[SUREFIRE-1427] Surefire-plugin throws NoClassDefFoundError with static initialiser

• Type: Bug
• Status: Open
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: 2.20
• Component/s: Maven Surefire Plugin
• Environment: jdk 1.8; maven 3.3.3
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Martin Gainty
• Created: 02/Oct/17 13:28
• Updated: 29/Aug/24 13:28

Description

when maven-surefire-plugin encounters static initialiser such as
public class AxisDescription {
org.apache.axiom.om.OMFactory omFactory = org.apache.axiom.om.OMAbstractFactory.getOMFactory();
//surefire throws NoClassDefFoundError on OMAbstractFactory ?!?!?

//but if i remove static initialiser to wait until runtime to load OMAbstractFactory it loads ok

org.apache.axis2.description.AxisDescription:
public void setDocumentation(String documentation) {
org.apache.axiom.om.OMFactory omFactory = org.apache.axiom.om.OMAbstractFactory.getOMFactory();
if (!"".equals(documentation))

{ this.documentation = omFactory.createOMText(documentation); }

}

why does surefire not find classes referenced by static initialiser?