Struts 1.1 - Tomcat 4.1.30 deployment problem

[Raynil S. Barnett]

hello!

I keep getting a "HTTP Status 503 - Servlet action is currently unavailable" when I hit an action path. This struts application works fine when deployed in JBoss but Tomcat repeatedly throws a 503, any ideas what is going wrong? is there a problem with the digester version used to parse the struts-config.xml, any knows issues.

Thanks for all the help.

2004-07-27 20:55:29 Loading root WebApplicationContext
2004-07-27 20:55:30 StandardWrapper[/thinui efault]: Loading container servlet default
2004-07-27 20:55:31 StandardWrapper[/thinui:action]: Marking servlet action as unavailable
2004-07-27 20:55:31 StandardContext[/thinui]: Servlet /thinui threw load() exception
javax.servlet.UnavailableException: Parsing error processing resource path
at org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.handleConfigException(ActionServlet.java:1035)
at org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.parseModuleConfigFile(ActionServlet.java:1014)
at org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.initModuleConfig(ActionServlet.java:955)
at org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.init(ActionServlet.java:470)
at javax.servlet.GenericServlet.init(GenericServlet.java:256)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.loadServlet(StandardWrapper.java:935)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.load(StandardWrapper.java:823)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.loadOnStartup(StandardContext.java:3427)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:3628)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:821)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:807)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:595)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostDeployer.install(StandardHostDeployer.java:307)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.install(StandardHost.java:788)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDirectories(HostConfig.java:559)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployApps(HostConfig.java:401)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.start(HostConfig.java:718)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.lifecycleEvent(HostConfig.java:358)
at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleSupport.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleSupport.java:166)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1196)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.start(StandardHost.java:754)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1188)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.start(StandardEngine.java:363)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.start(StandardService.java:497)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.start(StandardServer.java:2190)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:512)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.execute(Catalina.java:400)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.process(Catalina.java:180)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:324)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:203)

2004-07-27 20:55:31 StandardWrapper[/thinui:invoker]: Loading container servlet invoker
2004-07-27 20:56:03 StandardWrapperValve[action]: Servlet action is currently unavailable
[ July 28, 2004: Message edited by: Mark Spritzler ]

[Raynil S. Barnett]

here is a snippet of my config file, I still keep getting the HTTP status 503 error, tomcat logs report

2004-07-28 08:16:41 StandardContext[/thinui]: Servlet /thinui threw load() exception
javax.servlet.UnavailableException: Parsing error processing resource path
at org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.handleConfigException(ActionServlet.java:1035)
at org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.parseModuleConfigFile(ActionServlet.java:1014)

 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><!DOCTYPE struts-config 
PUBLIC "-//Apache Software Foundation//DTD Struts Configuration 1.0//EN" 
"http://jakarta.apache.org/struts/dtds/struts-config_1_1.dtd">
<struts-config>    
  <!-- ================== Form Definitions =============================== -->    
  <form-beans type="org.apache.struts.action.ActionFormBean">
    <form-bean name="loginUserForm"type="com.bt.thinui.struts.forms.LoginUserForm" />    
  </form-beans>    
 
  <!-- ========== Global Forward Definitions ============================= -->    
  <global-forwards type="org.apache.struts.action.ActionForward">        
    <forward name="error"  path="/error.jsp" />    
  </global-forwards>    
 
  <!-- ========== Action Mapping Definitions ============================= -->    
  <action-mappings type="org.apache.struts.action.ActionMapping">        
    <!-- ============================================================= -->        
    <!-- ======================== Login Commands ===================== -->        
    <!-- ============================================================= -->        
    <!-- prepare a form bean for the login screen -->        
    <action path="/Cmd/Admin/User/PreLogin"
        type="com.bt.thinui.struts.actions.LoginUserAction"
        parameter="prelogin"
        name="loginUserForm"
        scope="request"
        validate="false">    
      <forward name="success" redirect="false" path="/sk/Pg/Admin/User/Login" />        
    </action>        
  
    <action path="/Pg/Admin/User/Login" forward="/WEB-INF/admin/user/login.jsp">
    </action>        
  
    <action path="/Cmd/Admin/User/Login"
        type="com.bt.thinui.struts.actions.LoginUserAction"
        parameter="login"
        name="loginUserForm"
        scope="request"
        input="/sk/Pg/Admin/User/Login"
        validate="true">
      <forward name="success" redirect="false" path="/sk/Pg/Module/Books/Login" />
      <forward name="cancel"  redirect="true"  path="/sk/Pg/Cancel" />        
    </action>        
  
    <action path="/Pg/Module/Books/Login" forward="/WEB-INF/module/books/list.jsp">
    </action>
  </action-mappings>    
 
  <!-- message resources -->    
  <message-resources        
      parameter="ApplicationResources"        
      null="false" />
  
</struts-config> 

-----

C:\jakarta-tomcat-4.1.30\webapps\thinui\WEB-INF\classes\ApplicationResources.properties


-----
web.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><!DOCTYPE web-app PUBLIC 
"-//Sun Microsystems, Inc.//DTD Web Application 2.3//EN" "http://java.sun.com/dtd/web-app_2_3.dtd">
 
<web-app>
  <display-name></display-name>  
  <description></description>  
  
  <!--     - Location of the XML file that defines the root application context     
    - Applied by ContextLoaderListener.     -     
    - Can include "/WEB-INF/dataAccessContext-local.xml" for a single-database     
    - context, or "/WEB-INF/dataAccessContext-jta.xml" for a two-database context.  -->  
  <context-param>
    <param-name>contextConfigLocation</param-name>
    <param-value>
       /WEB-INF/applicationContext-jdbc.xml
    </param-value>
        <!--<param-value>
        /WEB-INF/dataAccessContext-jta.xml  
        /WEB-INF/applicationContext.xml
    </param-value>-->  
    
  </context-param>  
    <!--- Loads the root application context of this web app at startup,
        - by default from "/WEB-INF/applicationContext.xml".
        - Note that it is preferable to use ContextLoaderListener in a servlet container
        - that follows the Servlet 2.4 initialization order (most Servlet 2.3 containers do).-
        - Use WebApplicationContextUtils.getWebApplicationContext(servletContext)
        - to access it anywhere in the web application, outside of the framework.-
        - The root context is the parent of all servlet-specific contexts.
        - This means that its beans are automatically available in these child contexts,
        - both for getBean(name) calls and (external) bean references.-->
   <servlet>
     <servlet-name>context</servlet-name>
     <servlet-class>org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderServlet</servlet-class>
     <load-on-startup>1</load-on-startup>
   </servlet>  
   
   <servlet>    
     <servlet-name>action</servlet-name>    
     <servlet-class>org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet</servlet-class>    
     <init-param>      
       <param-name>application</param-name>      
       <param-value>ApplicationResources</param-value>    
     </init-param>    
     <init-param>      
       <param-name>config</param-name>      
       <param-value>/WEB-INF/struts-config.xml</param-value>    
     </init-param>    
     <init-param>      
       <param-name>debug</param-name>      
       <param-value>0</param-value>    
     </init-param>    
     <init-param>      
       <param-name>detail</param-name>      
       <param-value>0</param-value>    
     </init-param>    
     <init-param>      
       <param-name>mapping</param-name>      
       <param-value>com.softkastle.thinui.struts.actions.SoftActionMapping</param-value>    
     </init-param>    
     <init-param>      
       <param-name>validate</param-name>      
       <param-value>true</param-value>    
     </init-param>    
     <load-on-startup>2</load-on-startup>  
   </servlet>  
   
   <servlet>         
     <servlet-name>jikes_jsp</servlet-name>    
     <servlet-class>org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet</servlet-class>    
     <init-param>      <param-name>jspCompilerPlugin</param-name>      
       <param-value>org.apache.jasper.compiler.JikesJavaCompiler</param-value>    
     </init-param>    
     <init-param>      
       <param-name>logVerbosityLevel</param-name>      
       <param-value>WARNING</param-value>    
     </init-param>    
     <load-on-startup>3</load-on-startup>  
   </servlet>  
     
   <servlet-mapping>    
     <servlet-name>jikes_jsp</servlet-name>    
     <url-pattern>*.jsp</url-pattern>  
   </servlet-mapping>  
   
   <servlet-mapping>    
     <servlet-name>action</servlet-name>    
     <url-pattern>/sk/*</url-pattern>  
   </servlet-mapping>  
   
   <welcome-file-list>    
     <welcome-file>index.html</welcome-file>  
   </welcome-file-list>  
   
   <taglib>    
     <taglib-uri>/WEB-INF/struts-bean.tld</taglib-uri>    
     <taglib-location>/WEB-INF/struts-bean.tld</taglib-location>  
   </taglib>  
   
   <taglib>      
     <taglib-uri>/WEB-INF/struts-html.tld</taglib-uri>    
     <taglib-location>/WEB-INF/struts-html.tld</taglib-location>  
   </taglib>  
   
   <taglib>    
     <taglib-uri>/WEB-INF/struts-logic.tld</taglib-uri>    
     <taglib-location>/WEB-INF/struts-logic.tld</taglib-location>  
   </taglib>  
   
   <taglib>    
     <taglib-uri>/WEB-INF/struts-template.tld</taglib-uri>    
     <taglib-location>/WEB-INF/struts-template.tld</taglib-location>  
   </taglib>  
   
   
   <!--  <security-constraint>    
   <display-name>LOGIN, Login, login</display-name>    
   <web-resource-collection>      
     <web-resource-name>SK</web-resource-name>      
     <url-pattern>/sk/*</url-pattern>    
   </web-resource-collection>    
   
   <auth-constraint>      
     <role-name>login</role-name>      
     <role-name>LOGIN</role-name>      
     <role-name>Login</role-name>    
   </auth-constraint>    
   
   <user-data-constraint>      
     <description>No Description</description>      
     <transport-guarantee>NONE</transport-guarantee>    
   </user-data-constraint>  
   
   </security-constraint>  
   
   <login-config>    
     <auth-method>FORM</auth-method>    
     <form-login-config>      
       <form-login-page>/login/login.jsp</form-login-page>      
       <form-error-page>/login/error.jsp</form-error-page>    
     </form-login-config>  
  </login-config>  -->
  
</web-app>

any ideas what is wrong with struts 1.1 and tomcat 4.1.3
I've seen reports of bugs with the url patterns in Tomcat 4.1.3 <url-pattern>/sk/*</url-pattern>
[ July 28, 2004: Message edited by: Mark Spritzler ]

[Mark Spritzler]

"Javanil"-
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[Mark Spritzler]

Now for other fun Bartender stuff.

I have fixed your post. When you have a CODE tag it will keep all the formatting that is in the text, meaning if there is no carriage returns, then the entire text will be presented as one huge line, just like yours did. You need to make sure you copy the text form a location that will include carriage returns.

It looks like yours might have been a copy from a web browser, or some other location, but not a text editor.

The last part is that this is a Struts question, and not a Servlets question directly. So I need to move this thread to the appropriate forum, which is the Web Applications Frameworks forum.

Good luck and I am sure you will get a great answer there, and also, right now a chance to win the best Struts book out there. IMHO.

Mark

[Dirk Schreckmann]

Raynil S.,

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[Surasak Leenapongpanit]

Did this problem occur on another struts application, when you deploy on Tomcat?

[Raynil S. Barnett]

Resolution:

In one of the action classes I was attempting to fetch an springframework xml file from the classpath, however the path was wrong and exception thrown was not too helpful, fixed the path to the file and all's fine.