Managed to reproduce, the error occurs if you edit the feature type right after editing it, and if you just "apply/save", but does not occurr if you press "load" after that, or if you restart GeoServer in the middle.
The stack trace is:
2009-03-14 09:24:53,640 ERROR [tiles.InsertTag] - ServletException in '/WEB-INF/pages/data/featureTypes/Editor.jsp': null
org.apache.jasper.JasperException: Exception in JSP: /WEB-INF/pages/data/featureTypes/Editor.jsp:46
43: </script>
44:
45: <% try { %>
46: <html:form action="/config/data/typeEditorSubmit" onsubmit="prepareFormData()">
47: <table class="info">
48: <tr>
49: <td class="label">
Stacktrace:
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.handleJspException(JspServletWrapper.java:504)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:393)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:314)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:264)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:820)
at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.ServletHolder.handle(ServletHolder.java:487)
at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler.handle(ServletHandler.java:362)
at org.mortbay.jetty.security.SecurityHandler.handle(SecurityHandler.java:216)
at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.SessionHandler.handle(SessionHandler.java:181)
at org.mortbay.jetty.handler.ContextHandler.handle(ContextHandler.java:726)
at org.mortbay.jetty.webapp.WebAppContext.handle(WebAppContext.java:405)
at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.Dispatcher.include(Dispatcher.java:192)
at org.apache.jasper.runtime.JspRuntimeLibrary.include(JspRuntimeLibrary.java:966)
at org.apache.jasper.runtime.PageContextImpl.include(PageContextImpl.java:614)
at org.apache.struts.tiles.TilesUtilImpl.doInclude(TilesUtilImpl.java:99)
at org.apache.struts.tiles.TilesUtil.doInclude(TilesUtil.java:135)
at org.apache.struts.taglib.tiles.InsertTag.doInclude(InsertTag.java:760)
at org.apache.struts.taglib.tiles.InsertTag$InsertHandler.doEndTag(InsertTag.java:892)
at org.apache.struts.taglib.tiles.InsertTag.doEndTag(InsertTag.java:462)
at org.apache.jsp.WEB_002dINF.pages.layouts.mainLayout_jsp._jspx_meth_tiles_insert_7(org.apache.jsp.WEB_002dINF.pages.layouts.mainLayout_jsp:1363)
at org.apache.jsp.WEB_002dINF.pages.layouts.mainLayout_jsp._jspService(org.apache.jsp.WEB_002dINF.pages.layouts.mainLayout_jsp:620)
at org.apache.jasper.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:97)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:820)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:332)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:314)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:264)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:820)
at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.ServletHolder.handle(ServletHolder.java:487)
at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler.handle(ServletHandler.java:362)
at org.mortbay.jetty.security.SecurityHandler.handle(SecurityHandler.java:216)
at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.SessionHandler.handle(SessionHandler.java:181)
at org.mortbay.jetty.handler.ContextHandler.handle(ContextHandler.java:726)
at org.mortbay.jetty.webapp.WebAppContext.handle(WebAppContext.java:405)
at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.Dispatcher.forward(Dispatcher.java:285)
at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.Dispatcher.forward(Dispatcher.java:126)
at org.vfny.geoserver.config.web.tiles.MultipleDelegatingTilesRequestProcessor.doForward(MultipleDelegatingTilesRequestProcessor.java:346)
at org.vfny.geoserver.config.web.tiles.MultipleDelegatingTilesRequestProcessor.processTilesDefinition(MultipleDelegatingTilesRequestProcessor.java:212)
at org.vfny.geoserver.config.web.tiles.MultipleDelegatingTilesRequestProcessor.processForwardConfig(MultipleDelegatingTilesRequestProcessor.java:81)
at org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor.process(RequestProcessor.java:241)
at org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.process(ActionServlet.java:1196)
at org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.doPost(ActionServlet.java:432)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:727)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:820)
at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.ServletHolder.handle(ServletHolder.java:487)
at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler.handle(ServletHandler.java:362)
at org.mortbay.jetty.security.SecurityHandler.handle(SecurityHandler.java:216)
at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.SessionHandler.handle(SessionHandler.java:181)
at org.mortbay.jetty.handler.ContextHandler.handle(ContextHandler.java:726)
at org.mortbay.jetty.webapp.WebAppContext.handle(WebAppContext.java:405)
at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.Dispatcher.forward(Dispatcher.java:285)
at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.Dispatcher.forward(Dispatcher.java:126)
at org.vfny.geoserver.config.web.tiles.MultipleDelegatingTilesRequestProcessor.doForward(MultipleDelegatingTilesRequestProcessor.java:346)
at org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor.processForwardConfig(RequestProcessor.java:398)
at org.apache.struts.tiles.TilesRequestProcessor.processForwardConfig(TilesRequestProcessor.java:318)
at org.vfny.geoserver.config.web.tiles.MultipleDelegatingTilesRequestProcessor.processForwardConfig(MultipleDelegatingTilesRequestProcessor.java:95)
at org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor.process(RequestProcessor.java:241)
at org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.process(ActionServlet.java:1196)
at org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.doPost(ActionServlet.java:432)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:727)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:820)
at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.ServletHolder.handle(ServletHolder.java:487)
at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler$CachedChain.doFilter(ServletHandler.java:1093)
at org.vfny.geoserver.filters.SetCharacterEncodingFilter.doFilter(SetCharacterEncodingFilter.java:108)
at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler$CachedChain.doFilter(ServletHandler.java:1084)
at org.acegisecurity.util.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:264)
at org.acegisecurity.intercept.web.FilterSecurityInterceptor.invoke(FilterSecurityInterceptor.java:107)
at org.acegisecurity.intercept.web.FilterSecurityInterceptor.doFilter(FilterSecurityInterceptor.java:72)
at org.acegisecurity.util.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:274)
at org.acegisecurity.ui.ExceptionTranslationFilter.doFilter(ExceptionTranslationFilter.java:110)
at org.acegisecurity.util.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:274)
at org.acegisecurity.providers.anonymous.AnonymousProcessingFilter.doFilter(AnonymousProcessingFilter.java:125)
at org.acegisecurity.util.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:274)
at org.acegisecurity.ui.rememberme.RememberMeProcessingFilter.doFilter(RememberMeProcessingFilter.java:142)
at org.acegisecurity.util.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:274)
at org.acegisecurity.wrapper.SecurityContextHolderAwareRequestFilter.doFilter(SecurityContextHolderAwareRequestFilter.java:81)
at org.acegisecurity.util.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:274)
at org.acegisecurity.ui.AbstractProcessingFilter.doFilter(AbstractProcessingFilter.java:217)
at org.acegisecurity.util.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:274)
at org.acegisecurity.ui.logout.LogoutFilter.doFilter(LogoutFilter.java:106)
at org.acegisecurity.util.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:274)
at org.acegisecurity.context.HttpSessionContextIntegrationFilter.doFilter(HttpSessionContextIntegrationFilter.java:229)
at org.acegisecurity.util.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:274)
at org.acegisecurity.util.FilterChainProxy.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:148)
at org.acegisecurity.util.FilterToBeanProxy.doFilter(FilterToBeanProxy.java:98)
at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler$CachedChain.doFilter(ServletHandler.java:1084)
at org.geoserver.filters.LoggingFilter.doFilter(LoggingFilter.java:73)
at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler$CachedChain.doFilter(ServletHandler.java:1084)
at org.geoserver.filters.ReverseProxyFilter.doFilter(ReverseProxyFilter.java:163)
at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler$CachedChain.doFilter(ServletHandler.java:1084)
at org.geoserver.filters.GZIPFilter.doFilter(GZIPFilter.java:41)
at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler$CachedChain.doFilter(ServletHandler.java:1084)
at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler.handle(ServletHandler.java:360)
at org.mortbay.jetty.security.SecurityHandler.handle(SecurityHandler.java:216)
at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.SessionHandler.handle(SessionHandler.java:181)
at org.mortbay.jetty.handler.ContextHandler.handle(ContextHandler.java:726)
at org.mortbay.jetty.webapp.WebAppContext.handle(WebAppContext.java:405)
at org.mortbay.jetty.handler.ContextHandlerCollection.handle(ContextHandlerCollection.java:206)
at org.mortbay.jetty.handler.HandlerCollection.handle(HandlerCollection.java:114)
at org.mortbay.jetty.handler.HandlerWrapper.handle(HandlerWrapper.java:152)
at org.mortbay.jetty.Server.handle(Server.java:324)
at org.mortbay.jetty.HttpConnection.handleRequest(HttpConnection.java:505)
at org.mortbay.jetty.HttpConnection$RequestHandler.content(HttpConnection.java:842)
at org.mortbay.jetty.HttpParser.parseNext(HttpParser.java:648)
at org.mortbay.jetty.HttpParser.parseAvailable(HttpParser.java:211)
at org.mortbay.jetty.HttpConnection.handle(HttpConnection.java:380)
at org.mortbay.io.nio.SelectChannelEndPoint.run(SelectChannelEndPoint.java:395)
at org.mortbay.thread.BoundedThreadPool$PoolThread.run(BoundedThreadPool.java:450)
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
at org.vfny.geoserver.form.data.TypesEditorForm.attributesDisplayList(TypesEditorForm.java:583)
at org.vfny.geoserver.form.data.TypesEditorForm.reset(TypesEditorForm.java:457)
at org.apache.struts.taglib.html.FormTag.initFormBean(FormTag.java:484)
at org.apache.struts.taglib.html.FormTag.doStartTag(FormTag.java:457)
at org.apache.jsp.WEB_002dINF.pages.data.featureTypes.Editor_jsp._jspService(org.apache.jsp.WEB_002dINF.pages.data.featureTypes.Editor_jsp:166)
at org.apache.jasper.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:97)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:820)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:332)
... 105 more
It seems the attribute display list is not built in this case. Justin, can it be related to the changes performed in http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GEOS-2619?
Reproduced on the Windows version of 1.7.3 in Firefox.