ServletContext is null when using spring to load jetty with jersey/jax-ws -

we're using spring configure jetty , load up, , i'm trying use jersey web services , use jetty/spring library can autowire service classes jersey resources, i'm having trouble starting server because says servletcontext null.

here's spring config xml:

        <property name="handler">         <bean id="handlers" class="org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.handlerlist">             <property name="handlers">                 <list>                     <bean class="org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.servletcontexthandler">                         <property name="eventlisteners">                             <list>                                 <bean class="org.springframework.web.context.contextloaderlistener" />                                 <bean                                     class="org.springframework.web.context.request.requestcontextlistener" />                             </list>                         </property>                         <property name="initparams">                             <map>                                 <entry>                                     <key>                                         <value>contextconfiglocation</value>                                     </key>                                     <value>classpath:applicationcontext.xml</value>                                 </entry>                             </map>                         </property>                     </bean>                     <bean class="org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.servlethandler">                            <property name="servlets">                             <list>                                 <bean class="org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.servletholder">                                     <property name="name" value="jersey" />                                     <property name="servlet">                                         <bean                                             class="com.sun.jersey.spi.spring.container.servlet.springservlet" />                                     </property>                                     <property name="initparameters">                                         <map>                                             <entry>                                                 <key>                                                     <value>com.sun.jersey.config.property.packages</value>                                                 </key>                                                 <value>com.mycompany.ws.resource</value>                                             </entry>                                             <entry>                                                 <key>                                                     <value>contextconfiglocation</value>                                                 </key>                                                 <value>classpath:applicationcontext.xml</value>                                             </entry>                                         </map>                                     </property>                                  </bean>                             </list>                         </property> 

i followed instructions here: http://blogs.oracle.com/enterprisetechtips/entry/jersey_and_spring integrate jersey , spring, difference have embedded jetty server configured spring.

i'm not sure why keep getting following error. thought jetty servletcontexthandler servlet context documentation.

2010-11-30 23:19:05,177 [thread-0] info  [org.springframework.web.context.contextloader]: root webapplicationcontext: initialization completed in 177 ms nov 30, 2010 11:19:05 pm com.sun.jersey.api.core.packagesresourceconfig init info: scanning root resource , provider classes in packages:   com.traveladnetwork.ws.resource.ad.server nov 30, 2010 11:19:05 pm com.sun.jersey.api.core.packagesresourceconfig init info: root resource classes found:   class com.mycompany.ws.resource.targetresource   class com.mycompany.ws.resource.reportresource   class com.mycompany.ws.resource.helloworldresource nov 30, 2010 11:19:05 pm com.sun.jersey.api.core.packagesresourceconfig init info: provider classes found: nov 30, 2010 11:19:05 pm com.sun.jersey.spi.spring.container.servlet.springservlet getcontext info: creating new child context classpath:applicationcontext.xml nov 30, 2010 11:19:05 pm com.sun.jersey.spi.spring.container.servlet.springservlet initiate **severe: exception occurred when intialization java.lang.illegalargumentexception: servletcontext must not null**     @ org.springframework.util.assert.notnull(assert.java:112)     @ org.springframework.web.context.support.webapplicationcontextutils.getwebapplicationcontext(webapplicationcontextutils.java:96)     @ org.springframework.web.context.support.webapplicationcontextutils.getwebapplicationcontext(webapplicationcontextutils.java:86)     @ org.springframework.web.context.support.webapplicationcontextutils.getrequiredwebapplicationcontext(webapplicationcontextutils.java:68)     @ com.sun.jersey.spi.spring.container.servlet.springservlet.getdefaultcontext(springservlet.java:128)     @ com.sun.jersey.spi.spring.container.servlet.springservlet.getchildcontext(springservlet.java:119)     @ com.sun.jersey.spi.spring.container.servlet.springservlet.getcontext(springservlet.java:113)     @ com.sun.jersey.spi.spring.container.servlet.springservlet.initiate(springservlet.java:99)     @ com.sun.jersey.spi.container.servlet.servletcontainer$internalwebcomponent.initiate(servletcontainer.java:253)     @ com.sun.jersey.spi.container.servlet.webcomponent.load(webcomponent.java:521)     @ com.sun.jersey.spi.container.servlet.webcomponent.init(webcomponent.java:199)     @ com.sun.jersey.spi.container.servlet.servletcontainer.init(servletcontainer.java:308)     @ com.sun.jersey.spi.container.servlet.servletcontainer.init(servletcontainer.java:471)     @ javax.servlet.genericservlet.init(genericservlet.java:241)     @ org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.servletholder.initservlet(servletholder.java:421)     @ org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.servletholder.dostart(servletholder.java:245)     @ org.eclipse.jetty.util.component.abstractlifecycle.start(abstractlifecycle.java:55)     @ org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.servlethandler.initialize(servlethandler.java:699)     @ org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.servlethandler.dostart(servlethandler.java:155)     @ org.eclipse.jetty.util.component.abstractlifecycle.start(abstractlifecycle.java:55)     @ org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.handlercollection.dostart(handlercollection.java:165)     @ org.eclipse.jetty.util.component.abstractlifecycle.start(abstractlifecycle.java:55)     @ org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.handlerwrapper.dostart(handlerwrapper.java:92)     @ org.eclipse.jetty.server.server.dostart(server.java:228)     @ org.eclipse.jetty.util.component.abstractlifecycle.start(abstractlifecycle.java:55)     @ sun.reflect.nativemethodaccessorimpl.invoke0(native method)     @ sun.reflect.nativemethodaccessorimpl.invoke(nativemethodaccessorimpl.java:39)     @ sun.reflect.delegatingmethodaccessorimpl.invoke(delegatingmethodaccessorimpl.java:25)     @ java.lang.reflect.method.invoke(method.java:597)     @ org.springframework.beans.factory.support.abstractautowirecapablebeanfactory.invokecustominitmethod(abstractautowirecapablebeanfactory.java:1414)     @ org.springframework.beans.factory.support.abstractautowirecapablebeanfactory.invokeinitmethods(abstractautowirecapablebeanfactory.java:1375)     @ org.springframework.beans.factory.support.abstractautowirecapablebeanfactory.initializebean(abstractautowirecapablebeanfactory.java:1335)     @ org.springframework.beans.factory.support.abstractautowirecapablebeanfactory.docreatebean(abstractautowirecapablebeanfactory.java:473)     @ org.springframework.beans.factory.support.abstractautowirecapablebeanfactory$1.run(abstractautowirecapablebeanfactory.java:409)     @ java.security.accesscontroller.doprivileged(native method)     @ org.springframework.beans.factory.support.abstractautowirecapablebeanfactory.createbean(abstractautowirecapablebeanfactory.java:380)     @ org.springframework.beans.factory.support.abstractbeanfactory$1.getobject(abstractbeanfactory.java:264)     @ org.springframework.beans.factory.support.defaultsingletonbeanregistry.getsingleton(defaultsingletonbeanregistry.java:222)     @ org.springframework.beans.factory.support.abstractbeanfactory.dogetbean(abstractbeanfactory.java:261)     @ org.springframework.beans.factory.support.abstractbeanfactory.getbean(abstractbeanfactory.java:185)     @ org.springframework.beans.factory.support.abstractbeanfactory.getbean(abstractbeanfactory.java:164)     @ org.springframework.beans.factory.support.defaultlistablebeanfactory.preinstantiatesingletons(defaultlistablebeanfactory.java:429)     @ org.springframework.context.support.abstractapplicationcontext.finishbeanfactoryinitialization(abstractapplicationcontext.java:728)     @ org.springframework.context.support.abstractapplicationcontext.refresh(abstractapplicationcontext.java:380)     @ com.mycompany.common.service.springserviceimpl.startservice(springserviceimpl.java:52)     @ com.traveladnetwork.common.service.startimpl.run(startimpl.java:42)     @ java.lang.thread.run(thread.java:637) 2010-11-30 23:19:05.412:info::started selectchannelconnector@0.0.0.0:9932 2010-11-30 23:19:05,413 [thread-0] info  [com.mycompany.common.service.startimpl]: started in 1950 ms 

it because you're running servlet container within spring (rather other way around) can't find servletcontext.

you've got 2 options:

1. try starting jetty programmatic bootstrap loads spring inside it's servlet context (deploying servlet programmatically jetty)
2. split applicationcontext.xml 2 container definitions: needed start jetty , can't start without valid servletcontext. ones need valid servlet context should in "initparams" bean class "servletcontexthandler", whereas you've got same applicationcontext.xml defined twice.