Struts Enterprise Project not loading validation xmls

[richie-tx]

I have a multiple Struts war project ear application running on Open Liberty.
Using the bootstrap.properties file , I am passing 2 name/value pairs containing the region
and left Nav xml name to load,

I started Liberty using LibertyDev and the config.jar that contains the config xml files would not load.

I changed looseApplication=false instead of true and my config,jar loaded and my valudations completed.

I have a sample project , but its too large to post here.

// tag::ear[]
apply plugin: 'ear'
// end::ear[]
// tag::liberty[]
apply plugin: 'liberty'
// end::liberty[]

description = 'EAR Module'

buildscript {
repositories {
mavenLocal()
mavenCentral()
maven {
name = 'Sonatype Nexus Snapshots'
url = 'https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/'
}
flatDir { dirs 'libs' }
}
dependencies {
classpath 'io.openliberty.tools:liberty-gradle-plugin:3.9.3'
}
}

dependencies {
// tag::war[]
//implementation fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
deploy project(path:':appshell', configuration:'archives')
deploy project(path:':security', configuration:'archives')

earlib project(':app')
earlib project(':config')
earlib project(':reportresources')
//earlib 'libs/mojo-sources.jar'

// end::war[]

}

// tag::earConfig[]
ear {
archiveFileName = rootProject.name + '-' + getArchiveBaseName().get() + '-' +
rootProject.version + '.' + getArchiveExtension().get()
deploymentDescriptor {
// tag::webModule[]
webModule ('guide-gradle-jims3-war-1.0-SNAPSHOT.war', '/converter')
webModule ('guide-gradle-jims3-appshell-1.0-SNAPSHOT', '/appshell')
webModule ('guide-gradle-jims3-security-1.0-SNAPSHOT', '/security.war')
// end::webModule[]
}
}
// end::earConfig[]

// tag::libertyConfig[]
liberty {
server {
// tag::sampleLibertyServer[]
name = 'sampleLibertyServer'
// end::sampleLibertyServer[]
/* bootstrapProperties = [
'mojo.config': 'WASJPT.xml',
'LeftNav': 'UVLeftNav.xml' // Example: dynamically setting app location
//'myCustomProperty': 'myValue' // Example: a custom property
]*/
deploy {
apps = [ear]
// tag::copyLibsDirectory[]
copyLibsDirectory = file("${project.getLayout().getBuildDirectory().getAsFile().get()}/libs")
// end::copyLibsDirectory[]
}
//bootstrapPropertiesFile = file('src/main/liberty/config/bootstrap.properties')
// tag::httpPort[]
var.'http.port' = '9080'
// end::httpPort[]
var.'https.port' = '9443'
//var. 'mojo.config' = 'WASJPT.xml'
//var. 'LeftNav' = 'JUVLeftNav.xml'
verifyAppStartTimeout = 30
looseApplication = true
}
}
// end::libertyConfig[]

// tag::test[]
test {
systemProperty 'http.port', liberty.server.var.'http.port'
enabled = gradle.startParameter.taskNames.contains('test')
}
// end::test[]

// tag::deployDependsOn[]
deploy.dependsOn 'ear'
// end::deployDependsOn[]
// tag::earDependsOn[]
ear.dependsOn ':jar:jar', ':war:war',':appshell:war',':app:jar',':config:jar'
// end::earDependsOn[]

[cherylking]

@richie-tx Can you post a link to the sample project? Or create a skeleton sample project with the same structure to recreate the problem?

It will be difficult I think for us to recreate the problem with the info provided here. For example, we do not know where in config.jar the xml file resides and where in the project structure the xml file resides. How does the code reference the xml file (so we can make the same error happen)? We also do not know what is specified in the ear for the manifest file or the application.xml.

[cherylking]

See this discussion for more background. I suggested Rich open an issue here for the loose application problem.

[richie-tx]

Give me a little time and I will publish a small one.

[richie-tx]

https://github.com/richie-tx/guide-gradle-jims3.git

[cherylking]

So I get a 404 when I take that link to the GH project @richie-tx .

[richie-tx]

Hi Cheryl,

my fault. try again please.

[venmanyarun]

Hi @richie-tx ,
can you upload the build.gradle to your GH repo ?

[richie-tx]

Sure. Just uploaded.

Thanks

[venmanyarun]

Hi @richie-tx
Please update the build.gradle for subprojects as well...

[richie-tx]

Looks like my project was missing more files. They should all be there now.

Sorry,
Rich

[venmanyarun]

Hi @richie-tx
I was analyzing the project that you have uploaded and I am not seeing the errors specified in the https://groups.io/g/openliberty/topic/114492182

One other thing I noticed is that you have specified jar class path location as hardcoded in manifest.mf file of appshell war

when you use looseapplication=true, you do not need to hardcode JAR files in the Class-Path of a MANIFEST.MF. In fact, it's a practice that goes against the purpose of this feature.

The looseapplication=true setting, typically used with the Open Liberty server and build tools like Maven or Gradle, is designed for rapid development and hot deployment. Instead of creating a physical, packaged .ear or .war file, the server reads an XML file that defines the application's structure. This file points to your project's source directories and dependencies directly on your file system, including JAR files from your local Maven or Gradle cache. This approach bypasses the need for a full application assembly and repackaging every time you make a change, significantly reducing your development cycle time.

After I removed this from manifest.mf , I am not seeing any errors specific to application deployment. I can also see all your external jars are added in my guide-gradle-jims3-ear-1.0-SNAPSHOT.ear.xml

Can you elaborate on the problem? maybe the project still has more files missing to be uploaded