SpringBoot BeanCreationException during Spring Boot Application Startup after Migration to Spring Boot 2.6

Hello,

I am currently facing an issue after migrating our application from Spring Boot 1.5.15.RELEASE to 2.6. The migration also included updates to several other key dependencies such as:

• Grails: 3.3.7 → 5.1.9
• Groovy: 2.4.15 → 3.0.9
• Gradle: 3.5 → 7.6.4
• GORM: 6.1.9.RELEASE → 7.2.0
• Micronaut: 3.2.0 added

After successfully compiling the project, the application fails to start and throws a BeanCreationException. Below is the full stack trace:

ERROR org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication - Application run failed
org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'requestMappingHandlerMapping' defined in org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.DelegatingWebMvcConfiguration: Initialization of bean failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'grailsInterceptorMappedInterceptor': Cannot create inner bean '(inner bean)#39c8101c' of type [org.grails.plugins.web.interceptors.GrailsInterceptorHandlerInterceptorAdapter] while setting constructor argument; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.UnsatisfiedDependencyException: Error creating bean with name '(inner bean)#39c8101c': Unsatisfied dependency expressed through method 'setInterceptors' parameter 0; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'apiAuthInterceptor': Initialization of bean failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'droitUtilisateurService': Initialization of bean failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'droitProfilService': Initialization of bean failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'droitService': Initialization of bean failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'initialisationSystemeService': Initialization of bean failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'adresseService': Initialization of bean failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'thematiqueService': Initialization of bean failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'referentielService': Initialization of bean failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'importTalendService': Initialization of bean failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'gestionCollectiveService': Initialization of bean failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'bulletinService': Initialization of bean failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'dossierPaieService': Initialization of bean failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'carte00Service': Initialization of bean failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'carte01Service': Initialization of bean failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'carteService': Initialization of bean failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'carte02Service': Initialization of bean failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'etatCivilIndividuService': Initialization of bean failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'carte9CService': Initialization of bean failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'carte9GService': Initialization of bean failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'editionMouvementPaieService': Initialization of bean failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'carte05Service': Initialization of bean failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'carte20Service': Initialization of bean failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'cotisationPSCService': Initialization of bean failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'affiliationService': Initialization of bean failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'utilisateurService': Initialization of bean failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'mailService': Initialization of bean failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.UnsatisfiedDependencyException: Error creating bean with name 'mailMessageBuilderFactory' defined in grails.plugins.mail.MailConfiguration: Unsatisfied dependency expressed through method 'mailMessageBuilderFactory' parameter 1; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.UnsatisfiedDependencyException: Error creating bean with name 'mailMessageContentRenderer' defined in grails.plugins.mail.MailConfiguration: Unsatisfied dependency expressed through method 'mailMessageContentRenderer' parameter 0; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'groovyPagesTemplateEngine': Cannot resolve reference to bean 'gspTagLibraryLookup' while setting bean property 'tagLibraryLookup'; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'gspTagLibraryLookup': Invocation of init method failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'asset.pipeline.grails.AssetsTagLib': Initialization of bean failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'assetProcessorService': Injection of resource dependencies failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.UnsatisfiedDependencyException: Error creating bean with name 'grailsLinkGenerator': Unsatisfied dependency expressed through field 'mappingContext'; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'grailsDomainClassMappingContext': Invocation of init method failed; nested exception is java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Could not initialize class ogrh.reference.gest.CodeTaux
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:628)
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:542)
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.lambda$doGetBean$0(AbstractBeanFactory.java:335)
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:234)
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:333)
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:208)
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.preInstantiateSingletons(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:953)
    at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.finishBeanFactoryInitialization(AbstractApplicationContext.java:918)
    at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:583)
    at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.refresh(SpringApplication.java:740)
    at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.refreshContext(SpringApplication.java:415)
    at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:303)
    at grails.boot.GrailsApp.run(GrailsApp.groovy:99)
    at grails.boot.GrailsApp.run(GrailsApp.groovy:485)
    at grails.boot.GrailsApp.run(GrailsApp.groovy:472)
    at grails.boot.GrailsApp$run.call(Unknown Source)
    at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.callsite.CallSiteArray.defaultCall(CallSiteArray.java:47)
    at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.callsite.AbstractCallSite.call(AbstractCallSite.java:125)
    at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.callsite.AbstractCallSite.call(AbstractCallSite.java:148)
    at ogrh.Application.main(Application.groovy:17)

Relevant Configuration Files

build.gradle: The primary build file contains all dependency configurations and settings. Since the migration, it includes the following updated dependencies:

plugins {
    id "groovy"
    id "org.grails.grails-web"
    id "org.grails.grails-gsp"
    id "war"
    id "idea"
    id "com.bertramlabs.asset-pipeline"
    id "application"
    id "eclipse"
    id "maven-publish"
    id "jacoco"
    id "org.sonarqube"
    id "net.researchgate.release"
    id "org.openrewrite.rewrite"
}

sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_11
targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_11

repositories {
    mavenCentral()
    maven { url "https://repo.grails.org/grails/core/" }
    maven { url "https://plugins.gradle.org/m2/" }
    maven { url "https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2" }
    maven { url "https://repo.spring.io/milestone" }
    maven { url 'https://jitpack.io' }
    maven {
        url "http://nexus.cegape.fr:8081/repository/ogrh/"
        allowInsecureProtocol = true
    }
}

ext.systemProperties = localBootRunProperties()

group = "ogrh"

configurations.all {
    all*.exclude module: 'slf4j-log4j12'
    all*.exclude group: "org.bouncycastle", module: "bcprov-jdk16:1.46"
    all*.exclude group: "org.bouncycastle", module: "bcprov-jdk15on:1.55"
}

dependencies {

    String env = grailsEnv()

    implementation platform("org.grails:grails-bom:${grailsVersion}")
    implementation platform("io.micronaut:micronaut-bom:$micronautVersion")
    implementation("org.grails:grails-core:${grailsVersion}")
    implementation("org.hibernate:hibernate-ehcache")
    implementation("org.grails:grails-datastore-gorm:${gormVersion}")
    implementation("org.codehaus.groovy:groovy-all:${groovyVersion}")
    implementation("io.micronaut:micronaut-http-client")
    implementation("io.micronaut:micronaut-runtime")
    implementation("org.ow2.asm:asm:9.2")
    implementation("org.grails:grails-shell:6.1.2")
    implementation("org.grails:grails-logging")
    implementation("org.grails:grails-plugin-databinding")
    implementation("org.grails:grails-plugin-i18n")
    implementation("org.grails:grails-plugin-interceptors")
    implementation("org.grails:grails-plugin-rest")
    implementation("org.grails:grails-plugin-services")
    implementation("org.grails:grails-plugin-url-mappings")
    implementation("org.grails:grails-web-boot")
    implementation("org.grails.plugins:gsp")
    implementation("org.grails.plugins:scaffolding")

    implementation("org.springframework.hateoas:spring-hateoas:1.5.6")

    implementation("org.grails.plugins:spring-security-rest:3.0.1")
    implementation("org.grails.plugins:cache:5.0.1")
    implementation("org.grails.plugins:async")
    implementation("org.grails.plugins:events")
    implementation("org.grails.plugins:mail:4.0.0")
    implementation("org.grails:grails-datastore-gorm-async:6.1.10.RELEASE")

    if (env ==~ /.*ldap/) {
        implementation("org.grails.plugins:spring-security-ldap:3.0.2")
        // La compilation de cette librairie ne doit pas se faire,sous peine de plantage, si un environnement LDAP n'est pas utilisé
    }
    if (env ==~ /.*cas/) {
        implementation("org.grails.plugins:spring-security-cas:3.1.0")
        implementation("org.springframework.security:spring-security-cas:4.1.5.RELEASE")
    }

    implementation("org.jfree:jcommon:1.0.24")
    implementation("xml-apis:xml-apis:1.0.b2")
    implementation("jakarta.annotation:jakarta.annotation-api:2.0.0")
    implementation("org.jsoup:jsoup:1.14.3")
    implementation("com.google.guava:guava:31.0.1-jre")
    implementation("com.nimbusds:nimbus-jose-jwt:9.15")
    implementation("org.jasypt:jasypt:1.9.3")
    implementation("org.grails.plugins:database-migration:4.0.0") {
        exclude(module: "bcprov-jdk16:1.46")
        exclude group: 'org.liquibase', module: 'liquibase-core'
    }
    implementation("org.liquibase:liquibase-core:4.6.1")

    implementation("javax.xml.bind:jaxb-api:2.3.1")
    implementation("com.sun.xml.bind:jaxb-impl:2.3.3")
    implementation("com.sun.xml.bind:jaxb-core:3.0.0")
    implementation("com.ogrh:import-data:1.3.7.e")
    implementation("org.grails.plugins:ajax-tags:1.0.0")
    implementation("org.docx4j:docx4j-core:8.1.2")
    implementation("org.docx4j:docx4j-export-fo:11.5.0")
    implementation("org.docx4j:docx4j-ImportXHTML:11.4.8")
    implementation("org.docx4j:xhtmlrenderer:3.0.0")
    implementation("org.grails.plugins:excel-import:3.0.2")
    implementation("org.grails.plugins:swagger:1.0.1")
    implementation("io.swagger:swagger-annotations:1.6.14")
    implementation("org.webjars:swagger-ui:5.17.14")
    implementation("net.sf.jasperreports:jasperreports:6.4.0")
    implementation("net.sf.jasperreports:jasperreports-fonts:6.0.0")

    implementation("org.apache.xmlgraphics:batik-bridge:1.17")
    implementation("org.apache.xmlgraphics:batik-gvt:1.17")
    implementation("org.apache.xmlgraphics:batik-svg-dom:1.17")
    implementation("org.apache.xmlgraphics:batik-util:1.17")
    implementation("org.apache.xmlgraphics:batik-dom:1.17")
    implementation("org.apache.xmlgraphics:batik-script:1.17")
    implementation("org.apache.xmlgraphics:batik-css:1.17")
    implementation("org.apache.xmlgraphics:batik-awt-util:1.17")
    implementation("org.apache.xmlgraphics:batik-svggen:1.17")
    implementation("net.sf.opencsv:opencsv:2.3")
    implementation("com.itextpdf:itextpdf:5.5.13.4")
    implementation("org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core:2.17.1")
    implementation("org.grails.plugins:grails-xss-sanitizer:1.2.0")
    implementation("javax.activation:activation:1.1.1")
    implementation("org.glassfish.jaxb:jaxb-runtime:4.0.4")
    implementation("com.googlecode.juniversalchardet:juniversalchardet:1.0.3")
    implementation("net.sourceforge.htmlunit:htmlunit:2.70.0")

    runtimeOnly("org.glassfish.web:el-impl:2.2")

    implementation("org.servicestalend.job:ImportXmlRefNomen:0.37.0") {
        exclude(group: 'org.slf4j', module: 'slf4j-log4j12')
    }
    implementation("org.importindividuv2.job:GestionCollIndividu:0.1.0") {
        exclude(group: 'org.apache.logging.log4j', module: 'log4j-1.2-api')
        exclude(group: 'org.apache.logging.log4j', module: 'log4j-api')
        exclude(group: 'org.apache.logging.log4j', module: 'log4j-core')
        exclude(group: 'org.apache.logging.log4j', module: 'log4j-slf4j-impl')
    }
    implementation("org.importimputbudg.job:JobImportImputationBudgetaire:0.1.0") {
        exclude(group: 'org.apache.logging.log4j', module: 'log4j-1.2-api')
        exclude(group: 'org.apache.logging.log4j', module: 'log4j-api')
        exclude(group: 'org.apache.logging.log4j', module: 'log4j-core')
        exclude(group: 'org.apache.logging.log4j', module: 'log4j-slf4j-impl')
    }
    implementation("org.importimputbudg.job:JobImportEnMasseNomenclatures:0.1.1") {
        exclude(group: 'org.apache.logging.log4j', module: 'log4j-1.2-api')
        exclude(group: 'org.apache.logging.log4j', module: 'log4j-api')
        exclude(group: 'org.apache.logging.log4j', module: 'log4j-core')
        exclude(group: 'org.apache.logging.log4j', module: 'log4j-slf4j-impl')
    }

    implementation("org.docx4j:docx4j-JAXB-ReferenceImpl:8.1.2")
    implementation("org.grails.plugins:jasypt-encryption:2.0.2")

    runtimeOnly("com.h2database:h2")
    runtimeOnly("org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-jdbc")

    testImplementation("org.grails:grails-gorm-testing-support")
    testImplementation("org.grails:grails-web-testing-support")
    testImplementation("org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.10.2")
    testImplementation("org.grails.plugins:geb:2.0.0")

    testRuntimeOnly("org.seleniumhq.selenium:selenium-chrome-driver:4.23.1")
    testRuntimeOnly("org.seleniumhq.selenium:selenium-chrome-driver:2.47.1")

    console("org.grails:grails-console")
    profile("org.grails.profiles:web")
}

java {
    sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.toVersion("11")
}

tasks.withType(Test) {
    systemProperty "geb.env", System.getProperty('geb.env')
    systemProperty "geb.build.reportsDir", reporting.file("geb/integrationTest")
    systemProperty "webdriver.chrome.driver", System.getProperty('webdriver.chrome.driver')
    systemProperty "webdriver.gecko.driver", System.getProperty('webdriver.gecko.driver')
}

test {
    maxParallelForks = Runtime.runtime.availableProcessors().intdiv(2) ?: 1
    ignoreFailures = true
    jvmArgs "-Xmx6144m"
    maxHeapSize = "6144m"
}

sonarqube {
    properties {
        property "sonar.sourceEncoding", "UTF-8"
        property "sonar.tests", ["src/test", "src/integration-test"]
        property "sonar.java.coveragePlugin", "jacoco"
        property "sonar.jacoco.reportPath", "${buildDir}/jacoco/jacoco.exec"
        property 'sonar.jacoco.itReportPath', "${buildDir}/jacoco/integrationTest.exec"
        property "sonar.junit.reportsPath", "${project.buildDir}/test-results/test"
    }
}

jacoco {
    toolVersion = "0.8.8"
    reportsDirectory = file("$buildDir/jacoco/customJacocoReportDir")
}

jacocoTestReport {
    reports {
        xml.required.set(true)
        csv.required.set(false)
        html.outputLocation.set(file("${buildDir}/jacoco/jacocoHtml"))
    }
    executionData integrationTest, test
}

test {
    jacoco {
        destinationFile = file("${buildDir}/jacoco/jacoco.exec")
        enabled = true
    }
}

integrationTest {
    jacoco {
        destinationFile = file("${buildDir}/jacoco/integrationTest.exec")
        enabled = true
    }
}

assets {
    minifyJs = false
    minifyCss = true
}

task dependencyUpdates {
    doLast {
        gradlew dependencyUpdates
    }
}

tasks.withType(JavaCompile) {
    options.forkOptions.memoryMaximumSize = '4g'
}

compileGroovy {
    groovyOptions.forkOptions.with {
        memoryMaximumSize = '4g'
    }
}

task pathingMJar(type: Jar) {
    archiveAppendix = 'pathing'

    doFirst {
        def runtimeClasspathFiles = configurations.runtimeClasspath.resolvedConfiguration.resolvedArtifacts.collect { it.file }
        def classpathEntries = runtimeClasspathFiles.collect {
            it.toURI().toURL().toString().replaceFirst(/file:\/+/, '/')
        }.join(' ')

        manifest {
            attributes "Class-Path": classpathEntries
        }
    }

    // Exclude unnecessary files
    exclude { it.file.absolutePath.contains('assetCompile') }

    // Ensure this task does not inadvertently cause a circular dependency
    onlyIf {
        !gradle.taskGraph.hasTask(':compileGroovyPages') && !gradle.taskGraph.hasTask(':compileWebappGroovyPages')
    }
}

bootWar {
    mainClass.set('ogrh.Application')
    enabled = true
}

bootRun {
    mainClass.set("ogrh.Application")
    jvmArgs "-Xmx4096m"
    maxHeapSize = "2048m"
    //dependsOn pathingMJar
    doFirst {
        bootRun.systemProperties(localBootRunProperties())
        // Ad d the compiled app classed to the classpath of the pathing jar. Probably there is a gradle variable for them?
        classpath = files("$buildDir/classes/main", "$buildDir/resources/main", "$projectDir/gsp-classes") + sourceSets.main.runtimeClasspath
        //, pathingMJar.archivePath
        //classpath = sourceSets.main.runtimeClasspath + files(pathingMJar.archivePath)
        //classpath = files("$buildDir/classes/groovy/main", "$buildDir/resources/main") + sourceSets.main.runtimeClasspath + files(pathingMJar.archivePath)
    }
}

/*[dbmGormDiff, dbmClearChecksums, dbmGenerateChangelog, dbmGenerateGormChangelog].each { runTask ->
    configure(runTask) {
        systemProperties localBootRunProperties()
    }
}*/

grails {
    //pathingJar = true
    agent {
        enabled = true
    }
}

sourceSets {
    main {
        resources {
            srcDir 'grails-app/migrations'
        }
    }
}

publishing {
    publications {
        webApp(MavenPublication) {
            artifactId 'war'
            from components.web
        }
    }
    repositories {
        maven {
            name 'nexus'
            url nexusReleaseUrl
            credentials {
                username = nexusUser
                password = nexusPassword
            }
        }
    }
}

release {
    failOnCommitNeeded = true
    failOnPublishNeeded = true
    failOnUnversionedFiles = true
    failOnSnapshotDependencies = false
    failOnUpdateNeeded = true
    revertOnFail = true
    preCommitText = ''
    preTagCommitMessage = '[Gradle Release Plugin] - pre tag commit: '
    tagCommitMessage = '[Gradle Release Plugin] - creating tag: '
    newVersionCommitMessage = '[Gradle Release Plugin] - new version commit: '
    tagTemplate = '${version}'
    versionPropertyFile = 'gradle.properties'
    versionProperties = []
    buildTasks = ['build']
    scmAdapters = [
            net.researchgate.release.GitAdapter,
    ]

    git {
        requireBranch = 'master'
        pushToRemote = 'origin'
        pushToBranchPrefix = ''
        commitVersionFileOnly = false
        signTag = false
    }
}

war {
    rootSpec.exclude("bcprov-jdk16-1.46.jar")
    rootSpec.exclude("bcprov-jdk15on-1.55.jar")
    String env = grailsEnv()
    if (env == "ldap") {
        rootSpec.exclude 'application.yml'
        rootSpec.exclude 'application-cas.yml'
    } else if (env == "cas") {
        rootSpec.exclude 'application.yml'
        rootSpec.exclude 'application-ldap.yml'
    } else {
        rootSpec.exclude 'application-ldap.yml'
        rootSpec.exclude 'application-cas.yml'
    }
}

String grailsEnv() {
    Properties p = ext.systemProperties
    String env = p.getProperty('grails.env')
    env
}

Properties localBootRunProperties() {
    Properties p = new Properties()
    p.load(new FileInputStream(
            file(project.projectDir).absolutePath + "/grails-app/conf/config/contexts/database.properties"))
    return p
}

jar {
    enabled = true
}

bootJar {
    enabled = false
}

gradle.properties :

grailsVersion=5.1.9
grailsGradlePluginVersion=5.1.5
groovyVersion=3.0.9
gormVersion=7.2.0
micronautVersion=3.2.0
logback.version=1.2.7
version=0.14.0.0-SNAPSHOT
org.gradle.caching=true
org.gradle.daemon=true
org.gradle.parallel=true
org.gradle.jvmargs=-Dfile.encoding=UTF-8 -Xmx6144m

Comment From: bclozel

Sorry but we won't be able to help you as Spring Boot 2.6 is out of support.