Hello Jakob, Many thanks for your valuable actions.
Warm regards Younes Ouadi On Sun, Feb 20, 2011 at 10:50 AM, Jakob Korherr <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi, > > Just FYI: I opened JAVASERVERFACES_SPEC_PUBLIC-946 (see [1]) to > discuss your misinterpretation of #{resource['...']} with the JSF EG > in order to find a more convenient way to address this issue than the > custom method in the managed bean, because I think it is a "mistake" > many users make. > > Regards, > Jakob > > [1] http://java.net/jira/browse/JAVASERVERFACES_SPEC_PUBLIC-946 > > 2011/2/20 Jakob Korherr <[email protected]>: > > Hi, > > > > Resource resource = facesContext.getApplication().getResourceHandler() > > .createResource("templateInClasspath.xhtml", "mytempl"); > > > > exactly implements this functionality. It looks for > > templateInClasspath.xhtml in /mytempl and in > > /META-INF/resources/mytempl just like your tutorial says. > > > > Regards, > > Jakob > > > > 2011/2/19 Younes Ouadi <[email protected]>: > >> Hi Jakob, > >> Many thanks for your prompt reply. I really appreciate it. > >> I got your point. It is clear that I'm misusing the '#{resource['...']}' > >> mechanism. > >> Apart from your proposed solution, how I can instruct MyFaces to behave > as > >> described in the JEE 6 Tutorial: 'The JavaServer Faces runtime will look > for > >> the resources in the preceding listed locations, in that order (Web > Context > >> then Classpath)'? > >> You might telling your self: what a lazy guy I'm dealing with. Please, > >> forgive me please, it is not my intention. > >> I was developing ZK application (v3.6) where I have developed a > mechanism to > >> load resources from where I need. When I read this part of the Tutorial, > I > >> said to my self: some code is there to avoid with JSF. > >> Many thanks for your valuable help. > >> Younes Ouadi > >> > >> On Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 1:20 PM, Jakob Korherr <[email protected] > > > >> wrote: > >>> > >>> Hi, > >>> > >>> That is all true. However, #{resource['...']} gives you a path like > >>> /context-root/faces/javax.faces.resource/resourceName.suffix, thus a > >>> URL for the browser. In <ui:composition template="..."> you need the > >>> path to the file on the server! And this is something else entirely! > >>> > >>> Regards, > >>> Jakob > >>> > >>> 2011/2/19 Younes Ouadi <[email protected]>: > >>> > Hi Jakob, > >>> > Many thanks for your prompt feedback. > >>> > In fact, I have understood from 'JEE 6 Tutorial' that JSF > >>> > implementations > >>> > are expected to manage templates like CSS and JS resources. Please > refer > >>> > to > >>> > the bold parts of below section extracted from the Tutorial page 118: > >>> > Web resources are any software artifacts that the web application > >>> > requires > >>> > for proper rendering, including images, script files, and any > >>> > user-created > >>> > component libraries. Resources must be collected in a standard > location, > >>> > which can be one of the following. > >>> > ■ A resource packaged in the web application root must be in a > >>> > subdirectory > >>> > of a resources directory at the web application root: > >>> > resources/resource-identifier. > >>> > ■ A resource packaged in the web application’s classpath must be in a > >>> > subdirectory of the META-INF/resources directory within a web > >>> > application: META-INF/resources/resource-identifier. > >>> > The JavaServer Faces runtime will look for the resources in the > >>> > preceding > >>> > listed locations, in that order. > >>> > Resource identifiers are unique strings that conform to the following > >>> > > >>> > > format: > [locale-prefix/][library-name/][library-version/]resource-name[/resource-version]. > Elements > >>> > of the resource identifier in brackets ([]) are optional, indicating > >>> > that > >>> > only a resource-name, which is usually a file name, is a required > >>> > element. > >>> > Resources can be considered as a library location. Any artifact, such > as > >>> > a > >>> > composite component or a template that is stored in the resources > >>> > directory, > >>> > becomes accessible to the other application components, which can use > it > >>> > to > >>> > create a resource instance. > >>> > END OF JEE 6 TUTORIAL > >>> > > >>> > From the above, I was expecting that MyFaces would found my resource > >>> > 'templateInClasspath.xhtml'. > >>> > Anyway, I will use your proposed solution as a workaround for the > time > >>> > being. > >>> > Warm regards. > >>> > > >>> > Younes Ouadi > >>> > > >>> > On Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 12:12 PM, Jakob Korherr > >>> > <[email protected]> > >>> > wrote: > >>> >> > >>> >> Hi Younes, > >>> >> > >>> >> Unfortunately #resource['...'] does not work that way. You should > only > >>> >> use it for getting the browser path to HTML resources like css or > >>> >> javascript files, e.g.: > >>> >> > >>> >> <link href="#resource['lib:style.css']" rel="stylesheet" /> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> In your example you need to use Resource.getUrl() in a managed bean, > >>> >> so something like that: > >>> >> > >>> >> <ui:composition template="#{myBean.templatePath}"> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> public String getTemplatePath() > >>> >> { > >>> >> FacesContext facesContext = > FacesContext.getCurrentInstance(); > >>> >> > >>> >> Resource resource = > >>> >> facesContext.getApplication().getResourceHandler() > >>> >> .createResource("templateInClasspath.xhtml", > "mytempl"); > >>> >> URL url = resource.getURL(); > >>> >> > >>> >> return url.toExternalForm(); > >>> >> } > >>> >> > >>> >> I hope this helps. > >>> >> > >>> >> Regards, > >>> >> Jakob > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> 2011/2/19 Younes Ouadi <[email protected]>: > >>> >> > Hello deras, > >>> >> > > >>> >> > I have a hands-on experience with JSF. I have been able to develop > a > >>> >> > first > >>> >> > application. And I'm now in the stage of reorganizing it for a > better > >>> >> > management. I'm trying to move 'templates' to classpath in order > to > >>> >> > share > >>> >> > them in jar for different applications. But I'm stack there. Pages > >>> >> > that > >>> >> > reference that template are not rendered and MyFaces returns the > >>> >> > error > >>> >> > (see > >>> >> > below for full details of the error): > java.io.FileNotFoundException: > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > /lab-jsf-rsrcmng/javax.faces.resource/templateInClasspath.xhtml.xhtml?ln=mytempl > >>> >> > Not Found in ExternalContext as a Resource > >>> >> > > >>> >> > Please help in pointing the missing part in my application. > >>> >> > > >>> >> > *1) Project:* > >>> >> > *1.1) Hierarchy* > >>> >> > lab-jsf-rsrcmng > >>> >> > * pom.xml* > >>> >> > src/main/webapp > >>> >> > * home2.xhtml* > >>> >> > WEB-INF > >>> >> > * faces-config.xml* > >>> >> > * web.xml* > >>> >> > src/main/resources/META-INF/resources/mytempl > >>> >> > * templateInClasspath.xhtml* > >>> >> > * > >>> >> > * > >>> >> > *1.2) pom.xml* > >>> >> > <project > >>> >> > xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"; > >>> >> > xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"; > >>> >> > xsi:schemaLocation=" > >>> >> > http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 > >>> >> > http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd > >>> >> > " > >>> >> >> > >>> >> > <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion> > >>> >> > > >>> >> > <groupId>lab-jsf</groupId> > >>> >> > <artifactId>lab-jsf-rsrcmng</artifactId> > >>> >> > <packaging>war</packaging> > >>> >> > <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version> > >>> >> > > >>> >> > <name>LAB::JSF::RESOURCE MANAGEMENT</name> > >>> >> > <url>http://maven.apache.org</url> > >>> >> > > >>> >> > <properties> > >>> >> > <servlet.version>2.5</servlet.version> > >>> >> > <jsp.version>2.1</jsp.version> > >>> >> > <myfaces.version>2.0.3</myfaces.version> > >>> >> > </properties> > >>> >> > > >>> >> > <dependencies> > >>> >> > <dependency> > >>> >> > <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId> > >>> >> > <artifactId>servlet-api</artifactId> > >>> >> > <version>${servlet.version}</version> > >>> >> > <scope>provided</scope> > >>> >> > </dependency> > >>> >> > <dependency> > >>> >> > <groupId>javax.servlet.jsp</groupId> > >>> >> > <artifactId>jsp-api</artifactId> > >>> >> > <version>${jsp.version}</version> > >>> >> > <scope>provided</scope> > >>> >> > </dependency> > >>> >> > <dependency> > >>> >> > <groupId>org.apache.myfaces.core</groupId> > >>> >> > <artifactId>myfaces-api</artifactId> > >>> >> > <version>${myfaces.version}</version> > >>> >> > </dependency> > >>> >> > <dependency> > >>> >> > <groupId>org.apache.myfaces.core</groupId> > >>> >> > <artifactId>myfaces-impl</artifactId> > >>> >> > <version>${myfaces.version}</version> > >>> >> > </dependency> > >>> >> > <dependency> > >>> >> > <groupId>junit</groupId> > >>> >> > <artifactId>junit</artifactId> > >>> >> > <version>4.8.2</version> > >>> >> > <scope>test</scope> > >>> >> > </dependency> > >>> >> > </dependencies> > >>> >> > > >>> >> > <build> > >>> >> > <plugins> > >>> >> > <plugin> > >>> >> > <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId> > >>> >> > <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId> > >>> >> > <version>2.0.2</version> > >>> >> > <configuration> > >>> >> > <source>1.5</source> > >>> >> > <target>1.5</target> > >>> >> > </configuration> > >>> >> > </plugin> > >>> >> > </plugins> > >>> >> > <finalName>${project.artifactId}</finalName> > >>> >> > </build> > >>> >> > </project> > >>> >> > > >>> >> > *1.3) home2.xhtml* > >>> >> > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> > >>> >> > > >>> >> > <!DOCTYPE > >>> >> > html PUBLIC > >>> >> > "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" > >>> >> > "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"; > >>> >> >> > >>> >> > > >>> >> > <html > >>> >> > xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"; > >>> >> > xmlns:h="http://java.sun.com/jsf/html"; > >>> >> > xmlns:ui="http://java.sun.com/jsf/facelets"; > >>> >> >> > >>> >> > <h:body> > >>> >> > <ui:composition > >>> >> > template="#{resource['mytempl:templateInClasspath.xhtml']}"> > >>> >> > </ui:composition> > >>> >> > </h:body> > >>> >> > </html> > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > >>> >> > *1.4) faces-config.xml* > >>> >> > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> > >>> >> > > >>> >> > <faces-config > >>> >> > xmlns="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee"; > >>> >> > xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"; > >>> >> > xsi:schemaLocation=" > >>> >> > http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee > >>> >> > http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee/web-facesconfig_2_0.xsd > >>> >> > " > >>> >> > version="2.0" > >>> >> >> > >>> >> > </faces-config> > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > >>> >> > *1.5) web.xml:* > >>> >> > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> > >>> >> > > >>> >> > <web-app > >>> >> > version="2.5" > >>> >> > xmlns="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee"; > >>> >> > xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"; > >>> >> > xsi:schemaLocation=" > >>> >> > http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee > >>> >> > http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee/web-app_2_5.xsd > >>> >> > " > >>> >> >> > >>> >> > <display-name>lab-jsf-rsrcmng</display-name> > >>> >> > <session-config> > >>> >> > <session-timeout>30</session-timeout> > >>> >> > </session-config> > >>> >> > <welcome-file-list> > >>> >> > <welcome-file>home2.xhtml</welcome-file> > >>> >> > </welcome-file-list> > >>> >> > <servlet> > >>> >> > <servlet-name>Faces Servlet</servlet-name> > >>> >> > <servlet-class>javax.faces.webapp.FacesServlet</servlet-class> > >>> >> > <load-on-startup>1</load-on-startup> > >>> >> > </servlet> > >>> >> > <servlet-mapping> > >>> >> > <servlet-name>Faces Servlet</servlet-name> > >>> >> > <url-pattern>/faces/*</url-pattern> > >>> >> > <url-pattern>*.xhtml</url-pattern> > >>> >> > </servlet-mapping> > >>> >> > <context-param> > >>> >> > <description> > >>> >> > If true, a javascript function will be rendered that is able to > >>> >> > restore > >>> >> > the > >>> >> > former vertical scroll on every request. Convenient feature if you > >>> >> > have > >>> >> > pages > >>> >> > with long lists and you do not want the browser page to always > jump > >>> >> > to > >>> >> > the > >>> >> > top > >>> >> > if you trigger a link or button action that stays on the same > page. > >>> >> > Default is 'false' > >>> >> > </description> > >>> >> > <param-name>org.apache.myfaces.AUTO_SCROLL</param-name> > >>> >> > <param-value>true</param-value> > >>> >> > </context-param> > >>> >> > <context-param> > >>> >> > <param-name>org.apache.myfaces.USE_ENCRYPTION</param-name> > >>> >> > <param-value>false</param-value> > >>> >> > </context-param> > >>> >> > </web-app> > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > >>> >> > *1.6) templateInClasspath.xhtml* > >>> >> > <!DOCTYPE > >>> >> > html PUBLIC > >>> >> > "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" > >>> >> > "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"; > >>> >> >> > >>> >> > > >>> >> > <html > >>> >> > xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"; > >>> >> > xmlns:c="http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/core"; > >>> >> > xmlns:f="http://java.sun.com/jsf/core"; > >>> >> > xmlns:h="http://java.sun.com/jsf/html"; > >>> >> > xmlns:ui="http://java.sun.com/jsf/facelets"; > >>> >> >> > >>> >> > <f:view contentType="text/html"> > >>> >> > <h:head> > >>> >> > <title>LAB::JSF::RSRCMNG</title> > >>> >> > <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" > /> > >>> >> > </h:head> > >>> >> > <h:body styleClass="natisoft-body" > > >>> >> > <h:panelGrid columns="1"> > >>> >> > <f:facet name="header"> > >>> >> > <ui:insert name="header">Header</ui:insert> > >>> >> > </f:facet> > >>> >> > > >>> >> > <f:facet name="footer"> > >>> >> > <ui:insert name="trailer">Trailer</ui:insert> > >>> >> > </f:facet> > >>> >> > > >>> >> > <h:panelGroup> > >>> >> > <ui:insert name="content">Content</ui:insert> > >>> >> > </h:panelGroup> > >>> >> > </h:panelGrid> > >>> >> > </h:body> > >>> >> > </f:view> > >>> >> > </html> > >>> >> > > >>> >> > *2) Error details* > >>> >> > > >>> >> > An Error Occurred: > >>> >> > java.io.FileNotFoundException: > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > /lab-jsf-rsrcmng/javax.faces.resource/templateInClasspath.xhtml.xhtml?ln=mytempl > >>> >> > Not Found in ExternalContext as a Resource > >>> >> > > >>> >> > Caused by: > >>> >> > java.io.FileNotFoundException - > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > /lab-jsf-rsrcmng/javax.faces.resource/templateInClasspath.xhtml.xhtml?ln=mytempl > >>> >> > Not Found in ExternalContext as a Resource > >>> >> > - Stack Trace < > http://localhost:17080/lab-jsf-rsrcmng/home2.xhtml#> > >>> >> > > >>> >> > javax.faces.FacesException: java.io.FileNotFoundException: > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > /lab-jsf-rsrcmng/javax.faces.resource/templateInClasspath.xhtml.xhtml?ln=mytempl > >>> >> > Not Found in ExternalContext as a Resource > >>> >> > at > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > org.apache.myfaces.shared_impl.context.ExceptionHandlerImpl.wrap(ExceptionHandlerImpl.java:241) > >>> >> > at > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > org.apache.myfaces.shared_impl.context.ExceptionHandlerImpl.handle(ExceptionHandlerImpl.java:156) > >>> >> > at > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > org.apache.myfaces.lifecycle.LifecycleImpl.render(LifecycleImpl.java:258) > >>> >> > at > >>> >> > javax.faces.webapp.FacesServlet.service(FacesServlet.java:191) > >>> >> > at > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:306) > >>> >> > at > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:210) > >>> >> > at > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:240) > >>> >> > at > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:161) > >>> >> > at > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:164) > >>> >> > at > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:108) > >>> >> > at > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve.invoke(AccessLogValve.java:558) > >>> >> > at > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:118) > >>> >> > at > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:379) > >>> >> > at > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:243) > >>> >> > at > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11Protocol.java:259) > >>> >> > at > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$SocketProcessor.run(JIoEndpoint.java:281) > >>> >> > at > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:886) > >>> >> > at > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:908) > >>> >> > at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619) > >>> >> > Caused by: java.io.FileNotFoundException: > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > /lab-jsf-rsrcmng/javax.faces.resource/templateInClasspath.xhtml.xhtml?ln=mytempl > >>> >> > Not Found in ExternalContext as a Resource > >>> >> > at > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > org.apache.myfaces.view.facelets.impl.DefaultFaceletFactory.resolveURL(DefaultFaceletFactory.java:199) > >>> >> > at > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > org.apache.myfaces.view.facelets.impl.DefaultFacelet.getRelativePath(DefaultFacelet.java:289) > >>> >> > at > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > org.apache.myfaces.view.facelets.impl.DefaultFacelet.include(DefaultFacelet.java:346) > >>> >> > at > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > org.apache.myfaces.view.facelets.impl.DefaultFaceletContext.includeFacelet(DefaultFaceletContext.java:215) > >>> >> > at > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > org.apache.myfaces.view.facelets.tag.ui.CompositionHandler.apply(CompositionHandler.java:140) > >>> >> > at > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > org.apache.myfaces.view.facelets.compiler.NamespaceHandler.apply(NamespaceHandler.java:57) > >>> >> > at > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > org.apache.myfaces.view.facelets.compiler.EncodingHandler.apply(EncodingHandler.java:45) > >>> >> > at > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > org.apache.myfaces.view.facelets.impl.DefaultFacelet.apply(DefaultFacelet.java:143) > >>> >> > at > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > org.apache.myfaces.view.facelets.FaceletViewDeclarationLanguage.buildView(FaceletViewDeclarationLanguage.java:329) > >>> >> > at > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > org.apache.myfaces.lifecycle.RenderResponseExecutor.execute(RenderResponseExecutor.java:66) > >>> >> > at > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > org.apache.myfaces.lifecycle.LifecycleImpl.render(LifecycleImpl.java:239) > >>> >> > ... 16 more > >>> >> > > >>> >> > - Component Tree > >>> >> > <http://localhost:17080/lab-jsf-rsrcmng/home2.xhtml#> > >>> >> > <UIViewRoot id="j_id0" inView="true" locale="en_US" > >>> >> > renderKitId="HTML_BASIC" > >>> >> > rendered="true" transient="false" viewId="/home2.xhtml"/> - State > >>> >> > size:548 > >>> >> > bytes > >>> >> > - Scoped Variables > >>> >> > <http://localhost:17080/lab-jsf-rsrcmng/home2.xhtml#> > >>> >> > Request ParametersNameValue*None*Request > >>> >> > AttributesNameValue*None*View > >>> >> > AttributesNameValue*None*Flash > AttributesNameValue*None*Application > >>> >> > AttributesNameValue*None* > >>> >> > Feb 19, 2011 9:52:09 AM - Generated by MyFaces - for information > on > >>> >> > disabling or modifying this error-page, see Disabling error > handling > >>> >> > in > >>> >> > MyFaces <http://wiki.apache.org/myfaces/Handling_Server_Errors> > >>> >> > > >>> >> > Thank you in advance > >>> >> > > >>> >> > Younes Ouadi > >>> >> > > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> -- > >>> >> Jakob Korherr > >>> >> > >>> >> blog: http://www.jakobk.com > >>> >> twitter: http://twitter.com/jakobkorherr > >>> >> work: http://www.irian.at > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Jakob Korherr > >>> > >>> blog: http://www.jakobk.com > >>> twitter: http://twitter.com/jakobkorherr > >>> work: http://www.irian.at > >> > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Jakob Korherr > > > > blog: http://www.jakobk.com > > twitter: http://twitter.com/jakobkorherr > > work: http://www.irian.at > > > > > > -- > Jakob Korherr > > blog: http://www.jakobk.com > twitter: http://twitter.com/jakobkorherr > work: http://www.irian.at >
