Can't properly run with $exist:context /

[ahenket]

What is the problem

eXist-db 5.0.0

We always run exist-db with context / instead of /exist (the default). This trips up the package manager/dashboard applications. I.e. I cannot login or list packages. This because of some hardcoded and improperly commented stuff in those packages.

Manual solution I found so far

• /db/apps/dashboard/bower_components/existdb-backup/controller.xql

Remove all (:<redirect url="/exist/apps/{$exist:controller}/index.html"/>:)

• /db/apps/dashboard/bower_components/existdb-launcher/existdb-login.html

url="/exist/apps/dashboard/login" to url="/apps/dashboard/login"

• /db/apps/dashboard/bower_components/existdb-packagemanager/controller.xql

Remove all (:<redirect url="/exist/apps/{$exist:controller}/index.html"/>:)

/db/apps/dashboard/bower_components/existdb-packagemanager/existdb-packagemanager.html

targetUrl="/exist/apps/packagemanager/modules/install.xql" to targetUrl="/apps/packagemanager/modules/install.xql"

• /db/apps/dashboard/existdb-local-packages.html

url="/exist/apps/dashboard/apps/local" to url="/apps/dashboard/apps/local"

• /db/apps/packagemanager/controller.xql

Remove all (:<redirect url="/exist/apps/{$exist:controller}/index.html"/>:)

• /db/apps/packagemanager/index.html

targetUrl="/exist/apps/packagemanager/modules/install.xql" to targetUrl="/apps/packagemanager/modules/install.xql"

What did you expect

Normal operations when you use a supported feature.

Describe how to reproduce or add a test

Context information

Please always add the following information

• eXist-db version 5.0.0 stable Sept 2
• Java version 1.8.0_202
• macOS Catalina
• 64 bit
• dmg installer
• etc/jetty/webapps/exist-webapp-context.xml Contains context path ‘/‘ instead of ‘/exist‘
• etc/jetty/webapps/portal/WEB-INF/jetty-web.xml Contains conficting context path '/', change this to /portal

[duncdrum]

see #2919 as somewhat related

[ahenket]

I have found since filing this issue that all the above is not enough to make eXist-db 5 run properly with context /. Maybe I should rephrase:

• Is context / still supported?
• What would be the recommended procedure for applying that?

[joewiz]

The eXist core supports this fine; the problem is that the referenced apps naively hardcode the assumed context, instead of dynamically adjusting to it. We need issues opened in the respective apps’ repos.

[duncdrum]

see #441

[JoernT]

Upcoming dashboard 3 addresses this issue. All pathes are relative now.

Duncan Paterson [email protected] schrieb am Mo., 11. Nov. 2019, 22:15:

see #441 https://github.com/eXist-db/exist/issues/441

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[tohuuuuu]

see https://github.com/eXist-db/dashboard/issues/73