RichFaces, JSF2.0 and JSR168 Portlets (WebSphere Portal 7): 'RichFaces' undefined

[deckard82]

Hi all!

I'm trying to run a simple portlet project with JSF 2.0 and RichFaces on WebSphere Portal 7. The main page of my application contains just a <rich:calendar>. I can create the project in my development environment and deploy it in WPS but when I navigate to the page with the <rich:calendar> I get the folowing JavaScript error:

Message: 'RichFaces' is undefined

It seems as if some javascripts components are not loaded.

Here is my configuration:

RAD v8.0.4

WPS 7.0.0.1 CF9 on WAS 7.0.0.19.

My WEB-INF/lib contains the following libraries:

    cssparser-0.9.5.jar

    guava-10.0.1.jar

    jsf20-portletbridge.jar

    sac-1.3.jar

    richfaces-components-api-4.1.0.20111111-CR1.jar

    richfaces-components-ui-4.1.0.20111111-CR1.jar

    richfaces-core-api-4.1.0.20111111-CR1.jar

    richfaces-core-impl-4.1.0.20111111-CR1.jar

I've attached my web.xml, portlet.xml and faces-config.xml

Is it possible run RichFaces with JSF 2.0 on Portlets? Anyone knows what is wrong in my configuration?

thanks in advance

[lfryc]

Hi Blade,

at first, look to your page using some web debugging tool [1] and check which resources are loaded in the Resources tab.

You may want to observe in the Network tab if there are no issues with loading (errors).

Then check the server console if there is no warnings/errors.

[1] Firebug, Chrome Dev Tools, ...

[deckard82]

Hi Lukáš!  Thank you.

I did what you recommended: I used Firebug to capture the HTTP requests and I saw that my main page was trying to get some javascript resources without success:

http://[host]:[port]/[AppName]/portlet/javax.faces.resource/richfaces.js ---> HTTP 500

Instead, other javascript resources were obtained with HTTP 200

http://[host]:[port]/[AppName]/faces/javax.faces.resource/jsf.js?ln=javax.faces

Then, I created and configured a Servlet in my application to redirect all those failed requests to the correct place. This servlet replacesin the URI the word 'portlet' with the word 'faces'.

http://[host]:[port]/[AppName]/faces/javax.faces.resource/richfaces.js

Is it a bug in RichFaces implementation? Did I forget configure something in my application?

Thanks.

[ivan_ra]

You have to use PortletBridge, without it all richfaces resources not visible in portlet context

[ivan_ra]

I mean JBoss PortletBridge, because it supports RichFaces, and ibm PortletBridge likely not

[deckard82]

Which version of JBoss PortletBridge? I need a bridge that support JSF 2.0 and JSR-168 in WebSphere Portal. JBoss Portlet Bridge 3.0.0 is a Beta version. JBoss Portlet Bridge 2.3.0.Final doesn't support JSF 2.0

Thanks

[ivan_ra]

You need JBoss Portlet Bridge 3.0.0. Its Beta4, almost CR, but bad for you - oficially supports only GateIn portal. At least you can try it

[deckard82]

Thanks Ivan!

I'll try it but only in my development environment. Until we can have the final version of JBoss Portlet Bridge 3.0.0. I will use my customized solution - servlet to redirect

[lmk]

Hi,

Any update on the above? Did someone managed to use Jboss portlet bridge on wps 7 or 8?

Do you have an example of the Redirect Servlet.

we are using websphere portlet bridge but it's not working fine. ajax Request and render  don't work as expected. we have to add ajaxrendered for the whole form.