Upgrading from version 4.1.3 -> 4.2.3 NoSuchMethodError [SPR-13708]

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Forrai Krisztián opened SPR-13708 and commented

I have created a simple web app with Spring MVC 4.1.3, and added tests with Spring MVC Test 4.1.3, by using MockMvc:

mockMvc = MockMvcBuilders.webAppContextSetup(webApplicationContext).build();

With 4.1.3, everything runs fine. When upgrading to 4.2.0 or 4.2.3 all tests fail with the following exception:

java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotatedElementUtils.findMergedAnnotationAttributes(Ljava/lang/reflect/AnnotatedElement;Ljava/lang/String;ZZ)Lorg/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotationAttributes;
	at org.springframework.test.util.MetaAnnotationUtils$AnnotationDescriptor.<init>(MetaAnnotationUtils.java:290)
	at org.springframework.test.util.MetaAnnotationUtils$UntypedAnnotationDescriptor.<init>(MetaAnnotationUtils.java:365)
	at org.springframework.test.util.MetaAnnotationUtils$UntypedAnnotationDescriptor.<init>(MetaAnnotationUtils.java:360)
	at org.springframework.test.util.MetaAnnotationUtils.findAnnotationDescriptorForTypes(MetaAnnotationUtils.java:191)
	at org.springframework.test.util.MetaAnnotationUtils.findAnnotationDescriptorForTypes(MetaAnnotationUtils.java:208)
	at org.springframework.test.util.MetaAnnotationUtils.findAnnotationDescriptorForTypes(MetaAnnotationUtils.java:208)
	at org.springframework.test.util.MetaAnnotationUtils.findAnnotationDescriptorForTypes(MetaAnnotationUtils.java:208)
	at org.springframework.test.util.MetaAnnotationUtils.findAnnotationDescriptorForTypes(MetaAnnotationUtils.java:166)
	at org.springframework.test.context.support.AbstractTestContextBootstrapper.buildMergedContextConfiguration(AbstractTestContextBootstrapper.java:274)
	at org.springframework.test.context.support.AbstractTestContextBootstrapper.buildTestContext(AbstractTestContextBootstrapper.java:110)
	at org.springframework.test.context.TestContextManager.<init>(TestContextManager.java:120)
	at org.springframework.test.context.TestContextManager.<init>(TestContextManager.java:105)
	at org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.createTestContextManager(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.java:154)
	at org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.<init>(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.java:145)
	at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method)
	at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.java:62)
	at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.java:45)
	at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:408)
	at org.junit.internal.builders.AnnotatedBuilder.buildRunner(AnnotatedBuilder.java:104)
	at org.junit.internal.builders.AnnotatedBuilder.runnerForClass(AnnotatedBuilder.java:86)
	at org.junit.runners.model.RunnerBuilder.safeRunnerForClass(RunnerBuilder.java:59)
	at org.junit.internal.builders.AllDefaultPossibilitiesBuilder.runnerForClass(AllDefaultPossibilitiesBuilder.java:26)
	at org.junit.runners.model.RunnerBuilder.safeRunnerForClass(RunnerBuilder.java:59)
	at org.junit.internal.requests.ClassRequest.getRunner(ClassRequest.java:33)
	at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit4.runner.JUnit4TestLoader.createUnfilteredTest(JUnit4TestLoader.java:84)
	at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit4.runner.JUnit4TestLoader.createTest(JUnit4TestLoader.java:70)
	at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit4.runner.JUnit4TestLoader.loadTests(JUnit4TestLoader.java:43)
	at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.runTests(RemoteTestRunner.java:444)
	at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.runTests(RemoteTestRunner.java:675)
	at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.run(RemoteTestRunner.java:382)
	at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.main(RemoteTestRunner.java:192)

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Affects: 4.2 GA, 4.2.3

Issue Links:

• MetaAnnotationUtils$AnnotationDescriptor uses deprecated findMergedAnnotation(AnnotatedElement element, String) and throws exception [SPR-13958] #18531 MetaAnnotationUtils$AnnotationDescriptor uses deprecated findMergedAnnotation(AnnotatedElement element, String) and throws exception ("is duplicated by")

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Sam Brannen commented

It appears that you have incompatible versions of spring-core and spring-test on the classpath.

FYI: the method in question is the following, which exists in spring-core since 4.2.0.

org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotatedElementUtils.findMergedAnnotationAttributes(AnnotatedElement, String, boolean, boolean)

For things to work properly, you must ensure that you are using the same version for both.

Can you please let us know exactly which versions of these modules you have in your test classpath?

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Forrai Krisztián commented

Yes, that was exactly my problem; thank you!

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Sam Brannen commented

You're welcome, and thanks for providing the feedback.