Add class to build path using Mule Studio - mule

I'm using Anypoint Studio with Mule Server 3.5.0 CE.
I have a custom transformer named CustomAsyncTransformer which is defined in the class AsyncTransformer.
Within one of my Mule flows:
<custom-transformer name="CustomAsyncTransformer" class="ca.mpac.esb.component.webservice.AsyncTransformer">
</custom-transformer>
This causes the following message to be displayed:
Unable to find type 'ca.mpac.esb.component.webservice.AsyncTransformer' on build path of project TEST-PROJECT
However, AsyncTransformer.class has been added to the build path; it is located in src/main/app which is designated as a source folder. I've also tried adding it directly to the build path, creating a new source folder, and adding it to other source folders. Still no change.
What am I doing wrong? How can I add this class to the build path?

Java source code should be in src/main/java. So your approach to add add a new source folder is correct, just use src/main/java so your Maven build will pick it up too.
Studio should pick the class from it. If it's not the case, it's maybe a bug? Or maybe something else: to find out show a screenshot of your application directory layout.

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Unable to build WixStdBootstrapperApplication - get error "C:\tools\WixBuild.props" was not found

I am trying to make changes to the WixStandardBootstrapperApplication.cpp and generate a dll as per the suggestion from this link. I have downloaded the wix310-debug source and am modifying the file present under wix310-debug\src\ext\BalExtension\wixstdba\ location. There is a wixstdba.vcxproj file under this location which I am trying to open using Visual Studio 2012. Whenever I try to do that I get the error:
Unable to read the project file "wixstdba.vcxproj". The imported project "C:\tools\WixBuild.props" was not found.
I am not sure what should I do to correct this. Also, based on the referenced link, I think I am updating the correct file but let me know if that is not the case. Any help in this would be great. Thanks in advance.
In your vcxproj there's a line like this:
<Import Project="$([MSBuild]::GetDirectoryNameOfFileAbove($(MSBuildProjectDirectory), wix.proj))\tools\WixBuild.targets" />
The debug source isn't really the source of wix. It includes all the wix source files but it is not really buildable. This zip has all the built pdbs and is used to debug only.
You want to download the wix source from wixtoolset's github so that you can build wixstdba. But, this is for version 3.10.3 currently and may have some version specific changes but I don't see anything that would be an issue using the dll built here against wix 3.10.2 since the engine and bootstrapper application interfaces should have remained the same.
But, you should be able to build all this with only the WixStdBA project. You will have to copy over the wixstdba folder. Edit the vcxproj and remove the import line mentioned above (it should be near the bottom).
Now, add this project to your a new solution or your installer solution in visual studio. We need to add addition include and library directories. All these include directories will be in your wix install location (default C:\Program Files (x86)\WiX Toolset v3.10) In Properties -> C/C++ -> General -> additional include directories add your wix SDK include path. If you are using visual studio 2013 you can use the full path or you can use "$(WIX)\SDK\vs2013\inc". $(WIX) should reference the WIX environment variable which points to the install directory which is added when installing wix. This should be the better option if you will be building on a build system with wix installed since the location may be different across machines.
Now for addition library directories, we go to the Properties -> Linker -> General -> Additional Library Directoryes and add in the correct lib path. If you are using visual studio 2013 you want to put in $(WIX)\SDK\vs2013\lib\x86. Finally we need to reference the libs that are needed to build the bootstrapper dll. Under Linker -> Input -> Additional Dependencies, add in "dutil.lib;balutil.lib". My additional dependencies has a lot more stuff and I don't remember if it was by default there. Here's my Additional Dependencies in full anyways
dutil.lib;balutil.lib;advapi32.lib;comctl32.lib;comdlg32.lib;gdi32.lib;gdiplus.lib;kernel32.lib;msimg32.lib;odbc32.lib;odbccp32.lib;ole32.lib;oleaut32.lib;shell32.lib;shlwapi.lib;user32.lib;uuid.lib;wininet.lib;winspool.lib;version.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)
With this you should be able to build the wixstdba project and get a dll built. Without editing any code this should be the exact same as the wix included wixstdba.dll.
You could try referencing this dll instead of the wix included one (have to define your own BootstrapperApplication instead of using the BootstrapperApplicationRef to one of the wix ones) or just drop in this dll into your wix location's bin.

MSBuild - Can I build for a Build Configuration without a solution?

I want to build a project with a particular named Build Configuration, let's call it Conf-A.
This is running as an MSBuild step on TeamCity. When the build runs, it spits out:
The OutputPath property is not set for project ... You may be seeing this message because you are trying to build a project without a solution file, and have specified a non-default Configuration or Platform that doesn't exist for this project.
This project is part of a hulking great solution we load on our dev machines.
The error makes sense for my situation, since I'm building just the proj file, but I don't want to use the solution file since I'm trying break-up this monolithic app.
I want the build-server to treat this project as it's own component, even if for the moment it is part of a solution and has references to other projects (assemblies) in the solution.
Must I build this via a solution file?
I could potentially copy the solution file and prune off all the other projects that are not required, but that's more complexity.
(Maybe the error is a red-herring).
you dont need to build a sln. Its like the error says. You just havent specified a value for the variable OutputPath in your msbuild. You can add it to your files or you can pass it in at the cmd line - msbuild someproj.proj /p:OutputPath=C:\notallovermydrive

Can't get a Mule flow-reference to recognize imported resource (external flow) from an external jar

I cannot get a flow or a sub-flow that is in an external Mule application to display in the Flow name: drop-down of the Flow-Reference component of another project (my main project).
I have closely followed the example here from the MuleSoft documentation regarding the sharing of fragments.
It all works as per the tutorial, except I cannot get the external flow/sub-flow's name to appear in the drop-down of the main project's Flow-Reference component.
All of the maven stuff is fine.
The dependency is properly coded in the main Project's POM.
The jar displays in the Referenced Libraries.
The jar contains the application file I need (common-mule.xml).
If I force an error, by temporarily changing the name of import
resource, it correctly throws a not-found message. So, I know the
classpath is finding this external resource just fine.
BUT... when I double-click my Flow-Reference in the main project, I am not able to see the external flow in the flow names drop down.
Am I wrong about how this should work?
I tried doing the same thing and it is possible using the XML editor. My findings were -
If you are using maven the referenced project must be packaged as a jar and must be available on the referencing project's classpath.
You can refer to these for linking details:
https://docs.mulesoft.com/mule-user-guide/v/3.7/sharing-custom-code
https://docs.mulesoft.com/mule-user-guide/v/3.5/sharing-custom-configuration-fragments
After importing the xml as resource, you can simply type in the flow name in flow-ref and use it. It will give an error in the studio UI but the project is successfully built and the referenced flow is used as expected at runtime.
Its the bug with Studio UI only.
Make sure to use import of the flows in jar in your main project.
<spring:beans>
<spring:import resource="classpath:source_flow.xml"/>
<spring:import resource="classpath:global-config.xml"/>
</spring:beans>
Studio doesn't load elements from configuration files in JARs located on the build-path, so what you're trying to do is impossible (at least, currently).

mule anypoint studio class not found exception

If I run the application in server, which is working fine, but If i run application in anypoint studio doesn't run. Here is the error message for loading oracle driver.
error message:
2015-02-04 11:18:34 WARN DriverManagerDataSource:107 - Could not load driverClass oracle.jdbc.OracleDriver
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: oracle.jdbc.OracleDriver
at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:366)
I have placed all jdbc and other jars under studio->project->properties->libraries.
This is caused by the Studio's classloading policies. The workaround is to copy the JDBC Driver .jar to ${studio.home}/plugins/org.mule.tooling.server.${mule.version}.ee_${mule.version}.${release.date}/mule/lib/user
Hi there actually that's kind of a hack :P though it works.
The more proper way to deal with this is, when coding your application (that's why one should use Mule Studio), to place the jars like drivers in a particular folder, like a /lib in the root of you project.
Then add these jars to the classpath.
I know what you did is the way it should be done when running on Mule stand alone in order to share such jars but try this one if you can ;)
I was also facing the same problem. As the application runtime fails to locate the jdbc driver jar in classpath So It is unable to load the same.
the simple and easiest way to handle this error is just put your lib folder containing the ojdbc jar file inside the app resource (src/main/app) of the project. During the building of project it will automatically be place in classpath.
I have tried the same approach and It works for me.
Hope this helps.
The way I fixed the problem was removing the .classpath / .project files from my project root folder. I re-imported the project and then I saw a bin folder created. I removed this bin folder then right-click on the project -> Refresh and then Run As -> Mule Application.

Conversion of jar to dll using ikvm

I am trying to convert a jar into dll in dotnet using IKVM but am getting this error Exception in thread "main" java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: \Location of the jar\...
CAn anyone provide some guidance..
Thanks in advance
Prerequisites -
You must have the JDK installed on your system.
Set the environment variables for the JDK.
Steps:
Open the command prompt.
Go to the ikvmc folder (ikvmc.exe comes with the ikvm package).
Enter the command ikvmc -out:myapp.dll myapp.jar
First, create a new Bindings Library project. In Xamarin Studio or Visual Studio, create a new Solution and select the Android Bindings Library template.
The template includes a Jars folder where you add your .JAR(s) to the Bindings Library project. Right-click the Jars folder and select Add > Existing Item:
Navigate to the .jar file downloaded earlier, select it and click Add:
Verify that the .jar file was successfully added to the project:
right click your jar file=>properities =>choose embedded jar
Set the build action to EmbeddedJar:
EmbeddedJar – the .JAR will be embedded in the Bindings Library.
Set the target API level for your Bindings Library
Finally, build the Bindings Library. Although some warning messages may be displayed, the Bindings Library project should build successfully and produce an output .DLL at the following location:
Projectname/bin/Debug/JarBinding.dll
Reference
https://developer.xamarin.com/guides/android/advanced_topics/binding-a-java-library/binding-a-jar/
Is it possible that you forgot reference all needed IKVM .Net dlls?
IKVM.Runtime.dll
IKVM.Reflection.dll
IKVM.OpenJDK.*.dll
I've got something similar with SmsLib .Net version
The follow wiki pages should be helpful:
http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/ikvm/index.php?title=ClassLoader
http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/ikvm/index.php?title=Ikvmc
http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/ikvm/index.php?title=Ikvmc_messages