Conflicting versions of Groovy on the classpath bug

[axiopisty]

Hello good people. Thank you for a wonderful product!

I would like to report what I think is a problem or a bug. If it is neither, and I am just doing something wrong, please advise. I'd appreciate hearing from you either way.

Here is the pertinent output from the command mvn dependency:tree on my project, in which I am trying to use Serenity-BDD with serenity-rest-assured.

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[INFO] +- net.serenity-bdd:serenity-rest-assured:jar:3.6.21:test
[INFO] | +- io.rest-assured:rest-assured:jar:4.5.1:test
[INFO] | | +- org.codehaus.groovy:groovy:jar:3.0.13:test
[INFO] | | +- org.codehaus.groovy:groovy-xml:jar:3.0.13:test
[INFO] | | +- org.apache.httpcomponents:httpmime:jar:4.5.14:test
[INFO] | | +- org.ccil.cowan.tagsoup:tagsoup:jar:1.2.1:test
[INFO] | | +- io.rest-assured:json-path:jar:4.5.1:test
[INFO] | | | +- org.codehaus.groovy:groovy-json:jar:3.0.13:test
[INFO] | | | - io.rest-assured:rest-assured-common:jar:4.5.1:test
[INFO] | | - io.rest-assured:xml-path:jar:4.5.1:test
[INFO] | +- org.apache.groovy:groovy-json:jar:4.0.10:test
[INFO] | +- org.apache.groovy:groovy-xml:jar:4.0.10:test
[INFO] | - org.opentest4j:opentest4j:jar:1.2.0:test

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Notice that serenity-rest-assured defines conflicting transitive dependencies on the groovy libraries. When I build my project and try to do a simple get request for an application health check maven reports the following issue:

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TLDR (Full Stack Trace):
Caused by: groovy.lang.GroovyRuntimeException: Conflicting module versions. Module [groovy-xml is loaded in version 3.0.13 and you are trying to load version 4.0.10

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Full Stack Trace:
[ERROR] Application Health Check Feature.osp-product-service health check Time elapsed: 0.411 s <<< ERROR!
net.serenitybdd.core.exceptions.SerenityManagedException
at org.codehaus.groovy.reflection.ClassInfo.isValidWeakMetaClass(ClassInfo.java:283)
at org.codehaus.groovy.reflection.ClassInfo.getMetaClassForClass(ClassInfo.java:253)
at org.codehaus.groovy.reflection.ClassInfo.getMetaClass(ClassInfo.java:309)
at io.restassured.authentication.NoAuthScheme.$getStaticMetaClass(NoAuthScheme.groovy)
at io.restassured.authentication.NoAuthScheme.(NoAuthScheme.groovy)
at io.restassured.RestAssured.(RestAssured.java:355)
at .productservice.integration.tests.glue.AutomationRestClient.configureBaseUri(AutomationRestClient.java:403)
at .productservice.integration.tests.glue.AutomationRestClient.invokeRequest(AutomationRestClient.java:82)
at .productservice.integration.tests.glue.AutomationRestClient$ByteBuddy$cvI2DqFy.invokeRequest$accessor$SqY4eio1(Unknown Source)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:77)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:568)
at net.thucydides.core.steps.BaseMethodRunner.invokeMethod(BaseMethodRunner.java:18)
at net.thucydides.core.steps.NormalMethodRunner.invokeMethodAndNotifyFailures(NormalMethodRunner.java:18)
at net.thucydides.core.steps.StepInterceptor.runNormalMethod(StepInterceptor.java:421)
at net.thucydides.core.steps.StepInterceptor.testStepResult(StepInterceptor.java:193)
at net.thucydides.core.steps.StepInterceptor.intercept(StepInterceptor.java:86)
at net.thucydides.core.steps.ProxyConfiguration$InterceptorDispatcher.intercept(ProxyConfiguration.java:51)
at .productservice.integration.tests.glue.AutomationRestClient$ByteBuddy$cvI2DqFy.invokeRequest(Unknown Source)
at .productservice.integration.tests.glue.GenericStepDefinitions.whenMethodPath(GenericStepDefinitions.java:54)
at ✽.GET /health(file:///Users//osp-product-service/osp-product-service-integration-tests/src/test/resources/features/application/health-check.feature:4)
Caused by: groovy.lang.GroovyRuntimeException: Conflicting module versions. Module [groovy-xml is loaded in version 3.0.13 and you are trying to load version 4.0.10
at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.metaclass.MetaClassRegistryImpl$DefaultModuleListener.onModule(MetaClassRegistryImpl.java:524)
at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.m12n.ExtensionModuleScanner.scanExtensionModuleFromProperties(ExtensionModuleScanner.java:87)
at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.m12n.ExtensionModuleScanner.scanExtensionModuleFromMetaInf(ExtensionModuleScanner.java:81)
at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.m12n.ExtensionModuleScanner.scanClasspathModulesFrom(ExtensionModuleScanner.java:63)
at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.m12n.ExtensionModuleScanner.scanClasspathModules(ExtensionModuleScanner.java:54)
at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.metaclass.MetaClassRegistryImpl.(MetaClassRegistryImpl.java:133)
at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.metaclass.MetaClassRegistryImpl.(MetaClassRegistryImpl.java:94)
at groovy.lang.GroovySystem.(GroovySystem.java:37)
at org.codehaus.groovy.reflection.ClassInfo.isValidWeakMetaClass(ClassInfo.java:283)
at org.codehaus.groovy.reflection.ClassInfo.getMetaClassForClass(ClassInfo.java:253)
at org.codehaus.groovy.reflection.ClassInfo.getMetaClass(ClassInfo.java:309)
at io.restassured.authentication.NoAuthScheme.$getStaticMetaClass(NoAuthScheme.groovy)
at io.restassured.authentication.NoAuthScheme.(NoAuthScheme.groovy)
at io.restassured.RestAssured.(RestAssured.java:355)
at .productservice.integration.tests.glue.AutomationRestClient.configureBaseUri(AutomationRestClient.java:403)
at .productservice.integration.tests.glue.AutomationRestClient.invokeRequest(AutomationRestClient.java:82)
at .productservice.integration.tests.glue.AutomationRestClient$ByteBuddy$cvI2DqFy.invokeRequest$accessor$SqY4eio1(Unknown Source)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:77)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:568)
at net.thucydides.core.steps.BaseMethodRunner.invokeMethod(BaseMethodRunner.java:18)
at net.thucydides.core.steps.NormalMethodRunner.invokeMethodAndNotifyFailures(NormalMethodRunner.java:18)
at net.thucydides.core.steps.StepInterceptor.runNormalMethod(StepInterceptor.java:421)
at net.thucydides.core.steps.StepInterceptor.testStepResult(StepInterceptor.java:193)
at net.thucydides.core.steps.StepInterceptor.intercept(StepInterceptor.java:86)
at net.thucydides.core.steps.ProxyConfiguration$InterceptorDispatcher.intercept(ProxyConfiguration.java:51)
at .productservice.integration.tests.glue.AutomationRestClient$ByteBuddy$cvI2DqFy.invokeRequest(Unknown Source)
at .productservice.integration.tests.glue.GenericStepDefinitions.whenMethodPath(GenericStepDefinitions.java:54)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:77)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:568)
at io.cucumber.java.Invoker.doInvoke(Invoker.java:66)
at io.cucumber.java.Invoker.invoke(Invoker.java:24)
at io.cucumber.java.AbstractGlueDefinition.invokeMethod(AbstractGlueDefinition.java:47)
at io.cucumber.java.JavaStepDefinition.execute(JavaStepDefinition.java:29)
at io.cucumber.core.runner.CoreStepDefinition.execute(CoreStepDefinition.java:66)
at io.cucumber.core.runner.PickleStepDefinitionMatch.runStep(PickleStepDefinitionMatch.java:63)
at io.cucumber.core.runner.ExecutionMode$1.execute(ExecutionMode.java:10)
at io.cucumber.core.runner.TestStep.executeStep(TestStep.java:84)
at io.cucumber.core.runner.TestStep.run(TestStep.java:56)
at io.cucumber.core.runner.PickleStepTestStep.run(PickleStepTestStep.java:51)
at io.cucumber.core.runner.TestCase.run(TestCase.java:84)
at io.cucumber.core.runner.Runner.runPickle(Runner.java:75)
at io.cucumber.junit.PickleRunners$NoStepDescriptions.lambda$run$0(PickleRunners.java:151)
at io.cucumber.core.runtime.CucumberExecutionContext.lambda$runTestCase$5(CucumberExecutionContext.java:130)
at io.cucumber.core.runtime.RethrowingThrowableCollector.executeAndThrow(RethrowingThrowableCollector.java:23)
at io.cucumber.core.runtime.CucumberExecutionContext.runTestCase(CucumberExecutionContext.java:130)
at io.cucumber.junit.PickleRunners$NoStepDescriptions.run(PickleRunners.java:148)
at io.cucumber.junit.FeatureRunner.runChild(FeatureRunner.java:144)
at io.cucumber.junit.FeatureRunner.runChild(FeatureRunner.java:28)
at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$4.run(ParentRunner.java:331)
at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$1.schedule(ParentRunner.java:79)
at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.runChildren(ParentRunner.java:329)
at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.access$100(ParentRunner.java:66)
at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$2.evaluate(ParentRunner.java:293)
at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$3.evaluate(ParentRunner.java:306)
at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.run(ParentRunner.java:413)
at io.cucumber.junit.FeatureRunner.run(FeatureRunner.java:137)
at io.cucumber.junit.CucumberSerenityBaseRunner.runChild(CucumberSerenityBaseRunner.java:330)
at io.cucumber.junit.CucumberSerenityBaseRunner.runChild(CucumberSerenityBaseRunner.java:51)
at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$4.run(ParentRunner.java:331)
at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$1.schedule(ParentRunner.java:79)
at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.runChildren(ParentRunner.java:329)
at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.access$100(ParentRunner.java:66)
at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$2.evaluate(ParentRunner.java:293)
at io.cucumber.junit.CucumberSerenityBaseRunner$RunCucumber.evaluate(CucumberSerenityBaseRunner.java:361)
at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$3.evaluate(ParentRunner.java:306)
at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.run(ParentRunner.java:413)
at org.junit.runner.JUnitCore.run(JUnitCore.java:137)
at org.junit.runner.JUnitCore.run(JUnitCore.java:115)
at org.junit.vintage.engine.execution.RunnerExecutor.execute(RunnerExecutor.java:42)
at org.junit.vintage.engine.VintageTestEngine.executeAllChildren(VintageTestEngine.java:80)
at org.junit.vintage.engine.VintageTestEngine.execute(VintageTestEngine.java:72)
at org.junit.platform.launcher.core.EngineExecutionOrchestrator.execute(EngineExecutionOrchestrator.java:107)
at org.junit.platform.launcher.core.EngineExecutionOrchestrator.execute(EngineExecutionOrchestrator.java:88)
at org.junit.platform.launcher.core.EngineExecutionOrchestrator.lambda$execute$0(EngineExecutionOrchestrator.java:54)
at org.junit.platform.launcher.core.EngineExecutionOrchestrator.withInterceptedStreams(EngineExecutionOrchestrator.java:67)
at org.junit.platform.launcher.core.EngineExecutionOrchestrator.execute(EngineExecutionOrchestrator.java:52)
at org.junit.platform.launcher.core.DefaultLauncher.execute(DefaultLauncher.java:114)
at org.junit.platform.launcher.core.DefaultLauncher.execute(DefaultLauncher.java:86)
at org.junit.platform.launcher.core.DefaultLauncherSession$DelegatingLauncher.execute(DefaultLauncherSession.java:86)
at org.apache.maven.surefire.junitplatform.LazyLauncher.execute(LazyLauncher.java:50)
at org.apache.maven.surefire.junitplatform.JUnitPlatformProvider.execute(JUnitPlatformProvider.java:184)
at org.apache.maven.surefire.junitplatform.JUnitPlatformProvider.invokeAllTests(JUnitPlatformProvider.java:148)
at org.apache.maven.surefire.junitplatform.JUnitPlatformProvider.invoke(JUnitPlatformProvider.java:122)
at org.apache.maven.surefire.booter.ForkedBooter.runSuitesInProcess(ForkedBooter.java:385)
at org.apache.maven.surefire.booter.ForkedBooter.execute(ForkedBooter.java:162)
at org.apache.maven.surefire.booter.ForkedBooter.run(ForkedBooter.java:507)
at org.apache.maven.surefire.booter.ForkedBooter.main(ForkedBooter.java:495)

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In case this is helpful, here is my environment information:

Apache Maven 3.8.7 (b89d5959fcde851dcb1c8946a785a163f14e1e29)
Maven home: /Users//.sdkman/candidates/maven/current
Java version: 17.0.5, vendor: Azul Systems, Inc., runtime: /Users//.sdkman/candidates/java/17.0.5.fx-zulu/zulu-17.jdk/Contents/Home
Default locale: en_US, platform encoding: UTF-8
OS name: "mac os x", version: "13.2.1", arch: "aarch64", family: "mac"

[wakaleo]

It's a dependency conflict in your project, but it's not coming from the Serenity dependencies. Something else in your project has a dependency on Groovy 3.0.13.