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In a Java/Maven project with modules, java plugin is not able to understand parent dependencies

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Description

I have a Spring Boot project, with JAVA and MAVEN, with different sub-modules

In VSCode the JAVA plugin drives the compilation, and I have configured java.import.maven.enabled": true and java.dependency.syncWithFolderExplorer": true

The compilation result with Java differs from the one obtained with Maven.
For example, with Maven I get a successful compilation, but with JAVA i get some errors.

The JAVA plugin is not able to understand the module's structure.

The structure is as follows

  • parent project -> pom.xml in the root directory of the project
  • modules, each one in each sub-directory
    |- module 1 -> pom.xml
    |- module 2 -> pom.xml

To build a module with maven, i need to pass the argument -am, so that some dependencies in tha parent pom are executed.
It seems the JAVA plugin is not doing it, or not able to recognize it

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The report names no repository files, tests, or entry points. Start by reproducing the multi-module Spring Boot project in VS Code with the listed Java and Maven settings, then compare Java plugin compilation with Maven using -am; done means parent dependencies are handled consistently.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java, spring-boot
Domain
devtools
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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