BridgeContextImpl.redirect(String) throws NullPointerExcecption when javax.portlet.faces.DirectLink URL parameter is specified before RESTORE_VIEW phase executes

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: liferay-faces-4.2.5-ga6
• Fix Version/s: liferay-faces-2.1.5-ga6, liferay-faces-2.2.5-ga6, liferay-faces-3.0.5-legacy-ga6, liferay-faces-3.0.5-ga6, liferay-faces-3.1.5-ga6, liferay-faces-3.2.5-ga6, liferay-faces-4.2.5-ga6
• Component/s: Liferay Faces Bridge Impl / Demos / Tests
• Labels: None

This issue was first reported in the forums in the thread titled Redirection in the restore view phase.

When using the javax.portlet.faces.DirectLink parameter in a redirect URL, it is not possible to redirect since BridgeContextImpl.redirect(String) attempts to get the current view id under all circumstances. When redirecting before the RESTORE_VIEW phase executes, the current view id is not yet established.