ClassNotFoundException on Custom Sensor Plugin

Hello, I would like some help debugging the following problem. I am developing a custom Sensor Plugin which throws a ClassNotFound Exception when I run the analysis even though the required maven dependency is included and is listed in the maven dependency:tree.

I’m using the maven scanner but have also tried to run sonar-scanner and add the dependency to the classpath but get the same Exception.

Thanks in advance.

The Exception:

[ERROR] Failed to execute goal org.sonarsource.scanner.maven:sonar-maven-plugin:3.7.0.1746:sonar (default-cli) on project business-automation-sonar-knowledge: Unable to load dialect ‘org.drools.compiler.rule.builder.dialect.java.JavaDialectConfiguration:java:null’ → [Help 1]
org.apache.maven.lifecycle.LifecycleExecutionException: Failed to execute goal org.sonarsource.scanner.maven:sonar-maven-plugin:3.7.0.1746:sonar (default-cli) on project business-automation-sonar-knowledge: Unable to load dialect ‘org.drools.compiler.rule.builder.dialect.java.JavaDialectConfiguration:java:null’
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute (MojoExecutor.java:215)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute (MojoExecutor.java:156)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute (MojoExecutor.java:148)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProject (LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:117)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProject (LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:81)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.builder.singlethreaded.SingleThreadedBuilder.build (SingleThreadedBuilder.java:56)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleStarter.execute (LifecycleStarter.java:128)
at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute (DefaultMaven.java:305)
at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute (DefaultMaven.java:192)
at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.execute (DefaultMaven.java:105)
at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.execute (MavenCli.java:956)
at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.doMain (MavenCli.java:288)
at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.main (MavenCli.java:192)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0 (Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke (NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke (DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke (Method.java:497)
at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launchEnhanced (Launcher.java:282)
at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launch (Launcher.java:225)
at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.mainWithExitCode (Launcher.java:406)
at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.main (Launcher.java:347)
Caused by: org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoExecutionException: Unable to load dialect ‘org.drools.compiler.rule.builder.dialect.java.JavaDialectConfiguration:java:null’
at org.sonarsource.scanner.maven.bootstrap.ScannerBootstrapper.execute (ScannerBootstrapper.java:67)
at org.sonarsource.scanner.maven.SonarQubeMojo.execute (SonarQubeMojo.java:104)
at org.apache.maven.plugin.DefaultBuildPluginManager.executeMojo (DefaultBuildPluginManager.java:137)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute (MojoExecutor.java:210)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute (MojoExecutor.java:156)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute (MojoExecutor.java:148)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProject (LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:117)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProject (LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:81)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.builder.singlethreaded.SingleThreadedBuilder.build (SingleThreadedBuilder.java:56)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleStarter.execute (LifecycleStarter.java:128)
at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute (DefaultMaven.java:305)
at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute (DefaultMaven.java:192)
at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.execute (DefaultMaven.java:105)
at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.execute (MavenCli.java:956)
at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.doMain (MavenCli.java:288)
at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.main (MavenCli.java:192)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0 (Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke (NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke (DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke (Method.java:497)
at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launchEnhanced (Launcher.java:282)
at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launch (Launcher.java:225)
at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.mainWithExitCode (Launcher.java:406)
at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.main (Launcher.java:347)
Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to load dialect ‘org.drools.compiler.rule.builder.dialect.java.JavaDialectConfiguration:java:null’
at org.drools.compiler.builder.impl.KnowledgeBuilderConfigurationImpl.addDialect (KnowledgeBuilderConfigurationImpl.java:394)
at org.drools.compiler.builder.impl.KnowledgeBuilderConfigurationImpl.buildDialectConfigurationMap (KnowledgeBuilderConfigurationImpl.java:380)
at org.drools.compiler.builder.impl.KnowledgeBuilderConfigurationImpl.init (KnowledgeBuilderConfigurationImpl.java:235)
at org.drools.compiler.builder.impl.KnowledgeBuilderConfigurationImpl.init (KnowledgeBuilderConfigurationImpl.java:187)
at org.drools.compiler.builder.impl.KnowledgeBuilderConfigurationImpl. (KnowledgeBuilderConfigurationImpl.java:155)
at org.drools.compiler.kie.builder.impl.AbstractKieProject.getBuilderConfiguration (AbstractKieProject.java:302)
at org.drools.compiler.kie.builder.impl.AbstractKieProject.createKnowledgeBuilder (AbstractKieProject.java:288)
at org.drools.compiler.kie.builder.impl.AbstractKieProject.buildKnowledgePackages (AbstractKieProject.java:213)
at org.drools.compiler.kie.builder.impl.AbstractKieProject.verify (AbstractKieProject.java:75)
at org.drools.compiler.kie.builder.impl.KieBuilderImpl.buildKieProject (KieBuilderImpl.java:270)
at org.drools.compiler.kie.builder.impl.KieBuilderImpl.buildAll (KieBuilderImpl.java:238)
at org.drools.compiler.kie.builder.impl.KieBuilderImpl.buildAll (KieBuilderImpl.java:187)
at org.kie.internal.utils.KieHelper.getKieContainer (KieHelper.java:84)
at org.kie.internal.utils.KieHelper.build (KieHelper.java:71)
at com.mycorp.ba.sonar.plugins.rules.CreateIssuesOnBpmnFilesSensor.execute (CreateIssuesOnBpmnFilesSensor.java:162)
at org.sonar.scanner.sensor.AbstractSensorWrapper.analyse (AbstractSensorWrapper.java:48)
at org.sonar.scanner.sensor.ModuleSensorsExecutor.execute (ModuleSensorsExecutor.java:85)
at org.sonar.scanner.sensor.ModuleSensorsExecutor.lambda$execute$1 (ModuleSensorsExecutor.java:59)
at org.sonar.scanner.sensor.ModuleSensorsExecutor$$Lambda$281/94166581.run (Unknown Source)
at org.sonar.scanner.sensor.ModuleSensorsExecutor.withModuleStrategy (ModuleSensorsExecutor.java:77)
at org.sonar.scanner.sensor.ModuleSensorsExecutor.execute (ModuleSensorsExecutor.java:59)
at org.sonar.scanner.scan.ModuleScanContainer.doAfterStart (ModuleScanContainer.java:82)
at org.sonar.core.platform.ComponentContainer.startComponents (ComponentContainer.java:136)
at org.sonar.core.platform.ComponentContainer.execute (ComponentContainer.java:122)
at org.sonar.scanner.scan.ProjectScanContainer.scan (ProjectScanContainer.java:400)
at org.sonar.scanner.scan.ProjectScanContainer.scanRecursively (ProjectScanContainer.java:395)
at org.sonar.scanner.scan.ProjectScanContainer.doAfterStart (ProjectScanContainer.java:358)
at org.sonar.core.platform.ComponentContainer.startComponents (ComponentContainer.java:136)
at org.sonar.core.platform.ComponentContainer.execute (ComponentContainer.java:122)
at org.sonar.scanner.bootstrap.GlobalContainer.doAfterStart (GlobalContainer.java:141)
at org.sonar.core.platform.ComponentContainer.startComponents (ComponentContainer.java:136)
at org.sonar.core.platform.ComponentContainer.execute (ComponentContainer.java:122)
at org.sonar.batch.bootstrapper.Batch.doExecute (Batch.java:73)
at org.sonar.batch.bootstrapper.Batch.execute (Batch.java:67)
at org.sonarsource.scanner.api.internal.batch.BatchIsolatedLauncher.execute (BatchIsolatedLauncher.java:46)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0 (Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke (NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke (DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke (Method.java:497)
at org.sonarsource.scanner.api.internal.IsolatedLauncherProxy.invoke (IsolatedLauncherProxy.java:60)
at com.sun.proxy.$Proxy25.execute (Unknown Source)
at org.sonarsource.scanner.api.EmbeddedScanner.doExecute (EmbeddedScanner.java:189)
at org.sonarsource.scanner.api.EmbeddedScanner.execute (EmbeddedScanner.java:138)
at org.sonarsource.scanner.maven.bootstrap.ScannerBootstrapper.execute (ScannerBootstrapper.java:65)
at org.sonarsource.scanner.maven.SonarQubeMojo.execute (SonarQubeMojo.java:104)
at org.apache.maven.plugin.DefaultBuildPluginManager.executeMojo (DefaultBuildPluginManager.java:137)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute (MojoExecutor.java:210)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute (MojoExecutor.java:156)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute (MojoExecutor.java:148)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProject (LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:117)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProject (LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:81)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.builder.singlethreaded.SingleThreadedBuilder.build (SingleThreadedBuilder.java:56)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleStarter.execute (LifecycleStarter.java:128)
at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute (DefaultMaven.java:305)
at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute (DefaultMaven.java:192)
at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.execute (DefaultMaven.java:105)
at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.execute (MavenCli.java:956)
at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.doMain (MavenCli.java:288)
at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.main (MavenCli.java:192)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0 (Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke (NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke (DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke (Method.java:497)
at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launchEnhanced (Launcher.java:282)
at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launch (Launcher.java:225)
at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.mainWithExitCode (Launcher.java:406)
at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.main (Launcher.java:347)
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.drools.compiler.rule.builder.dialect.java.JavaDialectConfiguration

pom.xml dependencies

<dependencies>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.sonarsource.sonarqube</groupId>
        <artifactId>sonar-plugin-api</artifactId>
        <version>6.7.5</version>
        <scope>provided</scope>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>commons-lang</groupId>
        <artifactId>commons-lang</artifactId>
        <version>2.6</version>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>com.mycorp.ba.sonar</groupId>
        <artifactId>business-automation-sonar-knowledge</artifactId>
        <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.kie</groupId>
        <artifactId>kie-api</artifactId>
        <version>${kie.version}</version>
        <scope>compile</scope>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.drools</groupId>
        <artifactId>drools-core</artifactId>
        <version>${kie.version}</version>
        <scope>compile</scope>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.kie</groupId>
        <artifactId>kie-ci</artifactId>
        <version>${kie.version}</version>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.kie</groupId>
        <artifactId>kie-test-util</artifactId>
        <version>${kie.version}</version>
        <scope>test</scope>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.jbpm</groupId>
        <artifactId>jbpm-runtime-manager</artifactId>
        <version>${kie.version}</version>
        <scope>compile</scope>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>com.thoughtworks.xstream</groupId>
        <artifactId>xstream</artifactId>
        <version>1.4.10</version>
        <scope>compile</scope>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.drools</groupId>
        <artifactId>drools-compiler</artifactId>
        <version>${kie.version}</version>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>
        <artifactId>gson</artifactId>
        <version>2.6.2</version>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>commons-lang</groupId>
        <artifactId>commons-lang</artifactId>
        <version>2.6</version>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.sonarsource.sslr-squid-bridge</groupId>
        <artifactId>sslr-squid-bridge</artifactId>
        <version>2.6.1</version>
        <exclusions>
            <exclusion>
                <groupId>org.codehaus.sonar.sslr</groupId>
                <artifactId>sslr-core</artifactId>
            </exclusion>
            <exclusion>
                <groupId>org.codehaus.sonar</groupId>
                <artifactId>sonar-plugin-api</artifactId>
            </exclusion>
            <exclusion>
                <groupId>org.codehaus.sonar.sslr</groupId>
                <artifactId>sslr-xpath</artifactId>
            </exclusion>
            <exclusion>
                <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
                <artifactId>jcl-over-slf4j</artifactId>
            </exclusion>
            <exclusion>
                <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
                <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
            </exclusion>
        </exclusions>
    </dependency>
</dependencies>

<build>
    <plugins>
        <plugin>
            <groupId>org.sonarsource.sonar-packaging-maven-plugin</groupId>
            <artifactId>sonar-packaging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
            <version>1.18.0.372</version>
            <extensions>true</extensions>
            <configuration>
                <pluginKey>bpmn</pluginKey>
                <pluginClass>com.mycorp.ba.sonar.plugins.bpmn.BpmnProcessPlugin</pluginClass>
            </configuration>
        </plugin>
        <plugin>
            <groupId>org.sonarsource.scanner.maven</groupId>
            <artifactId>sonar-maven-plugin</artifactId>
            <version>3.6.1.1688</version>
        </plugin>
        <plugin>
            <groupId>org.kie</groupId>
            <artifactId>kie-maven-plugin</artifactId>
            <version>${kie.version}</version>
            <extensions>true</extensions>
        </plugin>
        <plugin>
            <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
            <executions>
                <execution>
                    <id>copy-sonar-plugins-to-out</id>
                    <phase>install</phase>
                    <goals>
                        <goal>copy-resources</goal>
                    </goals>
                    <configuration>
                        <outputDirectory>${basedir}/out/artifacts</outputDirectory>
                        <resources>
                            <resource>
                                <directory>${basedir}/target</directory>
                                <includes>
                                    <include>*.jar</include>
                                </includes>
                            </resource>
                            <resource>
                                <directory>${basedir}/target/classes</directory>
                                <includes>
                                    <include>Dockerfile</include>
                                </includes>
                                <filtering>true</filtering>
                            </resource>
                        </resources>
                    </configuration>
                </execution>
            </executions>
        </plugin>
        <plugin>
            <artifactId>maven-clean-plugin</artifactId>
            <configuration>
                <filesets>
                    <fileset>
                        <directory>out/artifacts</directory>
                        <includes>
                            <include>*.jar</include>
                            <include>Dockerfile</include>
                        </includes>
                        <followSymlinks>false</followSymlinks>
                    </fileset>
                </filesets>
            </configuration>
        </plugin>
        <plugin>
            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
            <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
            <version>3.5.1</version>
            <configuration>
                <source>1.8</source>
                <target>1.8</target>
            </configuration>
        </plugin>
    </plugins>
</build>

NOTE:
The dependency org.drools:drools-compiler:${kie.version} has the required class org.drools.compiler.rule.builder.dialect.java.JavaDialectConfiguration