Wizard for generating Apache CXF Web Service no longer working since 2023-12

[jakubklimek]

I was wondering if anyone else noticed that the Apache CXF Web Service wizard in Eclipse IDE no longer works in release 2023-12 and newer, including 2025-03. It surely works in 2022-12, but in the newer releases, whenever I want to generate a web service from a Java interface with CXF, the "Next" button is not working in the wizard.
Repro steps:

1. Create a Dynamic Web Project
2. Insert your interface and implementation
3. New Web Service
   1. Service implementation: (do this first, otherwise, runtimes are reset) Server runtime: Apache Tomcat v9.0 Server (tested also with tomcat 11) Web service runtime: Apache CXF 2.x (tested with CXF 3.5.x, 3.6.x, 4.0.x, 4.1x) “Start service” level Clicking next is broken in Eclipse IDE 2023-12 and newer

[opcoach]

Hi Jakub,

I am really sorry for this very late answer.. Actually this discussion should me more focused on the IDE in general and not some tooling in particular. Nevertheless I will try to answer to it.

The Apache CXF Eclipse integration (via the Web Service wizard) is no longer actively maintained. The CXF tools and facets in Eclipse WTP have not been updated to support newer Eclipse releases like 2023‑12 or 2025‑03.

So if you update your Eclipse IDE to the latest release, you should consider to use the maven link directly in your target platform. This is possible by installing the M2E - PDE Integration feature available in this dialog (Help -> Install New Software ...) :

And then you will be able to add maven artefact in your target platform.