I've been searching for a tool, which is able to show you unused dependecies. I soon stumbled over the maven command mvn dependency:analyze. The problem with this is, that it often detects "unused" dependencies which let the build fail if missing.
Here is an example from an optimized Project:
$ mvn dependency:analyze
[INFO] Building LogfileTool 0.1
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO]
[INFO] >>> maven-dependency-plugin:2.8:analyze (default-cli) > test-compile @ LogfileTool >>>
[INFO]
[INFO] --- maven-resources-plugin:2.6:resources (default-resources) @ LogfileTool ---
[INFO] Using 'UTF-8' encoding to copy filtered resources.
[INFO] Copying 1 resource
[INFO]
[INFO] --- maven-compiler-plugin:3.1:compile (default-compile) @ LogfileTool ---
[INFO] Changes detected - recompiling the module!
[INFO] Compiling 7 source files to C:\Projects\LogfileToolMa\LogfileTool\target\classes
[INFO]
[INFO] --- maven-resources-plugin:2.6:testResources (default-testResources) @ LogfileTool ---
[INFO] Using 'UTF-8' encoding to copy filtered resources.
[INFO] skip non existing resourceDirectory C:\Projects\LogfileToolMa\LogfileTool\src\test\resources
[INFO]
[INFO] --- maven-compiler-plugin:3.1:testCompile (default-testCompile) @ LogfileTool ---
[INFO] Nothing to compile - all classes are up to date
[INFO]
[INFO] <<< maven-dependency-plugin:2.8:analyze (default-cli) < test-compile @ LogfileTool <<<
[INFO]
[INFO] --- maven-dependency-plugin:2.8:analyze (default-cli) @ LogfileTool ---
[WARNING] Unused declared dependencies found:
[WARNING] log4j:apache-log4j-extras:jar:1.2.17:compile
[WARNING] org.projectlombok:lombok:jar:1.16.18:provided
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] BUILD SUCCESS
Dependencies in Pom.xml
<dependencies>
<!-- Logger -->
<dependency>
<groupId>log4j</groupId>
<artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
<version>1.2.17</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>log4j</groupId>
<artifactId>apache-log4j-extras</artifactId>
<version>1.2.17</version>
</dependency>
<!-- Generating Getter, Setter etc. -->
<dependency>
<groupId>org.projectlombok</groupId>
<artifactId>lombok</artifactId>
<version>1.16.18</version>
<scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>commons-io</groupId>
<artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
<version>2.4</version>
<type>jar</type>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
The used Packages of Lombok are:
lombok.AccessLevel
lombok.Data
lombok.Getter
lombok.Setter
By Removing lombok from my POM i get the following Error by Buildig the Project
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COMPILATION ERROR :
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ch/glue/logfiletool/logfiletool/config_handler/LogfileSearchConfig.java:[7,14] package lombok does not exist
ch/glue/logfiletool/logfiletool/config_handler/LogfileSearchConfig.java:[8,14] package lombok does not exist
ch/glue/logfiletool/logfiletool/config_handler/LogfileSearchConfig.java:[9,14] package lombok does not exist
ch/glue/logfiletool/logfiletool/config_handler/LogfileSearchConfig.java:[10,14] package lombok does not exist
ch/glue/logfiletool/logfiletool/config_handler/LogfileSearchConfig.java:[26,2] cannot find symbol
symbol: class Data
ch/glue/logfiletool/logfiletool/config_handler/LogfileParseConfig.java:[13,14] package lombok does not exist
ch/glue/logfiletool/logfiletool/config_handler/LogfileParseConfig.java:[14,14] package lombok does not exist
ch/glue/logfiletool/logfiletool/config_handler/LogfileParseConfig.java:[15,14] package lombok does not exist
ch/glue/logfiletool/logfiletool/config_handler/LogfileParseConfig.java:[16,14] package lombok does not exist
ch/glue/logfiletool/logfiletool/config_handler/LogfileParseConfig.java:[26,2] cannot find symbol
symbol: class Data
ch/glue/logfiletool/logfiletool/config_handler/LogfileSearchConfig.java:[34,4] cannot find symbol
symbol: class Getter
location: class ch.glue.logfiletool.logfiletool.config_handler.LogfileSearchConfig
ch/glue/logfiletool/logfiletool/config_handler/LogfileSearchConfig.java:[35,4] cannot find symbol
symbol: class Setter
location: class ch.glue.logfiletool.logfiletool.config_handler.LogfileSearchConfig
ch/glue/logfiletool/logfiletool/config_handler/LogfileParseConfig.java:[35,4] cannot find symbol
symbol: class Getter
location: class ch.glue.logfiletool.logfiletool.config_handler.LogfileParseConfig
ch/glue/logfiletool/logfiletool/config_handler/LogfileParseConfig.java:[36,4] cannot find symbol
symbol: class Setter
location: class ch.glue.logfiletool.logfiletool.config_handler.LogfileParseConfig
ch/glue/logfiletool/logfiletool/config_handler/LogfileSearchConfig.java:[62,7] cannot find symbol
symbol: method setXmlToRead(java.lang.String)
location: class ch.glue.logfiletool.logfiletool.config_handler.LogfileSearchConfig
ch/glue/logfiletool/logfiletool/config_handler/LogfileSearchConfig.java:[63,7] cannot find symbol
symbol: method setPathToLogfiles(java.lang.String)
location: class ch.glue.logfiletool.logfiletool.config_handler.LogfileSearchConfig
ch/glue/logfiletool/logfiletool/config_handler/LogfileParseConfig.java:[63,7] cannot find symbol
symbol: method setPathForStorage(java.lang.String)
location: class ch.glue.logfiletool.logfiletool.config_handler.LogfileParseConfig
ch/glue/logfiletool/logfiletool/config_handler/LogfileParseConfig.java:[64,7] cannot find symbol
symbol: method setPathToLogfile(java.lang.String)
location: class ch.glue.logfiletool.logfiletool.config_handler.LogfileParseConfig
ch/glue/logfiletool/logfiletool/log_handler/LogfileReader.java:[93,50] cannot find symbol
symbol: method getPathToLogfiles()
location: variable logfileSearchConfig of type ch.glue.logfiletool.logfiletool.config_handler.LogfileSearchConfig
ch/glue/logfiletool/logfiletool/log_handler/LogfileReader.java:[95,100] cannot find symbol
symbol: method getXmlToRead()
location: variable logfileSearchConfig of type ch.glue.logfiletool.logfiletool.config_handler.LogfileSearchConfig
ch/glue/logfiletool/logfiletool/Main.java:[61,51] cannot find symbol
symbol: method getPathToLogfile()
location: variable logfileToolConfig of type ch.glue.logfiletool.logfiletool.config_handler.LogfileParseConfig
ch/glue/logfiletool/logfiletool/Main.java:[71,52] cannot find symbol
symbol: method getPathForStorage()
location: variable logfileToolConfig of type ch.glue.logfiletool.logfiletool.config_handler.LogfileParseConfig
22 errors
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------------------------------------------------------------------------
BUILD FAILURE
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Total time: 1.747 s
Finished at: 2017-09-27T10:04:20+02:00
Final Memory: 14M/210M
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Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-compiler-plugin:3.1:compile (default-compile) on project LogfileTool: Compilation failure: Compilation failure:
ch/glue/logfiletool/logfiletool/config_handler/LogfileSearchConfig.java:[7,14] package lombok does not exist
ch/glue/logfiletool/logfiletool/config_handler/LogfileSearchConfig.java:[8,14] package lombok does not exist
ch/glue/logfiletool/logfiletool/config_handler/LogfileSearchConfig.java:[9,14] package lombok does not exist
ch/glue/logfiletool/logfiletool/config_handler/LogfileSearchConfig.java:[10,14] package lombok does not exist
ch/glue/logfiletool/logfiletool/config_handler/LogfileSearchConfig.java:[26,2] cannot find symbol
symbol: class Data
ch/glue/logfiletool/logfiletool/config_handler/LogfileParseConfig.java:[13,14] package lombok does not exist
ch/glue/logfiletool/logfiletool/config_handler/LogfileParseConfig.java:[14,14] package lombok does not exist
ch/glue/logfiletool/logfiletool/config_handler/LogfileParseConfig.java:[15,14] package lombok does not exist
ch/glue/logfiletool/logfiletool/config_handler/LogfileParseConfig.java:[16,14] package lombok does not exist
ch/glue/logfiletool/logfiletool/config_handler/LogfileParseConfig.java:[26,2] cannot find symbol
symbol: class Data
ch/glue/logfiletool/logfiletool/config_handler/LogfileSearchConfig.java:[34,4] cannot find symbol
symbol: class Getter
location: class ch.glue.logfiletool.logfiletool.config_handler.LogfileSearchConfig
ch/glue/logfiletool/logfiletool/config_handler/LogfileSearchConfig.java:[35,4] cannot find symbol
symbol: class Setter
location: class ch.glue.logfiletool.logfiletool.config_handler.LogfileSearchConfig
ch/glue/logfiletool/logfiletool/config_handler/LogfileParseConfig.java:[35,4] cannot find symbol
symbol: class Getter
location: class ch.glue.logfiletool.logfiletool.config_handler.LogfileParseConfig
ch/glue/logfiletool/logfiletool/config_handler/LogfileParseConfig.java:[36,4] cannot find symbol
symbol: class Setter
location: class ch.glue.logfiletool.logfiletool.config_handler.LogfileParseConfig
ch/glue/logfiletool/logfiletool/config_handler/LogfileSearchConfig.java:[62,7] cannot find symbol
symbol: method setXmlToRead(java.lang.String)
location: class ch.glue.logfiletool.logfiletool.config_handler.LogfileSearchConfig
ch/glue/logfiletool/logfiletool/config_handler/LogfileSearchConfig.java:[63,7] cannot find symbol
symbol: method setPathToLogfiles(java.lang.String)
location: class ch.glue.logfiletool.logfiletool.config_handler.LogfileSearchConfig
ch/glue/logfiletool/logfiletool/config_handler/LogfileParseConfig.java:[63,7] cannot find symbol
symbol: method setPathForStorage(java.lang.String)
location: class ch.glue.logfiletool.logfiletool.config_handler.LogfileParseConfig
ch/glue/logfiletool/logfiletool/config_handler/LogfileParseConfig.java:[64,7] cannot find symbol
symbol: method setPathToLogfile(java.lang.String)
location: class ch.glue.logfiletool.logfiletool.config_handler.LogfileParseConfig
ch/glue/logfiletool/logfiletool/log_handler/LogfileReader.java:[93,50] cannot find symbol
symbol: method getPathToLogfiles()
location: variable logfileSearchConfig of type ch.glue.logfiletool.logfiletool.config_handler.LogfileSearchConfig
ch/glue/logfiletool/logfiletool/log_handler/LogfileReader.java:[95,100] cannot find symbol
symbol: method getXmlToRead()
location: variable logfileSearchConfig of type ch.glue.logfiletool.logfiletool.config_handler.LogfileSearchConfig
ch/glue/logfiletool/logfiletool/Main.java:[61,51] cannot find symbol
symbol: method getPathToLogfile()
location: variable logfileToolConfig of type ch.glue.logfiletool.logfiletool.config_handler.LogfileParseConfig
ch/glue/logfiletool/logfiletool/Main.java:[71,52] cannot find symbol
symbol: method getPathForStorage()
location: variable logfileToolConfig of type ch.glue.logfiletool.logfiletool.config_handler.LogfileParseConfig
-> [Help 1]
To see the full stack trace of the errors, re-run Maven with the -e switch.
Re-run Maven using the -X switch to enable full debug logging.
For more information about the errors and possible solutions, please read the following articles:
[Help 1] http://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/MAVEN/MojoFailureException
And without log4j-extras i get following Error by running the Project
log4j:ERROR Could not instantiate class [org.apache.log4j.rolling.RollingFileAppender].
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.apache.log4j.rolling.RollingFileAppender
Both log4j and lombok are used in my Project. Do you have an Idea how to fix this or where this is comming from?
thank you in advance