VDC Playground not working

[API_Products]

Hi @sed, 

Do you have the compatibility requirements listed? If so, please reference the following compatibility requirements: JDK 1.8 or above.

If the requirements are met, please reinstall the application and restart your computer.

Please also see the LICENSE_README file attachment which lists the requirements. I've also copied and pasted the LICENSE_README file below for your convenience too.

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# Visa Developer Center Playground
Visa Developer Center Playground is a tool designed exclusively for testing and troubleshooting Visa APIs that are exposed through the platform. It comes integrated with all required authentication methods to connect and get going with VDP APIs.

- Package version: 1.0.0

For more information, please visit [https://developer.visa.com/](https://developer.visa.com/)

## Requirements.

Java 1.8

## Installation & Usage

Please refer to user guide (https://developer.visa.com/pages/visa-developer-center-playground)

##License
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[sed]

Yes. I have the requirements satisfied.

OS: Windows 11 (updated to the latest version)

JRE: 1.8 (tried re-installing and re-updating)

JDK: 19 (tried re-installing and re-updating)

Other things I tried:

- Running the jar file via Windows GUI (I followed the instructions to set the default app in control panel, etc.). The app suddenly closes when clicked.

- Running the  jar file via command line.  I tried different java executables from both C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-19\bin and C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin such as javaw.exe, javaws.exe, java.exe (and all .exe) but no luck.

The traceback is as follow:

java -jar .\vdpplayground.jar
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/json/JSONException
at java.base/java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)
at java.base/java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:495)
at java.base/java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:474)
at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.jarinjarloader.JarRsrcLoader.main(JarRsrcLoader.java:56)
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.json.JSONException
at java.base/java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:445)
at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:588)
at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:521)
... 4 more

Are there other requirements needed for this to be ran in Windows 11? .e.g. additional pre-requisite software, or deprecated jar files that needed to be downloaded?

Thanks!

[API_Products]

Hi @sed,

Please try downloading VDC Playground on another machine to see if it works and share your result with us. Make sure you have the required jar in your CLASSPATH. 

Here are some things you can try to resolve the issue:

1. To start, try finding out the jar file that's causing the problematic class file.
2. You'll need to check whether your classpath contains that jar, if your classpath doesn't contain the jar then you'll need to add that class in your classpath.
3. If the jar is present in your classpath then most likely your classpath is getting overridden or your application is using classpath specified in jar file or start-up script and to fix that you'll need to find the exact classpath used by your application.

[API_Products]

Hi @sed,

Is the issue fixed? Are you able to use VDC Playground? Please let me know if you require further assistance or not. If you no longer require my help, I can take you off my contact list. 

[API_Products]

Hi @sed,

I haven't heard from you so I'll remove you from my contact list. Feel free to reach out to us at the community if you need help. Have a nice day. 

[API_Products]

Hi @sunil-kumar-ps,

Apologies for delayed reply but VDC Playground is currently compatible with Windows only.

[imadahddaddev · Accepted solution]

For those that still have the problem, here is how i solved it [i am on Windows 11]

1. Download the following libraries (jar) and move them to the vdpplayground location  (those are versions that worked for me, you can downlaod any versions you want)
   • json-20230227.jar
   • log4j-1.2.17.jar
   • jackson-core-2.15.2.jar
   • jackson-databind-2.15.2.jar
   • miglayout-4.0.jar
2. Open cmd and navigate to vdpplayground.jar location
3. Run the following command : java -cp "vdpplayground.jar;json-20230227.jar;log4j-1.2.17.jar;jackson-core-2.15.2.jar;jackson-databind-2.15.2.jar;miglayout-4.0.jar;." org.eclipse.jdt.internal.jarinjarloader.JarRsrcLoader  (org.eclipse.jdt.internal.jarinjarloader.JarRsrcLoader, is the main class of vdpplayground.jar, you can check it using the command : jar xf vdpplayground.jar META-INF/MANIFEST.MF,    then type META-INF\MANIFEST.MF)

[imadahddaddev]

Here is a list of all libraries i downloaded and used with vdpplayground :

./bcpkix-jdk18on-1.78.1.jar
./bcprov-jdk18on-1.78.1.jar
./commons-codec-1.17.1.jar
./commons-lang3-3.12.0.jar
./commons-logging-1.3.4.jar
./httpclient-4.5.14.jar
./httpcore-4.4.16.jar
./jackson-annotations-2.17.2.jar
./jackson-core-2.15.2.jar
./jackson-core-2.17.2.jar
./jackson-databind-2.15.2.jar
./jackson-databind-2.17.2.jar
./json-20230227.jar
./log4j-1.2.17.jar
./miglayout-4.0.jar

the command is : 
java -cp "vdpplayground.jar;json-20230227.jar;log4j-1.2.17.jar;jackson-core-2.15.2.jar;jackson-databind-2.15.2.jar;miglayout-4.0.jar;httpclient-4.5.14.jar;httpcore-4.4.16.jar;bcprov-jdk18on-1.78.1.jar;bcpkix-jdk18on-1.78.1.jar;commons-codec-1.17.1.jar;commons-logging-1.3.4.jar;commons-lang3-3.12.0.jar;jackson-databind-2.17.2.jar;jackson-annotations-2.17.2.jar;jackson-core-2.17.2.jar;." org.eclipse.jdt.internal.jarinjarloader.JarRsrcLoader