topic facesContext is null while running a java-backed webscript in Alfresco Archive https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/facescontext-is-null-while-running-a-java-backed-webscript/m-p/259359#M212489 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hello,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I'm writing an AMP for alfresco explorer 3.2r</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>webscript description file :</SPAN><BR /><PRE class="language-none line-numbers"><CODE>&lt;webscript&gt;<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;shortname&gt;Créer des regles de contenu&lt;/shortname&gt;<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;description&gt;Créer des regles de contenu&lt;/description&gt;<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;url&gt;/xxxx/contentRules/trywebscript&lt;/url&gt;<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;authentication&gt;admin&lt;/authentication&gt;<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;format default=""&gt;argument&lt;/format&gt;<BR />&lt;/webscript&gt;<SPAN class="line-numbers-rows"><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN></SPAN></CODE></PRE><BR /><SPAN>Java class for webscript :</SPAN><BR /><PRE class="language-none line-numbers"><CODE>public class RuleUtilScript extends AbstractWebScript {<BR />public RuleUtilScript() {<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; }<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; @Override<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; public void execute(WebScriptRequest req, WebScriptResponse res)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; throws IOException {<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; CreateRuleTest ruleTest = new CreateRuleTest();<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ruleTest.createRule();<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; res.getWriter().write("yup, i did it !!");<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; }<BR />}<SPAN class="line-numbers-rows"><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN></SPAN></CODE></PRE><BR /><SPAN>In module-context.xml :</SPAN><BR /><PRE class="language-none line-numbers"><CODE>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;bean id="webscript.xxxx.contentRules.trywebscript.get"<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; class="fr.xxxxxx.alfresco.xxxx.CreateDynamicContentRules.RuleUtilScript"<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; parent="webscript"&gt;<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;/bean&gt;<SPAN class="line-numbers-rows"><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN></SPAN></CODE></PRE><BR /><SPAN>I followed </SPAN><A href="http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/Java-backed_Web_Scripts_Samples" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/Java-backed_Web_Scripts_Samples</A><SPAN>, i found the webscript registred in /service/index, when i run it, it throws :</SPAN><BR /><PRE class="language-none line-numbers"><CODE>16:21:24,651&nbsp; ERROR [web.scripts.AbstractRuntime] Exception from executeScript - redirecting to status template error: null<BR />java.lang.NullPointerException<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at org.alfresco.web.app.context.UIContextService.getInstance(UIContextService.java:62)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at org.alfresco.web.bean.dialog.BaseDialogBean.init(BaseDialogBean.java:78)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at org.alfresco.web.bean.actions.BaseActionWizard.init(BaseActionWizard.java:123)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at org.alfresco.web.bean.rules.CreateRuleWizard.init(CreateRuleWizard.java:119)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at fr.starxpert.alfresco.xxxx.CreateDynamicContentRules.CreateRuleTest.&lt;init&gt;(CreateRuleTest.java:35)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at fr.starxpert.alfresco.xxxx.CreateDynamicContentRules.RuleUtilScript.execute(RuleUtilScript.java:62)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at org.alfresco.repo.web.scripts.RepositoryContainer$2.execute(RepositoryContainer.java:372)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at org.alfresco.repo.transaction.RetryingTransactionHelper.doInTransaction(RetryingTransactionHelper.java:327)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at org.alfresco.repo.web.scripts.RepositoryContainer.transactionedExecute(RepositoryContainer.java:422)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at org.alfresco.repo.web.scripts.RepositoryContainer.transactionedExecuteAs(RepositoryContainer.java:439)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at org.alfresco.repo.web.scripts.RepositoryContainer.executeScript(RepositoryContainer.java:303)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at org.alfresco.web.scripts.AbstractRuntime.executeScript(AbstractRuntime.java:306)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at org.alfresco.web.scripts.AbstractRuntime.executeScript(AbstractRuntime.java:183)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at org.alfresco.web.scripts.servlet.WebScriptServlet.service(WebScriptServlet.java:122)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:717)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:290)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:233)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:191)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:128)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:102)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:109)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:286)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:845)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11Protocol.java:583)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:447)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:662)<SPAN class="line-numbers-rows"><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN></SPAN></CODE></PRE><BR /><SPAN>In debug :</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>this line : UIContextService.getInstance(FacesContext.getCurrentInstance()).notifyBeans();&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; throws NullPointerException</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>====&gt; FacesContext.getCurrentInstance() returns null.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I spent some hours on this, i tried to add managed-bean to faces-config-custom.xml but with no success.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>thanks in advance <img id="smileyhappy" class="emoticon emoticon-smileyhappy" src="https://connect.hyland.com/i/smilies/16x16_smiley-happy.png" alt="Smiley Happy" title="Smiley Happy" /></SPAN></BODY></HTML> Sun, 01 May 2011 15:50:13 GMT walid 2011-05-01T15:50:13Z facesContext is null while running a java-backed webscript https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/facescontext-is-null-while-running-a-java-backed-webscript/m-p/259359#M212489 Hello,I'm writing an AMP for alfresco explorer 3.2rwebscript description file :&lt;webscript&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;shortname&gt;Créer des regles de contenu&lt;/shortname&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;description&gt;Créer des regles de contenu&lt;/description&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;url&gt;/xxxx/contentRules/trywebscript&lt;/url&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;au Sun, 01 May 2011 15:50:13 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/facescontext-is-null-while-running-a-java-backed-webscript/m-p/259359#M212489 walid 2011-05-01T15:50:13Z Re: facesContext is null while running a java-backed webscript https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/facescontext-is-null-while-running-a-java-backed-webscript/m-p/259360#M212490 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I understand that it's normal, java backed webscript is running from a 3rd party tool so it's out of JSF lifecycle.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Actually i did my best to run away from FacesContext but as i need conditionHandlers and actionHandlers i can't get away, now i'll do it with simple script and running it from alfresco should not fire this exception.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>if someone know how to do it in webscript please tell me <img id="smileyhappy" class="emoticon emoticon-smileyhappy" src="https://connect.hyland.com/i/smilies/16x16_smiley-happy.png" alt="Smiley Happy" title="Smiley Happy" /></SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thanks,</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Walid</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Sun, 01 May 2011 18:19:14 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/facescontext-is-null-while-running-a-java-backed-webscript/m-p/259360#M212490 walid 2011-05-01T18:19:14Z