Maven dependency for Servlet 3.0 API?

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How can I tell Maven 2 to load the Servlet 3.0 API?

I tried:

<dependency>
    <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
    <artifactId>servlet-api</artifactId>
    <version>3.0</version>
    <scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>

I use http://repository.jboss.com/maven2/ but what repository would be correct?

Addendum:

It works with a dependency for the entire Java EE 6 API and the following settings:

<repository>
    <id>java.net</id>
    <url>http://download.java.net/maven/2</url>
</repository>

<dependency>
    <groupId>javax</groupId>
    <artifactId>javaee-api</artifactId>
    <version>6.0</version>
    <scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>

I'd prefer to only add the Servlet API as dependency, but "Brabster" may be right that separate dependencies have been replaced by Java EE 6 Profiles. Is there a source that confirms this assumption?

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11 Answers

I'd prefer to only add the Servlet API as dependency,

To be honest, I'm not sure to understand why but never mind...

Brabster separate dependencies have been replaced by Java EE 6 Profiles. Is there a source that confirms this assumption?

The maven repository from Java.net indeed offers the following artifact for the WebProfile:

<repositories>
  <repository>
    <id>java.net2</id>
    <name>Repository hosting the jee6 artifacts</name>
    <url>http://download.java.net/maven/2</url>
  </repository>
</repositories>        
<dependencies>
  <dependency>
    <groupId>javax</groupId>
    <artifactId>javaee-web-api</artifactId>
    <version>6.0</version>
    <scope>provided</scope>
  </dependency>
</dependencies>

This jar includes Servlet 3.0, EJB Lite 3.1, JPA 2.0, JSP 2.2, EL 1.2, JSTL 1.2, JSF 2.0, JTA 1.1, JSR-45, JSR-250.

But to my knowledge, nothing allows to say that these APIs won't be distributed separately (in java.net repository or somewhere else). For example (ok, it may a particular case), the JSF 2.0 API is available separately (in the java.net repository):

<dependency>
   <groupId>com.sun.faces</groupId>
   <artifactId>jsf-api</artifactId>
   <version>2.0.0-b10</version>
   <scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>

And actually, you could get javax.servlet-3.0.jar from there and install it in your own repository.

user_706040

The Apache Geronimo project provides a Servlet 3.0 API dependency on the Maven Central repo:

<dependency>
    <groupId>org.apache.geronimo.specs</groupId>
    <artifactId>geronimo-servlet_3.0_spec</artifactId>
    <version>1.0</version>
</dependency>
user_5685550

I found an example POM for the Servlet 3.0 API on DZone from September.

Suggest you use the java.net repo, at http://download.java.net/maven/2/

There are Java EE APIs in there, for example http://download.java.net/maven/2/javax/javaee-web-api/6.0/ with POM that look like they might be what you're after, for example:

<dependency>
  <groupId>javax</groupId>
  <artifactId>javaee-web-api</artifactId>
  <version>6.0</version>
</dependency>

I'm guessing that the version conventions for the APIs have been changed to match the version of the overall EE spec (i.e. Java EE 6 vs. Servlets 3.0) as part of the new 'profiles'. Looking in the JAR, looks like all the 3.0 servlet stuff is in there. Enjoy!

Brabster_23620

Place this dependency, and dont forget to select : Include dependencies with "provided" scope

    <dependency>
        <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
        <artifactId>javax.servlet-api</artifactId>
        <version>3.0.1</version>
        <scope>provided</scope>
    </dependency>
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