Error in NonGUIDriver java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - jmeter

Question

I am trying to run a jmeter script using 'mvn verify' and getting below error. I am new to Jmeter and tried out solutions from previous post but in vain. How to resolve this?
[INFO] Error in NonGUIDriver java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Problem loading XML <>, missing class com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.ConversionException:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
<groupId>dap-Jmeter</groupId>
<artifactId>Jmeter</artifactId>
<version>1</version>
<packaging>jar</packaging>
<name>jmeter-maven</name>
<url>http://maven.apache.org</url>
<properties>
<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
<start-class>1.App</start-class>
<java.version>1.8</java.version>
<msgpack.version>0.7.0-p3</msgpack.version>
<lombok.version>1.14.8</lombok.version>
<rest.assured.version>2.3.3</rest.assured.version>
</properties>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>kg.apc</groupId>
<artifactId>jmeter-plugins-standard</artifactId>
<version>1.4.0</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>kg.apc</groupId>
<artifactId>jmeter-plugins-extras-libs</artifactId>
<version>1.3.1</version>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
<build>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>com.lazerycode.jmeter</groupId>
<artifactId>jmeter-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.7.0</version>
<executions>
<!-- Run JMeter tests -->
<execution>
<id>jmeter-tests</id>
<goals>
<goal>jmeter</goal>
</goals>
</execution>
<!-- Fail build on errors in test -->
</executions>
<configuration>
<jmeterExtensions>
<artifact>kg.apc:jmeter-plugins:pom:1.3.1</artifact>
</jmeterExtensions>
</configuration>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</build>
</project>

Answer 1

Check target/jmeter/logs folder, it should have full log file for your test(s), my expectation is that your test relies on a plugin or a third-party .jar file which is missing in the JMeter Classpath, if you need all this stuff like RestAssured and Lombok in your test you need to add them a little bit differently to wit
<configuration>
<testPlanLibraries>
<artifact>org.msgpack:msgpack-core:0.7.0-p3</artifact>
<articact>org.projectlombok:lombok:1.14.8</articact>
<artifact>com.jayway.restassured:rest-assured:2.3.3</artifact>
</testPlanLibraries>
<jmeterExtensions>
<artifact>kg.apc:jmeter-plugins:pom:1.3.1</artifact>
<articact>kg.apc:jmeter-plugins-standard:1.4.0</articact>
</jmeterExtensions>
<downloadExtensionDependencies>false</downloadExtensionDependencies>
</configuration>
Full pom.xml just in case:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
<groupId>com.example</groupId>
<artifactId>com.example.jmeter</artifactId>
<version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
<build>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>com.lazerycode.jmeter</groupId>
<artifactId>jmeter-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.7.0</version>
<executions>
<!-- Run JMeter tests -->
<execution>
<id>jmeter-tests</id>
<goals>
<goal>jmeter</goal>
</goals>
</execution>
<!-- Fail build on errors in test -->
<execution>
<id>jmeter-check-results</id>
<goals>
<goal>results</goal>
</goals>
</execution>
</executions>
<configuration>
<testPlanLibraries>
<artifact>org.msgpack:msgpack-core:0.7.0-p3</artifact>
<articact>org.projectlombok:lombok:1.14.8</articact>
<artifact>com.jayway.restassured:rest-assured:2.3.3</artifact>
</testPlanLibraries>
<jmeterExtensions>
<artifact>kg.apc:jmeter-plugins:pom:1.3.1</artifact>
<articact>kg.apc:jmeter-plugins-standard:1.4.0</articact>
</jmeterExtensions>
<downloadExtensionDependencies>false</downloadExtensionDependencies>
</configuration>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</build>
</project>
References:
Adding jar's to the /lib directory
Adding jar's to the /lib/ext directory
JMeter Maven Plugin Wiki
Five Ways To Launch a JMeter Test without Using the JMeter GUI

Answer 2

The below POM solved the issue.
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>kg.apc</groupId>
<artifactId>jmeter-plugins-extras-libs</artifactId>
<version>1.3.1</version>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
<build>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>com.lazerycode.jmeter</groupId>
<artifactId>jmeter-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.7.0</version>
<executions>
<execution>
<id>jmeter-tests</id>
<goals>
<goal>jmeter</goal>
</goals>
</execution>
</executions>
<configuration>
<jmeterExtensions>
<artifact>kg.apc:jmeter-plugins-casutg:2.4</artifact>
<artifactId>kg.apc:jmeter-plugins-extras-libs:1.3.1</artifactId>
</jmeterExtensions>
<!-- The plugin uses some broken dependencies
An alternative is to set this to true and use excludedArtifacts, see below
-->
<downloadExtensionDependencies>false</downloadExtensionDependencies>
</configuration>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</build>