configuring a cxf web service in jboss as 7

Question

I am developing a new web service. But I cannot seem to figure out the best way to set up the web service to deploy in jboss as 7.

As per the jboss documentation, here is the web.xml.

<web-app xmlns="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee"
  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
  xsi:schemaLocation="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee/web-app_2_5.xsd"
  version="2.5"> 

<servlet>
    <servlet-name>testService</servlet-name>
    <servlet-class>com.sgb.testService.ws.web.TestService</servlet-class>
    <load-on-startup>1</load-on-startup>
</servlet>

<servlet-mapping>
    <servlet-name>testService</servlet-name>
    <url-pattern>/*</url-pattern>
</servlet-mapping>

As per the jboss docs, it also needs a jboss-cxf.xml for all the configurations for cxf and spring.

 <beans xmlns="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" 
xmlns:cxf="http://cxf.apache.org/core" 
xmlns:jaxws="http://cxf.apache.org/jaxws" 
xmlns:context="http://www.springframework.org/schema/context" 
xmlns:wsa="http://cxf.apache.org/ws/addressing" 
xmlns:http="http://cxf.apache.org/transports/http/configuration" 
xmlns:sec="http://cxf.apache.org/configuration/security" 
xsi:schemaLocation="
 http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans/spring-beans-3.1.xsd 
 http://cxf.apache.org/core http://cxf.apache.org/schemas/core.xsd 
 http://cxf.apache.org/jaxws http://cxf.apache.org/schemas/jaxws.xsd 
 http://www.springframework.org/schema/context http://www.springframework.org/schema/context/spring-context-3.1.xsd 
 http://cxf.apache.org/transports/http/configuration http://cxf.apache.org/schemas/configuration/http-conf.xsd ">

<import resource="classpath:META-INF/cxf/cxf.xml" />
<import resource="classpath:META-INF/cxf/cxf-servlet.xml" />
<import resource="classpath:META-INF/cxf/cxf-extension-soap.xml" />

<!--  import spring application context configurations -->
<import resource="classpath:META-INF/spring/applicationContext-ws.xml" />

<jaxws:endpoint id="testService" 
    implementor="com.sgb.testService.ws.web.TestService"
    address="/testService" >
    <!-- 
    address="http://localhost:8080/testService">
    -->
    <jaxws:properties>
        <entry key="schema-validation-enabled" value="true" />
    </jaxws:properties>
    <jaxws:invoker>
        <bean class="org.jboss.wsf.stack.cxf.InvokerJSE" />
    </jaxws:invoker>
</jaxws:endpoint>

And the spring configurations are defined in the ApplicationContext-ws.xml here.

<beans xmlns="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans"
xmlns:aop="http://www.springframework.org/schema/aop" 
xmlns:context="http://www.springframework.org/schema/context"
xmlns:jee="http://www.springframework.org/schema/jee" 
xmlns:jaxws="http://cxf.apache.org/jaxws"
xmlns:tx="http://www.springframework.org/schema/tx"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.springframework.org/schema/aop      http://www.springframework.org/schema/aop/spring-aop-3.1.xsd
    http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans/spring-beans-3.1.xsd
    http://www.springframework.org/schema/context      http://www.springframework.org/schema/context/spring-context-3.1.xsd
    http://www.springframework.org/schema/jee http://www.springframework.org/schema/jee/spring-jee-3.1.xsd
    http://www.springframework.org/schema/tx http://www.springframework.org/schema/tx/spring-tx-3.1.xsd
    http://cxf.apache.org/jaxws http://cxf.apache.org/schemas/jaxws.xsd">

<context:property-placeholder location="classpath*:META-INF/spring/*.properties" />

<!--  
import the common configurations from core sub-module
which contains the declarations for Datasource, EntityManagerFactory & PersistanceUnit 
-->
<import resource="applicationContext-core.xml" />
<import resource="applicationContext-jpa.xml" />


<!-- setting up multiple packages to scan for components -->
<context:component-scan base-package="com.sgb.testService.ws.service" />


<!-- Declare the Transaction Manager -->
<bean id="transactionManager" 
    class="org.springframework.orm.jpa.JpaTransactionManager">
    <property name="entityManagerFactory" ref="entityManagerFactory" />
</bean>


<!-- declare transactions as annotation driven -->
<tx:annotation-driven 
    transaction-manager="transactionManager" />

Does the above look right? Am I missing anything?

Specific Question: For deploying a cxf based web service in jboss AS 7, where does the spring beans configuration (ApplicationContext-ws.xml above) need to be defined?

Can someone point me to a recent (2012) example or tutorial. Most of the examples I find online seem to be old and I cannot seem to find a proper tutorial in the jboss or spring websites...

Thank you. -SGB

EDIT TO ADD: The error message seems to indicate that while deploying the war file, jboss is attempting to publish the wsdl to JBOSS_HOME/standalone/data/wsdl/TestService.war, but is failing as it cannot find the schema (xsd file). This is a bit strange as bot the schema and wsdl is inside WEB-INF/wsdl/ directory. where JBOSS_HOME = C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Apache Software Foundation\\jboss-as-7.1.1.Final\\

ERROR MESSAGE:

15:56:09,146 INFO  [org.apache.cxf.service.factory.ReflectionServiceFactoryBean] (MSC service thread 1-4) Creating Service {http://www.sgb.com/Slm/ES
/TestServiceIdentifier}TestServiceIdentifier from WSDL: WEB-INF/wsdl/TestService.wsdl
15:56:09,238 INFO  [org.apache.cxf.endpoint.ServerImpl] (MSC service thread 1-4) Setting the server's publish address to be http://localhost:8080/eucl
id-ws
15:56:09,266 INFO  [org.jboss.wsf.stack.cxf.deployment.WSDLFilePublisher] (MSC service thread 1-4) WSDL published to: JBOSS_HOME/standalone/data/wsdl/testService-ws.war    /TestService.wsdl
15:56:09,270 ERROR [org.jboss.msc.service.fail] (MSC service thread 1-4) MSC00001: Failed to start service jboss.deployment.unit."testService-ws.war".INSTA
LL: org.jboss.msc.service.StartException in service jboss.deployment.unit."testService-ws.war".INSTALL: Failed to process phase INSTALL of deployment "eucl
id-ws.war"
    at    org.jboss.as.server.deployment.DeploymentUnitPhaseService.start(DeploymentUnitPhaseService.java:119) [jboss-as-server-7.1.1.Final.jar:7.1.1.Final]
    at org.jboss.msc.service.ServiceControllerImpl$StartTask.startService(ServiceControllerImpl.java:1811) [jboss-msc-1.0.2.GA.jar:1.0.2.GA]
    at org.jboss.msc.service.ServiceControllerImpl$StartTask.run(ServiceControllerImpl.java:1746) [jboss-msc-1.0.2.GA.jar:1.0.2.GA]
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:886) [rt.jar:1.6.0_33]
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:908) [rt.jar:1.6.0_33]
    at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:662) [rt.jar:1.6.0_33]
 Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: Cannot publish wsdl to: JBOSS_HOME\standalone\data\
wsdl\testService-ws.war\TestService.wsdl
    at org.jboss.wsf.stack.cxf.deployment.WSDLFilePublisher.publishWsdlFiles(WSDLFilePublisher.java:107)
    at org.jboss.wsf.stack.cxf.deployment.EndpointImpl.publishContractToFilesystem(EndpointImpl.java:222)
    at org.jboss.wsf.stack.cxf.deployment.EndpointImpl.doPublish(EndpointImpl.java:93)
    at org.apache.cxf.jaxws.EndpointImpl.publish(EndpointImpl.java:239)
    at org.apache.cxf.jaxws.EndpointImpl.publish(EndpointImpl.java:509)
    at org.jboss.wsf.stack.cxf.configuration.NonSpringBusHolder.configure(NonSpringBusHolder.java:117)
    at org.jboss.wsf.stack.cxf.deployment.aspect.BusDeploymentAspect.startDeploymentBus(BusDeploymentAspect.java:113)
    at org.jboss.wsf.stack.cxf.deployment.aspect.BusDeploymentAspect.start(BusDeploymentAspect.java:66)
    at org.jboss.as.webservices.deployers.AspectDeploymentProcessor.deploy(AspectDeploymentProcessor.java:74)
    at org.jboss.as.server.deployment.DeploymentUnitPhaseService.start(DeploymentUnitPhaseService.java:113) [jboss-as-server-7.1.1.Final.jar:7.1.1
 .Final]
    ... 5 more
Caused by: java.io.FileNotFoundException: JBOSS_HOME\standalone\data\wsdl\testService-ws.war\TestServiceIdentifier.xsd (The system cannot find the file specified)
    at java.io.FileInputStream.open(Native Method) [rt.jar:1.6.0_33]
    at java.io.FileInputStream.<init>(FileInputStream.java:120) [rt.jar:1.6.0_33]
    at java.io.FileInputStream.<init>(FileInputStream.java:79) [rt.jar:1.6.0_33]
    at sun.net.www.protocol.file.FileURLConnection.connect(FileURLConnection.java:70) [rt.jar:1.6.0_33]
        at     sun.net.www.protocol.file.FileURLConnection.getInputStream(FileURLConnection.java:161) [rt.jar:1.6.0_33]
        at java.net.URL.openStream(URL.java:1010) [rt.jar:1.6.0_33]
    at org.jboss.ws.common.utils.AbstractWSDLFilePublisher.publishSchemaImports(AbstractWSDLFilePublisher.java:243)
    at org.jboss.ws.common.utils.AbstractWSDLFilePublisher.publishSchemaImports(AbstractWSDLFilePublisher.java:250)
    at org.jboss.ws.common.utils.AbstractWSDLFilePublisher.publishSchemaImports(AbstractWSDLFilePublisher.java:250)
    at org.jboss.wsf.stack.cxf.deployment.WSDLFilePublisher.publishWsdlFiles(WSDLFilePublisher.java:94)
    ... 14 more

15:56:09,343 INFO  [org.jboss.as.server] (DeploymentScanner-threads - 2) JBAS015870:     Deploy of deployment "testService-ws.war" was rolled back with failure
 message {"JBAS014671: Failed services" => {"jboss.deployment.unit.\"testService-ws.war\".INSTALL" => "org.jboss.msc.service.StartException in service jbos
s.deployment.unit.\"testService-ws.war\".INSTALL: Failed to process phase INSTALL of deployment \"testService-ws.war\""}}
15:56:09,413 INFO  [org.jboss.as.server.deployment] (MSC service thread 1-4) JBAS015877: Stopped deployment testService-ws.war in 70ms
15:56:09,414 INFO  [org.jboss.as.controller] (DeploymentScanner-threads - 2)     JBAS014774: Service status report
JBAS014777:   Services which failed to start:      service jboss.deployment.unit."testService-ws.war".INSTALL: org.jboss.msc.service.StartException in serv
ice jboss.deployment.unit."testService-ws.war".INSTALL: Failed to process phase INSTALL of deployment "testService-ws.war"

15:56:09,421 ERROR [org.jboss.as.server.deployment.scanner] (DeploymentScanner-threads - 1) {"JBAS014653: Composite operation failed and was rolled ba
ck. Steps that failed:" => {"Operation step-2" => {"JBAS014671: Failed services" => {"jboss.deployment.unit.\"testService-ws.war\".INSTALL" => "org.jboss.m
sc.service.StartException in service jboss.deployment.unit.\"testService-ws.war\".INSTALL: Failed to process phase INSTALL of deployment \"testService-ws.war\""

}}}}

From the above, the root cause seem to be this:

Caused by: java.io.FileNotFoundException: JBOSS_HOME\standalone\data\wsdl\testService-ws.war\TestServiceIdentifier.xsd (The system cannot find the file specified)

It seems like it is able to find the WSDL, but not the corresponding xsd which it uses which is available in the same directory as WSDL file.

Answer 1

As per this https://issues.jboss.org/browse/JBWS-3532 , it might be due to the space in the path of JBOSS_HOME directory. As per a comment by a Richard Opalka in the link above, it looks like it was fixed in a newer build too.

I downloaded the latest nightly of jboss and installed in c:\\jboss\\ and the problem dis-appeared.