Web-service client on Websphere throws NullPointer on method calling

Question

We've been using

• jaxws-spring
• WebSphere 8.5.5.2

for our web-services interactions, and now we get stuck with such "cause" when we call any web-method on the client-side -

ServletWrappe E com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper service SRVE0014E: Uncaught service() exception root cause appServlet: 
org.springframework.web.util.NestedServletException: Request processing failed; nested exception is javax.xml.ws.soap.SOAPFaultException: java.lang.NullPointerException
at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.processRequest(FrameworkServlet.java:948)
at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.doGet(FrameworkServlet.java:827)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:575)
at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.service(FrameworkServlet.java:812)
.....
Caused by: javax.xml.ws.soap.SOAPFaultException: java.lang.NullPointerException
at org.apache.axis2.jaxws.marshaller.impl.alt.MethodMarshallerUtils.createSystemException(MethodMarshallerUtils.java:1363)
at org.apache.axis2.jaxws.marshaller.impl.alt.MethodMarshallerUtils.demarshalFaultResponse(MethodMarshallerUtils.java:1089)
at org.apache.axis2.jaxws.marshaller.impl.alt.DocLitWrappedMethodMarshaller.demarshalFaultResponse(DocLitWrappedMethodMarshaller.java:680)
at org.apache.axis2.jaxws.client.proxy.JAXWSProxyHandler.getFaultResponse(JAXWSProxyHandler.java:626)
....
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
at java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap.put(ConcurrentHashMap.java:946)
at org.apache.axis2.jaxws.message.databinding.JAXBUtils.getJAXBContext(JAXBUtils.java:445)
at org.apache.axis2.datasource.jaxb.JAXBDSContext.getJAXBContext(JAXBDSContext.java:228)
at org.apache.axis2.datasource.jaxb.JAXBDSContext.getJAXBContext(JAXBDSContext.java:161)
at org.apache.axis2.datasource.jaxb.JAXBDSContext.marshal(JAXBDSContext.java:396)
at org.apache.axis2.jaxws.message.databinding.impl.JAXBBlockImpl._outputFromBO(JAXBBlockImpl.java:189)
at org.apache.axis2.jaxws.message.impl.BlockImpl.outputTo(BlockImpl.java:371)
at org.apache.axis2.jaxws.message.impl.BlockImpl.serialize(BlockImpl.java:295)
at org.apache.axiom.om.impl.llom.OMSourcedElementImpl.internalSerialize(OMSourcedElementImpl.java:781)
at org.apache.axiom.om.impl.llom.OMElementImpl.internalSerialize(OMElementImpl.java:967)
at org.apache.axiom.soap.impl.llom.SOAPEnvelopeImpl.serializeInternally(SOAPEnvelopeImpl.java:283)
at org.apache.axiom.soap.impl.llom.SOAPEnvelopeImpl.internalSerialize(SOAPEnvelopeImpl.java:245)
at org.apache.axiom.om.impl.llom.OMSerializableImpl.serializeAndConsume(OMSerializableImpl.java:207)
at org.apache.axis2.transport.http.SOAPMessageFormatter.writeTo(SOAPMessageFormatter.java:74)

Web-service client initialisation comes out with no any errors -

URL service_endpoint;
service_endpoint = new URL(endpoint);
service = new UDHandlersServiceImpl(service_endpoint, SERVICE_QNAME).getUDHandlersServiceImplPort();

NullPointerException occurs after calling any method of "service". And it doesn't even reach server side - because it doesn't have any logs there. Furthermore - such situation occurs only on the WebSphere - we deployed our client application on the Tomcat (server remained on websphere) and it worked fine. One more thing - SoapUI does not have any problems interacting with server side too.

We tried to switch classLoadings to parentLast for client application - with no success.

Also I can't even find sources for "org.apache.axis2.jaxws.message.databinding.JAXBUtils.getJAXBContext(JAXBUtils.java:445)". I googled it and didn't find this version of JAXBUtils. But even if i did, i think, it wouldnt be useful...

I hope someone can help us with that unobvious problem. Thanks beforehand.

===== updated======

When we remove jaxb libraries from endorsed dir (or appServer/classes) problem seems to disappear but in case of arising webExceptions(faults) server throws

Caused by: java.lang.ClassCastException: com.ibm.xml.xlxp2.jaxb.JAXBContextImpl incompatible with com.sun.xml.bind.api.JAXBRIContext
at com.sun.xml.ws.fault.SOAPFaultBuilder.<clinit>(SOAPFaultBuilder.java:565)
at java.lang.J9VMInternals.initializeImpl(Native Method)
at java.lang.J9VMInternals.initialize(J9VMInternals.java:237)

and returns no answer to the client.

Answer 1

We've realized that our exceptions didn't contain 3 required methods -

//============required==================
public DocumentValidationException(String message, ErrorsBean errorsBean, Throwable cause) {
    super(message, cause);
    this.errorsBean = errorsBean;
}

public ErrorsBean getFaultInfo() {
    return errorsBean;
}

public DocumentValidationException(String message, ErrorsBean errorsBean) {
    super(message);
    this.errorsBean = errorsBean;
}
//======================================

so, now it does.

And also we had some wrong target namespaces in it at the @WebFault annotations. Here is the link with similar problem - https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/forums/html/topic?id=77777777-0000-0000-0000-000014076927#77777777-0000-0000-0000-000014083314