Struts doesn't want to work

[Piotr Gorajski]

Hi, I'm trying to build web application using Struts2 (2.2.1.1), Maven2 in Eclipse (Helios). I was trying to do it according to official tutorial:
http://struts.apache.org/2.x/docs/create-struts-2-web-application-using-maven-to-manage-artifacts-and-to-build-the-application.html
However for making maven app skeleton I used plugin from: http://m2eclipse.sonatype.org/installing-m2eclipse.html and created Maven Project.
In the result when I try to enter: http://localhost:8080/test_app/index.action, I'm getting HTTP Status 404 - /test_app/index.action.
Moreover, there are completly no logs apart from server starting in console :/ Not any struts logs :/

Below is my source code:

--log4j.xml--
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE log4j:configuration PUBLIC "-//log4j/log4j Configuration//EN" "log4j.dtd"> <log4j:configuration xmlns:log4j="http://jakarta.apache.org/log4j/"> <appender name="STDOUT" class="org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender"> <layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout"> <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d %-5p %c.%M:%L - %m%n"/> </layout> </appender> <!-- specify the logging level for loggers from other libraries --> <logger name="com.opensymphony"> <level value="DEBUG" /> </logger> <logger name="org.apache.struts2"> <level value="DEBUG" /> </logger> <!-- for all other loggers log only info and above log messages --> <root> <priority value="INFO"/> <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" /> </root> </log4j:configuration>

--struts.xml--
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE struts PUBLIC "-//Apache Software Foundation//DTD Struts Configuration 2.0//EN" "http://struts.apache.org/dtds/struts-2.0.dtd"> <struts> <constant name="struts.devMode" value="true" /> <package name="basicstruts2" extends="struts-default"> <action name="index"> <result>/index.jsp</result> </action> </package> </struts>

--web.xml--
<!DOCTYPE web-app PUBLIC "-//Sun Microsystems, Inc.//DTD Web Application 2.3//EN" "http://java.sun.com/dtd/web-app_2_3.dtd" > <web-app> <display-name>Archetype Created Web Application</display-name> </web-app> <filter> <filter-name>struts2</filter-name> <filter-class>org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.FilterDispatcher</filter-class> </filter> <filter-mapping> <filter-name>struts2</filter-name> <url-pattern>/*</url-pattern> </filter-mapping>

--pom.xml--
<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd"> <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion> <groupId>org.projects.goro</groupId> <artifactId>test_app</artifactId> <packaging>war</packaging> <version>1.0</version> <name>test_app Maven Webapp</name> <url>http://maven.apache.org</url> <dependencies> <dependency> <groupId>junit</groupId> <artifactId>junit</artifactId> <version>3.8.1</version> <scope>test</scope> </dependency> <dependency> <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId> <artifactId>struts2-core</artifactId> <version>2.2.1.1</version> </dependency> <dependency> <groupId>javassist</groupId> <artifactId>javassist</artifactId> <version>3.8.0.GA</version> </dependency> <dependency> <groupId>log4j</groupId> <artifactId>log4j</artifactId> <version>1.2.14</version> </dependency> </dependencies> <build> <finalName>test_app</finalName> </build> </project>

Folder structure of project:
http://img339.imageshack.us/i/navigatorfolderstructur.jpg

I'm running it on Tomcat 7.0
Please help, what am I doing wrong? I'm quite deseperate..

Thanks.

[Jesus Mireles]

You may want to check your web.xml ... you have the filter and filter-mapping outside the web-app tag and you should not use FilterDispatcher as its been deprecated since 2.1.3 You should use probably use org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.ng.filter.StrutsPrepareAndExecuteFilter instead.

But thats the only thing that jumps out at me

[Piotr Gorajski]

Thanks for pointing me these mistakes. After correction, my web.xml looks now like this:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <web-app id="WebApp_9" version="2.4" xmlns="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/j2ee" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/j2ee http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/j2ee/web-app_2_4.xsd"> <display-name>Archetype Created Web Application</display-name> <filter> <filter-name>struts2</filter-name> <filter-class>org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.ng.filter.StrutsPrepareAndExecuteFilter</filter-class> </filter> <filter-mapping> <filter-name>struts2</filter-name> <url-pattern>/*</url-pattern> </filter-mapping> <welcome-file-list> <welcome-file>index.html</welcome-file> <welcome-file>index.jsp</welcome-file> </welcome-file-list> </web-app>

Unfortunately, my problem still exists the same way it did before. Any further advices?
It seems like struts dispatcher is ommited.. I don't know why :/

[Jesus Mireles]

then you should try turning on trace and you should verify what is actually being deployed to the tomcat server ...

[Piotr Gorajski]

Ok. By turning on trace, you mean debug? If yes then where should I place break points? And How can i check what is being actually deployed to the tomcat server? Honestly I've never done it.. And I've got a hunch, this is my deploying fault.
When I deploy my app for the first time, I rgiht click on project, New -> Server, and than add Tomcat. After this, I open added tomcat configuration and in Modules tab -> Add External Web Module, and from browse i set path to my app's target folder. Is it correct? Should I do this in another way? After this i start server in debug mode. The rest you already know..


EDIT: Ok, I've just figured it out Just like i thought, i deployed to tomcat the whole target folder instead of the one correct subfolder of it, with the name of my project Now it seems to work properly. Thanks very much for pointing these thigs.

[Sahil Dave]

I am facing a similar problem with the routing to index.action failing with a 404. However if i go to the context root of the app, it goes to index.jsp as expected.

web.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<web-app id="WebApp_ID" version="2.4" xmlns="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/j2ee" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/j2ee http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/j2ee/web-app_2_4.xsd">
<display-name>Basic_Struts2_Ant</display-name>
  <welcome-file-list>
    <welcome-file>index.jsp</welcome-file>
  </welcome-file-list>
  
  					 
    <filter>
        <filter-name>struts2</filter-name>
        <filter-class>org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.ng.filter.StrutsPrepareAndExecuteFilter</filter-class>
    </filter>

     <filter-mapping>
        <filter-name>struts2</filter-name>
        <url-pattern>/*</url-pattern>
    </filter-mapping>
    
</web-app>

struts.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE struts PUBLIC
    "-//Apache Software Foundation//DTD Struts Configuration 2.0//EN"
    "http://struts.apache.org/dtds/struts-2.0.dtd">

<struts>

	<constant name="struts.devMode" value="true" />

	<package name="default" namespace="/" extends="struts-default">

		<action name="index">
			<result>/index.jsp</result>
		</action>

	</package>

</struts>

I am using Weblogic 9.2 as the application server and deploying the app as a war.
Please help.

Thanks

[Joe Ess]

Sahil Dave wrote:I am facing a similar problem with the routing to index.action failing with a 404. However if i go to the context root of the app, it goes to index.jsp as expected.

A Struts action cannot be configured as a "welcome file" without a workaround. Several are discussed here.

[Sahil Dave]

I created a new index.html and set it as the welcome file in web.xml

index.html

<meta http-equiv="Refresh" CONTENT="0; URL=/Basic_Struts2_Ant/index.action"/>

I pushed the index.jsp into a 'jsp' dir inside WebContent.

struts.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE struts PUBLIC
    "-//Apache Software Foundation//DTD Struts Configuration 2.0//EN"
    "http://struts.apache.org/dtds/struts-2.0.dtd">

<struts>

	<constant name="struts.devMode" value="true" />

	<package name="default" namespace="/" extends="struts-default">

		<action name="index">
			<result>/jsp/index.jsp</result>
		</action>

	</package>

</struts>

Now pointing to the context root takes me to index.html and consequently to index.action
But I am still getting a 404 instead of the jsp/index.jsp