Managing JavaServer Faces implementations using wsadmin scripting

JavaServer Faces (JSF) is a user interface framework, or application programming interface (API), that eases the development of Java-based web applications. The product supports JSF at a runtime level, which reduces the size of applications because runtime binaries are not included in your web application. Use the wsadmin tool to set the JSF implementation as the Apache MyFaces 2.2 project.

About this task

Use the JSF run time for the following tasks:
  • Easily construct a user interface from a set of reusable user interface components.
  • Simplify migration of application data to and from the user interface.
  • Help manage user interface state across server requests.
  • Provide a simple model for wiring client-generated events to server-side application code.
  • Support custom user interface components for build and reuse.

Procedure

  1. Start the wsadmin scripting tool.
  2. Review specification documentation for JSF 2.2 to determine whether to use JSF with your applications.
  3. Use the modifyJSFImplementation command for the AdminTask object to set the JSF implementation.
    The following example sets the MyFaces implementation for JSF:
    AdminTask.modifyJSFImplementation('application _name', '[-implName "MyFaces"]')
    Note: The only valid value for the -implName parameter is MyFaces. MyFaces sets the JSF implementation to the default implementation, which is MyFaces 2.2.
  4. Recompile the JavaServer Pages (JSP) if you switched implementations and use precompiled JavaServer Pages (JSP) that contain JSF .