bridge creates invalid URLs when view params contain spaces in liferay

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: bridge-ext-1.0.0, bridge-ext-2.0.0, bridge-ext-3.0.0, bridge-ext-5.0.0
• Fix Version/s: bridge-impl-2.1.1, bridge-ext-1.0.2, bridge-ext-2.0.2, bridge-ext-3.0.2, bridge-impl-3.1.1, bridge-impl-4.1.1, bridge-ext-5.0.2
• Component/s: Liferay Faces Bridge Ext, Liferay Faces Bridge Impl / Demos / Tests
• Labels: None

Steps to reproduce:

1. Change the jsf-applicant-portlet code:

ApplicantBackingBean.java

/* ... */

public String getRenderRedirURL() {

	HashMap<String, List<String>> parameters = new HashMap<String, List<String>>();
	ArrayList<String> values = new ArrayList<String>();
	values.add("adsf asdf ");
	parameters.put("param", values);

	return FacesContext.getCurrentInstance().getExternalContext().encodeRedirectURL("/o/com.liferay.faces.demo.jsf.applicant.portlet/WEB-INF/views/search.xhtml", parameters);
}

/* ... */

portletViewMode.xhtml

<f:view xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"
		xmlns:f="http://java.sun.com/jsf/core"
		xmlns:h="http://java.sun.com/jsf/html">

	<h:head />

	<f:metadata>
		<f:viewParam name="param" value="asdf asdf " />
	</f:metadata>

	<h:body>
		<h:form>
			<h:commandButton value="portletViewMode ajax" action="portletViewMode?faces-redirect=true&amp;includeViewParams=true">
				<f:ajax />
			</h:commandButton>
			<h:commandButton value="portletViewMode" action="portletViewMode?faces-redirect=true&amp;includeViewParams=true" />
			<br />
			#{applicantBackingBean.renderRedirURL}
		</h:form>
	</h:body>
</f:view>

2. Deploy and navigate to the jsf-applicant-portlet.
3. Observe the url that appears (generated during RENDER_PHASE).
4. If the url contains param=adsf asdf then the bug still exists for redirect urls generated during the RENDER_PHASE. If the url contains param=adsf+asdf+, then the bug is fixed for the RENDER_PHASE.
5. Click the search ajax button.
6. If the portlet navigates back to portletViewMode.xhtml via ajax and the url contains param=adsf+asdf+, the bug is fixed. Otherwise the bug still exists.

Workarounds

Since the redirect url parameters are generated correctly in the ACTION_PHASE, you can use a non-ajax command button to redirect to views view parameters with spaces in them:

<h:commandButton value="portletViewMode" action="portletViewMode?faces-redirect=true&amp;includeViewParams=true" />

Another potential workaround is to remove all spaces from your params or replace all spaces with "+" before JSF handles the URL.