Error: package javax.annotation does not exist after upgrade to lombok 1.16.2

Question

My android project builds fine with lombok 1.16.0, but once I change my dependency to target 1.16.2, I get the following error everywhere I'm using a lombok annotation:

Error:(20, 1) error: package javax.annotation does not exist

The Android SDK does not include all javax packages. What I'm wondering is if this is a bug in 1.16.2 or do I now have to add a dependency to javax.annotation?

Note: This is in Android Studio with Lombok plugin 0.8.8

score 98 · Accepted Answer · edited Feb 12 '15 at 19:43

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You can disable the generation of javax.annotation.Generated by putting the following line in a lombok.config file in one of the top directories of your project:

lombok.addGeneratedAnnotation = false

See the configuration documentation for more information.

Disclosure: I am a Lombok Developer.

edited Feb 12 '15 at 19:43

copolii

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answered Feb 12 '15 at 09:01

Roel Spilker

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Lombok config doesn't exist or work with Android Studio currently right? – serkanozel Sep 29 '15 at 21:30
@RoelSpilker You´re a lifesaver man. Thanks a lot for Lombok, it´s a must-have in every good developer toolkit! ;-) – stack man Apr 01 '16 at 10:56
@serkan lombok.config works fine with Android Studio it seems – Espen Riskedal Sep 20 '16 at 18:41
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@serkan you can create lombok.config file in android studio and then put this line. – Rahul Jul 03 '17 at 07:29
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lombok.config file does not exist, and creating it did not fix the issue. – Chandler Oct 04 '17 at 08:27

score 26 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 02 '15 at 08:03

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If you're facing same issue in Android Studio using gradle - add following line to build.gradle:

provided 'org.glassfish:javax.annotation:10.0-b28'

answered Apr 02 '15 at 08:03

Alex Perevozchykov

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Why `10.0-b28` as opposed to `3.1.1` or `3.2-b06`? 10.x appears to be 3 years _older_ than the other versions. – Dave Jensen Jun 22 '15 at 16:48
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Using a GlassFish dependency doesn't seem right. I prefer `compile 'javax.annotation:jsr250-api:1.0` per [this answer](http://stackoverflow.com/a/25090868/577062). Though, `jsr250-api` is rather old (2007). Note: I am using Dagger 2, not Lombok. – anon Jul 09 '15 at 15:21

score -2 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 17 '16 at 11:24

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The right answer for android development today is to use a version of dagger which is greater than 2.1 (because of the fix mentioned by @tomrozb is integrated in 2.1)

answered Aug 17 '16 at 11:24

Soham

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This is a lombok issue, not a dagger issue – Zoe Sep 24 '17 at 15:07

Error: package javax.annotation does not exist after upgrade to lombok 1.16.2

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