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PM05971: A NULLPOINTEREXCEPTION MAY OCCUR WHEN DEPLOYING A JAX-WS APPLICATION WITH RATIONAL APPLICATION DEVELOPER

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • NullPointerException may occur when deploying a JAX-WS
application with an SEI and EJB Web Service endpoint of the
same name to Application Server from Rational Application
Developer.

Here's the error seen in the Rational Application Developer
dialog:
Publishing failed
Module could not be deployed
java.lang.NullPointerException
The publish encountered some problems and the application may
not have been installed or it may have been successfully
installed but was unable to start.

======== myAppWS ========

The application cannot start: myAppWS
com.ibm.ws.exception.RuntimeWarning: javax.xml.ws
WebServiceException: Validation error: cannot find SEI
specified by the WebService endpointInterface. Implementaiton
class:
com.myAppWSPortBindingImpl; EndpointInterface: com.myAppWS
at
org.apache.axis2.jaxws.ExceptionFactory.createWebServiceExceptio
n(ExceptionFactory.java:178)
at
org.apache.axis2.jaxws.ExceptionFactory.makeWebServiceException(
ExceptionFactory.java:79)
at
org.apache.axis2.jaxws.ExceptionFactory.makeWebServiceException(
ExceptionFactory.java:125)
at
org.apache.axis2.jaxws.description.impl.ServiceDescriptionImpl.v
alidateIntegrity(ServiceDescriptionImpl.java:867)
at
org.apache.axis2.jaxws.description.impl.ServiceDescriptionImpl.v
alidateDBCLIntegrity(ServiceDescriptionImpl.java:752)
...
...

Here's the stack trace:
[2/3/10 13:11:22:995 EST] 0000001c ServiceDescri 1
org.apache.axis2.jaxws.description.impl.ServiceDescriptionImpl
setupWsdlDefinition SEI Composite =  Cannot dump
DescriptionBuilderComposite due to :
java.lang.NullPointerException
[2/3/10 13:11:22:995 EST] 0000001c ServiceDescri 1
org.apache.axis2.jaxws.description.impl.ServiceDescriptionImpl
setupWsdlDefinition Found for WSDL Definition from Composite
[2/3/10 13:11:23:015 EST] 0000001c ExceptionFact 1
org.apache.axis2.jaxws.ExceptionFactory
createWebServiceException Create Exception:
javax.xml.ws.WebServiceException: Validation
error: cannot find SEI specified by the
WebService.endpointInterface. Implementaiton class:
com.myAppWSBindingImpl; EndpointInterface: com.myAppWS
at
org.apache.axis2.jaxws.ExceptionFactory.createWebServiceExceptio
n(ExceptionFactory.java:178)
at
org.apache.axis2.jaxws.ExceptionFactory.makeWebServiceException(
ExceptionFactory.java:79)
at
org.apache.axis2.jaxws.ExceptionFactory.makeWebServiceException(
ExceptionFactory.java:125)
at
org.apache.axis2.jaxws.description.impl.ServiceDescriptionImpl.v
alidateIntegrity(ServiceDescriptionImpl.java:867)
at
org.apache.axis2.jaxws.description.impl.ServiceDescriptionImpl.v
alidateDBCLIntegrity(ServiceDescriptionImpl.java:752)
at
org.apache.axis2.jaxws.description.impl.ServiceDescriptionImpl.s
etupServiceDescriptionImpl(ServiceDescriptionImpl.java:242)
at
org.apache.axis2.jaxws.description.impl.ServiceDescriptionImpl.<
init>(ServiceDescriptionImpl.java:202)
at
org.apache.axis2.jaxws.description.impl.DescriptionFactoryImpl.c
reateServiceDescriptionFromDBCMap(DescriptionFactoryImpl.java:19
2)
at
org.apache.axis2.jaxws.description.DescriptionFactory.createServ
iceDescriptionFromDBCMap(DescriptionFactory.java:135)
at
com.ibm.ws.websvcs.deployment.WASAxis2MetaDataProcessor.processW
ARMetadata(WASAxis2MetaDataProcessor.java:231)
at
com.ibm.ws.websvcs.deployment.WASAxis2MetaDataProcessor.processA
pplicationMetaData(WASAxis2MetaDataProcessor.java:134)
at
com.ibm.ws.websvcs.component.WASAxis2ComponentImpl.warMetaDataCr
eated(WASAxis2ComponentImpl.java:705)
at
com.ibm.ws.websvcs.component.WASAxis2ComponentImpl.metaDataCreat
ed(WASAxis2ComponentImpl.java:563)
at
com.ibm.ws.runtime.component.MetaDataMgrImpl.fireMet..aDataCreat
ed (MetaDataMgrImpl.java:188)
....

Local fix

  • NA

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
* USERS AFFECTED:  IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature    *
*                  Pack for Web Services users of Rational     *
*                  Application Developer V7.5.2 or higher      *
****************************************************************
* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: A NullPointerException may occur when   *
*                      attempting to deploy a JAX-WS           *
*                      application created from an EJB 3.0     *
*                      ejb module using Rational Application   *
*                      Developer                               *
****************************************************************
* RECOMMENDATION:  Install a fixpack containing this APAR      *
****************************************************************
When using the Rational Application Developer 7.5.2+
"Add/Remove application" option to deploy a JAX-WS
application, a NullPointerException may occur.

In Rational Application Developer, a dialog may appear with
following message:
Publishing failed
 Module could not be deployed
 java.lang.NullPointerException
 The publish encountered some problems and the application may
not have been installed or it may have been successfully
installed but was unable to start.
...

The application does eventually install correctly. However,
the following exception may appear in the trace:

[2/3/10 13:11:22:995 EST] 0000001c ServiceDescri 1
org.apache.axis2.jaxws.description.impl.ServiceDescriptionImpl
setupWsdlDefinition SEI Composite =  Cannot dump
DescriptionBuilderComposite due to :
java.lang.NullPointerException
[2/3/10 13:11:22:995 EST] 0000001c ServiceDescri 1
org.apache.axis2.jaxws.description.impl.ServiceDescriptionImpl
setupWsdlDefinition Found for WSDL Definition from Composite
[2/3/10 13:11:23:015 EST] 0000001c ExceptionFact 1
org.apache.axis2.jaxws.ExceptionFactory
createWebServiceException Create Exception:
javax.xml.ws.WebServiceException: Validation
error: cannot find SEI specified by the
WebService.endpointInterface. Implementaiton class:
com.myAppPortBindingImpl; EndpointInterface: com.myApp
 at
org.apache.axis2.jaxws.ExceptionFactory.createWebServiceExceptio
n(ExceptionFactory.java:178)
 at
org.apache.axis2.jaxws.ExceptionFactory.makeWebServiceException(
ExceptionFactory.java:79)
 at
org.apache.axis2.jaxws.ExceptionFactory.makeWebServiceException(
ExceptionFactory.java:125)
 at
org.apache.axis2.jaxws.description.impl.ServiceDescriptionImpl.v
alidateIntegrity(ServiceDescriptionImpl.java:867)
 at
org.apache.axis2.jaxws.description.impl.ServiceDescriptionImpl.v
alidateDBCLIntegrity(ServiceDescriptionImpl.java:752)
 at
org.apache.axis2.jaxws.description.impl.ServiceDescriptionImpl.s
etupServiceDescriptionImpl(ServiceDescriptionImpl.java:242)
 at
org.apache.axis2.jaxws.description.impl.ServiceDescriptionImpl.<
init>(ServiceDescriptionImpl.java:202)
 at
org.apache.axis2.jaxws.description.impl.DescriptionFactoryImpl.c
reateServiceDescriptionFromDBCMap(DescriptionFactoryImpl.java:19
2)
 at
org.apache.axis2.jaxws.description.DescriptionFactory.createServ
iceDescriptionFromDBCMap(DescriptionFactory.java:135)
 at
com.ibm.ws.websvcs.deployment.WASAxis2MetaDataProcessor.processW
ARMetadata(WASAxis2MetaDataProcessor.java:231)
 at
com.ibm.ws.websvcs.deployment.WASAxis2MetaDataProcessor.processA
pplicationMetaData(WASAxis2MetaDataProcessor.java:134)
 at
com.ibm.ws.websvcs.component.WASAxis2ComponentImpl.warMetaDataCr
eated(WASAxis2ComponentImpl.java:705)
 at
com.ibm.ws.websvcs.component.WASAxis2ComponentImpl.metaDataCreat
ed(WASAxis2ComponentImpl.java:563)
 at
com.ibm.ws.runtime.component.MetaDataMgrImpl.fireMet..aDataCreat
ed (MetaDataMgrImpl.java:188)
....

Problem conclusion

  • The JAX-WS engine searches for JAX-WS classes. The similarly
named EJB class caused the JAX-WS engine to skip over the
JAX-WS class.  This algorithm failure causes the exception
seen by the user.

The algorithm is changed to correctly load the JAX-WS class
from the WEB-INF/classes directory when there are multiple
classes of the same name.  This change corrects the issue.

The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion
in fix pack 6.1.0.31.  Please refer to the Recommended
Updatespage for delivery information:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg27004980

Temporary fix

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APAR Information




    

  • APAR number
    PM05971
    • 

  • Reported component name
    WEBSERVIC FEATU
    • 

  • Reported component ID
    5724J0850
    • 

  • Reported release
    610
    • 

  • Status
    CLOSED  PER
    • 

  • PE
    NoPE
    • 

  • HIPER
    NoHIPER
    • 

  • Special Attention
    NoSpecatt
    • 

  • Submitted date
    2010-01-26
    • 

  • Closed date
    2010-02-23
    • 

  • Last modified date
    2010-02-23
    • 





    

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

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

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Fix information


    

  • Fixed component name
    WEBSERVIC FEATU
    • 

  • Fixed component ID
    5724J0850
    • 



Applicable component levels


    

  • R610  PSY
       UP
    • 








      
              
                            

              

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            Modified date:
            

            10 February 2022
            

            
                      

        


        

        


      

    

  



    

  

  
    
            

          
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