Some of you emailed me saying that it was impossible to have jbpm + Seam 3 + JBoss AS 7 up and running. And yes, I have been trying to deploy an application with this death combo and have been experienced some problems.
First of all, I entered #seam-dev IRC chat, and found out that I should use version 3.0.1-SNAPSHOT for Seam modules (in case, I had to adopt this version for persistence, config and faces module). 3.0.1-SNAPSHOT really solved lots of problems, BUT I still got some weird persistence problems when I deployed the application. Obviously I thought they were related to persistence module, but no, it was Security module that is unstable until the release of this post. So, I prefer to remove Security module for while, I did not have time to see how could I hack it. Well, everything should work by now, but… No. I started having weird problems with faces-config.xml – JBoss log accused some exceptions telling me something like that:
18:06:56,635 INFO [javax.enterprise.resource.webcontainer.jsf.config] (MSC service thread 1-5) Unsanitized stacktrace from failed start…: java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException
at javax.faces.application.Application.getResourceHandler(Application.java:287) [jboss-jsf-api_2.0_spec-1.0.0.Final.jar:1.0.0.Final]
at javax.faces.application.ApplicationWrapper.getResourceHandler(ApplicationWrapper.java:506) [jboss-jsf-api_2.0_spec-1.0.0.Final.jar:1.0.0.Final]
at org.jboss.seam.faces.environment.SeamApplicationWrapper$Proxy$_$$_WeldClientProxy.getResourceHandler(SeamApplicationWrapper$Proxy$_$$_WeldClientProxy.java) [seam-faces-3.1.0-20110720.041339-24.jar:]
at com.sun.faces.config.processor.ApplicationConfigProcessor.setResourceHandler(ApplicationConfigProcessor.java:752) [jsf-impl-2.0.4-b09-jbossorg-4.jar:2.0.4-b09-jbossorg-4]
at com.sun.faces.config.processor.ApplicationConfigProcessor.process(ApplicationConfigProcessor.java:310) [jsf-impl-2.0.4-b09-jbossorg-4.jar:2.0.4-b09-jbossorg-4]
at com.sun.faces.config.processor.AbstractConfigProcessor.invokeNext(AbstractConfigProcessor.java:114) [jsf-impl-2.0.4-b09-jbossorg-4.jar:2.0.4-b09-jbossorg-4]
at com.sun.faces.config.processor.LifecycleConfigProcessor.process(LifecycleConfigProcessor.java:116) [jsf-impl-2.0.4-b09-jbossorg-4.jar:2.0.4-b09-jbossorg-4]
at com.sun.faces.config.processor.AbstractConfigProcessor.invokeNext(AbstractConfigProcessor.java:114) [jsf-impl-2.0.4-b09-jbossorg-4.jar:2.0.4-b09-jbossorg-4]
at com.sun.faces.config.processor.FactoryConfigProcessor.process(FactoryConfigProcessor.java:216) [jsf-impl-2.0.4-b09-jbossorg-4.jar:2.0.4-b09-jbossorg-4]
at com.sun.faces.config.ConfigManager.initialize(ConfigManager.java:339) [jsf-impl-2.0.4-b09-jbossorg-4.jar:2.0.4-b09-jbossorg-4]
at com.sun.faces.config.ConfigureListener.contextInitialized(ConfigureListener.java:226) [jsf-impl-2.0.4-b09-jbossorg-4.jar:2.0.4-b09-jbossorg-4]
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.contextListenerStart(StandardContext.java:3368) [jbossweb-7.0.0.CR4.jar:7.0.0.Final]
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:3821) [jbossweb-7.0.0.CR4.jar:7.0.0.Final]
at
org.jboss.as.web.deployment.WebDeploymentService.start(WebDeploymentService.java:70) [jboss-as-web-7.0.0.Final.jar:7.0.0.Final]
at org.jboss.msc.service.ServiceControllerImpl$StartTask.run(ServiceControllerImpl.java:1765)
at org.jboss.msc.service.ServiceControllerImpl$ClearTCCLTask.run(ServiceControllerImpl.java:2291)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:886) [:1.6.0_26]
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:908) [:1.6.0_26]
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:680) [:1.6.0_26]
18:06:56,637 SEVERE [javax.enterprise.resource.webcontainer.jsf.config] (MSC service thread 1-5) Critical error during deployment: : com.sun.faces.config.ConfigurationException: CONFIGURATION FAILED! null
at com.sun.faces.config.ConfigManager.initialize(ConfigManager.java:358) [jsf-impl-2.0.4-b09-jbossorg-4.jar:2.0.4-b09-jbossorg-4]
at com.sun.faces.config.ConfigureListener.contextInitialized(ConfigureListener.java:226) [jsf-impl-2.0.4-b09-jbossorg-4.jar:2.0.4-b09-jbossorg-4]
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.contextListenerStart(StandardContext.java:3368) [jbossweb-7.0.0.CR4.jar:7.0.0.Final]
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:3821) [jbossweb-7.0.0.CR4.jar:7.0.0.Final]
at org.jboss.as.web.deployment.WebDeploymentService.start(WebDeploymentService.java:70) [jboss-as-web-7.0.0.Final.jar:7.0.0.Final]
at org.jboss.msc.service.ServiceControllerImpl$StartTask.run(ServiceControllerImpl.java:1765)
at org.jboss.msc.service.ServiceControllerImpl$ClearTCCLTask.run(ServiceControllerImpl.java:2291)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:886) [:1.6.0_26]
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:908) [:1.6.0_26]
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:680) [:1.6.0_26]
Caused by: java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException
at javax.faces.application.Application.getResourceHandler(Application.java:287) [jboss-jsf-api_2.0_spec-1.0.0.Final.jar:1.0.0.Final]
at javax.faces.application.ApplicationWrapper.getResourceHandler(ApplicationWrapper.java:506) [jboss-jsf-api_2.0_spec-1.0.0.Final.jar:1.0.0.Final]
at org.jboss.seam.faces.environment.SeamApplicationWrapper$Proxy$_$$_WeldClientProxy.getResourceHandler(SeamApplicationWrapper$Proxy$_$$_WeldClientProxy.java) [seam-faces-3.1.0-20110720.041339-24.jar:]
at com.sun.faces.config.processor.ApplicationConfigProcessor.setResourceHandler(ApplicationConfigProcessor.java:752) [jsf-impl-2.0.4-b09-jbossorg-4.jar:2.0.4-b09-jbossorg-4]
at com.sun.faces.config.processor.ApplicationConfigProcessor.process(ApplicationConfigProcessor.java:310) [jsf-impl-2.0.4-b09-jbossorg-4.jar:2.0.4-b09-jbossorg-4]
at com.sun.faces.config.processor.AbstractConfigProcessor.invokeNext(AbstractConfigProcessor.java:114) [jsf-impl-2.0.4-b09-jbossorg-4.jar:2.0.4-b09-jbossorg-4]
at com.sun.faces.config.processor.LifecycleConfigProcessor.process(LifecycleConfigProcessor.java:116) [jsf-impl-2.0.4-b09-jbossorg-4.jar:2.0.4-b09-jbossorg-4]
at com.sun.faces.config.processor.AbstractConfigProcessor.invokeNext(AbstractConfigProcessor.java:114) [jsf-impl-2.0.4-b09-jbossorg-4.jar:2.0.4-b09-jbossorg-4]
at com.sun.faces.config.processor.FactoryConfigProcessor.process(FactoryConfigProcessor.java:216) [jsf-impl-2.0.4-b09-jbossorg-4.jar:2.0.4-b09-jbossorg-4]
at com.sun.faces.config.ConfigManager.initialize(ConfigManager.java:339) [jsf-impl-2.0.4-b09-jbossorg-4.jar:2.0.4-b09-jbossorg-4]
… 9 more
18:06:56,639 ERROR [org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.[jboss.web].[default-host].[/ui]] (MSC service thread 1-5) Exception sending context initialized event to listener instance of class com.sun.faces.config.ConfigureListener: java.lang.RuntimeException: com.sun.faces.config.ConfigurationException: CONFIGURATION FAILED! null
at com.sun.faces.config.ConfigureListener.contextInitialized(ConfigureListener.java:294) [jsf-impl-2.0.4-b09-jbossorg-4.jar:2.0.4-b09-jbossorg-4]
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.contextListenerStart(StandardContext.java:3368) [jbossweb-7.0.0.CR4.jar:7.0.0.Final]
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:3821) [jbossweb-7.0.0.CR4.jar:7.0.0.Final]
at org.jboss.as.web.deployment.WebDeploymentService.start(WebDeploymentService.java:70) [jboss-as-web-7.0.0.Final.jar:7.0.0.Final]
at org.jboss.msc.service.ServiceControllerImpl$StartTask.run(ServiceControllerImpl.java:1765)
at org.jboss.msc.service.ServiceControllerImpl$ClearTCCLTask.run(ServiceControllerImpl.java:2291)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:886) [:1.6.0_26]
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:908) [:1.6.0_26]
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:680) [:1.6.0_26]
Caused by: com.sun.faces.config.ConfigurationException: CONFIGURATION FAILED! null
at com.sun.faces.config.ConfigManager.initialize(ConfigManager.java:358) [jsf-impl-2.0.4-b09-jbossorg-4.jar:2.0.4-b09-jbossorg-4]
at com.sun.faces.config.ConfigureListener.contextInitialized(ConfigureListener.java:226) [jsf-impl-2.0.4-b09-jbossorg-4.jar:2.0.4-b09-jbossorg-4]
… 8 more
Caused by: java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException
at javax.faces.application.Application.getResourceHandler(Application.java:287) [jboss-jsf-api_2.0_spec-1.0.0.Final.jar:1.0.0.Final]
at javax.faces.application.ApplicationWrapper.getResourceHandler(ApplicationWrapper.java:506) [jboss-jsf-api_2.0_spec-1.0.0.Final.jar:1.0.0.Final]
at org.jboss.seam.faces.environment.SeamApplicationWrapper$Proxy$_$$_WeldClientProxy.getResourceHandler(SeamApplicationWrapper$Proxy$_$$_WeldClientProxy.java) [seam-faces-3.1.0-20110720.041339-24.jar:]
at com.sun.faces.config.processor.ApplicationConfigProcessor.setResourceHandler(ApplicationConfigProcessor.java:752) [jsf-impl-2.0.4-b09-jbossorg-4.jar:2.0.4-b09-jbossorg-4]
at com.sun.faces.config.processor.ApplicationConfigProcessor.process(ApplicationConfigProcessor.java:310) [jsf-impl-2.0.4-b09-jbossorg-4.jar:2.0.4-b09-jbossorg-4]
at com.sun.faces.config.processor.AbstractConfigProcessor.invokeNext(AbstractConfigProcessor.java:114) [jsf-impl-2.0.4-b09-jbossorg-4.jar:2.0.4-b09-jbossorg-4]
at com.sun.faces.config.processor.LifecycleConfigProcessor.process(LifecycleConfigProcessor.java:116) [jsf-impl-2.0.4-b09-jbossorg-4.jar:2.0.4-b09-jbossorg-4]
at com.sun.faces.config.processor.AbstractConfigProcessor.invokeNext(AbstractConfigProcessor.java:114) [jsf-impl-2.0.4-b09-jbossorg-4.jar:2.0.4-b09-jbossorg-4]
at com.sun.faces.config.processor.FactoryConfigProcessor.process(FactoryConfigProcessor.java:216) [jsf-impl-2.0.4-b09-jbossorg-4.jar:2.0.4-b09-jbossorg-4]
at com.sun.faces.config.ConfigManager.initialize(ConfigManager.java:339) [jsf-impl-2.0.4-b09-jbossorg-4.jar:2.0.4-b09-jbossorg-4]
… 9 more
18:06:56,641 ERROR [org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext] (MSC service thread 1-5) Error listenerStart
18:06:56,641 ERROR [org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext] (MSC service thread 1-5) Context [/ui] startup failed due to previous errors
18:06:56,642 SEVERE [javax.enterprise.resource.webcontainer.jsf.config] (MSC service thread 1-5) Unexpected exception when attempting to tear down the Mojarra runtime: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Application was not properly initialized at startup, could not find Factory: javax.faces.application.ApplicationFactory
at javax.faces.FactoryFinder$FactoryManager.getFactory(FactoryFinder.java:804) [jboss-jsf-api_2.0_spec-1.0.0.Final.jar:1.0.0.Final]
at javax.faces.FactoryFinder.getFactory(FactoryFinder.java:306) [jboss-jsf-api_2.0_spec-1.0.0.Final.jar:1.0.0.Final]
at com.sun.faces.config.InitFacesContext.getApplication(InitFacesContext.java:108) [jsf-impl-2.0.4-b09-jbossorg-4.jar:2.0.4-b09-jbossorg-4]
at com.sun.faces.config.ConfigureListener.contextDestroyed(ConfigureListener.java:327) [jsf-impl-2.0.4-b09-jbossorg-4.jar:2.0.4-b09-jbossorg-4]
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.listenerStop(StandardContext.java:3465) [jbossweb-7.0.0.CR4.jar:7.0.0.Final]
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.stop(StandardContext.java:3970) [jbossweb-7.0.0.CR4.jar:7.0.0.Final]
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:3888) [jbossweb-7.0.0.CR4.jar:7.0.0.Final]
at org.jboss.as.web.deployment.WebDeploymentService.start(WebDeploymentService.java:70) [jboss-as-web-7.0.0.Final.jar:7.0.0.Final]
at org.jboss.msc.service.ServiceControllerImpl$StartTask.run(ServiceControllerImpl.java:1765)
at org.jboss.msc.service.ServiceControllerImpl$ClearTCCLTask.run(ServiceControllerImpl.java:2291)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:886) [:1.6.0_26]
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:908) [:1.6.0_26]
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:680) [:1.6.0_26]
18:06:56,646 INFO [org.jboss.web] (MSC service thread 1-5) registering web context: /ui
18:06:56,647 INFO [org.jboss.as] (MSC service thread 1-5) JBoss AS 7.0.0.Final “Lightning” started in 22974ms – Started 485 of 544 services (59 services are passive or on-demand)
Wow, really weird. Removing Seam Faces module seems to solve the problem. LOL, obviously I couldn’t remove it. So, there should be some dependency screwing up my project. After 3 days looking for that, I found out what was it. As the title of the post says, this project uses jbpm, and one of jbpm modules is the human-tasks modules, which… Has a seam 2 lib as one of its dependencies. Yep, thats true, so Seam 2 crashes with Seam 3 causing lots of weird exceptions…
So i just removed the Seam 2 dependency adding a <exclusion> block at my pom.xml:
<exclusion>
<groupId>org.jboss.seam</groupId>
<artifactId>jboss-seam</artifactId>
</exclusion>
(add this into the jar that depends on jbpm human-task module)
Then, just put Seam faces module back. Everything sould work fine 🙂