PM43205: A method annotated with @ProcessEvent in a class extending FacesPortlet isn't called if the event is published

Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software, Version 7.5.5.5

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• A method annotated with @ProcessEvent within a class extending
  FacesPortlet isn't called if the particular event is published
  
  Step to reproduce:
  1. Create a JSR286 portlet project Event of type Faces portlet
  with portlet Sender
  2. Create a new portlet of type Faces portlet Receiver
  3. Open the portlet deployment descriptor, open section Event
  definitions, press Add... and specify Event name PublishEvent.
  Leave the default name space and event value type. Open tab
  Portlets, select portlet Sender and open section Support
  Publishing Events and select the event PublishEvent. Select
  portlet Receiver, open section Support Processing Events and
  select the event PublishEvent
  4. Open Sender.jsp. Drag from the Palette the component Input
  and a Button - Command to the .jsp
  5. Create a new class bean.Message with a field message of type
  String and accessor methods for that field
  6. Create a new Faces Managed Bean messageBean for
  bean.MessageBean in request scope. Bind the inputText to the
  field message in bean message.
  7. Code an action for the command above with the following code
      PortletResponseWrapper responseWrapper =
  (PortletResponseWrapper)(getFacesContext().getExternalContext().
  getResponse());
      ActionResponse actionResponse =
  (ActionResponse)(responseWrapper.getPortletResponse());
      String message = getMessageBean().getMessage();
      actionResponse.setEvent('PublishEvent',message);
  8. Create a new class bean.Receive with a field message of type
  String and accessor methods for that field
  9. Create a new Faces Managed Bean receiveBean for
  bean.ReceiveBean in session scope.
  10. Open Receiver.jsp. Add an outputText and bind the outputText
  to the field message in bean receiveBean.
  11. Create a new class portlet.ReceiverPortlet deriving from
  com.ibm.faces.portlet.FacesPortlet and add the following method
  @ProcessEvent(qname = '{http://Event/}PublishEvent')
  public void method(EventRequest request, EventResponse response)
      throws PortletException, java.io.IOException {
      FacesContext facesContext =
  FacesContext.getCurrentInstance();
      Event event = request.getEvent();
      if (event.getName().toString().equals('PublishEvent')) {
          try {
              String message =
  request.getEvent().getValue().toString();
              TestBean bean = (TestBean)
  facesContext.getApplication()
                          .createValueBinding('#{receiveBean}')
                          .getValue(facesContext);
              bean.setMessage(message);
          } catch (Exception e) {
              e.printStackTrace();
          }
      }
      facesContext.release();
  }
  12. Open the portlet deployment descriptor and specify as
  portlet class for Receiver the ReceiverPortlet
  13. Add the EAR EventEAR to the Portal server
  14. Open Portal on the page Event, open the Edit Page Layout,
  tab Wires. Select source portlet Sender, sending PublishEvent,
  target page take the default, target portlet Receiver, receiving
  PublishEvent, wire type public, Hit the '+' sign at the end of
  the line to add the Wire and press Done. Once Done, make sure
  that the wire added is listed in the wires tab.
  15. Open the portlet Sender, enter a text and press the button
  to send the JSR286 event to the Receiver portlet
  Result:
  
  The message is NOT shown within the Receiver portlet
  
  Expected result:
  
  The message is shown within the Receiver portlet
  
  Workaround:
  
  None
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  A method annotated with @ProcessEvent within a class
  extending FacesPortlet isn't called if the particular event
  is published.
  

Problem conclusion

• Fixed by invoking processEvent() of GenericPortlet from the
  portlet bridge.
  
  The fix for this APAR is included in Rational Application
  Developer v7.5.5.5.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  RATL APP DEV WI

• Fixed component ID

  5724J1901

Applicable component levels

• R755 PSN

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