Hi Mark,
I think the problem may be to do with class loading.
Can you try using the stream-based methods instead, for example here  
is generator created from the extended WADL web app:
         return generator( WadlGeneratorApplicationDoc.class )
         .prop( "applicationDocsStream", "application-doc.xml" )
         .generator( WadlGeneratorGrammarsSupport.class )
         .prop( "grammarsStream", "application-grammars.xml" )
         .generator( WadlGeneratorResourceDocSupport.class )
         .prop( "resourceDocStream", "resourcedoc.xml" )
         .descriptions();
Note that say for the first property look at the method  
WadlGeneratorApplicationDoc#setApplicationDocsStream:
   
https://jersey.dev.java.net/nonav/apidocs/1.1.0-ea/jersey/com/sun/jersey/server/wadl/generators/WadlGeneratorApplicationDoc.html 
#setApplicationDocsStream(java.io.InputStream)
I think we should mark the 'classpath:' feature as deprecated.
Paul.
On May 11, 2009, at 6:14 PM, Rabick, Mark A (IS) wrote:
> I've been working in Eclipse 3.4 and have been deploying my jersey  
> app to a server using the embedded weblogic server tools.  I  
> generated a WAR file by using the Export -> Java -> War menu option  
> in eclipse and the exported war file application does not deploy,  
> whereas the eclipse "Run on Server" works.  I'm getting an exception  
> when the app deploys:
>
> It appears to be in the WADL generation.  Here is my  
> CnodbRestWadlGeneratorConfig.java
>
> /**
>  * This class is used to define extensions to the default WADL  
> generator
>  * by defining properties in a wadl generation configuration class.
>  * The following wadl enhancements are incorporated:
>  * <ul>
>  * <li>An introductory paragraph for the application using a {_at_link  
> WadlGeneratorApplicationDoc}
>  *              generator with a reference to the <i>application- 
> doc.xml</i> file.</li>
>  * <li>An XSD schema from a {_at_link WadlGeneratorGrammarsSupport}  
> generator stored in the file
>  *              <i>application-grammars.xml</i> file.</li>
>  * <li>Incorporate javadoc elements in a generated  
> <i>resourcedoc.xml</i> file
>  *              using a {_at_link WadlGeneratorResourceDocSuport}  
> generator.  The file must
>  *              be generated before packaging the application.  The  
> file is generated using
>  *              javadoc defined in the build file.
>  * </ul>
>  */
> public class CnodbRestWadlGeneratorConfig extends  
> WadlGeneratorConfig {
>
>         @Override
>         public List<WadlGeneratorDescription> configure() {
>
>                 return  
> super.generator( WadlGeneratorApplicationDoc.class )
>                 .prop( "applicationDocsFile", "classpath:/ 
> application-doc.xml" )
>                 .generator( WadlGeneratorGrammarsSupport.class )
>                 .prop( "grammarsFile", "classpath:/application- 
> grammars.xml" )
>                 .generator( WadlGeneratorResourceDocSupport.class )
>                 .prop( "resourceDocFile", "classpath:/ 
> resourcedoc.xml" )
>                 .descriptions();
>
>         }
>
> }
>
> The exception is below:
>
> <May 11, 2009 11:09:25 AM CDT> <Warning> <Deployer> <BEA-149078>  
> <Stack trace for message 149004
> weblogic.application.ModuleException: [HTTP:101216]Servlet: "CNODB  
> Web Application" failed to preload on startup in Web application:  
> "cdal-web-service
>
> java.lang.RuntimeException: Could not load  
> WadlGeneratorConfiguration, check the configuration of  
> com.sun.jersey.config.property.WadlGeneratorConfig
>
>         at  
> com 
> .sun 
> .jersey 
> .api 
> .wadl 
> .config 
> .WadlGeneratorConfigLoader 
> .loadWadlGeneratorsFromConfig(WadlGeneratorConfigLoader.java:100)
>
>         at  
> com.sun.jersey.server.impl.wadl.WadlFactory.<init>(WadlFactory.java: 
> 73)
>         at  
> com 
> .sun 
> .jersey 
> .server 
> .impl 
> .application.WebApplicationImpl.initiate(WebApplicationImpl.java:587)
>         at  
> com 
> .sun 
> .jersey 
> .server 
> .impl 
> .application.WebApplicationImpl.initiate(WebApplicationImpl.java:383)
>         at  
> com 
> .sun 
> .jersey 
> .spi 
> .container.servlet.ServletContainer.initiate(ServletContainer.java: 
> 377)
>         at com.sun.jersey.spi.container.servlet.ServletContainer 
> $InternalWebComponent.initiate(ServletContainer.java:242)
>
>         at  
> com 
> .sun 
> .jersey.spi.container.servlet.WebComponent.load(WebComponent.java:449)
>         at  
> com 
> .sun 
> .jersey.spi.container.servlet.WebComponent.init(WebComponent.java:169)
>         at  
> com 
> .sun 
> .jersey 
> .spi.container.servlet.ServletContainer.init(ServletContainer.java: 
> 281)
>         at  
> com 
> .sun 
> .jersey 
> .spi.container.servlet.ServletContainer.init(ServletContainer.java: 
> 442)
>         at javax.servlet.GenericServlet.init(GenericServlet.java:241)
>         at weblogic.servlet.internal.StubSecurityHelper 
> $ServletInitAction.run(StubSecurityHelper.java:282)
>         at  
> weblogic 
> .security 
> .acl.internal.AuthenticatedSubject.doAs(AuthenticatedSubject.java:321)
>         at weblogic.security.service.SecurityManager.runAs(Unknown  
> Source)
>         at  
> weblogic 
> .servlet 
> .internal.StubSecurityHelper.createServlet(StubSecurityHelper.java:63)
>         at  
> weblogic 
> .servlet 
> .internal 
> .StubLifecycleHelper.createOneInstance(StubLifecycleHelper.java:58)
>         at  
> weblogic 
> .servlet 
> .internal.StubLifecycleHelper.<init>(StubLifecycleHelper.java:48)
>         at  
> weblogic 
> .servlet 
> .internal.ServletStubImpl.prepareServlet(ServletStubImpl.java:507)
>         at  
> weblogic 
> .servlet 
> .internal 
> .WebAppServletContext.preloadServlet(WebAppServletContext.java:1853)
>         at  
> weblogic 
> .servlet 
> .internal 
> .WebAppServletContext 
> .loadServletsOnStartup(WebAppServletContext.java:1830)
>         at  
> weblogic 
> .servlet 
> .internal 
> .WebAppServletContext.preloadResources(WebAppServletContext.java:1750)
>         at  
> weblogic 
> .servlet 
> .internal.WebAppServletContext.start(WebAppServletContext.java:2909)
>         at  
> weblogic 
> .servlet.internal.WebAppModule.startContexts(WebAppModule.java:973)
>         at  
> weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppModule.start(WebAppModule.java:361)
>         at weblogic.application.internal.flow.ModuleStateDriver 
> $3.next(ModuleStateDriver.java:204)
>         at  
> weblogic 
> .application 
> .utils.StateMachineDriver.nextState(StateMachineDriver.java:26)
>         at  
> weblogic 
> .application 
> .internal.flow.ModuleStateDriver.start(ModuleStateDriver.java:60)
>         at  
> weblogic 
> .application 
> .internal.flow.ScopedModuleDriver.start(ScopedModuleDriver.java:200)
>         at  
> weblogic 
> .application 
> .internal 
> .flow.ModuleListenerInvoker.start(ModuleListenerInvoker.java:117)
>         at weblogic.application.internal.flow.ModuleStateDriver 
> $3.next(ModuleStateDriver.java:204)
>         at  
> weblogic 
> .application 
> .utils.StateMachineDriver.nextState(StateMachineDriver.java:26)
>         at  
> weblogic 
> .application 
> .internal.flow.ModuleStateDriver.start(ModuleStateDriver.java:60)
>         at  
> weblogic 
> .application 
> .internal.flow.StartModulesFlow.activate(StartModulesFlow.java:26)
>         at weblogic.application.internal.BaseDeployment 
> $2.next(BaseDeployment.java:635)
>         at  
> weblogic 
> .application 
> .utils.StateMachineDriver.nextState(StateMachineDriver.java:26)
>         at  
> weblogic 
> .application.internal.BaseDeployment.activate(BaseDeployment.java:212)
>         at  
> weblogic 
> .application 
> .internal 
> .DeploymentStateChecker.activate(DeploymentStateChecker.java:154)
>         at  
> weblogic 
> .deploy 
> .internal 
> .targetserver.AppContainerInvoker.activate(AppContainerInvoker.java: 
> 80)
>         at  
> weblogic 
> .deploy 
> .internal 
> .targetserver 
> .operations.AbstractOperation.activate(AbstractOperation.java:566)
>         at  
> weblogic 
> .deploy 
> .internal 
> .targetserver 
> .operations 
> .ActivateOperation.activateDeployment(ActivateOperation.java:136)
>
>         at  
> weblogic 
> .deploy 
> .internal 
> .targetserver 
> .operations.ActivateOperation.doCommit(ActivateOperation.java:104)
>         at  
> weblogic 
> .deploy 
> .internal 
> .targetserver.operations.StartOperation.doCommit(StartOperation.java: 
> 139)
>         at  
> weblogic 
> .deploy 
> .internal 
> .targetserver 
> .operations.AbstractOperation.commit(AbstractOperation.java:320)
>         at  
> weblogic 
> .deploy 
> .internal 
> .targetserver 
> .DeploymentManager.handleDeploymentCommit(DeploymentManager.java:816)
>         at  
> weblogic 
> .deploy 
> .internal 
> .targetserver 
> .DeploymentManager.activateDeploymentList(DeploymentManager.java:1223)
>         at  
> weblogic 
> .deploy 
> .internal 
> .targetserver.DeploymentManager.handleCommit(DeploymentManager.java: 
> 434)
>         at  
> weblogic 
> .deploy 
> .internal 
> .targetserver 
> .DeploymentServiceDispatcher.commit(DeploymentServiceDispatcher.java: 
> 161)
>
>         at  
> weblogic 
> .deploy 
> .service 
> .internal 
> .targetserver 
> .DeploymentReceiverCallbackDeliverer 
> .doCommitCallback(DeploymentReceiverCallbackDeliverer.java
>
>         at  
> weblogic 
> .deploy 
> .service 
> .internal.targetserver.DeploymentReceiverCallbackDeliverer.access 
> $100(DeploymentReceiverCallbackDeliverer.java:12)
>
>         at  
> weblogic 
> .deploy 
> .service.internal.targetserver.DeploymentReceiverCallbackDeliverer 
> $2.run(DeploymentReceiverCallbackDeliverer.java:67)
>
>         at weblogic.work.SelfTuningWorkManagerImpl 
> $WorkAdapterImpl.run(SelfTuningWorkManagerImpl.java:464)
>         at weblogic.work.ExecuteThread.execute(ExecuteThread.java:200)
>         at weblogic.work.ExecuteThread.run(ExecuteThread.java:172)
> Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: Could not load wadl  
> generators from wadlGeneratorDescriptions.
>         at  
> com 
> .sun 
> .jersey 
> .api 
> .wadl 
> .config 
> .WadlGeneratorConfig.getWadlGenerator(WadlGeneratorConfig.java:155)
>         at  
> com 
> .sun 
> .jersey 
> .api 
> .wadl 
> .config 
> .WadlGeneratorConfigLoader 
> .loadWadlGeneratorsFromConfig(WadlGeneratorConfigLoader.java:97)
>
>         ... 52 more
> Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: URI is not hierarchical
>         at java.io.File.<init>(File.java:335)
>         at  
> com 
> .sun 
> .jersey 
> .api 
> .wadl 
> .config.WadlGeneratorLoader.setProperty(WadlGeneratorLoader.java:176)
>         at  
> com 
> .sun 
> .jersey 
> .api 
> .wadl 
> .config 
> .WadlGeneratorLoader.loadWadlGenerator(WadlGeneratorLoader.java:135)
>         at  
> com 
> .sun 
> .jersey 
> .api 
> .wadl 
> .config 
> .WadlGeneratorLoader 
> .loadWadlGeneratorDescriptions(WadlGeneratorLoader.java:110)
>
>         at  
> com 
> .sun 
> .jersey 
> .api 
> .wadl 
> .config 
> .WadlGeneratorConfig.getWadlGenerator(WadlGeneratorConfig.java:153)
>         ... 53 more
>
>         at  
> weblogic 
> .servlet.internal.WebAppModule.startContexts(WebAppModule.java:975)
>         at  
> weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppModule.start(WebAppModule.java:361)
>         at weblogic.application.internal.flow.ModuleStateDriver 
> $3.next(ModuleStateDriver.java:204)
>         at  
> weblogic 
> .application 
> .utils.StateMachineDriver.nextState(StateMachineDriver.java:26)
>         at  
> weblogic 
> .application 
> .internal.flow.ModuleStateDriver.start(ModuleStateDriver.java:60)
>         Truncated. see log file for complete stacktrace
> java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: URI is not hierarchical
>         at java.io.File.<init>(File.java:335)
>         at  
> com 
> .sun 
> .jersey 
> .api 
> .wadl 
> .config.WadlGeneratorLoader.setProperty(WadlGeneratorLoader.java:176)
>         at  
> com 
> .sun 
> .jersey 
> .api 
> .wadl 
> .config 
> .WadlGeneratorLoader.loadWadlGenerator(WadlGeneratorLoader.java:135)
>         at  
> com 
> .sun 
> .jersey 
> .api 
> .wadl 
> .config 
> .WadlGeneratorLoader 
> .loadWadlGeneratorDescriptions(WadlGeneratorLoader.java:110)
>
>         at  
> com 
> .sun 
> .jersey 
> .api 
> .wadl 
> .config 
> .WadlGeneratorConfig.getWadlGenerator(WadlGeneratorConfig.java:153)
>         Truncated. see log file for complete stacktrace
> >
>
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