JBAS015507: Handler chain config file not found in ResourceRoot

[abhi0123]

Created a JAX-WS Stateless EJB3 Endpoint, attempted to deploy with a handler chain XML file. AS 7 can't find the handler config file. I've attached war for reference (renamed as jar).

Any help is appreciated.

{code}
23:57:07,279 ERROR [org.jboss.msc.service.fail] (MSC service thread 1-6) MSC00001: Failed to start service jboss.deployment.unit.jaxrs-ejb.PARSE: org.jboss.msc.service.StartException in service jboss.deployment.unit.jaxrs-ejb.PARSE: Failed to process phase PARSE of deployment "jaxrs-ejb"
          at org.jboss.as.server.deployment.DeploymentUnitPhaseService.start(DeploymentUnitPhaseService.java:119) [jboss-as-server-7.1.1.Final.jar:7.1.1.Final]
          at org.jboss.msc.service.ServiceControllerImpl$StartTask.startService(ServiceControllerImpl.java:1811) [jboss-msc-1.0.2.GA.jar:1.0.2.GA]
          at org.jboss.msc.service.ServiceControllerImpl$StartTask.run(ServiceControllerImpl.java:1746) [jboss-msc-1.0.2.GA.jar:1.0.2.GA]
          at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:886) [classes.jar:1.6.0_29]
          at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:908) [classes.jar:1.6.0_29]
          at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:680) [classes.jar:1.6.0_29]
Caused by: javax.xml.ws.WebServiceException: JBAS015507: Handler chain config file /handler-chain.xml not found in ResourceRoot [root="/content/jaxrs-ejb"]
          at org.jboss.as.webservices.injection.WSHandlerChainAnnotationProcessor.getInputStream(WSHandlerChainAnnotationProcessor.java:158)
          at org.jboss.as.webservices.injection.WSHandlerChainAnnotationProcessor.processHandlerChainAnnotation(WSHandlerChainAnnotationProcessor.java:130)
          at org.jboss.as.webservices.injection.WSHandlerChainAnnotationProcessor.processHandlerChainAnnotations(WSHandlerChainAnnotationProcessor.java:116)
          at org.jboss.as.webservices.injection.WSHandlerChainAnnotationProcessor.deploy(WSHandlerChainAnnotationProcessor.java:93)
          at org.jboss.as.server.deployment.DeploymentUnitPhaseService.start(DeploymentUnitPhaseService.java:113) [jboss-as-server-7.1.1.Final.jar:7.1.1.Final]
          ... 5 more
{code}

[sfcoy]

See javax.jws.HandlerChain#file

[abhi0123]

Stephen Coy wrote:

See javax.jws.HandlerChain#file

I guess you are hinting at using a relative path. Tried that too and it did not make any difference.

{code}
@Stateless
@WebService(name="Time", serviceName="TimeService", portName="TimeServicePort")
@HandlerChain(file = "../../../../../../../handler-chain.xml")
@DeclareRoles({ "guest", "user" })
public class TimeService {
{code}

[sfcoy]

Is the error exactly the same?

Perhaps consider placing the handler-chain.xml file in the same package as the declaring classes and see if it works with

{code:java}@HandlerChain(file = "handler-chain.xml"){code}

If that doesn't work then maybe there is some other issue.

[abhi0123]

Stephen Coy wrote:

Is the error exactly the same?

Perhaps consider placing the handler-chain.xml file in the same package as the declaring classes and see if it works with

@HandlerChain(file = "handler-chain.xml")

If that doesn't work then maybe there is some other issue.

Yes, the error is the same when I use relative path.

Looks like we are thinking the same because putting in the same package is what I tried next (@HandlerChain(file = "./handler-chain.xml")). In that case the error message changes slightly as follows:

Caused by: javax.xml.ws.WebServiceException: JBAS015507: Handler chain config file edu/certification/abhijitsarkar/ocewsd/jaxws/ejb/webservice/handler-chain.xml not found in ResourceRoot [root="/content/jaxws-ejb"]
          at org.jboss.as.webservices.injection.WSHandlerChainAnnotationProcessor.getInputStream(WSHandlerChainAnnotationProcessor.java:158)
          at org.jboss.as.webservices.injection.WSHandlerChainAnnotationProcessor.processHandlerChainAnnotation(WSHandlerChainAnnotationProcessor.java:130)
          at org.jboss.as.webservices.injection.WSHandlerChainAnnotationProcessor.processHandlerChainAnnotations(WSHandlerChainAnnotationProcessor.java:116)
          at org.jboss.as.webservices.injection.WSHandlerChainAnnotationProcessor.deploy(WSHandlerChainAnnotationProcessor.java:93)
          at org.jboss.as.server.deployment.DeploymentUnitPhaseService.start(DeploymentUnitPhaseService.java:113) [jboss-as-server-7.1.1.Final.jar:7.1.1.Final]
          ... 5 more

I do not believe that there is anything wrong with the handler file because it works just fine on the client side with @HandlerChain(file = "/handler-chain.xml").

It's funny how different servers implement the same spec differently (and I thought Java EE is supposed to be WORA). I also deployed on Glassfish 3.1 where it finds the handler file alright but complains about the handler classes not found.

[abhi0123]

I am starting to think that this is a Classloader issue. I couldn't download the bleeping JSR-181 to see if there's any requirement to load the handler file or the handler classes in a separate Classloader. If you know that for sure, please let me know.

[sfcoy]

I have this handy from §6.3 "Packaging" of JSR-109 "Web Services for Java EE, Version 1.3":

The handler chain file in the javax.jws.HandlerChain annotation is required to be packaged in the module. It must follow the requirements for location as specified in section 4.6.1 of JSR-181 specification (Web Services Metadata for the Java Platform). Additionally, the handler chain file can also be packaged and specified in the annotation such that, it is accessible as a resource from the ClassPath. At runtime, container providers must first try to access the handler chain file as per the locations specified in JSR-181 specification. Failing that, they must try to access it as a resource from the ClassPath. If more than one resources are returned from the ClassPath, then the first one is used.

[abhi0123]

Thank you but I don't see how this is any different from what I am doing.

Stephen Coy wrote:

It must follow the requirements for location as specified in section 4.6.1 of JSR-181 specification.

That's what javax.jws.HandlerChain#file is.

[sfcoy]

Exactly. This just establishes that what you were doing in the first place should work.

I'd forgotten that a lot of the Java web service javadoc does not actually say the same thing as the spec documents.

[abhi0123]

I will create a JIRA.

[abhi0123]

https://issues.jboss.org/browse/AS7-4406

[ropalka]

The JIRA have been rejected.

You have packaged WS EJB in web archive,

but your web archive extension is wrong.

Your archive suffix should be .war and not .jar

otherwise wrong resource root is used for

looking up the handler config file.

[abhi0123]

Richard Opalka wrote:

The JIRA have been rejected.

You have packaged WS EJB in web archive,

but your web archive extension is wrong.

Your archive suffix should be .war and not .jar

otherwise wrong resource root is used for

looking up the handler config file.

I've reopened the JIRA. You overlooked the first line of the post that said "I've attached war for reference (renamed as jar)". I was having some trouble uploading the war and hence renamed it.

That being said, I've attached the actual artifact complete with class files and dependencies.

[ropalka]

I'm sorry but I'm not able o reproduce your issue:(

See JIRA

[abhi0123]

I am sorry, I attached the wrong artifact. I had 2 JIRAs and I accidentally switched the artifacts. Here's the correct one.