Unable to load x-pack plugin in java application

[mrasante (Zeus)]

I have a java client (a JavaEE app built with maven and deployed on glassfish 4) that is currently unable to load x-pack plugin. Essentially the problem is that I hit an "ElasticsearchException[Failed to load plugin class [org.elasticsearch.xpack.XPack Plugin]]" exception when I instantiate the PreBuiltXPackTransportClient. The rest of the stacktrace indicates failure to initialize TrustManagerFactory but I think this is not the actual problem. The code snippet is as below

Settings settings = Settings.builder()
					.put("cluster.name", "######")
					.put("xpack.security.user", "####:#####")
					.build();
	TransportClient client = new PreBuiltXPackTransportClient(settings) // this is where the exception occurs
					.addTransportAddress(new InetSocketTransportAddress(InetAddress.getByName("#######"), 9300));

I added the x-pack dependency in maven with the ff:

   <dependency>
         <groupId>org.elasticsearch.client</groupId>
         <artifactId>x-pack-transport</artifactId>
         <version>5.0.0</version>
      </dependency>

as instructed on https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/x-pack/current/java-clients.html

Now I noticed that this artifactId is not available in maven central. Is this dependency still valid for java clients? If so why I am getting this exception? If not, which is the right transport client class to use for comms with secured nodes. Thanks

[jaymode (Jay Modi)]

Did you add the elastic maven repositories? That version and artifact are correct. Its going to be hard to help anymore without seeing all of the exceptions including the stacktrace.

[mrasante (Zeus)]

@jaymode

anymore without seeing all of the exceptions including the stacktrace.

Hi jaymode,

Thanks for the response; I researched the problem a bit further and found that it's not related to the x-pack plugin or elasticsearch at all. It's all a problem with the glassfish server. I have since fixed it. It mainly is a matter of importing the right cert to the server's keystore