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Custom Annotation processor is not being invoked by tomcat. Following is the Annotation processor code that I am using :
#SuppressWarnings("restriction")
#SupportedAnnotationTypes("io.strati.rs.cxf2.bindings.MyAnnotation")
#SupportedSourceVersion( SourceVersion.RELEASE_8 )
public class SimpleAnnotationProcessor extends AbstractProcessor {
public static List<String> str = new ArrayList<>();
#Override
public boolean process(Set<? extends TypeElement> annotations, RoundEnvironment roundEnv) {
System.out.println("Into annotation processor ... 2");
for ( Element element : roundEnv.getElementsAnnotatedWith(MyAnnotation.class)) {
System.out.println("Method name is:"+element.getSimpleName());
str.add(element.getSimpleName().toString());
}
return false;
}
}
This stores the method name of all the methods that have the custom annotation. This is what the annotation class looks like :
#Target({ ElementType.TYPE, ElementType.METHOD })
#Retention(value = RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
public #interface MyAnnotation {
}
I am trying to access the list in a tomcat application as follows :
#GET
#Path("/dummy")
#MyAnnotation
#Produces({APPLICATION_JSON, APPLICATION_XML, TEXT_XML})
public void print(){
System.out.println("List is:"+SimpleAnnotationProcessor.str);
}
The list is getting printed as empty even though the method has the annotation.I have specified the annotation in the maven compiler plugin as well as specified it in META-INF/services/javax.annotation.processing.Processor. Can someone tell me what are the possible reasons due to which the annotation processor is not getting invoked ?