurityAssociationValve.java:190)
     at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:433)
     at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.JaccContextValve.invoke(JaccContextValve.java:92)
     at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.SecurityContextEstablishmentValve.process(SecurityContextEstablishmentValve.java:126)
     at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.SecurityContextEstablishmentValve.invoke(SecurityContextEstablishmentValve.java:70)
     at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:127)
     at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:102)
     at org.jboss.web.tomcat.service.jca.CachedConnectionValve.invoke(CachedConnectionValve.java:158)
     at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:109)
     at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:330)
     at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:829)
     at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11Protocol.java:601)
     at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:447)
     at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:637)
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: No active event context
     at org.jboss.seam.core.Manager.instance(Manager.java:368)
     at org.jboss.seam.servlet.ContextualHttpServletRequest.run(ContextualHttpServletRequest.java:55)
     ... 33 more
15:30:52,021 ERROR [[Seam Resource Servlet]] Servlet.service() for servlet Seam Resource Servlet threw exception
java.lang.IllegalStateException: No active event context
     at org.jboss.seam.core.Manager.instance(Manager.java:368)
     at org.jboss.seam.servlet.ContextualHttpServletRequest.run(ContextualHttpServletRequest.java:55)
     at org.jboss.seam.web.ContextFilter.doFilter(ContextFilter.java:37)
     at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
     at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseXMLFilter.doXmlFilter(BaseXMLFilter.java:177)
     at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseFilter.handleRequest(BaseFilter.java:267)
     at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseFilter.processUploadsAndHandleRequest(BaseFilter.java:380)
     at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:507)
     at org.jboss.seam.web.Ajax4jsfFilter.doFilter(Ajax4jsfFilter.java:56)
     at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
     at org.jboss.seam.web.LoggingFilter.doFilter(LoggingFilter.java:58)
     at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
     at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:73)
     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:235)
     at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:191)
     at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.SecurityAssociationValve.invoke(SecurityAssociationValve.java:190)
     at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:433)
     at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.JaccContextValve.invoke(JaccContextValve.java:92)
     at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.SecurityContextEstablishmentValve.process(SecurityContextEstablishmentValve.java:126)
     at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.SecurityContextEstablishmentValve.invoke(SecurityContextEstablishmentValve.java:70)
     at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:127)
     at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:102)
     at org.jboss.web.tomcat.service.jca.CachedConnectionValve.invoke(CachedConnectionValve.java:158)
     at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:109)
     at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:330)
     at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:829)
     at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11Protocol.java:601)
     at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:447)
     at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:637)

Can anyone please help me solve this issue?

Thanks,
Gilad

[giladgo]

Sorry, forgot to post the code for login method:

     public String login(String userName, String password) {
          credentials.setUsername(userName);
          credentials.setPassword(password);
          rememberMe.setEnabled(true);
          return identity.login();
     }

and in the interface:

     @WebRemote
     public String login(String userName, String password);

[mwinter1]

Hello Gilad,

did you find a way around this, iam stuck in a similar issue.

I did find a thread (http://seamframework.org/Community/FacesContextgetCurrentInstanceReturnsNullWithinASeamRemoteMethod) which brought me to a similar conclusion to yours. The error iam getting is the same.

FYI Filed a Bug here:
https://jira.jboss.org/jira/browse/JBSEAM-4477