Solved : Error resolving version for plugin 'org.apache.tomcat.maven:tomcat7-maven-plugin

Recently I was setting up maven project and trying to deploy application after build on the tomcat server  but during setup POM.xml it was giving following warning message  . 

"Error resolving version for plugin 'org.apache.tomcat.maven:tomcat7-maven-plugin "

After doing some R&D and then i was able to found the solution as below :

Following lines in POM.xml was culprit of the  error "Error resolving version for plugin 'org.apache.tomcat.maven:tomcat7-maven-plugin ":

<plugin>

<groupId>org.apache.tomcat.maven</groupId>

<artifactId>tomcat7-maven-plugin</artifactId>

<configuration>

<path>/</path>

<httpsPort>8080</httpsPort>

</configuration>

 </plugin>

Solution :  Added correct version of plugin as below  to fix this issue :

<plugin>

<groupId>org.apache.tomcat.maven</groupId>

<artifactId>tomcat7-maven-plugin</artifactId>

 >2.0</version>

<configuration>

<path>/</path>

<httpsPort>8080</httpsPort>

</configuration>

</plugin> 

 

Cheers

Kapil

Tips : Debug applicaitons with Tomcat and Eclipse

We can use simple steps to debug the applications with tomcat.

Step 1 . 

Run the startup with following args in command prompt under tomcat bin dir

catalina.bat jpda start

or 

startup.bat jpda start

Note : Your tomcat with start with the port 8000 for debug . 

Step 2. 

Open Eclipse  - > Goto Debug configuration 

setup \

host : localhost 

port : 8000 and apply. 

Note : Your applciation will be ready to debug with tompact . 

Cheers

Kapil