ClassNotFoundException: org.jglue.cdiunit.CdiRunner when using weld and cdi-unit with java 11 openj9

Question

I am using weld and cdi-unit with java 11-openj9 in a project, when I run my unit test, configured with @runWith(Cdirunner.class) I get this error "ClassNotFoundException: org.jglue.cdiunit.CdiRunner"

<dependency>
        <groupId>org.jglue.cdi-unit</groupId>
        <artifactId>cdi-unit</artifactId>
        <version>3.1.4</version>
        <scope>test</scope>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.jboss.weld.se</groupId>
        <artifactId>weld-se-core</artifactId>
        <version>2.4.0.Final</version>
        <scope>test</scope>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.jboss.weld.se</groupId>
        <artifactId>weld-se</artifactId>
        <version>2.4.0.Final</version>
        <scope>test</scope>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.jboss.weld</groupId>
        <artifactId>weld-core</artifactId>
        <version>2.4.0.Final</version>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.jboss.weld</groupId>
        <artifactId>weld-core-impl</artifactId>
        <version>2.4.0.Final</version>
    </dependency>

Answer 1

Please use a newer version of cdi-unit, for example, 4.1.1.

There were changes implemented to support Java 9 and beyond. See Support for Java 9 and later for the reference.