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Error in an application integrating report engine [message #653650]

Thu, 10 February 2011 09:30

Eclipse User

Hi all,
I am currently integrating the report engine into a client/server application. The engine is on the server side and is due to send reports as byte arrays towards the client which will open them.
Using Maven, I uploaded the Birt libraries onto the maven repository and set the BIRT_HOME to a location on my machine for test purpose which is obviously different from the maven repo.
The app compiles, but when launching the report, an exception occurs at the engine.openReportDesign("") level. The thing is that when launching the report with the same BIRT_HOME and the ReportEngine in the classpath (thus no maven) from a simple project, the report is generated.
I sense that this is a version problem, but I don't know where to look. Some insight would be most welcome.

Thanks!

the code that launches the report:

ByteArrayOutputStream bos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
try {
    EngineConfig config = new EngineConfig();
    config.setBIRTHome("C:\\Documents and Settings\\sco\\Bureau\\birtruntime\\ReportEngine");
    Platform.startup(config);
    IReportEngineFactory factory = (IReportEngineFactory) Platform.createFactoryObject(IReportEngineFactory.EXTENSION_REPORT_ENGINE_FACTORY);
    IReportEngine engine = factory.createReportEngine(config);
    IReportRunnable design = engine.openReportDesign("C:\\Documents and Settings\\sco\\Bureau\\birtruntime\\ReportEngine\\samples\\customers.rptdesign");
    IRunAndRenderTask task = engine.createRunAndRenderTask(design);
    task.setParameterValue("languageParameter", language);
    PDFRenderOption options = new PDFRenderOption();
    options.setOutputStream(bos);
    options.setOutputFormat("pdf");
    task.setRenderOption(options);
    task.run();
    task.close();
    engine.destroy();
    Platform.shutdown();
} catch(Exception e) {
    e.printStackTrace();
}
return bos.toByteArray();

And the exception:

10 févr. 2011 11:22:24 org.eclipse.birt.report.model.metadata.MetaDataReader read
GRAVE: null
java.lang.NullPointerException
        at org.eclipse.birt.report.model.core.DesignElement.initSlots(DesignElement.java:2990)
        at org.eclipse.birt.report.model.elements.ReportDesignImpl.<init>(ReportDesignImpl.java:82)
        at org.eclipse.birt.report.model.elements.ReportDesign.<init>(ReportDesign.java:52)
        at org.eclipse.birt.report.model.parser.DesignParserHandler.<init>(DesignParserHandler.java:49)
        at org.eclipse.birt.report.model.parser.DesignReader.read(DesignReader.java:86)
        at org.eclipse.birt.report.model.core.DesignSessionImpl.openDesign(DesignSessionImpl.java:315)
        at org.eclipse.birt.report.model.api.SessionHandleImpl.openDesign(SessionHandleImpl.java:294)
        at org.eclipse.birt.report.engine.parser.ReportParser.getDesignHandle(ReportParser.java:158)
        at org.eclipse.birt.report.engine.api.impl.ReportEngineHelper.getReportDesignHandle(ReportEngineHelper.java:255)
        at org.eclipse.birt.report.engine.api.impl.ReportEngineHelper.openReportDesign(ReportEngineHelper.java:274)
        at org.eclipse.birt.report.engine.api.impl.ReportEngineHelper.openReportDesign(ReportEngineHelper.java:196)
        at org.eclipse.birt.report.engine.api.impl.ReportEngineHelper.openReportDesign(ReportEngineHelper.java:130)
        at org.eclipse.birt.report.engine.api.impl.ReportEngine.openReportDesign(ReportEngine.java:295

[Updated on: Thu, 10 February 2011 09:32] by Moderator

Re: Error in an application integrating report engine [message #653712 is a reply to message #653650]

Thu, 10 February 2011 13:57

Eclipse User

Are you using Eclipse to build the app? If so can you try setting the
build path the include the report engine download/ReportEngine/lib files
as a test? BTW if this app continues to run you are much better off
leaving the platform running and wrapping the engine creation in a
singleton. For every new client request just get the created engine and
use it to create a run and render task.

Jason

On 2/10/2011 9:30 AM, sco@tentelemed.com wrote:
> Hi all,
> I am currently integrating the report engine into a client/server
> application. The engine is on the server side and is due to send reports
> as byte arrays towards the client which will open them.
> Using Maven, I uploaded the Birt libraries onto the maven repository and
> set the BIRT_HOME to a location on my machine for test purpose which is
> obviously different from the maven repo.
> The app compiles, but when launching the report, an exception occurs at
> the engine.openReportDesign("") level. The thing is that when launching
> the report with the same BIRT_HOME and the ReportEngine in the classpath
> (thus no maven) from a simple project, the report is generated.
> I sense that this is a version problem, but I don't know where to look.
> Some insight would be most welcome.
>
> Thanks!
> the code that launches the report:
>
> ByteArrayOutputStream bos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
> try {
> EngineConfig config = new EngineConfig();
> config.setBIRTHome("C:\\Documents and
> Settings\\sco\\Bureau\\birtruntime\\ReportEngine");
> Platform.startup(config);
> IReportEngineFactory factory = (IReportEngineFactory)
> Platform.createFactoryObject(IReportEngineFactory.EXTENSION_ REPORT_ENGINE_FACTORY);
>
> IReportEngine engine = factory.createReportEngine(config);
> IReportRunnable design = engine.openReportDesign("C:\\Documents and
> Settings\\sco\\Bureau\\birtruntime\\ReportEngine\\samples\\c ustomers.rptdesign ");
>
> IRunAndRenderTask task = engine.createRunAndRenderTask(design);
> task.setParameterValue("languageParameter", language);
> PDFRenderOption options = new PDFRenderOption();
> options.setOutputStream(bos);
> options.setOutputFormat("pdf");
> task.setRenderOption(options);
> task.run();
> task.close();
> engine.destroy();
> Platform.shutdown();
> } catch(Exception e) {
> e.printStackTrace();
> }
> return bos.toByteArray();
>
>
> And the exception:
>
> 10 févr. 2011 11:22:24
> org.eclipse.birt.report.model.metadata.MetaDataReader read
> GRAVE: null
> java.lang.NullPointerException
> at
> org.eclipse.birt.report.model.core.DesignElement.initSlots(D esignElement.java:2990)
>
> at
> org.eclipse.birt.report.model.elements.ReportDesignImpl.<init >(ReportDesignImpl.java:82)
>
> at
> org.eclipse.birt.report.model.elements.ReportDesign.<init>(ReportDesign.java:52)
>
> at
> org.eclipse.birt.report.model.parser.DesignParserHandler.<init >(DesignParserHandler.java:49)
>
> at
> org.eclipse.birt.report.model.parser.DesignReader.read(Desig nReader.java:86)
>
> at
> org.eclipse.birt.report.model.core.DesignSessionImpl.openDes ign(DesignSessionImpl.java:315)
>
> at
> org.eclipse.birt.report.model.api.SessionHandleImpl.openDesi gn(SessionHandleImpl.java:294)
>
> at
> org.eclipse.birt.report.engine.parser.ReportParser.getDesign Handle(ReportParser.java:158)
>
> at
> org.eclipse.birt.report.engine.api.impl.ReportEngineHelper.g etReportDesignHandle(ReportEngineHelper.java:255)
>
> at
> org.eclipse.birt.report.engine.api.impl.ReportEngineHelper.o penReportDesign(ReportEngineHelper.java:274)
>
> at
> org.eclipse.birt.report.engine.api.impl.ReportEngineHelper.o penReportDesign(ReportEngineHelper.java:196)
>
> at
> org.eclipse.birt.report.engine.api.impl.ReportEngineHelper.o penReportDesign(ReportEngineHelper.java:130)
>
> at
> org.eclipse.birt.report.engine.api.impl.ReportEngine.openRep ortDesign(ReportEngine.java:295
>
>
>
>

Re: Error in an application integrating report engine [message #653803 is a reply to message #653712]

Fri, 11 February 2011 04:59

Eclipse User

Thanks for the advice, I will take that into account when I will more seriously implement the report engine in the app.

I solved my issue. The problem came from a conflict between the apache xerces xml parser that should be used by the report engine and the gnu.jaxp parser that was imported form the maven repository. I now have to figure out a neat fix to this issue.

I thus now have a second problem. It seems as if birt cannot access the ReportEngine/plugins folder as I get the following error when launching the report and yet the requested jar (org.eclipse.birt.chart.reportitem_2.6.1.v20100914.jar) is present in the mentioned folder.

11 févr. 2011 12:29:53 org.eclipse.birt.report.model.metadata.ExtensionLoader handleError
GRAVE: Message:The class [org.eclipse.birt.chart.reportitem.ChartReportItemFactoryImpl] can not be instantiated. Error code:FAILED_TO_CREATE_INSTANCE 
11 févr. 2011 12:30:19 org.eclipse.birt.report.model.metadata.ExtensionLoader handleError
GRAVE: Message:The class [org.eclipse.birt.chart.reportitem.ChartScriptableClassInfo] can not be instantiated. Error code:FAILED_TO_CREATE_INSTANCE

Thanks!

[Updated on: Fri, 11 February 2011 06:38] by Moderator

Re: Error in an application integrating report engine [message #657580 is a reply to message #653803]

Thu, 03 March 2011 06:08

Eclipse User

Hi Mad1s0n,

I'm having the same 'FAILED_TO_CREATE_INSTANCE' messages, have you had any succes in fixing this?

Arjan

Re: Error in an application integrating report engine [message #657665 is a reply to message #657580]

Thu, 03 March 2011 10:32

Eclipse User

Arjan,

Can you give some more detail? Also post the stack trace.

Jason

On 3/3/2011 6:08 AM, Arjan Loermans wrote:
> Hi Mad1s0n,
>
> I'm having the same 'FAILED_TO_CREATE_INSTANCE' messages, have you had
> any succes in fixing this?
>
> Arjan

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