WebDriverManager The import io.github cannot be resolved

Question

I added the below WebDriverManager maven dependency in pom.xml

<dependency>
    <groupId>io.github.bonigarcia</groupId>
    <artifactId>webdrivermanager</artifactId>
    <version>3.8.1</version>
    <scope>test</scope>
</dependency>

In my java class I am unable to import io.github.bonigarcia.wdm.WebDriverManager; automatically. If manually write the import, I get error at io.github which says: The import io.github cannot be resolved.

What is the issue here? I tried clean, restart and different versions of webdrivermanager in pom.xml.

That worked, Thanks. But how is that the issue? I would like to know what difference does it make with scope and without scope. — Afsal, Apr 21 '20 at 06:41

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 21 '20 at 06:46

<dependency>
    <groupId>io.github.bonigarcia</groupId>
    <artifactId>webdrivermanager</artifactId>
    <version>3.8.1</version>
    <scope>test</scope>
</dependency>

The dependency you used is reduced to <scope>test</scope> but what that actually means? It indicates that the dependency is NOT required for the compilation but only for execution.

It appears during the runtime and test but not during compilation.

The default scope is compile. Compile dependencies are available in all classpaths of the project.

EDIT:

<scope>test</scope> makes the dependency available for execution but not for compilation. What does it mean?

It means that the classpath is available for src/test folder in your project.

Default scope makes classpath available for src/main AND src/test. So if you make any classes manage WebDriver and you put them under source folder, you should use a scope which allows the dependency to be available at compilation time.

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 16 '21 at 20:01

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        <groupId>io.github.bonigarcia</groupId>
        <artifactId>webdrivermanager</artifactId>
        <version>4.2.2</version>
        <scope>compile</scope>
    </dependency>

In the scope replace with compile instead of test, it will import.*

answered Jan 16 '21 at 20:01

vijay kumar

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 20 '21 at 09:38

You also can not specify the scope, it will work too :

<dependency>
    <groupId>io.github.bonigarcia</groupId>
    <artifactId>webdrivermanager</artifactId>
    <version>4.4.3</version>
</dependency>

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WebDriverManager The import io.github cannot be resolved

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