Class not found exception in Spring boot application deployment to external tomcat - spring-boot

Question

I have recently upgraded spring boot application from 1.3.1 to 1.5.10 version and Gradle from 2.7 to 3.5. I have fixed all the errors regarding upgrade and is working fine with IDE (STS). But when I am trying to deploy the war to external tomcat getting java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/junit/rules/TestRule.
The application was working fine with old configuration only updated spring boot and Gradle version.
[ERROR] org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication - Application startup failed
org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanDefinitionStoreException: Failed to parse configuration class [com.projectx.SpringIntegrationApplication]; nested exception is java.lang.IllegalStateException: Failed to introspect annotated methods on class com.projectx.SpringIntegrationApplication
at org.springframework.context.annotation.ConfigurationClassParser.parse(ConfigurationClassParser.java:181)
at org.springframework.context.annotation.ConfigurationClassPostProcessor.processConfigBeanDefinitions(ConfigurationClassPostProcessor.java:308)
at org.springframework.context.annotation.ConfigurationClassPostProcessor.postProcessBeanDefinitionRegistry(ConfigurationClassPostProcessor.java:228)
at org.springframework.context.support.PostProcessorRegistrationDelegate.invokeBeanDefinitionRegistryPostProcessors(PostProcessorRegistrationDelegate.java:272)
at org.springframework.context.support.PostProcessorRegistrationDelegate.invokeBeanFactoryPostProcessors(PostProcessorRegistrationDelegate.java:92)
at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.invokeBeanFactoryPostProcessors(AbstractApplicationContext.java:687)
at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:525)
at org.springframework.boot.context.embedded.EmbeddedWebApplicationContext.refresh(EmbeddedWebApplicationContext.java:122)
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.refresh(SpringApplication.java:693)
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.refreshContext(SpringApplication.java:360)
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:303)
at org.springframework.boot.web.support.SpringBootServletInitializer.run(SpringBootServletInitializer.java:154)
at org.springframework.boot.web.support.SpringBootServletInitializer.createRootApplicationContext(SpringBootServletInitializer.java:134)
at org.springframework.boot.web.support.SpringBootServletInitializer.onStartup(SpringBootServletInitializer.java:87)
at org.springframework.web.SpringServletContainerInitializer.onStartup(SpringServletContainerInitializer.java:169)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.startInternal(StandardContext.java:5178)
at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:724)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:700)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:734)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployWAR(HostConfig.java:952)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig$DeployWar.run(HostConfig.java:1823)
at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:511)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:266)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1149)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:624)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748)
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Failed to introspect annotated methods on class com.projectx.SpringIntegrationApplication
at org.springframework.core.type.StandardAnnotationMetadata.getAnnotatedMethods(StandardAnnotationMetadata.java:163)
at org.springframework.context.annotation.ConfigurationClassParser.retrieveBeanMethodMetadata(ConfigurationClassParser.java:380)
at org.springframework.context.annotation.ConfigurationClassParser.doProcessConfigurationClass(ConfigurationClassParser.java:314)
at org.springframework.context.annotation.ConfigurationClassParser.processConfigurationClass(ConfigurationClassParser.java:245)
at org.springframework.context.annotation.ConfigurationClassParser.parse(ConfigurationClassParser.java:198)
at org.springframework.context.annotation.ConfigurationClassParser.parse(ConfigurationClassParser.java:167)
... 26 common frames omitted
Caused by: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/junit/rules/TestRule
at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass1(Native Method)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(ClassLoader.java:763)
at java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(SecureClassLoader.java:142)
at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoaderBase.findClassInternal(WebappClassLoaderBase.java:2270)
at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoaderBase.findClass(WebappClassLoaderBase.java:811)
at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoaderBase.loadClass(WebappClassLoaderBase.java:1254)
at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoaderBase.loadClass(WebappClassLoaderBase.java:1119)
at java.lang.Class.getDeclaredMethods0(Native Method)
at java.lang.Class.privateGetDeclaredMethods(Class.java:2701)
at java.lang.Class.getDeclaredMethods(Class.java:1975)
at org.springframework.core.type.StandardAnnotationMetadata.getAnnotatedMethods(StandardAnnotationMetadata.java:152)
... 31 common frames omitted
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.junit.rules.TestRule
at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoaderBase.loadClass(WebappClassLoaderBase.java:1285)
at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoaderBase.loadClass(WebappClassLoaderBase.java:1119)
... 42 common frames omitted
22-Jan-2020 12:35:33.963 SEVERE [localhost-startStop-1] org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal ContainerBase.addChild: start:
org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardEngine[Catalina].StandardHost[localhost].StandardContext[]]
at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:167)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:724)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:700)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:734)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployWAR(HostConfig.java:952)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig$DeployWar.run(HostConfig.java:1823)
at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:511)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:266)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1149)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:624)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748)
Caused by: org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanDefinitionStoreException: Failed to parse configuration class [com.projectx.SpringIntegrationApplication]; nested exception is java.lang.IllegalStateException: Failed to introspect annotated methods on class com.projectx.SpringIntegrationApplication
at org.springframework.context.annotation.ConfigurationClassParser.parse(ConfigurationClassParser.java:181)
at org.springframework.context.annotation.ConfigurationClassPostProcessor.processConfigBeanDefinitions(ConfigurationClassPostProcessor.java:308)
at org.springframework.context.annotation.ConfigurationClassPostProcessor.postProcessBeanDefinitionRegistry(ConfigurationClassPostProcessor.java:228)
at org.springframework.context.support.PostProcessorRegistrationDelegate.invokeBeanDefinitionRegistryPostProcessors(PostProcessorRegistrationDelegate.java:272)
at org.springframework.context.support.PostProcessorRegistrationDelegate.invokeBeanFactoryPostProcessors(PostProcessorRegistrationDelegate.java:92)
at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.invokeBeanFactoryPostProcessors(AbstractApplicationContext.java:687)
at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:525)
at org.springframework.boot.context.embedded.EmbeddedWebApplicationContext.refresh(EmbeddedWebApplicationContext.java:122)
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.refresh(SpringApplication.java:693)
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.refreshContext(SpringApplication.java:360)
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:303)
at org.springframework.boot.web.support.SpringBootServletInitializer.run(SpringBootServletInitializer.java:154)
at org.springframework.boot.web.support.SpringBootServletInitializer.createRootApplicationContext(SpringBootServletInitializer.java:134)
at org.springframework.boot.web.support.SpringBootServletInitializer.onStartup(SpringBootServletInitializer.java:87)
at org.springframework.web.SpringServletContainerInitializer.onStartup(SpringServletContainerInitializer.java:169)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.startInternal(StandardContext.java:5178)
at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150)
... 10 more
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Failed to introspect annotated methods on class com.projectx.SpringIntegrationApplication
at org.springframework.core.type.StandardAnnotationMetadata.getAnnotatedMethods(StandardAnnotationMetadata.java:163)
at org.springframework.context.annotation.ConfigurationClassParser.retrieveBeanMethodMetadata(ConfigurationClassParser.java:380)
at org.springframework.context.annotation.ConfigurationClassParser.doProcessConfigurationClass(ConfigurationClassParser.java:314)
at org.springframework.context.annotation.ConfigurationClassParser.processConfigurationClass(ConfigurationClassParser.java:245)
at org.springframework.context.annotation.ConfigurationClassParser.parse(ConfigurationClassParser.java:198)
at org.springframework.context.annotation.ConfigurationClassParser.parse(ConfigurationClassParser.java:167)
... 26 more
Caused by: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/junit/rules/TestRule
at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass1(Native Method)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(ClassLoader.java:763)
at java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(SecureClassLoader.java:142)
at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoaderBase.findClassInternal(WebappClassLoaderBase.java:2270)
at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoaderBase.findClass(WebappClassLoaderBase.java:811)
at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoaderBase.loadClass(WebappClassLoaderBase.java:1254)
at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoaderBase.loadClass(WebappClassLoaderBase.java:1119)
at java.lang.Class.getDeclaredMethods0(Native Method)
at java.lang.Class.privateGetDeclaredMethods(Class.java:2701)
at java.lang.Class.getDeclaredMethods(Class.java:1975)
at org.springframework.core.type.StandardAnnotationMetadata.getAnnotatedMethods(StandardAnnotationMetadata.java:152)
... 31 more
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.junit.rules.TestRule
at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoaderBase.loadClass(WebappClassLoaderBase.java:1285)
at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoaderBase.loadClass(WebappClassLoaderBase.java:1119)
... 42 more
22-Jan-2020 12:35:33.965 SEVERE [localhost-startStop-1] org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployWAR Error deploying web application archive /usr/local/apache-tomcat-8.5.5/webapps/ROOT.war
java.lang.IllegalStateException: ContainerBase.addChild: start: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardEngine[Catalina].StandardHost[localhost].StandardContext[]]
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:728)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:700)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:734)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployWAR(HostConfig.java:952)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig$DeployWar.run(HostConfig.java:1823)
at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:511)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:266)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1149)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:624)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748)
Gradle
buildscript {
ext {
// springBootVersion = '1.3.0.RELEASE'
springBootVersion = '1.5.10.RELEASE'
googleAPIClientVersion='1.2.3-alpha'
googleAPIClientJacksonVersion='1.23.0'
}
repositories {
jcenter()
mavenLocal()
mavenCentral()
}
dependencies {
classpath("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-gradle-plugin:${springBootVersion}")
classpath ('org.asciidoctor:asciidoctor-gradle-plugin:1.5.2')
//classpath('io.spring.gradle:dependency-management-plugin:0.5.2.RELEASE')
}
}
apply plugin: 'java'
apply plugin: 'eclipse'
apply plugin: 'idea'
apply plugin: 'org.springframework.boot'
//apply plugin: 'io.spring.dependency-management'
apply plugin: 'war'
apply plugin: 'org.asciidoctor.convert'
war {
baseName = 'ROOT'
}
sourceCompatibility = 1.8
targetCompatibility = 1.8
repositories {
mavenLocal()
mavenCentral()
}
configurations {
providedRuntime
}
dependencies {
compile('org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-integration')
compile('org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web')
compile("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-thymeleaf")
compile('org.springframework.integration:spring-integration-twitter:4.0.0.RELEASE')
compile('org.springframework.integration:spring-integration-java-dsl:1.0.0.RELEASE')
compile("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-data-mongodb")
compile("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-data-jpa")
compile('org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-security')
compile("mysql:mysql-connector-java:5.1.6")
compile('com.google.code.gson:gson:2.3')
compile('javax.interceptor:javax.interceptor-api:1.2')
compile('com.sun.mail:javax.mail:1.5.5')
compile('com.itextpdf:itextpdf:5.4.5')
compile('com.itextpdf.tool:xmlworker:5.5.6')
//excel sheet
compile ('org.apache.commons:commons-lang3:3.6')
compile ('org.dstadler:commons-dost:1.0.0.23')
compile ('com.google.guava:guava:21.0')
compile ('org.apache.commons:commons-csv:1.5')
compile 'org.apache.poi:poi:3.17'
compile 'org.apache.poi:poi-ooxml:3.17'
compile 'org.apache.poi:poi-scratchpad:3.17'
testCompile("com.jayway.jsonpath:json-path:1.1.0")
// testCompile('org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test')
// testCompile("org.mockito:mockito-core:1.+")
providedRuntime("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-tomcat")
compile("org.springframework.restdocs:spring-restdocs-mockmvc:1.1.1.RELEASE")
//compile('com.amazonaws:aws-java-sdk-s3:1.10.75')
//Deploy on same tomcat with diffrent domain dependancy
compile group: 'org.springframework.integration', name: 'spring-integration-jmx', version: '4.3.0.RELEASE'
//JJWT
compile ('io.jsonwebtoken:jjwt:0.6.0')
compile group: 'org.apache.commons', name: 'commons-lang3', version: '3.4'
//AWS S3 SDK
compile group: 'com.amazonaws', name: 'aws-java-sdk-s3', version: '1.11.86'
//AWS SES SDK
compile group: 'com.amazonaws', name: 'aws-java-sdk-ses', version: '1.11.86'
//AWS SSM SDK
compile group: 'com.amazonaws', name: 'aws-java-sdk-ssm', version: '1.11.665'
//AWS EC2
compile group: 'com.amazonaws', name: 'aws-java-sdk-ec2', version: '1.11.665'
//SafetyNet
//compile group: 'com.google.api.client', name: 'google-api-client-json', version: googleAPIClientVersion
compile group: 'com.google.http-client', name: 'google-http-client-jackson2', version: googleAPIClientJacksonVersion
// https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/com.github.ulisesbocchio/jasypt-spring-boot-starter
compile group: 'com.github.ulisesbocchio', name: 'jasypt-spring-boot-starter', version: '1.9'
//Firebase
compile group: 'com.google.firebase', name: 'firebase-admin', version: '5.2.0'
// https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-starter-actuator
compile('org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator')
compile('com.google.maps:google-maps-services:0.9.1')
// https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.springframework.integration/spring-integration-ip
compile group: 'org.springframework.integration', name: 'spring-integration-ip', version: '4.3.0.RELEASE'
compile('org.flywaydb:flyway-core')
//mysql connection pooling
compile group: 'com.zaxxer', name: 'HikariCP', version: '2.4.6'
}
eclipse {
classpath {
containers.remove('org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER')
containers 'org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-1.8'
}
}
task wrapper(type: Wrapper) {
gradleVersion = '3.5'
}
ext {
snippetsDir = file('build/generated-snippets')
}
test {
outputs.dir snippetsDir
}
asciidoctor {
attributes 'snippets': snippetsDir
inputs.dir snippetsDir
dependsOn test
}
Guide me to diagnose this issue. Also want to know why tomcat loading junit class at run time.
Your suggestions will be highly appreciable.

Answer 1

Solved by adding compile time dependency for junit. I am unclrear why spring boot 1.5 need Junit dependency at runtime, If any know please explain it.