[CXF-8176] Apache CXF @Context not class loading.

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Workaround
• Affects Version/s: 3.2.2
• Component/s: Integration
• Estimated Complexity: Unknown
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Richard O'Sullivan
• Created: 04/Dec/19 20:49
• Updated: 18/Sep/23 18:51
• Resolved: 28/Dec/19 17:43

Description

I have a WAR containing cxf-integration-cdi-3.2.1.jar that I deploy to Tomcat V9, successfully. When I deploy a WAR containing cxf-integration-cdi-3.2.7.jar, it fails to deploy because:

org.jboss.weld.exceptions.WeldException: WELD-001524: Unable to load proxy class for bean org.apache.cxf.cdi.ContextProducerBean@28c30f4d with class class java.lang.Object using classloader java.net.URLClassLoader@695caf9f

My WAR includes the Weld v2.4.6 jars.

Note: The ContextProducerBean class was introduced in CXF v3.2.2. 

Others on the web, have reported a similar issue:

• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/56905194/class-not-found-in-war-but-is-available
• https://t.codebug.vip/questions-112783.htm

 I'm suspicious that there is no scope modifier on the constructor in the ContextProducerBean class; thus, causing the scope to default to 'package private' and become hidden from Tomcat's class loader. Also, the super class, AbstractCXFBean<Object> does not declare a scope either. The fix might be to add the 'public' modifier to both, just guessing.