I have an application under Spring MVC (3.0.0.RELEASE) that needs to be deployed to Oracle Weblogic Server 11gR1. It works fine on the Spring TC server. When I deploy the WAR file of the application (either through the STS / Eclipse "Servers", or to the "auto-deploy" folder, or manually through the web admin), I get the following exception:
<Feb 3, 2010 9:17:20 AM GMT> <Error> <org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader> <BEA-000000> <Context initialization failed org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanDefinitionStoreException: Unexpected exception parsing XML document from ServletContext resource [/WEB-INF/spring/webapp-config.xml]; nested exception is java.lang.ClassCastException: weblogic.xml.jaxp.RegistryDocumentBuilderFactory cannot be cast to javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilderFactory at org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.XmlBeanDefinitionReader.doLoadBeanDefinitions(XmlBeanDefinitionReader.java:412) at org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.XmlBeanDefinitionReader.loadBeanDefinitions(XmlBeanDefinitionReader.java:334) at org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.XmlBeanDefinitionReader.loadBeanDefinitions(XmlBeanDefinitionReader.java:302) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanDefinitionReader.loadBeanDefinitions(AbstractBeanDefinitionReader.java:143) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanDefinitionReader.loadBeanDefinitions(AbstractBeanDefinitionReader.java:178) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanDefinitionReader.loadBeanDefinitions(AbstractBeanDefinitionReader.java:149) at org.springframework.web.context.support.XmlWebApplicationContext.loadBeanDefinitions(XmlWebApplicationContext.java:124) at org.springframework.web.context.support.XmlWebApplicationContext.loadBeanDefinitions(XmlWebApplicationContext.java:93) at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractRefreshableApplicationContext.refreshBeanFactory(AbstractRefreshableApplicationContext.java:130) at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.obtainFreshBeanFactory(AbstractApplicationContext.java:458) at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:388) at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader.createWebApplicationContext(ContextLoader.java:261) at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader.initWebApplicationContext(ContextLoader.java:192) at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener.contextInitialized(ContextLoaderListener.java:47) at weblogic.servlet.internal.EventsManager$FireContextListenerAction.run(EventsManager.java:481) at weblogic.security.acl.internal.AuthenticatedSubject.doAs(AuthenticatedSubject.java:321) at weblogic.security.service.SecurityManager.runAs(SecurityManager.java:121) at weblogic.servlet.internal.EventsManager.notifyContextCreatedEvent(EventsManager.java:181) at weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppServletContext.preloadResources(WebAppServletContext.java:1801) at weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppServletContext.start(WebAppServletContext.java:3045) at weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppModule.startContexts(WebAppModule.java:1397) at weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppModule.start(WebAppModule.java:460) at weblogic.application.internal.flow.ModuleStateDriver$3.next(ModuleStateDriver.java:425) at weblogic.application.utils.StateMachineDriver.nextState(StateMachineDriver.java:83) at weblogic.application.internal.flow.ModuleStateDriver.start(ModuleStateDriver.java:119) at weblogic.application.internal.flow.ScopedModuleDriver.start(ScopedModuleDriver.java:200) at weblogic.application.internal.flow.ModuleListenerInvoker.start(ModuleListenerInvoker.java:247) at weblogic.application.internal.flow.ModuleStateDriver$3.next(ModuleStateDriver.java:425) at weblogic.application.utils.StateMachineDriver.nextState(StateMachineDriver.java:83) at weblogic.application.internal.flow.ModuleStateDriver.start(ModuleStateDriver.java:119) at weblogic.application.internal.flow.StartModulesFlow.activate(StartModulesFlow.java:27) at weblogic.application.internal.BaseDeployment$2.next(BaseDeployment.java:1267) at weblogic.application.utils.StateMachineDriver.nextState(StateMachineDriver.java:83) at weblogic.application.internal.BaseDeployment.activate(BaseDeployment.java:409) at weblogic.application.internal.SingleModuleDeployment.activate(SingleModuleDeployment.java:39) at weblogic.application.internal.DeploymentStateChecker.activate(DeploymentStateChecker.java:161) at weblogic.deploy.internal.targetserver.AppContainerInvoker.activate(AppContainerInvoker.java:79) at weblogic.deploy.internal.targetserver.BasicDeployment.activate(BasicDeployment.java:184) at weblogic.deploy.internal.targetserver.BasicDeployment.activateFromServerLifecycle(BasicDeployment.java:361) at weblogic.management.deploy.internal.DeploymentAdapter$1.doActivate(DeploymentAdapter.java:51) at weblogic.management.deploy.internal.DeploymentAdapter.activate(DeploymentAdapter.java:196) at weblogic.management.deploy.internal.AppTransition$2.transitionApp(AppTransition.java:30) at weblogic.management.deploy.internal.ConfiguredDeployments.transitionApps(ConfiguredDeployments.java:233) at weblogic.management.deploy.internal.ConfiguredDeployments.activate(ConfiguredDeployments.java:169) at weblogic.management.deploy.internal.ConfiguredDeployments.deploy(ConfiguredDeployments.java:123) at weblogic.management.deploy.internal.DeploymentServerService.resume(DeploymentServerService.java:173) at weblogic.management.deploy.internal.DeploymentServerService.start(DeploymentServerService.java:89) at weblogic.t3.srvr.SubsystemRequest.run(SubsystemRequest.java:64) at weblogic.work.ExecuteThread.execute(ExecuteThread.java:201) at weblogic.work.ExecuteThread.run(ExecuteThread.java:173)
This is caused by:
Caused By: java.lang.ClassCastException: weblogic.xml.jaxp.RegistryDocumentBuilderFactory cannot be cast to javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilderFactory at javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilderFactory.newInstance(Unknown Source) at org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.DefaultDocumentLoader.createDocumentBuilderFactory(DefaultDocumentLoader.java:89) at org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.DefaultDocumentLoader.loadDocument(DefaultDocumentLoader.java:70) at org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.XmlBeanDefinitionReader.doLoadBeanDefinitions(XmlBeanDefinitionReader.java:388) at org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.XmlBeanDefinitionReader.loadBeanDefinitions(XmlBeanDefinitionReader.java:334) at org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.XmlBeanDefinitionReader.loadBeanDefinitions(XmlBeanDefinitionReader.java:302) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanDefinitionReader.loadBeanDefinitions(AbstractBeanDefinitionReader.java:143) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanDefinitionReader.loadBeanDefinitions(AbstractBeanDefinitionReader.java:178) at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanDefinitionReader.loadBeanDefinitions(AbstractBeanDefinitionReader.java:149) at org.springframework.web.context.support.XmlWebApplicationContext.loadBeanDefinitions(XmlWebApplicationContext.java:124) at org.springframework.web.context.support.XmlWebApplicationContext.loadBeanDefinitions(XmlWebApplicationContext.java:93) at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractRefreshableApplicationContext.refreshBeanFactory(AbstractRefreshableApplicationContext.java:130) at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.obtainFreshBeanFactory(AbstractApplicationContext.java:458) at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:388) at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader.createWebApplicationContext(ContextLoader.java:261) at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader.initWebApplicationContext(ContextLoader.java:192) at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener.contextInitialized(ContextLoaderListener.java:47) at weblogic.servlet.internal.EventsManager$FireContextListenerAction.run(EventsManager.java:481) at weblogic.security.acl.internal.AuthenticatedSubject.doAs(AuthenticatedSubject.java:321) at weblogic.security.service.SecurityManager.runAs(SecurityManager.java:121) at weblogic.servlet.internal.EventsManager.notifyContextCreatedEvent(EventsManager.java:181) at weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppServletContext.preloadResources(WebAppServletContext.java:1801) at weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppServletContext.start(WebAppServletContext.java:3045) at weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppModule.startContexts(WebAppModule.java:1397) at weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppModule.start(WebAppModule.java:460) at weblogic.application.internal.flow.ModuleStateDriver$3.next(ModuleStateDriver.java:425) at weblogic.application.utils.StateMachineDriver.nextState(StateMachineDriver.java:83) at weblogic.application.internal.flow.ModuleStateDriver.start(ModuleStateDriver.java:119) at weblogic.application.internal.flow.ScopedModuleDriver.start(ScopedModuleDriver.java:200) at weblogic.application.internal.flow.ModuleListenerInvoker.start(ModuleListenerInvoker.java:247) at weblogic.application.internal.flow.ModuleStateDriver$3.next(ModuleStateDriver.java:425) at weblogic.application.utils.StateMachineDriver.nextState(StateMachineDriver.java:83) at weblogic.application.internal.flow.ModuleStateDriver.start(ModuleStateDriver.java:119) at weblogic.application.internal.flow.StartModulesFlow.activate(StartModulesFlow.java:27) at weblogic.application.internal.BaseDeployment$2.next(BaseDeployment.java:1267) at weblogic.application.utils.StateMachineDriver.nextState(StateMachineDriver.java:83) at weblogic.application.internal.BaseDeployment.activate(BaseDeployment.java:409) at weblogic.application.internal.SingleModuleDeployment.activate(SingleModuleDeployment.java:39) at weblogic.application.internal.DeploymentStateChecker.activate(DeploymentStateChecker.java:161) at weblogic.deploy.internal.targetserver.AppContainerInvoker.activate(AppContainerInvoker.java:79) at weblogic.deploy.internal.targetserver.BasicDeployment.activate(BasicDeployment.java:184) at weblogic.deploy.internal.targetserver.BasicDeployment.activateFromServerLifecycle(BasicDeployment.java:361) at weblogic.management.deploy.internal.DeploymentAdapter$1.doActivate(DeploymentAdapter.java:51) at weblogic.management.deploy.internal.DeploymentAdapter.activate(DeploymentAdapter.java:196) at weblogic.management.deploy.internal.AppTransition$2.transitionApp(AppTransition.java:30) at weblogic.management.deploy.internal.ConfiguredDeployments.transitionApps(ConfiguredDeployments.java:233) at weblogic.management.deploy.internal.ConfiguredDeployments.activate(ConfiguredDeployments.java:169) at weblogic.management.deploy.internal.ConfiguredDeployments.deploy(ConfiguredDeployments.java:123) at weblogic.management.deploy.internal.DeploymentServerService.resume(DeploymentServerService.java:173) at weblogic.management.deploy.internal.DeploymentServerService.start(DeploymentServerService.java:89) at weblogic.t3.srvr.SubsystemRequest.run(SubsystemRequest.java:64) at weblogic.work.ExecuteThread.execute(ExecuteThread.java:201)
Now this is after I already discovered the need for installation:
<wls:prefer-web-inf-classes>true</wls:prefer-web-inf-classes>
in weblogic.xml (which fixed my many early problems - the classpath was completely screwed up and I was getting the "NoSuchMethodError" problems for Spring "getBeanDefinitionDefaults (...) that was included in my WAR WEB-INF / lib).
Research has shown that javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilderFactory comes from xml-apis-1.0.b2.jar, which is introduced by maven from commons-digester, dom4j and jdom. In short, I need this for my Spring application to run.
I checked (and double checked), and I do not associate the weblogic class with my war, so I do not shoot my own leg.
I also saw this post on the java.net forums: http://forums.java.net/jive/thread.jspa?messageID=216363 - the Log4J workaround did not work (I suppose because the root of the problem is not Log4J) and this note error correction on oracle.com (search for "CR172469") http://download-llnw.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13222_01/wls/docs81/notes/resolved_sp03.html This also does nothing.
What I do not understand, I say that Weblogic prefers banks in my WEB-INF / lib, I need a jar, and the error comes from Spring, not Weblogic (i.e. I do not force the server itself to use the bank with which he can't handle it.)
I resisted adding more of my Spring configuration to this question as I am not sure if this is relevant. If this helps, let me know and I will add.
Hope someone can help.
Regs, Andrew