NoClassDefFoundError javax/xml/bind/annotation/XmlElement

[piomin]

After adding dependencies springwolf-kafka and springwolf-ui app doen't start. Here's the exception:

11:31:12.645 --- [           main] : Application run failed
org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'entityManagerFactory' defined in class path resource [org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/orm/jpa/HibernateJpaConfiguration.class]: javax/xml/bind/annotation/XmlElement
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.initializeBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1770)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:598)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:520)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.lambda$doGetBean$0(AbstractBeanFactory.java:326)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:234)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:324)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:200)
	at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.getBean(AbstractApplicationContext.java:1155)
	at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.finishBeanFactoryInitialization(AbstractApplicationContext.java:932)
	at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:608)
	at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.refresh(SpringApplication.java:734)
	at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.refreshContext(SpringApplication.java:436)
	at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:312)
	at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:1306)
	at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:1295)
	at pl.piomin.stock.StockApp.main(StockApp.java:25)
Caused by: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: javax/xml/bind/annotation/XmlElement
	at com.fasterxml.jackson.module.jaxb.JaxbAnnotationIntrospector.<init>(JaxbAnnotationIntrospector.java:137)
	at com.fasterxml.jackson.module.jaxb.JaxbAnnotationIntrospector.<init>(JaxbAnnotationIntrospector.java:124)
	at com.fasterxml.jackson.module.jaxb.JaxbAnnotationModule.setupModule(JaxbAnnotationModule.java:98)
	at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper.registerModule(ObjectMapper.java:879)
	at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper.registerModules(ObjectMapper.java:1081)
	at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper.findAndRegisterModules(ObjectMapper.java:1165)
	at org.hibernate.type.format.jackson.JacksonXmlFormatMapper.createXmlMapper(JacksonXmlFormatMapper.java:48)
	at org.hibernate.type.format.jackson.JacksonXmlFormatMapper.<init>(JacksonXmlFormatMapper.java:38)
	at org.hibernate.type.format.jackson.JacksonIntegration.<clinit>(JacksonIntegration.java:17)
	at org.hibernate.boot.internal.SessionFactoryOptionsBuilder.lambda$determineJsonFormatMapper$6(SessionFactoryOptionsBuilder.java:785)
	at org.hibernate.boot.registry.selector.internal.StrategySelectorImpl.resolveStrategy(StrategySelectorImpl.java:220)
	at org.hibernate.boot.registry.selector.internal.StrategySelectorImpl.resolveDefaultableStrategy(StrategySelectorImpl.java:180)
	at org.hibernate.boot.internal.SessionFactoryOptionsBuilder.determineJsonFormatMapper(SessionFactoryOptionsBuilder.java:781)
	at org.hibernate.boot.internal.SessionFactoryOptionsBuilder.<init>(SessionFactoryOptionsBuilder.java:298)
	at org.hibernate.boot.internal.SessionFactoryBuilderImpl.<init>(SessionFactoryBuilderImpl.java:48)
	at org.hibernate.boot.internal.DefaultSessionFactoryBuilderService.createSessionFactoryBuilder(DefaultSessionFactoryBuilderService.java:26)
	at org.hibernate.boot.internal.MetadataImpl.getSessionFactoryBuilder(MetadataImpl.java:170)
	at org.hibernate.jpa.boot.internal.EntityManagerFactoryBuilderImpl.build(EntityManagerFactoryBuilderImpl.java:1451)
	at org.springframework.orm.jpa.vendor.SpringHibernateJpaPersistenceProvider.createContainerEntityManagerFactory(SpringHibernateJpaPersistenceProvider.java:75)
	at org.springframework.orm.jpa.LocalContainerEntityManagerFactoryBean.createNativeEntityManagerFactory(LocalContainerEntityManagerFactoryBean.java:376)
	at org.springframework.orm.jpa.AbstractEntityManagerFactoryBean.buildNativeEntityManagerFactory(AbstractEntityManagerFactoryBean.java:409)
	at org.springframework.orm.jpa.AbstractEntityManagerFactoryBean.afterPropertiesSet(AbstractEntityManagerFactoryBean.java:396)
	at org.springframework.orm.jpa.LocalContainerEntityManagerFactoryBean.afterPropertiesSet(LocalContainerEntityManagerFactoryBean.java:352)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.invokeInitMethods(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1817)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.initializeBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1766)
	... 15 common frames omitted
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlElement
	at java.base/jdk.internal.loader.BuiltinClassLoader.loadClass(BuiltinClassLoader.java:641)
	at java.base/jdk.internal.loader.ClassLoaders$AppClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoaders.java:188)
	at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:520)
	... 40 common frames omitted

Other dependencies used in the project:

        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.springframework.kafka</groupId>
            <artifactId>spring-kafka</artifactId>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-data-jpa</artifactId>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>com.h2database</groupId>
            <artifactId>h2</artifactId>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
            <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
        </dependency>

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[stavshamir]

Hi @piomin, thanks for reporting this issue.
What version of Spring Boot and Java are you using?

[piomin]

Spring 3.1.3
Java 17

[stavshamir]

It doesn't seem related to Springwolf, please try adding the following dependency and see if the problem is solved:

<dependency>
            <groupId>javax.xml.bind</groupId>
            <artifactId>jaxb-api</artifactId>
            <version>2.3.0</version>
</dependency>

[piomin]

Yes, it solves. But is it the right approach since I already have jakarta.xml-bind-api:4.0.0 included ?

[INFO] +- org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test:jar:3.1.3:test
[INFO] |  +- org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-test:jar:3.1.3:test
[INFO] |  +- org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-test-autoconfigure:jar:3.1.3:test
[INFO] |  +- com.jayway.jsonpath:json-path:jar:2.8.0:test
[INFO] |  +- jakarta.xml.bind:jakarta.xml.bind-api:jar:4.0.0:runtime
[INFO] |  |  \- jakarta.activation:jakarta.activation-api:jar:2.1.2:runtime

[timonback]

I would have to look at the dependency tree again, but I think swagger-inflector still uses javax.

We plan to remove the dependency in the next release, which should also fix your problem.

[deepakdaneva]

Yes, it solves. But is it the right approach since I already have jakarta.xml-bind-api:4.0.0 included ?

[INFO] +- org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test:jar:3.1.3:test
[INFO] |  +- org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-test:jar:3.1.3:test
[INFO] |  +- org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-test-autoconfigure:jar:3.1.3:test
[INFO] |  +- com.jayway.jsonpath:json-path:jar:2.8.0:test
[INFO] |  +- jakarta.xml.bind:jakarta.xml.bind-api:jar:4.0.0:runtime
[INFO] |  |  \- jakarta.activation:jakarta.activation-api:jar:2.1.2:runtime

I also think the same @piomin, if jakarta.xml-bind-api is on the classpath this error should not be thrown.
I am also facing this error below are the details:

1. Spring Boot: 3.1.5
2. Springwolf Kafka: 0.12.1
3. Java: 17

[timonback]

Hi @deepakdaneva
comments on closed issues are difficult to see. Please create a new issue - feel free to link to this one as a reference.

Have you tried the latest Springwolf version? It contains many improvements, including the fix for the original issue.