Creating custom activity( DSC service)..but getting errors while starting service in workbench

[Former Community Member]

Hi ,

I have some hands on   developing the  process. So I started creating one custom activity.

I created one activity  which takes  inputs and gives a string after some  calculation. But program requires some additional jar  files which are  included as  lib folder in  my  java  project.

I exported java project as jar  file and installed successfully in  the workbench. But while starting the component .. getting error like  ::

Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: No ClassLoaders found for: net.fortuna.ical4j.model.Date
at org.jboss.mx.loading.LoadMgr3.beginLoadTask(LoadMgr3.java:212)
at org.jboss.mx.loading.RepositoryClassLoader.loadClassImpl(RepositoryClassLoader.java:514)
at org.jboss.mx.loading.RepositoryClassLoader.loadClass(RepositoryClassLoader.java:408)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
at org.ungoverned.moduleloader.ModuleClassLoader.findClass(ModuleClassLoader.java:291)
at org.ungoverned.moduleloader.ModuleClassLoader.loadClass(ModuleClassLoader.java:164)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClassInternal(Unknown Source)
... 117 more

Please find full description of  the error in the attachment. Hope LC  is   not taking  added jars in the  lib.

Because of this error i am not able to go forward.

Do I need to add/include the  necessary   jars into LC ? .

Please guide me  how to resolve this error.

Waiting  for your answer.

Thanks

Praveen

[_Nith_]

Here is my assumption..

The third-party class (net.fortuna.ical4j.model.Date) is used while development and not available during execution.

Which means, you added the required library when compiling your project and not available in to the JBoss by default.

Place your library under JBoss_Folder\Server\all\lib folder.

Restart JBoss and try to start the component again.

Nith

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[Former Community Member]

Hi Nith,

Thanks for your quick reply.

Let me try  your pointers. I will get back :-)

Thanks

Praveen

[Former Community Member · Accepted solution]

Putting the jar in the appserver's lib folder is one way to have the class found at runtime, but not all sites will allow you to do this because you just made it available to everything running on the appserver.  Plus, now as you move your dsc around from test to staging to production, you have to remember to move the jar as well.

The alternative is to include the jar in your DSC and reference it in the classpath node in the component.xml file.

Just checkout how the distributed DSCs do it (adobe-remoteevents-dsc shows 2 jars in the root of the package and both are referenced in the component.xml's classpath.

Jon

[Former Community Member]

Hi Jon and NIth,

Thanks for your  inputs.

Now I created sample   DSC actvity. To extend  the functionality, I need to put some validations. To show the  error messages on th wrokbench..

it seems I need   two classes

com.adobe.workflow.pat.PATRuntimeException;

com.adobe.workflow.pat.service.PATExecutionContext;

Actually I tried to get the classes (jar)  in google  .. but  din't .

Please help me where can i get the  jar file ?

Please share.

Thanks

Praveen

[Jasmin_Charbonn]

These classes should already exists on your LiveCycle machine.

Can't you just make an import statement to reference them in your component.xml? Something like:

<import-packages>
<package version="1.0">com.adobe.workflow.pat.PATRuntimeException</package>
<package version="1.0">com.adobe.workflow.pat.service.PATExecutionContext</package>
</import-packages>

Jasmin

[Former Community Member]

Hi Jasmin,

Thanks  for your reply.

I  knew required  classes  should  be  present in  workbench machine  that's why we  are able to show error or validation messages at workbench

while  developing the  process.

For   developing custom activity , I have  to write  java  logic and throw  error message for invalid  inputs.... For that I have to  import  those  classes in  jave  classes   please correct me if I am wrong.

i want to  import the above classes in java  source code and write the  code accordingly and  make jar without errors and  import the same into workbench.

I hope configuration in component.xml  will be  referenced while deploying/installing the  componnet  into the workbench.

Thanks

Praveen.