Error instantiating servlet class org.apache.axis.transport.http.AxisServlet

[mitvivek]

Hi,

I am facing the issue that the axis servlet cann't be initialised.

java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Could not initialize class org.apache.axis.transport.http.AxisServlet

sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method)

sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.java:39)

sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.java:27)

java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:513)

org.jboss.msc.value.ConstructedValue.getValue(ConstructedValue.java:61)

org.jboss.as.naming.ValueManagedReferenceFactory.getReference(ValueManagedReferenceFactory.java:50)

org.jboss.as.ee.component.ManagedReferenceInterceptorFactory$ManagedReferenceInterceptor.processInvocation(ManagedReferenceInterceptorFactory.java:90)

org.jboss.invocation.InterceptorContext.proceed(InterceptorContext.java:288)

org.jboss.invocation.WeavedInterceptor.processInvocation(WeavedInterceptor.java:53)

org.jboss.invocation.InterceptorContext.proceed(InterceptorContext.java:288)

org.jboss.as.ee.component.TCCLInterceptor.processInvocation(TCCLInterceptor.java:45)

org.jboss.invocation.InterceptorContext.proceed(InterceptorContext.java:288)

org.jboss.invocation.ChainedInterceptor.processInvocation(ChainedInterceptor.java:61)

org.jboss.as.ee.component.BasicComponent.constructComponentInstance(BasicComponent.java:161)

org.jboss.as.ee.component.BasicComponent.createInstance(BasicComponent.java:85)

org.jboss.as.web.deployment.component.WebComponentInstantiator$1.<init>(WebComponentInstantiator.java:57)

org.jboss.as.web.deployment.component.WebComponentInstantiator.getReference(WebComponentInstantiator.java:55)

org.jboss.as.web.deployment.WebInjectionContainer.instantiate(WebInjectionContainer.java:101)

org.jboss.as.web.deployment.WebInjectionContainer.newInstance(WebInjectionContainer.java:80)

org.jboss.as.web.deployment.WebInjectionContainer.newInstance(WebInjectionContainer.java:74)

org.jboss.as.web.security.SecurityContextAssociationValve.invoke(SecurityContextAssociationValve.java:169)

org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:97)

org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:336)

org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:856)

org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11Protocol.java:653)

org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:920)

java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:662)

Can some one please help.

Thanks

Vivek

[nickarls]

Basically, it says it can't find the class. You must include it in your deployment (or reference it as a module on the server side)

BTW, what is the architechture? The stacktrace looks like a servlet injection (but no CDI)?

[mitvivek]

Thanks for the reply Nicklas,

I have the axis.jar included in the lib folder of my war file.

You are correct this is been loaded as a servlet by making an entry in the web.xml.

Strange thing is that this error is recently introduced while I haven't changes anything in the configuration.

Regards,

Vivek

[nickarls]

First, check the actual WAR (and not the source project), it's what actually makes it to the server.

"I haven't changed anything. At least not anything that could result in that" is the trademark of programming

[mitvivek]

Very Well Said Nicklas

I checked the war file in the deployments directory in Standalone configuration, the axis.jar is present in there.

Is there any other way to check this?

Thanks

Vivek

[nickarls]

Hmm. More likely it's something with the bundled Jersey/WS that interferes the classloading

[mitvivek]

ok.. how can we get over this.

[nickarls]

First the requirements.

Apparently you have JAX-RS in your application. Does it have to be done with Jersey?

Apparently you have JAX-WS in your application. Does it have to be done with Axis?

[mitvivek]

that's correct.

Although I can omit the JAX-RS as this was just for my testing reference and is not actuallt being used.

Thanks

Vivek

[nickarls]

There was a modular version of axis provided here https://community.jboss.org/message/778565#778565 , you could see if the approach used in that thread is applicable.

[mitvivek]

A quick question.

I have the application packaged as EAR file.

This particular war file is packaged inside the EAR file.

Axis.jar is packaged within the web-inf-->lib directory of the WAR file.

Should there be a reference of this file in main EAR lib??

Regards,

Vivek

[nickarls]

Try putting the axis.jar in the ear lib