Jetspeed MyFaces Demo Portlet leverages Sun's Guess Number reference implementation sample application to illustrate how a MyFaces based portlet using Jetspeed 2 JSF bridge should be configured.
Jetspeed 2 provides a JSF bridge implementation to support JSF with the Portlet Specifications. This section describes the necessary configuration required in order to use Jetspeed 2 JSF bridge.
The modifications required in order to deploy a MyFaces application as a portlet need to be made to the portlet.xml file. An <init-param> should be added to the portlet.xml as described below:
<init-param>
<name>ViewPage</name>
<value>/greeting.jsp</value>
</init-param>
The parameter ViewPage indicates to the org.apache.portals.bridges.jsf.FacesPortlet which view should be used as a default view.
Additionally, the <portlet-class> element should specify the MyFaces generic portlet implementation as described below:
<portlet-class>org.apache.portals.bridges.jsf.FacesPortlet</portlet-class>
This final portlet.xml should look like:
<portlet id="guessNumber">
<init-param>
<name>ViewPage</name>
<value>/greeting.jsp</value>
</init-param>
<description>JSF GuessNumber Portlet - Using J2 JSF Bridge</description>
<portlet-name>guessNumber</portlet-name>
<display-name>JSF GuessNumber Portlet - J2 JSF Bridge</display-name>
<portlet-class>org.apache.portals.bridges.jsf.FacesPortlet</portlet-class>
<supports>
<mime-type>text/html</mime-type>
<portlet-mode>VIEW</portlet-mode>
<portlet-mode>EDIT</portlet-mode>
<portlet-mode>HELP</portlet-mode>
</supports>
<portlet-info>
<title>GuessNumber Portlet</title>
<short-title>guessNumber</short-title>
</portlet-info>
</portlet>