How to import external java classes in SoapUI 5.0.0 ?

[vikram_9669]

I am trying to import some external java classes in my groovy script. All these classes are located under "C:\Program Files (x86)\SmartBear\SoapUI-5.0.0\bin\ext\DDDD" folder.

I am getting an error "unable to resolve class ITDConnection@ line 4, column 15 ITDConnection itdc= ClassFactory.createTDConnection()" for below code

import com4j.*;
import DDDD.*;

ITDConnection itdc = ClassFactory.createTDConnection()
itdc.initConnectionEx(url)

[rupert_anderson]

Hi,

That looks ok, at least at first glance...

If you take this example of importing the H2 DB driver:

import groovy.sql.Sql
import org.h2.Driver

com.eviware.soapui.support.GroovyUtils.registerJdbcDriver("org.h2.Driver")
def db = Sql.newInstance("jdbc:h2:mem:test", "org.h2.Driver")

...

If I don't add the h2-1.4.181.jar (for the org.h2.Driver class, groovy.sql.Sql is already in the SoapUI lib folder) then I get the same error as you i.e. unable to resolve class.

If I then add h2-1.4.181.jar to <SoapUI Installation Directory>/java/app/bin/ext/ (Mac) then the code compiles and runs fine.

I can't see your ITDConnection class in the screenshot though?

Cheers,

Rupert

[rupert_anderson]

Hang on, are you providing your DDD classes just as a folder rather than a jar file? I can't quite remember, but I think the SoapUI ext class loader might only scan for *.jar files to add to the classpath...

Hope this helps.

Cheers,

Rupert

[vikram_9669]

Hi Rupert,

There are more than 200 java classes at this location. Not able to get all of them in one screenshet.

But, yes ITDConnection class is present at this location "C:\Program Files (x86)\SmartBear\SoapUI-5.0.0\bin\ext\DDDD"

[rupert_anderson]

Hi,

No problem about the screen shot.

Is DDDD just a folder rather than a jar file? because I think it might need to be a jar file to get picked up.

Cheers,

Rupert

[vikram_9669]

Hey Rupert,

Yeah, it was a folder. I have created jar file for all classes in this folder and imported that jar in the script. That worked!!

Thanks You so much.

-Vikram

[rupert_anderson]

Also do you see the following log message (SoapUI log tab) once SoapUI has started:

Wed May 06 16:05:30 BST 2015:INFO:Adding [/Applications/SoapUI-5.1.3.app/Contents/Resources/app/bin/ext/h2-1.4.181.jar] to extensions classpath

(it should say DDDD.jar rather than h2-1.4.181.jar in your case, assuming its picked your DDDD.jar up)

Having just checked the code in SoapUIExtensionClassLoader I can confirm that your classes need to be in a jar file to get picked up from the /ext folder.

Cheers,

Rupert

[rupert_anderson]

Ah, just seen your reply! 

Ok, cool, happy to help 🙂

Cheers,

Rup

[babusr01]

Hi Vikram,

I am also trying to crate  all my common functions in Groovy jar file and need to import to SoapUI 5.0 free version.

Could you please help me how can i achieve this one.

Thanks

Babu