springboot NullPointerException on Windows when creating a build image and //./pipe/docker_engine is not available

[ERROR] Failed to execute goal org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-maven-plugin:2.3.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT:build-image (default-cli) on project build.docker.image.test: Execution default-cli of goal org.springframew
ork.boot:spring-boot-maven-plugin:2.3.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT:build-image failed.: NullPointerException -> [Help 1]
org.apache.maven.lifecycle.LifecycleExecutionException: Failed to execute goal org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-maven-plugin:2.3.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT:build-image (default-cli) on project build.docker.image.test
: Execution default-cli of goal org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-maven-plugin:2.3.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT:build-image failed.
    at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute (MojoExecutor.java:215)
    at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute (MojoExecutor.java:156)
    at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute (MojoExecutor.java:148)
    at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProject (LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:117)
    at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProject (LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:81)
    at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.builder.singlethreaded.SingleThreadedBuilder.build (SingleThreadedBuilder.java:56)
    at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleStarter.execute (LifecycleStarter.java:128)
    at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute (DefaultMaven.java:305)
    at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute (DefaultMaven.java:192)
    at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.execute (DefaultMaven.java:105)
    at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.execute (MavenCli.java:956)
    at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.doMain (MavenCli.java:288)
    at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.main (MavenCli.java:192)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0 (Native Method)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke (Unknown Source)
    at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke (Unknown Source)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke (Unknown Source)
    at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launchEnhanced (Launcher.java:282)
    at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launch (Launcher.java:225)
    at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.mainWithExitCode (Launcher.java:406)
    at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.main (Launcher.java:347)
Caused by: org.apache.maven.plugin.PluginExecutionException: Execution default-cli of goal org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-maven-plugin:2.3.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT:build-image failed.
    at org.apache.maven.plugin.DefaultBuildPluginManager.executeMojo (DefaultBuildPluginManager.java:148)
    at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute (MojoExecutor.java:210)
    at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute (MojoExecutor.java:156)
    at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute (MojoExecutor.java:148)
    at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProject (LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:117)
    at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProject (LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:81)
    at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.builder.singlethreaded.SingleThreadedBuilder.build (SingleThreadedBuilder.java:56)
    at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleStarter.execute (LifecycleStarter.java:128)
    at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute (DefaultMaven.java:305)
    at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute (DefaultMaven.java:192)
    at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.execute (DefaultMaven.java:105)
    at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.execute (MavenCli.java:956)
    at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.doMain (MavenCli.java:288)
    at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.main (MavenCli.java:192)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0 (Native Method)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke (Unknown Source)
    at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke (Unknown Source)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke (Unknown Source)
    at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launchEnhanced (Launcher.java:282)
    at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launch (Launcher.java:225)
    at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.mainWithExitCode (Launcher.java:406)
    at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.main (Launcher.java:347)
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
    at org.springframework.boot.buildpack.platform.socket.NamedPipeSocket.open (NamedPipeSocket.java:66)
    at org.springframework.boot.buildpack.platform.socket.NamedPipeSocket.<init> (NamedPipeSocket.java:50)
    at org.springframework.boot.buildpack.platform.socket.NamedPipeSocket.get (NamedPipeSocket.java:97)
    at org.springframework.boot.buildpack.platform.docker.DockerConnectionSocketFactory.createSocket (DockerConnectionSocketFactory.java:46)
    at org.apache.http.impl.conn.DefaultHttpClientConnectionOperator.connect (DefaultHttpClientConnectionOperator.java:119)
    at org.apache.http.impl.conn.BasicHttpClientConnectionManager.connect (BasicHttpClientConnectionManager.java:313)
    at org.apache.http.impl.execchain.MainClientExec.establishRoute (MainClientExec.java:393)
    at org.apache.http.impl.execchain.MainClientExec.execute (MainClientExec.java:236)
    at org.apache.http.impl.execchain.ProtocolExec.execute (ProtocolExec.java:186)
    at org.apache.http.impl.execchain.RetryExec.execute (RetryExec.java:89)
    at org.apache.http.impl.execchain.RedirectExec.execute (RedirectExec.java:110)
    at org.apache.http.impl.client.InternalHttpClient.doExecute (InternalHttpClient.java:185)
    at org.apache.http.impl.client.CloseableHttpClient.execute (CloseableHttpClient.java:83)
    at org.apache.http.impl.client.CloseableHttpClient.execute (CloseableHttpClient.java:108)
    at org.springframework.boot.buildpack.platform.docker.HttpClientHttp.execute (HttpClientHttp.java:135)
    at org.springframework.boot.buildpack.platform.docker.HttpClientHttp.post (HttpClientHttp.java:84)
    at org.springframework.boot.buildpack.platform.docker.DockerApi$ImageApi.pull (DockerApi.java:150)
    at org.springframework.boot.buildpack.platform.build.Builder.pullBuilder (Builder.java:83)
    at org.springframework.boot.buildpack.platform.build.Builder.build (Builder.java:62)
    at org.springframework.boot.maven.BuildImageMojo.buildImage (BuildImageMojo.java:117)
    at org.springframework.boot.maven.BuildImageMojo.execute (BuildImageMojo.java:109)
    at org.apache.maven.plugin.DefaultBuildPluginManager.executeMojo (DefaultBuildPluginManager.java:137)
    at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute (MojoExecutor.java:210)
    at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute (MojoExecutor.java:156)
    at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute (MojoExecutor.java:148)
    at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProject (LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:117)
    at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProject (LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:81)
    at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.builder.singlethreaded.SingleThreadedBuilder.build (SingleThreadedBuilder.java:56)
    at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleStarter.execute (LifecycleStarter.java:128)
    at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute (DefaultMaven.java:305)
    at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute (DefaultMaven.java:192)
    at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.execute (DefaultMaven.java:105)
    at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.execute (MavenCli.java:956)
    at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.doMain (MavenCli.java:288)
    at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.main (MavenCli.java:192)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0 (Native Method)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke (Unknown Source)
    at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke (Unknown Source)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke (Unknown Source)
    at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launchEnhanced (Launcher.java:282)
    at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launch (Launcher.java:225)
    at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.mainWithExitCode (Launcher.java:406)
    at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.main (Launcher.java:347)

We're creating the awaiter after calling open, yet open uses the awaiter.

Comment From: rohit4j

maven_logs.txt

Attached full maven debug logs for this issue.

Docker installed on my machine is through Docker Toolbox as I don't have enterprise'version of Windows 10 ( not sure if this can cause any issue)

springboot NullPointerException on Windows when creating a build image and //./pipe/docker_engine is not available

Code for which i am trying to generate image can be found at https://github.com/rohit4j/spring-boot-cloud-native-docker

Windows Version: 1903 Build 18362.535 Docker(installed using Docker Toolbox) version: 19.03.1

Comment From: wilkinsona

Thanks, @rohit4j. Docker Toolbox should work, although it can be harder to get it set up correctly. Does it work when you take Spring Boot and Maven out of the picture? There are several suggestions in this Docker toolbox issue for making sure that //./pipe/docker_engine is available.