JBossWS + CXF + Spring + Maven triggers "java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: javax/servlet/ServletException"

[slbanal]

Hi,

I am newbie in JBossWS and I am currently learning how to use JBossWS + CXF + Spring + Maven. I saw a quickstart project which uses JBossWS and Maven (http://www.jboss.org/jdf/quickstarts/jboss-as-quickstart/helloworld-ws/) and used that as a starting point. In order to support CXF, I did the following changes (see attached files for details).

1. Modified this project by adding CXF and Spring as dependencies

2. Created applicationContext.xml under src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/

3. Created jbossws-cxf.xml under src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/

4. Modified web.xml to load applicationContext.xml and changes url of helloworld servlet

5. Modified HelloWorldServiceImpl.java and added one java class called Connection.java (this is to test if autowiring works)

My JBoss server is version 7.1.1.FINAL using CXF 4.1.1.

Unfortunately, given this very simple change, this combination of libraries causes JBoss to throw an exception (example logs below). Any ideas as to what configuration / dependencies I have to add in my POM file to make this work. I did a bit of experimentation and renaming jbossws-cxf.xml to a temporary file name resolves the problem but this is not what i want to achieve. I want to enable JBossWS + CXF since I am planning to use Autowiring / injection feature of Spring with JBossWS-CXF. 

17:52:01,872 ERROR [org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.[jboss.web].[default-host].[/jboss-as-helloworld-ws].[HelloWorldService]] (http--127.0.0.1-8083-1) Servlet.service() for servlet HelloWorldService threw exception: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: javax/servlet/ServletException

          at org.jboss.wsf.stack.cxf.Messages_$bundle.cannotObtainDestinationFor(Messages_$bundle.java:357)

          at org.jboss.wsf.stack.cxf.RequestHandlerImpl.findDestination(RequestHandlerImpl.java:168)

          at org.jboss.wsf.stack.cxf.RequestHandlerImpl.handleHttpRequest(RequestHandlerImpl.java:85)

          at org.jboss.wsf.stack.cxf.transport.ServletHelper.callRequestHandler(ServletHelper.java:156)

          at org.jboss.wsf.stack.cxf.CXFServletExt.invoke(CXFServletExt.java:87)

          at org.apache.cxf.transport.servlet.AbstractHTTPServlet.handleRequest(AbstractHTTPServlet.java:225)

          at org.apache.cxf.transport.servlet.AbstractHTTPServlet.doGet(AbstractHTTPServlet.java:150)

          at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:734) [jboss-servlet-api_3.0_spec-1.0.0.Final.jar:1.0.0.Final]

          at org.jboss.wsf.stack.cxf.CXFServletExt.service(CXFServletExt.java:135)

          at org.jboss.wsf.spi.deployment.WSFServlet.service(WSFServlet.java:140) [jbossws-spi.jar:2.1.1.Final]

          at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:847) [jboss-servlet-api_3.0_spec-1.0.0.Final.jar:1.0.0.Final]

          at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:329) [jbossweb-7.0.13.Final.jar:]

          at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:248) [jbossweb-7.0.13.Final.jar:]

          at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:275) [jbossweb-7.0.13.Final.jar:]

          at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:161) [jbossweb-7.0.13.Final.jar:]

          at org.jboss.as.web.security.SecurityContextAssociationValve.invoke(SecurityContextAssociationValve.java:153) [jboss-as-web-7.1.1.Final.jar:7.1.1.Final]

          at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:155) [jbossweb-7.0.13.Final.jar:]

          at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:102) [jbossweb-7.0.13.Final.jar:]

          at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:109) [jbossweb-7.0.13.Final.jar:]

          at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:368) [jbossweb-7.0.13.Final.jar:]

          at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:877) [jbossweb-7.0.13.Final.jar:]

          at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11Protocol.java:671) [jbossweb-7.0.13.Final.jar:]

          at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:930) [jbossweb-7.0.13.Final.jar:]

          at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:680) [classes.jar:1.6.0_37]

Thanks,

Stephen

[jim.ma]

JBossWS-CXF can install the spring as modules in AS7, you don't need to include them in maven dependency. Can you try to install the spring module to  AS7 under jbossws-cxf-bin-dist with:

ant -Djboss.bind.address=your-address -Djbossws-integration.target=jboss711 -Djboss711.home=$AS7_HOME -Dspring=true deploy-jboss711

to see if that helps ?

[slbanal]

I  tried re-installing jboss by deleting old jboss directory and copying new one and re-installed the CXF using your command but the problem still persist.The problem only happens if I install JBossWS-CXF and create a jbossws-cxf.xml file under WEB-INF directory.

I set log level to TRACE and I saw that these lines may have caused the issue:

08:22:38,986 TRACE [org.jboss.modules] (http--127.0.0.1-8083-1) Finding class javax.servlet.ServletException from Module "org.jboss.ws.jaxws-client:main" from local module loader @13f7281 (roots: /Users/stephen/Programs/jboss-as-7.1.1.Final/modules)

08:22:38,987 TRACE [org.jboss.modules] (http--127.0.0.1-8083-1) Class javax.servlet.ServletException not found from Module "org.jboss.ws.jaxws-client:main" from local module loader @13f7281 (roots: /Users/stephen/Programs/jboss-as-7.1.1.Final/modules)

Any clues as to what is the issue? I attached the logs of the incomming request  (jbossws-cxf-request-trace.log). My test is simply hitting http://localhost:<port>/jboss-as-helloworld-ws/hello-world?wsdl

[slbanal]

I finally figured out the issue. It looks like JBossWS-CXF jax-ws-client module have some issues in its dependencies thus causing the stack to throw a "javax.servlet.ServletException" due to some missing dependency to "javax.servlet.api" module. I did  the following steps to diagnose and fix the issue:

1. I fixed the module dependency issue of "org.jboss.ws.jaxws-client" module in JBoss. I modified file JBOSS_HOME/modules/org/jboss/ws/jaxws-client/main/module.xml and added line <module name="javax.servlet.api" /> under <dependencies/> section.

    After this fix, JBossWS-CXF is now throwing the correct error. Example stack trace below:

     15:54:14,958 ERROR [org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.[jboss.web].[default-host].[/jboss-as-helloworld-ws].[HelloWorldService]] (http--127.0.0.1-8083-1) Servlet.service() for servlet                HelloWorldService threw exception: javax.servlet.ServletException: JBWS024029: Cannot obtain destination for /jboss-as-helloworld-ws/hello-world

                  at org.jboss.wsf.stack.cxf.RequestHandlerImpl.findDestination(RequestHandlerImpl.java:168)

                  at org.jboss.wsf.stack.cxf.RequestHandlerImpl.handleHttpRequest(RequestHandlerImpl.java:85)

                  at org.jboss.wsf.stack.cxf.transport.ServletHelper.callRequestHandler(ServletHelper.java:156)

                  at org.jboss.wsf.stack.cxf.CXFServletExt.invoke(CXFServletExt.java:87)

2. I changed my  jbossws-cxf.xml and fixed the jaxws endpoint address

  From:

    <jaxws:endpoint implementor="#HelloWorldService"

        address="/hello-world">

    </jaxws:endpoint>

  To:

   <jaxws:endpoint implementor="#HelloWorldService"

        address="/jboss-as-helloworld-ws/hello-world">

    </jaxws:endpoint>

I am able to process requests from client now, but still I don't understand why org.jboss.ws.jaxws-client module doesn't have a dependency on javax.servlet.api dependency if it is throwing a ServletException.

Now I am facing another issue, it looks like autowiring is not working. Any ideas reason why this is so?

Thanks

Stephen

[asoldano]

mmh... weird, do you perhaps have the servlet api jar included in your deployment?

[slbanal]

Here are the files in my war file. Does Spring library affect CXF? The code depends on both context and web spring libraries due to context loader configured in applicationContext.xml. Is there any way to find out if some servlet jar somewhere in my file system which may affect this? I also attached my pom file. Thanks.

     0 Mon Feb 25 19:37:24 EST 2013 META-INF/

   126 Mon Feb 25 19:37:22 EST 2013 META-INF/MANIFEST.MF

     0 Mon Feb 25 19:37:22 EST 2013 WEB-INF/

     0 Mon Feb 25 19:37:22 EST 2013 WEB-INF/classes/

     0 Mon Feb 25 19:37:22 EST 2013 WEB-INF/classes/org/

     0 Mon Feb 25 19:37:22 EST 2013 WEB-INF/classes/org/jboss/

     0 Mon Feb 25 19:37:22 EST 2013 WEB-INF/classes/org/jboss/as/

     0 Mon Feb 25 19:37:22 EST 2013 WEB-INF/classes/org/jboss/as/quickstarts/

     0 Mon Feb 25 19:37:22 EST 2013 WEB-INF/classes/org/jboss/as/quickstarts/wshelloworld/

     0 Mon Feb 25 19:37:22 EST 2013 WEB-INF/classes/org/myapp/

     0 Mon Feb 25 19:37:22 EST 2013 WEB-INF/classes/org/myapp/service/

     0 Mon Feb 25 19:37:22 EST 2013 WEB-INF/classes/org/myapp/service/connection/

     0 Mon Feb 25 19:37:22 EST 2013 WEB-INF/lib/

  1481 Sun Feb 24 18:35:56 EST 2013 WEB-INF/applicationContext.xml

  2777 Mon Feb 25 19:37:20 EST 2013 WEB-INF/classes/HelloService.wsdl

   620 Mon Feb 25 19:37:22 EST 2013 WEB-INF/classes/org/jboss/as/quickstarts/wshelloworld/HelloWorldService.class

  2682 Mon Feb 25 19:37:22 EST 2013 WEB-INF/classes/org/jboss/as/quickstarts/wshelloworld/HelloWorldServiceImpl.class

   762 Mon Feb 25 19:37:22 EST 2013 WEB-INF/classes/org/myapp/service/connection/Connection.class

   311 Sat Feb 23 13:24:38 EST 2013 WEB-INF/faces-config.xml

  2253 Sun Feb 24 20:41:06 EST 2013 WEB-INF/jbossws-cxf.xml

  4467 Sun Feb 26 01:15:56 EST 2012 WEB-INF/lib/aopalliance-1.0.jar

60686 Thu Dec 30 22:16:34 EST 2010 WEB-INF/lib/commons-logging-1.1.1.jar

321190 Sat Feb 16 14:38:12 EST 2013 WEB-INF/lib/spring-aop-3.0.5.RELEASE.jar

53082 Sat Feb 16 14:38:10 EST 2013 WEB-INF/lib/spring-asm-3.0.5.RELEASE.jar

555410 Sat Feb 16 14:38:20 EST 2013 WEB-INF/lib/spring-beans-3.0.5.RELEASE.jar

668861 Sat Feb 16 14:38:24 EST 2013 WEB-INF/lib/spring-context-3.0.5.RELEASE.jar

382442 Sat Feb 16 14:38:12 EST 2013 WEB-INF/lib/spring-core-3.0.5.RELEASE.jar

169752 Sat Feb 16 14:38:14 EST 2013 WEB-INF/lib/spring-expression-3.0.5.RELEASE.jar

395587 Sat Feb 16 14:38:24 EST 2013 WEB-INF/lib/spring-web-3.0.5.RELEASE.jar

  1673 Sun Feb 24 17:50:20 EST 2013 WEB-INF/web.xml

     0 Mon Feb 25 19:37:24 EST 2013 META-INF/maven/

     0 Mon Feb 25 19:37:24 EST 2013 META-INF/maven/org.jboss.as.quickstarts/

     0 Mon Feb 25 19:37:24 EST 2013 META-INF/maven/org.jboss.as.quickstarts/jboss-as-helloworld-ws/

13464 Mon Feb 25 19:36:52 EST 2013 META-INF/maven/org.jboss.as.quickstarts/jboss-as-helloworld-ws/pom.xml

   140 Mon Feb 25 19:37:24 EST 2013 META-INF/maven/org.jboss.as.quickstarts/jboss-as-helloworld-ws/pom.properties

[asoldano]

Hi Stephen,

I've checked and this is actually a bug, see https://issues.jboss.org/browse/JBWS-3602 .

Thanks for the report!

[slbanal]

Thanks Allesio.