Problems using the XSP Starter Kit - xpages

Question

I followed the instructions to install the XSP Starter kit from openntf. Everything mentioned in the video I was able to do but I am not able to activate it.
When I activate the plugin in my application and try to open it I get an Error 500. Anybody any idea?
The server console tells me:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/w2a0nlmjj5prnxs/Error%20OSGI.jpg?dl=0
The log file contains:
<extendedDataElements name="CommonBaseEventLogRecord:Exception" type="string">
<values>java.lang.RuntimeException: com.ibm.xsp.FacesExceptionEx: javax.faces.FacesException: java.lang.InstantiationException: org.openntf.xsp.starter.renderkit.AbstractHtmlTagRenderer
at com.ibm.designer.runtime.domino.adapter.ComponentModule.initModule(ComponentModule.java:461)
at com.ibm.domino.xsp.module.nsf.NSFComponentModule.initModule(NSFComponentModule.java:498)
at com.ibm.domino.xsp.module.nsf.NSFService.createNSFModule(NSFService.java:752)
at com.ibm.domino.xsp.module.nsf.NSFService.loadModule(NSFService.java:735)
at com.ibm.domino.xsp.module.nsf.NSFService.doServiceInternal(NSFService.java:588)
at com.ibm.domino.xsp.module.nsf.NSFService.doService(NSFService.java:482)
at com.ibm.designer.runtime.domino.adapter.LCDEnvironment.doService(LCDEnvironment.java:350)
at com.ibm.designer.runtime.domino.adapter.LCDEnvironment.service(LCDEnvironment.java:306)
at com.ibm.domino.xsp.bridge.http.engine.XspCmdManager.service(XspCmdManager.j</values>
<values>ava:272)
Caused by: com.ibm.xsp.FacesExceptionEx: javax.faces.FacesException: java.lang.InstantiationException: org.openntf.xsp.starter.renderkit.AbstractHtmlTagRenderer
at com.ibm.xsp.config.CLBootStrap.initContext(CLBootStrap.java:89)
at com.ibm.xsp.config.BootStrap.init(BootStrap.java:82)
at com.ibm.xsp.config.ConfigureCoreListener.contextInitialized(ConfigureCoreListener.java:39)
at com.ibm.designer.runtime.domino.adapter.ComponentModule.initModule(ComponentModule.java:453)
... 8 more
Caused by: javax.faces.FacesException: java.lang.InstantiationException: org.openntf.xsp.starter.renderkit.AbstractHtmlTagRenderer
at com.sun.faces.config.ConfigureListener.contextInitialized(ConfigureListener.java:417)
at com.ibm.xsp.config.CLBootStrap.initContext(CLBootStrap.java:81)
... 11 more
Caused by: java.lang.InstantiationException: org.openntf.xsp.starter.renderkit.AbstractHtmlTagRenderer
at java.lang.J9VMInternals.newInstan</values>
<values>ceImpl(Native Method)
at java.lang.Class.newInstance(Class.java:1549)
at com.sun.faces.config.ConfigureListener.configure(ConfigureListener.java:926)
at com.sun.faces.config.ConfigureListener.configure(ConfigureListener.java:965)
at com.sun.faces.config.ConfigureListener.configure(ConfigureListener.java:489)
at com.sun.faces.config.ConfigureListener.contextInitialized(ConfigureListener.java:410)
... 12 more
</values>
</extendedDataElements>

Answer 1

There is a component that was available in the starter kit for org.openntf.xsp.starter.renderkit.AbstractHtmlTagRenderer. It's hitting an error trying to create that component. It's not a component designed to be used in a particular way, it's really there to show what needs to be created for a component - org.openntf.xsp.starter.AbstractHtmlTag is the component, html.xsp-config in META-INF defines the properties available to Domino Designer, html-faces-config adds the component to the server and defines which Java class to use for the component and which one for the renderer (to display the HTML). org.openntf.xsp.starter.renderkit.AbstractHtmlTagRenderer handles printing content to the browser.
I've not used the starter kit as is, but I did use it as a basis for my session at ICON UK http://www.slideshare.net/paulswithers1/from-xpages-hero-to-osgi-guru-taking-the-scary-out-of-building-extension-libraries-icon-uk-2014