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PM80489: NPE AND OTHER ERROR WHEN BUILDING WORKLIGHT APPLICATION USING ANT TASK

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • Building a Worklight application using the ant task results in
    errors like:
    [app-builder] Warning:  The encoding 'UTF-8' is not supported by
    the Java runtime.
    [app-builder] Warning: encoding "UTF-8" not supported, using
    UTF-8
    [app-builder] Warning:  The encoding 'UTF-8' is not supported by
    the Java runtime.
    [app-builder] Warning: encoding "UTF-8" not supported, using
    UTF-8
    [app-builder] Warning:  The encoding 'UTF-8' is not supported by
    the Java runtime.
    [app-builder] Warning: encoding "UTF-8" not supported, using
    UTF-8
    [app-builder] java.lang.NullPointerException
    [app-builder] at
    com.worklight.common.i18n.MessageFormatter.format(MessageFormatt
    er.java:86)
    [app-builder] at
    com.worklight.common.i18n.MessageFormatter.format(MessageFormatt
    er.java:66)
    [app-builder] at
    com.worklight.builder.environment.EnvironmentBuilder.validateSki
    nFolders(EnvironmentBuilder.java:895)
    [app-builder] at
    com.worklight.builder.environment.EnvironmentBuilder.buildDeploy
    ableResources(EnvironmentBuilder.java:314)
    [app-builder] at
    com.worklight.builder.environment.EnvironmentBuilder.build(Envir
    onmentBuilder.java:224)
    [app-builder] at
    com.worklight.builder.environment.MobileApplicationBuilder.build
    (MobileApplicationBuilder.java:120)
    [app-builder] at
    com.worklight.builder.ApplicationBuilder$BuildRunner.buildEnviro
    nment(ApplicationBuilder.java:299)
    [app-builder] at
    com.worklight.builder.ApplicationBuilder$BuildRunner.run(Applica
    tionBuilder.java:275)
    [app-builder] at
    java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(Unknown
    Source)
    [app-builder] at
    java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown
    Source)
    [app-builder] at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
    [app-builder] Warning:  The encoding 'UTF-8' is not supported by
    the Java runtime.
    [app-builder] Warning: encoding "UTF-8" not supported, using
    UTF-8
    [app-builder] Warning:  The encoding 'UTF-8' is not supported by
    the Java runtime.
    [app-builder] Warning: encoding "UTF-8" not supported, using
    UTF-8
    [app-builder] java.lang.NullPointerException
    [app-builder] at
    com.worklight.common.i18n.MessageFormatter.format(MessageFormatt
    er.java:86)
    [app-builder] at
    com.worklight.common.i18n.MessageFormatter.format(MessageFormatt
    er.java:66)
    [app-builder] at
    com.worklight.server.ws.client.Client.executeRequest(Client.java
    :206)
    [app-builder] at
    com.worklight.server.ws.client.Client.deployApplication(Client.j
    ava:157)
    [app-builder] at
    com.worklight.server.ws.client.Client.deployApplicationGeneric(C
    lient.java:161)
    [app-builder] at
    com.worklight.ant.deployers.ApplicationDeployerTask.deploy(Appli
    cationDeployerTask.java:25)
    [app-builder] at
    com.worklight.ant.deployers.AbstractDeployerTask.execute(Abstrac
    tDeployerTask.java:41)
    [app-builder] at
    com.worklight.ant.builders.ApplicationBuilderTask.execute(Applic
    ationBuilderTask.java:114)
    [app-builder] at
    org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.execute(UnknownElement.java:
    291)
    [app-builder] at
    sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
    [app-builder] at
    sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
    [app-builder] at
    sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
    [app-builder] at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
    [app-builder] at
    org.apache.tools.ant.dispatch.DispatchUtils.execute(DispatchUtil
    s.java:106)
    [app-builder] at
    org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:348)
    [app-builder] at
    org.apache.tools.ant.Target.execute(Target.java:390)
    [app-builder] at
    org.apache.tools.ant.Target.performTasks(Target.java:411)
    [app-builder] at
    org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeSortedTargets(Project.java:1
    399)
    [app-builder] at
    org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeTarget(Project.java:1368)
    [app-builder] at
    org.apache.tools.ant.helper.DefaultExecutor.executeTargets(Defau
    ltExecutor.java:41)
    [app-builder] at
    org.eclipse.ant.internal.core.ant.EclipseDefaultExecutor.execute
    Targets(EclipseDefaultExecutor.java:32)
    [app-builder] at
    org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeTargets(Project.java:1251)
    [app-builder] at
    org.eclipse.ant.internal.core.ant.InternalAntRunner.run(Internal
    AntRunner.java:665)
    [app-builder] at
    org.eclipse.ant.internal.core.ant.InternalAntRunner.run(Internal
    AntRunner.java:498)
    [app-builder] at
    sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
    [app-builder] at
    sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
    [app-builder] at
    sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
    [app-builder] at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
    [app-builder] at
    org.eclipse.ant.core.AntRunner.run(AntRunner.java:378)
    [app-builder] at
    org.eclipse.ant.internal.launching.launchConfigurations.AntLaunc
    hDelegate$1.run(AntLaunchDelegate.java:298)
    [app-builder] at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
    BUILD SUCCESSFUL
    Total time: 9 seconds
    

Local fix

  • There is currently no work around for this issue.
    

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED:  All users who are building with the ant     *
    *                  task                                        *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: The NPE and other errors are caused by  *
    *                      code that is expecting to be executed   *
    *                      inside of an OSGi environment.          *
    ****************************************************************
    * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
    ****************************************************************
    The Java classloader for non-OSGi environments is missing.
    

Problem conclusion

  • Added the Java classloader for non-OSGi environments.
    
    The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in
    fixpack 5.0.5.0.
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    PM80489

  • Reported component name

    MOBILE FNDTN EN

  • Reported component ID

    5725G9200

  • Reported release

    500

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt

  • Submitted date

    2013-01-12

  • Closed date

    2013-01-12

  • Last modified date

    2013-01-12

  • APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

  • APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    MOBILE FNDTN EN

  • Fixed component ID

    5725G9200

Applicable component levels

  • R500 PSY

       UP

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Document Information

Modified date:
12 January 2013