InstallTask not found - spring

I'm going through the Spring MVC tutorial. I have a build.xml and build.properties file as well as a simple jsp file. When I try to run ant, I get this error:
Buildfile: /<home>/dev/Spring/springapp/build.xml
BUILD FAILED
/<home>/dev/Spring/springapp/build.xml:85: taskdef class org.apache.catalina.ant.InstallTask cannot be found
using the classloader AntClassLoader[/usr/local/apache-tomcat/current/lib/catalina-ant.jar]
Total time: 0 seconds
I looked in the catalina-ant.jar file, and sure enough there is no InstallTask class. Did this jar file change, since the spring tutorial was written? If so, where can I find the InstallTask.

The tutorial you are following is out of date - the InstallTask has been deprecated in favour of the DeployTask.
Newer distributions no longer include the deprecated class. You should be able to revise your buildfile simply by changing 'Install' to 'Deploy', something like:
<taskdef name="install" classname="org.apache.catalina.ant.DeployTask">

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Could not get unknown property 'a.b.c' for root project

I got some source code and was asked to build it. It was a Gradle project. So I changed to the project directory and ran:
$ gradle clean assemble
and the following error came up:
...
* What went wrong:
A problem occurred evaluating root project 'pcase'.
> Could not get unknown property 'postgresql.jdbc' for root project 'pcase' of type org.gradle.api.Project.
...
There is a settings.gradle file in the project folder too. It contains:
rootProject.name = 'pcase'
I took a look at build.gradle and found lots of occurrences like
${project['x']}
For example:
buildscript {
dependencies {
...
// FlywayDB, JOOQ.
classpath "org.postgresql:postgresql:${project['postgresql.jdbc']}"
classpath "org.flywaydb:flyway-gradle-plugin:${project['flywaydb.plugin.version']}"
classpath "nu.studer:gradle-jooq-plugin:${project['jooq.plugin.version']}"
...
What could be ${project['x']}? Looks like associative array in bash and the build script tries to get the value of the key 'x'.
But I didn't find the place in code where this array would be declared and initialized.
The question is: Is the project buildable or is it better to consult the company that worked at it before me?
From the information provided, the project is perfectly buildable, to some certain extend. First of all, project['a.b.c'] is Groovy syntax to access properties from the project object. They're referred to as project properties.
They can be set via
Project properties via command line: gradle -Ppostgresql.jdbc=x.y.z
System properties via command line: gradle -Dorg.gradle.project.postgresql.jdbc=x.y.z
System properties via gradle.properties: org.gradle.project.postgresql.jdbc=x.y.z
All 3 properties (postgresql.jdbc, flywaydb.plugin.version, jooq.plugin.version) denote the version numbers of the particular build script dependencies. However, which versions to use best is beyond my knowledge. I would certainly consult the respective project websites, Maven artifact search or simply ask the company.
org.postgresql:postgresql is the database JDBC driver and certainly depends on the database version.
org.flywaydb:flyway-gradle-plugin is for database migrations. Try with the latest version.
I wasn't able to find gradle-jooq-plugin on Maven central. It's most likely available on the Gradle Plugin Portal.

Use Groovy app and test code in combination with jlink solution for bundling JavaFX

This follows on from this excellent solution to the question of how to get Gradle to bundle up JavaFX with your distributions.
NB specs: Linux Mint 18.3, Java 11, JavaFX 13.
That stuff, involving jlink and a module-info.java, is beyond my pay grade (although I'm trying to read up on these things).
I want to move to using Groovy in my app and test code (i.e. Spock) rather than Java. The trouble is, the minute I include the "normal" dependency in my build.gradle i.e.
implementation 'org.codehaus.groovy:groovy-all:2.5.9'
and try to build, I get multiple errors:
mike#M17A ~/IdeaProjects/TestProj $ ./gradlew build
> Configure project :
Found module name 'javafx.jlink.example.main'
> Task :compileTestJava FAILED
error: the unnamed module reads package org.codehaus.groovy.tools.shell.util from both org.codehaus.groovy.groovysh and org.codehaus.groovy
[...]
error: the unnamed module reads package groovy.xml from both org.codehaus.groovy and org.codehaus.groovy.xml
[...]
error: module org.codehaus.groovy.ant reads package groovy.lang from both org.codehaus.groovy and org.codehaus.groovy.test
error: module org.codehaus.groovy.ant reads package groovy.util from both org.codehaus.groovy.xml and org.codehaus.groovy.ant
100 errors
FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.
* What went wrong:
Execution failed for task ':compileTestJava'.
Yes, 100 errors... probably more! By commenting out various things I think I've come to the conclusion that some Groovy dependency is being injected by the jlink stuff. Fine, I can live with that (although it'd be nice to know what version of Groovy it is).
The trouble is, even if I omit the Groovy dependency line, the same errors occur when I try to introduce the Spock dependency:
testImplementation 'org.spockframework:spock-core:1.2-groovy-2.5'
Has anyone got any idea what's going on here and what to do about it?
I searched for an answer. I didn't find a good solution.
According to this, it seems that Groovy is currently not really compatible with Java modules. It is due to the fact that some packages are contained by multiple jars of the library (not compatible with modules). You will have to wait for Groovy 4 for a compatible version.
I discovered that the JavaFX plugin use this plugin internally. This plugin seems to consider that all dependencies are modules (it is not the default Gradle behaviour).
To make your application works, it seems that you have to:
force Gradle to put Groovy in the classpath instead of the modulepath (it will not be considerered as a module, but seems impossible if you use the javafx plugin)
use the "patch-module" system: it allows Gradle to make a fusion of the library jars into a single module, to prevent the problem of packages that are in different jars
I searched the Groovy jars with IDEA (Project structure/Libraries), and I tried to use the syntax offered by the plugin to use "patch-module":
patchModules.config = [
"org.codehaus.groovy=groovy-ant-3.0.1.jar",
"org.codehaus.groovy=groovy-cli-picocli-3.0.1.jar",
"org.codehaus.groovy=groovy-console-3.0.1.jar",
"org.codehaus.groovy=groovy-datetime-3.0.1.jar",
"org.codehaus.groovy=groovy-docgenerator-3.0.1.jar",
"org.codehaus.groovy=groovy-groovydoc-3.0.1.jar",
"org.codehaus.groovy=groovy-groovysh-3.0.1.jar",
"org.codehaus.groovy=groovy-jmx-3.0.1.jar",
"org.codehaus.groovy=groovy-json-3.0.1.jar",
"org.codehaus.groovy=groovy-jsr-3.0.1.jar",
"org.codehaus.groovy=groovy-macro-3.0.1.jar",
"org.codehaus.groovy=groovy-nio-3.0.1.jar",
"org.codehaus.groovy=groovy-servlet-3.0.1.jar",
"org.codehaus.groovy=groovy-sql-3.0.1.jar",
"org.codehaus.groovy=groovy-swing-3.0.1.jar",
"org.codehaus.groovy=groovy-templates-3.0.1.jar",
"org.codehaus.groovy=groovy-test-junit-3.0.1.jar",
"org.codehaus.groovy=groovy-test-3.0.1.jar",
"org.codehaus.groovy=groovy-testng-3.0.1.jar",
"org.codehaus.groovy=groovy-xml-3.0.1.jar"
]
It only works with a single line "org.codehaus.groovy=X.jar", but a bug prevents it to work with all of the library jars (Look at this issue on Github).
So you have multiple choices:
Use Java instead of Groovy
Wait for a new Groovy release, or new releases of plugins (modules-plugin, and a version of javafx-plugin that use this one internally)
Use old javafx configuration: dependencies are not module by default, and you have to specify manually in build.gradle that JavaFX dependencies should be considered as a module (check my "obsolete" answer to this question)

Spring Tools Suite and Gradle - Setup to use correct resources from inside STS

I have a Spring Boot Gradle project setup in Spring Tools Suite (3.7.2 RELEASE) with the following source folders:
- src/integration-test/java
- src/integration-test/resources
- src/main/java
- src/main/resources
- src/test/java
- src/test/resources`
Whenever I run the application or unit tests from within STS, I see that STS is using the resources found under src/integration-test/resources.
I see a duplicate resource warning in STS for files which exist in all 3 resource source folders. For example, I have an application.properties in all 3 source folders and I see following:
The resource is a duplicate of src/integration-test/resources/application.properties and was not copied to the output folder
If I run the application as a JAR or unit tests/integration tests from the command line (via gradle build), everything seems to use the correct resources. This makes me believe it is a problem with how STS/Eclipse is handling gradle.
Does anybody know of how I can configure STS to use the correct resource source folders when using gradle?
I think my problem may be related to (or the same as?) Spring Boot incorrectly loads test configuration when running from eclipse+gradle, https://issuetracker.springsource.com/browse/STS-3882, https://issues.gradle.org/browse/GRADLE-1777
I also tried the solution found here, but that seems to only fix Maven builds:
Spring Tool Suite finds spring-boot integration test configuration and does not start main application
I think my problem may be related to...
Yes, it is related but in my opinion not the same. That problem is caused by the runtime classpath being incorrect. This problem is an error coming from the eclipse project builder so it is a compile-time issue.
The problems are closely related though. Depending on your point of view, you could say they are the same (incorrect mixing of test and compile-time classpaths).
Here, specifically, the problem is that the eclipse builder tries to copy all the resources it finds in source folders to the project's single output folder. Each source folder has a 'application.properties'. The builder warns that it could not copy some of them because one would overwrite the other.
I think there may be a solution for this problem. But it is a solution that really should come from Gradle + ( BuildShip | STS Gradle Tooling) than from you.
It is possible in Eclipse to configure each source-folder individually to target a specific outputfolder. Maven + M2E are doing this correcty, but Gradle + (BuildsShip | STS Gradle Tooling) combdos do not.
For example this is what maven puts into the eclipse .classpath file when it configures a test resources folder:
<classpathentry excluding="**" kind="src" output="target/test-classes" path="src/test/resources">
<attributes>
<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
</attributes>
</classpathentry>
Notice how it explicitly sets the output folder for that entry (to something different from the project's default output folder).
You may be able to address the problem yourself by modifying the .classpath for a gradle project in a similar way. Either by doing it manually or from your build.gradle.
I'm not sure this is worth it however as you will then likely still get hit by the runtime classpath issue (since these folders will still be added to your runtime classpath, your runtime classpath will end-up with two appication.properties resources, one which will 'shadow' the other. See: https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=482315)
I would say, the right thing to do is add a comment to the issue I linked, and hope they fix it soon as there is only so much you can do yourself by hacking the build.gradle file to modify the .classpath (this can not solve the runtime classpath issue, but in order to solve the runtime classpath issue, they would have to configure source folders to target individual output folder similar to what m2e does).
I would add this as a comment to #Kris's answer but it's too long.
I have solved the runtime classpath issue by adding the code below to my build.gradle file. The code generates an Eclipse launch configuration for the Spring Boot application class and includes only the runtime classpath (i.e. no test JARs).
My project uses the Gradle 'eclipse' plugin to generate the Eclipse project files (which I then import into Eclipse). Running the eclipseClasspath Gradle target will generate the launch file in the project's root directory.
def mainClassName = "com.example.MyApplication"
task eclipseApplicationLaunch {
group "IDE"
description "Generate an Eclipse launch configuration file for the Spring Boot application class"
}
eclipseApplicationLaunch << {
def writer = new FileWriter("${mainClassName.substring(mainClassName.lastIndexOf(".")+1)}.launch")
def xml = new groovy.xml.MarkupBuilder(writer)
xml.doubleQuotes = true
xml.launchConfiguration(type: "org.eclipse.jdt.launching.localJavaApplication") {
listAttribute(key:"org.eclipse.debug.core.MAPPED_RESOURCE_PATHS") {
listEntry(value:"/${project.name}/src/main/java/${mainClassName.replace(".","/")}.java")
}
listAttribute(key:"org.eclipse.debug.core.MAPPED_RESOURCE_TYPES") {
listEntry(value:"1")
}
listAttribute(key:"org.eclipse.jdt.launching.CLASSPATH") {
listEntry(value:"<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\r\n<runtimeClasspathEntry containerPath=\"org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-1.8/\" javaProject=\"${project.name}\" path=\"1\" type=\"4\"/>\r\n")
listEntry(value:"<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\r\n<runtimeClasspathEntry path=\"3\" projectName=\"${project.name}\" type=\"1\"/>\r\n")
configurations.runtime.resolvedConfiguration.resolvedArtifacts.each { artifact ->
def filePath = artifact.file.canonicalPath.replace("\\","/")
listEntry(value:"<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\r\n<runtimeClasspathEntry externalArchive=\"${filePath}\" path=\"3\" type=\"2\"/>\r\n")
}
}
booleanAttribute(key:"org.eclipse.jdt.launching.DEFAULT_CLASSPATH", value:"false")
stringAttribute(key:"org.eclipse.jdt.launching.MAIN_TYPE", value:"${mainClassName}")
stringAttribute(key:"org.eclipse.jdt.launching.PROGRAM_ARGUMENTS", value:"--spring.profiles.active=local --spring.config.location=conf/")
stringAttribute(key:"org.eclipse.jdt.launching.PROJECT_ATTR", value:"${project.name}")
stringAttribute(key:"org.eclipse.jdt.launching.VM_ARGUMENTS", value:"-Djava.net.preferIPv4Stack=true")
}
writer.close()
}
eclipseClasspath.dependsOn eclipseApplicationLaunch
I haven't modified the Eclipse .classpath file as per Kris' suggestion. Instead, I have added #Profile("test") to my test application class and #ActiveProfiles("test") to my test classes.

Difficulty using recent update to core.matrix.stats

Following github I added this dependency to my leiningen project file:
[net.mikera/core.matrix.stats "0.5.0"]
Then in my clojure code I use this:
(use 'core.matrix.stats)
The result is this:
FileNotFoundException Could not locate core/matrix/stats__init.class or core/matrix/stats.clj on classpath: clojure.lang.RT.load (RT.java:443)
I examined the lein .m2/respository directory and the file core/matrix/stats-0.5.0.jar is there and does contain stats.clj. I re-did lein deps, but still the file-not-found exception. Has anyone else had this difficulty? I could use Incanter, but for this simple project core.matrix.stats is enough.
Looking at the sources, the namespace seems to be clojure.core.matrix.stats, so try this:
(use 'clojure.core.matrix.stats)
(And yes, the README seems to be outdated.)

OSGi bundle build issue in Gradle

I have a simple use case of building an OSGi bundle using Gradle build tool. The build is successful if there are java files present in the build path, but it fails otherwise.
I am using 'osgi' plugin inside the gradle script and trying to build without any java files. The build always fails with following error:
Could not copy MANIFEST.MF to
I am sure there must be some way to do it in Gradle but not able to fine. Any idea what can be done to resolve this depending on your experience.
I ran into this today as well, and #Peter's fix didn't work for me (I hadn't applied the java plugin in the first place...). However, after hours of Googling I did find this thread, which helped me find the problem.
Basically, it seems that the error occurs (as Peter stated) when no class files are found in the jar - my guess is because the plugin then cannot scan the classes for package names on which to base all the Import and Export information.
My solution was to add the following to the manifest specification:
classesDir = theSourceSet.output.classesDir
classpath = theSourceSet.runtimeClasspath
In my actual build code, I loop over all source sets to create jar tasks for them, so then it looks like this:
sourceSets.each { ss ->
assemble.dependsOn task("jar${ss.name.capitalize()}", type: Jar, dependsOn: ss.getCompileTaskName('Java')) {
from ss.output
into 'classes'
manifest = osgiManifest {
classesDir = ss.output.classesDir
classpath = ss.runtimeClasspath
// Other properties, like name and symbolicName, also set based on
// the name of the source set
}
baseName = ss.name
}
}
Running with --stacktrace indicates that the osgi plugin doesn't deal correctly with the case where both the osgi and the java plugins are applied, but no Java code is present. Removing the java plugin should solve the problem.
I had the same issue also when java code was present.
Adding these two lines to the osgiManifest closure fixed the problem:
classesDir = sourceSets.main.output.classesDir
classpath = sourceSets.main.runtimeClasspath
-- erik

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