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JSF 2 AJAX/Submit issues with @ConversationScoped Beans

When working with ConversationScoped Beans and AJAX, you always have to be careful not to run into BusyConversationExceptions.

Lets consider the following scenario where the inputField triggers an ajax event when the value is changed:

[xhtml]
<h:inputField value="#{conversationScopedBean.bar}" …>
<f:ajax event="change" render="@this" … />
</h:inputfield>

<h:commandButton … action="fooAction.proceed" />
[/xhtml]

When you change the input and click on the commandButton, without triggering the change event by exiting the field first, you will encounter a BusyConversationException. This happens because the click triggers the change event firing an AJAX request, immediately followed by the button’s submit.
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