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RTC Plain Java API and Jazz Authentication Server


Daniel Chirillo (1801623) | asked Aug 22 '16, 4:41 p.m.
I'm curious to know if anyone has used the RTC Plain Java API in an environment configured to use Jazz Authentication Server.  My customer has several environments, one of which uses JAS.  In that one environment, ITeamRepository.login() method throws an error (which effectively makes the entire API unusable).

com.ibm.team.repository.common.transport.ServiceMethodInvocationError: java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: org.apache.commons.codec.binary.Base64.<init>(I)V

at com.ibm.team.repository.transport.client.RemoteTeamService.getAppropriateException(RemoteTeamService.java:737)

at com.ibm.team.repository.transport.client.RemoteTeamService.executeMethod(RemoteTeamService.java:573)

at com.ibm.team.repository.transport.client.RemoteTeamService.invoke(RemoteTeamService.java:202)

at com.ibm.team.repository.transport.client.ServiceInvocationHandler.invoke(ServiceInvocationHandler.java:43)

at com.sun.proxy.$Proxy0.describe(Unknown Source)

at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)

at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)

at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)

at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)

at com.ibm.team.repository.client.internal.ServiceInterfaceProxy.invokeServiceCall(ServiceInterfaceProxy.java:254)

at com.ibm.team.repository.client.internal.ServiceInterfaceProxy.invoke(ServiceInterfaceProxy.java:110)

at com.sun.proxy.$Proxy0.describe(Unknown Source)

at com.ibm.team.repository.client.internal.TeamRepository$4.run(TeamRepository.java:1564)

at com.ibm.team.repository.client.internal.TeamRepository$4.run(TeamRepository.java:1)

at com.ibm.team.repository.client.internal.TeamRepository$3.run(TeamRepository.java:1327)

at com.ibm.team.repository.common.transport.CancelableCaller.call(CancelableCaller.java:79)

at com.ibm.team.repository.client.internal.TeamRepository.callCancelableService(TeamRepository.java:1322)

at com.ibm.team.repository.client.internal.TeamRepository.internalLogin(TeamRepository.java:1557)

at com.ibm.team.repository.client.internal.TeamRepository.login(TeamRepository.java:653)

at com.ibm.team.repository.client.internal.TeamRepository.login(TeamRepository.java:627)

at com.att.tdp.qm.ProjectAreaManager.login(ProjectAreaManager.java:154)

at com.att.tdp.qm.ProjectAreaManager.<init>(ProjectAreaManager.java:120)

at com.att.tdp.qm.scripts.MotsApplicationUpdater.execute(MotsApplicationUpdater.java:303)

at com.att.tdp.qm.runners.MotsRunner.execute(MotsRunner.java:51)

at com.att.tdp.qm.runners.GenericRunner.run(GenericRunner.java:109)

at com.att.tdp.qm.ct.Application.run(CommandLineUtil.java:198)

at com.att.tdp.qm.ct.CommandLineUtil.main(CommandLineUtil.java:306)

Caused by: java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: org.apache.commons.codec.binary.Base64.<init>(I)V

at org.apache.http.impl.auth.BasicScheme.authenticate(BasicScheme.java:168)

at org.apache.http.impl.auth.HttpAuthenticator.doAuth(HttpAuthenticator.java:239)

at org.apache.http.impl.auth.HttpAuthenticator.generateAuthResponse(HttpAuthenticator.java:218)

at org.apache.http.impl.execchain.MainClientExec.execute(MainClientExec.java:262)

at org.apache.http.impl.execchain.ProtocolExec.execute(ProtocolExec.java:184)

at org.apache.http.impl.execchain.RetryExec.execute(RetryExec.java:88)

at org.apache.http.impl.execchain.RedirectExec.execute(RedirectExec.java:110)

at org.apache.http.impl.client.InternalHttpClient.doExecute(InternalHttpClient.java:184)

at org.apache.http.impl.client.CloseableHttpClient.execute(CloseableHttpClient.java:71)

at com.ibm.team.repository.transport.client.RemoteTeamServer.executePrimitiveRequest(RemoteTeamServer.java:1870)

at com.ibm.team.repository.transport.client.RemoteTeamServer.handleAuthorizationServerChallenge(RemoteTeamServer.java:1358)

at com.ibm.team.repository.transport.client.RemoteTeamServer.handleBearerChallenge(RemoteTeamServer.java:1419)

at com.ibm.team.repository.transport.client.RemoteTeamServer.executeWithAuthHandling(RemoteTeamServer.java:1556)

at com.ibm.team.repository.transport.client.RemoteTeamServer.executeMethod(RemoteTeamServer.java:1170)

at com.ibm.team.repository.transport.client.RemoteTeamServer.executeMethod(RemoteTeamServer.java:1119)

at com.ibm.team.repository.transport.client.RemoteTeamService.executeCancelableHttpMethod(RemoteTeamService.java:658)

at com.ibm.team.repository.transport.client.RemoteTeamService.invokePost(RemoteTeamService.java:605)

at com.ibm.team.repository.transport.client.RemoteTeamService.executeMethod(RemoteTeamService.java:548)

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Daniel Chirillo (1801623) | answered Sep 14 '16, 3:48 p.m.
The answer:

1.  Jazz Authentication Server (for some reason) requires at least version 1.4 of the Apache commons-codec library.
2.  The RTC Java client includes version 1.3.  Replacing 1.3 with 1.4 or higher resolves the issue.


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Ralph Schoon commented Sep 15 '16, 2:05 a.m. | edited Sep 15 '16, 2:09 a.m.
FORUM ADMINISTRATOR / FORUM MODERATOR / JAZZ DEVELOPER

Thanks for sharing! Is there an enhancement or defect that tracks this getting fixed? And some documentation how to apply the workaround?


Daniel Chirillo commented Sep 15 '16, 7:27 a.m.

RTC RFE 371953


Another fun fact:   The comment I made earlier about Eclipse not being to authenticate was caused by a customer configuration issue: Eclipse can authenticate in a JAS environment.   So I did some poking around and discovered that the RTC Eclipse client includes versions 1.3 and 1.9 of codec:


I then tested what happens if Eclipse doesn't have 1.9 commons-codec:  the Work Items perspective wouldn't even load. 


sam detweiler commented Sep 15 '16, 7:59 a.m.

which 'rtc eclipse clients'.. a single eclipse can't include BOTH


Daniel Chirillo commented Sep 15 '16, 9:01 a.m.

The image above shows clearly that both versions are shipped. I'm not claiming that both are used, simply that both jars are present on the filesystem (and based on behavior, it seems obvious that the 1.9 version is the one used).  That image is from the standalone RTC Eclipse Client (downloadable zip).  I saw the same situation (both 1.3 and 1.9) in an Installation Manager instance.


Ralph Schoon commented Sep 15 '16, 9:45 a.m.
FORUM ADMINISTRATOR / FORUM MODERATOR / JAZZ DEVELOPER

Not totally sure what it shows. the org.apache.commons.codec_1.3.0.v20100518-1140.jar is the plugin for the codec. It contains some org.apache.commons.codec_1.3.0.v20100518-1140.jar\org\apache\commons\codec.

The commons-codec-1.9.jar is in the plugin

org.apache.http.client_4.5.0.v20150903_0106\lib

if I look at my file system. I am not smart enough to know what is what, to be honest.


Daniel Chirillo commented Sep 15 '16, 10:46 a.m.

I don't know the details, either, but the RTC client library (the standalone zip)  -- up through version 6.0.3 M6 -- only includes the org.apache.commons.codec_1.3.0.v20100518-1140.jar, which we now know can't be used in Jazz Authentication Server environment.

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sam detweiler (12.5k6195201) | answered Aug 22 '16, 5:01 p.m.
sounds like the wrong version of org.apache.commons.codec.binary is loaded

>Caused by: java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: org.apache.commons.codec.binary.Base64.<init>(I)V

what version of the RTC plain client libs are being used?

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Daniel Chirillo commented Aug 22 '16, 8:01 p.m.

client lib matches version of server:  6.0.1.
Just learned that the RTC Eclipse client can't authenticate, either.

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