Is jaxrs:server required for cxf:rsServer when using camel? - rest

Question

I'm struggling to get a simple cxf:rsServer to listen on a port.
My appContext:
<bean id="transformer" class="com.xyxx.portlistener.services.Transformer">
</bean>
<cxf:rsServer id="pushServer"
address="tcp://localhost:9090/hrm/hrm_push?bindingStyle=SimpleConsumer;resourceClasses=com.xyxx.portlistener.services.Transformer" >
<cxf:serviceBeans>
<ref bean="transformer" />
</cxf:serviceBeans>
</cxf:rsServer>
<!-- Camel Configuration -->
<camel:camelContext id="camel-1" xmlns="http://camel.apache.org/schema/spring">
<package>com.xyxx.portlistener.services</package>
<camel:route id="route1">
<camel:from uri="cxfrs://bean://pushServer"/>
<camel:to uri="log:TEST?showAll=true" />
</camel:route>
</camel:camelContext>
My exception:
MethodInvocationException: Property 'serviceBeans' threw exception; nested exception is java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: javax/servlet/http/HttpServletRequest
My camel version 2.4.0 pom.xml:
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
<artifactId>camel-core</artifactId>
<version>${camel.version}</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
<artifactId>camel-jms</artifactId>
<version>${camel.version}</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
<artifactId>camel-hl7</artifactId>
<version>${camel.version}</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
<artifactId>camel-mina</artifactId>
<version>${camel.version}</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
<artifactId>camel-spring</artifactId>
<version>${camel.version}</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
<artifactId>camel-cxf</artifactId>
<version>${camel.version}</version>
</dependency>
3 confusing issues with HTTP and that exception
I'm running camel as standalone so I don't think I need a Servlet.
pushServer is using tcp:// not http:/
transformer is a pojo and knows nothing about HTTP
Question: In most of the xml examples regarding cxf:rsServer I've seen jaxrs:server configured. That is one thing I do not have. Do I need it?
Thanks for reading. All suggestions are welcome.
Andrew

Answer 1

The jaxrs:server shown in the examples is simulating a remote REST web service to complete the routing example.
Route From: cxf:rsServer
Route To: cxf:rsClient
The CXF RS client needs to send the message somewhere, which is what the JAX RS server running on a different port is used for.
Since your route destination above is something else (a log component) you have no need for the JAX RS server configuration.