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How to use embedded MongoDB with SpringBoot v2.6.2?

I'm using Spring Boot v2.6.2 and Java v17 and trying to test my MongoConnection without having a MongoDBService running because it should be tested with embedded in-memory MongoDB on the build machine, no need to set up an extra MongoDB service there.
For sure on the productive system, it should use a full MongoDB.
I try to get this easy example running:
#DataMongoTest
public class MongoTest
{
#Autowired
private UserRepository userRepository;
#AfterEach
void cleanUpDatabase()
{
this.userRepository.deleteAll();
}
#Test
void bootstrapTestDataWithMongoTemplate() {
final var restaurant = new User( "123", "ABC", "DEF" );
this.userRepository.insert( restaurant );
final var found = this.userRepository.findByFirstName( "ABC" );
System.out.println( found );
}
}
UserRepository is an interface that extends MongoRepository. User itself is just a DBEntity with #Document annotation. If I let the SpringBoot application run, not in test mode, everything works fine, because MongoDB is running at the specified location. But for the test, I want to let it run as an in-memory DB.
But Springboot wants to connect for the test.
2022-01-20 08:31:57.489 INFO 3976 --- [ main] org.mongodb.driver.cluster : Cluster created with settings {hosts=[localhost:27017], mode=SINGLE, requiredClusterType=UNKNOWN, serverSelectionTimeout='30000 ms'}
2022-01-20 08:31:57.521 INFO 3976 --- [localhost:27017] org.mongodb.driver.cluster : Exception in monitor thread while connecting to server localhost:27017
com.mongodb.MongoSocketOpenException: Exception opening socket
at com.mongodb.internal.connection.SocketStream.open(SocketStream.java:70) ~[mongodb-driver-core-4.4.0.jar:na]
at com.mongodb.internal.connection.InternalStreamConnection.open(InternalStreamConnection.java:180) ~[mongodb-driver-core-4.4.0.jar:na]
at com.mongodb.internal.connection.DefaultServerMonitor$ServerMonitorRunnable.lookupServerDescription(DefaultServerMonitor.java:188) ~[mongodb-driver-core-4.4.0.jar:na]
at com.mongodb.internal.connection.DefaultServerMonitor$ServerMonitorRunnable.run(DefaultServerMonitor.java:152) ~[mongodb-driver-core-4.4.0.jar:na]
at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:833) ~[na:na]
Caused by: java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused: no further information
at java.base/sun.nio.ch.Net.pollConnect(Native Method) ~[na:na]
at java.base/sun.nio.ch.Net.pollConnectNow(Net.java:672) ~[na:na]
at java.base/sun.nio.ch.NioSocketImpl.timedFinishConnect(NioSocketImpl.java:542) ~[na:na]
at java.base/sun.nio.ch.NioSocketImpl.connect(NioSocketImpl.java:597) ~[na:na]
at java.base/java.net.SocksSocketImpl.connect(SocksSocketImpl.java:327) ~[na:na]
at java.base/java.net.Socket.connect(Socket.java:633) ~[na:na]
at com.mongodb.internal.connection.SocketStreamHelper.initialize(SocketStreamHelper.java:107) ~[mongodb-driver-core-4.4.0.jar:na]
at com.mongodb.internal.connection.SocketStream.initializeSocket(SocketStream.java:79) ~[mongodb-driver-core-4.4.0.jar:na]
at com.mongodb.internal.connection.SocketStream.open(SocketStream.java:65) ~[mongodb-driver-core-4.4.0.jar:na]
... 4 common frames omitted
Any suggestions on how to do this? Is #DataMongoTest testing in the wrong way? I thought the integrated flapdoodle dependency would inject it automatically in the test case.
The pom itself is also not that complex:
<properties>
<java.version>17</java.version>
</properties>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-actuator</artifactId>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-data-mongodb</artifactId>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-security</artifactId>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-boot-devtools</artifactId>
<optional>true</optional>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.projectlombok</groupId>
<artifactId>lombok</artifactId>
<optional>true</optional>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
<scope>test</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-security-test</artifactId>
<scope>test</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>io.springfox</groupId>
<artifactId>springfox-swagger2</artifactId>
<version>3.0.0</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.github.openjson</groupId>
<artifactId>openjson</artifactId>
<version>1.0.11</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.github.erosb</groupId>
<artifactId>everit-json-schema</artifactId>
<version>1.14.0</version>
</dependency>
</dependencies>

The documentation states:
2.2.4. Embedded Mongo
Spring Boot offers auto-configuration for Embedded Mongo. To use it in
your Spring Boot application, add a dependency on
de.flapdoodle.embed:de.flapdoodle.embed.mongo and set the
spring.mongodb.embedded.version property to match the version of
MongoDB that your application will use in production. The default
download configuration allows access to most of the versions listed in
Embedded Mongo’s Version class as well as some others. Configuring an
inaccessible version will result in an error when attempting to
download the server. Such an error can be corrected by defining an
appropriately configured DownloadConfigBuilderCustomizer bean.
The port that Mongo listens on can be configured by setting the
spring.data.mongodb.port property. To use a randomly allocated free
port, use a value of 0. The MongoClient created by
MongoAutoConfiguration is automatically configured to use the randomly
allocated port. If you do not configure a custom port, the embedded
support uses a random port (rather than 27017) by default.
If you have SLF4J on the classpath, the output produced by Mongo is
automatically routed to a logger named
org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.mongo.embedded.EmbeddedMongo.
You can declare your own IMongodConfig and IRuntimeConfig beans to
take control of the Mongo instance’s configuration and logging
routing. The download configuration can be customized by declaring a
DownloadConfigBuilderCustomizer bean.
Therefore add the below dependency in scope:test if you want it to only be applied for Tests.
<dependency>
<groupId>de.flapdoodle.embed</groupId>
<artifactId>de.flapdoodle.embed.mongo</artifactId>
<scope>test</scope>
</dependency>
As well you need to set the version in your application.properties file:
spring.mongodb.embedded.version=4.0.21
https://docs.spring.io/spring-boot/docs/current/reference/html/data.html#data.nosql.mongodb.embedded
Working Example:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 https://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
<parent>
<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
<version>2.6.2</version>
<relativePath/> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
</parent>
<groupId>com.example.mongodb.embedded</groupId>
<artifactId>mongodb-app</artifactId>
<version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
<name>mongodb-app</name>
<description>Demo project for usage of embedded mongodb</description>
<properties>
<java.version>11</java.version>
</properties>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-data-mongodb</artifactId>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.projectlombok</groupId>
<artifactId>lombok</artifactId>
<version>1.18.16</version>
<scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
<scope>test</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>de.flapdoodle.embed</groupId>
<artifactId>de.flapdoodle.embed.mongo</artifactId>
<scope>test</scope>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
<build>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
</plugin>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
<executions>
<execution>
<id>integration-test</id>
<goals>
<goal>test</goal>
</goals>
<phase>integration-test</phase>
<configuration>
<excludes>
<exclude>none</exclude>
</excludes>
<includes>
<include>**/*IT.java</include>
</includes>
</configuration>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</build>
</project>
UserRepository:
public interface UserRepository extends MongoRepository<User, Long> {
//Spring converts this to Regex findByFirstnameRegex(String firstname) {"firstname" : {"$regex" : firstname }}
// automatically
public List<User> findByFirstName(String firstName);
}
User:
#Data
#Builder
public class User {
#Id
private Long id;
private String firstName;
private String lastName;
}
Test:
#DataMongoTest
#TestInstance(TestInstance.Lifecycle.PER_CLASS)
public class UserControllerIT {
#Autowired
private UserRepository userRepository;
#BeforeAll
public void setup(){
userRepository.save(User.builder().id(1L).firstName("James").lastName("Bond").build());
userRepository.save(User.builder().id(2L).firstName("James").lastName("Farley").build());
userRepository.save(User.builder().id(3L).firstName("Marley").lastName("Hemp").build());
userRepository.save(User.builder().id(4L).firstName("James").lastName("Bond").build());
}
#Test
public void test_getById_successfull() throws Exception {
Assertions.assertEquals("James", userRepository.findByFirstName("James").get(0).getFirstName());
}
}
src/test/resources/application.properties
spring.data.mongodb.database=test
spring.data.mongodb.port=27017
spring.mongodb.embedded.version=4.0.2

#QuerydslPredicate throwing exception

I'm trying to understand how to use #QuerydslPredicate but my test API fails when it is called:
Servlet.service() for servlet [dispatcherServlet] in context with path [] threw exception [Request processing failed; nested exception is java.lang.IllegalStateException: No primary or default constructor found for interface com.querydsl.core.types.Predicate] with root cause
java.lang.NoSuchMethodException: com.querydsl.core.types.Predicate.< init >()
This is the method in my Controller class:
#ResponseBody
#RequestMapping(value = "/user/query", method = RequestMethod.GET)
public Iterable<User> getByCriteria(#QuerydslPredicate(root = User.class) Predicate predicate)
{
return this.userDao.getByCriteria(predicate);
}
I've used this spring blog post and this example to try and implement my API but I don't understand what I am doing wrong.
Edit #1
pom.xml:
<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
<groupId>com.example</groupId>
<artifactId>email-encrypt</artifactId>
<version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
<packaging>jar</packaging>
<parent>
<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
<version>2.0.2.RELEASE</version>
</parent>
<name>email-encrypt</name>
<url>http://maven.apache.org</url>
<properties>
<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
<querydsl.version>4.1.4</querydsl.version>
<springfox.version>2.6.1</springfox.version>
</properties>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-mail</artifactId>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-thymeleaf</artifactId>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.bouncycastle</groupId>
<artifactId>bcprov-jdk15on</artifactId>
<version>1.59</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.bouncycastle</groupId>
<artifactId>bcpkix-jdk15on</artifactId>
<version>1.59</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.bouncycastle</groupId>
<artifactId>bcmail-jdk15on</artifactId>
<version>1.59</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-data-jpa</artifactId>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.querydsl</groupId>
<artifactId>querydsl-apt</artifactId>
<version>${querydsl.version}</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.querydsl</groupId>
<artifactId>querydsl-jpa</artifactId>
<version>${querydsl.version}</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.derby</groupId>
<artifactId>derby</artifactId>
<version>10.14.1.0</version>
<scope>runtime</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>io.springfox</groupId>
<artifactId>springfox-swagger2</artifactId>
<version>${springfox.version}</version>
<scope>compile</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>io.springfox</groupId>
<artifactId>springfox-swagger-ui</artifactId>
<version>${springfox.version}</version>
<scope>compile</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.projectlombok</groupId>
<artifactId>lombok</artifactId>
<version>1.16.20</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.projectlombok</groupId>
<artifactId>lombok</artifactId>
<version>1.16.20</version>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
<build>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
</plugin>
<plugin>
<groupId>com.mysema.maven</groupId>
<artifactId>apt-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<version>1.1.3</version>
<executions>
<execution>
<goals>
<goal>process</goal>
</goals>
<configuration>
<outputDirectory>${build.directory}/generated-sources/java</outputDirectory>
<processor>com.querydsl.apt.jpa.JPAAnnotationProcessor</processor>
</configuration>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</build>
</project>
Edit #2
I've create a sample project here.

If you comment out the #Configuration on the swagger configuration class it will work. I'm still trying to understand why, I guess that with that annotation the way spring loads the configuration is different and this is causing the issue.
//#Configuration
#EnableSwagger2
public class SwaggerConfiguration extends WebMvcConfigurationSupport

I think your problem lies in your pom.xml. Be sure you are using compatible version of query-dsl. For instance if you use spring-data-jpa 2.0.8, you should use querydsl-* 4.1.4+
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-data-jpa</artifactId>
<version>2.0.8.RELEASE</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.querydsl</groupId>
<artifactId>querydsl-*</artifactId>
<version>4.1.4</version>
</dependency>
you can check in maven repository which version you need
Edit 1 try to add the querydsl-core to your maven:
<dependency>
<groupId>com.querydsl</groupId>
<artifactId>querydsl-core</artifactId>
<version>4.1.4</version>
</dependency>

Extending on #cristobalrosa's answer, this might be due to web application not being configured by Spring Boot. For instance my project also had a SwaggerConfig extending WebMvcConfigurationSupport:
#Configuration
#EnableSwagger2
public class SwaggerConfig extends WebMvcConfigurationSupport {
// Docket bean
#Override
protected void addResourceHandlers(ResourceHandlerRegistry registry) {
registry.addResourceHandler("swagger-ui.html").addResourceLocations("classpath:/META-INF/resources/");
}
}
I removed the inheritance and manual resource handlers, and it works fine now.
Note: In addition to WebMvcConfigurationSupport, things like #EnableWebMvc & WebMvcConfigurer might also lead to Spring Boot's web autoconfiguration not being used.
Sources: Swagger Issue comment

Same error with me.
I just want to share the situation to may give some hints. So look at my config and dependencies and read articles that I linked. try #EnableWebMvc instead of 'WebMvcConfigurationSupport'
Error
java.lang.IllegalStateException: No primary or default constructor found for interface com.querydsl.core.types.Predicate
Caused by: java.lang.NoSuchMethodException: com.querydsl.core.types.Predicate.<init>()
at java.base/java.lang.Class.getConstructor0(Class.java:3427)
at java.base/java.lang.Class.getDeclaredConstructor(Class.java:2631)
at org.springframework.web.method.annotation.ModelAttributeMethodProcessor.createAttribute(ModelAttributeMethodProcessor.java:216)
dependencies
dependencies {
implementation 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web'
implementation "org.springframework.data:spring-data-commons"
implementation "com.querydsl:querydsl-apt:4.3.1"
implementation "com.querydsl:querydsl-jpa:4.3.1"
}
Querydsl web support is available in spring-data-commons since 1.11
from https://www.baeldung.com/rest-api-search-querydsl-web-in-spring-data-jpa
Web Mvc Config
In my case, I have to implements WebMvcConfigurer and add #EnableWebMvc instead of WebMvcConfigurationSupport. I don't know why #EnableWebMvc is needed even I had extended WebMvcConfigurationSupport with #Configuration. I just guess WebMvcConfigurationSupport doesn't implements init() of Predicate.
#Configuration
//#EnableSpringDataWebSupport // <-- doesn't necessary for me
#EnableSwagger2
#EnableWebMvc // <-- add
public class SwaggerConfig implements WebMvcConfigurer { //<-- instead of 'WebMvcConfigurationSupport'
...
}
QueryDSL web support From Spring document
The feature will be automatically enabled along #EnableSpringDataWebSupport when Querydsl is found on the classpath.
https://docs.spring.io/spring-data/jpa/docs/1.9.0.RELEASE/reference/html/#core.web.type-safe
Controller
#GetMapping
public List<InputMethodDto.Response> getInputMethodTypeList(
#QuerydslPredicate(root = InputMethod.class) Predicate predicate) {
return service.getInputMethodList(predicate);
}
Repository
public interface InputMethodRepository extends JpaRepository<yourEntity, Long>, QuerydslPredicateExecutor<yourEntity>, QuerydslBinderCustomizer<QyourEntity> {
#Override
default void customize(final QuerydslBindings bindings, final QyourEntity root) {
bindings.bind(String.class).first((StringPath path, String value)-> path.eq(value));
}
}

Proper way to use Spring JAXB Marshaller with Java 9 without defining additional modules

To illustrate my issue, I created a small spring boot sample application. The purpose of the application is to create a Jaxb2Marshaller bean.
#SpringBootApplication
public class App implements CommandLineRunner {
public static void main(String[] args) {
SpringApplication.run(App.class, args);
}
#Bean
public Jaxb2Marshaller jaxb2Marshaller() {
Jaxb2Marshaller bean = new Jaxb2Marshaller();
bean.setContextPath("ch.sahits.game.helloworld");
return bean;
}
#Override
public void run(String... args) throws Exception {
System.out.println("Started up");
}
}
This code fails to start up with the exception:
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.sun.xml.internal.bind.v2.ContextFactory
at java.base/jdk.internal.loader.BuiltinClassLoader.loadClass(BuiltinClassLoader.java:582)
at java.base/jdk.internal.loader.ClassLoaders$AppClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoaders.java:185)
at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:496)
at javax.xml.bind.ServiceLoaderUtil.nullSafeLoadClass(ServiceLoaderUtil.java:122)
at javax.xml.bind.ServiceLoaderUtil.safeLoadClass(ServiceLoaderUtil.java:155)
at javax.xml.bind.ContextFinder.newInstance(ContextFinder.java:174)
... 23 more
What I do not understand about this exception is why the com.sun.xml.internal.bind.v2.ContextFactory is tried to instantiate? It has been suggested, that I also need a dependency for a runtime, so I added:
<dependency>
<groupId>org.glassfish.jaxb</groupId>
<artifactId>jaxb-runtime</artifactId>
<version>2.3.0</version>
</dependency>
But that only got me a different exception, trying to load a different class:
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.sun.xml.bind.v2.model.annotation.AnnotationReader
at java.base/jdk.internal.loader.BuiltinClassLoader.loadClass(BuiltinClassLoader.java:582)
at java.base/jdk.internal.loader.ClassLoaders$AppClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoaders.java:185)
at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:496)
... 39 more
Here is the complete pom.xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
<groupId>ch.sahits.game</groupId>
<artifactId>AddModuleDependencies</artifactId>
<version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
<properties>
<cxf-xjc-plugin.version>2.3.0</cxf-xjc-plugin.version>
</properties>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
<version>2.0.0.RELEASE</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-oxm</artifactId>
<version>5.0.4.RELEASE</version>
<scope>compile</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>javax.xml.bind</groupId>
<artifactId>jaxb-api</artifactId>
<version>2.3.0</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>javax.annotation</groupId>
<artifactId>javax.annotation-api</artifactId>
<version>1.3.2</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.glassfish.jaxb</groupId>
<artifactId>jaxb-runtime</artifactId>
<version>2.3.0</version>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
<build>
<resources>
<resource>
<directory>src/main/resources</directory>
</resource>
</resources>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
<version>3.7.0</version>
<configuration>
<source>9</source>
<target>9</target>
</configuration>
</plugin>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.cxf</groupId>
<artifactId>cxf-xjc-plugin</artifactId>
<version>${cxf-xjc-plugin.version}</version>
<executions>
<execution>
<id>generate-sources</id>
<phase>generate-sources</phase>
<goals>
<goal>xsdtojava</goal>
</goals>
<configuration>
<extensions>
<extension>org.apache.cxf.xjcplugins:cxf-xjc-dv:${cxf-xjc-plugin.version}</extension>
</extensions>
<xsdOptions>
<xsdOption>
<xsd>src/main/resources/helloworld.xsd</xsd>
<bindingFile>src/main/resources/jaxb-binding.xjb</bindingFile>
<packagename>ch.sahits.game.helloworld</packagename>
</xsdOption>
</xsdOptions>
</configuration>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</build>
</project>
The simple solution of course is to add --add-modules java.xml.ws as a VM option, but that is exactly what I am trying to get rid off to make my application future proof.
What dependency do I have to use to resolve this issue? Or do I have change the bean configuration, so that the proper classes are looked up (and not the ones from com.sun.xml... )?
The MCVE for download as zip archive.

Try adding the following:
<dependency>
<groupId>org.glassfish.jaxb</groupId>
<artifactId>jaxb-core</artifactId>
<version>2.3.0</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.sun.activation</groupId>
<artifactId>javax.activation</artifactId>
<version>1.2.0</version>
</dependency>
jaxb-core contains com.sun.xml.bind.v2.model.annotation.AnnotationReader (and seems to be a required dependency of jaxb-runtime, at least in your case), while javax.activation is needed by jaxb-api due to the usage of DataHandler by the latter.
Also, there is no a single bean class, so the marshaller will fail initialization. I've added the following
#XmlRootElement
public class MyBean {
}
and replaced
bean.setContextPath("ch.sahits.game.helloworld");
with
bean.setClassesToBeBound(MyBean.class);
after which the application has started.

The following has worked for me
<dependency>
<groupId>org.glassfish.jaxb</groupId>
<artifactId>jaxb-runtime</artifactId>
<version>2.3.0</version>
</dependency>

Connecting "Spring OXM" helped me:
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-oxm</artifactId>
</dependency>

Spring boot - Why is the exclude required when manually configuring Hibernate?

I have a following Spring boot project which uses Spring data JPA. My rest controller is annotated with the the following annotations-:
#SpringBootApplication
#EnableAutoConfiguration(exclude = {DataSourceAutoConfiguration.class, HibernateJpaAutoConfiguration.class})
#ComponentScan({ "com.foo.bar"})
public class RESTService {
My question is why is the exclude parameter required in the #EnableAutoConfiguration ? If I start the application without the exclude I get the following exceptions-:
Exception encountered during context initialization - cancelling refresh attempt: org.springframework.beans.factory.UnsatisfiedDependencyException: Error creating bean with name 'org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.orm.jpa.HibernateJpaAutoConfiguration': Unsatisfied dependency expressed through constructor parameter 0; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'dataSource' defined in class path resource [org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jdbc/DataSourceConfiguration$Tomcat.class]: Bean instantiation via factory method failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [org.apache.tomcat.jdbc.pool.DataSource]: Factory method 'dataSource' threw exception; nested exception is org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.jdbc.DataSourceProperties$DataSourceBeanCreationException: Cannot determine embedded database driver class for database type NONE. If you want an embedded database please put a supported one on the classpath. If you have database settings to be loaded from a particular profile you may need to active it (no profiles are currently active).
Now I am manually configuring Hibernate from within my project.
My reasoning is that since Spring Boot sees spring data on the class path it tries to autoconfigure JDBC and Hibernate JPA. But then why isn't it trying to autoconfigure Mongo or any other data base solution ?
Can someone please help me to understand what is going on here ?
My POM file is-:
<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
<groupId>com.foo.bar</groupId>
<artifactId>Project</artifactId>
<version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
<name>REST Service</name>
<parent>
<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
<version>1.5.1.RELEASE</version>
</parent>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-data-jpa</artifactId>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.postgresql</groupId>
<artifactId>postgresql</artifactId>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>net.sourceforge.javacsv</groupId>
<artifactId>javacsv</artifactId>
<version>2.0</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.codehaus.jackson</groupId>
<artifactId>jackson-core-asl</artifactId>
<version>1.1.0</version>
</dependency>
<!--
<dependency>
<groupId>org.fosstrak.epcis</groupId>
<artifactId>epcis-repository</artifactId>
<version>0.5.0</version>
</dependency>
-->
<dependency>
<groupId>org.fosstrak.epcis</groupId>
<artifactId>epcis-repository</artifactId>
<version>0.5.0</version>
<scope>system</scope>
<systemPath>${project.basedir}/lib/epcis-commons-0.5.0.jar</systemPath>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
<properties>
<java.version>1.7</java.version>
</properties>
<build>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<configuration>
<mainClass>com.foo.bar.RESTService</mainClass>
<addResources>true</addResources>
<layout>JAR</layout>
</configuration>
<executions>
<execution>
<goals>
<goal>repackage</goal>
</goals>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</build>
</project>

Spring only autoconfigures Mongo if you have the respective starter dependency in your classpath.
For example:
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-data-mongodb</artifactId>
<version>1.3.2.RELEASE</version>
</dependency>
Regarding the Exception you postet, it says that you havn't configured your Databasedriver. You need someting along those lines in your properties:
spring.datasource.driver-class-name: oracle.jdbc.pool.OracleDataSource
spring.datasource.url: jdbc:oracle:thin:#<host>:1521:<schema>
spring.datasource.username: <user>
spring.datasource.password: <password>
Depending on what Database you use of course.

Based on your pom.xml I assume you are using Postgres. Make sure that in the application.properties file you configured your data source. Exception may suggest it is misconfigured.
spring.datasource.url=jdbc:postgresql://localhost/testdb
spring.datasource.username=postgres
spring.datasource.password=123

I am getting an error -- "No qualifying bean of type [hello.MessagePrinter] is defined"

This is the error i get when i execute the sample spring application from spring website. I tried to find a solution but in vain. Kindly help. Its fairly simple i guess but not able to figure out.
Files
Application.java
package hello;
import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
import org.springframework.context.annotation.*;
import org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext;
#Configuration
#ComponentScan
public class Application {
#Bean
MessageService mockMessageService(){
return new MessageService() {
public String getMessage() {
return "Hello World!";
}
};
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
ApplicationContext context = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext();
((AbstractApplicationContext) context).refresh();
MessagePrinter printer = context.getBean(MessagePrinter.class);
printer.printMessage();
}
}
MessagePrinter.java
package hello;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
#Component
public class MessagePrinter {
final private MessageService service;
#Autowired
public MessagePrinter(MessageService service){
this.service = service;
}
public void printMessage(){
System.out.println(this.service.getMessage());
}
}
MessageService.java
package hello;
public interface MessageService {
String getMessage();
}
pom.xml
<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
<artifactId>gs-maven</artifactId>
<version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
<packaging>jar</packaging>
<name>gs-maven</name>
<url>http://maven.apache.org</url>
<properties>
<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
</properties>
<build>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.1</version>
<executions>
<execution>
<phase>package</phase>
<goals>
<goal>shade</goal>
</goals>
<configuration>
<transformers>
<transformer
implementation="org.apache.maven.plugins.shade.resource.ManifestResourceTransformer">
<mainClass>hello.Application</mainClass>
</transformer>
</transformers>
</configuration>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</build>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>junit</groupId>
<artifactId>junit</artifactId>
<version>3.8.1</version>
<scope>test</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-context</artifactId>
<version>4.1.5.RELEASE</version>
</dependency>
<!-- tag::joda[] -->
<dependency>
<groupId>joda-time</groupId>
<artifactId>joda-time</artifactId>
<version>2.2</version>
</dependency>
<!-- end::joda[] -->
</dependencies>
</project>
Error:
Mar 2, 2015 10:50:01 AM org.springframework.context.annotation.AnnotationConfigApplicationContext prepareRefresh
INFO: Refreshing org.springframework.context.annotation.AnnotationConfigApplicationContext#c1b531: startup date [Mon Mar 02 10:50:01 IST 2015]; root of context hierarchy
Exception in thread "main" org.springframework.beans.factory.NoSuchBeanDefinitionException: No qualifying bean of type [hello.MessagePrinter] is defined
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.getBean(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:371)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.getBean(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:331)
at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.getBean(AbstractApplicationContext.java:968)
at hello.Application.main(Application.java:23)
Kindly let me know what i am missing

Looking at this sample
http://www.tutorialspoint.com/spring/spring_java_based_configuration.htm
The line ApplicationContext context = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext(); is taking a parameter of the entry point bean.
So your code should be
ApplicationContext context =
new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext(MessagePrinter.class);
If you were to want to register a few beans then you could use register or use scan to scan a package

Had the same issue.
Fixed by adding #ComponentScan({ "com.packageName" }) annotation.