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Java: Can't find symbol: class name, when the class name in one of two packages with the same name [duplicate]

I use maven to build a multi module project. My module 2 depends on Module 1 src at compile scope and module 1 tests in test scope.
Module 2 -
<dependency>
<groupId>blah</groupId>
<artifactId>MODULE1</artifactId>
<version>blah</version>
<classifier>tests</classifier>
<scope>test</scope>
</dependency>
This works fine. Say my module 3 depends on Module1 src and tests at compile time.
Module 3 -
<dependency>
<groupId>blah</groupId>
<artifactId>MODULE1</artifactId>
<version>blah</version>
<classifier>tests</classifier>
<scope>compile</scope>
</dependency>
When I run mvn clean install, my build runs till module 3, fails at module 3 as it couldn't resolve the module 1 test dependency. Then I do a mvn install on module 3 alone, go back and run mvn install on my parent pom to make it build. How can I fix this?

I have a doubt about what you are trying to do but but I'll assume you want to reuse the tests that you have created for a project (module1) in another. As explained in the note at the bottom of the Guide to using attached tests:
Note that previous editions of this guide suggested to use <classifier>tests</classifier> instead of <type>test-jar</type>. While this currently works for some cases, it does not properly work during a reactor build of the test JAR module and any consumer if a lifecycle phase prior to install is invoked. In such a scenario, Maven will not resolve the test JAR from the output of the reactor build but from the local/remote repository. Apparently, the JAR from the repositories could be outdated or completely missing, causing a build failure (cf. MNG-2045).
So, first, to package up compiled tests in a JAR and deploy them for general reuse, configure the maven-jar-plugin as follows:
<project>
<build>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.2</version>
<executions>
<execution>
<goals>
<goal>test-jar</goal>
</goals>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</build>
</project>
Then, install/deploy the test JAR artifact as usual (using mvn install or mvn deploy).
Finally, to use the test JAR, you should specify a dependency with a specified type of test-jar:
<project>
...
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.myco.app</groupId>
<artifactId>foo</artifactId>
<version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
<type>test-jar</type>
<scope>test</scope>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
...
</project>

Regarding to my comment to Pascals question i think i have found a stuitable answer :
<plugins>
<plugin>
<artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.2</version>
<executions>
<execution>
<goals>
<goal>test-jar</goal>
</goals>
<phase>test-compile</phase>
</execution>
</executions>
<configuration>
<outputDirectory>${basedir}\target</outputDirectory>
</configuration>
</plugin>
</plugins>
The main difference here as you see here is the <phase> tag.
I will create the test-jar and it will be available in the compile phase of the tests and not only after the package phase.
Works for me.

Lazerycode jmeter maven plugin Java Extension downloads excluded Dependencies

I am trying to use Java samplers in my tests.
I have a separate maven project where I create my extensions. After building the project I get a .jar lib. I include it in my maven plugin like this:
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.lazerycode.jmeter</groupId>
<artifactId>jmeter-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.2.0</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.qiagen</groupId>
<artifactId>qa_toolkit</artifactId>
<version>RELEASE</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.qiagen</groupId>
<artifactId>JMeterExtensions</artifactId>
<version>jmeter3.2.3</version>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
<build>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>com.lazerycode.jmeter</groupId>
<artifactId>jmeter-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.2.0</version>
<executions>
<execution>
<id>jmeter-tests</id>
<phase>verify</phase>
<goals>
<goal>jmeter</goal>
</goals>
</execution>
</executions>
<configuration>
<testFilesDirectory>${basedir}/src/test/jmeter/</testFilesDirectory>
<testFilesIncluded>
<jMeterTestFile>${jmxTest}</jMeterTestFile>
</testFilesIncluded>
<jmeterDirectory>${jmeter.home}</jmeterDirectory>
<jmeterExtensions>
<artifact>com.qiagen:JMeterExtensions:jmeter3.2.3</artifact>
</jmeterExtensions>
<propertiesUser>
<csvData>${basedir}/src/test/jmeter/${csvData}</csvData>
<threads>${threads}</threads>
<rampTime>${rampTime}</rampTime>
<loopCount>${loopCount}</loopCount>
<options>${options}</options>
<server>${server}</server>
<port>${port}</port>
<sleep>${sleep}</sleep>
<inputXmlFileDir>${inputXmlFileDir}</inputXmlFileDir>
<templatesCsv>${templatesCsv}</templatesCsv>
<xmlInputsCsv>${xmlInputsCsv}</xmlInputsCsv>
<reportScenariosCsv>${reportScenariosCsv}</reportScenariosCsv>
</propertiesUser>
<jMeterProcessJVMSettings>
<xms>2048</xms>
<xmx>2048</xmx>
<arguments>
<argument>-Xprof</argument>
<argument>-Xfuture</argument>
</arguments>
</jMeterProcessJVMSettings>
</configuration>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</build>
In my extensions i have some invalid transitive dependencies which i excluded from extensions pom.xml. I don't see them in the dependency tree.
When I run the tests, with the flag downloadExtensionDependencies on true, it looks like it tries to download all dependencies (also those excluded) and then the test fails because of that invalid dependency.
Failed to collect dependencies at org.springframework:spring-webmvc:jar:3.1.1.RELEASE -> jasperreports:jasperreports:jar:2.0.5 -> commons-collections:commons-collections:jar:3.2.1.redhat-7: Failed to read artifact descriptor for commons-collections:commons-collections:jar:3.2.1.redhat-7: Could not transfer artifact org.apache.commons:commons-parent:pom:22-redhat-2 from/to jaspersoft (http://www.jasperforge.org/maven2): www.jasperforge.org: Unknown host www.jasperforge.org -> [Help 1]
Do you have any ideas why is the plugin trying to download the excluded dependencies also?

Use version 2.6.0 of the plugin which has now better default values like not downloading optional dependencies.
And use this to exclude broken or excluded dependencies:
<excludedArtifacts>
<exclusion>commons-pool2:commons-pool2</exclusion>
<exclusion>commons-math3:commons-math3</exclusion>
<exclusion>com.sun.jdmk:jmxtools</exclusion>
<exclusion>com.sun.jmx:jmxri</exclusion>
</excludedArtifacts>

How to read depedency version from properties file [duplicate]

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Reading Properties file from POM file in Maven
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I have one maven project. I want to externalise maven dependancy version to external property file.
I tried with property file plugin I is not reading property file.
config.properties
springframework.version=4.2.5.RELEASE
POm.xml file
<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
<groupId>com.estuate.test</groupId>
<artifactId>testPom</artifactId>
<version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
<build>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
<artifactId>properties-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<version>1.0-alpha-1</version>
<executions>
<execution>
<phase>pre-clean</phase>
<goals>
<goal>read-project-properties</goal>
</goals>
<configuration>
<files>
<file>config.properties</file>
</files>
</configuration>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</build>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
<version>${springframework.version}</version>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
still I am gettting error message as
build.plugins.plugin[org.codehaus.mojo:properties-maven-plugin].dependencies.dependency.version' for org.springframework:spring-core:jar must be a valid version but is '${springframework.version}'
Please help me out.

When you add a plugin with a custom execution, like you do, then you must realise that it only executes in the phases you specify. You specify pre-clean phase, which is part of the clean lifecycle, and not part of the build lifecycle.
Maven is composed of lifecycles, which execute up to a given phase. A command of mvn compile actually means run the build lifecycle all phases up to and including the compile phase.
Two of the standard lifecycles are (not complete list):
clean :: pre-clean -> clean -> post-clean
build :: validate -> compile -> test -> package -> verify -> install -> deploy
The dependencies specified are probably used by the standard plugins for the compile phase, so the properties needs to be available at that time.
When you state the pre-clean phase, the properties are available when you execute mvn clean.
For the properties to be available at compile phase, you should probably bind to the validate phase instead.
Although very verbose, there is actually quite a few hints running in debug mode with mvn -X, but it may be too much to comprehend at first.
Some more information about maven lifecycles here : https://maven.apache.org/guides/introduction/introduction-to-the-lifecycle.html

you can use maven properties plugin which is one of the suggested way to read property files in maven projects. below is the plugin details
<plugin>
<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
<artifactId>properties-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<version>1.0-alpha-1</version>
<executions>
<execution>
<phase>initialize</phase>
<goals>
<goal>read-project-properties</goal>
</goals>
<configuration>
<files>
<file>Versions.properties</file>
</files>
</configuration>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
<version>${springframework.version}</version>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
Version.properties file looks like
springframework.version=4.2.5.RELEASE

I think .
You should assign a Spring version to the springframework.version statement.
For example
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
<version>4.3.1-REALESE</version>
</dependency>
then the other dependencies
<dependency>
<groupId>...framework...</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-...</artifactId>
<version>${springframework.version}</version>
</dependency>

Error while compiling when using AspectJ compiler instead of Javac

I have a multi module project. The aspect is currently added to the "core" project. When doing a mvn clean install here it works. However trying to do a mvn clean install on parent project it fails with this error when compiling one of the other projects:
The type org.hibernate.annotations.CacheConcurrencyStrategy cannot be resolved. It is indirectly referenced from required .class files
If I add the Hibernate core dependency in that project too it works, but adding dependencies to projects that shouldn't have the dependency does not make sense - so it is not a solution. When compiling with javac it works fine.
What is the reason? And how can I fix it so I can use the AspectJ compiler without leaking dependencies to projects that shouldn't have that?
I have this configuration in the parent POM:
<build>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
<artifactId>aspectj-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<version>1.5</version>
<configuration>
<source>1.6</source>
<target>1.6</target>
<complianceLevel>1.6</complianceLevel>
</configuration>
<executions>
<execution>
<goals>
<goal>compile</goal>
</goals>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</build>
Update
I just found out. Running mvn clean install fails every time. However, running mvn [clean] install one time fails. Then running mvn install without clean works. I see that the builddef.lst in the target folder is the reason why it works and fails based on whether or not you run clean. So now my question is: How do you automatically generate this file?
Parent POM-file:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
<groupId>com.mycompany</groupId>
<artifactId>core-lib</artifactId>
<name>core-lib</name>
<packaging>pom</packaging>
<build>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
<artifactId>aspectj-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<version>1.5</version>
<configuration>
<source>1.6</source>
<target>1.6</target>
<complianceLevel>1.6</complianceLevel>
</configuration>
<executions>
<execution>
<goals>
<goal>compile</goal>
</goals>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</build>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.aspectj</groupId>
<artifactId>aspectjrt</artifactId>
<version>1.7.4</version>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
<modules>
<module>core-xyz</module>
<module>core-xyz2</module>
</modules>
</project>

Enable debug on the maven invocation to dig deeper. You should observe that the aspectj compile is only being invoked during the first maven invocation with the clean. Since the builddef.lst already exists after the first invocation, invoking without clean skips the aspectj compile.
This aspectj compile plugin behavior has been observed previously and was described here:
http://out-println.blogspot.com/2007/08/compile-time-checks-with-aspectj-part-2.html?m=1
You will need to look deeper to address the underlying issue, but as one commenter has already suggested, the aspectj compiler should only be enabled in modules that require it.
Otherwise, the additional dependencies are required for the aspectj compile, as you have already observed. I have incorporated aspectj compile into my own work without issue by restricting it to only the modules that require it.

According to the AspectJ compiler Maven plugin you could set up the argumentFileName to locate an existing builddef.lst.
So you can generate the builddef.lst and copy it to your resources folder, and instruct the AspectJ Maven plugin to use that file.

Maven plugin not running where I want it to

I have a maven project that I want to load properties from a file when things happen. I've got the codehaus properties-maven-plugin and I need it to run automagically.
If I run mvn test or mvn compile, the task plugin load the properties file just fine.
I see this in the output:
[INFO] --- properties-maven-plugin:1.0-alpha-2:read-project-properties (default)...---
When I run mvn flyway:init, say, I do not see it run and the properties do not get loaded.
Here is the pom.xml:
<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
<groupId>net.foo</groupId>
<artifactId>workflow</artifactId>
<version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
<name>Foo Framework</name>
<description>Foo framework</description>
<properties>
<postgre.version>9.1-901.jdbc4</postgre.version>
<flyway.version>2.2.1</flyway.version>
</properties>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>postgresql</groupId>
<artifactId>postgresql</artifactId>
<version>${postgre.version}</version>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
<build>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>com.googlecode.flyway</groupId>
<artifactId>flyway-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.2.1</version>
<configuration>
<url>${url}</url>
<user>${user}</user>
<password>${pass}</password>
<locations>
<location>classpath:sql/pgsql</location>
</locations>
</configuration>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>postgresql</groupId>
<artifactId>postgresql</artifactId>
<version>${postgre.version}</version>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
</plugin>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
<artifactId>properties-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<version>1.0-alpha-2</version>
<executions>
<execution>
<phase>initialize</phase>
<goals>
<goal>read-project-properties</goal>
</goals>
<configuration>
<files>
<file>src/main/resources/db.properties</file>
</files>
</configuration>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</build>
</project>
Can anyone suggest what I can do, or some documentation I can read to make this work? I have read plenty of maven documentation and cannot seem to understand it well enough to make this happen. I thought what I have here would make it run during the initialize phase, but evidently not...

You are close. There is a difference between running Maven using a phase, and using a goal. Start with a quick review of the Maven lifecycle documentation.
When you run mvn compile, Maven runs all goals bound to the compile phase, plus anything bound to earlier phases. You have bound the properties:read-project-properties goal to the initialize phase. initialize is one of the first phases, so read-project-properties executes when compile, or test, or any of the later phases are used in the command.
When you run mvn flyway:init, you are only running a single goal, not the entire lifecycle. Thus, the only thing that runs with that command is the flyway-maven-plugin's init goal, nothing else.
If you want those two goals to run together, you could try binding the flyway:init goal to the initialize phase (if that is not the default; I could not tell from reading the plugin's documentation). Then, mvn initialize will run both.
If you don't want to bind flyway:init to a phase, then you may run both goals explicitly with mvn flyway:init initialize.