Tomcat 7 and MyFaces 2.0.4 annotation processing issues

["tech4j@gmail.com" <te...@gmail.com>]

Hi Guys,

We are working through some last minute issues before we release RichFaces
4.  On tomcat 7 with MyFaces 2.0.4 we have been running into some issues
with annotation processing.

Please see https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MYFACES-3035 for some
details.  It basically seems that @PostConstruct is being called before
managed properties are processed.  This is obviously causing big issues.

It is only with tomcat 7 since they changed the way they handle annotations.
 Unless I'm missing a work around, or something else this seems like a show
stopper for MyFaces on Tomcat 7.

Has anyone else had this issue, or know of a way around it?  I'd also like
to discuss any plans for reviewing this issue.

Thanks,
Jay Balunas
RichFaces project lead

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blog: http://in.relation.to/Bloggers/Jay

Re: Tomcat 7 and MyFaces 2.0.4 annotation processing issues

["tech4j@gmail.com" <te...@gmail.com>]

I'm sorry I have not been able to reply before now, we have been working on
the RichFaces 4.0.0.CR1 code freeze.

The research I did was based on looking at the special tomcat
7 connector that MyFaces currently uses, and the one that the Weld team did
to work around this problem ( links in jira ).  I also did a lot of
searching to see if there was some setting or configuration I was missing
tomcat 7 to turn it back on, but it did not look like it.

I think the real answer is going to be MyFaces creating their own instance
manager that handles the injections - much like what Weld did.

-Jay

On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 11:39 AM, Scott O'Bryan <da...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Yeah, I agree Jay.  That looks like a pretty big issue.  You said they
> changed how annotations are processed in Tomcat 7.  I'm not on that
> list but can you tell me how?  Also is there an equivalent ticket over
> in the Tomcat Queue?
>
> On Feb 18, 2011, at 6:59 AM, "tech4j@gmail.com" <te...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi Guys,
> >
> > We are working through some last minute issues before we release
> RichFaces
> > 4.  On tomcat 7 with MyFaces 2.0.4 we have been running into some issues
> > with annotation processing.
> >
> > Please see https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MYFACES-3035 for some
> > details.  It basically seems that @PostConstruct is being called before
> > managed properties are processed.  This is obviously causing big issues.
> >
> > It is only with tomcat 7 since they changed the way they handle
> annotations.
> > Unless I'm missing a work around, or something else this seems like a
> show
> > stopper for MyFaces on Tomcat 7.
> >
> > Has anyone else had this issue, or know of a way around it?  I'd also
> like
> > to discuss any plans for reviewing this issue.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Jay Balunas
> > RichFaces project lead
> >
> > --
> > blog: http://in.relation.to/Bloggers/Jay
>



-- 
blog: http://in.relation.to/Bloggers/Jay

Re: Tomcat 7 and MyFaces 2.0.4 annotation processing issues

[Scott O'Bryan <da...@gmail.com>]

Yeah, I agree Jay.  That looks like a pretty big issue.  You said they
changed how annotations are processed in Tomcat 7.  I'm not on that
list but can you tell me how?  Also is there an equivalent ticket over
in the Tomcat Queue?

On Feb 18, 2011, at 6:59 AM, "tech4j@gmail.com" <te...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Guys,
>
> We are working through some last minute issues before we release RichFaces
> 4.  On tomcat 7 with MyFaces 2.0.4 we have been running into some issues
> with annotation processing.
>
> Please see https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MYFACES-3035 for some
> details.  It basically seems that @PostConstruct is being called before
> managed properties are processed.  This is obviously causing big issues.
>
> It is only with tomcat 7 since they changed the way they handle annotations.
> Unless I'm missing a work around, or something else this seems like a show
> stopper for MyFaces on Tomcat 7.
>
> Has anyone else had this issue, or know of a way around it?  I'd also like
> to discuss any plans for reviewing this issue.
>
> Thanks,
> Jay Balunas
> RichFaces project lead
>
> --
> blog: http://in.relation.to/Bloggers/Jay