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Maven-src-plugin & Java 11 - unable to scan class files:

I'm trying to upgrade my project setup to run on Java 11 & Sling 11. For this purpose I have been trying to upgrade my Maven compiler to 3.8.0 but this seems to be causing issues with the maven-scr-plugin; making it unable to scan a simple class containing only an enum.
The error I get when trying to build the Maven project is the following:
[ERROR] Failed to execute goal org.apache.felix:maven-scr-plugin:1.26.0:scr (generate-scr-scrdescriptor) on project foo-forms.core: {file location} : Unable to scan class files: {package.foo.class} (Class file format probably not supported by ASM ?): IllegalArgumentException -> [Help 1]
And here is most of my POM file (sensitive info removed):
<build>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
<version>3.0.1</version>
<executions>
<execution>
<id>aggregate</id>
<goals>
<goal>aggregate</goal>
</goals>
<phase>site</phase>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>
<!-- Maven Release Plugin -->
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.5.1</version>
</plugin>
<!-- Maven Source Plugin -->
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.4</version>
<inherited>true</inherited>
</plugin>
<!-- Maven Resources Plugin -->
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
<configuration>
<encoding>UTF-8</encoding>
</configuration>
</plugin>
<!-- Maven Jar Plugin -->
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.5</version>
</plugin>
<!-- Maven Enforcer Plugin -->
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
<executions>
<execution>
<id>enforce-maven</id>
<goals>
<goal>enforce</goal>
</goals>
<configuration>
<rules>
<requireMavenVersion>
<version>[2.2.1,)</version>
</requireMavenVersion>
<requireJavaVersion>
<message>Project must be compiled with Java 6 or higher</message>
<version>1.10.0</version>
</requireJavaVersion>
</rules>
</configuration>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>
<!-- Maven Compiler Plugin -->
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
<configuration>
<encoding>UTF-8</encoding>
<release>10</release>
</configuration>
</plugin>
<!-- Maven IntelliJ IDEA Plugin -->
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-idea-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.2.1</version>
<configuration>
<jdkLevel>1.6</jdkLevel>
<linkModules>true</linkModules>
<downloadSources>true</downloadSources>
</configuration>
</plugin>
<!-- Maven Eclipse Plugin -->
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-eclipse-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.9</version>
<configuration>
<downloadSources>true</downloadSources>
</configuration>
</plugin>
</plugins>
<pluginManagement>
<plugins>
<!-- Maven Clean Plugin -->
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-clean-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.6.1</version>
</plugin>
<!-- Maven Resources Plugin -->
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.7</version>
</plugin>
<!-- Maven Compiler Plugin -->
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
<version>3.8.0</version>
</plugin>
<!-- Apache Felix SCR Plugin -->
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-scr-plugin</artifactId>
<version>1.26.0</version>
<executions>
<execution>
<id>generate-scr-scrdescriptor</id>
<goals>
<goal>scr</goal>
</goals>
<configuration>
<!-- Private service properties for all services. -->
<properties>
<service.vendor>bar</service.vendor>
</properties>
</configuration>
</execution>
</executions>
<configuration>
<outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/classes</outputDirectory>
</configuration>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
<artifactId>slf4j-simple</artifactId>
<version>1.7.25</version>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
</plugin>
<!-- Maven Installer Plugin -->
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-install-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.5.2</version>
</plugin>
<!-- Maven Surefire Plugin -->
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.22.0</version>
<configuration>
<argLine>
--illegal-access=permit
</argLine>
</configuration>
</plugin>
<!-- Maven Failsafe Plugin -->
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.22.0</version>
<configuration>
<argLine>
--illegal-access=permit
</argLine>
</configuration>
</plugin>
<!-- Maven Deploy Plugin -->
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.8.2</version>
</plugin>
<!-- Apache Sling Plugin -->
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.sling</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-sling-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.1.0</version>
<executions>
<execution>
<goals>
<goal>install</goal>
</goals>
<configuration>
<slingUrl>http://${sling.host}:${sling.port}/system/console</slingUrl>
<user>-</user>
<password>-</password>
</configuration>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>
<!-- Apache Felix Bundle Plugin -->
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-bundle-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.5.3</version>
<inherited>true</inherited>
</plugin>
<!-- Maven Enforcer Plugin -->
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
<version>1.4</version>
</plugin>
<!-- Maven Dependency Plugin -->
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.10</version>
</plugin>
<!-- Build Helper Maven Plugin -->
<plugin>
<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
<artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<version>1.9.1</version>
</plugin>
<!--This plugin's configuration is used to store Eclipse m2e settings
only. It has no influence on the Maven build itself. -->
<plugin>
<groupId>org.eclipse.m2e</groupId>
<artifactId>lifecycle-mapping</artifactId>
<version>1.0.0</version>
<configuration>
<lifecycleMappingMetadata>
<pluginExecutions>
<pluginExecution>
<pluginExecutionFilter>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
<versionRange>[1.0.0,)</versionRange>
<goals>
<goal>enforce</goal>
</goals>
</pluginExecutionFilter>
<action>
<ignore/>
</action>
</pluginExecution>
<pluginExecution>
<pluginExecutionFilter>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
<versionRange>[2.2,)</versionRange>
<goals>
<goal>copy-dependencies</goal>
<goal>unpack</goal>
</goals>
</pluginExecutionFilter>
<action>
<ignore/>
</action>
</pluginExecution>
<pluginExecution>
<pluginExecutionFilter>
<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
<artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<versionRange>[1.5,)</versionRange>
<goals>
<goal>reserve-network-port</goal>
</goals>
</pluginExecutionFilter>
<action>
<ignore/>
</action>
</pluginExecution>
</pluginExecutions>
</lifecycleMappingMetadata>
</configuration>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</pluginManagement>
</build>
<!-- ====================================================================== -->
<!-- D E P E N D E N C I E S -->
<!-- ====================================================================== -->
<dependencyManagement>
<dependencies>
<!-- OSGi Dependencies -->
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
<artifactId>org.apache.felix.scr</artifactId>
<version>2.1.12</version>
<scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
<artifactId>org.apache.felix.scr.annotations</artifactId>
<version>1.12.0</version>
<scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>biz.aQute</groupId>
<artifactId>bndlib</artifactId>
<version>1.50.0</version>
<scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.osgi</groupId>
<artifactId>org.osgi.core</artifactId>
<version>4.2.0</version>
<scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.osgi</groupId>
<artifactId>org.osgi.compendium</artifactId>
<version>4.2.0</version>
<scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
<!-- Logging Dependencies -->
<dependency>
<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
<artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
<version>1.5.11</version>
<scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
<!-- Apache Sling Dependencies -->
<!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.apache.sling/org.apache.sling.api -->
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.sling</groupId>
<artifactId>org.apache.sling.api</artifactId>
<version>2.3.0</version>
<scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.sling</groupId>
<artifactId>org.apache.sling.models.api</artifactId>
<version>1.0.0</version>
<scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
<!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.apache.sling/org.apache.sling.commons.osgi -->
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.sling</groupId>
<artifactId>org.apache.sling.commons.osgi</artifactId>
<version>2.4.0</version>
<scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
<!-- Servlet API -->
<dependency>
<groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
<artifactId>servlet-api</artifactId>
<version>2.4</version>
<scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>javax.servlet.jsp</groupId>
<artifactId>jsp-api</artifactId>
<version>2.1</version>
<scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
<!-- JCR -->
<dependency>
<groupId>javax.jcr</groupId>
<artifactId>jcr</artifactId>
<version>2.0</version>
<scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
<!-- Taglibs -->
<dependency>
<groupId>com.day.cq.wcm</groupId>
<artifactId>cq-wcm-taglib</artifactId>
<version>5.7.4</version>
<scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
<!-- Testing -->
<dependency>
<groupId>junit</groupId>
<artifactId>junit</artifactId>
<version>4.8.2</version>
<scope>test</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
<artifactId>slf4j-simple</artifactId>
<version>1.5.11</version>
<scope>test</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
<artifactId>mockito-all</artifactId>
<version>1.9.5</version>
<scope>test</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>junit-addons</groupId>
<artifactId>junit-addons</artifactId>
<version>1.4</version>
<scope>test</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.github.tomakehurst</groupId>
<artifactId>wiremock</artifactId>
<version>2.14.0</version>
</dependency>
<!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.apache.httpcomponents/httpclient -->
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
<artifactId>httpclient</artifactId>
<version>4.5.5</version>
</dependency>
<!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.apache.httpcomponents/httpmime -->
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
<artifactId>httpmime</artifactId>
<version>4.5.5</version>
</dependency>
<!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/commons-io/commons-io -->
<dependency>
<groupId>commons-io</groupId>
<artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
<version>2.6</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.outreach.workflows</groupId>
<artifactId>workflow-engine.core</artifactId>
<version>[1.0.0,)</version>
<scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.outreach</groupId>
<artifactId>pojotools.core</artifactId>
<version>[1.0,)</version>
<scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.outreach.sql</groupId>
<artifactId>datasource.core</artifactId>
<version>[1.0,)</version>
<scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.outreach</groupId>
<artifactId>entities.core</artifactId>
<version>[1.0,)</version>
<scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.doctusoft</groupId>
<artifactId>json-schema-java7</artifactId>
<version>1.4.1.1</version>
<scope>test</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
<artifactId>slf4j-simple</artifactId>
<version>1.5.11</version>
<scope>test</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>
<artifactId>gson</artifactId>
<version>2.8.2</version>
<scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
</dependencyManagement>
<modules>
<module>core</module>
<module>ui</module>
<module>tests</module>
<module>launcher</module>
</modules>
I've been troubleshooting for a little bit and my understanding is that the scr-plugin simply doesn't support the newest maven-compiler as one was released several months prior to the other (see links below):
maven-scr-plugin
maven-compiler-plugin
I was wondering if anyone had run into a similar issues and had figured out some workaround. Thank you!

By moving to Java 11 the class files you create will be compiled to Java 11 byte code. The maven-scr-plugin then has to scan this byte code to find the annotations that are applied to it. Unless you can find a version of the maven-scr-plugin that supports Java 11 byte code (I'm not aware of one) then you will need to find an alternative for creating your Declarative Services metadata.
One option would be to start using the bnd-maven-plugin or maven-bundle-plugin and the standard Declarative Services annotations instead of the Custom Felix annotations. Note that this would still involve updating those plugins to versions which can support Java 11. I believe that the bnd-maven-plugin version 4.1.0 should work properly with Java 11...

The solution is to migrate to bnd-maven-plugin which is sort of a superset of maven-bundle plugin. It has a better developer base and will be maintained for future java versions too.
AEM-acs-commons and latest maven archtype (23 at the time of this answer) too have ported to the bnd plugin.

Failed to execute goal org.codehaus.mojo:gwt-maven-plugin:2.7.0:compile -XX:MaxPermSize=4096m -Xmx4096m -XX:-UseSplitVerifier -

I would like to compile a GWT project in Eclipse.
I created the project using the gwt-maven-plugin archetype. My pom looks likt this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
4.0.0
eSWDES-Online
war
e-Surface Water Data Entry System
<properties>
<!-- Convenience property to set the GWT version -->
<gwtVersion>2.7.0</gwtVersion>
<springVersion>3.2.3.RELEASE</springVersion>
<!-- GWT needs at least java 1.5 -->
<webappDirectory>${project.build.directory}/${project.build.finalName}</webappDirectory>
<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
</properties>
<profiles>
<profile>
<id>eSWDESOnline</id>
<activation>
<activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
</activation>
<properties>
<gwt.compile.module1>com.eptisati.eswis.eswdes.app.desktop.eSWDESDesktopOnline</gwt.compile.module1>
<gwt.compile.module2>com.eptisati.eswis.eswdes.app.mobile.eSWDESMobile</gwt.compile.module2>
<war.name>eSWDES</war.name>
</properties>
<build>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
<executions>
<execution>
<phase>prepare-package</phase>
<goals>
<goal>run</goal>
</goals>
<configuration>
<tasks>
<!-- Deleting development workarea -->
<delete file="${project.build.outputDirectory}/workareas.xml" />
<!-- Copying the proper one -->
<copy file="src/main/resources/workareas_pro.xml"
tofile="${project.build.outputDirectory}/workareas.xml" />
<!-- Deleting non used -->
<delete file="${project.build.outputDirectory}/workareas_*.xml" />
</tasks>
</configuration>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</build>
</profile>
</profiles>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.google.gwt</groupId>
<artifactId>gwt-servlet</artifactId>
<version>${gwtVersion}</version>
<scope>runtime</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.google.gwt</groupId>
<artifactId>gwt-user</artifactId>
<version>${gwtVersion}</version>
<scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.google.gwt</groupId>
<artifactId>gwt-dev</artifactId>
<version>${gwtVersion}</version>
<scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.eptisati.eswis</groupId>
<artifactId>eSWDES-Controller</artifactId>
<version>${project.version}</version>
<exclusions>
<exclusion>
<groupId>org.opengis</groupId>
<artifactId>geoapi-nogenerics</artifactId>
</exclusion>
<exclusion>
<artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
</exclusion>
</exclusions>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.googlecode.gwtmodernizr</groupId>
<artifactId>gwtmodernizr</artifactId>
<version>1.0.1</version>
<scope>system</scope>
<systemPath>${basedir}/gwt-user-libs/gwtmodernizr-1.0.1.jar</systemPath>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-web</artifactId>
<version>${springVersion}</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-beans</artifactId>
<version>${springVersion}</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
<version>${springVersion}</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-webmvc</artifactId>
<version>${springVersion}</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>javax.validation</groupId>
<artifactId>validation-api</artifactId>
<version>1.0.0.GA</version>
<classifier>sources</classifier>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
<artifactId>hibernate-validator</artifactId>
<version>4.2.0.Final</version>
<exclusions>
<exclusion>
<groupId>javax.xml.bind</groupId>
<artifactId>jaxb-api</artifactId>
</exclusion>
<exclusion>
<groupId>com.sun.xml.bind</groupId>
<artifactId>jaxb-impl</artifactId>
</exclusion>
</exclusions>
</dependency>
<!-- IOC commons -->
<dependency>
<groupId>com.seleniti.ioccommons</groupId>
<artifactId>ioc-commons-gwt-impl</artifactId>
<version>${ioc-commons-version}</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.seleniti.ioccommons</groupId>
<artifactId>ioc-commons</artifactId>
<version>${ioc-commons-version}</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.seleniti.ioccommons</groupId>
<artifactId>ioc-commons-ext</artifactId>
<version>${ioc-commons-version}</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.seleniti.ioccommons</groupId>
<artifactId>ioc-commons-utils</artifactId>
<version>1.1.0</version>
<!-- <version>${ioc-commons-version}</version> -->
</dependency>
<!-- IOC commons extra -->
<dependency>
<groupId>com.seleniti.ioccommons</groupId>
<artifactId>ioccommons-extra-gwt-extensions</artifactId>
<version>2.7.0.3</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>commons-fileupload</groupId>
<artifactId>commons-fileupload</artifactId>
<version>1.3</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>es.eptisati.mapviewer</groupId>
<artifactId>MapController-Openlayers21Impl</artifactId>
<version>${eptisa-mapviewer-version}</version>
<exclusions>
<exclusion>
<artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
</exclusion>
</exclusions>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.googlecode.mgwt</groupId>
<artifactId>mgwt</artifactId>
<version>2.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.googlecode.gwtphonegap</groupId>
<artifactId>gwtphonegap</artifactId>
<version>3.5.0.1</version>
<scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
<artifactId>httpclient</artifactId>
<version>4.3.6</version>
</dependency>
<!-- ESRI -->
<dependency>
<groupId>com.esri</groupId>
<artifactId>jpe93_sdk</artifactId>
<scope>system</scope>
<version>1.0.0</version>
<systemPath>${basedir}/lib/jpe93_sdk.jar</systemPath>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.esri</groupId>
<artifactId>jsde93_sdk</artifactId>
<scope>system</scope>
<version>1.0.0</version>
<systemPath>${basedir}/lib/jsde93_sdk.jar</systemPath>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
<build>
<!-- Generate compiled stuff in the folder used for developing mode -->
<outputDirectory>${webappDirectory}/WEB-INF/classes</outputDirectory>
<resources>
<resource>
<directory>src/main/java</directory>
</resource>
<resource>
<directory>src/main/resources</directory>
</resource>
</resources>
<plugins>
<!-- GWT Maven Plugin -->
<plugin>
<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
<artifactId>gwt-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<version>${gwtVersion}</version>
<executions>
<execution>
<goals>
<goal>compile</goal>
<!-- <goal>test</goal> <goal>i18n</goal> -->
<goal>generateAsync</goal>
</goals>
</execution>
</executions>
<!-- Plugin configuration. There are many available options, see gwt-maven-plugin
documentation at codehaus.org -->
<configuration>
<runTarget>eswdes-desktop.html</runTarget>
<hostedWebapp>${webappDirectory}</hostedWebapp>
<!-- <i18nMessagesBundle>com.eptisati.eswis.esdes.app.online.client.Messages</i18nMessagesBundle> -->
<enableClosureCompiler>true</enableClosureCompiler>
<enableAssertions>true</enableAssertions>
<extraJvmArgs>-XX:MaxPermSize=4096m -Xmx4096m -XX:-UseSplitVerifier</extraJvmArgs>
<localWorkers>2</localWorkers>
<modules>
<module>${gwt.compile.module1}</module>
<module>${gwt.compile.module2}</module>
</modules>
</configuration>
</plugin>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
<artifactId>buildnumber-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<version>1.2</version>
<executions>
<execution>
<phase>validate</phase>
<goals>
<goal>create</goal>
</goals>
</execution>
</executions>
<configuration>
<doCheck>true</doCheck>
<doUpdate>true</doUpdate>
</configuration>
</plugin>
<!-- Copy static web files before executing gwt:run -->
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.3</version>
<executions>
<execution>
<phase>compile</phase>
<goals>
<goal>exploded</goal>
</goals>
</execution>
</executions>
<configuration>
<webappDirectory>${webappDirectory}</webappDirectory>
<packagingExcludes>**/*.devmode.js</packagingExcludes>
<archive>
<manifest>
<addDefaultImplementationEntries>true</addDefaultImplementationEntries>
</manifest>
<manifestEntries>
<Implementation-Build>${buildNumber}</Implementation-Build>
</manifestEntries>
</archive>
<warName>${war.name}</warName>
</configuration>
</plugin>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
<version>3.1</version>
<configuration>
<source>1.7</source>
<target>1.7</target>
<encoding>${mvn.project.build.sourceEncoding}</encoding>
</configuration>
</plugin>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-scm-plugin</artifactId>
<version>1.8.1</version>
<configuration>
<connectionType>connection</connectionType>
</configuration>
</plugin>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.4.1</version><!--$NO-MVN-MAN-VER$ -->
</plugin>
</plugins>
<pluginManagement>
<plugins>
<!--This plugin's configuration is used to store Eclipse m2e settings
only. It has no influence on the Maven build itself. -->
<plugin>
<groupId>org.eclipse.m2e</groupId>
<artifactId>lifecycle-mapping</artifactId>
<version>1.0.0</version>
<configuration>
<lifecycleMappingMetadata>
<pluginExecutions>
<pluginExecution>
<pluginExecutionFilter>
<groupId>org.datanucleus</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-datanucleus-plugin</artifactId>
<versionRange>[1.1.4,)</versionRange>
<goals>
<goal>enhance</goal>
</goals>
</pluginExecutionFilter>
<action>
<ignore></ignore>
</action>
</pluginExecution>
<pluginExecution>
<pluginExecutionFilter>
<groupId>net.kindleit</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-gae-plugin</artifactId>
<versionRange>[0.7.3,)</versionRange>
<goals>
<goal>unpack</goal>
</goals>
</pluginExecutionFilter>
<action>
<execute />
</action>
</pluginExecution>
<pluginExecution>
<pluginExecutionFilter>
<groupId>
org.apache.maven.plugins
</groupId>
<artifactId>
maven-war-plugin
</artifactId>
<versionRange>
[2.3,)
</versionRange>
<goals>
<goal>exploded</goal>
</goals>
</pluginExecutionFilter>
<action>
<ignore></ignore>
</action>
</pluginExecution>
<!-- <pluginExecution> <pluginExecutionFilter> <groupId> org.codehaus.mojo
</groupId> <artifactId> gwt-maven-plugin </artifactId> <versionRange> [2.7.0,)
</versionRange> <goals> <goal>i18n</goal> </goals> </pluginExecutionFilter>
<action> <ignore></ignore> </action> </pluginExecution> -->
<pluginExecution>
<pluginExecutionFilter>
<groupId>
org.codehaus.mojo
</groupId>
<artifactId>
exec-maven-plugin
</artifactId>
<versionRange>
[1.2,)
</versionRange>
<goals>
<goal>exec</goal>
</goals>
</pluginExecutionFilter>
<action>
<ignore></ignore>
</action>
</pluginExecution>
</pluginExecutions>
</lifecycleMappingMetadata>
</configuration>
</plugin>
<plugin>
<artifactId>maven-clean-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.5</version>
<configuration>
<filesets>
<fileset>
<directory>../${webappDirectory}/gwt-unitCache</directory>
<followSymlinks>false</followSymlinks>
</fileset>
<fileset>
<directory>src/main/webapp/eswdesdesktop</directory>
</fileset>
<fileset>
<directory>src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/lib</directory>
</fileset>
</filesets>
</configuration>
<executions>
<execution>
<id>gwt-unitCache</id>
<phase>clean</phase>
<goals>
<goal>clean</goal>
</goals>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</pluginManagement>
</build>
<repositories>
<repository>
<id>sonatype-oss-public</id>
<url>https://oss.sonatype.org/content/groups/public/</url>
<releases>
<enabled>true</enabled>
</releases>
<snapshots>
<enabled>true</enabled>
</snapshots>
</repository>
</repositories>
<parent>
<groupId>com.eptisati.eswis</groupId>
<artifactId>eSWDES</artifactId>
<version>1.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
<relativePath>../eSWDES/pom.xml</relativePath>
</parent>
<dependencyManagement>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.vividsolutions</groupId>
<artifactId>jts</artifactId>
<version>1.12</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
<artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
<version>1.5</version>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
</dependencyManagement>

Starting server for integration test fails

I just started to write my first Jax-RS webservice and since yesterday I try to figure out how I can start a test server automatically if I build the project using maven. If I run the following commands without trying to execute some tests, everything works fine:
mvn clean install
export PORT=5000
java -cp target/classes:"target/dependency/*" net.avedo.spozz.Spozz
The service is then available at localhost:5000/services/users. But if I try to start a server and run test automatically by using the pom.xml I attached at the end of this post, I get an error:
testHasUser(net.avedo.spozz.models.UserTest): Connection refused
Which corresponds to this piece of code:
HttpClient httpClient = new DefaultHttpClient();
HttpGet httpGet = new HttpGet("http://localhost:5000/services/users/1") ;
response = httpClient.execute(httpGet) ;
So, I am not sure what is wrong here. I think the server is started under the wrong uri, but as I am not telled where the test server is started, I cannot verify this. I need to know what I need to add or change in the pom.xml file, in order to run the test server to run the tests for the project. As it may help, here is my project structure:
|-pom.xml
|-src
|---main
|-----java
|-------net
|---------avedo
|-----------spozz
|-------------Spozz.java
|-------------models
|---------------User.java
|-------------services
|---------------UserResource.java
|-----resources
|-----webapp
|-------index.html
|-------WEB-INF
|---------web.xml
|---test
|-----java
|-------net
|---------avedo
|-----------spozz
|-------------models
|---------------UserTest.java
|-----resources
|-target
|---classes
|-----net
|-------avedo
|---------spozz
|-----------Spozz.class
|-----------models
|-------------User.class
|-----------services
|-------------UserResource$1.class
|-------------UserResource$2.class
|-------------UserResource.class
|---test-classes
|-----net
|-------avedo
|---------spozz
|-----------models
|-------------UserTest.class
My old 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.avedo.spozz</groupId>
<artifactId>Spozz-Service</artifactId>
<version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
<name>Spozz REST Webservice</name>
<properties>
<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
</properties>
<dependencies>
<!-- Jetty -->
<dependency>
<groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
<artifactId>jetty-servlet</artifactId>
<version>7.6.0.v20120127</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
<artifactId>jetty-webapp</artifactId>
<version>7.6.0.v20120127</version>
</dependency>
<!-- Jersey -->
<dependency>
<groupId>com.sun.jersey</groupId>
<artifactId>jersey-server</artifactId>
<version>1.8</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.sun.jersey</groupId>
<artifactId>jersey-json</artifactId>
<version>1.8</version>
</dependency>
<!-- jUnit -->
<dependency>
<groupId>junit</groupId>
<artifactId>junit</artifactId>
<version>4.10</version>
<scope>test</scope>
</dependency>
<!-- Apache Commons -->
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
<artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
<version>1.3.2</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
<artifactId>httpclient</artifactId>
<version>4.3.2</version>
<scope>test</scope>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
<build>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.mortbay.jetty</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-jetty-plugin</artifactId>
<version>6.1.10</version>
<configuration>
<scanIntervalSeconds>10</scanIntervalSeconds>
<stopKey>foo</stopKey>
<stopPort>5000</stopPort>
</configuration>
<executions>
<execution>
<id>start-jetty</id>
<phase>pre-integration-test</phase>
<goals>
<goal>run</goal>
</goals>
<configuration>
<scanIntervalSeconds>0</scanIntervalSeconds>
<daemon>true</daemon>
</configuration>
</execution>
<execution>
<id>stop-jetty</id>
<phase>post-integration-test</phase>
<goals>
<goal>stop</goal>
</goals>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.4</version>
<executions>
<execution>
<id>copy-dependencies</id>
<phase>package</phase>
<goals><goal>copy-dependencies</goal></goals>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>
</plugins>
<pluginManagement>
<plugins>
<!-- M2Eclipse Compatibility -->
<plugin>
<groupId>org.eclipse.m2e</groupId>
<artifactId>lifecycle-mapping</artifactId>
<version>1.0.0</version>
<configuration>
<lifecycleMappingMetadata>
<pluginExecutions>
<pluginExecution>
<pluginExecutionFilter>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
<versionRange>[2.4,)</versionRange>
<goals>
<goal>copy-dependencies</goal>
</goals>
</pluginExecutionFilter>
<action>
<execute />
</action>
</pluginExecution>
</pluginExecutions>
</lifecycleMappingMetadata>
</configuration>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</pluginManagement>
</build>
</project>
\\EDIT (1):
I updated my pom.xml to use a newer version of jetty, but now I am getting new errors:
2014-03-06 11:51:29.126:WARN:oejuc.AbstractLifeCycle:FAILED org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler#66cbe14a:
java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/eclipse/jetty/servlet/FilterMapping
Furthermore the port problem pops up again:
Error binding monitor port 8080: java.net.BindException: Address already in use
2014-03-06 11:51:24.909:INFO:oejs.Server:jetty-8.1.14.v20131031
2014-03-06 11:51:25.245:INFO:oejpw.PlusConfiguration:No Transaction manager found - if your webapp requires one, please configure one.
2014-03-06 11:51:26.839:WARN:oejsh.RequestLogHandler:!RequestLog
2014-03-06 11:51:26.847:INFO:oejs.AbstractConnector:Started SelectChannelConnector#0.0.0.0:28080
My updated 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.avedo.spozz</groupId>
<artifactId>Spozz-Webservice</artifactId>
<version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
<properties>
<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
<jetty.version>9.1.0.v20131115</jetty.version>
<jersey.version>1.8</jersey.version>
<junit.version>4.11</junit.version>
<apache.commons.version>1.3.2</apache.commons.version>
<apache.http.version>4.3.2</apache.http.version>
<jsp.version>2.5</jsp.version>
<maven.compiler.plugin.version>2.5.1</maven.compiler.plugin.version>
<sql.maven.plugin.version>1.5</sql.maven.plugin.version>
<postgresql.jdbc.version>9.1-901.jdbc4</postgresql.jdbc.version>
</properties>
<dependencies>
<!-- Jetty -->
<dependency>
<groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
<artifactId>javax.servlet-api</artifactId>
<version>3.1.0</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
<artifactId>jetty-webapp</artifactId>
<version>${jetty.version}</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
<artifactId>jetty-jsp</artifactId>
<version>${jetty.version}</version>
<type>pom</type>
<exclusions>
<exclusion>
<artifactId>org.eclipse.jdt.core</artifactId>
<groupId>org.eclipse.jetty.orbit</groupId>
</exclusion>
</exclusions>
</dependency>
<!-- Jersey -->
<dependency>
<groupId>com.sun.jersey</groupId>
<artifactId>jersey-server</artifactId>
<version>${jersey.version}</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.sun.jersey</groupId>
<artifactId>jersey-json</artifactId>
<version>${jersey.version}</version>
</dependency>
<!-- jUnit -->
<dependency>
<groupId>junit</groupId>
<artifactId>junit</artifactId>
<version>${junit.version}</version>
<scope>test</scope>
</dependency>
<!-- Apache Commons -->
<dependency>
<groupId>commons-io</groupId>
<artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
<version>${apache.commons.version}</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
<artifactId>httpclient</artifactId>
<version>${apache.http.version}</version>
<scope>test</scope>
</dependency>
<!-- PostgreSQL -->
<dependency>
<groupId>postgresql</groupId>
<artifactId>postgresql</artifactId>
<version>${postgresql.jdbc.version}</version>
<scope>test</scope>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
<build>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.mortbay.jetty</groupId>
<artifactId>jetty-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<version>8.1.14.v20131031</version>
<configuration>
<scanIntervalSeconds>10</scanIntervalSeconds>
<stopKey>foo</stopKey>
<stopPort>8080</stopPort>
<stopWait>10</stopWait>
<connectors>
<connector implementation="org.eclipse.jetty.server.nio.SelectChannelConnector">
<port>28080</port>
<maxIdleTime>60000</maxIdleTime>
</connector>
</connectors>
</configuration>
<executions>
<execution>
<id>start-jetty</id>
<phase>test-compile</phase>
<goals>
<goal>run</goal>
</goals>
<configuration>
<scanIntervalSeconds>0</scanIntervalSeconds>
<daemon>true</daemon>
</configuration>
</execution>
<execution>
<id>stop-jetty</id>
<phase>test</phase>
<goals>
<goal>stop</goal>
</goals>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
<artifactId>sql-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<version>${sql.maven.plugin.version}</version>
<dependencies>
<!-- Specify the dependent jdbc driver here -->
<dependency>
<groupId>postgresql</groupId>
<artifactId>postgresql</artifactId>
<version>${postgresql.jdbc.version}</version>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
<!-- Common configuration shared by all executions -->
<configuration>
<driver>org.postgresql.Driver</driver>
<url>jdbc:postgresql://localhost:5432:spozz_db</url>
<username>postgres</username>
<password>root</password>
<!-- You can comment out username/password configurations and have
maven to look them up in your settings.xml using ${settingsKey} -->
<settingsKey>sensibleKey</settingsKey>
<!-- All executions are ignored if -Dmaven.test.skip=true -->
<skip>${maven.test.skip}</skip>
</configuration>
<executions>
<execution>
<id>drop-schema-before-test-if-any</id>
<phase>process-test-resources</phase>
<goals>
<goal>execute</goal>
</goals>
<configuration>
<!-- Need another database to drop the targeted one -->
<url>jdbc:postgresql://localhost:5432:postgres</url>
<autocommit>true</autocommit>
<sqlCommand>DROP SCHEMA spozz CASCADE</sqlCommand>
<!-- Ignore error when database is not available -->
<onError>continue</onError>
</configuration>
</execution>
<execution>
<id>create-schema</id>
<phase>process-test-resources</phase>
<goals>
<goal>execute</goal>
</goals>
<configuration>
<autocommit>true</autocommit>
<srcFiles>
<srcFile>src/main/sql/spozz-schema.sql</srcFile>
</srcFiles>
</configuration>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
<artifactId>dbunit-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<version>1.0-beta-3</version>
<dependencies>
<!-- Specify the dependent jdbc driver here -->
<dependency>
<groupId>postgresql</groupId>
<artifactId>postgresql</artifactId>
<version>${postgresql.jdbc.version}</version>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
<!-- Common configuration shared by all executions -->
<configuration>
<driver>org.postgresql.Driver</driver>
<url>jdbc:postgresql://localhost:5432:spozz_db</url>
<username>postgres</username>
<password>root</password>
<!-- You can comment out username/password configurations and have maven
to look them up in your settings.xml using ${settingsKey} -->
<settingsKey>sensibleKey</settingsKey>
<!-- All executions are ignored if -Dmaven.test.skip=true -->
<skip>${maven.test.skip}</skip>
</configuration>
<executions>
<execution>
<phase>test-compile</phase>
<goals>
<goal>operation</goal>
</goals>
<!-- Specific configurations -->
<configuration>
<type>CLEAN_INSERT</type>
<src>src/test/resources/spozz_db_testdata.xml</src>
</configuration>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.4</version>
<executions>
<execution>
<id>copy-dependencies</id>
<phase>package</phase>
<goals><goal>copy-dependencies</goal></goals>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>
</plugins>
<pluginManagement>
<plugins>
<!-- M2Eclipse Compatibility -->
<plugin>
<groupId>org.eclipse.m2e</groupId>
<artifactId>lifecycle-mapping</artifactId>
<version>1.0.0</version>
<configuration>
<lifecycleMappingMetadata>
<pluginExecutions>
<pluginExecution>
<pluginExecutionFilter>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
<versionRange>[2.4,)</versionRange>
<goals>
<goal>copy-dependencies</goal>
</goals>
</pluginExecutionFilter>
<action>
<execute />
</action>
</pluginExecution>
</pluginExecutions>
</lifecycleMappingMetadata>
</configuration>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</pluginManagement>
</build>
</project>

If these are regular tests, which are executed in the test phase, then the fact that you're starting jetty in the pre-integration-test is your problem. You should be running it in the test-compile phase.

DataNucleus Plugin: Resource is out of sync with the file system

I get the Eclipse error below when starting my application in Tomcat (via Run As > Run on Server.) I'm using the DataNucleus Eclipse Plugin and have it set up to Enable Auto-Enhancement.
Publishing failed with multiple errors
Resource is out of sync with the file system: '/myproject/target/classes/com/mysite/models/Inventory.class'.
Resource is out of sync with the file system: '/myproject/target/classes/com/mysite/models/Product.class'.
I understand I can manually trigger refresh on that project every time I want to run the project on server. Are there ways to overcome that inconvenience?
Note: I also understand Eclipse can be configured to refresh on access, using native hooks, or using polling. However, that triggers multiple unnecessary runs of datanucleus:enhance. Additionally, the problem is compounded when Tomcat is configured to automatically publish when resources change or after a build event.
For reference, relevant excerpts of my pom.xml are below
<?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/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
<packaging>war</packaging>
<properties>
<datanucleus.core.version>3.2.12</datanucleus.core.version>
<datanucleus.api.version>3.0.1</datanucleus.api.version>
</properties>
<dependencies>
<!-- Database See http://www.datanucleus.org/products/datanucleus/jdo/maven.html -->
<dependency>
<groupId>javax.jdo</groupId>
<artifactId>jdo-api</artifactId>
<version>${datanucleus.api.version}</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.datanucleus</groupId>
<artifactId>datanucleus-core</artifactId>
<version>${datanucleus.core.version}</version>
<scope>compile</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.datanucleus</groupId>
<artifactId>datanucleus-api-jdo</artifactId>
<version>[3.2.0, 3.2.99)</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.datanucleus</groupId>
<artifactId>datanucleus-rdbms</artifactId>
<version>[3.2.0, 3.2.99)</version>
<scope>runtime</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.hsqldb</groupId>
<artifactId>hsqldb</artifactId>
<version>2.3.1</version>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
<build>
<plugins>
<!-- JDO Enhancer See http://www.datanucleus.org/products/datanucleus/jdo/guides/eclipse.html -->
<plugin>
<groupId>org.datanucleus</groupId>
<artifactId>datanucleus-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<version>3.3.0-release</version>
<configuration>
<log4jConfiguration>${basedir}/log4j.properties</log4jConfiguration>
<verbose>true</verbose>
</configuration>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.datanucleus</groupId>
<artifactId>datanucleus-core</artifactId>
<version>${datanucleus.core.version}</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>javax.jdo</groupId>
<artifactId>jdo-api</artifactId>
<version>${datanucleus.api.version}</version>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
<executions>
<execution>
<phase>process-classes</phase>
<goals>
<goal>enhance</goal>
</goals>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>
</plugins>
<pluginManagement>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.eclipse.m2e</groupId>
<artifactId>lifecycle-mapping</artifactId>
<version>1.0.0</version>
<configuration>
<lifecycleMappingMetadata>
<pluginExecutions>
<pluginExecution>
<pluginExecutionFilter>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
<versionRange>[1.0.0,)</versionRange>
<goals>
<goal>enforce</goal>
</goals>
</pluginExecutionFilter>
<action>
<ignore />
</action>
</pluginExecution>
<pluginExecution>
<pluginExecutionFilter>
<groupId>
org.datanucleus
</groupId>
<artifactId>
datanucleus-maven-plugin
</artifactId>
<versionRange>
[3.3.0-release,)
</versionRange>
<goals>
<goal>enhance</goal>
</goals>
</pluginExecutionFilter>
<action>
<ignore></ignore>
</action>
</pluginExecution>
</pluginExecutions>
</lifecycleMappingMetadata>
</configuration>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</pluginManagement>
</build>
</project>

maven assembly transitive dependency not added

I have the following maven parent project with several modules
<parent>
<artifactId>ppdf-3party-demo</artifactId>
<groupId>edu.i2r</groupId>
<version>1.0</version>
</parent>
<groupId>edu.i2r</groupId>
<artifactId>ppdf-3party-demo-client</artifactId>
<version>1.0</version>
<packaging>pom</packaging>
<name>ppdf-3party-demo-client</name>
<modules>
<module>demo-client-app</module>
<module>demo-client-model</module>
<module>demo-client-persist</module>
<module>demo-client-swing</module>
<module>demo-client-encryptservice</module>
</modules>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.tomcat</groupId>
<artifactId>tomcat</artifactId>
<version>7.0.35</version>
<type>zip</type>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
<build>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
<configuration>
<descriptors>
<descriptor>src/main/assembly/bin-package.xml</descriptor>
</descriptors>
</configuration>
<executions>
<execution>
<id>distro-assembly</id>
<!-- <phase>package</phase> -->
<!-- <goals> -->
<!-- <goal>single</goal> -->
<!-- </goals> -->
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.4</version>
<executions>
<execution>
<id>unpack-tomcat</id>
<phase>process-sources</phase>
<goals>
<goal>unpack</goal>
</goals>
<configuration>
<artifactItems>
<artifactItem>
<groupId>org.apache.tomcat</groupId>
<artifactId>tomcat</artifactId>
<version>7.0.35</version>
<type>zip</type>
<overWrite>false</overWrite>
<outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/</outputDirectory>
</artifactItem>
</artifactItems>
</configuration>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>
</plugins>
<pluginManagement>
<plugins>
<!--This plugin's configuration is used to store Eclipse m2e settings only. It has no influence on the Maven build itself.-->
<plugin>
<groupId>org.eclipse.m2e</groupId>
<artifactId>lifecycle-mapping</artifactId>
<version>1.0.0</version>
<configuration>
<lifecycleMappingMetadata>
<pluginExecutions>
<pluginExecution>
<pluginExecutionFilter>
<groupId>
org.apache.maven.plugins
</groupId>
<artifactId>
maven-dependency-plugin
</artifactId>
<versionRange>
[2.4,)
</versionRange>
<goals>
<goal>unpack</goal>
</goals>
</pluginExecutionFilter>
<action>
<ignore></ignore>
</action>
</pluginExecution>
</pluginExecutions>
</lifecycleMappingMetadata>
</configuration>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</pluginManagement>
</build>
</project>
Inside demo-client-persist I have a dependency on spring-jdbc
<parent>
<groupId>edu.i2r</groupId>
<artifactId>ppdf-3party-demo-client</artifactId>
<version>1.0</version>
</parent>
<artifactId>demo-client-persist</artifactId>
<name>demo-client-persist</name>
<url>http://maven.apache.org</url>
<properties>
<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
</properties>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>edu.i2r</groupId>
<artifactId>demo-client-model</artifactId>
<version>1.0</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-jdbc</artifactId>
<version>3.1.1.RELEASE</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>edu.i2r</groupId>
<artifactId>ppdf-demo-common</artifactId>
<version>1.0</version>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
</project>
Finally, I have the following assembly descriptor
<includeBaseDirectory>false</includeBaseDirectory>
<dependencySets>
<dependencySet>
<outputDirectory>lib</outputDirectory>
<scope>runtime</scope>
</dependencySet>
</dependencySets>
<fileSets>
Running mvn assembly:assembly, the output directory seemed to work, as dependencies are copied to the lib directory. However, just the spring-jdbc jar wasn't there.
Did i miss out anything?

There might be an error during the build at the very beginning saying that as a result of this error transitive dependencies have been disabled.

Some warnings may be ignored when you run mvn assembly:assembly.
## [WARNING] Invalid POM for ${group}:${artifact}:${type}:${version}, transitive dependencies (if any) will not be available, enable debug logging for more details
##
You can run maven with option '-X' to see the details. And in my case, the problem is solved by removing the _remote.repositories file in the local maven cache (~/.m2)
You may want to have a look at this post: "The POM for ... is missing, no dependency information available" even though it exists in Maven Repository