Oracle WebLogic Server Tools

Weblogic plugin for eclipse is an example of really poorly maintained software. It has already produced various errors in eclipse versions from 2021 and 2022 and was actually no longer suitable for productive use. After Weblogic version 12.2 there was no really well working eclipse integration.
All inquiries at Oracle, also via tickets, did not bring any improvement.

Hi,

"WebLogic Server 14 in Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developers" this tutorial that you show on the title of this pluging was working until 2023. Now, the "download.oracle.com/otn_software/oepe/12.2.1.10/photon/repository/"  download several packages from Eclipse that belong to the version 2022-12. These new packages need the JDK17 because Eclipse 2022-12 requires that version.

> Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.tm4e.registry; bundle-version="0.6.2.202210221922"; singleton:="true"
       org.eclipse.tm4e.registry [1119]
         Unresolved requirement: Require-Capability: osgi.ee; filter:="(&(osgi.ee=JavaSE)(version=17))"
         Unresolved requirement: Require-Bundle: org.eclipse.tm4e.core; bundle-version="0.5.1"
           -> Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.tm4e.core; bundle-version="0.5.1.202210241440"

If you use JDK 17 to launch Eclipse 2020-06 in order to solve the previous problem, Eclipse produces another dependency problem

Unresolved requirement: Require-Bundle: com.sun.jersey.core; bundle-version="[1.17.1,2.0.0)"
    -> Bundle-SymbolicName: com.sun.jersey.core; bundle-version="1.17.1.p002"
       com.sun.jersey.core [984]
         Unresolved requirement: Import-Package: javax.xml.bind; version="[0.0.0,0.0.0]"
  Unresolved requirement: Require-Bundle: com.sun.jersey.client; bundle-version="[1.17.1,2.0.0)"
    -> Bundle-SymbolicName: com.sun.jersey.client; bundle-version="1.17.1"
       com.sun.jersey.client [983]
         Unresolved requirement: Import-Package: com.sun.jersey.core.provider; version="[1.17.0,2.0.0)"
           -> Export-Package: com.sun.jersey.core.provider; bundle-symbolic-name="com.sun.jersey.core"; bundle-version="1.17.1.p002"; version="1.17.1"; uses:="com.sun.jersey.core.util,javax.ws.rs.ext,javax.ws.rs.core"
         Unresolved requirement: Import-Package: com.sun.jersey.core.header; version="[1.17.0,2.0.0)"
           -> Export-Package: com.sun.jersey.core.header; bundle-symbolic-name="com.sun.jersey.core"; bundle-version="1.17.1.p002"; version="1.17.1"; uses:="com.sun.jersey.core.header.reader,javax.ws.rs.core,com.sun.jersey.core.util,com.sun.jersey.core.impl.provider.header,javax.ws.rs"

Is there any workaround? Now, it is not possible to use the eclipse pluging to debbug Weblogic 14. We can only use remote debugging 

Regards.

I have tried clean installs of Eclipse on both Macos and Windows 10, and fail every time. Have used both the Eclipse Marketplace, and Install New Software. Have followed the tutorial, to ensure that I'm pulling from the proper repo. and allow the tool to search others as well during install. Aside from errors seen by the others, I notice that my "Error Log" says:

org.eclipse.equinox.p2.metadata.repository
Error
Wed Sep 08 14:42:48 EDT 2021
No repository found at ... download.oracle.com / otn_software / oepe / 12.2.1.10 / photon / repository / source.

(removed protofol and added spaces here, to allow this subject to be posted)
 

Could something be wrong w/ the repo?

Cannot complete the install because some dependencies are not satisfiable
  Software being installed: a.jre.javase 10.0.0
  Software being installed: Oracle WebLogic Server Tools 17.3.0.201903121357 (oracle.eclipse.tools.weblogic.feature.group 17.3.0.201903121357)
  Cannot satisfy dependency:
    From: jersey-core 1.17.1.p002 (com.sun.jersey.core 1.17.1.p002)
    To: java.package; javax.xml.bind.annotation raw:[-M,-M]
  Cannot satisfy dependency:
    From: Oracle Java EE Tools 17.3.0.201903121357 (oracle.eclipse.tools.javaee.feature.group 17.3.0.201903121357)
    To: org.eclipse.equinox.p2.iu; oracle.eclipse.tools.jaxrs.v11 [17.3.0.201903121357,17.3.0.201903121357]
  Cannot satisfy dependency:
    From: Oracle JAX-RS Tools (1.1) 17.3.0.201903121357 (oracle.eclipse.tools.jaxrs.v11 17.3.0.201903121357)
    To: osgi.bundle; com.sun.jersey.core [1.17.1,2.0.0)
  Cannot satisfy dependency:
    From: Oracle WebLogic Server Tools 17.3.0.201903121357 (oracle.eclipse.tools.weblogic.feature.group 17.3.0.201903121357)
    To: org.eclipse.equinox.p2.iu; oracle.eclipse.tools.javaee.feature.group 0.0.0

Curently active oepe plugin has following lacks

1. Support of Weblogic 14c
   You can discover this version, but just with jdk8 and you will get a weblogic server runtime 12c with just jee7 features, without
2. JDK 11 Support
3. JEE8 Support (JSF 2.3, CDI 2.0, JPA 2.2)

How can you set the java home property to a jdk in the eclipse weblogic server tools plugin - when it prompts that "Java 8 is required"? The jdk I specify is java 8.

I'm on Windows 10 - I tried eclipse 2019-03 (4.11.0) and an older eclipse photon(4.8.0): they both have this behavior. My machine has Weblogic 12.2.1.3.0 on it.

The plugin version on my eclipse 2019-03 is: Oracle WebLogic Server Tools 17.3.0.201903121357

I installed the plugin through the "add new server" wizard dialog - not through the marketplace by pasting a zip or jar.

The error prompts in the window after I select my weblogic install.

I'm using the Oracle jdk1.8.0_192. It's included in my path and JAVA_HOME and JDK_HOME environment variables.

My eclipse preferences do show the expected system java runtime

I tried deleting my eclipse workspace and deleting the eclipse temp files under user home app data - but it did not fix the error prompt.

I tried install the las version and i have this error:

An error occurred while collecting items to be installed session context was:(profile=_Users_hgomes_eclipse_jee-latest-released_weblogic_Eclipse.app_Contents_Eclipse, phase=org.eclipse.equinox.internal.p2.engine.phases.Collect, operand=, action=). Artifact not found: download.oracle.com/otn_software/oepe/12.2.1.9/photon/repository/tools/features/oracle.eclipse.tools.weblogic.scripting_17.3.0.201903121357.jar.

When trying to install (in Eclipse 2018-09 (4.9.0) I get this error:

HTTP Server Unknown HTTP Response Code (301):http ://download.oracle.com/otn_software/oepe/oxygen/content.xml General connection error with response code=301 and header(0)=HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently

It seems the download location has changed, but the installer doesn't have the new url.

The Mars repository doesn't have a link to the dependencies repository, with the result that this can't be installed. For example, using http://download.oracle.com/otn_software/oepe/12.1.3.8.1/mars/repository/ alone fails, because the http://download.oracle.com/otn_software/oepe/12.1.3.8.1/mars/repository/compositeContent.xml only lists tools as a child repository; but if you browse to http://download.oracle.com/otn_software/oepe/12.1.3.8.1/mars/repository/content.html you'll see there's another magic repository at http://download.oracle.com/otn_software/oepe/12.1.3.8.1/mars/repository/dependencies/ which is where the missing dependencies exist.

Bottom line: the http://download.oracle.com/otn_software/oepe/12.1.3.8.1/mars/repository/compositeContent.xml file and http://download.oracle.com/otn_software/oepe/12.1.3.8.1/mars/repository/compositeArtifacts.xml file need to have the dependencies child added.

Also, slight complaint: there's no reason why http://download.oracle.com/otn_software/oepe/12.1.3.8.1/mars/repository/dependencies/compositeContent.xml needs to list a copy of Eclipse Mars, or for that matter EGit or M2E. These are already available through other means and the purpose of this repository is to allow an installation into an existing install, not to replace or upgrade the version of Eclipse or other components used.

The plugin for WebLogic integration is good but it lacks some useful functions.

This plugin does not support JSF 2, and features like auto-complete for beans annotated with @ManagedBean do not work. It is frustrating, leads to errors or requires declaration in the faces-config.xml in order for auto-complete to work properly. Can we please have this feature added for future releases?

Source: docs.oracle.com/middleware/oepe12137/oepe/develop/web_application_dev.htm#OEPUG774

It also does not have a start/stop/restart for applications in WebLogic. It would help to have that commands at hand.