Sorry, a ColdSpring BeanFactory named sharedBeanFactory was not found in application scope....

[Jamie Jackson]

I'm tryinig to use a remote proxy from Flex (AMF).

I can hit the proxy directly and it works.

When I hit the same proxy via Flex, I'm told
"Sorry, a ColdSpring BeanFactory named sharedBeanFactory was not found
in application scope. Please make sure your bean factory is properly
loaded. Perhapse your main application is not running?"

I am having a hard time troubleshooting this, but here are some
details, in the hopes that someone else can tell me what's going on.
I've modified the proxy to give me some debugging output. Note the
application scope variable list in output 1 and 2 below

1. Output from modded proxy when run directly
2. Output from modded proxy when run via Flex
3. Modded proxy itself

################# 1. Output from modded proxy when run directly
#################

=========== setup starting dump==========
wwwroot,components,sharedbeanfactory
===========setup ending dump==========
=========== setup ending dump2==========
===========callMethod starting dump==========
wwwroot,components,sharedbeanfactory
===========callMethod starting else dump==========

################# 2. Output from modded proxy when run via Flex
#################

=========== setup starting dump==========
wwwroot,components,sharedbeanfactory
===========setup ending dump==========
12/17 23:42:41 Error [jrpp-2] - Sorry, a ColdSpring BeanFactory named
sharedBeanFactory was not found in application scope. Please make sure
your bean factory is properly loaded. Perhapse your main application
is not running?
[Flex] Exception when invoking service: remoting-service
with message: Flex Message (flex.messaging.messages.RemotingMessage)
operation = getStates
clientId = EEC329D6-950A-5261-CA26-CE97622C7E3F
destination = ColdFusion
messageId = 8118B0E1-E5C6-F802-E595-4866DF594E67
timestamp = 1229575348325
timeToLive = 1229575348325
body = null
hdr(DSId) = EEC328E7-5309-AA60-C6AA-1B3978F84021
hdr(DSEndpoint) = my-cfamf
exception: flex.messaging.MessageException: Unable to invoke CFC -
Sorry, a ColdSpring BeanFactory named sharedBeanFactory was not found
in application scope. Please make sure your bean factory is properly
loaded. Perhapse your main application is not running?.

[Flex] Error handling message: flex.messaging.MessageException: Unable
to invoke CFC - Sorry, a ColdSpring BeanFactory named
sharedBeanFactory was not found in application scope. Please make sure
your bean factory is properly loaded. Perhapse your main application
is not running?.
incomingMessage: Flex Message (flex.messaging.messages.RemotingMessage)
operation = getStates
clientId = EEC329D6-950A-5261-CA26-CE97622C7E3F
destination = ColdFusion
messageId = 8118B0E1-E5C6-F802-E595-4866DF594E67
timestamp = 1229575348325
timeToLive = 1229575348325
body = null
hdr(DSId) = EEC328E7-5309-AA60-C6AA-1B3978F84021
hdr(DSEndpoint) = my-cfamf
errorReply: Flex Message (flex.messaging.messages.ErrorMessage)
clientId = EEC329D6-950A-5261-CA26-CE97622C7E3F
correlationId = 8118B0E1-E5C6-F802-E595-4866DF594E67
destination = ColdFusion
messageId = EEC3A5F5-7C08-A8B0-44AC-5C10F772BB86
timestamp = 1229575361340
timeToLive = 0
body = null
code =
message = Unable to invoke CFC - Sorry, a ColdSpring BeanFactory
named sharedBeanFactory was not found in application scope. Please
make sure your bean factory is properly loaded. Perhapse your main
application is not running?
details =
rootCause = null
body = null
extendedData = {stacktrace=
[
coldfusion.tagext.lang.ThrowTag.doStartTag(ThrowTag.java:124),
coldfusion.runtime.CfJspPage._emptyTcfTag(CfJspPage.java:2661),
cfimsAddressService2ecfc1741861053$funcSETUP.runFunction(/var/www/apps/childwelfare/wwwroot/cfc/imsAddressService.cfc:106),
coldfusion.runtime.UDFMethod.invoke(UDFMethod.java:418),
coldfusion.runtime.UDFMethod$ReturnTypeFilter.invoke(UDFMethod.java:360),
coldfusion.runtime.UDFMethod$ArgumentCollectionFilter.invoke(UDFMethod.java:324),
coldfusion.filter.FunctionAccessFilter.invoke(FunctionAccessFilter.java:59),
coldfusion.runtime.UDFMethod.runFilterChain(UDFMethod.java:277),
coldfusion.runtime.UDFMethod.invoke(UDFMethod.java:192),
coldfusion.runtime.CfJspPage._invokeUDF(CfJspPage.java:2471),
cfimsAddressService2ecfc1741861053.runPage(/var/www/apps/childwelfare/wwwroot/cfc/imsAddressService.cfc:56),
coldfusion.runtime.CfJspPage.invoke(CfJspPage.java:196),
coldfusion.filter.SilentFilter.invoke(SilentFilter.java:47),
coldfusion.runtime.TemplateProxyFactory.resolveComponentHelper(TemplateProxyFactory.java:488),
coldfusion.runtime.TemplateProxyFactory.resolveName(TemplateProxyFactory.java:225),
coldfusion.runtime.TemplateProxyFactory.resolveName(TemplateProxyFactory.java:157),
coldfusion.runtime.TemplateProxyFactory.resolveName(TemplateProxyFactory.java:147),
coldfusion.runtime.TemplateProxyFactory.resolveName(TemplateProxyFactory.java:131),
coldfusion.runtime.TemplateProxyFactory.resolveFile(TemplateProxyFactory.java:90),
coldfusion.runtime.TemplateProxyFactory.resolveFile(TemplateProxyFactory.java:81),
coldfusion.flash.filter.CFCInvokeFilter.invoke(CFCInvokeFilter.java:104),
coldfusion.filter.ApplicationFilter.invoke(ApplicationFilter.java:279),
coldfusion.filter.MonitoringFilter.invoke(MonitoringFilter.java:40),
coldfusion.flash.filter.CFCInvokeDebugFilter.invoke(CFCInvokeDebugFilter.java:54),
coldfusion.filter.LicenseFilter.invoke(LicenseFilter.java:27),
coldfusion.flash.filter.CFCInvokePathFilter.invoke(CFCInvokePathFilter.java:70),
coldfusion.filter.ClientScopePersistenceFilter.invoke(ClientScopePersistenceFilter.java:28),
coldfusion.filter.GlobalsFilter.invoke(GlobalsFilter.java:38),
coldfusion.filter.DatasourceFilter.invoke(DatasourceFilter.java:22),
coldfusion.flash.messaging.ColdFusionAdapter.invoke(ColdFusionAdapter.java:223),
flex.messaging.services.RemotingService.serviceMessage(RemotingService.java:173),
flex.messaging.MessageBroker.routeMessageToService(MessageBroker.java:1165),
flex.messaging.endpoints.AbstractEndpoint.serviceMessage(AbstractEndpoint.java:757),
flex.messaging.endpoints.amf.MessageBrokerFilter.invoke(MessageBrokerFilter.java:117),
flex.messaging.endpoints.amf.LegacyFilter.invoke(LegacyFilter.java:158),
flex.messaging.endpoints.amf.SessionFilter.invoke(SessionFilter.java:48),
flex.messaging.endpoints.amf.BatchProcessFilter.invoke(BatchProcessFilter.java:67),
flex.messaging.endpoints.amf.SerializationFilter.invoke(SerializationFilter.java:145),
flex.messaging.endpoints.AMFEndpoint.service(AMFEndpoint.java:122),
flex.messaging.MessageBrokerServlet.service(MessageBrokerServlet.java:438),
coldfusion.flex.ColdFusionMessageBrokerServlet.service(ColdFusionMessageBrokerServlet.java:50),
javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:853),
coldfusion.bootstrap.BootstrapServlet.service(BootstrapServlet.java:89),
jrun.servlet.FilterChain.doFilter(FilterChain.java:86),
coldfusion.filter.FlashRequestControlFilter.doFilter(FlashRequestControlFilter.java:71),
coldfusion.bootstrap.BootstrapFilter.doFilter(BootstrapFilter.java:46),
jrun.servlet.FilterChain.doFilter(FilterChain.java:94),
jrun.servlet.FilterChain.service(FilterChain.java:101),
jrun.servlet.ServletInvoker.invoke(ServletInvoker.java:106),
jrun.servlet.JRunInvokerChain.invokeNext(JRunInvokerChain.java:42),
jrun.servlet.JRunRequestDispatcher.invoke(JRunRequestDispatcher.java:286),
jrun.servlet.ServletEngineService.dispatch(ServletEngineService.java:543),
jrun.servlet.jrpp.JRunProxyService.invokeRunnable(JRunProxyService.java:203),
jrunx.scheduler.ThreadPool$ThreadThrottle.invokeRunnable(ThreadPool.java:428),
jrunx.scheduler.WorkerThread.run(WorkerThread.java:66)
], type=coldspring.remoting.ApplicationContextError, rootcause=null}

################# 3. Modded proxy itself #################

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$Id: imsAddressService.cfc 26563 2008-12-18 04:34:00Z developers $
$Log: RemoteProxyBean.cfc,v $
Revision 1.8 2008/03/07 02:25:04 pjf
Var'ed and scope variables caught by a var scope checker

Revision 1.7 2007/09/11 11:41:52 scottc
Fixed error setting bean factory in the proper scope, moved
initialization into setup method in RemoteProxyBean

Revision 1.6 2007/01/01 17:41:36 scottc
added support for <alias name="fromName" alias="toName"/> tag

Revision 1.5 2006/06/25 13:22:43 rossd
removing debug code

Revision 1.4 2006/04/04 03:51:27 simb
removed duplicate local var bfUtils

Revision 1.3 2006/01/28 21:44:13 scottc
Another slight tweek, everything refers to beanFactory, not context

Revision 1.2 2006/01/28 21:39:57 scottc
Shoot, the RemoteProxyBean was looking for an applicationContext
instead of a bean factory. Updated to look for a beanFactory, but I
need to test!

Revision 1.1 2006/01/13 15:00:12 scottc
CSP-38 - First pass at RemoteProxyBean, creating remote services for
CS managed seriveces through AOP

--->

<cfcomponent name="imsAddressService"
displayname="imsAddressService:RemoteProxyBean"
hint="Abstract Base Class for Aop Based Remote Proxy Beans"
output="false">

<cfset variables.proxyId = CreateUUId() />
<cfset variables.beanFactoryName = "sharedBeanFactory" />
<cfset variables.beanFactoryScope = "" />
<cfset variables.constructed = false />
<cfset setup() />

<cffunction name="setup" access="public" returntype="void">
<cfset var bfUtils = 0 />
<cfset var bf = 0 />
<cfset var error = false />
<cfset var remoteFactory = "" />

<!--- I want to make sure that the proxy id really exists --->
<cfif not StructKeyExists(variables, "proxyId")>
<cfset variables.proxyId = CreateUUId() />
</cfif>
<cfdump var="=========== setup starting dump==========" output="console">
<cfdump var=#structKeyList(application)# output="console" label="application">

<cflock name="RemoteProxyBean.#variables.proxyId#.Setup"
type="readonly" timeout="5">
<cfif not StructKeyExists(variables, "constructed") or not
variables.constructed>

<!--- it looks like there is an issue with setting up the
variables scope in a static initializer
with remote methods, so we will make sure things are set up --->
<cfif not StructKeyExists(variables, "constructed")>
<cfset variables.beanFactoryName = "sharedBeanFactory" />
<cfset variables.beanFactoryScope = "" />
<cfset variables.constructed = false />
</cfif>
<!--- make sure scope is setup (could have been set to '', meaning
application, default) --->
<cfif not len(variables.beanFactoryScope)>
<cfset variables.beanFactoryScope = 'application' />
</cfif>
<cftry>
<cfset bfUtils =
createObject("component","coldspring.beans.util.BeanFactoryUtils").init()/>
<cfif not len(variables.beanFactoryName)>
<cfset bf = bfUtils.getDefaultFactory(variables.beanFactoryScope) />
<cfelse>
<cfset bf = bfUtils.getNamedFactory(variables.beanFactoryScope,
variables.beanFactoryName) />
</cfif>
<cfset remoteFactory = bf.getBean("&testServiceRemote") />
<cfset variables.target = bf.getBean("testServiceRemote") />
<cfset variables.adviceChains = remoteFactory.getProxyAdviceChains() />
<cfset variables.constructed = true />
<cfcatch>
<cfset error = true />
</cfcatch>
</cftry>
</cfif>
</cflock>

<cfdump var="===========setup ending dump==========" output="console">
<cfif error>
<cfthrow type="coldspring.remoting.ApplicationContextError"
message="Sorry, a ColdSpring BeanFactory named
#variables.beanFactoryName# was not found in
#variables.beanFactoryScope# scope. Please make sure your bean factory
is properly loaded. Perhapse your main application is not running?" />
</cfif>

<cfdump var="=========== setup ending dump2==========" output="console">
</cffunction>

<cffunction name="callMethod" access="private" returntype="any">
<cfargument name="methodName" type="string" required="true" />
<cfargument name="args" type="struct" required="true" />
<cfset var adviceChain = 0 />
<cfset var methodInvocation = 0 />
<cfset var rtn = 0 />
<cfset var method = 0 />

<cfdump var="===========callMethod starting dump==========" output="console">
<cfdump var=#structKeyList(application)# output="console" label="application">
<!--- make sure setup is called --->
<cfif not StructKeyExists(variables, "constructed") or not
variables.constructed>
<cfset setup() />
</cfif>

<!--- if an advice chain was created for this method, retrieve a
methodInvocation chain from it and proceed --->
<cfif StructKeyExists(variables.adviceChains, arguments.methodName)>

<cfdump var="===========callMethod starting if dump=========="
output="console">
<cfset method =
CreateObject('component','coldspring.aop.Method').init(variables.target,
arguments.methodName, arguments.args) />
<cfset adviceChain = variables.adviceChains[arguments.methodName] />
<cfset methodInvocation = adviceChain.getMethodInvocation(method,
arguments.args, variables.target) />
<cfreturn methodInvocation.proceed() />
<cfelse>

<cfdump var="===========callMethod starting else dump=========="
output="console">
<!--- if there's no advice chains to execute, just call the method --->
<cfinvoke component="#variables.target#"
method="#arguments.methodName#"
argumentcollection="#arguments.args#"
returnvariable="rtn">
</cfinvoke>
<cfif isDefined('rtn')>
<cfreturn rtn />
</cfif>
</cfif>

<cfdump var="===========callMethod ending dump==========" output="console">
</cffunction>

<cffunction name="getStates" access="remote" returntype="any" output="false" >
<cfset var rtn = callMethod('getStates', arguments) />
<cfif isDefined('rtn')><cfreturn rtn /></cfif>
</cffunction>

</cfcomponent>

[Brian Kotek]

Are you sure you have an Application.cfc running when the Flex app hits the remote proxy? When you say you are "running the proxy directly", what does that mean?

Also, I assume you're using the latest version of ColdSpring? Just making sure.

[Jamie Jackson]

Hey Brian,

I've got an Application.cfm (not cfc), but I *think* it's running
(AFAIK, since the direct call runs).

Here's what I mean by "running the proxy directly:"
http://childwelfare.localhost/cfc/imsAddressService.cfc?method=getStates
<-- this yields a wddx representation of the query

I'm used to this direct call failing when it's the first thing run
(before the greater MG app is run), however, once MG has inited, this
direct call works. The Flex app *never* works, however.

Yes, I've got the very latest ColdSpring.

I've also included the snippet of the CS remote proxy config, BTW.

Thanks,
Jamie

<bean id="testServiceRemote"
class="coldspring.aop.framework.RemoteFactoryBean" lazy-init="false">
<property name="target">
<ref bean="imsAddressService" />
</property>
<property name="serviceName">
<value>ImsAddressService</value>
</property>
<property name="relativePath">
<value>/childwelfare/wwwroot/cfc/</value>
</property>
<property name="remoteMethodNames">
<value>get*</value>
</property>
<property name="beanFactoryName">
<value>sharedBeanFactory</value>
</property>
</bean>

[Brian Kotek]

Can I see your Application.cfm?

[Jamie Jackson]

Sure thing. First, though, I'm going to use this opportunity to use
the CFMX8 step debugger to inspect the Application.cfm. I'll get back
to you...

[Jamie Jackson]

Frustrating: If I run the method on the service in a browser
(http://childwelfare.localhost/cfc/imsAddressService.cfc?method=getStates),
the step debugger works as I expect (hits breakpoints/steps-into
Application.cfm, the proxy, and the internal service).

However, if I hit it via the Flex app (flash remoting), the step
debugger shows the breakpoints/steps-into working fine in
Application.cfm, but then at the end of the Application.cfm, even if I
use "step into", the Flex app invokes the method on the remote service
and errors out with the same error, but nothing shows in the debugger.
It's as if after the Application.cfm runs, there's some weird black
hole, and I don't know what happens to the processing.

I'll send the Application.cfm, if you think it's relevant, but it's a
hairy Application.cfm (goes back maybe ten years, and it's got the
kitchen sink).

Any thoughts?

Thanks,
Jamie

[Kurt Wiersma]

There are two things I always check when I get this type of error with
the RemoteProxies. The first thing I check is to make sure that my CS
bean factory is loaded up and in the application scope under the key
that I configured. The second thing I try is to remove the try/catch
block inside the generated remote proxy. This should should the
underlining error that CF encountered which sometimes different then
what ColdSpring provides as the exception message. As long as you edit
the generated remote proxy file and don't reload your bean factory
then you should be able to see the underlining exception info in your
Flex debugging output.

--Kurt

[Jamie Jackson]

Thanks, Kurt. I'll try removing that try/catch block first...

[Brian Kotek]

Very true and I should have mentioned that earlier. Any failure within the try block is reported as a failure to find the bean factory. You could also go into the catch block and write the cfcatch data to a file, or capture some cfdump output with cfsavecontent and write that to a file. Given what you've said so far, I speculate the error may not actually be not finding the bean factory.

[Jamie Jackson]

I was actually just in the middle of doing all that, and I think
you're right, Brian. Here's the error in the console, when the
try/catch is removed.

Here's the meat of it: Unable to invoke CFC - Could not find the
ColdFusion Component or Interface
coldspring.beans.util.BeanFactoryUtils.

Let me know if you have ideas as to what to pursue next.

Thanks,
Jamie

Here's the detail:

[Flex] Exception when invoking service: remoting-service
with message: Flex Message (flex.messaging.messages.RemotingMessage)
operation = getStates

clientId = F69023B3-6209-0C0F-3BFA-DC0CBFA7DF00
destination = ColdFusion
messageId = FD55CC7F-74B7-9A8E-9A61-4B98D65C1084
timestamp = 1229628954242
timeToLive = 1229628954242
body = null
hdr(DSId) = F690237D-AC0C-2DBF-48C5-D3307A8D6A3E

hdr(DSEndpoint) = my-cfamf
exception: flex.messaging.MessageException: Unable to invoke CFC -

Could not find the ColdFusion Component or Interface
coldspring.beans.util.BeanFactoryUtils. Ensure that the name is
correct and that the component or interface exists.

[Flex] Error handling message: flex.messaging.MessageException: Unable

to invoke CFC - Could not find the ColdFusion Component or Interface
coldspring.beans.util.BeanFactoryUtils. Ensure that the name is
correct and that the component or interface exists.

incomingMessage: Flex Message (flex.messaging.messages.RemotingMessage)
operation = getStates

clientId = F69023B3-6209-0C0F-3BFA-DC0CBFA7DF00
destination = ColdFusion
messageId = FD55CC7F-74B7-9A8E-9A61-4B98D65C1084
timestamp = 1229628954242
timeToLive = 1229628954242
body = null
hdr(DSId) = F690237D-AC0C-2DBF-48C5-D3307A8D6A3E

hdr(DSEndpoint) = my-cfamf
errorReply: Flex Message (flex.messaging.messages.ErrorMessage)

clientId = F69023B3-6209-0C0F-3BFA-DC0CBFA7DF00
correlationId = FD55CC7F-74B7-9A8E-9A61-4B98D65C1084
destination = ColdFusion
messageId = F6902E81-7F08-455D-DE19-BFAF88F60A22
timestamp = 1229628955375

timeToLive = 0
body = null

code = Server.Processing
message = Unable to invoke CFC - Could not find the ColdFusion
Component or Interface coldspring.beans.util.BeanFactoryUtils.
details = Ensure that the name is correct and that the component
or interface exists.

rootCause = null
body = null
extendedData = {stacktrace=
[

coldfusion.runtime.TemplateProxyFactory.getResolvedFile(TemplateProxyFactory.java:1173),
coldfusion.runtime.TemplateProxyFactory.getTemplateFileHelper(TemplateProxyFactory.java:1346),
coldfusion.runtime.TemplateProxyFactory.resolveName(TemplateProxyFactory.java:1289),
coldfusion.cfc.ComponentProxyFactory.getProxy(ComponentProxyFactory.java:38),
coldfusion.runtime.ProxyFactory.getProxy(ProxyFactory.java:65),
coldfusion.runtime.CFPage.createObjectProxy(CFPage.java:4707),
coldfusion.runtime.CFPage.CreateObject(CFPage.java:4552),
cfImsAddressService2ecfc726441826$funcSETUP.runFunction(/var/www/apps/childwelfare/wwwroot/cfc/ImsAddressService.cfc:83),

coldfusion.runtime.UDFMethod.invoke(UDFMethod.java:418),
coldfusion.runtime.UDFMethod$ReturnTypeFilter.invoke(UDFMethod.java:360),
coldfusion.runtime.UDFMethod$ArgumentCollectionFilter.invoke(UDFMethod.java:324),
coldfusion.filter.FunctionAccessFilter.invoke(FunctionAccessFilter.java:59),
coldfusion.runtime.UDFMethod.runFilterChain(UDFMethod.java:277),
coldfusion.runtime.UDFMethod.invoke(UDFMethod.java:192),
coldfusion.runtime.CfJspPage._invokeUDF(CfJspPage.java:2471),

cfImsAddressService2ecfc726441826.runPage(/var/www/apps/childwelfare/wwwroot/cfc/ImsAddressService.cfc:56),

coldfusion.runtime.CfJspPage.invoke(CfJspPage.java:196),
coldfusion.filter.SilentFilter.invoke(SilentFilter.java:47),
coldfusion.runtime.TemplateProxyFactory.resolveComponentHelper(TemplateProxyFactory.java:488),

coldfusion.runtime.TemplateProxyFactory.resolveName(TemplateProxyFactory.java:211),

], type=Application, rootcause=null}

[Brian Kotek]

I bet you don't have CF set to use mappings for Flex requests? This is set in the remoting-config.xml in the element "use-mappings".

[Jamie Jackson]

I'll bet I don't, either! Will check that out...

[Jamie Jackson]

Okay, that gets me over this hurdle, and on to the next one. Thanks,
Kurt and Brian.

Where's the issue tracker? I want to submit a patch that displays a
more meaningful error. (And fixes a minor spelling and grammatical
issue.)

I'll attach the patch here, too, for the heck of it.

Thanks,
jamie

[Jamie Jackson]

Never mind. This isn't the easiest tracker to find, but I've submitted
an enhancement & patch here: http://project.fmdrl.org/browse/CSP-107