Question about implementing "Create and Deploy Your First OpenMRS Module"

I’m am following the guide at Create and Deploy Your First OpenMRS Module - Documentation - OpenMRS Wiki. I’ve been able to get all the way to getting the module deployed, but when I try to view in in the browser I’m getting the error shown below.

This is similar to other posts, but the information in those posts don’t seem to be helping to fix the error.

https://talk.openmrs.org/t/ui-framework-error-viewprovider-doesnt-have-a-view/2822

https://talk.openmrs.org/t/ui-framework-error-can-anyone-helpout/18900

https://talk.openmrs.org/t/ui-framework-error-after-any-restart-of-a-distribution-server-installed-with-sdk/25535/2

The information here seems to suggest I need to update a controler file but I have no idea where to look for that file or what the entry for my simple jsp would look like (also the “Create and Deploy Your First OpenMRS Module” doesn’t mention this step).

http://devmanual.openmrs.org/en/Case_study/yourFirstModule.html

The controller class for the module is attached.
BasicexampleController.java.txt (2.8 KB)

Here’s the error:

UI Framework Error
Root Error
org.openmrs.ui.framework.UiFrameworkException: No viewProvider named basicexample
	at org.openmrs.ui.framework.page.PageFactory.getView(PageFactory.java:291)
	at org.openmrs.ui.framework.page.PageFactory.processThisFragment(PageFactory.java:184)
	at org.openmrs.ui.framework.page.PageFactory.process(PageFactory.java:117)
	at org.openmrs.ui.framework.page.PageFactory.handle(PageFactory.java:86)
	at org.openmrs.module.uiframework.PageController.handlePath(PageController.java:120)
	at org.openmrs.module.uiframework.PageController.handleUrlWithDotPage(PageController.java:84)
	at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor985.invoke(Unknown Source)
	at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
	at org.springframework.web.method.support.InvocableHandlerMethod.doInvoke(InvocableHandlerMethod.java:190)
	at org.springframework.web.method.support.InvocableHandlerMethod.invokeForRequest(InvocableHandlerMethod.java:138)
	at org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.ServletInvocableHandlerMethod.invokeAndHandle(ServletInvocableHandlerMethod.java:105)
	at org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.RequestMappingHandlerAdapter.invokeHandlerMethod(RequestMappingHandlerAdapter.java:878)
	at org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.RequestMappingHandlerAdapter.handleInternal(RequestMappingHandlerAdapter.java:792)
	at org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.AbstractHandlerMethodAdapter.handle(AbstractHandlerMethodAdapter.java:87)
	at org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.doDispatch(DispatcherServlet.java:1040)
	at org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.doService(DispatcherServlet.java:943)
	at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.processRequest(FrameworkServlet.java:1006)
	at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.doGet(FrameworkServlet.java:898)
	at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:655)
	at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.service(FrameworkServlet.java:883)
	at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:764)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:227)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:162)
	at org.openmrs.web.filter.GZIPFilter.doFilterInternal(GZIPFilter.java:65)
	at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:119)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:189)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:162)
	at org.openmrs.module.web.filter.ForcePasswordChangeFilter.doFilter(ForcePasswordChangeFilter.java:60)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:189)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:162)
	at org.openmrs.module.web.filter.RedirectAfterLoginFilter.doFilter(RedirectAfterLoginFilter.java:64)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:189)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:162)
	at org.openmrs.module.web.filter.ModuleFilterChain.doFilter(ModuleFilterChain.java:73)
	at org.openmrs.module.owa.filter.OwaFilter.doFilter(OwaFilter.java:93)
	at org.openmrs.module.owa.filter.OwaFilter.doFilter(OwaFilter.java:61)
	at org.openmrs.module.web.filter.ModuleFilterChain.doFilter(ModuleFilterChain.java:71)
	at org.openmrs.module.spa.filter.SpaFilter.doFilter(SpaFilter.java:53)
	at org.openmrs.module.web.filter.ModuleFilterChain.doFilter(ModuleFilterChain.java:71)
	at org.openmrs.module.referenceapplication.filter.RequireLoginLocationFilter.doFilter(RequireLoginLocationFilter.java:93)
	at org.openmrs.module.web.filter.ModuleFilterChain.doFilter(ModuleFilterChain.java:71)
	at org.openmrs.module.web.filter.ModuleFilter.doFilter(ModuleFilter.java:57)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:189)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:162)
	at org.openmrs.web.filter.OpenmrsFilter.doFilterInternal(OpenmrsFilter.java:105)
	at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:119)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:189)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:162)
	at org.openmrs.web.filter.CookieClearingFilter.doFilterInternal(CookieClearingFilter.java:76)
	at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:119)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:189)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:162)
	at org.springframework.orm.hibernate5.support.OpenSessionInViewFilter.doFilterInternal(OpenSessionInViewFilter.java:156)
	at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:119)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:189)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:162)
	at org.openmrs.web.filter.StartupFilter.doFilter(StartupFilter.java:110)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:189)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:162)
	at org.openmrs.web.filter.StartupFilter.doFilter(StartupFilter.java:110)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:189)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:162)
	at org.openmrs.web.filter.StartupFilter.doFilter(StartupFilter.java:110)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:189)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:162)
	at org.springframework.web.filter.CharacterEncodingFilter.doFilterInternal(CharacterEncodingFilter.java:201)
	at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:119)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:189)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:162)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:197)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:97)
	at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:542)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:135)
	at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:92)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:78)
	at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:357)
	at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.service(Http11Processor.java:382)
	at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProcessorLight.process(AbstractProcessorLight.java:65)
	at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol$ConnectionHandler.process(AbstractProtocol.java:893)
	at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.NioEndpoint$SocketProcessor.doRun(NioEndpoint.java:1726)
	at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.SocketProcessorBase.run(SocketProcessorBase.java:49)
	at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1191)
	at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:659)
	at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.TaskThread$WrappingRunnable.run(TaskThread.java:61)
	at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748)
Full Error
org.openmrs.ui.framework.UiFrameworkException: No viewProvider named basicexample
	at org.openmrs.ui.framework.page.PageFactory.getView(PageFactory.java:291)
	at org.openmrs.ui.framework.page.PageFactory.processThisFragment(PageFactory.java:184)
	at org.openmrs.ui.framework.page.PageFactory.process(PageFactory.java:117)
	at org.openmrs.ui.framework.page.PageFactory.handle(PageFactory.java:86)
	at org.openmrs.module.uiframework.PageController.handlePath(PageController.java:120)
	at org.openmrs.module.uiframework.PageController.handleUrlWithDotPage(PageController.java:84)
	at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor985.invoke(Unknown Source)
	at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
	at org.springframework.web.method.support.InvocableHandlerMethod.doInvoke(InvocableHandlerMethod.java:190)
	at org.springframework.web.method.support.InvocableHandlerMethod.invokeForRequest(InvocableHandlerMethod.java:138)
	at org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.ServletInvocableHandlerMethod.invokeAndHandle(ServletInvocableHandlerMethod.java:105)
	at org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.RequestMappingHandlerAdapter.invokeHandlerMethod(RequestMappingHandlerAdapter.java:878)
	at org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.RequestMappingHandlerAdapter.handleInternal(RequestMappingHandlerAdapter.java:792)
	at org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.AbstractHandlerMethodAdapter.handle(AbstractHandlerMethodAdapter.java:87)
	at org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.doDispatch(DispatcherServlet.java:1040)
	at org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.doService(DispatcherServlet.java:943)
	at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.processRequest(FrameworkServlet.java:1006)
	at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.doGet(FrameworkServlet.java:898)
	at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:655)
	at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.service(FrameworkServlet.java:883)
	at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:764)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:227)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:162)
	at org.openmrs.web.filter.GZIPFilter.doFilterInternal(GZIPFilter.java:65)
	at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:119)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:189)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:162)
	at org.openmrs.module.web.filter.ForcePasswordChangeFilter.doFilter(ForcePasswordChangeFilter.java:60)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:189)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:162)
	at org.openmrs.module.web.filter.RedirectAfterLoginFilter.doFilter(RedirectAfterLoginFilter.java:64)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:189)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:162)
	at org.openmrs.module.web.filter.ModuleFilterChain.doFilter(ModuleFilterChain.java:73)
	at org.openmrs.module.owa.filter.OwaFilter.doFilter(OwaFilter.java:93)
	at org.openmrs.module.owa.filter.OwaFilter.doFilter(OwaFilter.java:61)
	at org.openmrs.module.web.filter.ModuleFilterChain.doFilter(ModuleFilterChain.java:71)
	at org.openmrs.module.spa.filter.SpaFilter.doFilter(SpaFilter.java:53)
	at org.openmrs.module.web.filter.ModuleFilterChain.doFilter(ModuleFilterChain.java:71)
	at org.openmrs.module.referenceapplication.filter.RequireLoginLocationFilter.doFilter(RequireLoginLocationFilter.java:93)
	at org.openmrs.module.web.filter.ModuleFilterChain.doFilter(ModuleFilterChain.java:71)
	at org.openmrs.module.web.filter.ModuleFilter.doFilter(ModuleFilter.java:57)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:189)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:162)
	at org.openmrs.web.filter.OpenmrsFilter.doFilterInternal(OpenmrsFilter.java:105)
	at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:119)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:189)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:162)
	at org.openmrs.web.filter.CookieClearingFilter.doFilterInternal(CookieClearingFilter.java:76)
	at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:119)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:189)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:162)
	at org.springframework.orm.hibernate5.support.OpenSessionInViewFilter.doFilterInternal(OpenSessionInViewFilter.java:156)
	at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:119)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:189)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:162)
	at org.openmrs.web.filter.StartupFilter.doFilter(StartupFilter.java:110)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:189)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:162)
	at org.openmrs.web.filter.StartupFilter.doFilter(StartupFilter.java:110)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:189)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:162)
	at org.openmrs.web.filter.StartupFilter.doFilter(StartupFilter.java:110)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:189)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:162)
	at org.springframework.web.filter.CharacterEncodingFilter.doFilterInternal(CharacterEncodingFilter.java:201)
	at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:119)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:189)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:162)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:197)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:97)
	at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:542)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:135)
	at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:92)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:78)
	at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:357)
	at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.service(Http11Processor.java:382)
	at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProcessorLight.process(AbstractProcessorLight.java:65)
	at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol$ConnectionHandler.process(AbstractProtocol.java:893)
	at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.NioEndpoint$SocketProcessor.doRun(NioEndpoint.java:1726)
	at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.SocketProcessorBase.run(SocketProcessorBase.java:49)
	at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1191)
	at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:659)
	at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.TaskThread$WrappingRunnable.run(TaskThread.java:61)
	at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748)

@greshje This error can occur when the system tries to load a specific view but cannot find the corresponding view provider definition. Specifically, it states that there is no viewProvider named “basicexample.” Now to resolve this Ensure that the viewProvider “basicexample” is defined correctly in the UI Framework configuration. Check the configuration files or code where view providers are registered to confirm their existence.

You need to have an entry like the one from this documentation page for your module in the webApplicationContext.xml. This should be already setup for you if you selected the “Reference Application” type of module. If not you may need to follow the earlier instructions on the page I linked to get everything working.

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