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Inconsistent WAR File Sizes in Two Successful CI Builds on the Same Branch and Pipeline
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Diptesh Kumar
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I see same pipeline with same POM xml file generated different count of WAR file in the maven run. count is different and it is less in one pipeline run.
I have a .war file generated using a Maven build, and I’m trying to verify whether all required dependencies are correctly included in it. I have access to the pom.xml, Can someone guide me on what sections of the pom.xml I should check to ensure the dependencies are correctly defined and included in the .war? Also, how can I verify if any dependencies are missing from the .war and what steps to take if they are?
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Diptesh Kumar 601 Reputation points
2025-05-07T06:47:19.77+00:00 test123
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Markapuram Sudheer Reddy 1,835 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator2025-05-08T03:25:19.9133333+00:00 Hi Diptesh Kumar,
Include mvn clean in the pipeline to ensure that each build starts from a clean state. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4662452/in-maven-why-run-mvn-clean
For a web application based, you can also manually verify each jar files in WEB-INF/lib .war file against the dependencies in pom.xml and ensure version numbers match. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/19786142/what-is-web-inf-used-for-in-a-java-ee-web-application
A dependency with scope provided is excluded and other dependencies with scope compile, runtime etc were included from the .war file. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/41696665/compile-provided-scopes-for-war-jar-packagings-in-maven
Please check below documentation for more information:
https://maven.apache.org/guides/introduction/introduction-to-dependency-mechanism.html
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Diptesh Kumar 601 Reputation points
2025-05-08T07:31:37.98+00:00 Hi Sudheer,
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I have .war file and then I have pom file , now can you tell me exactly what to verify in both files? can you give me simple example?
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and how to verify version number?
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Depencdency scope? you mean in failed dependencies are out of scope?
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Markapuram Sudheer Reddy 1,835 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2025-05-09T02:08:40.1633333+00:00 Hi Diptesh Kumar,
Extract war file and check all dependencies listed in your pom.xml (usually under <dependencies>) should appear as .jar files in WEB-INF/lib/ inside the extracted .war.
There are various dependency scopes: Compile, Provided, Runtime, Test, System, Import.
The default dependency scope in Maven is compile. If you do not specify a <scope> for a dependency in your pom.xml, Maven automatically assigns it the compile scope.
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Diptesh Kumar 601 Reputation points
2025-05-09T02:36:06.7433333+00:00 Hi Sudheer,
I have downloaded the artifact and here is the list of .war fil
now how and what I should in POM file?
meaning does above jar files should be there in POM file? I did not get the logic, Please clarify
and another note: I noticed below from logs as warnings from where war file size is less :
[WARNING] The POM for org.XXXX:SetefiClient:jar:2.8.0-SNAPSHOT is missing, no dependency information available
[WARNING] The POM for commons-codec:commons-codec:jar:1.6 is invalid, transitive dependencies (if any) will not be available, enable debug logging for more details
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Diptesh Kumar 601 Reputation points
2025-05-09T03:08:25.0633333+00:00 I updated my last comment, please suggest.
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Markapuram Sudheer Reddy 1,835 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2025-05-12T03:14:20.5+00:00 Hi Diptesh Kumar,
If you want to validate the dependency entry of pom.xml with .war file jars by using artifact id and version. ex:<artifactId>apache-log4j-extras</artifactId> and 1.2.17
[WARNING] The POM for org.XXXX:SetefiClient:jar:2.8.0-SNAPSHOT is missing, no dependency information available
The issue isn’t with the JAR itself, but rather the absence of the pom.xml file. The pom.xml specifies the dependencies that Maven needs to download during the build process and is essential for properly packaging your application. Please check with the workaround followed here https://stackoverflow.com/questions/45730541/the-pom-for-is-missing-no-dependency-information-available-even-though-it
[WARNING] The POM for commons-codec:commons-codec:jar:1.6 is invalid, transitive dependencies (if any) will not be available, enable debug logging for more details
Maven has found the JAR for commons-codec:1.6, but the corresponding POM file is either missing, corrupted, or invalid. As a result, Maven cannot resolve or download any transitive dependencies that commons-codec might require. However, your build will continue unless those transitive dependencies are actually needed by your project. Please check with the similar workaround followed here for more information.
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Diptesh Kumar 601 Reputation points
2025-05-12T03:39:24.17+00:00 POM xml file is same for 2 different runs, then how POM xml is having issue?
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Diptesh Kumar 601 Reputation points
2025-05-13T04:54:45.2866667+00:00 I was further troubleshooting this issue.
I updated POM xml below line number 20 from
and run the pipeline and war file produced and below file also available you can see in the below screenshot
But I see below same warning from pipeline runs before and after update , so I believe this is coming from cache and no value to below warning am i right?
Looking forword for your response, Please let me know your view on this ...
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Pravallika Kothaveeranna Gari 730 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator2025-05-14T05:14:18.2533333+00:00 Diptesh Kumar, Could you share your pom.xml if possible? If not, just share
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Diptesh Kumar 601 Reputation points
2025-05-14T05:44:35.8+00:00 Hi Pravallika Kothaveeranna Gari
Can you message me privately, I can share it from there?
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