Problem with multi-module project: classes not on classpath and unresolved imports

[sonnessam]

VS Code Version:

- Version: 1.101.2 (user setup)
- Commit: 2901c5ac6db8a986a5666c3af51ff804d05af0d4
- Date: 2025-06-24T20:27:15.391Z
- Electron: 35.5.1
- ElectronBuildId: 11727614
- Chromium: 134.0.6998.205
- Node.js: 22.15.1
- V8: 13.4.114.21-electron.0

Extensions:

- Extension Pack for Java | Microsoft | microsoft.com | 0.29.2
- Language Support for Java(TM) by Red Hat | Red Hat | redhat.com | 1.43.1
- Debugger for Java | Microsoft | microsoft.com | 0.58.2
- Test Runner for Java | Microsoft | microsoft.com | 0.43.1
- Maven for Java | Microsoft | microsoft.com | 0.44.0
- Project Manager for Java | Microsoft | microsoft.com | 0.24.1

OS:

Windows 11 Business

Java Version:

openjdk version "11.0.10" 2021-01-19

Problem Description:
In a multi-module Maven project with modules that use src or ejbModule as the source folder (not the standard Maven structure), the Java Language Server does not recognize the classes as part of the classpath and shows the error:
<ClassName>.java is not on the classpath of project <project>, only syntax errors are reported.

Some classes fail to resolve imports and show red underlines.

However, if I run mvn clean install, the project and all submodules compile correctly.

What I've already tried:

• Added "java.project.sourcePaths": ["src"] or ["ejbModule"] in the various modules
• Cleaned and rebuilt the Java workspace
• Deleted .vscode, .project, .classpath
• Reloaded the window and restarted VS Code
• All dependencies are correctly resolved by Maven (mvn clean install works)
• Other colleagues using VS Code do not experience this issue with this same project structure

Project structure:

Logs from Output → Java Language Server:

!ENTRY org.eclipse.jdt.ls.core 4 0 2025-07-08 15:39:31.350 !MESSAGE _/oamui/src/com/imnet/oam/web [in oam.ng_d235b972] does not exist !STACK 1 Java Model Exception: Error in Java Model (code 969): _/oamui/src/com/imnet/oam/web [in oam.ng_d235b972] does not exist at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.core.JavaElement.newNotPresentException(JavaElement.java:548) at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.core.PackageFragmentRoot.getUnderlyingResource(PackageFragmentRoot.java:768) at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.core.PackageFragment.getUnderlyingResource(PackageFragment.java:417) at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.core.Openable.getUnderlyingResource(Openable.java:333) at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.core.CompilationUnit.getUnderlyingResource(CompilationUnit.java:1095) at org.eclipse.jdt.ls.core.internal.handlers.BaseDiagnosticsHandler.collectNonJavaProblems(BaseDiagnosticsHandler.java:198) at org.eclipse.jdt.ls.core.internal.handlers.BaseDiagnosticsHandler.endReporting(BaseDiagnosticsHandler.java:149) at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.core.ReconcileWorkingCopyOperation.reportProblems(ReconcileWorkingCopyOperation.java:157) at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.core.ReconcileWorkingCopyOperation.executeOperation(ReconcileWorkingCopyOperation.java:126) at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.core.JavaModelOperation.run(JavaModelOperation.java:751) at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.core.JavaModelOperation.runOperation(JavaModelOperation.java:816) at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.core.CompilationUnit.reconcile(CompilationUnit.java:1431) at org.eclipse.jdt.ls.core.internal.handlers.BaseDocumentLifeCycleHandler.publishDiagnostics(BaseDocumentLifeCycleHandler.java:338) at org.eclipse.jdt.ls.core.internal.handlers.BaseDocumentLifeCycleHandler.publishDiagnostics(BaseDocumentLifeCycleHandler.java:301) at org.eclipse.jdt.ls.core.internal.handlers.BaseDocumentLifeCycleHandler$PublishDiagnosticJob.run(BaseDocumentLifeCycleHandler.java:798) at org.eclipse.core.internal.jobs.Worker.run(Worker.java:63) !SUBENTRY 1 org.eclipse.jdt.core 4 969 2025-07-08 15:39:31.350 !MESSAGE _/oamui/src/com/imnet/oam/web [in oam.ng_d235b972] does not exist

Steps to reproduce:

1. Open the project root in VS Code
2. Wait for indexing to complete
3. Open a Java class in src or ejbModule of a module
4. See the classpath error

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Thanks for your help!