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How to run cucumber + springboot application using Gradle in Eclipse

I have a demo springboot application and trying to run the cucumber test cases using gradle .. In maven Its working fine but unable to run using gradle.
Can you please help me with the way to execute the gradle file either from eclipse or from command line
Below is mt build.gradle file
testImplementation 'io.cucumber:cucumber-junit:5.3.0'
testImplementation 'io.cucumber:cucumber-core:5.3.0'
testImplementation 'io.cucumber:cucumber-spring:5.3.0'
testImplementation 'io.cucumber:cucumber-java:5.3.0'
testImplementation 'javax.xml.bind:jaxb-api:2.2.8'
testImplementation 'org.mockito:mockito-core:1.9.5'
testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.12'
testImplementation('org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test'){
exclude group: 'org.junit.vintage', module: 'junit-vintage-engine'
}
implementation ('org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator'){
exclude group: 'org.springframework.boot', module: 'spring-boot-starter-logging'
exclude group: 'org.springframework.boot', module: 'spring-boot-starter-log4j2'
}
test{
testLogging.showStandardStreams = true
}
sourceSets {
main.java.srcDir "src/main/java"
main.resources.srcDir "src/main/resources"
test.java.srcDir "src/test/java/com/b**/f**/w**/tests"
test.resources.srcDir "src/test/resources"
}
configurations {
cucumberRuntime {
extendsFrom testImplementation
}
}
task cucumber() {
dependsOn assemble, compileTestJava , testClasses
doLast {
javaexec {
main = "cucumber.api.cli.Main"
classpath = configurations.cucumberRuntime + sourceSets.main.output + sourceSets.test.output
args = ['--plugin', 'pretty', '--glue', 'com.b**.f**.w**.tests', 'src/test/resources']
}
}
}
}
And below is the error when i execute in command line using "Gradle cucumber"
> Task :cucumber FAILED
Feb 27, 2020 9:53:29 AM cucumber.api.cli.Main run
WARNING: You are using deprecated Main class. Please use io.cucumber.core.cli.Main
Feb 27, 2020 9:53:29 AM io.cucumber.core.cli.Main run
WARNING: By default Cucumber is running in --non-strict mode.
This default will change to --strict and --non-strict will be removed.
You can use --strict to suppress this warning
SLF4J: Class path contains multiple SLF4J bindings.
SLF4J: Found binding in [jar:file:/C:/Users/alekhya.machiraju/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/org.apache.logging.log4j/log4j-slf4j-impl/2.12.1/14973e22497adaf0196d481fb99c5dc2a0b58d41/log4j-slf4j-impl-2.12.1.jar!/org/slf4j/impl/StaticLoggerBinder.class]
SLF4J: Found binding in [jar:file:/C:/Users/alekhya.machiraju/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/org.slf4j/slf4j-log4j12/1.7.30/c21f55139d8141d2231214fb1feaf50a1edca95e/slf4j-log4j12-1.7.30.jar!/org/slf4j/impl/StaticLoggerBinder.class]
SLF4J: Found binding in [jar:file:/C:/Users/alekhya.machiraju/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/ch.qos.logback/logback-classic/1.2.3/7c4f3c474fb2c041d8028740440937705ebb473a/logback-classic-1.2.3.jar!/org/slf4j/impl/StaticLoggerBinder.class]
SLF4J: See http://www.slf4j.org/codes.html#multiple_bindings for an explanation.
SLF4J: Actual binding is of type [org.apache.logging.slf4j.Log4jLoggerFactory]
Feb 27, 2020 9:53:30 AM io.cucumber.core.runtime.Runtime run
SEVERE: Exception while executing pickle
java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException: java.lang.NullPointerException
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.report(FutureTask.java:122)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.get(FutureTask.java:192)
at io.cucumber.core.runtime.Runtime.run(Runtime.java:108)
at io.cucumber.core.cli.Main.run(Main.java:75)
at cucumber.api.cli.Main.run(Main.java:28)
at cucumber.api.cli.Main.main(Main.java:15)
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
at io.cucumber.spring.SpringFactory.stop(SpringFactory.java:171)
at io.cucumber.core.runner.Runner.disposeBackendWorlds(Runner.java:173)
at io.cucumber.core.runner.Runner.runPickle(Runner.java:69)
at io.cucumber.core.runtime.Runtime.lambda$run$2(Runtime.java:100)
at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:511)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:266)
at io.cucumber.core.runtime.Runtime$SameThreadExecutorService.execute(Runtime.java:243)
at java.util.concurrent.AbstractExecutorService.submit(AbstractExecutorService.java:112)
at io.cucumber.core.runtime.Runtime.lambda$run$3(Runtime.java:100)
at java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline$3$1.accept(ReferencePipeline.java:193)
at java.util.stream.SliceOps$1$1.accept(SliceOps.java:204)
at java.util.ArrayList$ArrayListSpliterator.tryAdvance(ArrayList.java:1359)
at java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline.forEachWithCancel(ReferencePipeline.java:126)
at java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.copyIntoWithCancel(AbstractPipeline.java:499)
at java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.copyInto(AbstractPipeline.java:486)
at java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.wrapAndCopyInto(AbstractPipeline.java:472)
at java.util.stream.ReduceOps$ReduceOp.evaluateSequential(ReduceOps.java:708)
at java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.evaluate(AbstractPipeline.java:234)
at java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline.collect(ReferencePipeline.java:499)
at io.cucumber.core.runtime.Runtime.run(Runtime.java:101)
... 3 more
Feb 27, 2020 9:53:30 AM io.cucumber.core.runtime.Runtime run
SEVERE: Exception while executing pickle
java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException: java.lang.NullPointerException
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.report(FutureTask.java:122)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.get(FutureTask.java:192)
at io.cucumber.core.runtime.Runtime.run(Runtime.java:108)
at io.cucumber.core.cli.Main.run(Main.java:75)
at cucumber.api.cli.Main.run(Main.java:28)
at cucumber.api.cli.Main.main(Main.java:15)
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
at io.cucumber.spring.SpringFactory.stop(SpringFactory.java:171)
at io.cucumber.core.runner.Runner.disposeBackendWorlds(Runner.java:173)
at io.cucumber.core.runner.Runner.runPickle(Runner.java:69)
at io.cucumber.core.runtime.Runtime.lambda$run$2(Runtime.java:100)
at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:511)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:266)
at io.cucumber.core.runtime.Runtime$SameThreadExecutorService.execute(Runtime.java:243)
at java.util.concurrent.AbstractExecutorService.submit(AbstractExecutorService.java:112)
at io.cucumber.core.runtime.Runtime.lambda$run$3(Runtime.java:100)
at java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline$3$1.accept(ReferencePipeline.java:193)
at java.util.stream.SliceOps$1$1.accept(SliceOps.java:204)
at java.util.ArrayList$ArrayListSpliterator.tryAdvance(ArrayList.java:1359)
at java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline.forEachWithCancel(ReferencePipeline.java:126)
at java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.copyIntoWithCancel(AbstractPipeline.java:499)
at java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.copyInto(AbstractPipeline.java:486)
at java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.wrapAndCopyInto(AbstractPipeline.java:472)
at java.util.stream.ReduceOps$ReduceOp.evaluateSequential(ReduceOps.java:708)
at java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.evaluate(AbstractPipeline.java:234)
at java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline.collect(ReferencePipeline.java:499)
at io.cucumber.core.runtime.Runtime.run(Runtime.java:101)
... 3 more
Exception in thread "main" io.cucumber.core.exception.CompositeCucumberException: There were 2 exceptions:
java.lang.NullPointerException(null)
java.lang.NullPointerException(null)
at io.cucumber.core.runtime.Runtime.run(Runtime.java:120)
at io.cucumber.core.cli.Main.run(Main.java:75)
at cucumber.api.cli.Main.run(Main.java:28)
at cucumber.api.cli.Main.main(Main.java:15)
FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.
* Where:
Build file 'C:\Users\alekhya.machiraju\eclipse-workspace\bProjet name\build.gradle' line: 133
* What went wrong:
Execution failed for task ':cucumber'.
> Process 'command 'C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_241\bin\java.exe'' finished with non-zero exit value 1
* Try:
Run with --stacktrace option to get the stack trace. Run with --info or --debug option to get more log output. Run with --scan to get full insights.
* Get more help at https://help.gradle.org
Deprecated Gradle features were used in this build, making it incompatible with Gradle 7.0.
Use '--warning-mode all' to show the individual deprecation warnings.
See https://docs.gradle.org/6.2.1/userguide/command_line_interface.html#sec:command_line_warnings
My Folder stricuture is as below
src/test/java
---- com.b**.f**.w**.tests
----------------Cucumberrunnertest.java
----------------Stepdefinition.java
src/test/reaources
----------------cucumber.feature

I had a similar problem as you, but Gradle wouldn't run my Junit 5 + Cucumber tests. It seams like Cucumber doesn't have any Junit 5 support, so I had to revert back to Junit 4 (also known as Junit 5 vintage).
My trick was to enable legacy Junit-support in my build.gradle.
test {
// Use old (Junit 4) runner since Cucumber doesn't support Junit 5 *sigh*
useJUnit()
// useJUnitPlatform()
}
The reset of my code/setup:
build.gradle
plugins {
id 'org.springframework.boot' version '2.2.1.RELEASE'
id 'io.spring.dependency-management' version '1.0.8.RELEASE'
id 'java'
}
group = 'se.snorbu.cucumber'
version = '0.0.1-SNAPSHOT'
configurations {
compileOnly {
extendsFrom annotationProcessor
}
}
repositories {
// Use jcenter for resolving dependencies.
// You can declare any Maven/Ivy/file repository here.
jcenter()
}
dependencies {
// Spring
implementation 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web'
implementation 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-thymeleaf'
// Cucumber
testCompile 'io.cucumber:cucumber-java:6.6.0'
testCompile 'io.cucumber:cucumber-junit:6.6.0'
testCompile 'io.cucumber:cucumber-spring:6.6.0'
testCompile 'io.cucumber:cucumber-junit-platform-engine:6.6.0'
// Misc
testCompileOnly 'org.projectlombok:lombok'
testAnnotationProcessor 'org.projectlombok:lombok'
// Junit5
testImplementation('org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test') {
exclude group: 'org.junit.vintage', module: 'junit-vintage-engine'
}
}
test {
// Use old (Junit 4) runner since Cucumber doesn't support Junit 5 *sigh*
useJUnit()
}
The Cucumber-runner/-context
package com.example.webapp;
import io.cucumber.junit.Cucumber;
import io.cucumber.junit.CucumberOptions;
import io.cucumber.spring.CucumberContextConfiguration;
import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
import org.springframework.boot.test.autoconfigure.web.servlet.AutoConfigureMockMvc;
import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest;
#CucumberContextConfiguration
#RunWith(Cucumber.class)
#CucumberOptions(
plugin = {"pretty", "junit:build/cucumber-junit.xml", "html:build/cucumber.html"},
features = "classpath:/"
)
#SpringBootTest(webEnvironment = SpringBootTest.WebEnvironment.DEFINED_PORT)
#AutoConfigureMockMvc
public class ContextConfiguration {
}
My stepdef
package com.example.webapp.steps;
import io.cucumber.java.en.Given;
import io.cucumber.java.en.Then;
import io.cucumber.java.en.When;
import io.cucumber.junit.platform.engine.Cucumber;
import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
import se.snorbu.cucumber.webapp.PizzaClient;
import static org.hamcrest.core.Is.is;
import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultHandlers.print;
import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.jsonPath;
import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.status;
#Slf4j
#Cucumber
public class OrderPizzaSteps {
#Autowired
private MockMvc mockMvc;
private ResultActions mvcResult;
#Given("A pizza")
public void givenAPizza() {
// Do setup
}
#When("I order a pizza")
public void whenOrderAPizza() throws Exception {
// Do something
mvcResult = mockMvc.perform(
post("/order")
.contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
.content("{\"pizza\": \"pepperoni\"}")
);
}
#Then("I should receive an order-id")
public void thenShouldReceiveOrderid() throws Exception {
// Do assertion
mvcResult
.andDo(print())
.andExpect(status().isOk())
.andExpect(jsonPath("id", is("A12")));
}
}

Spring #ComponentScan in gradle subprojects

When it is one gradle package with #Service definition and another package with dependency on this service, dependency is not satisfied.
I use root gradle project with two submodules, every with dependency on spring boot.
Root settings.gradle
...
include ':shared'
include ':app'
Shared library shared/build.gradle
plugins {
id 'java-library'
id 'org.springframework.boot' version '2.1.5.RELEASE'
}
apply plugin: 'io.spring.dependency-management'
dependencies {
implementation 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter'
}
Application app/build.gradle
plugins {
id 'java'
id 'application'
id 'org.springframework.boot' version '2.1.5.RELEASE'
}
apply plugin: 'io.spring.dependency-management'
dependencies {
compile project(':shared')
implementation 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter'
annotationProcessor 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-configuration-processor'
}
mainClassName = 'com.example.app.App'
Application main app/src/main/java/com/example/app/App.java
package com.example.app;
import com.example.shared.SharedService;
import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;
import org.springframework.context.annotation.ComponentScan;
#SpringBootApplication
#ComponentScan("com.example.shared")
public class App {
public static void main(String[] args) {
var context = SpringApplication.run(App.class);
var service = context.getBean(SharedService.class);
}
}
Produces error
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: com/example/shared/SharedService
at com.example.app.App.main(App.java:14)
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.example.shared.SharedService
at java.base/jdk.internal.loader.BuiltinClassLoader.loadClass(BuiltinClassLoader.java:583)
at java.base/jdk.internal.loader.ClassLoaders$AppClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoaders.java:178)
at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:521)

How to prevent ALL of Jackson auto-config in Spring?

Context
I have a situation where I do not control the main of the application nor the libraries on the class path. I am extending (via a plug-in API) an existing Swing application. The goal of my project is to make the information inside of that legacy application available through a HTTP API to then interface it via a web application.
Technical situation
The application in question has already Jackson in the class path in version 2.7. I am trying to use Spring Boot version 2, which is built against Jackson 2.8. When I start the server, Spring is unable to initialise because it is trying to configure Jackson stuff, using classes and methods that did not exist in 2.7.
What I would like to do is prevent Spring from automatically configuring anything Jackson-related and let me provide my own content negotiator.
I already tried
#SpringBootApplication(
exclude = arrayOf(JacksonAutoConfiguration::class)
)
but it does not work.
Digging into Spring code, I see places where it is hard-coded inside of AllEncompassingFormHttpMessageConverter that is Jackson is on the class path, it should create new objects (that cause the exception in question), despite the fact I am excluding the Jackson configuration in my Spring Boot application.
private static final boolean jackson2Present =
ClassUtils.isPresent("com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper", AllEncompassingFormHttpMessageConverter.class.getClassLoader()) &&
ClassUtils.isPresent("com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonGenerator", AllEncompassingFormHttpMessageConverter.class.getClassLoader());
and then later:
if (jackson2Present) {
addPartConverter(new MappingJackson2HttpMessageConverter());
}
Project as it is now
Here is a link to GitHub, to the right branch.
https://github.com/Adeynack/finances/tree/spring--jackson-init-bypass/backend
The project in this state causes the error. Run ./gradlew server-standalone:run.
Complete error log
The errors I get are the following:
2017-11-30 17:15:54,475 | ERROR | main | o.springframework.boot.SpringApplication | Application startup failed
org.springframework.context.ApplicationContextException: Unable to start web server; nested exception is org.springframework.boot.web.server.WebServerException: Unable to start embedded Tomcat
at org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.context.ServletWebServerApplicationContext.onRefresh(ServletWebServerApplicationContext.java:137)
at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:543)
at org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.context.ServletWebServerApplicationContext.refresh(ServletWebServerApplicationContext.java:122)
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.refresh(SpringApplication.java:750)
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.refreshContext(SpringApplication.java:386)
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:327)
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:1245)
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:1233)
at com.github.adeynack.finances.backend.serverStandalone.FinancesServerStandalone.main(FinancesServerStandalone.kt:10)
Caused by: org.springframework.boot.web.server.WebServerException: Unable to start embedded Tomcat
at org.springframework.boot.web.embedded.tomcat.TomcatWebServer.initialize(TomcatWebServer.java:114)
at org.springframework.boot.web.embedded.tomcat.TomcatWebServer.<init>(TomcatWebServer.java:81)
at org.springframework.boot.web.embedded.tomcat.TomcatServletWebServerFactory.getTomcatWebServer(TomcatServletWebServerFactory.java:527)
at org.springframework.boot.web.embedded.tomcat.TomcatServletWebServerFactory.getWebServer(TomcatServletWebServerFactory.java:185)
at org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.context.ServletWebServerApplicationContext.createWebServer(ServletWebServerApplicationContext.java:161)
at org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.context.ServletWebServerApplicationContext.onRefresh(ServletWebServerApplicationContext.java:134)
... 8 common frames omitted
Caused by: org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'httpPutFormContentFilter' defined in class path resource [org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/servlet/WebMvcAutoConfiguration.class]: Bean instantiation via factory method failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.filter.OrderedHttpPutFormContentFilter]: Factory method 'httpPutFormContentFilter' threw exception; nested exception is java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/exc/InvalidDefinitionException
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.instantiateUsingFactoryMethod(ConstructorResolver.java:583)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.instantiateUsingFactoryMethod(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1249)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBeanInstance(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1098)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:545)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:502)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.lambda$doGetBean$0(AbstractBeanFactory.java:312)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory$$Lambda$83/517355658.getObject(Unknown Source)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:228)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:310)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:205)
at org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.ServletContextInitializerBeans.getOrderedBeansOfType(ServletContextInitializerBeans.java:228)
at org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.ServletContextInitializerBeans.addAsRegistrationBean(ServletContextInitializerBeans.java:182)
at org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.ServletContextInitializerBeans.addAsRegistrationBean(ServletContextInitializerBeans.java:177)
at org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.ServletContextInitializerBeans.addAdaptableBeans(ServletContextInitializerBeans.java:159)
at org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.ServletContextInitializerBeans.<init>(ServletContextInitializerBeans.java:80)
at org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.context.ServletWebServerApplicationContext.getServletContextInitializerBeans(ServletWebServerApplicationContext.java:232)
at org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.context.ServletWebServerApplicationContext.selfInitialize(ServletWebServerApplicationContext.java:219)
at org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.context.ServletWebServerApplicationContext$$Lambda$126/1009916891.onStartup(Unknown Source)
at org.springframework.boot.web.embedded.tomcat.TomcatStarter.onStartup(TomcatStarter.java:54)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.startInternal(StandardContext.java:5196)
at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1419)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1409)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:266)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1142)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:617)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745)
Caused by: org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.filter.OrderedHttpPutFormContentFilter]: Factory method 'httpPutFormContentFilter' threw exception; nested exception is java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/exc/InvalidDefinitionException
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.SimpleInstantiationStrategy.instantiate(SimpleInstantiationStrategy.java:186)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.instantiateUsingFactoryMethod(ConstructorResolver.java:575)
... 26 common frames omitted
Caused by: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/exc/InvalidDefinitionException
at org.springframework.http.converter.support.AllEncompassingFormHttpMessageConverter.<init>(AllEncompassingFormHttpMessageConverter.java:67)
at org.springframework.web.filter.HttpPutFormContentFilter.<init>(HttpPutFormContentFilter.java:63)
at org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.filter.OrderedHttpPutFormContentFilter.<init>(OrderedHttpPutFormContentFilter.java:29)
at org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.servlet.WebMvcAutoConfiguration.httpPutFormContentFilter(WebMvcAutoConfiguration.java:161)
at org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.servlet.WebMvcAutoConfiguration$$EnhancerBySpringCGLIB$$f9ae12ce.CGLIB$httpPutFormContentFilter$1(<generated>)
at org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.servlet.WebMvcAutoConfiguration$$EnhancerBySpringCGLIB$$f9ae12ce$$FastClassBySpringCGLIB$$60a40e61.invoke(<generated>)
at org.springframework.cglib.proxy.MethodProxy.invokeSuper(MethodProxy.java:228)
at org.springframework.context.annotation.ConfigurationClassEnhancer$BeanMethodInterceptor.intercept(ConfigurationClassEnhancer.java:361)
at org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.servlet.WebMvcAutoConfiguration$$EnhancerBySpringCGLIB$$f9ae12ce.httpPutFormContentFilter(<generated>)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:497)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.SimpleInstantiationStrategy.instantiate(SimpleInstantiationStrategy.java:155)
... 27 common frames omitted
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.exc.InvalidDefinitionException
at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:381)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:424)
at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Launcher.java:331)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:357)
... 41 common frames omitted
Gradle file
I was able to recreate the conditions of this situation with this Gradle build file.
buildscript {
ext {
kotlin_version = '1.1.51'
spring_boot_version = '2.0.0.M5'
junit_version = '5.0.1'
jackson_version = '2.7.9' // has to match Moneydance included Jackson version
}
repositories {
mavenCentral()
jcenter()
maven { url 'https://repo.spring.io/libs-milestone' } // remove when using a stable version of Spring Boot 2.x
}
dependencies {
classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:$kotlin_version"
classpath 'org.junit.platform:junit-platform-gradle-plugin:1.0.1'
classpath "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-gradle-plugin:$spring_boot_version"
}
}
subprojects {
apply plugin: 'java'
apply plugin: 'kotlin'
apply plugin: 'idea'
apply plugin: 'org.junit.platform.gradle.plugin'
// apply plugin: 'org.springframework.boot' // causes problems with Spring Boot 2. Unable to compile sub-projects.
apply plugin: 'io.spring.dependency-management'
sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
repositories {
mavenCentral()
jcenter()
maven { url 'https://repo.spring.io/libs-milestone' }
}
dependencies {
//
// PRODUCTION
//
// Kotlin and language extensions
compile "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jre8:$kotlin_version"
compile "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-reflect:$kotlin_version"
// Spring
compile("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web:$spring_boot_version") {
// Totally excluding Jackson (version conflict between version included in Moneydance and the one used in SpringBoot
exclude group: 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core'
exclude group: 'com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype'
exclude group: 'com.fasterxml.jackson.module'
}
compile "com.fasterxml.jackson.module:jackson-module-kotlin:$jackson_version"
//
// TEST
//
// JUnit
testCompile("org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-api:$junit_version")
testRuntime("org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-engine:$junit_version")
}
compileKotlin {
kotlinOptions {
jvmTarget = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
}
}
compileTestKotlin {
kotlinOptions {
jvmTarget = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
}
}
junitPlatform {
platformVersion '1.0.0'
}
}

The not-found class which causes the exception is InvalidDefinitionException
nested exception is java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/exc/InvalidDefinitionException
I found out that InvalidDefinitionException class exists in Jackson since 2.9 as you can see here: InvalidDefinitionException
So I changed the jackson_version value to 2.9.2 (latest) in build.gradle and tried to run the project as you described and the project started to run with no exception.
Now to exclude Jackson you can still use this:
#SpringBootApplication(
exclude = arrayOf(JacksonAutoConfiguration::class)
)

Application startup failed java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/springframework/util/StopWatch$TaskInfo

I have developed a batch processing program using Spring Boot 1.4.2, which takes a long time (about 5 hours) to execute. After about 5 hours passes since the program launches, it finishes execution with an error message below:
20:49:01.324 ERROR o.s.boot.SpringApplication - Application startup failed
java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/springframework/util/StopWatch$TaskInfo
at org.springframework.util.StopWatch.stop(StopWatch.java:146)
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:318)
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:1186)
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:1175)
at com.example.Main.main(Main.java:25)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
at org.springframework.boot.loader.MainMethodRunner.run(MainMethodRunner.java:48)
at org.springframework.boot.loader.Launcher.launch(Launcher.java:87)
at org.springframework.boot.loader.Launcher.launch(Launcher.java:50)
at org.springframework.boot.loader.JarLauncher.main(JarLauncher.java:58)
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.springframework.util.StopWatch$TaskInfo
at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:381)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:424)
at org.springframework.boot.loader.LaunchedURLClassLoader.loadClass(LaunchedURLClassLoader.java:94)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:357)
... 13 common frames omitted
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
at org.springframework.boot.loader.MainMethodRunner.run(MainMethodRunner.java:48)
at org.springframework.boot.loader.Launcher.launch(Launcher.java:87)
at org.springframework.boot.loader.Launcher.launch(Launcher.java:50)
at org.springframework.boot.loader.JarLauncher.main(JarLauncher.java:58)
Caused by: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/springframework/boot/SpringBootExceptionHandler
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.getSpringBootExceptionHandler(SpringApplication.java:903)
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.registerLoggedException(SpringApplication.java:850)
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.reportFailure(SpringApplication.java:840)
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.handleRunFailure(SpringApplication.java:816)
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:326)
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:1186)
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:1175)
at jp.co.cyberagent.leeds.article_batches.ArticleBatchesApplication.main(ArticleBatchesApplication.java:25)
... 8 more
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.springframework.boot.SpringBootExceptionHandler
at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:381)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:424)
at org.springframework.boot.loader.LaunchedURLClassLoader.loadClass(LaunchedURLClassLoader.java:94)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:357)
... 16 more
It seems that I am missing some dependencies on Spring Framework, but I don't know what I really need.
Here's my build.gradle.
buildscript {
ext {
springBootVersion = '1.4.2.RELEASE'
}
repositories {
mavenCentral()
}
dependencies {
classpath("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-gradle-plugin:${springBootVersion}")
}
}
apply plugin: 'java'
apply plugin: 'eclipse'
apply plugin: 'org.springframework.boot'
jar {
baseName = 'article-batches'
}
sourceCompatibility = 1.8
targetCompatibility = 1.8
repositories {
mavenCentral()
maven {
url "https://maven.ca-tools.org/content/groups/public/"
}
}
dependencies {
compile('org.mybatis.spring.boot:mybatis-spring-boot-starter:1.1.1')
compile group: 'ch.qos.logback', name: 'logback-classic', version: '1.1.7'
compile group: 'mysql', name: 'mysql-connector-java', version: '5.1.40'
compile group: 'org.apache.httpcomponents', name: 'httpclient', version: '4.5.2'
compile group: 'org.mybatis', name: 'mybatis-typehandlers-jsr310', version: '1.0.1'
testCompile('org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test')
}

I solved the problem by myself. My main process was written in CommandLineRunner#run method, but it is wrong way to write main process in run method as this comment says in another question.
I followed the comment and wrote my main process like below, then the problem has gone away.
#SpringBootApplication
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) {
final ConfigurableApplicationContext context = SpringApplication.run(Main.class, args);
final AppBean app = context.getBean(AppBean.class);
app.run(args);
}
}

Spring boot : access rest api from #Scheduled method

I try below guild of schedule-task and it worked.
http://spring.io/guides/gs/scheduling-tasks/
next, I want to access web-api from #Scheduled annotated method, and add below dependency to my build.gradle, to use RestTemplate.
compile 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web:1.2.1.RELEASE'
but, below Exception occurs.
Exception in thread "main" org.springframework.context.ApplicationContextException: Unable to start embedded container; nested exception is org.springframework.context.ApplicationContextException: Unable to start EmbeddedWebApplicationContext due to missing EmbeddedServletContainerFactory bean.
at org.springframework.boot.context.embedded.EmbeddedWebApplicationContext.onRefresh(EmbeddedWebApplicationContext.java:133)
at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:474)
at org.springframework.boot.context.embedded.EmbeddedWebApplicationContext.refresh(EmbeddedWebApplicationContext.java:118)
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.refresh(SpringApplication.java:691)
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:321)
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:961)
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:950)
at my.pkg.Application.main(BatchApplication.java:14)
Caused by: org.springframework.context.ApplicationContextException: Unable to start EmbeddedWebApplicationContext due to missing EmbeddedServletContainerFactory bean.
at org.springframework.boot.context.embedded.EmbeddedWebApplicationContext.getEmbeddedServletContainerFactory(EmbeddedWebApplicationContext.java:183)
at org.springframework.boot.context.embedded.EmbeddedWebApplicationContext.createEmbeddedServletContainer(EmbeddedWebApplicationContext.java:156)
at org.springframework.boot.context.embedded.EmbeddedWebApplicationContext.onRefresh(EmbeddedWebApplicationContext.java:130)
do I need specific setting to use RestTemplate from #Scheduled method ?
my full build.gradle is below, other files are same to guide.
buildscript {
repositories {
mavenLocal()
mavenCentral()
}
dependencies {
classpath 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-gradle-plugin:1.2.1.RELEASE'
}
}
apply plugin: 'java'
apply plugin: 'idea'
apply plugin: 'spring-boot'
repositories {
mavenLocal()
mavenCentral()
}
dependencies {
compile 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter:1.2.1.RELEASE'
// below line I added.
compile 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web:1.2.1.RELEASE'
}

A dependency on spring-boot-starter-web is intended for web applications that need a servlet container. It's overkill if all you need is RestTemplate. Replace the dependency with one on org.springframework:spring-web