Classnotfoundexception when using serviceloader in glassfish4 Java EE application

In the Java EE application, I'm trying to load services using Java's serviceloader I'm trying to load The jar file works in testing Java se applications, so I think it is correct However, the following code is in ITR Next failed:

ServiceLoader<WorkflowStepSPI> loader = ServiceLoader.load(WorkflowStepSPI.class,Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader());
        loader.reload();
        List<String> names = new LinkedList<>();
        Iterator<WorkflowStepSPI> itr = loader.iterator();
        while ( itr.hasNext() ) {
            WorkflowStepSPI wss = itr.next();
            logger.log(Level.INFO,"Found WorkflowStepProvider: {0}",wss.getClass().getCanonicalName());
            names.add(wss.toString());
        }

Classnotfoundexception throws an exception, complaining that workflowstepspi cannot be found, which obviously exists (otherwise the code cannot be compiled) In another test, I verified class Forname returns this class

I have tried to create my own urlclassloader instance according to the suggestion here and load the class directly according to the suggestion here, but to no avail

Any ideas?

*Renew*

As required, this is a stack trace:

Warning:   Class not found: edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/workflow/WorkflowStepSPI
java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/workflow/WorkflowStepSPI
at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass1(Native Method)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(ClassLoader.java:763)
at java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(SecureClassLoader.java:142)
at java.net.urlclassloader.defineClass(urlclassloader.java:467)
at java.net.urlclassloader.access$100(urlclassloader.java:73)
at java.net.urlclassloader$1.run(urlclassloader.java:368)
at java.net.urlclassloader$1.run(urlclassloader.java:362)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.net.urlclassloader.findClass(urlclassloader.java:361)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:424)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:411)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:357)
at org.glassfish.web.loader.WebappClassLoader.loadClass(WebappClassLoader.java:1730)
at org.glassfish.web.loader.WebappClassLoader.loadClass(WebappClassLoader.java:1633)
at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)
at java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:348)
at java.util.ServiceLoader$LazyIterator.nextService(ServiceLoader.java:370)
at java.util.ServiceLoader$LazyIterator.next(ServiceLoader.java:404)
at java.util.ServiceLoader$1.next(ServiceLoader.java:480)
at edu.harvard.iq.dataverse.api.WorkflowsAdmin.testSpi(WorkflowsAdmin.java:215)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
at org.glassfish.jersey.server.model.internal.ResourceMethodInvocationHandlerFactory$1.invoke(ResourceMethodInvocationHandlerFactory.java:81)
at org.glassfish.jersey.server.model.internal.AbstractJavaResourceMethodDispatcher$1.run(AbstractJavaResourceMethodDispatcher.java:151)
at org.glassfish.jersey.server.model.internal.AbstractJavaResourceMethodDispatcher.invoke(AbstractJavaResourceMethodDispatcher.java:171)
at org.glassfish.jersey.server.model.internal.JavaResourceMethodDispatcherProvider$ResponSEOutInvoker.doDispatch(JavaResourceMethodDispatcherProvider.java:152)
at org.glassfish.jersey.server.model.internal.AbstractJavaResourceMethodDispatcher.dispatch(AbstractJavaResourceMethodDispatcher.java:104)
at org.glassfish.jersey.server.model.ResourceMethodInvoker.invoke(ResourceMethodInvoker.java:387)
at org.glassfish.jersey.server.model.ResourceMethodInvoker.apply(ResourceMethodInvoker.java:331)
at org.glassfish.jersey.server.model.ResourceMethodInvoker.apply(ResourceMethodInvoker.java:103)
at org.glassfish.jersey.server.ServerRuntime$1.run(ServerRuntime.java:271)
at org.glassfish.jersey.internal.Errors$1.call(Errors.java:271)
at org.glassfish.jersey.internal.Errors$1.call(Errors.java:267)
at org.glassfish.jersey.internal.Errors.process(Errors.java:315)
at org.glassfish.jersey.internal.Errors.process(Errors.java:297)
at org.glassfish.jersey.internal.Errors.process(Errors.java:267)
at org.glassfish.jersey.process.internal.RequestScope.runInScope(RequestScope.java:297)
at org.glassfish.jersey.server.ServerRuntime.process(ServerRuntime.java:254)
at org.glassfish.jersey.server.ApplicationHandler.handle(ApplicationHandler.java:1028)
at org.glassfish.jersey.servlet.WebComponent.service(WebComponent.java:372)
at org.glassfish.jersey.servlet.ServletContainer.service(ServletContainer.java:381)
at org.glassfish.jersey.servlet.ServletContainer.service(ServletContainer.java:344)
at org.glassfish.jersey.servlet.ServletContainer.service(ServletContainer.java:221)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.service(StandardWrapper.java:1682)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:344)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:214)
at org.ocpsoft.rewrite.servlet.RewriteFilter.doFilter(RewriteFilter.java:205)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:256)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:214)
at edu.harvard.iq.dataverse.api.ApiBlockingFilter$3.doBlock(ApiBlockingFilter.java:65)
at edu.harvard.iq.dataverse.api.ApiBlockingFilter.doFilter(ApiBlockingFilter.java:157)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:256)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:214)
at edu.harvard.iq.dataverse.api.ApiRouter.doFilter(ApiRouter.java:30)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:256)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:214)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.doInvoke(ApplicationDispatcher.java:873)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.invoke(ApplicationDispatcher.java:739)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.processRequest(ApplicationDispatcher.java:575)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.doDispatch(ApplicationDispatcher.java:546)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.dispatch(ApplicationDispatcher.java:428)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.forward(ApplicationDispatcher.java:378)
at edu.harvard.iq.dataverse.api.ApiRouter.doFilter(ApiRouter.java:34)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:256)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:214)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:316)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:160)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.doInvoke(StandardPipeline.java:734)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:673)
at com.sun.enterprise.web.WebPipeline.invoke(WebPipeline.java:99)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:174)
at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.doService(CoyoteAdapter.java:415)
at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:282)
at com.sun.enterprise.v3.services.impl.ContainerMapper$HttpHandlerCallable.call(ContainerMapper.java:459)
at com.sun.enterprise.v3.services.impl.ContainerMapper.service(ContainerMapper.java:167)
at org.glassfish.grizzly.http.server.HttpHandler.runService(HttpHandler.java:201)
at org.glassfish.grizzly.http.server.HttpHandler.doHandle(HttpHandler.java:175)
at org.glassfish.grizzly.http.server.HttpServerFilter.handleRead(HttpServerFilter.java:235)
at org.glassfish.grizzly.filterchain.ExecutorResolver$9.execute(ExecutorResolver.java:119)
at org.glassfish.grizzly.filterchain.DefaultFilterChain.executeFilter(DefaultFilterChain.java:284)
at org.glassfish.grizzly.filterchain.DefaultFilterChain.executeChainPart(DefaultFilterChain.java:201)
at org.glassfish.grizzly.filterchain.DefaultFilterChain.execute(DefaultFilterChain.java:133)
at org.glassfish.grizzly.filterchain.DefaultFilterChain.process(DefaultFilterChain.java:112)
at org.glassfish.grizzly.ProcessorExecutor.execute(ProcessorExecutor.java:77)
at org.glassfish.grizzly.nio.transport.TCPNIOTransport.fireIOEvent(TCPNIOTransport.java:561)
at org.glassfish.grizzly.strategies.AbstractIOStrategy.fireIOEvent(AbstractIOStrategy.java:112)
at org.glassfish.grizzly.strategies.WorkerThrea@R_404_2369@Strategy.run0(WorkerThrea@R_404_2369@Strategy.java:117)
at org.glassfish.grizzly.strategies.WorkerThrea@R_404_2369@Strategy.access$100(WorkerThrea@R_404_2369@Strategy.java:56)
at org.glassfish.grizzly.strategies.WorkerThrea@R_404_2369@Strategy$WorkerThreadRunnable.run(WorkerThrea@R_404_2369@Strategy.java:137)
at org.glassfish.grizzly.threadpool.AbstractThreadPool$Worker.doWork(AbstractThreadPool.java:565)
at org.glassfish.grizzly.threadpool.AbstractThreadPool$Worker.run(AbstractThreadPool.java:545)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745)
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: edu.harvard.iq.dataverse.workflow.WorkflowStepSPI
at java.net.urlclassloader.findClass(urlclassloader.java:381)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:424)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:357)
... 94 more

Solution

In general, noclassdeferror (not classnotfoundexception) occurs when statically compiled classes are not available at run time (classnotfoundexception occurs when you try to get a class through nonexistent reflection, such as using class. Forname())

What happens is that when you compile code, the class exists in the classpath However, for various reasons (if you don't see your configuration, you can't be sure), this class is not available on the server Possible reasons are:

>It is part of another project of your cross compiled project (generating. Class files), while other projects are not included in war (for example, because it has a different output directory and its contents are not copied to Web - inf / class) > it is included in the library. For some reason, It does not ship with the war > your war is malformed and does not contain the correct structure (the class file should be placed in WEB-INF / classes and the library should be placed in WEB-INF / LIB) > you run the server on a Java distribution different from the compiled code (obviously not in this case due to the package of the class, but just want to point out its integrity)

In general, it is not a good practice to rely on application specific war bundled with the server (in some server specific folders) In addition, it produces subtle errors due to some classloader separation problems on the application server Instead, your war should contain the necessary cans for packaging