Called: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org / springframework / context / ApplicationContext

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How to deploy Maven project on tomcat in eclipse SEVERE: child container did not work during java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException start

Hello, I am new to Maven and just pulled the project from the SVN repository, it was in good working condition at the time of its last reversal. It uses spring + hibernate + jsf and is deployed to the tomcat server. I get the following error and was not sure what the problem was, and I was really lost. Any direction in general would be highly appreciated!

Aug 16, 2012 9:18:17 AM org.apache.catalina.core.AprLifecycleListener init INFO: The APR based Apache Tomcat Native library which allows optimal performance in production environments was not found on the java.library.path: C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_06\bin;C:\Windows\Sun\Java\bin;C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_06\jre\bin;C:/Program Files/Java/jdk1.7.0_03/bin/../jre/bin/server;C:/Program Files/Java/jdk1.7.0_03/bin/../jre/bin;C:/Program Files/Java/jdk1.7.0_03/bin/../jre/lib/amd64;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_03\bin;C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\Program Files (x86)\QuickTime\QTSystem\;C:\Dev\eclipse;;. Aug 16, 2012 9:18:18 AM org.apache.tomcat.util.digester.SetPropertiesRule begin WARNING: [SetPropertiesRule]{Server/Service/Engine/Host/Context} Setting property 'source' to 'org.eclipse.jst.jee.server:cepis' did not find a matching property. Aug 16, 2012 9:18:18 AM org.apache.tomcat.util.digester.Digester endElement WARNING: No rules found matching 'Server/Service/Engine/Host/Context/Logger'. Aug 16, 2012 9:18:18 AM org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol init INFO: Initializing ProtocolHandler ["http-bio-8080"] Aug 16, 2012 9:18:18 AM org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol init INFO: Initializing ProtocolHandler ["ajp-bio-8009"] Aug 16, 2012 9:18:18 AM org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina load INFO: Initialization processed in 917 ms Aug 16, 2012 9:18:18 AM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService startInternal INFO: Starting service Catalina Aug 16, 2012 9:18:18 AM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine startInternal INFO: Starting Servlet Engine: Apache Tomcat/7.0.27 Aug 16, 2012 9:18:19 AM org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase startInternal SEVERE: A child container failed during start java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardEngine[Catalina].StandardHost[localhost].StandardContext[/cepis]] at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerGet(FutureTask.java:252) at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.get(FutureTask.java:111) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.startInternal(ContainerBase.java:1128) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.startInternal(StandardHost.java:782) at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1566) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1556) at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerRun(FutureTask.java:334) at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:166) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1110) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:603) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:722) Caused by: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardEngine[Catalina].StandardHost[localhost].StandardContext[/cepis]] at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:154) ... 7 more Caused by: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/springframework/context/ApplicationContext at java.lang.Class.getDeclaredFields0(Native Method) at java.lang.Class.privateGetDeclaredFields(Class.java:2308) at java.lang.Class.getDeclaredFields(Class.java:1760) at org.apache.catalina.startup.WebAnnotationSet.getDeclaredFields(WebAnnotationSet.java:452) at org.apache.catalina.startup.WebAnnotationSet.loadFieldsAnnotation(WebAnnotationSet.java:257) at org.apache.catalina.startup.WebAnnotationSet.loadApplicationServletAnnotations(WebAnnotationSet.java:136) at org.apache.catalina.startup.WebAnnotationSet.loadApplicationAnnotations(WebAnnotationSet.java:66) at org.apache.catalina.startup.ContextConfig.applicationAnnotationsConfig(ContextConfig.java:381) at org.apache.catalina.startup.ContextConfig.configureStart(ContextConfig.java:858) at org.apache.catalina.startup.ContextConfig.lifecycleEvent(ContextConfig.java:345) at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleSupport.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleSupport.java:119) at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleBase.java:90) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.startInternal(StandardContext.java:5161) at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150) ... 7 more Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.loadClass(WebappClassLoader.java:1711) at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.loadClass(WebappClassLoader.java:1556) ... 21 more Aug 16, 2012 9:18:19 AM org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase startInternal SEVERE: A child container failed during start java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardEngine[Catalina].StandardHost[localhost]] at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerGet(FutureTask.java:252) at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.get(FutureTask.java:111) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.startInternal(ContainerBase.java:1128) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.startInternal(StandardEngine.java:302) at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.startInternal(StandardService.java:443) at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.startInternal(StandardServer.java:732) at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:675) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:601) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:322) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:450) Caused by: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardEngine[Catalina].StandardHost[localhost]] at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:154) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1566) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1556) at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerRun(FutureTask.java:334) at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:166) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1110) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:603) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:722) Caused by: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: A child container failed during start at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.startInternal(ContainerBase.java:1136) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.startInternal(StandardHost.java:782) at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150) ... 7 more Aug 16, 2012 9:18:19 AM org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina start SEVERE: Catalina.start: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardServer[8005]] at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:154) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:675) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:601) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:322) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:450) Caused by: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardService[Catalina]] at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:154) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.startInternal(StandardServer.java:732) at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150) ... 7 more Caused by: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardEngine[Catalina]] at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:154) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.startInternal(StandardService.java:443) at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150) ... 9 more Caused by: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: A child container failed during start at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.startInternal(ContainerBase.java:1136) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.startInternal(StandardEngine.java:302) at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150) ... 11 more Aug 16, 2012 9:18:19 AM org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina start INFO: Server startup in 695 ms 

Thanks again!

EDIT:

SOLVE:

This may or may not be useful to others, but keep in mind that I'm new to Maven, it turns out that I missed Maven Dependencies in the Deployment Assembly.

This was added by right-clicking on a project in Eclipse.

-> Properties → Install Deployment → Add →, and then select Maven Dependencies.

Answer 1

Unable to load jar Springs files.

First approach:

• Make sure the m2eclipse plugin is m2eclipse
• Import project as maven project
• Change an object facet to a Dynamic web project
• Add maven dependency for deployment
• Now it should start using Run as -> Run on server

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Second approach:

If the above does not work, you will have to change the server.xml tomcat. Point it to the target snapshot folder . It will be something like below

 <Context docBase="/path/to/target/cepis/snapshot/folder" path="/cepis" reloadable="true" /> 

Instead

 <Context docBase="cepis" path="/cepis" reloadable="true" source="org.eclipse.jst.jee.server:cepis"/> 

Now just run tomcat from the eclipse. This approach always works for any web application.

Answer 2

You may need to try updating all your projects in Eclipse. After that, make sure that you clear the server state before starting it. If he throws NoClassDefFound errors, from my experience this means that he cannot find the files he needs.