How to use Java Compiler API inside a deployment on JBoss

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Issue

I am trying to compile code at runtime inside JBoss EAP, using javax.tools.JavaCompiler. I need to add libraries from my EAR to the classpath of the compiler, but that fails because they have vfs: URLs. How can I make it work?

Environment

  • JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP) 6

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