


ralvarado88
ralvarado88
26-07-2018
Hi!
I am working on migrating some bundles from AEM 6.2 to 6.4 and I ran into the following issue:
I have an Activator.java in a bundle with the following code:
@Override
public synchronized void start(final BundleContext bc) throws Exception {
myBundleContext= bc
private ServiceTracker<HttpService, HttpService> tracker = new ServiceTracker<HttpService, HttpService>(myBundleContext, HttpService.class, null) {
@Override
public HttpService addingService(ServiceReference<HttpService> sRef) {
ServiceReference<HttpContext> httpSRef = bundleContext.getServiceReference(HttpContext.class);
HttpContext hc = bundleContext.getService(httpSRef);
//some more code here working with the hc object...
}
}
}
When I start the bundle and run this code in AEM 6.2, I can successfully retrieve the HttpContext.class serviceReference and then get the HttpContext service, but when I run the exact same code in AEM 6.4 I get a null reference when trying to retrieve the HttpContext.class serviceReference.
I am aware that this kind of thing (using an activator and getting the HttpContext serviceReference) are not that common to do. I have already googled the problem for quite a while, read all kind of forums and threads but no luck yet.
I also checked that the service name and class are still the same in 6.2 and 6.4 and also the getServiceReference(Class) method is not deprecated in 6.4
So I'm starting to suspect that for some reason the HttpContext is not available in 6.4 as it was in 6.2. Not sure if it's something that was done intentionally or if it's a bug
Any help on this would be very appreciated!
Thanks!!
Arun_Patidar
MVP
Arun_Patidar
MVP
27-07-2018
Hi,
could you please check if HttpContext service is available at http://localhost:4502/system/console/status-Services ?
I can't see this service in AEM6.3 and AEM6.4
Thanks
Arun
smacdonald2008
smacdonald2008
27-07-2018
This may help - Apache Felix - Apache Felix HTTP Service
smacdonald2008
smacdonald2008
27-07-2018
I used Dep Finder on 6.4
Arun_Patidar
MVP
Arun_Patidar
MVP
27-07-2018
Hi,
I think service is missing or deprecated.
Please Use ServletContextHelper instead of HttpContext
Both have the same purpose.
ServletContextHelper works with AEM6.4
Thanks
Arun
ralvarado88
ralvarado88
06-08-2018
Thanks! actually the service is not available in 6.3 and 6.4
No idea why it is not
ralvarado88
ralvarado88
06-08-2018
Hi guys
As you mentioned above, the HttpContext service is not available in AEM 6.3 and 6.4
The good news is that what this service did in 6.2 was using the org.apache.sling.auth.core.AuthenticationSupport handleSecurity method, and the AuthenticationSupport service is available in 6.3 and 6.4.
I managed to solve it by creating a custom HttpContext that inside uses the AuthenticationSupport class. I explain it here:
https://medium.com/@rijoalvi/aem-6-4-httpcontext-use-case-5824e486ebaf
Thank you all for your help with this!
Arun_Patidar
MVP
Arun_Patidar
MVP
07-08-2018
Thanks rijoalvi for posting this.
smacdonald2008
smacdonald2008
07-08-2018
Thanks for posting solution.