public void configureContextHandler() throws Exception {
      if (_configured) return;

      _configured = true;

      // Override for bundle root may have been set
      String bundleOverrideLocation =
          (String) _properties.get(OSGiWebappConstants.JETTY_BUNDLE_INSTALL_LOCATION_OVERRIDE);
      if (bundleOverrideLocation == null)
        bundleOverrideLocation =
            (String)
                _properties.get(OSGiWebappConstants.SERVICE_PROP_BUNDLE_INSTALL_LOCATION_OVERRIDE);

      // Location on filesystem of bundle or the bundle override location
      File bundleLocation =
          BundleFileLocatorHelperFactory.getFactory().getHelper().getBundleInstallLocation(_bundle);
      File root =
          (bundleOverrideLocation == null ? bundleLocation : new File(bundleOverrideLocation));
      Resource rootResource =
          Resource.newResource(
              BundleFileLocatorHelperFactory.getFactory()
                  .getHelper()
                  .getLocalURL(root.toURI().toURL()));

      // try and make sure the rootResource is useable - if its a jar then make it a jar file url
      if (rootResource.exists()
          && !rootResource.isDirectory()
          && !rootResource.toString().startsWith("jar:")) {
        Resource jarResource = JarResource.newJarResource(rootResource);
        if (jarResource.exists() && jarResource.isDirectory()) rootResource = jarResource;
      }

      // Set the base resource of the ContextHandler, if not already set, can also be overridden by
      // the context xml file
      if (_contextHandler != null && _contextHandler.getBaseResource() == null) {
        _contextHandler.setBaseResource(rootResource);
      }

      // Use a classloader that knows about the common jetty parent loader, and also the bundle
      OSGiClassLoader classLoader =
          new OSGiClassLoader(getServerInstanceWrapper().getParentClassLoaderForWebapps(), _bundle);

      // if there is a context file, find it and apply it
      if (_contextFile == null && _contextHandler == null)
        throw new IllegalStateException("No context file or ContextHandler");

      if (_contextFile != null) {
        // apply the contextFile, creating the ContextHandler, the DeploymentManager will register
        // it in the ContextHandlerCollection
        Resource res = null;

        // try to find the context file in the filesystem
        if (_contextFile.startsWith("/")) res = getFileAsResource(_contextFile);

        // try to find it relative to jetty home
        if (res == null) {
          // See if the specific server we are related to has jetty.home set
          String jettyHome =
              (String)
                  getServerInstanceWrapper()
                      .getServer()
                      .getAttribute(OSGiServerConstants.JETTY_HOME);
          if (jettyHome != null) res = getFileAsResource(jettyHome, _contextFile);

          // try to see if a SystemProperty for jetty.home is set
          if (res == null) {
            jettyHome = System.getProperty(OSGiServerConstants.JETTY_HOME);

            if (jettyHome != null) {
              if (jettyHome.startsWith("\"") || jettyHome.startsWith("'"))
                jettyHome = jettyHome.substring(1);
              if (jettyHome.endsWith("\"") || (jettyHome.endsWith("'")))
                jettyHome = jettyHome.substring(0, jettyHome.length() - 1);

              res = getFileAsResource(jettyHome, _contextFile);
              if (LOG.isDebugEnabled()) LOG.debug("jetty home context file:" + res);
            }
          }
        }

        // try to find it relative to an override location that has been specified
        if (res == null) {
          if (bundleOverrideLocation != null) {
            res =
                getFileAsResource(
                    Resource.newResource(bundleOverrideLocation).getFile(), _contextFile);
            if (LOG.isDebugEnabled()) LOG.debug("Bundle override location context file:" + res);
          }
        }

        // try to find it relative to the bundle in which it is being deployed
        if (res == null) {
          if (_contextFile.startsWith("./")) _contextFile = _contextFile.substring(1);

          if (!_contextFile.startsWith("/")) _contextFile = "/" + _contextFile;

          URL contextURL = _bundle.getEntry(_contextFile);
          if (contextURL != null) res = Resource.newResource(contextURL);
        }

        // apply the context xml file, either to an existing ContextHandler, or letting the
        // it create the ContextHandler as necessary
        if (res != null) {
          ClassLoader cl = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader();

          LOG.debug("Context classloader = " + cl);
          try {
            Thread.currentThread().setContextClassLoader(classLoader);

            XmlConfiguration xmlConfiguration = new XmlConfiguration(res.getInputStream());
            HashMap properties = new HashMap();
            // put the server instance in
            properties.put("Server", getServerInstanceWrapper().getServer());
            // put in the location of the bundle root
            properties.put("bundle.root", rootResource.toString());

            // insert the bundle's location as a property.
            xmlConfiguration.getProperties().putAll(properties);

            if (_contextHandler == null)
              _contextHandler = (ContextHandler) xmlConfiguration.configure();
            else xmlConfiguration.configure(_contextHandler);
          } finally {
            Thread.currentThread().setContextClassLoader(cl);
          }
        }
      }

      // Set up the class loader we created
      _contextHandler.setClassLoader(classLoader);

      // If a bundle/service property specifies context path, let it override the context xml
      String contextPath = (String) _properties.get(OSGiWebappConstants.RFC66_WEB_CONTEXTPATH);
      if (contextPath == null)
        contextPath = (String) _properties.get(OSGiWebappConstants.SERVICE_PROP_CONTEXT_PATH);
      if (contextPath != null) _contextHandler.setContextPath(contextPath);

      // osgi Enterprise Spec r4 p.427
      _contextHandler.setAttribute(
          OSGiWebappConstants.OSGI_BUNDLECONTEXT, _bundle.getBundleContext());

      // make sure we protect also the osgi dirs specified by OSGi Enterprise spec
      String[] targets = _contextHandler.getProtectedTargets();
      int length = (targets == null ? 0 : targets.length);

      String[] updatedTargets = null;
      if (targets != null) {
        updatedTargets =
            new String[length + OSGiWebappConstants.DEFAULT_PROTECTED_OSGI_TARGETS.length];
        System.arraycopy(targets, 0, updatedTargets, 0, length);

      } else updatedTargets = new String[OSGiWebappConstants.DEFAULT_PROTECTED_OSGI_TARGETS.length];
      System.arraycopy(
          OSGiWebappConstants.DEFAULT_PROTECTED_OSGI_TARGETS,
          0,
          updatedTargets,
          length,
          OSGiWebappConstants.DEFAULT_PROTECTED_OSGI_TARGETS.length);
      _contextHandler.setProtectedTargets(updatedTargets);
    }