Has anyone really understood the JSF LifeCycle

Question

I have created my own phase listener :
public class MyPhaseListner implements PhaseListener {
public void afterPhase(PhaseEvent evt) {
System.out.println("EXITING : " + evt.getPhaseId());
public void beforePhase(PhaseEvent evt) {      
System.out.println("ENTERING : " + evt.getPhaseId());
public PhaseId getPhaseId() {
return PhaseId.ANY_PHASE;
When i display my page first time I am getting the following output :
ENTERING : RESTORE_VIEW 1
EXITING : RESTORE_VIEW 1
ENTERING : RENDER_RESPONSE 6
Inside Constructor
Managed Bean Created.......
Thank you !!!!
EXITING : RENDER_RESPONSE 6
ENTERING : RESTORE_VIEW 1
EXITING : RESTORE_VIEW 1
ENTERING : RENDER_RESPONSE 6
EXITING : RENDER_RESPONSE 6
ENTERING : RESTORE_VIEW 1
EXITING : RESTORE_VIEW 1
ENTERING : RENDER_RESPONSE 6
ENTERING : RESTORE_VIEW 1
EXITING : RESTORE_VIEW 1
ENTERING : RENDER_RESPONSE 6
EXITING : RENDER_RESPONSE 6
EXITING : RENDER_RESPONSE 6
As per my knowledge I can understand first 4 statements(before "*****") outputted.
An empty view is created and then render response phase is reached skipping all intermediate steps being the first request to JSF page.
However I can not understand further calls made by JSF lifecycle.
Can anyone elaborate me more on this?
Also I am very much interested in some strange number displayed after every phaseId !!!!!

Answer 1

Hi Sergy !
Thanks for your reply.!!!!
Well actually I have some style-sheets and images on my page.
I think JSF even treats these elements to be a seapare entity.
So all other statements were for these elements.
Well I have modified my phase Listener to reflect the view Id as well.
Below is the class...if anyone is interested !!!
package util;
import javax.faces.component.UIViewRoot;
import javax.faces.event.PhaseEvent;
import javax.faces.event.PhaseId;
import javax.faces.event.PhaseListener;
public class MyPhaseListner implements PhaseListener {
     public void afterPhase(PhaseEvent evt) {
     UIViewRoot root = evt.getFacesContext().getViewRoot();
     if(root == null){
          System.out.println("EXITING : " + evt.getPhaseId());
     }else{
          System.out.println("EXITING : " + evt.getPhaseId() + root.getViewId());
     public void beforePhase(PhaseEvent evt) {
          UIViewRoot root = evt.getFacesContext().getViewRoot();
          if(root != null){
               System.out.println("ENTERING : " + evt.getPhaseId() + root.getViewId());
          }else{
               System.out.println("ENTERING : " + evt.getPhaseId());
     public PhaseId getPhaseId() {
          return PhaseId.ANY_PHASE;
}