Spring boot web starter version

[rmishra3261]

I need to use DGS library with Springboot web 2.1.x versions but it does not work and gives below error:

Parameter 0 of constructor in com.netflix.graphql.dgs.webmvc.autoconfigure.DgsWebMvcConfigurationProperties required a bean of type 'java.lang.String' that could not be found.

However, when I use the 2.3.9.RELEASE it works fine. Can anyone confirm, if DGS can be used with Springboot web 2.1.x.

Thanks.

[hantsy]

I think Spring Boot 2.4+ is ok. Not sure why you are stick on the old versions.

[rmishra3261]

Thanks @hantsy, there are existing apps on older Springboot versions that need to get data from the Graphql endpoint and hence the need.

[hantsy]

For those projects that are still active, adding a Github action depdendabot to automate the dependencies upgrade is easy.

[paulbakker]

@rmishra3261 We currently test with 2.3.9 and above.
The reason we don't test with older versions is that it's simply too much work to maintain. The supported versions range from what we actively use at Netflix.

I would highly recommend keeping your Spring versions updated, but I understand that's not always in your control.

You do mention that those older applications are just getting data from a GraphQL endpoint. Are you only using the client? In that case, make sure to just use the graphql-dgs-client dependency, and not the whole starter. That way you might work around the problem.

[rmishra3261]

Thanks a lot @paulbakker, this worked. I also had to do a messy workaround with jackson-databind to first exclude the older version that came with spring boot 2.1.0 and then explicitly include the correct version.