"javax.faces.WEBAPP_RESOURCES_DIRECTORY" behavior is not correct.

[fukumotyo]

Describe the bug

The API document below states that it must not start with a "/", but if it does not start with a "/", it will not work.

ResourceHandler#WEBAPP_RESOURCES_DIRECTORY_PARAM_NAME

To Reproduce

Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Set the following in web.xml

  <context-param>
    <param-name>javax.faces.WEBAPP_RESOURCES_DIRECTORY</param-name>
    <param-value>WEB-INF/resources</param-value>
  </context-param>

2. Describe the resource to be loaded in the JSF file.

  <h:outputScript library="myjs" name="myapp.js" />
  <h:outputStylesheet library="mycss" name="mystyle.css" />

3. Create the following resource files

  WEB-INF/resources/myjs/myapp.js
  WEB-INF/resources/mycss/mystyle.css

Expected behavior

Resource files described in the JSF file must be loaded.

[BalusC]

Wow, that's an awkward oversight there.

The original spec issue is this: jakartaee/faces#996
There's even a comment pointing out this deviation: jakartaee/faces#996 (comment)
I guess the deviation was caused by mix-up of two initial proposals as commented here: jakartaee/faces#996 (comment)

For now the Mojarra impl should silently prepend the / when absent and we'll need a new spec ticket to adjust or drop this requirement.

[fukumotyo]

I should have added at the beginning that WEBAPP_CONTRACTS_DIRECTORY has the same problem.

The operation was closed by mistake and will be reopened.

[BalusC]

Confirmed. I'll adjust that one as well.