@FacesComponent on shared library

Question

I'm trying to use a custom jsf component on Websphere 8.5. The component class is annotated with @FacesComponent.

The component is on a shared lib jar on the server. I already have an faces-config inside the jar META-INF folder.

If the jar is inside my ear file it works as expected, but when its on a sharedlib it gives me "Undefined component type MyUIActionList" error.

Any ideas on how to make this work?

What do you mean "when it's on a sharedlib"? What's a "sharedlib"? — DavidS, May 29 '15 at 17:10
@davids: in a folder that is on a server wide classpath. Usable for each applicication that is deployed — Kukeltje, May 29 '15 at 17:45
Did you created shared library via Environment > Shared libraries, or put the jar somewhere else? (what you mean by server wide classpath??) — Gas, May 29 '15 at 17:55
@Gas i did it, but the reason it was not working what BalusC explained. — Thiago Assis, Jun 01 '15 at 13:19

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered May 29 '15 at 20:33

Web fragment JARs belong in WAR/WEB-INF/lib and absolutely not in EAR/lib nor Server/lib.

See also a.o. chapter 8.1 of Servlet 3.0 specification (emphasis mine):

8.1 Annotations and pluggability

In a web application, classes using annotations will have their annotations processed only if they are located in the WEB-INF/classes directory, or if they are packaged in a jar file located in WEB-INF/lib within the application.

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End of story.

@FacesComponent on shared library

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8.1 Annotations and pluggability

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