Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: retrofit2.Converter$Factory

[karenworld]

i am building a retrofit rest client with Jakarta web api with jstl, jsp with tomcat 10.1.16.

I get the following server error which I hope to get some resolutions here.

Feb 28, 2023 3:47:11 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.VersionLoggerListener log INFO: Server version name: Apache Tomcat/10.1.6 Feb 28, 2023 3:47:11 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.VersionLoggerListener log INFO: Server built: Feb 19 2023 13:23:52 UTC Feb 28, 2023 3:47:11 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.VersionLoggerListener log INFO: Server version number: 10.1.6.0 Feb 28, 2023 3:47:11 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.VersionLoggerListener log INFO: OS Name: Windows 10 Feb 28, 2023 3:47:11 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.VersionLoggerListener log INFO: OS Version: 10.0 Feb 28, 2023 3:47:11 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.VersionLoggerListener log INFO: Architecture: amd64 Feb 28, 2023 3:47:11 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.VersionLoggerListener log INFO: Java Home: C:\Users\karen\.p2\pool\plugins\org.eclipse.justj.openjdk.hotspot.jre.full.win32.x86_64_17.0.3.v20220515-1416\jre Feb 28, 2023 3:47:11 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.VersionLoggerListener log INFO: JVM Version: 17.0.3+7 Feb 28, 2023 3:47:11 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.VersionLoggerListener log INFO: JVM Vendor: Eclipse Adoptium Feb 28, 2023 3:47:11 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.VersionLoggerListener log INFO: CATALINA_BASE: C:\Users\karen\thales\thales-workSpace\.metadata\.plugins\org.eclipse.wst.server.core\tmp0 Feb 28, 2023 3:47:11 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.VersionLoggerListener log INFO: CATALINA_HOME: C:\Program Files\Java\apache-tomcat-10.1.6 Feb 28, 2023 3:47:11 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.VersionLoggerListener log INFO: Command line argument: -Dcatalina.base=C:\Users\karen\thales\thales-workSpace\.metadata\.plugins\org.eclipse.wst.server.core\tmp0 Feb 28, 2023 3:47:11 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.VersionLoggerListener log INFO: Command line argument: -Dcatalina.home=C:\Program Files\Java\apache-tomcat-10.1.6 Feb 28, 2023 3:47:11 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.VersionLoggerListener log INFO: Command line argument: -Dwtp.deploy=C:\Users\karen\thales\thales-workSpace\.metadata\.plugins\org.eclipse.wst.server.core\tmp0\wtpwebapps Feb 28, 2023 3:47:11 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.VersionLoggerListener log INFO: Command line argument: --add-opens=java.base/java.lang=ALL-UNNAMED Feb 28, 2023 3:47:11 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.VersionLoggerListener log INFO: Command line argument: --add-opens=java.base/java.io=ALL-UNNAMED Feb 28, 2023 3:47:11 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.VersionLoggerListener log INFO: Command line argument: --add-opens=java.base/java.util=ALL-UNNAMED Feb 28, 2023 3:47:11 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.VersionLoggerListener log INFO: Command line argument: --add-opens=java.base/java.util.concurrent=ALL-UNNAMED Feb 28, 2023 3:47:11 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.VersionLoggerListener log INFO: Command line argument: --add-opens=java.rmi/sun.rmi.transport=ALL-UNNAMED Feb 28, 2023 3:47:11 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.VersionLoggerListener log INFO: Command line argument: -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8 Feb 28, 2023 3:47:11 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.VersionLoggerListener log INFO: Command line argument: -XX:+ShowCodeDetailsInExceptionMessages Feb 28, 2023 3:47:11 PM org.apache.catalina.core.AprLifecycleListener lifecycleEvent INFO: Loaded Apache Tomcat Native library [2.0.3] using APR version [1.7.2]. Feb 28, 2023 3:47:11 PM org.apache.catalina.core.AprLifecycleListener initializeSSL INFO: OpenSSL successfully initialized [OpenSSL 3.0.8 7 Feb 2023] Feb 28, 2023 3:47:12 PM org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol init INFO: Initializing ProtocolHandler ["http-nio-8080"] Feb 28, 2023 3:47:12 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina load INFO: Server initialization in [1325] milliseconds Feb 28, 2023 3:47:12 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService startInternal INFO: Starting service [Catalina] Feb 28, 2023 3:47:12 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine startInternal INFO: Starting Servlet engine: [Apache Tomcat/10.1.6] Feb 28, 2023 3:47:13 PM org.apache.catalina.util.SessionIdGeneratorBase createSecureRandom WARNING: Creation of SecureRandom instance for session ID generation using [SHA1PRNG] took [243] milliseconds. Feb 28, 2023 3:47:14 PM org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase startInternal SEVERE: A child container failed during start java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardEngine[Catalina].StandardHost[localhost].StandardContext[/restPostMan]] at java.base/java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.report(FutureTask.java:122) at java.base/java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.get(FutureTask.java:191) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.startInternal(ContainerBase.java:878) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.startInternal(StandardHost.java:846) at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:183) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1332) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1322) at java.base/java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:264) at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.InlineExecutorService.execute(InlineExecutorService.java:75) at java.base/java.util.concurrent.AbstractExecutorService.submit(AbstractExecutorService.java:145) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.startInternal(ContainerBase.java:871) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.startInternal(StandardEngine.java:241) at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:183) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.startInternal(StandardService.java:428) at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:183) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.startInternal(StandardServer.java:912) at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:183) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:795) at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:77) at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:568) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:347) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:478) Caused by: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardEngine[Catalina].StandardHost[localhost].StandardContext[/restPostMan]] at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.handleSubClassException(LifecycleBase.java:440) at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:198) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1332) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1322) at java.base/java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:264) at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.InlineExecutorService.execute(InlineExecutorService.java:75) at java.base/java.util.concurrent.AbstractExecutorService.submit(AbstractExecutorService.java:145) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.startInternal(ContainerBase.java:871) ... 21 more

tks.