FacesContext is null when I extend NavigationBean

[rrobles]

Hi,

      I have created CustomNavigationBean which extends of NavigationBean,

public class CustomNavigationBean extends NavigationBean
{
  …  
}
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In custom-model-context.xml

<bean id="CustomNavigationBean" class="com.example.web.bean.search.CustomNavigationBean">
</bean>
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In faces-config-custom.xml

<managed-bean>
      <description>
         The bean that holds navigation state.
      </description>
      <managed-bean-name>CustomNavigationBean</managed-bean-name>
      <managed-bean-class>com.example.web.bean.search.CustomNavigationBean</managed-bean-class>
      <managed-bean-scope>session</managed-bean-scope>
      <managed-property>
         <property-name>nodeService</property-name>
         <value>#{NodeService}</value>
      </managed-property>
      <managed-property>
         <property-name>searchService</property-name>
         <value>#{SearchService}</value>
      </managed-property>
      <managed-property>
         <property-name>namespaceService</property-name>
         <value>#{NamespaceService}</value>
      </managed-property>
      <managed-property>
         <property-name>serverConfiguration</property-name>
         <value>#{fileServerConfiguration}</value>
      </managed-property>
      <managed-property>
         <property-name>ruleService</property-name>
         <value>#{RuleService}</value>
      </managed-property>
      <managed-property>
         <property-name>userPreferencesBean</property-name>
         <value>#{UserPreferencesBean}</value>
      </managed-property>
      <managed-property>
         <property-name>authenticationService</property-name>
         <value>#{AuthenticationService}</value>
      </managed-property>
      <managed-property>
         <property-name>permissionService</property-name>
         <value>#{PermissionService}</value>
      </managed-property>
   </managed-bean>
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but when I start alfresco I get next error

rror creating bean with name 'CustomNavigationBean' defined in file […./alfresco/WEB-INF/classes/alfresco/extension/custom-model-context.xml]: Instantiation of bean failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Could not instantiate bean class [com.example.web.bean.search.CustomNavigationBean]: Constructor threw exception; nested exception is java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: FacesContext must not be null
Caused by: org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Could not instantiate bean class [com.example.web.bean.search.CustomNavigationBean]: Constructor threw exception; nested exception is java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: FacesContext must not be null
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: FacesContext must not be null
        at org.springframework.util.Assert.notNull(Assert.java:112)
        at org.springframework.web.jsf.FacesContextUtils.getWebApplicationContext(FacesContextUtils.java:50)
        at org.springframework.web.jsf.FacesContextUtils.getRequiredWebApplicationContext(FacesContextUtils.java:81)
        at org.alfresco.web.app.Application.getConfigService(Application.java:826)
        at org.alfresco.web.app.Application.getClientConfig(Application.java:851)
        at org.alfresco.web.bean.NavigationBean.initFromClientConfig(NavigationBean.java:1049)
        at org.alfresco.web.bean.NavigationBean.<init>(NavigationBean.java:103)
        at com.example.web.bean.search.CustomNavigationBean.<init>(CustomNavigationBean.java:105)
        at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method)
        at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.java:39)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.java:27)
        at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:513)
        at org.springframework.beans.BeanUtils.instantiateClass(BeanUtils.java:85)
        at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.SimpleInstantiationStrategy.instantiate(SimpleInstantiationStrategy.java:61)
        at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.instantiateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:757)
        at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBeanInstance(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:722)
        at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:386)
        at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory$1.getObject(AbstractBeanFactory.java:249)
        at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:155)
        at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:246)
        at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:160)
        at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.preInstantiateSingletons(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:291)
        at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:352)
        at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader.createWebApplicationContext(ContextLoader.java:246)
        at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader.initWebApplicationContext(ContextLoader.java:189)
        at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener.contextInitialized(ContextLoaderListener.java:49)
        at org.alfresco.web.app.ContextLoaderListener.contextInitialized(ContextLoaderListener.java:69)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.listenerStart(StandardContext.java:3843)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:4342)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:791)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:771)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:525)
        at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDescriptor(HostConfig.java:627)
        at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDescriptors(HostConfig.java:553)
        at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployApps(HostConfig.java:488)
        at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.start(HostConfig.java:1149)
        at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.lifecycleEvent(HostConfig.java:311)
        at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleSupport.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleSupport.java:117)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1053)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.start(StandardHost.java:719)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1045)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.start(StandardEngine.java:443)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.start(StandardService.java:516)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.start(StandardServer.java:710)
        at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:578)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
        at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:288)
        at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:413)
Dec 28, 2010 11:36:49 AM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext start
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Could anyone help me?

Thanks

[patil]

Hi,

Remove the entry from

In custom-model-context.xml remove the entry of the bean.
Provide setter and getter for all the properties configured in the managedbean tag.


Thanks,
Patil
Cignex Technologies
Bangalore

[rrobles]

I'll prove it.
Thanks, Patil.

[mikepoole]

I am getting the same problem. I've updated my faces-config-custom.xml file to have the following..

<managed-bean>
      <description>A customization of default NavigationBean bean</description>
      <managed-bean-name>NavigationBean</managed-bean-name>
      <managed-bean-class>org.xxx.CustomNavBean</managed-bean-class>
      <managed-bean-scope>session</managed-bean-scope>
      <managed-property>
         <property-name>nodeService</property-name>
         <value>#{NodeService}</value>
      </managed-property>
      <managed-property>
         <property-name>searchService</property-name>
         <value>#{SearchService}</value>
      </managed-property>
      <managed-property>
         <property-name>namespaceService</property-name>
         <value>#{NamespaceService}</value>
      </managed-property>
      <managed-property>
         <property-name>cifsServer</property-name>
         <value>#{cifsServer}</value>
      </managed-property>
      <managed-property>
         <property-name>ruleService</property-name>
         <value>#{RuleService}</value>
      </managed-property>
      <managed-property>
         <property-name>userPreferencesBean</property-name>
         <value>#{UserPreferencesBean}</value>
      </managed-property>
      <managed-property>
         <property-name>authenticationService</property-name>
         <value>#{AuthenticationService}</value>
      </managed-property>
        <managed-property>
            <property-name>permissionService</property-name>
            <value>#{PermissionService}</value>
        </managed-property>
   </managed-bean>‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

and created all my setters and getters in my bean

package org.xxx;

import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeService;
import org.alfresco.service.cmr.rule.RuleService;
import org.alfresco.service.cmr.search.SearchService;
import org.alfresco.service.cmr.security.AuthenticationService;
import org.alfresco.service.cmr.security.PermissionService;
import org.alfresco.service.namespace.NamespaceService;
import org.alfresco.web.bean.NavigationBean;
import org.alfresco.web.bean.users.UserPreferencesBean;

public class CustomNavBean extends NavigationBean {

   /**
    * 
    */
   private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
   public NodeService nodeService;
   public SearchService searchService;
   public NamespaceService namespaceService;
   public RuleService ruleService;
   public AuthenticationService authenticationService;
   public PermissionService permissionService;
   public UserPreferencesBean userPreferencesBean;
   
   public String getCurrentNodeId(){
      return super.getCurrentNodeId();
   }
   
   //setters
   public void setNodeService(NodeService nodeService){
      this.nodeService = nodeService;
   }
   
   public void setSearchService(SearchService searchService){
      this.searchService = searchService;
   }
   
   public void setNamespaceService(NamespaceService namespaceService){
      this.namespaceService = namespaceService;
   }
   
   public void setRuleService(RuleService ruleService){
      this.ruleService = ruleService;
   }
   
   public void setAuthenticationService(AuthenticationService authenticationService){
      this.authenticationService = authenticationService;
   }
   
   public void setPermissionService(PermissionService permissionService){
      this.permissionService = permissionService;
   }
   
   public void setUserPreferencesBean(UserPreferencesBean userPreferencesBean){
      this.userPreferencesBean = userPreferencesBean;
   }
   
   //getters
   public NodeService getNodeService(){
      return this.nodeService;
   }
   
   public SearchService getSearchService(){
      return this.searchService;
   }
   
   public NamespaceService getNamespaceService(){
      return this.namespaceService;
   }
   
   public RuleService getRuleService(){
      return this.ruleService;
   }
   
   public AuthenticationService getAuthenticationService(){
      return this.authenticationService;
   }
   
   public PermissionService getPermissionService(){
      return this.permissionService;
   }
   
   public UserPreferencesBean getUserPreferencesBean(){
      return this.userPreferencesBean;
   }
   
   
   
   
}
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and I still get the java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: FacesContext must not be null error
What am I doing wrong? Is it anything to do with missing the cifsServer getter/setter (should this be cifsServerBean?)

Many thanks

Mike