How to inject @EJB, @PersistenceContext, @Inject, @Autowired, etc in @FacesConverter?

Question

How can I inject a dependency like @EJB, @PersistenceContext, @Inject, @AutoWired, etc in a @FacesConverter?

Answer 1

You could access it indirectly through FacesContext, which is a parameter in both Converter methods.

The converter could be also annotated CDI Named with Application scope. When accessing the facade, two instances of the same class are used. One is the converter instance itself, dumb, without knowing EJB annotation. Another instance retains in application scope and could be accessed via the FacesContext. That instance is a Named object, thus it knows the EJB annotation. As everything is done in a single class, access could be kept protected.

See the following example:

@FacesConverter(forClass=Product.class)
@Named
@ApplicationScoped
public class ProductConverter implements Converter{
    @EJB protected ProductFacade facade;

    protected ProductFacade getFacadeFromConverter(FacesContext ctx){
        if(facade==null){
            facade = ((ProductConverter) ctx.getApplication()
                .evaluateExpressionGet(ctx,"#{productConverter}",ProductConverter.class))
                .facade;
        }
        return facade;
    }

    @Override
    public Object getAsObject(FacesContext context, UIComponent component, String value) {
        return getFacadeFromConverter(context).find(Long.parseLong(value));
    }

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