Re: REST API layer without geometry can not be added

> If I try to add a featuretype for a postgis table that has no geometry
> column using the REST API, a null pointer exception is returned (if I
> add the same layer using the webinterface there is no problem. If I add
> a table with geometry using the REST API there is no problem) I am using
> geoserver 1.7.4
>
> The log (after increasing the log level) is included below.
>
> Can anybody confirm this is a bug. Is there a way around it?
>
> cheers,
>  Piebe
>
>
>
> 2009-07-06 14:50:51,562 INFO [org.geoserver] - Loaded feature type
> 'thema_huisaansluitingen', disabled
> 2009-07-06 14:50:51,609 ERROR [org.geoserver.rest] - :null
> 2009-07-06 14:50:51,609 DEBUG [org.geoserver.rest] -
> org.geoserver.rest.RestletException: java.lang.NullPointerException
>     at
> org.geoserver.rest.ReflectiveResource.handleException(ReflectiveResource.java:329)
>     at
> org.geoserver.rest.ReflectiveResource.handlePost(ReflectiveResource.java:118)
>     at org.restlet.Finder.handle(Finder.java:296)
>     at
> org.geoserver.rest.BeanDelegatingRestlet.handle(BeanDelegatingRestlet.java:38)
>     at org.restlet.Filter.doHandle(Filter.java:105)
>     at org.restlet.Filter.handle(Filter.java:134)
>     at org.restlet.Router.handle(Router.java:444)
>     at
> com.noelios.restlet.ext.servlet.ServletConverter.service(ServletConverter.java:129)
>     at
> org.geoserver.rest.RESTDispatcher.handleRequestInternal(RESTDispatcher.java:79)
>     at
> org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.AbstractController.handleRequest(AbstractController.java:153)
>     at
> org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.SimpleControllerHandlerAdapter.handle(SimpleControllerHandlerAdapter.java:48)
>     at
> org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.doDispatch(DispatcherServlet.java:875)
>     at
> org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.doService(DispatcherServlet.java:809)
>     at
> org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.processRequest(FrameworkServlet.java:571)
>     at
> org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.doPost(FrameworkServlet.java:511)
>     at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:637)
>     at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:717)
>     at
> org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:290)
>     at
> org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
>     at
> org.vfny.geoserver.filters.SetCharacterEncodingFilter.doFilter(SetCharacterEncodingFilter.java:108)
>     at
> org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235)
>     at
> org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
>     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.basicauth.BasicProcessingFilter.doFilter(BasicProcessingFilter.java:178)
>     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.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235)
>     at
> org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
>     at org.geoserver.filters.LoggingFilter.doFilter(LoggingFilter.java:73)
>     at
> org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235)
>     at
> org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
>     at
> org.geoserver.filters.ReverseProxyFilter.doFilter(ReverseProxyFilter.java:163)
>     at
> org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235)
>     at
> org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
>     at org.geoserver.filters.GZIPFilter.doFilter(GZIPFilter.java:47)
>     at
> org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235)
>     at
> org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
>     at
> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:233)
>     at
> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:191)
>     at
> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:128)
>     at
> org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:102)
>     at
> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:109)
>     at
> org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:286)
>     at
> org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:845)
>     at
> org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11Protocol.java:583)
>     at
> org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:447)
>     at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619)
> Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
>
>