BUG

ArcGIS 9.3 SP1 Java ADF application containing EditingTask does not work in Firefox if the STATE_SAVING_METHOD is set to client in web.xml file

Last Published: April 25, 2020

Description

If the javax.faces.STATE_SAVING_METHOD is set to "client" as shown below in the web.xml file, the ArcGIS 9.3 Service Pack 1 (SP1) Java ADF application containing EditingTask does not work in a Mozilla Firefox browser.

<context-param>
<param-name>javax.faces.STATE_SAVING_METHOD</param-name>
<param-value>client</param-value>
</context-param>

When opening the above application in Firefox browser, it generates the following exception in the web server logs and it displays “The application encountered an error. Please check server logs for additional information.” message in the browser.

- Unexpected end of ZLIB input stream
java.io.EOFException: Unexpected end of ZLIB input stream
at java.util.zip.InflaterInputStream.fill(InflaterInputStream.java:216)
at java.util.zip.InflaterInputStream.read(InflaterInputStream.java:134)
at java.util.zip.GZIPInputStream.read(GZIPInputStream.java:87)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream$PeekInputStream.read(ObjectInputStream.java:2213)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream$PeekInputStream.readFully(ObjectInputStream.java:2226)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream$BlockDataInputStream.readUTFBody(ObjectInputStream.java:2963)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream$BlockDataInputStream.readUTF(ObjectInputStream.java:2764)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readString(ObjectInputStream.java:1567)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readObject0(ObjectInputStream.java:1296)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.defaultReadFields(ObjectInputStream.java:1908)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readSerialData(ObjectInputStream.java:1832)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readOrdinaryObject(ObjectInputStream.java:1719)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readObject0(ObjectInputStream.java:1305)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readArray(ObjectInputStream.java:1634)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readObject0(ObjectInputStream.java:1299)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readArray(ObjectInputStream.java:1634)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readObject0(ObjectInputStream.java:1299)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readArray(ObjectInputStream.java:1634)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readObject0(ObjectInputStream.java:1299)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readArray(ObjectInputStream.java:1634)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readObject0(ObjectInputStream.java:1299)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readArray(ObjectInputStream.java:1634)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readObject0(ObjectInputStream.java:1299)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readArray(ObjectInputStream.java:1634)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readObject0(ObjectInputStream.java:1299)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readArray(ObjectInputStream.java:1634)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readObject0(ObjectInputStream.java:1299)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readArray(ObjectInputStream.java:1634)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readObject0(ObjectInputStream.java:1299)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readArray(ObjectInputStream.java:1634)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readObject0(ObjectInputStream.java:1299)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readArray(ObjectInputStream.java:1634)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readObject0(ObjectInputStream.java:1299)
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readObject(ObjectInputStream.java:348)
at com.sun.faces.renderkit.ResponseStateManagerImpl.getTreeStructureToRestore(ResponseStateManagerImpl.java:154)
at com.sun.faces.application.StateManagerImpl.restoreTreeStructure(StateManagerImpl.java:374)
at com.sun.faces.application.StateManagerImpl.restoreView(StateManagerImpl.java:260)
at com.sun.faces.application.ViewHandlerImpl.restoreView(ViewHandlerImpl.java:250)
at com.sun.faces.lifecycle.RestoreViewPhase.execute(RestoreViewPhase.java:177)
at com.sun.faces.lifecycle.LifecycleImpl.phase(LifecycleImpl.java:245)
at com.sun.faces.lifecycle.LifecycleImpl.execute(LifecycleImpl.java:110)
at javax.faces.webapp.FacesServlet.service(FacesServlet.java:213)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:269)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:188)
at com.esri.adf.web.util.ADFFilter.doFilter(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:215)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:188)
at com.esri.adf.web.util.ADFSessionTimeoutFilter.doFilter(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:215)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:188)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:213)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:174)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:127)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:117)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:108)
at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:174)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:874)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11BaseProtocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.processConnection(Http11BaseProtocol.java:665)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.PoolTcpEndpoint.processSocket(PoolTcpEndpoint.java:528)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.LeaderFollowerWorkerThread.runIt(LeaderFollowerWorkerThread.java:81)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(ThreadPool.java:689)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595)

Cause

This is a known issue.

Workaround

This problem can be worked around either by:

  • Using Internet Explorer 6/7 browser
  • Setting the STATE_SAVING_METHOD property to "server" in the web.xml file as shown below:

    <context-param>
    <param-name>javax.faces.STATE_SAVING_METHOD</param-name>
    <param-value>server</param-value>
    </context-param>

Article ID:000010370

Software:
  • ArcGIS Server

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