ServletException when using a rewrite rule to modify the context root of a JBossWS-CXF web service endpoint

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Issue

I have a rewrite rule to modify the context root of certain requests to point to a JBossWS-CXF web service endpoint. Something like this:

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI}      ^/rewrite-me.*$
RewriteRule ^/rewrite-me/(.*)    /some-context/$1

When I make a request using rewrite-me, I get the following error:

2013-01-14 16:42:24,601 ERROR [org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.[jboss.web].[localhost].[/beta-iws-2.3].[IwsEndpoint]] (http-iwsbeta.iridium.com%2F0.0.0.0-8443-16) Servlet.service() for servlet MyEndpoint threw exception
javax.servlet.ServletException: Cannot obtain destination for: /rewrite-me
        at org.jboss.wsf.stack.cxf.ServletControllerExt.findDestination(ServletControllerExt.java:114)
        at org.jboss.wsf.stack.cxf.ServletControllerExt.invoke(ServletControllerExt.java:168)
        at org.jboss.wsf.stack.cxf.RequestHandlerImpl.handleHttpRequest(RequestHandlerImpl.java:61)
        at org.jboss.wsf.stack.cxf.CXFServletExt.invoke(CXFServletExt.java:185)
        at org.apache.cxf.transport.servlet.AbstractHTTPServlet.handleRequest(AbstractHTTPServlet.java:179)
        at org.apache.cxf.transport.servlet.AbstractHTTPServlet.doGet(AbstractHTTPServlet.java:108)
        at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:617)
        at org.apache.cxf.transport.servlet.AbstractHTTPServlet.service(AbstractHTTPServlet.java:159)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:290)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
        at org.jboss.web.tomcat.filters.ReplyHeaderFilter.doFilter(ReplyHeaderFilter.java:96)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:235)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:191)
        at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.SecurityAssociationValve.invoke(SecurityAssociationValve.java:183)
        at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:525)
        at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.JaccContextValve.invoke(JaccContextValve.java:95)
        at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.SecurityContextEstablishmentValve.process(SecurityContextEstablishmentValve.java:126)
        at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.SecurityContextEstablishmentValve.invoke(SecurityContextEstablishmentValve.java:70)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:127)
        at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:102)
        at org.jboss.web.tomcat.service.jca.CachedConnectionValve.invoke(CachedConnectionValve.java:158)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:109)
        at org.jboss.web.rewrite.RewriteValve.invoke(RewriteValve.java:274)
        at org.jboss.web.tomcat.service.request.ActiveRequestResponseCacheValve.internalProcess(ActiveRequestResponseCacheValve.java:74)
        at org.jboss.web.tomcat.service.request.ActiveRequestResponseCacheValve.invoke(ActiveRequestResponseCacheValve.java:47)
        at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:330)
        at org.jboss.web.rewrite.RewriteValve.invoke(RewriteValve.java:453)
        at org.jboss.web.tomcat.service.request.ActiveRequestResponseCacheValve.internalProcess(ActiveRequestResponseCacheValve.java:74)
        at org.jboss.web.tomcat.service.request.ActiveRequestResponseCacheValve.invoke(ActiveRequestResponseCacheValve.java:47)
        at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:330)
        at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:829)
        at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11Protocol.java:599)
        at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:451)
        at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:679)

Environment

  • JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP) 5.x
  • JBossWS-CXF

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