Beans from an external jar (dependency)

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Application Name: Platform Version Number: 2.0.1

Question: I’ve created a module (Module A) with a dependency to another module (Module B). But, although I can access the classes from module B, it seems that I cannot access the beans since the injection of autowired dependencies is failing, saying that there are no such bean definitions.

Researching around, I’ve found out that I may have to import the moduleApplicationContext.xml files and config.xml files from module B in order to access the bean definitions and use the beans.

How do I do this in an openmrs module? Any help would be greatly appreciated! :slight_smile:

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Can you give details of the stack trace? It would also help to point us to the module source if it is on github.

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Here is the stack trace: https://pastebin.com/v6WBRNAH

My module is on gitlab so I can’t attach it here. But I can tell you that it’s just a newly created module with just one controller extending a class from the “Module B”. The problem is that the class from module B is using a service I created, which I defined as a bean in “Module B’s” moduleApplicationContext.xml.

Do I have to define the bean in Module A’s moduleApplicationContext.xml again?

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Can you point us to the gitlab url?

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Here’s “module A”:

Here’s “module B”

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Is the bean which implements PatientQueueDAO configured in spring?

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Yes. And everything is working and configured in “Module B” (The core module). It’s only when I upload the “Module A” that I get this error, when all I did is extend a class from module B.

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Have you added a require module element in config.xml?

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I added an “aware of module” element in Module A (The new module).

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Can you allow readonly access to your module on gitlab for non logged on users?

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I’m sorry but I can’t because I only have developer access right now.

I just want to know if there’s at least an existing openmrs module out there that utilizes a bean from another module so I’d know how to do it.

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Were you able to make it work?

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Any idea how we can do this?

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In config.xml for module A, make sure module B appears in the require_modules or aware_of_modules list, but it’s much more relevant where you are trying to autowire the component, i.e., can the class you’re trying to autowire actually be autowired?

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I was autowiring the bean which was not created by spring. Here can find how we can do this. Thanks to @ibacher for solution.