unable to Use jersey specific features in netbeans 7.3.1

Question

I am developing an web application using rest web services. I am using netbeans. After creating the web application wizards, for creating web service 1. new-> RESTful web service from patterns -> simple root resource 2. after filling class name, package and all details, netbeans has usually option for

Use Jersey Specific Feature

In my office PC this option is there. I have install the same version of netbeans at home PC, but I am not seeing the above Use Jersey Specific feature option.

I have tried with adding jersey-core-1.13.bundle in the library as found it while googling around, but it didn't work. I am using netbeans 7.3.1 and JavaEE 7

How should I do the same?

Answer 1

Hi this use jersey feature option is coming in specific configurations of jersey/JEE/Netbean. It's referenced as a bug on netbeans. It's well explained in a netbean post. Please take a look at netbean reference bug

NETBEAN BUG EXTRACT :

It's working as designed. We support REST configuration by using javax.ws.rc.core.Application subclass only.

The "Use Jersey Specific features" panel(section) was removed for JavaEE 7 we applications, or in JavaEE 6 when Jersey 2.0 is detected on classpath.

Thus, the use cases are the following:

1.JavaEE 7 (JAX-RS 2.0): - javax.ws.rc.core.Application subclass configuration

1. JavaEE 6 + Jersey 2.0 on classpath (eg GlassFish 4 or Tomcat with Jersey 2.0)

   • javax.ws.rc.core.Application subclass configuration

2. JavaEE 6 + Jersey 1.x on classpath (eg GlassFish 3.1)

   • javax.ws.rc.core.Application subclass configuration or
   • Jersey specific configuration using web.xml

Note: this is the only case, when "Use Jersey Specific features" panel is available

1. JavaEE 5 + Jersey 2.0 on classpath
   • Jersey specific configuration using web.xml

The general approach with REST is to get rid of Jersey specific stuff as most as possible, and use rather JAX-RS only.

Ken, could you please update the tutorial, and remove the "Use Jersey specific features" section (bottom wizard panel in step 5). Also the next panel in step 5 ("Rest Resources Configuretion" panel) was removed, and is not available anymore.

enjoy :)