The problem:
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.glassfish.jersey.servlet.ServletContainer
indicates that you try to use the Jersey 2.x servlet, but you are supplying the Jersey 1.x libs.
For Jersey 1.x you have to do it like this:
<servlet>
<servlet-name>Jersey REST Service</servlet-name>
<servlet-class>
com.sun.jersey.spi.container.servlet.ServletContainer
</servlet-class>
<init-param>
<param-name>com.sun.jersey.config.property.packages</param-name>
<param-value>sample.hello.resources</param-value>
</init-param>
<load-on-startup>1</load-on-startup>
</servlet>
<servlet-mapping>
<servlet-name>Jersey REST Service</servlet-name>
<url-pattern>/rest/*</url-pattern>
</servlet-mapping>
For more information check the Jersey 1.x documentation.
If you instead want to use Jersey 2.x then you’ll have to supply the Jersey 2.x libs. In a maven based project you can use the following:
<dependency>
<groupId>org.glassfish.jersey.containers</groupId>
<artifactId>jersey-container-servlet</artifactId>
<version>2.xx</version>
</dependency>
<!-- if you are using Jersey client specific features without the server side -->
<dependency>
<groupId>org.glassfish.jersey.core</groupId>
<artifactId>jersey-client</artifactId>
<version>2.xx</version>
</dependency>
For Jersey 2.x you don’t need to setup anything in your web.xml, it is sufficient to supply a class similar to this:
import javax.ws.rs.ApplicationPath;
import javax.ws.rs.core.Application;
@ApplicationPath("rest")
public class ApplicationConfig extends Application {
}
For more information, check the Jersey documentation.
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