Application Startup issue (java.lang.ArrayStoreException: sun.reflect.annotation.TypeNotPresentExceptionProxy) with Spring boot 2.0.0-SNAPSHOT

Here is the system info.

$ uname -a; java -version
Darwin sanbook.local 16.3.0 Darwin Kernel Version 16.3.0: Thu Nov 17 20:23:58 PST 2016; root:xnu-3789.31.2~1/RELEASE_X86_64 x86_64 i386 MacBookPro13,3 Darwin
java version "1.8.0_121"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_121-b13)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.121-b13, mixed mode)

Spring boot 2.0.0-SNAPSHOT

When we start the app we get below error. I guess this is due some internal restructure that is going on in 2.0.0. So far I have been able to keep our app running by referring to newer classes but not getting path forward with this. Appreciate your help in this.

java.lang.IllegalStateException: Failed to load ApplicationContext
	at org.springframework.test.context.cache.DefaultCacheAwareContextLoaderDelegate.loadContext(DefaultCacheAwareContextLoaderDelegate.java:124)
	at org.springframework.test.context.support.DefaultTestContext.getApplicationContext(DefaultTestContext.java:102)
	at org.springframework.boot.test.autoconfigure.SpringBootDependencyInjectionTestExecutionListener.prepareTestInstance(SpringBootDependencyInjectionTestExecutionListener.java:47)
	at org.springframework.test.context.TestContextManager.prepareTestInstance(TestContextManager.java:243)
	at org.springframework.test.context.junit.jupiter.SpringExtension.postProcessTestInstance(SpringExtension.java:96)
	at org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.ClassTestDescriptor.lambda$null$1(ClassTestDescriptor.java:196)
	at org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.JupiterTestDescriptor.executeAndMaskThrowable(JupiterTestDescriptor.java:102)
	at org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.ClassTestDescriptor.lambda$invokeTestInstancePostProcessors$2(ClassTestDescriptor.java:196)
	at java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline$3$1.accept(ReferencePipeline.java:193)
	at java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline$2$1.accept(ReferencePipeline.java:175)
	at java.util.ArrayList$ArrayListSpliterator.forEachRemaining(ArrayList.java:1374)
	at java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.copyInto(AbstractPipeline.java:481)
	at java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.wrapAndCopyInto(AbstractPipeline.java:471)
	at java.util.stream.StreamSpliterators$WrappingSpliterator.forEachRemaining(StreamSpliterators.java:312)
	at java.util.stream.Streams$ConcatSpliterator.forEachRemaining(Streams.java:743)
	at java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline$Head.forEach(ReferencePipeline.java:580)
	at org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.ClassTestDescriptor.invokeTestInstancePostProcessors(ClassTestDescriptor.java:195)
	at org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.ClassTestDescriptor.lambda$testInstanceProvider$0(ClassTestDescriptor.java:187)
	at org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.MethodTestDescriptor.prepare(MethodTestDescriptor.java:120)
	at org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.MethodTestDescriptor.prepare(MethodTestDescriptor.java:63)
	at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.HierarchicalTestExecutor.execute(HierarchicalTestExecutor.java:59)
	at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.HierarchicalTestExecutor.lambda$execute$0(HierarchicalTestExecutor.java:87)
	at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.SingleTestExecutor.executeSafely(SingleTestExecutor.java:66)
	at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.HierarchicalTestExecutor.execute(HierarchicalTestExecutor.java:76)
	at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.HierarchicalTestExecutor.lambda$execute$0(HierarchicalTestExecutor.java:87)
	at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.SingleTestExecutor.executeSafely(SingleTestExecutor.java:66)
	at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.HierarchicalTestExecutor.execute(HierarchicalTestExecutor.java:76)
	at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.HierarchicalTestExecutor.execute(HierarchicalTestExecutor.java:51)
	at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.HierarchicalTestEngine.execute(HierarchicalTestEngine.java:43)
	at org.junit.platform.launcher.core.DefaultLauncher.execute(DefaultLauncher.java:129)
	at org.junit.platform.launcher.core.DefaultLauncher.execute(DefaultLauncher.java:85)
	at org.junit.platform.runner.JUnitPlatform.run(JUnitPlatform.java:116)
	at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit4.runner.JUnit4TestReference.run(JUnit4TestReference.java:86)
	at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.TestExecution.run(TestExecution.java:38)
	at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.runTests(RemoteTestRunner.java:459)
	at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.runTests(RemoteTestRunner.java:678)
	at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.run(RemoteTestRunner.java:382)
	at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.main(RemoteTestRunner.java:192)
Caused by: org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'requestMappingHandlerMapping' defined in class path resource [org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/servlet/WebMvcAutoConfiguration$EnableWebMvcConfiguration.class]: Invocation of init method failed; nested exception is java.lang.ArrayStoreException: sun.reflect.annotation.TypeNotPresentExceptionProxy
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.initializeBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1648)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:569)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:484)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory$1.getObject(AbstractBeanFactory.java:302)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:230)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:298)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:193)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.preInstantiateSingletons(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:751)
	at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.finishBeanFactoryInitialization(AbstractApplicationContext.java:865)
	at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:541)
	at org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.context.ServletWebServerApplicationContext.refresh(ServletWebServerApplicationContext.java:122)
	at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.refresh(SpringApplication.java:809)
	at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.refreshContext(SpringApplication.java:404)
	at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:347)
	at org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootContextLoader.loadContext(SpringBootContextLoader.java:128)
	at org.springframework.test.context.cache.DefaultCacheAwareContextLoaderDelegate.loadContextInternal(DefaultCacheAwareContextLoaderDelegate.java:98)
	at org.springframework.test.context.cache.DefaultCacheAwareContextLoaderDelegate.loadContext(DefaultCacheAwareContextLoaderDelegate.java:116)
	... 37 moreCaused by: java.lang.ArrayStoreException: sun.reflect.annotation.TypeNotPresentExceptionProxy
	at sun.reflect.annotation.AnnotationParser.parseClassArray(AnnotationParser.java:724)
	at sun.reflect.annotation.AnnotationParser.parseArray(AnnotationParser.java:531)
	at sun.reflect.annotation.AnnotationParser.parseMemberValue(AnnotationParser.java:355)
	at sun.reflect.annotation.AnnotationParser.parseAnnotation2(AnnotationParser.java:286)
	at sun.reflect.annotation.AnnotationParser.parseAnnotations2(AnnotationParser.java:120)
	at sun.reflect.annotation.AnnotationParser.parseAnnotations(AnnotationParser.java:72)
	at java.lang.Class.createAnnotationData(Class.java:3521)
	at java.lang.Class.annotationData(Class.java:3510)
	at java.lang.Class.createAnnotationData(Class.java:3526)
	at java.lang.Class.annotationData(Class.java:3510)
	at java.lang.Class.getAnnotation(Class.java:3415)
	at java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement.isAnnotationPresent(AnnotatedElement.java:258)
	at java.lang.Class.isAnnotationPresent(Class.java:3425)
	at org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotatedElementUtils.hasAnnotation(AnnotatedElementUtils.java:599)
	at org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.RequestMappingHandlerMapping.isHandler(RequestMappingHandlerMapping.java:173)
	at org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.AbstractHandlerMethodMapping.initHandlerMethods(AbstractHandlerMethodMapping.java:213)
	at org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.AbstractHandlerMethodMapping.afterPropertiesSet(AbstractHandlerMethodMapping.java:184)
	at org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.RequestMappingHandlerMapping.afterPropertiesSet(RequestMappingHandlerMapping.java:127)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.invokeInitMethods(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1707)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.initializeBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1644)
	... 53 more

[spencergibb]

I also had this problem. For my project, it was caused when a class was not available in a conditional on bean annotation. Specifically classes recently moved in boot 2.0.

[wilkinsona]

@binkley From a Spring Boot perspective, there’s nothing going here. The problem, which I believe as now been resolved, was in Spring Cloud. I’ve checked out the revision of Sproink that you’ve linked to. Its 11 tests all pass. I also can’t see any usage of Spring Cloud so, whatever the problem is that you’re facing, it wasn’t the one reported in this issue.