Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 98405
NPE Publishing a template
Last modified: 2005-10-31 17:00:50 EST
Description of problem: @33139/Postgres Create a template for the Article type Attempt to publish the template. Boom. Template used: <%@ page import ="com.arsdigita.cms.dispatcher.MasterPage, com.arsdigita.dispatcher.*" %> <h1>Snerky Snorky!</h1> <%! private MasterPage myPage = new MasterPage(); %> <b>Bold as bold is!</b> <% RequestContext context = DispatcherHelper.getRequestContext(request); myPage.init(); myPage.dispatch(request, response, context); %> Error: -*-*-*-*-*- Begin Error Report -*-*-*-*-*- -*-*-*- ACS Error Report Code: goodeats.boston.redhat.com:8080:6fa512a4:f6234e4545 -*-*-*- -*-*-*- Message: null -*-*-*- -*-*-*- Section: HTTP headers -*-*-*- accept: image/gif, image/x-xbitmap, image/jpeg, image/pjpeg, application/x-shockwave-flash, */* accept-encoding: gzip, deflate accept-language: en-us cache-control: no-cache connection: Keep-Alive content-length: 1095 content-type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded cookie: JSESSIONID=9885805ED87D386B2B373C7CE75F597A; ad_user_login=2008!1151761744777!dSqxm12cIl/7sqxOX0drFw== host: goodeats.boston.redhat.com:8080 referer: http://goodeats.boston.redhat.com:8080/ccm/articles/admin/item.jsp?bbp.2112.sel=5073&bbp.1532.sel=5062&bbp.3.pane=1&bbp.295.sel=5023&bbp.491.sel=5029&bbp.2018.sel=5068&bbp.1313.sel=5052&bbp.187.sel=5018&bbp.1135.sel=5044&bbp.957.sel=5034&bbp.1053.sel=5039&bbp.v=4&bbp.s=3&item_id=7050&bbp.i=cz3g06vasnk0pe6ts3ea6mnupeszlxip9lzsfyi9g26r1bcjgk52oica30wnq7kshh1d936rkrdd59hmqihhlww5nj6jxllfllb8lehrscuk8gxw7ybw62w1wjr8x39yzh95vqxjhqq0nqjufwyw3ltqptezxn92opt60rk8w1h5wew3b3t19zte0mvyuwa7upz20a4208exxh9to4k36bok1c05fw0fy9iccwtfe2obv8gk1ra5f03c7suoc48m12g6lqdrn8bb2tlp1qv2sjut363f4cwta7vg6myytiy2pb5q8dz34w01p36y9kkhcvmw0ezrdg8w8uslj6ndy2gchsxol0stdn7jzbmr57wczpw58mm2dix74dccnvnwp3h0aoejtqa6aoxw00b0ipywl4u5mdoggxdn8w72reorsa77zrpwlv1vjrrx32p13hmepyz97g3u11h8axf2swtb7xfpyn94av7cr6cmyzvdgy7jjwlwukw&bbp.31.sel=7048&bbp.e=select&bbp.2593.d=asc&bbp.1212.sel=5047&bbp.1426.sel=5057&g11n.enc=UTF-8&bbp.2580.d=asc&bbp.112.sel=5014&bbp.2292.d=asc&g11n.enc=UTF-8 user-agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1) -*-*-*- Section: Cookies -*-*-*- JSESSIONID: 9885805ED87D386B2B373C7CE75F597A (expires: -1) ad_user_login: 2008!1151761744777!dSqxm12cIl/7sqxOX0drFw== (expires: -1) -*-*-*- Section: CCM User -*-*-*- Party not logged in -*-*-*- Section: Stack trace -*-*-*- java.lang.NullPointerException at com.arsdigita.cms.ui.lifecycle.ItemLifecycleSelectForm$FinishTaskListener.process(ItemLifecycleSelectForm.java:436) at com.arsdigita.bebop.FormSection.fireProcess(FormSection.java:491) at com.arsdigita.bebop.FormSection$4.process(FormSection.java:465) at com.arsdigita.bebop.FormModel.fireFormProcess(FormModel.java:478) at com.arsdigita.bebop.FormModel.process(FormModel.java(Compiled Code)) at com.arsdigita.bebop.Form.process(Form.java:440) at com.arsdigita.bebop.Form.respond(Form.java:281) at com.arsdigita.bebop.PageState.respond(PageState.java:348) at com.arsdigita.bebop.Page.process(Page.java:695) at com.arsdigita.bebop.Page.process(Page.java:677) at com.arsdigita.bebop.Page.buildDocument(Page.java:731) at com.arsdigita.cms.dispatcher.CMSPage$1.excurse(CMSPage.java:262) at com.arsdigita.cms.CMSExcursion.run(CMSExcursion.java:71) at com.arsdigita.cms.dispatcher.CMSPage.dispatch(CMSPage.java:270) at org.apache.jsp.item$jsp._jspService(item$jsp.java:96) at org.apache.jasper.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:107) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java(Compiled Code)) at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet$JspServletWrapper.service(JspServlet.java:201) at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:381) at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:473) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java(Compiled Code)) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.invoke(ApplicationDispatcher.java:683) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.doForward(ApplicationDispatcher.java:431) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.forward(ApplicationDispatcher.java:355) at com.arsdigita.dispatcher.DispatcherHelper.forwardHelper(DispatcherHelper.java:174) at com.arsdigita.dispatcher.DispatcherHelper.forwardRequestByPath(DispatcherHelper.java:203) at com.arsdigita.dispatcher.DispatcherHelper.forwardRequestByPath(DispatcherHelper.java:216) at com.arsdigita.cms.dispatcher.FileDispatcher.chainedDispatch(FileDispatcher.java:61) at com.arsdigita.dispatcher.DispatcherChain.dispatch(DispatcherChain.java:74) at com.arsdigita.cms.ContentSectionServlet.doService(ContentSectionServlet.java:134) at com.arsdigita.web.BaseApplicationServlet$1.excurse(BaseApplicationServlet.java:119) at com.arsdigita.kernel.KernelExcursion.run(KernelExcursion.java(Compiled Code)) at com.arsdigita.web.BaseApplicationServlet.doService(BaseApplicationServlet.java:113) at com.arsdigita.web.BaseServlet$1.excurse(BaseServlet.java:127) at com.arsdigita.kernel.KernelExcursion.run(KernelExcursion.java(Compiled Code)) at com.arsdigita.web.BaseServlet.internalService(BaseServlet.java:102) at com.arsdigita.web.BaseServlet.doPost(BaseServlet.java:237) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java(Compiled Code)) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java(Compiled Code)) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.invoke(ApplicationDispatcher.java:683) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.doForward(ApplicationDispatcher.java:431) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.forward(ApplicationDispatcher.java:355) at com.arsdigita.web.BaseDispatcher.forward(BaseDispatcher.java:212) at com.arsdigita.web.BaseDispatcher.forward(BaseDispatcher.java:198) at com.arsdigita.web.BaseDispatcher.dispatch(BaseDispatcher.java:130) at com.arsdigita.web.DispatcherServlet.service(DispatcherServlet.java:136) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java(Compiled Code)) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java(Compiled Code)) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java(Compiled Code)) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java(Compiled Code)) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java(Compiled Code)) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java(Compiled Code)) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java(Compiled Code)) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java(Compiled Code)) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java(Compiled Code)) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.invoke(StandardContext.java(Compiled Code)) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java(Compiled Code)) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java(Compiled Code)) at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorDispatcherValve.invoke(ErrorDispatcherValve.java(Compiled Code)) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java(Compiled Code)) at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java(Compiled Code)) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java(Compiled Code)) at org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve.invoke(AccessLogValve.java(Compiled Code)) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java(Compiled Code)) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java(Compiled Code)) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java(Compiled Code)) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java(Compiled Code)) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java(Compiled Code)) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java(Compiled Code)) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java(Compiled Code)) at org.apache.catalina.connector.http.HttpProcessor.process(HttpProcessor.java(Compiled Code)) at org.apache.catalina.connector.http.HttpProcessor.run(HttpProcessor.java:1125) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:512) -*-*-*- Section: Request summary -*-*-*- Context path: Request URI: /ccm/articles/admin/item.jsp Query string: null Method: POST Remote user: null -*-*-*- Section: System properties -*-*-*- catalina.base: /home/boston/jorris/webserver/jakarta-tomcat-4.0.6 catalina.home: /home/boston/jorris/webserver/jakarta-tomcat-4.0.6 catalina.useNaming: true file.encoding: UTF-8 file.encoding.pkg: sun.io file.separator: / invokedviajava: java.assistive: ON java.awt.fonts: java.awt.graphicsenv: sun.awt.X11GraphicsEnvironment java.awt.printerjob: sun.awt.motif.PSPrinterJob java.class.path: /opt/IBMJava2-131/lib/tools.jar:/home/boston/jorris/webserver/jakarta-tomcat-4.0.6/ccm/WEB-INF/lib/jaas.jar:/home/boston/jorris/webserver/jakarta-tomcat-4.0.6/ccm/WEB-INF/lib/jce.jar:/home/boston/jorris/webserver/jakarta-tomcat-4.0.6/ccm/WEB-INF/lib/sunjce_provider.jar:/home/boston/jorris/webserver/jakarta-tomcat-4.0.6/ccm/WEB-INF/lib/xerces.jar:/home/boston/jorris/webserver/jakarta-tomcat-4.0.6/ccm/WEB-INF/lib/xalan.jar:/opt/apps/oracle/product/9.2.0/jdbc/lib/classes12.zip:/home/boston/jorris/webserver/jakarta-tomcat-4.0.6/bin/bootstrap.jar java.class.version: 46.0 java.compiler: jitc java.endorsed.dirs: /home/boston/jorris/webserver/jakarta-tomcat-4.0.6/bin:/home/boston/jorris/webserver/jakarta-tomcat-4.0.6/common/lib java.ext.dirs: /opt/IBMJava2-131/jre/lib/ext java.fullversion: J2RE 1.3.1 IBM build cxia32131-20020410 (JIT enabled: jitc) java.home: /opt/IBMJava2-131/jre java.io.tmpdir: /home/boston/jorris/webserver/jakarta-tomcat-4.0.6/temp java.library.path: /opt/IBMJava2-131/jre/bin:/opt/IBMJava2-131/jre/bin/classic:/opt/apps/oracle/product/9.2.0/lib:/lib:/usr/lib:/usr/local/lib:/usr/lib java.naming.factory.initial: org.apache.naming.java.javaURLContextFactory java.naming.factory.url.pkgs: org.apache.naming java.runtime.name: Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition java.runtime.version: 1.3.1 java.specification.name: Java Platform API Specification java.specification.vendor: Sun Microsystems Inc. java.specification.version: 1.3 java.vendor: IBM Corporation java.vendor.url: http://www.ibm.com/ java.vendor.url.bug: java.version: 1.3.1 java.vm.info: J2RE 1.3.1 IBM build cxia32131-20020410 (JIT enabled: jitc) java.vm.name: Classic VM java.vm.specification.name: Java Virtual Machine Specification java.vm.specification.vendor: Sun Microsystems Inc. java.vm.specification.version: 1.0 java.vm.vendor: IBM Corporation java.vm.version: 1.3.1 javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilderFactory: org.apache.xerces.jaxp.DocumentBuilderFactoryImpl javax.xml.parsers.SAXParserFactory: org.apache.xerces.jaxp.SAXParserFactoryImpl javax.xml.transform.TransformerFactory: com.icl.saxon.TransformerFactoryImpl line.separator: os.arch: x86 os.name: Linux os.version: 2.4.20-18.8 path.separator: : PreferredXSLTTransformer: SAXON sun.boot.class.path: /opt/IBMJava2-131/jre/lib/rt.jar:/opt/IBMJava2-131/jre/lib/i18n.jar:/opt/IBMJava2-131/jre/classes sun.boot.library.path: /opt/IBMJava2-131/jre/bin sun.io.unicode.encoding: UnicodeLittle user.dir: /home/boston/jorris/webserver/jakarta-tomcat-4.0.6/bin user.home: /home/boston/jorris user.language: en user.name: jorris user.region: US user.timezone: America/New_York -*-*-*-*-*- End Error Report -*-*-*-*-*-
Appears to be due to a lurking lifecycle listener checking for workflow information. As we no longer use workflow with templates, it is null.
Fixed in perforce 33323. We no longer assume that items getting published have workflows, since templates for instance do not.