Bug ID: JDK-6812888 Caching broken for 1.4.2 family version in Java 6u12 plugin

Type: Bug
Component: deploy
Sub-Component: plugin
Affected Version: 6u10
Priority: P4
Status: Closed
Resolution: Duplicate
OS: windows_xp
CPU: x86
Submitted: 2009-03-04
Updated: 2011-02-16
Resolved: 2009-04-01
FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.6.0_12"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_12-b04)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 11.2-b01, mixed mode, sharing)

Also

java version "1.4.2_19"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.2_19-b04)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.2_19-b04, mixed mode)


ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
When using clsid to force the use of Java 1.4.2 family version under the Java 6u12 plugin, jars and other resources appear not to be retrieved from the plug-in cache but instead always downloaded from the web server, resulting in poor performance.

I amended the file SwingSet2.html from the J2SDK 1.4.2 SwingSet2 demo to force Java 1.4.2 family versioning. SwingSet2.jar was fully  downloaded multiple times from the web server in loading and starting the SwingSet2Applet demo, resulting in severely degraded performance.



STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
Copied the J2SDK1.4.2 SwingSet2 demo directory to a web served directory. Amended SwingSet2.html to force family versioning.
============================
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//IETF//DTD HTML//EN">
<html>
  <head>
    <title>SwingSet demo</title>
  </head>

  <body>
      <h1>SwingSet demo</h1>
<OBJECT classid="clsid:CAFEEFAC-0014-0002-FFFF-ABCDEFFEDCBA" WIDTH = 695 HEIGHT = 525>
<PARAM NAME = CODE VALUE = "SwingSet2Applet"/>
<PARAM NAME = CACHE_ARCHIVE VALUE = "SwingSet2.jar"/>
'Your browser does not support Java 2 Platform version 1.4.'
</OBJECT>
      <!-- applet code=SwingSet2Applet
              archive="SwingSet2.jar"
              width=695 height=525>
      </applet -->
  </body>
</html>
============================
Ran applet. Access log fragment from web server:
============================
10.2.32.11 - - [27/Feb/2009:10:24:43 +0000] "GET /SwingSet2/SwingSet2.html HTTP/1.1" 304 -
10.2.32.11 - - [27/Feb/2009:10:24:48 +0000] "GET /SwingSet2/SwingSet2.jar HTTP/1.1" 200 1376547
10.2.32.11 - - [27/Feb/2009:10:24:48 +0000] "GET /SwingSet2/SwingSet2.jar HTTP/1.1" 200 1376547
10.2.32.11 - - [27/Feb/2009:10:24:49 +0000] "GET /SwingSet2/SwingSet2.jar HTTP/1.1" 200 1376547
10.2.32.11 - - [27/Feb/2009:10:24:49 +0000] "GET /SwingSet2/resources/swingset.class HTTP/1.1" 404 240
10.2.32.11 - - [27/Feb/2009:10:24:49 +0000] "GET /SwingSet2/SwingSet2.jar HTTP/1.1" 200 1376547
10.2.32.11 - - [27/Feb/2009:10:24:49 +0000] "GET /SwingSet2/resources/swingset_en.class HTTP/1.1" 404 243
10.2.32.11 - - [27/Feb/2009:10:24:49 +0000] "GET /SwingSet2/resources/swingset_en.properties HTTP/1.1" 404 248
10.2.32.11 - - [27/Feb/2009:10:24:49 +0000] "GET /SwingSet2/resources/swingset_en_GB.class HTTP/1.1" 404 246
10.2.32.11 - - [27/Feb/2009:10:24:49 +0000] "GET /SwingSet2/resources/swingset_en_GB.properties HTTP/1.1" 404 251
10.2.32.11 - - [27/Feb/2009:10:24:49 +0000] "GET /SwingSet2/com/sun/java/swing/plaf/mac/MacLookAndFeel.class HTTP/1.1" 404 264
10.2.32.11 - - [27/Feb/2009:10:24:49 +0000] "GET /SwingSet2/com/sun/java/swing/plaf/gtk/GTKLookAndFeel.class HTTP/1.1" 404 264
10.2.32.11 - - [27/Feb/2009:10:24:49 +0000] "GET /SwingSet2/com/sun/java/swing/plaf/mac/MacLookAndFeel.class HTTP/1.1" 404 264
10.2.32.11 - - [27/Feb/2009:10:24:49 +0000] "GET /SwingSet2/com/sun/java/swing/plaf/gtk/GTKLookAndFeel.class HTTP/1.1" 404 264
10.2.32.11 - - [27/Feb/2009:10:24:53 +0000] "GET /SwingSet2/SwingSet2.jar HTTP/1.1" 200 1376547
10.2.32.11 - - [27/Feb/2009:10:24:54 +0000] "GET /SwingSet2/SwingSet2.jar HTTP/1.1" 200 1376547
10.2.32.11 - - [27/Feb/2009:10:24:54 +0000] "GET /SwingSet2/SwingSet2.jar HTTP/1.1" 200 1376547
10.2.32.11 - - [27/Feb/2009:10:24:54 +0000] "GET /SwingSet2/SwingSet2.jar HTTP/1.1" 200 1376547
10.2.32.11 - - [27/Feb/2009:10:24:55 +0000] "GET /SwingSet2/SwingSet2.jar HTTP/1.1" 200 1376547
10.2.32.11 - - [27/Feb/2009:10:24:57 +0000] "GET /SwingSet2/SwingSet2.jar HTTP/1.1" 200 1376547
10.2.32.11 - - [27/Feb/2009:10:24:58 +0000] "GET /SwingSet2/SwingSet2.jar HTTP/1.1" 200 1376547
10.2.32.11 - - [27/Feb/2009:10:24:58 +0000] "GET /SwingSet2/SwingSet2.jar HTTP/1.1" 200 1376547
10.2.32.11 - - [27/Feb/2009:10:24:59 +0000] "GET /SwingSet2/SwingSet2.jar HTTP/1.1" 200 1376547
10.2.32.11 - - [27/Feb/2009:10:24:59 +0000] "GET /SwingSet2/SwingSet2.jar HTTP/1.1" 200 1376547
10.2.32.11 - - [27/Feb/2009:10:24:59 +0000] "GET /SwingSet2/SwingSet2.jar HTTP/1.1" 200 1376547
10.2.32.11 - - [27/Feb/2009:10:25:00 +0000] "GET /SwingSet2/SwingSet2.jar HTTP/1.1" 200 1376547
10.2.32.11 - - [27/Feb/2009:10:25:01 +0000] "GET /SwingSet2/SwingSet2.jar HTTP/1.1" 200 1376547
10.2.32.11 - - [27/Feb/2009:10:25:01 +0000] "GET /SwingSet2/SwingSet2.jar HTTP/1.1" 200 1376547
10.2.32.11 - - [27/Feb/2009:10:25:02 +0000] "GET /SwingSet2/SwingSet2.jar HTTP/1.1" 200 1376547
10.2.32.11 - - [27/Feb/2009:10:25:02 +0000] "GET /SwingSet2/SwingSet2.jar HTTP/1.1" 200 1376547
10.2.32.11 - - [27/Feb/2009:10:25:02 +0000] "GET /SwingSet2/SwingSet2.jar HTTP/1.1" 200 1376547
10.2.32.11 - - [27/Feb/2009:10:25:03 +0000] "GET /SwingSet2/SwingSet2.jar HTTP/1.1" 200 1376547
10.2.32.11 - - [27/Feb/2009:10:25:03 +0000] "GET /SwingSet2/SwingSet2.jar HTTP/1.1" 200 1376547
10.2.32.11 - - [27/Feb/2009:10:25:04 +0000] "GET /SwingSet2/SwingSet2.jar HTTP/1.1" 200 1376547
10.2.32.11 - - [27/Feb/2009:10:25:04 +0000] "GET /SwingSet2/SwingSet2.jar HTTP/1.1" 200 1376547
10.2.32.11 - - [27/Feb/2009:10:25:05 +0000] "GET /SwingSet2/SwingSet2.jar HTTP/1.1" 200 1376547
10.2.32.11 - - [27/Feb/2009:10:25:05 +0000] "GET /SwingSet2/SwingSet2.jar HTTP/1.1" 200 1376547



EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
Should have been one entry in the access log for SwingSet2.jar, with HTTP code 304.
ACTUAL -
Lots of full downloads (HTTP code 200)

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

Release Regression From : 6
The above release value was the last known release where this 
bug was not reproducible. Since then there has been a regression.
EVALUATION Closing as duplicate of previous bug against 1.4.2 support in new plugin for the same reasons.
01-04-2009