B4J Library jServer v4.0 - Based on Jetty 11

Starting from B4J v9.80 this library is included as an internal library. Old library: https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/141323/#content
This is a new version of jServer. It is based on Jetty 11.0.9. Previous versions were based on an early version of Jetty 9.
There were many improvements in Jetty during the last couple of years: https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/releases

It requires Java 11+.
It works with the standalone packager with these declarations:

#PackagerProperty: AdditionalModuleInfoString = provides org.slf4j.spi.SLF4JServiceProvider with org.eclipse.jetty.logging.JettyLoggingServiceProvider;
#PackagerProperty: AdditionalModuleInfoString = provides org.eclipse.jetty.io.ssl.ALPNProcessor.Server with org.eclipse.jetty.alpn.java.server.JDK9ServerALPNProcessor;
#PackagerProperty: AdditionalModuleInfoString = provides org.eclipse.jetty.http.HttpFieldPreEncoder with org.eclipse.jetty.http2.hpack.HpackFieldPreEncoder, org.eclipse.jetty.http.Http1FieldPreEncoder;
#PackagerProperty: AdditionalModuleInfoString = uses org.eclipse.jetty.util.security.CredentialProvider;
#PackagerProperty: AdditionalModuleInfoString = uses org.eclipse.jetty.io.ssl.ALPNProcessor.Server;
#PackagerProperty: IncludedModules = jdk.charsets, jdk.crypto.ec
#CustomBuildAction: After Packager, %WINDIR%\System32\robocopy.exe, www temp\build\bin\www /E

Note that http sessions are not created automatically for WebSockets. You can use this filter handler to create it: https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/safari-session-variables-in-b4j-v4.61652/post-389898 (apparently it relied on a feature not supported by WebSocket specs).

b4j_ws.js v0.93 is attached. It includes a fix suggested by @alwaysbusy: https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/jserver-v4-0-based-on-jetty-11.140437/post-889892

 

[Erel]

If I understand correctly, the WebSocket specs do not allow setting cookies from the WebSocket upgrade request. This means that you cannot safely create a new http session at that point.
The solution is to create a new session before the upgrade request as done with the code I posted in post #11.

 

[alwaysbusy]

If I understand correctly, the WebSocket specs

You are correct, that is also what I understand from it. Note that this is probably ABM only as it does some extensive caching to allow connection disruptions where the server caches a Java shadow in case of a re-connection (may be up to an hour later and the user will never notice anything happened). For this cache, the filter solution did work in all cases, except on iOS Safari, where it did not restore the saved state, but always created a new one. It has an effect our users love that is very close to a native app experience, even if they do not have a stable internet connection all the time.

This cache is a spec my boss came up with that probably isn't implemented anywhere else, so jServer itself does exactly what it needs to do. No need for you to look further into this. If it would cause problems, it is something I have to look at in ABM on how to resolve it. But at least I can rule out it has anything to do with the new jetty version

 

[ilan]

hi, i dont know if this is the right thread to ask the question but after updating jserver when I run my project and open the browser and inspect it i get an error:

Uncaught SyntaxError: JSON.parse: unexpected character at line 1 column 2 of the JSON data
onmessage https://localhost/b4j_ws.js:64
b4j_ws.js:64:23
onmessage https://localhost/b4j_ws.js:64

do we need to update something on the b4j_ws file?

thanx

EDIT:

I also get those errors:

Error: p(...) is null undefined

Uncaught SyntaxError: JSON.parse: unexpected character at line 1 column 2 of the JSON data
onmessage https://127.0.0.1/b4j_ws.js:64
b4j_connect https://127.0.0.1/b4j_ws.js:63
<anonymous> https://127.0.0.1/login/index.html:97
jQuery 13
b4j_ws.js:64:23
onmessage https://127.0.0.1/b4j_ws.js:64
(Async: EventHandlerNonNull)
b4j_connect https://127.0.0.1/b4j_ws.js:63
<anonymous> https://127.0.0.1/login/index.html:97
jQuery 13

 

[alwaysbusy]

I just had a similar problem in my ABM ws file and it seems it needs some extra code because jetty somtimes sends empty Blobs you have to catch before it tries to parse it as Json.

This is the NEW code I've put in mine to resolve this:

Alwaysbusy

 

[ilan]

I just had a similar problem in my ABM ws file and it seems it needs some extra code because jetty somtimes sends empty Blobs you have to catch before it tries to parse it as Json.

This is the NEW code I've put in mine to resolve this:

View attachment 129143

Alwaysbusy

thank you very much @alwaysbusy this solved all errors

 

[tchart]

The previous version will be available for download. You can rename it to jServer3.xml/jar and keep both of them.

So just to confirm, jServer V4 will be the deafult internal library in a future update?

 

[Erel]

This is the NEW code I've put in mine to resolve this:

I've added this change to b4j_ws.js.

So just to confirm, jServer V4 will be the deafult internal library in a future update?

Yes. In the next version of B4J.

 

[tchart]

I've added this change to b4j_ws.js.

@Erel where can we find the latest verison? In another thread you point to the GuessMyNumber sample but that version has a timestamp of 2016.

 

[Erel]

I've uploaded it to the first post.

 

[ilan]

I've uploaded it to the first post.

i see that you made more changes to that file. thanx!

 

[Jmu5667]

Would it be possible to have jServer3 and JServer4 as part of the internal libs going forward in B4J ?

 

[Erel]

No. There is no reason to create new projects based on jServer3, and it is a relatively large library.

Just put it in the additional libraries folder and it will be available with all B4J versions.

 

[prajinpraveen]

Not sure if i have to create separate threads for these. These are working well on Jserver 3


1. Does not initialize the map

ConnectedBrowsers = srvr.CreateThreadSafeMap    ' Start a thread safe map of all the connected browsers

2. java.lang.RuntimeException: Method: setPreferProxiedForAddress not found in: org.eclipse.jetty.server.CustomRequestLog

    For Each h As JavaObject In GetHandlers(srvr)
        If GetType(h) = "org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.RequestLogHandler" Then
            'TO log a actual IP address behind the proxy
            Dim requestLog As JavaObject = h.RunMethod("getRequestLog", Null)
            requestLog.RunMethod("setPreferProxiedForAddress", Array(True))                               
        End If
    Next

3. java.lang.RuntimeException: Object should first be initialized (JavaObject).

   Dim SessionManager As JavaObject  ' in process globals
    Dim jo As JavaObject = srvr
    SessionManager  = jo.GetFieldJO("context").RunMethodJO("getSessionHandler", Null).RunMethodJO("getSessionIdManager", Null)
    SessionManager.RunMethod("invalidateAll", Array(sessionid))   '>> Error

4.

        '    Possible log levels are  TRACE, DEBUG, INFO, WARN and ERROR
        inline.RunMethod("setLevel", Array("INFO"))  ' >> ERROR
Sub inline As JavaObject
    Return Me
End Sub


#IF JAVA
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
import ch.qos.logback.classic.Level;
import ch.qos.logback.classic.Logger;

public static void setLevel(String LogLevel){
    Logger root = (Logger)LoggerFactory.getLogger(Logger.ROOT_LOGGER_NAME);
    root.setLevel(Level.toLevel(LogLevel));
    }
#End If

' LOG

setting log level INFO
Error occurred on line: 113 (Main)
java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
    at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
    at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
    at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
    at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:566)
    at anywheresoftware.b4j.object.JavaObject.RunMethod(JavaObject.java:132)
    at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
    at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
    at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
    at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:566)
    at anywheresoftware.b4a.shell.Shell.runVoidMethod(Shell.java:673)
    at anywheresoftware.b4a.shell.Shell.raiseEventImpl(Shell.java:240)
    at anywheresoftware.b4a.shell.Shell.raiseEvent(Shell.java:167)
    at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
    at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
    at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
    at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:566)
    at anywheresoftware.b4a.BA.raiseEvent2(BA.java:109)
    at anywheresoftware.b4a.shell.ShellBA.raiseEvent2(ShellBA.java:98)
    at anywheresoftware.b4a.BA.raiseEvent(BA.java:96)
    at zms.main.main(main.java:32)
Caused by: java.lang.ClassCastException: class org.eclipse.jetty.logging.JettyLogger cannot be cast to class ch.qos.logback.classic.Logger (org.eclipse.jetty.logging.JettyLogger and ch.qos.logback.classic.Logger are in unnamed module of loader 'app')
    at zms.main.setLevel(main.java:1101)
    ... 20 more

I couldnt test further

 

[Erel]

srvr.CreateThreadSafeMap

This should work properly.

Inline java / JavaObject will need some adoption as there are all kinds of changes under the hood.

 

[prajinpraveen]

This should work properly.

I will test again with a small project

 

[MichalK73]

I just had a similar problem in my ABM ws file and it seems it needs some extra code because jetty somtimes sends empty Blobs you have to catch before it tries to parse it as Json.

This is the NEW code I've put in mine to resolve this:

View attachment 129143

Alwaysbusy

Hey.
When can we expect a new version or fix for ABMaterial with jetty 4.0 ?

 

[alwaysbusy]

When can we expect a new version or fix for ABMaterial with jetty 4.0 ?

Now that the final new version of B4J is released today with jetty 4.0, I will try to release the new version also somewhere this week.

Alwaysbusy

 

[Waldemar Lima]

I just had a similar problem in my ABM ws file and it seems it needs some extra code because jetty somtimes sends empty Blobs you have to catch before it tries to parse it as Json.

This is the NEW code I've put in mine to resolve this:

View attachment 129143

Alwaysbusy

can u share full code??

 

[OliverA]

can u share full code??

Links to the GitHub repositories can be found in the first post here: https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/abmaterial-framework-for-webapps.60072/

 

[aeric]

May I know where is version 4.01?