3 Replies Latest reply on Jan 21, 2010 2:47 PM by rama.n

    Exploded EAR file deployment issues

    rama.n

      Hi,


      I am having issues with getting my application to run when my war within my ear is exploded, (it runs and deploys fine when not exploded)


      I did a little bit of reading online and found that having exploded ear files can be problematic as the SeamPhaseListener is created twice, more details are given below:


      JIRA ISSUE, Seam Web EAR Project Issue


      Comments by Max Rydahl Andersen suggest that there is a workaround by setting the module order to strict and explicitly defining seam in the application.xml before any other ejbs/wars are brought in which I have done.


      When I attempt to start the application I get the following exceptions and then the ejbs get de-registered and registered again, I seem to be able to authenticate fine which means that my Session seam component authenticator is working as expected, the normal behaviour is then to redirect but I get the following exceptions before that happens


      15:40:59,859 INFO  [SessionSpecContainer] Stopping jboss.j2ee:ear=Location.ear,jar=jboss-seam-2.2.0.GA.jar,name=EjbSynchronizations,service=EJB3
      15:40:59,859 INFO  [EJBContainer] STOPPED EJB: org.jboss.seam.transaction.EjbSynchronizations ejbName: EjbSynchronizations
      15:40:59,890 INFO  [SessionSpecContainer] Stopping jboss.j2ee:ear=Location.ear,jar=jboss-seam-2.2.0.GA.jar,name=TimerServiceDispatcher,service=EJB3
      15:40:59,906 INFO  [EJBContainer] STOPPED EJB: org.jboss.seam.async.TimerServiceDispatcher ejbName: TimerServiceDispatcher
      15:40:59,953 INFO  [SessionSpecContainer] Stopping jboss.j2ee:ear=Location.ear,jar=Location-ejbs-1.0.0.jar,name=MapInfo,service=EJB3
      15:40:59,953 INFO  [EJBContainer] STOPPED EJB: com.cognitomobile.wmp.web.location.view.session.map.MapInfo ejbName: MapInfo
      15:41:00,015 INFO  [SessionSpecContainer] Stopping jboss.j2ee:ear=Location.ear,jar=Location-ejbs-1.0.0.jar,name=MessagesBundle,service=EJB3
      15:41:00,031 INFO  [EJBContainer] STOPPED EJB: com.cognitomobile.wmp.web.location.view.session.MessagesBundle ejbName: MessagesBundle
      15:41:00,656 WARN  [SeamPhaseListener] uncaught exception, passing to exception handler
      java.lang.NullPointerException
              at org.jboss.seam.core.Events.raiseEvent(Events.java:63)
              at org.jboss.seam.jsf.SeamPhaseListener.raiseEventsAfterPhase(SeamPhaseListener.java:436)
              at org.jboss.seam.jsf.SeamPhaseListener.afterPhase(SeamPhaseListener.java:189)
              at com.sun.faces.lifecycle.Phase.handleAfterPhase(Phase.java:175)
              at com.sun.faces.lifecycle.Phase.doPhase(Phase.java:114)
              at com.sun.faces.lifecycle.LifecycleImpl.render(LifecycleImpl.java:139)
              at javax.faces.webapp.FacesServlet.service(FacesServlet.java:266)
              at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:290)
              at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
              at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:83)
              at org.jboss.seam.web.IdentityFilter.doFilter(IdentityFilter.java:40)
              at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
              at org.jboss.seam.web.MultipartFilter.doFilter(MultipartFilter.java:90)
              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$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
              at org.jboss.seam.web.CharacterEncodingFilter.doFilter(CharacterEncodingFilter.java:42)
              at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
              at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseXMLFilter.doXmlFilter(BaseXMLFilter.java:178)
              at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseFilter.handleRequest(BaseFilter.java:290)
              at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseFilter.processUploadsAndHandleRequest(BaseFilter.java:388)
              at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:515)
              at org.jboss.seam.web.Ajax4jsfFilter.doFilter(Ajax4jsfFilter.java:56)
              at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
              at org.jboss.seam.web.LoggingFilter.doFilter(LoggingFilter.java:60)
              at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$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: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$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11Protocol.java:598)
              at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:447)
              at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619)
      15:41:00,656 ERROR [SeamPhaseListener] swallowing exception
      java.lang.NullPointerException
              at org.jboss.seam.core.Events.raiseEvent(Events.java:63)
              at org.jboss.seam.jsf.SeamPhaseListener.raiseEventsAfterPhase(SeamPhaseListener.java:436)
              at org.jboss.seam.jsf.SeamPhaseListener.afterPhase(SeamPhaseListener.java:189)
              at com.sun.faces.lifecycle.Phase.handleAfterPhase(Phase.java:175)
              at com.sun.faces.lifecycle.Phase.doPhase(Phase.java:114)
              at com.sun.faces.lifecycle.LifecycleImpl.render(LifecycleImpl.java:139)
              at javax.faces.webapp.FacesServlet.service(FacesServlet.java:266)
              at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:290)
              at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
              at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:83)
              at org.jboss.seam.web.IdentityFilter.doFilter(IdentityFilter.java:40)
              at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
              at org.jboss.seam.web.MultipartFilter.doFilter(MultipartFilter.java:90)
              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$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
              at org.jboss.seam.web.CharacterEncodingFilter.doFilter(CharacterEncodingFilter.java:42)
              at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
              at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseXMLFilter.doXmlFilter(BaseXMLFilter.java:178)
              at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseFilter.handleRequest(BaseFilter.java:290)
              at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseFilter.processUploadsAndHandleRequest(BaseFilter.java:388)
              at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:515)
              at org.jboss.seam.web.Ajax4jsfFilter.doFilter(Ajax4jsfFilter.java:56)
              at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
              at org.jboss.seam.web.LoggingFilter.doFilter(LoggingFilter.java:60)
              at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$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: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$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11Protocol.java:598)
              at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:447)
              at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619)
      15:41:00,656 ERROR [Contexts] could not discover transaction status
      15:41:00,656 ERROR [[Faces Servlet]] Servlet.service() for servlet Faces Servlet threw exception
      java.lang.NullPointerException
              at org.jboss.seam.contexts.Contexts.flushAndDestroyContexts(Contexts.java:347)
              at org.jboss.seam.contexts.Lifecycle.endRequest(Lifecycle.java:164)
              at org.jboss.seam.web.ExceptionFilter.endWebRequestAfterException(ExceptionFilter.java:89)
              at org.jboss.seam.web.ExceptionFilter.doFilter(ExceptionFilter.java:70)
              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.jboss.seam.web.CharacterEncodingFilter.doFilter(CharacterEncodingFilter.java:42)
              at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
              at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseXMLFilter.doXmlFilter(BaseXMLFilter.java:178)
              at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseFilter.handleRequest(BaseFilter.java:290)
              at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseFilter.processUploadsAndHandleRequest(BaseFilter.java:388)
              at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:515)
              at org.jboss.seam.web.Ajax4jsfFilter.doFilter(Ajax4jsfFilter.java:56)
              at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
              at org.jboss.seam.web.LoggingFilter.doFilter(LoggingFilter.java:60)
              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: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:598)
              at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:447)
              at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619)




      I am using Seam 2.2.0.GA, richfaces 3.3.2.SR1, jsf-facelets 1.1.15.B1 and jboss 5, any suggestions would be appreciated.


      Thanks
      Rama