I am trying to inject service in spring boot app. However I'm getting following error:
org.glassfish.hk2.api.UnsatisfiedDependencyException: There was no object available for injection at SystemInjecteeImpl(requiredType=RecommendationService,parent=RecommendationResourceImpl,qualifiers={},position=-1,optional=false,self=false,unqualified=null,1163111460)
Here is the code:
package com.example.test.recommendations.resources;
#Provider
public class RecommendationResourceImpl implements RecommendationResource {
#Inject
private RecommendationService recommendationService;
#Override
public List<Recommendation> get(String currency,
String entity) {
return recommendationService.getRecommendations(currency, entity));
}
}
Service interface
package com.example.test.recommendations.resources;
// imports
public interface RecommendationService {
List<Recommendation> getRecommendations(String currency, String entity);
Recommendation get(UUID uuid);
}
Service implementation
package com.example.test.recommendations.resources;
//imports
#Component
public class RecommendationServiceImpl implements RecommendationService{
#Override
public List<Recommendation> getRecommendations(String currency, String entity) {
return Collections.emptyList();
}
#Override
public Recommendation get(UUID uuid) {
return null;
}
}
What is correct way to inject services in spring boot applications?
I am using spring boot version 1.3.8 and Jersey version 2.25.1
From your stacktrace it is evident that the server cannot find the dependency bean to be injected.So initially check that the desired bean for the class is getting created during applciation start up.Verify that the service class is in the classpath for component scan to take place, otherwise include the package for scanning.
You are using the #Inject annotation instead of the spring #Autowired annotation to inject the beans.It will work fine but the first and most important difference between #Autowired and #Inject annotation is that the #Inject annotation is only available from Spring 3.0 onwards, so if you want to use annotation-driven dependency injection in Spring 2.5 then you have to use the #Autowired annotation.
Secondly, use the annotation #Service for the service layer rather than using the #Component annotation.
Indicates that an annotated class is a "Service", originally defined
by Domain-Driven Design (Evans, 2003) as "an operation offered as an
interface that stands alone in the model, with no encapsulated state."
May also indicate that a class is a "Business Service Facade" (in the
Core J2EE patterns sense), or something similar. This annotation is a
general-purpose stereotype and individual teams may narrow their
semantics and use as appropriate.
This annotation serves as a specialization of #Component, allowing for
implementation classes to be autodetected through classpath scanning.
#Service
public class RecommendationServiceImpl implements RecommendationService{
#Override
public List<Recommendation> getRecommendations(String currency, String entity) {
return Collections.emptyList();
}
#Override
public Recommendation get(UUID uuid) {
return null;
}
}
I am not an expert on using jersey with springboot , so i do not know if any configurations are causing this issue.
Maybe this thread might be of help to you more:
Dependency injection with Jersey 2.0
You probably never registered your Service with the DI-container. You can do that in your ResourceConfig, which you probably have since you are using jersey:
public class MyApplication extends ResourceConfig {
public MyApplication() {
register(new org.glassfish.hk2.utilities.binding.AbstractBinder() {
#Override
protected void configure() {
bind(RecommendationServiceImpl.class).to(RecommendationService.class).in(Singleton.class);
}
});
packages("com.example.test.recommendations.resources");
}
}
I am using hk2 without spring, so I usually annotate my interfaces with org.jvnet.hk2.annotations.Contract and the implementations with org.jvnet.hk2.annotations.Service. (note: not the spring #Service annotation), so I recommend trying that as well.
I am trying to inject EJB into spring #Controller (spring boot), each time I receive null pointer on stetelessBean.tt();
#Local
public interface IStetelessBean {
void tt();
}
#Stateless
public class StetelesBean implements IStetelessBean {
public void tt(){
System.out.println("ttt");
}
}
#Controller
public class PersonService {
#EJB
IStetelessBean stetelessBean;
#RequestMapping("/test")
public void test(){
stetelessBean.tt();
}
}
Any idea? I am not sure what is wrong.
Spring can only inject beans, it knows about. By default, EJBs are not registered as Spring Beans. Also the #EJB annotation is not recognised by Spring. The only examples in the Spring documentation use XML configuration, so far i could not find any example for Java configuration. You might be better off with changing your EJB into a Spring component, if that's possible.
I have the following problem.
I have a generic class A
public class A<T, DAO extends JpaRepository<?, ?>>
{
#Autowired
protected DAO daoObject;
......
and there I am trying inject a genreic DAO-object of the JpaRepository-type.
If I have only one implemetation of injected object(of JpaRepository), then there is no problem, but if I have more then one, then spring doesn't know which object it is to inject and throws an exception.
The question is: How can I dynamish based on generic information, inject the correct object?
Thank you.
public interface IRegisteredUserDAO extends JpaRepository<RegisteredUser, String> {
}
public interface IMailLogDao extends JpaRepository<MailLog, Long> {
findByTo(String to);
}
and i used it so
public class RegisteredUserVM extends YBTableViewModel<RegisteredUser, IRegisteredUserDAO>
{
UPDATE:
public class MailLogVM extends YBTableViewModel<MailLog, IMailLogDao>
{
}
You should be able to do this using the latest Spring 4 RC1. Versions before that do not support generic injection at all. See this ticket and related commits for details.
You can use Spring's #Qualifier annotation to inject the correct bean:
#Autowired
#Qualifier("IRegisteredUserDAOImpl")
protected DAO daoObject;
Here the bean with qualifier value "IRegisteredUserDAOImpl" is wired.
I am not being able to make #Autowire annotation work with a #Repository annotated class.
I have an interface:
public interface AccountRepository {
public Account findByUsername(String username);
public Account findById(long id);
public Account save(Account account);
}
And the class implementing the interface annotated with #Repository:
#Repository
public class AccountRepositoryImpl implements AccountRepository {
public Account findByUsername(String username){
//Implementing code
}
public Account findById(long id){
//Implementing code
}
public Account save(Account account){
//Implementing code
}
}
In another class, I need to use this repository to find an account by the username, so I am using autowiring, but I am checking if it works and the accountRepository instance is always null:
#Component
public class FooClass {
#Autowired
private AccountRepository accountRepository;
...
public barMethod(){
logger.debug(accountRepository == null ? "accountRepository is NULL" : "accountRepository IS NOT NULL");
}
}
I have also set the packages to scan for the components (sessionFactory.setPackagesToScan(new String [] {"com.foo.bar"});), and it does autowire other classes annotated with #Component for instance, but in this one annotated with #Repository, it is always null.
Am I missing something?
Your problem is most likely that you're instantiating the bean yourself with new, so that Spring isn't aware of it. Inject the bean instead, or make the bean #Configurable and use AspectJ.
It seems likely that you haven't configured your Spring annotations to be enabled. I would recommend taking a look at your component scanning annotations. For instance in a Java config application:
#ComponentScan(basePackages = { "com.foo" })
... or XML config:
<context:annotation-config />
<context:component-scan base-package="com.foo" />
If your FooClass is not under the base-packages defined in that configuration, then the #Autowired will be ignored.
As an additional point, I would recommend trying #Autowired(required = true) - that should cause your application to fail on start-up rather than waiting until you use the service to throw a NullPointerException. However, if annotations are not configured, then there will be no failure.
You should test that your autowiring is being done correctly, using a JUnit test.
#RunWith(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
#ContextConfiguration(
classes = MyConfig.class,
loader = AnnotationConfigContextLoader.class)
public class AccountRepositoryTest {
#Autowired
private AccountRepository accountRepository;
#Test
public void shouldWireRepository() {
assertNotNull(accountRepository);
}
}
This should indicate whether your basic configuration is correct. The next step, assuming that this is being deployed as a web application, would be to check that you have put the correct bits and pieces in your web.xml and foo-servlet.xml configurations to trigger Spring initialisation.
FooClass needs to be instancied by Spring to have his depencies managed.
Make sure FooClass is instancied as a bean (#Component or #Service annotation, or XML declaration).
Edit : sessionFactory.setPackagesToScan is looking for JPA/Hibernate annotations whereas #Repository is a Spring Context annotation.
AccountRepositoryImpl should be in the Spring component-scan scope
Regards,
I'm developing an application using Spring. I need to use the #Service annotation. I have ServiceI and ServiceImpl such that ServiceImpl implements ServiceI. I'm confused here as to where should I keep the #Service annotation.
Should I annotate the interface or the implementation with #Service? What are the differences between these two approaches?
I never put #Component (or #Service, ...) at an interface, because this make the interface useless. Let me explain why.
claim 1: If you have an interface then you want to use that interface for the injection point type.
claim 2: The purpose of an interface is that it define a contract that can been implemented by several implementations. On the other side you have your injection point (#Autowired). Having just one interface and only one class that implement it, is (IMHO) useless, and violates YAGNI.
fact: When you put:
#Component (or #Service, ...) at an interface,
have multiple classes that implements it,
at least two classes become Spring Beans, and
have an injection point that use the interface for type based injection,
then you will get and NoUniqueBeanDefinitionException
(or you have a very special configurations setup, with Environment, Profiles or Qualifiers ...)
Conclusion: If you use #Component (or #Service, ...) at an interface then you must violate at least one of the two clains. Therefore I think it is not useful (except some rare scenarios) to put #Component at interface level.
Spring-Data-JPA Repository interfaces are something complete different
Basically annotations like #Service, #Repository, #Component, etc. they all serve the same purpose:
auto-detection when using annotation-based configuration and classpath
scanning.
From my experience I am always using #Service annotation on the interfaces or abstract classes and annotations like #Component and #Repository for their implementation. #Component annotation I am using on those classes which serves basic purposes, simple Spring beans, nothing more. #Repository annotation I am using in the DAO layer, for e.g. if I have to communicate to the database, have some transactions, etc.
So I would suggest to annotate your interface with the #Service and other layers depending on the functionality.
I used #Component, #Service, #Controller and #Repository annotations only on the implementation classes and not on the interface. But #Autowired annotation with Interfaces still worked for me. If there's only one implementation of your interface Spring component scan automatically finds it with just #Autowired annotation. In case you have multiple implementations, you will need to use the #Qualifier annotation along with #Autowired to inject the correct implementation at the injection point.
1. #Service on Interfaces
#Service
public interface AuthenticationService {
boolean authenticate(String username, String password);
}
Normally, that's fine, but there's a drawback. By putting Spring's #Service on interfaces, we create an extra dependency and couple our interfaces with an outside library.
Next, to test the autodetection of our new service beans, let's create an implementation of our AuthenticationService:
public class InMemoryAuthenticationService implements AuthenticationService {
#Override
public boolean authenticate(String username, String password) {
//...
}
}
We should pay attention that our new implementation, InMemoryAuthenticationService, doesn't have the #Service annotation on it. We left #Service only on the interface, AuthenticationService.
So, let's run our Spring context with the help of a basic Spring Boot setup:
#SpringBootApplication
public class AuthApplication {
#Autowired
private AuthenticationService authService;
public static void main(String[] args) {
SpringApplication.run(AuthApplication.class, args);
}
}
When we run our app, we may get the infamous NoSuchBeanDefinitionException, and the Spring context fails to start.
Therefore, placing #Service on interfaces isn't enough for the auto-detection of Spring components.
2. #Service on Abstract Classes
Using the #Service annotation on abstract classes isn't common.
We'll start by defining an abstract class from scratch and putting the #Service annotation on it:
#Service
public abstract class AbstractAuthenticationService {
public boolean authenticate(String username, String password) {
return false;
}
}
Next, we extend AbstractAuthenticationService to create a concrete implementation without annotating it:
public class LdapAuthenticationService extends AbstractAuthenticationService {
#Override
public boolean authenticate(String username, String password) {
//...
}
}
Accordingly, we also update our AuthApplication, to inject the new service class:
#SpringBootApplication
public class AuthApplication {
#Autowired
private AbstractAuthenticationService authService;
public static void main(String[] args) {
SpringApplication.run(AuthApplication.class, args);
}
}
After we run our AuthApplication, the Spring context doesn't start. It ends up with the same NoSuchBeanDefinitionException exception again.
So, using #Service annotation on abstract classes doesn't have any effect in Spring.
3. #Service on Concrete Classes
Contrary to what we've seen above, it's quite a common practice to annotate the implementation classes instead of abstract classes or interfaces.
In this way, our goal is mostly to tell Spring this class is going to be a #Component and mark it with a special stereotype, which is #Service in our case.
Therefore, Spring will autodetect those classes from the classpath and automatically define them as managed beans.
So, let's put #Service on our concrete service classes this time around. We'll have one class that implements our interface and a second that extends the abstract class that we defined previously:
#Service
public class InMemoryAuthenticationService implements AuthenticationService {
#Override
public boolean authenticate(String username, String password) {
//...
}
}
#Service
public class LdapAuthenticationService extends AbstractAuthenticationService {
#Override
public boolean authenticate(String username, String password) {
//...
}
}
We should take notice here that our AbstractAuthenticationService doesn't implement the AuthenticationService here. Hence, we can test them independently.
Finally, we add both of our service classes into the AuthApplication and give it a try:
#SpringBootApplication
public class AuthApplication {
#Autowired
private AuthenticationService inMemoryAuthService;
#Autowired
private AbstractAuthenticationService ldapAuthService;
public static void main(String[] args) {
SpringApplication.run(AuthApplication.class, args);
}
}
Our final test gives us a successful result, and the Spring context boots up with no exceptions. Both of the services are automatically registered as beans.
You might have a look at this page for the other explanations.
Pros of putting annotation on #Service is that it gives a hint that it is a service. I don't know if any implementing class will by default inherit this annoation.
Con side is that you are coupling your interface with a specific framework i.e. Spring, by using spring specific annotation.
As interfaces are supposed to be decoupled from implementation, I would not suggest using any framework specific Annotations or object part of your interface.
I would put #Service on your class but put the name of the interface as a parameter to the annotation e.g.
interface ServiceOne {}
#Service("ServiceOne")
class ServiceOneImpl implements ServiceOne{}
By doing that you get all the benefits and can still inject the interface but get the class
#Autowired
private ServiceOne serviceOne;
So your interface is not tied to spring framework and you can change the class at any time and not have to update all your injection points.
So if I wanted to change the implementation class I could just annotate the new class and remove from the first but that's all that is required to be changed. If you inject the class you could have a lot of work when ever you want to change the impl class.
One benefit of spring is to easily switch Service (or other) implementation.
For this, you need to annotate on the interface and declare variable like this :
#Autowired
private MyInterface myVariable;
and not :
#Autowired
private MyClassImplementationWhichImplementsMyInterface myVariable;
Like the first case, you can activate which implementation to inject from the moment it is unique (only one class implements the interface).
In the second case, you need to refactor all your code (the new class implementation has another name).
As a consequence, the annotation needs to be on the interface as much as possible. Furthermore, JDK proxies are well suited for this : they are created and instantiated at application startup because runtime type is known by advance, contrary to CGlib proxies.
interface MyService {}
#Service
class MyServiceImpl implements MyService{}
#Autowired
private MyService myService;
My testing result on spring-boot 2.7.4 is:
Adding #Service ONLY to interface doesn't create spring bean named MyService. It will error on Autowired.
#Service will need to be added to implementation class to create bean com.*.service.impl.MyServiceImpl $$EnhancerBySpringCGLIB$$9140ae19 Spring will wire it to private MyService myService;
There are 5 annotations which could be used for making spring beans. List in below of answers.
Do you really need an interface? If you are going to have one implementation for each service interface, just avoid it, use only class. Of course, if you don't have RMI or when interface proxy is required.
#Repository - use for injecting your dao layer classes.
#Service - use for injecting your service layer classes. In service layer also you might need to use #Transactional annotation for db transaction management.
#Controller - use for your frontend layer controllers, such as JSF managed beans injecting as spring beans.
#RestController - use for spring rest controllers, this would help you to avoid every time to put #ResponseBody and #RequestBody annotations in your rest methods.
#Component - use it in any other case when you need to Inject spring bean which is not controller, service, or dao class
To put it simply:
#Service is a Stereotype annotation for the service layer.
#Repository is a Stereotype annotation for the persistence layer.
#Component is a generic stereotype annotation used to tell Spring to create an instance of the object in the Application Context. It's possible to
define any name for the instance, the default is the class name as camel case.