GAE + JSF : View /hello.xhtml could not be restored

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Problem

Deployed on GAE production environment, when navigate from one page/view to another page/view, GAE shows error message “View xxx could not be restored“?

  1. JSF 2.1.7
  2. Google App Engine SDK 1.6.3
view can not be restored

P.S No problem at local GAE development.

Solution

By default, JSF 2 is using server for session management, and it’s not supported in GAE (tested with 1.6.3). To solve it, update web.xml file, define “javax.faces.STATE_SAVING_METHOD” , put value as “client“.

File : web.xml


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

References

  1. Developing Web Applications with JavaServer Faces
  2. Using JSF 2 with Google App Engine

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JSF developer
5 years ago

Hello, Thanks for you answer, Please what about JSF 1.2

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Sohel
5 years ago

Not working. still getiing error viewid:/hello.xhtml – view /hello.xhtml could not be restored. in web IDE

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Jorge Merino
8 years ago

Hi mkyong,

Thanks for the information but, after that change, we receive the error:

: ERROR: MAC did not verify!

Is there any solution for that?

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