Error when creating a custom work item handler from scratch

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Hi

I'm trying to develop a jar containing different work item handler implementations that take an an array and execute some logic.

I've currently only got a sample as i haven't been able to get these simple examples working but code is as follow

Impl1:


public class TestWih implements WorkItemHandler{ @Override public void abortWorkItem(WorkItem workItem, WorkItemManager manager) { manager.abortWorkItem(workItem.getId()); } @Override public void executeWorkItem(WorkItem workItem, WorkItemManager manager) { Map<String,Object> resultMap = new HashMap<String,Object>(); try { ArrayList<String> params = (ArrayList<String>) workItem.getParameter("ParamNames"); for (String param: params) { System.out.println(param); } }catch(Exception e) { System.out.println("double rainbow what does it mean: " + e); } finally { manager.completeWorkItem(workItem.getId(), resultMap); } }

Impl2

public class SecondHandler implements WorkItemHandler{

    @Override
    public void abortWorkItem(WorkItem workItem, WorkItemManager manager) {
        manager.abortWorkItem(workItem.getId());

    }

    @Override
    public void executeWorkItem(WorkItem workItem, WorkItemManager manager) {
        Map<String,Object> resultMap = new HashMap<String,Object>();
        try {
            ArrayList<String> params = (ArrayList<String>) workItem.getParameter("ParamNames");

            System.out.println("My size is :" + params.size());

        }catch(Exception e) {
            System.out.println("triple rainbow what does it mean: " + e);
        }
        finally {
            manager.completeWorkItem(workItem.getId(), resultMap);
        }


    }

}

First implementation is in com.wih package, second implementation in com.with.secondHandler package

My WIH in business central is as follows

[
  [
    "name" : "TaskA", 
    "parameters" : [ 
        "ParamNames" : new ObjectDataType("java.util.ArrayList")
    ], 
    "results" : [ 
        "Result" : new ObjectDataType("java.util.Map") 
    ], 
    "displayName" : "My Task A", 
    "icon" : "" 
  ],
    [
    "name" : "TaskB", 
    "parameters" : [ 
        "ParamNames" : new ObjectDataType("java.util.ArrayList")
    ], 
    "results" : [ 
        "Result" : new ObjectDataType("java.util.Map") 
    ], 
    "displayName" : "My Task B", 
    "icon" : "" 
  ]
]

I export the project as a JAR and upload it to business central by going into settings -> artifacts -> upload

It uploads fine with no error then i go into my project settings -> dependencies and select the jar that i just uploaded.

Then i go into deployments -> Work Item Handlers

I define a new Work item handler, for example:

Name: TaskA
Value: new com.wih.TestWih()

Now when i press save i get the error


16:22:16,734 ERROR [org.drools.compiler.kie.builder.impl.InternalKieModule] (default task-23) entry: java.lang.NullPointerException: entry at java.util.zip.ZipFile.getInputStream(ZipFile.java:361) at org.drools.compiler.kie.builder.impl.InternalKieModule.createKieModule(InternalKieModule.java:154) at org.kie.scanner.KieRepositoryScannerImpl.buildArtifact(KieRepositoryScannerImpl.java:141) at org.kie.scanner.KieRepositoryScannerImpl.loadArtifact(KieRepositoryScannerImpl.java:116) at org.kie.scanner.KieRepositoryScannerImpl.loadArtifact(KieRepositoryScannerImpl.java:111) at org.drools.compiler.kie.builder.impl.KieRepositoryImpl.loadKieModuleFromMavenRepo(KieRepositoryImpl.java:192) at org.drools.compiler.kie.builder.impl.KieRepositoryImpl.getKieModule(KieRepositoryImpl.java:138) at org.drools.compiler.kie.builder.impl.KieRepositoryImpl.getKieModule(KieRepositoryImpl.java:115) at org.kie.scanner.KieRepositoryScannerImpl.addDependencies(KieRepositoryScannerImpl.java:150) at org.kie.scanner.KieRepositoryScannerImpl.buildArtifact(KieRepositoryScannerImpl.java:143) at org.kie.scanner.KieRepositoryScannerImpl.loadArtifact(KieRepositoryScannerImpl.java:116) at org.kie.scanner.KieRepositoryScannerImpl.loadArtifact(KieRepositoryScannerImpl.java:111) at org.drools.compiler.kie.builder.impl.KieRepositoryImpl.loadKieModuleFromMavenRepo(KieRepositoryImpl.java:192) at org.drools.compiler.kie.builder.impl.KieRepositoryImpl.getKieModule(KieRepositoryImpl.java:138) at org.drools.compiler.kie.builder.impl.KieRepositoryImpl.getKieModule(KieRepositoryImpl.java:115) at org.drools.compiler.kie.builder.impl.KieServicesImpl.newKieContainer(KieServicesImpl.java:184) at org.drools.compiler.kie.builder.impl.KieServicesImpl.newKieContainer(KieServicesImpl.java:176) at org.kie.server.services.impl.KieServerImpl.createContainer(KieServerImpl.java:275) at org.kie.server.remote.rest.common.resource.KieServerRestImpl.createContainer(KieServerRestImpl.java:157) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498) at org.jboss.resteasy.core.MethodInjectorImpl.invoke(MethodInjectorImpl.java:140) at org.jboss.resteasy.core.ResourceMethodInvoker.internalInvokeOnTarget(ResourceMethodInvoker.java:509) at org.jboss.resteasy.core.ResourceMethodInvoker.invokeOnTargetAfterFilter(ResourceMethodInvoker.java:399) at org.jboss.resteasy.core.ResourceMethodInvoker.lambda$invokeOnTarget$0(ResourceMethodInvoker.java:363) at org.jboss.resteasy.core.interception.PreMatchContainerRequestContext.filter(PreMatchContainerRequestContext.java:358) at org.jboss.resteasy.core.ResourceMethodInvoker.invokeOnTarget(ResourceMethodInvoker.java:365) at org.jboss.resteasy.core.ResourceMethodInvoker.invoke(ResourceMethodInvoker.java:337) at org.jboss.resteasy.core.ResourceMethodInvoker.invoke(ResourceMethodInvoker.java:310) at org.jboss.resteasy.core.SynchronousDispatcher.invoke(SynchronousDispatcher.java:443) at org.jboss.resteasy.core.SynchronousDispatcher.lambda$invoke$4(SynchronousDispatcher.java:233) at org.jboss.resteasy.core.SynchronousDispatcher.lambda$preprocess$0(SynchronousDispatcher.java:139) at org.jboss.resteasy.core.interception.PreMatchContainerRequestContext.filter(PreMatchContainerRequestContext.java:358) at org.jboss.resteasy.core.SynchronousDispatcher.preprocess(SynchronousDispatcher.java:142) at org.jboss.resteasy.core.SynchronousDispatcher.invoke(SynchronousDispatcher.java:219) at org.jboss.resteasy.plugins.server.servlet.ServletContainerDispatcher.service(ServletContainerDispatcher.java:227) at org.jboss.resteasy.plugins.server.servlet.HttpServletDispatcher.service(HttpServletDispatcher.java:56) at org.jboss.resteasy.plugins.server.servlet.HttpServletDispatcher.service(HttpServletDispatcher.java:51) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:791) at io.undertow.servlet.handlers.ServletHandler.handleRequest(ServletHandler.java:74) at io.undertow.servlet.handlers.FilterHandler$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(FilterHandler.java:129) at io.opentracing.contrib.jaxrs2.server.SpanFinishingFilter.doFilter(SpanFinishingFilter.java:55) at io.undertow.servlet.core.ManagedFilter.doFilter(ManagedFilter.java:61) at io.undertow.servlet.handlers.FilterHandler$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(FilterHandler.java:131) at io.undertow.servlet.handlers.FilterHandler.handleRequest(FilterHandler.java:84) at io.undertow.servlet.handlers.security.ServletSecurityRoleHandler.handleRequest(ServletSecurityRoleHandler.java:62) at io.undertow.servlet.handlers.ServletChain$1.handleRequest(ServletChain.java:68) at io.undertow.servlet.handlers.ServletDispatchingHandler.handleRequest(ServletDispatchingHandler.java:36) at org.wildfly.extension.undertow.security.SecurityContextAssociationHandler.handleRequest(SecurityContextAssociationHandler.java:78) at io.undertow.server.handlers.PredicateHandler.handleRequest(PredicateHandler.java:43) at io.undertow.servlet.handlers.security.SSLInformationAssociationHandler.handleRequest(SSLInformationAssociationHandler.java:132) at io.undertow.servlet.handlers.security.ServletAuthenticationCallHandler.handleRequest(ServletAuthenticationCallHandler.java:57) at io.undertow.server.handlers.DisableCacheHandler.handleRequest(DisableCacheHandler.java:33) at io.undertow.server.handlers.PredicateHandler.handleRequest(PredicateHandler.java:43) at io.undertow.security.handlers.AuthenticationConstraintHandler.handleRequest(AuthenticationConstraintHandler.java:53) at io.undertow.security.handlers.AbstractConfidentialityHandler.handleRequest(AbstractConfidentialityHandler.java:46) at io.undertow.servlet.handlers.security.ServletConfidentialityConstraintHandler.handleRequest(ServletConfidentialityConstraintHandler.java:64) at io.undertow.servlet.handlers.security.ServletSecurityConstraintHandler.handleRequest(ServletSecurityConstraintHandler.java:59) at io.undertow.security.handlers.AuthenticationMechanismsHandler.handleRequest(AuthenticationMechanismsHandler.java:60) at io.undertow.servlet.handlers.security.CachedAuthenticatedSessionHandler.handleRequest(CachedAuthenticatedSessionHandler.java:77) at io.undertow.security.handlers.NotificationReceiverHandler.handleRequest(NotificationReceiverHandler.java:50) at io.undertow.security.handlers.AbstractSecurityContextAssociationHandler.handleRequest(AbstractSecurityContextAssociationHandler.java:43) at io.undertow.server.handlers.PredicateHandler.handleRequest(PredicateHandler.java:43) at org.wildfly.extension.undertow.security.jacc.JACCContextIdHandler.handleRequest(JACCContextIdHandler.java:61) at io.undertow.server.handlers.PredicateHandler.handleRequest(PredicateHandler.java:43) at org.wildfly.extension.undertow.deployment.GlobalRequestControllerHandler.handleRequest(GlobalRequestControllerHandler.java:68) at io.undertow.server.handlers.PredicateHandler.handleRequest(PredicateHandler.java:43) at io.undertow.servlet.handlers.ServletInitialHandler.handleFirstRequest(ServletInitialHandler.java:292) at io.undertow.servlet.handlers.ServletInitialHandler.access$100(ServletInitialHandler.java:81) at io.undertow.servlet.handlers.ServletInitialHandler$2.call(ServletInitialHandler.java:138) at io.undertow.servlet.handlers.ServletInitialHandler$2.call(ServletInitialHandler.java:135) at io.undertow.servlet.core.ServletRequestContextThreadSetupAction$1.call(ServletRequestContextThreadSetupAction.java:48) at io.undertow.servlet.core.ContextClassLoaderSetupAction$1.call(ContextClassLoaderSetupAction.java:43) at org.wildfly.extension.undertow.security.SecurityContextThreadSetupAction.lambda$create$0(SecurityContextThreadSetupAction.java:105) at org.wildfly.extension.undertow.deployment.UndertowDeploymentInfoService$UndertowThreadSetupAction.lambda$create$0(UndertowDeploymentInfoService.java:1502) at org.wildfly.extension.undertow.deployment.UndertowDeploymentInfoService$UndertowThreadSetupAction.lambda$create$0(UndertowDeploymentInfoService.java:1502) at org.wildfly.extension.undertow.deployment.UndertowDeploymentInfoService$UndertowThreadSetupAction.lambda$create$0(UndertowDeploymentInfoService.java:1502) at org.wildfly.extension.undertow.deployment.UndertowDeploymentInfoService$UndertowThreadSetupAction.lambda$create$0(UndertowDeploymentInfoService.java:1502) at io.undertow.servlet.handlers.ServletInitialHandler.dispatchRequest(ServletInitialHandler.java:272) at io.undertow.servlet.handlers.ServletInitialHandler.access$000(ServletInitialHandler.java:81) at io.undertow.servlet.handlers.ServletInitialHandler$1.handleRequest(ServletInitialHandler.java:104) at io.undertow.server.Connectors.executeRootHandler(Connectors.java:360) at io.undertow.server.HttpServerExchange$1.run(HttpServerExchange.java:830) at org.jboss.threads.ContextClassLoaderSavingRunnable.run(ContextClassLoaderSavingRunnable.java:35) at org.jboss.threads.EnhancedQueueExecutor.safeRun(EnhancedQueueExecutor.java:1985) at org.jboss.threads.EnhancedQueueExecutor$ThreadBody.doRunTask(EnhancedQueueExecutor.java:1487) at org.jboss.threads.EnhancedQueueExecutor$ThreadBody.run(EnhancedQueueExecutor.java:1378) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748)

I'm running jbpm server 7.29

I've tried going at this through various approaches. Some examples of things i tried on the top of my head:

  1. Defining POM properties in the work item handlers JAR
  2. Defining POM properties in business central and not in the JAR
  3. Uploading JAR through service task administration and not Artifact page
  4. Resetting my m2 folder
  5. Restarting my server/PC
  6. Directly changing the pom properties in the project instead of through the business central interface.
  7. Splitting the classes into 2 jars instead of 1 jar with both

Seems like no matter how I'm approaching this i can't fix the error I'm getting.

Any help would be appreciated.

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