[AXIS2-6022] XMLBeans binding extension not in classpath error when generating code using Axis2 1.8.0

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.8.0
• Fix Version/s: 1.8.1
• Component/s: codegen
• Environment: Windows 10 ; Ant 1.10.6
• Assignee: Robert Lazarski
• Reporter: Fergal Gavin
• Created: 10/Jan/22 17:07
• Updated: 19/Jan/22 09:23
• Resolved: 18/Jan/22 02:17

Description

Hi folks,

I am working my way through upgrading Axis 2 from 1.6.2 to 1.8.0.

There seems to be a few differences in the JAR dependencies between the two versions but after solving a couple of these, I have hit the error below.

In the Axis 1.8.0 release notes, it states the following:

• https://axis.apache.org/axis2/java/core/release-notes/1.8.0.html
• To improve dependency management, the data binding JARs have been split to separate the code required at build time from the code required at runtime:
  • axis2-xmlbeans has been split into axis2-xmlbeans and axis2-xmlbeans-codegen.

After some research, it seems to indicate that I need to add the "axis2-xmlbeans.codegen" JAR file to the classpath for code generation. However, this JAR file does not seem to be part of the Axis 1.8.0 deliverable (the axis2-xmlbeans JAR file is but the "codegen" JAR file is not.

The questions are:

1. Is this a defect or deliberate (omit the axis2-xmlbeans-codegen JAR file from the final Axis 1.8.0 deliverable). I see the source for the JAR file is still present alongside the other Axis 2 source (https://github.com/apache/axis-axis2-java-core/tree/master/modules/xmlbeans-codegen)
2. Is there any documentation where the JAR dependency differences between the various versions of Axis are listed (JARs removed between versions and why, JARs added and why)?

Thanks,

Fergal

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[JavaFromWSDL] Exception in thread "main" org.apache.axis2.wsdl.codegen.CodeGenerationException: java.lang.RuntimeException: XMLBeans binding extension not in classpath
[JavaFromWSDL]  at org.apache.axis2.wsdl.codegen.CodeGenerationEngine.generate(CodeGenerationEngine.java:163)
[JavaFromWSDL]  at org.apache.axis2.wsdl.WSDL2Code.main(WSDL2Code.java:54)
[JavaFromWSDL] Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: XMLBeans binding extension not in classpath
[JavaFromWSDL]  at org.apache.axis2.wsdl.codegen.extension.XMLBeansExtension.engage(XMLBeansExtension.java:90)
[JavaFromWSDL]  at org.apache.axis2.wsdl.codegen.CodeGenerationEngine.generate(CodeGenerationEngine.java:116)
[JavaFromWSDL]  ... 1 more