[MYFACES-3725] JSF 2.2: Custom webapp resources dir with javax.faces.WEBAPP_RESOURCES_DIRECTORY

• Type: New Feature
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.2.0
• Fix Version/s: 2.2.0-beta
• Component/s: JSR-344
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Michael Kurz
• Created: 16/May/13 20:59
• Updated: 26/Oct/13 15:33
• Resolved: 30/May/13 19:20

Description

The JSF 2.2 adds the new context parameter javax.faces.WEBAPP_RESOURCES_DIRECTORY to specify a custom resources directory that is used instead of /resources.

The strange thing in the spec is, that the JavaDoc for ResourceHandler.WEBAPP_RESOURCES_DIRECTORY_PARAM_NAME defines, that the specified value must not start with a '/'. This is also pointed out in JAVASERVERFACES_SPEC_PUBLIC-996 (see [1]) but unfortunately not answered. Even stranger as setting this parameter in a web app with Mojarra only works if it starts with '/'.

[1]: https://java.net/jira/browse/JAVASERVERFACES_SPEC_PUBLIC-996