PH28535: JAXRS SERVLETEXCEPTION SHOULD INCLUDE ROOT CAUSE

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Currently the ServletException generated in
  LibertyJaxRsServerFactoryBean.createSingletonInstance() during
  application startup does not include the root cause exception,
  which can be included in a ServletException.
  
  at
  com.ibm.ws.jaxrs20.server.LibertyJaxRsServerFactoryBean.createSi
  ngletonInstance(LibertyJaxRsServerFactoryBean.java:232)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.jaxrs20.server.LibertyJaxRsServerFactoryBean.onApplic
  ationInit(LibertyJaxRsServerFactoryBean.java:154)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.jaxrs20.server.LibertyJaxRsServerFactoryBean.doInit(L
  ibertyJaxRsServerFactoryBean.java:303)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.jaxrs20.server.JaxRsWebEndpointImpl.init(JaxRsWebEndp
  ointImpl.java:65)
  at
  com.ibm.websphere.jaxrs.server.IBMRestServlet.init(IBMRestServle
  t.java:90)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.init(ServletWrapp
  er.java:342)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapperImpl.init(ServletW
  rapperImpl.java:169)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.loadOnStartupChec
  k(ServletWrapper.java:1376)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.webapp.WebApp.doLoadOnStartupActions(Web
  App.java:673)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.webapp.WebApp.commonInitializationFinall
  y(WebApp.java:639)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.webapp.WebAppImpl.initialize(WebAppImpl.
  java:454)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.webapp.WebGroupImpl.addWebApplication(We
  bGroupImpl.java:88)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.VirtualHostImpl.addWebApplication(Virtua
  lHostImpl.java:171)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.WSWebContainer.addWebApp(WSWebContainer.
  java:904)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.WSWebContainer.addWebApplication(WSWebCo
  ntainer.java:789)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.component.WebContainerImpl.install(WebCo
  ntainerImpl.java:427)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.component.WebContainerImpl.start(WebCont
  ainerImpl.java:719)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.runtime.component.ApplicationMgrImpl.start(Applicatio
  nMgrImpl.java:1249)
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  All users of JAXRS applications in IBM      *
  *                  WebSphere Application Server                *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: ServletException does not include the   *
  *                      root cause.   See error description.    *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  A ServletException generated in
  com.ibm.ws.jaxrs20.server.LibertyJaxRsServerFactoryBean.createSi
  ngletonInstance() does not include the root cause.  This makes
  it difficult to understand what is going wrong.
  

Problem conclusion

• Added the root cause the the generated ServletException.
  
  The fix for this APAR is targeted for inclusion in fix pack
  9.0.5.6. For more information, see 'Recommended Updates for
  WebSphere Application Server':
  https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/715553
  

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

  WEBS APP SERV N

• Fixed component ID

  5724H8800

Applicable component levels

• R900 PSY

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