java - Unable to nest custom Jersey providers -

jersey throws exception when try reference 1 custom provider another.

this test case

public class nestedproviderstest extends jerseytest {     public nestedproviderstest() throws testcontainerexception {         super(new lowlevelappdescriptor.builder(new defaultresourceconfig(resource.class, parentprovider.class, childprovider.class)).build());     }      @test public void test() {         resource().path("/").get(string.class);     }      @path("/") public static class resource {         @context private parent parent;          @get public string get() {             return "hello";         }     }      public interface parent {}     public interface child {}      @provider public static class parentprovider extends perrequesttypeinjectableprovider<context, parent> {         @context private child child;          public parentprovider() {             super(parent.class);         }          @override public injectable<parent> getinjectable(componentcontext ic, context context) {             return new injectable<parent>() {                 @override public parent getvalue() {                     return new parent(){};                 }             };         }     }      @provider public static class childprovider extends perrequesttypeinjectableprovider<context, child> {         public childprovider() {             super(child.class);         }          @override public injectable<child> getinjectable(componentcontext ic, context context) {             return new injectable<child>() {                 @override public child getvalue() {                     return new child(){};                 }             };         }     } } 

gives me exception

apr 05, 2013 7:02:41 pm com.sun.jersey.test.framework.spi.container.grizzly2.grizzlytestcontainerfactory$grizzlytestcontainer <init> info: creating low level grizzly2 container configured @ base uri http://localhost:9998/ apr 05, 2013 7:02:41 pm com.sun.jersey.server.impl.application.webapplicationimpl _initiate info: initiating jersey application, version 'jersey: 1.17.1 02/28/2013 12:47 pm' apr 05, 2013 7:02:43 pm com.sun.jersey.spi.inject.errors processerrormessages severe: following errors , warnings have been detected resource and/or provider classes:   severe: missing dependency field: private nestedproviderstest$child nestedproviderstest$parentprovider.child  com.sun.jersey.test.framework.spi.container.testcontainerexception: com.sun.jersey.spi.inject.errors$errormessagesexception     @ com.sun.jersey.test.framework.spi.container.grizzly2.grizzlytestcontainerfactory$grizzlytestcontainer.<init>(grizzlytestcontainerfactory.java:106)     @ com.sun.jersey.test.framework.spi.container.grizzly2.grizzlytestcontainerfactory.create(grizzlytestcontainerfactory.java:77)     @ com.sun.jersey.test.framework.jerseytest.getcontainer(jerseytest.java:345)     @ com.sun.jersey.test.framework.jerseytest.<init>(jerseytest.java:220)     @ nestedproviderstest.<init>(nestedproviderstest.java:22) [snip] caused by: com.sun.jersey.spi.inject.errors$errormessagesexception     @ com.sun.jersey.spi.inject.errors.processerrormessages(errors.java:170)     @ com.sun.jersey.spi.inject.errors.postprocess(errors.java:136)     @ com.sun.jersey.spi.inject.errors.processwitherrors(errors.java:199)     @ com.sun.jersey.server.impl.application.webapplicationimpl.initiate(webapplicationimpl.java:770)     @ com.sun.jersey.api.container.containerfactory.createcontainer(containerfactory.java:172)     @ com.sun.jersey.api.container.containerfactory.createcontainer(containerfactory.java:134)     @ com.sun.jersey.test.framework.spi.container.grizzly2.grizzlytestcontainerfactory$grizzlytestcontainer.<init>(grizzlytestcontainerfactory.java:102)     ... 29 more 

am doing wrong, or behaviour not supported jersey?

more appropriate question should be: is behavior not supported jersey 1.17?

i don't want play guessing game, can tell can done jersey 2.

why not work in 1.17? maybe because child dependency not available during registration of providers.

jersey 2 uses jsr-330 @inject , , way want use javax.inject.provider.

then use kind of binder register injectables skipping details when use provider don't expect t injected during registration. retrieved later during provider#get

example request scoped filter:

@inject private provider<resourceinfo> resourceinfo; 

if these:

@inject resourceinfo resourceinfo 

then fail failed you.

if can upgrade 2 think it's worth it.