According to #20852, spring framework and hibernate support dependency injection into AttributeConverter<FROM, TO> instances, but only as long as you do not annotate your implementation with @Converter, which is required by JSR-338 chapter 10.6, page 421.
The following stacktrace suggests that Spring ORM still indirectly calls AttributeConverterDefinition, which is deprecated as of Hibernate 5.3
org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'entityManagerFactory' defined in class path resource [org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/orm/jpa/HibernateJpaConfiguration.class]: Invocation of init method failed; nested exception is org.hibernate.AnnotationException: Unable to instantiate AttributeConverter [lt.saltyjuice.dragas.configuration.AtomicEventContextMapConverter]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.initializeBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1745)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:576)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:498)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.lambda$doGetBean$0(AbstractBeanFactory.java:320)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:222)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:318)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:199)
at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.getBean(AbstractApplicationContext.java:1083)
at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.finishBeanFactoryInitialization(AbstractApplicationContext.java:853)
at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:546)
at org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.context.ServletWebServerApplicationContext.refresh(ServletWebServerApplicationContext.java:142)
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.refresh(SpringApplication.java:775)
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.refreshContext(SpringApplication.java:397)
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:316)
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:1260)
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:1248)
at lt.saltyjuice.dragas.configuration.SigningApplication.main(SigningApplication.java:23)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
at org.springframework.boot.maven.AbstractRunMojo$LaunchRunner.run(AbstractRunMojo.java:558)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748)
Caused by: org.hibernate.AnnotationException: Unable to instantiate AttributeConverter [lt.saltyjuice.dragas.configuration.AtomicEventContextMapConverter]
at org.hibernate.cfg.AttributeConverterDefinition.instantiateAttributeConverter(AttributeConverterDefinition.java:63)
at org.hibernate.cfg.AttributeConverterDefinition.from(AttributeConverterDefinition.java:80)
at org.hibernate.boot.model.process.internal.ScanningCoordinator.applyScanResultsToManagedResources(ScanningCoordinator.java:235)
at org.hibernate.boot.model.process.internal.ScanningCoordinator.coordinateScan(ScanningCoordinator.java:82)
at org.hibernate.boot.model.process.spi.MetadataBuildingProcess.prepare(MetadataBuildingProcess.java:99)
at org.hibernate.jpa.boot.internal.EntityManagerFactoryBuilderImpl.<init>(EntityManagerFactoryBuilderImpl.java:232)
at org.hibernate.jpa.boot.internal.EntityManagerFactoryBuilderImpl.<init>(EntityManagerFactoryBuilderImpl.java:167)
at org.springframework.orm.jpa.vendor.SpringHibernateJpaPersistenceProvider.createContainerEntityManagerFactory(SpringHibernateJpaPersistenceProvider.java:51)
at org.springframework.orm.jpa.LocalContainerEntityManagerFactoryBean.createNativeEntityManagerFactory(LocalContainerEntityManagerFactoryBean.java:365)
at org.springframework.orm.jpa.AbstractEntityManagerFactoryBean.buildNativeEntityManagerFactory(AbstractEntityManagerFactoryBean.java:390)
at org.springframework.orm.jpa.AbstractEntityManagerFactoryBean.afterPropertiesSet(AbstractEntityManagerFactoryBean.java:377)
at org.springframework.orm.jpa.LocalContainerEntityManagerFactoryBean.afterPropertiesSet(LocalContainerEntityManagerFactoryBean.java:341)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.invokeInitMethods(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1804)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.initializeBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1741)
... 22 common frames omitted
Caused by: java.lang.InstantiationException: lt.saltyjuice.dragas.configuration.AtomicEventContextMapConverter
at java.lang.Class.newInstance(Class.java:427)
at org.hibernate.cfg.AttributeConverterDefinition.instantiateAttributeConverter(AttributeConverterDefinition.java:59)
... 35 common frames omitted
Caused by: java.lang.NoSuchMethodException: lt.saltyjuice.dragas.configuration.AtomicEventContextMapConverter.<init>()
at java.lang.Class.getConstructor0(Class.java:3082)
at java.lang.Class.newInstance(Class.java:412)
... 36 common frames omitted
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.maven.AbstractRunMojo$LaunchRunner.run(AbstractRunMojo.java:558)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748)
Caused by: org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'entityManagerFactory' defined in class path resource [org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/orm/jpa/HibernateJpaConfiguration.class]: Invocation of init method failed; nested exception is org.hibernate.AnnotationException: Unable to instantiate AttributeConverter [lt.saltyjuice.dragas.configuration.AtomicEventContextMapConverter]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.initializeBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1745)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:576)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:498)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.lambda$doGetBean$0(AbstractBeanFactory.java:320)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:222)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:318)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:199)
at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.getBean(AbstractApplicationContext.java:1083)
at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.finishBeanFactoryInitialization(AbstractApplicationContext.java:853)
at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:546)
at org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.context.ServletWebServerApplicationContext.refresh(ServletWebServerApplicationContext.java:142)
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.refresh(SpringApplication.java:775)
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.refreshContext(SpringApplication.java:397)
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:316)
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:1260)
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:1248)
at lt.saltyjuice.dragas.configuration.SigningApplication.main(SigningApplication.java:23)
... 6 more
Caused by: org.hibernate.AnnotationException: Unable to instantiate AttributeConverter [lt.saltyjuice.dragas.configuration.AtomicEventContextMapConverter]
at org.hibernate.cfg.AttributeConverterDefinition.instantiateAttributeConverter(AttributeConverterDefinition.java:63)
at org.hibernate.cfg.AttributeConverterDefinition.from(AttributeConverterDefinition.java:80)
at org.hibernate.boot.model.process.internal.ScanningCoordinator.applyScanResultsToManagedResources(ScanningCoordinator.java:235)
at org.hibernate.boot.model.process.internal.ScanningCoordinator.coordinateScan(ScanningCoordinator.java:82)
at org.hibernate.boot.model.process.spi.MetadataBuildingProcess.prepare(MetadataBuildingProcess.java:99)
at org.hibernate.jpa.boot.internal.EntityManagerFactoryBuilderImpl.<init>(EntityManagerFactoryBuilderImpl.java:232)
at org.hibernate.jpa.boot.internal.EntityManagerFactoryBuilderImpl.<init>(EntityManagerFactoryBuilderImpl.java:167)
at org.springframework.orm.jpa.vendor.SpringHibernateJpaPersistenceProvider.createContainerEntityManagerFactory(SpringHibernateJpaPersistenceProvider.java:51)
at org.springframework.orm.jpa.LocalContainerEntityManagerFactoryBean.createNativeEntityManagerFactory(LocalContainerEntityManagerFactoryBean.java:365)
at org.springframework.orm.jpa.AbstractEntityManagerFactoryBean.buildNativeEntityManagerFactory(AbstractEntityManagerFactoryBean.java:390)
at org.springframework.orm.jpa.AbstractEntityManagerFactoryBean.afterPropertiesSet(AbstractEntityManagerFactoryBean.java:377)
at org.springframework.orm.jpa.LocalContainerEntityManagerFactoryBean.afterPropertiesSet(LocalContainerEntityManagerFactoryBean.java:341)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.invokeInitMethods(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1804)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.initializeBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1741)
... 22 more
Caused by: java.lang.InstantiationException: lt.saltyjuice.dragas.configuration.AtomicEventContextMapConverter
at java.lang.Class.newInstance(Class.java:427)
at org.hibernate.cfg.AttributeConverterDefinition.instantiateAttributeConverter(AttributeConverterDefinition.java:59)
... 35 more
Caused by: java.lang.NoSuchMethodException: lt.saltyjuice.dragas.configuration.AtomicEventContextMapConverter.<init>()
at java.lang.Class.getConstructor0(Class.java:3082)
at java.lang.Class.newInstance(Class.java:412)
... 36 more
Comment From: TomSchalld
@Dragas I ran today into the same issue and after a couple of hours I was finally able to resolve it. I had manually configured the LocalContainerEntityManagerFactoryBean. I could resolve the issue after removing the manual creation and configuration of that bean. I just wanted to leave a comment maybe it helps you and others. Good Luck!
Comment From: Dragas
I don't seem to depend on manually configured LocalContainerEntityManagerFactoryBean but I'll keep it in mind.
Comment From: jonseah
I've had similar issue and resolved this with the SpringBeanContainer
so...
LocalContainerEntityManagerFactoryBean emfb = ...
emfb.getJpaPropertyMap().put(AvailableSettings.BEAN_CONTAINER, new SpringBeanContainer(beanFactory));
Comment From: membersound
Still no update on this? I have the same exception for a multi-datasource setup (where you have to create the entity manager yourself).
While I could resolve the problem with @jonseah solution, I think spring should be able to directly cover this?
Comment From: nkavian
I'm not using LocalContainerEntityManagerFactoryBean in my project and I have the same problem.
Comment From: haepyung
hi. I have the same exception for a multi-datasource setup. While I could resolve the problem with @jonseah solution but I have the following problem.
first problem : org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException > Invocation of init method failed; nested exception is org.hibernate.MappingException solve : @jonseah solution. :)
second problem: org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException > nested exception is org.hibernate.AnnotationException solve: delete @Converter annotation but this solution doesn't seem to work.
question: Another way to solve second problem
Comment From: seletz
Hi, I believe I'm also running into this using spring boot 2.7.3.
I try to implement a AttributeConverter to convert an object to JSON using a custom deserialiser which I registered in a object mapper bean. Injecting this object mapper to the AttributeConverter fails -- the constructor is never called.
For now I'll resolve this by building the mapper in a static field on the first access, but this seems hacky to me.
Comment From: tarunwadhwa-paypay
Can someone share an example of how to solve it? I need to autowire object from third party package and really stuck in making this make with JPA converter.
P.S Not using LocalContainerEntityManagerFactoryBean
Comment From: snicoll
Spring Framework should remain agnostic at whether Hibernate is configured with SpringBeanContainer. Spring Boot, on the other hand, configures this by default in the meantime. If you are configuring hibernate manually, then you should specify that setting, like any other setting really. If you're using spring boot with the default, it is covered.