Excluding xerces/xercesImpl from your CXF project

I'm not sure how much time I spent trying to figure out why my new service was not working, if I followed the same steps I usually follow on all my past CXF apps;
The only difference was to include a new dependency which has more business logic.

Then comparing my last CXF project lib folder with my new one, I found xercesImpl*.jar was additional to my current project.
I just removed from my POM (added as exclusion from my new dependency) and Listo! my CXF Web Service is working as expected :D
<dependency> <groupId>GSB.core</groupId> <artifactId>GSB-core</artifactId> <version>1.0.0</version> <exclusions> <exclusion> <groupId>xerces</groupId> <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId> </exclusion> </exclusions> </dependency>

WebServices with CXF - Preparing Worskpace - POM

I'm going to use the perfect combination: Spring + Spring MVC + Hibernate + more fancy stuff The first step is creating my pom.xml, and there you go: <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>mx.com.mylibrary</groupId> <artifactId>little-library-lite</artifactId> <packaging>war</packaging> <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version> <name>little-library Maven Webapp</name> <description>Bla bla bla bla bla bla bla y mas bla bla bla bla bla</description> <url>http://juca-cruz-utilities.blogspot.com/</url> <developers> <developer> <id>JuCa</id> <name>Juan Carlos Cruz</name> <timezone>-5GMT</timezone> </developer> </developers> <properties> <cxf.version>2.2.5</cxf.version> </properties> <dependencies> <!--Testing--> <dependency> <groupId>junit</groupId> <artifactId>junit</artifactId> <version>3.8.1</version> <scope>test</scope> </dependency> <dependency> <groupId>mysql</groupId> <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId> <version>5.0.4</version> <scope>test</scope> </dependency> <dependency> <groupId>org.hsqldb</groupId> <artifactId>hsqldb</artifactId> <version>1.8.0.10</version> <scope>test</scope> </dependency> <dependency> <groupId>tomcat</groupId> <artifactId>naming-factory-dbcp</artifactId> <version>5.5.15</version> <scope>test</scope> </dependency> <!--Debug--> <dependency> <groupId>log4j</groupId> <artifactId>log4j</artifactId> <version>1.2.14</version> </dependency> <!--Java Persistence API (Dependencies)--> <dependency> <groupId>mx.com.mycompany</groupId> <artifactId>hibernate-persistence-deps</artifactId> <version>1.0.0</version> <type>pom</type> </dependency> <!--Spring Framework (Dependencies)--> <dependency> <groupId>mx.com.mycompany</groupId> <artifactId>spring-framework-deps</artifactId> <version>1.0.0</version> <type>pom</type> </dependency> <dependency> <groupId>org.opensymphony.quartz</groupId> <artifactId>quartz-all</artifactId> <version>1.6.1</version> </dependency> <dependency> <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId> <artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId> <version>1.5.6</version> </dependency> <dependency> <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId> <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId> <version>1.5.6</version> </dependency> <!--Commons--> <dependency> <groupId>commons-lang</groupId> <artifactId>commons-lang</artifactId> <version>2.4</version> </dependency> <dependency> <groupId>javax.mail</groupId> <artifactId>mail</artifactId> <version>1.4</version> </dependency> <!--Provided libraries--> <dependency> <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId> <artifactId>jsp-api</artifactId> <version>2.0</version> <scope>provided</scope> </dependency> <dependency> <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId> <artifactId>servlet-api</artifactId> <version>2.4</version> <scope>provided</scope> </dependency> <!--JSTL and TagLibs--> <dependency> <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId> <artifactId>jstl</artifactId> <version>1.2</version> </dependency> <dependency> <groupId>taglibs</groupId> <artifactId>standard</artifactId> <version>1.1.2</version> </dependency> <!-- Apache CXF --> <dependency> <groupId>org.apache.cxf</groupId> <artifactId>cxf-rt-core</artifactId> <version>${cxf.version}</version> </dependency> <dependency> <groupId>org.apache.cxf</groupId> <artifactId>cxf-rt-databinding-aegis</artifactId> <version>${cxf.version}</version> </dependency> <dependency> <groupId>org.apache.cxf</groupId> <artifactId>cxf-rt-databinding-jaxb</artifactId> <version>${cxf.version}</version> </dependency> <dependency> <groupId>org.apache.cxf</groupId> <artifactId>cxf-rt-frontend-jaxws</artifactId> <version>${cxf.version}</version> </dependency> <dependency> <groupId>org.apache.cxf</groupId> <artifactId>cxf-rt-transports-http</artifactId> <version>${cxf.version}</version> </dependency> <dependency> <groupId>org.apache.cxf</groupId> <artifactId>cxf-rt-transports-http-jetty</artifactId> <version>${cxf.version}</version> <exclusions> <exclusion> <groupId>org.apache.geronimo.specs</groupId> <artifactId>geronimo-servlet_2.5_spec</artifactId> </exclusion> </exclusions> </dependency> </dependencies> <build> <finalName>little-library</finalName> <defaultGoal>package</defaultGoal> <sourceDirectory>src/main/java</sourceDirectory> <resources> <resource> <directory>src/main/resources</directory> <filtering>true</filtering> <includes> <include>**/*.properties</include> </includes> </resource> <resource> <directory>src/main/java</directory> <includes> <include>**/*.hbm.xml</include> <include>**/*.hbm</include> <include>**/*.xml</include> <include>**/*.jasper</include> <include>**/*.jrxml</include> <include>**/*.config</include> <include>**/*.dtd</include> <include>**/*.gif</include> </includes> <filtering>false</filtering> </resource> </resources> <plugins> <plugin> <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId> <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId> <configuration> <source>1.6</source> <target>1.6</target> <includes> <include>**/com/**/*.java</include> </includes> <excludes> <exclude>com/sun/**/*.java</exclude> <exclude>**/.svn/**/*.*</exclude> <exclude>**/project.pj</exclude> </excludes> </configuration> </plugin> <plugin> <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId> <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId> <version>2.0</version> <configuration> <warSourceDirectory>src/main/webapp</warSourceDirectory> <warSourceIncludes>**/*.*</warSourceIncludes> <webXml>src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml</webXml> </configuration> </plugin> <plugin> <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId> <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId> <configuration> <skip>true</skip> <excludes> <exclude>**/**/Base*.java</exclude> </excludes> </configuration> </plugin> <!-- Plugin de Hibernate 3 para Maven: http://mojo.codehaus.org/maven-hibernate3/hibernate3-maven-plugin/ --> <plugin> <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId> <artifactId>hibernate3-maven-plugin</artifactId> <version>2.2</version> <configuration> <!-- Puedes ver más propiedades aquí: http://mojo.codehaus.org/maven-hibernate3/hibernate3-maven-plugin/componentproperties.html --> <components> <component> <name>hbm2hbmxml</name> <outputDirectory>src/main/resources</outputDirectory> </component> </components> <componentProperties> <drop>true</drop> <!-- Propiedades de conexión a la bd para realizar las tareas OJO, los nombres de las propiedades deben ser los estandar --> <propertyfile>src/main/resources/mx/com/mylibrary/db.properties</propertyfile> <configurationfile>/src/main/resources/mx/com/mylibrary/hibernate.cfg.xml</configurationfile> <!-- Indicamos que nos genere el script sql DDL (data definition lenguaje) --> <outputfilename>bookStore.sql</outputfilename> <!-- Indicamos que el script lo queremos con tabulaciones, saltos de linea... --> <format>true</format> </componentProperties> </configuration> <dependencies> <!-- Dependencia al driver jdbc de la bd a la que necesites trabajar --> <dependency> <groupId>mysql</groupId> <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId> <version>5.1.6</version> </dependency> </dependencies> </plugin> </plugins> </build> <reporting> <plugins> <plugin> <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId> <artifactId>maven-surefire-report-plugin</artifactId> </plugin> <plugin> <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId> <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId> </plugin> <plugin> <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId> <artifactId>maven-jxr-plugin</artifactId> <configuration> <aggregate>true</aggregate> <linkJavadoc>true</linkJavadoc> <javadocDir>/apidocs</javadocDir> </configuration> </plugin> <plugin> <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId> <artifactId>maven-pmd-plugin</artifactId> <version>2.4</version> <configuration> <linkXref>true</linkXref> <sourceEncoding>ISO-8859-1</sourceEncoding> <minimumTokens>20</minimumTokens> <targetJdk>1.5</targetJdk> <rulesets> <ruleset>/rulesets/j2ee.xml</ruleset> <ruleset>/rulesets/unusedcode.xml</ruleset> <ruleset>/rulesets/optimizations.xml</ruleset> <ruleset>/rulesets/codesize.xml</ruleset> <ruleset>/rulesets/basic.xml</ruleset> <ruleset>/rulesets/braces.xml</ruleset> <ruleset>/rulesets/design.xml</ruleset> <ruleset>/rulesets/clone.xml</ruleset> </rulesets> </configuration> </plugin> <plugin> <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId> <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId> <configuration> <configLocation>config/maven_checks.xml</configLocation> </configuration> </plugin> </plugins> </reporting> </project>

If you read carefully my POM, you'd found something interesting. Or maybe not. Whatever!

• I grouped my Spring & Hibernate dependencies other external pom.xml, I know, I already explained that concept before
<dependency> <groupId>mx.com.mycompany</groupId> <artifactId>hibernate-persistence-deps</artifactId> <version>1.0.0</version> <type>pom</type> </dependency> <dependency> <groupId>mx.com.mycompany</groupId> <artifactId>spring-framework-deps</artifactId> <version>1.0.0</version> <type>pom</type> </dependency>
• What's going on with that plug-in if we already have the database built? Interesting question, but "In the beginning there was nothing. Then JuCa said: I just want to write Code, and I'm almost done with my POJO's". Then based on my pojo's I could create the tables and it's relations-referential integrity and some indexes :D

How could I achieve that? So simple. Let's code our Pojos and then I'll explain this: <plugin> <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId> <artifactId>hibernate3-maven-plugin</artifactId> <version>2.2</version> <configuration> <!-- Puedes ver más propiedades aquí: http://mojo.codehaus.org/maven-hibernate3/hibernate3-maven-plugin/componentproperties.html --> <components> <component> <name>hbm2hbmxml</name> <outputDirectory>src/main/resources</outputDirectory> </component> </components> <componentProperties> <drop>true</drop> <!-- Propiedades de conexión a la bd para realizar las tareas OJO, los nombres de las propiedades deben ser los estandar --> <propertyfile>src/main/resources/mx/com/mylibrary/db.properties</propertyfile> <configurationfile>/src/main/resources/mx/com/mylibrary/hibernate.cfg.xml</configurationfile> <!-- Indicamos que nos genere el script sql DDL (data definition lenguaje) --> <outputfilename>bookStore.sql</outputfilename> <!-- Indicamos que el script lo queremos con tabulaciones, saltos de linea... --> <format>true</format> </componentProperties> </configuration> <dependencies> <!-- Dependencia al driver jdbc de la bd a la que necesites trabajar --> <dependency> <groupId>mysql</groupId> <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId> <version>5.1.6</version> </dependency> </dependencies> </plugin> Based on our DDL's let's code!!!