Workaround for Compilation Errors when Implementing Authenticator in Seam Security and PicketLink IDM

Due to SEAMSECURITY-66 bug, compiling Authenticator implementation will result in compilation errors, as of Seam Security 3.1.0.Final and PicketLink IDM 1.5.0.Alpha2:

[INFO] Compiling 22 source files to /home/ceefour/git/aksimata-web/target/classes [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------- [ERROR] COMPILATION ERROR : [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------- [ERROR] LdapAuthenticator.java:[10,30] cannot find symbol symbol : class BaseAuthenticator location: package org.jboss.seam.security [ERROR] LdapAuthenticator.java:[12,34] package org.picketlink.idm.impl.api does not exist [ERROR] LdapAuthenticator.java:[13,40] package org.picketlink.idm.impl.api.model does not exist [ERROR] LdapAuthenticator.java:[23,39] cannot find symbol symbol: class BaseAuthenticator public class LdapAuthenticator extends BaseAuthenticator { [ERROR] LdapAuthenticator.java:[35,22] cannot find symbol symbol : class PasswordCredential location: class org.soluvas.ldap.LdapAuthenticator [ERROR] LdapAuthenticator.java:[46,4] cannot find symbol symbol : class SimpleUser location: class org.soluvas.ldap.LdapAuthenticator [ERROR] LdapAuthenticator.java:[46,26] cannot find symbol symbol : class SimpleUser location: class org.soluvas.ldap.LdapAuthenticator [ERROR] LdapAuthenticator.java:[48,14] cannot find symbol symbol : variable AuthenticationStatus location: class org.soluvas.ldap.LdapAuthenticator [ERROR] LdapAuthenticator.java:[51,14] cannot find symbol symbol : variable AuthenticationStatus location: class org.soluvas.ldap.LdapAuthenticator [ERROR] LdapAuthenticator.java:[52,4] cannot find symbol symbol : method setUser(<nulltype>) location: class org.soluvas.ldap.LdapAuthenticator [ERROR] LdapAuthenticator.java:[56,13] cannot find symbol symbol : variable AuthenticationStatus location: class org.soluvas.ldap.LdapAuthenticator [ERROR] LdapAuthenticator.java:[57,3] cannot find symbol symbol : method setUser(<nulltype>) location: class org.soluvas.ldap.LdapAuthenticator [ERROR] LdapAuthenticator.java:[30,1] method does not override or implement a method from a supertype

Workaround and the "proper" way to include Seam Security is as follows:

<properties>         <seam.version>3.1.0.Final</seam.version> </properties> <dependencyManagement> <dependencies>         <dependency>                 <groupId>org.jboss.seam</groupId>                 <artifactId>seam-bom</artifactId>                 <version>${seam.version}</version>                 <type>pom</type>                 <scope>import</scope>         </dependency>         <dependency>                 <groupId>org.jboss.seam.security</groupId>                 <artifactId>seam-security</artifactId>                 <version>${seam.version}</version>                 <scope>compile</scope>         </dependency>         <dependency>                 <groupId>org.picketlink.idm</groupId>                 <artifactId>picketlink-idm-core</artifactId>                 <version>1.5.0.Alpha02</version>                 <scope>compile</scope>         </dependency> </dependencies> </dependencyManagement>

In addition to the actual dependency:

<dependencies>
       <dependency>
            <groupId>org.jboss.seam.security</groupId>
            <artifactId>seam-security</artifactId>
        </dependency>
</dependencies>

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