Spring Bean ClassNotFound how to debug?

Question

I'm new to Spring and im getting the following error

    java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/springframework/beans/factory/NoUniqueBeanDefinitionException
java.lang.Class.getDeclaredMethods0(Native Method)
java.lang.Class.privateGetDeclaredMethods(Class.java:2531)
java.lang.Class.getDeclaredMethods(Class.java:1855)
org.springframework.core.type.StandardAnnotationMetadata.hasAnnotatedMethods(StandardAnnotationMetadata.java:159)
org.springframework.context.annotation.ConfigurationClassUtils.isLiteConfigurationCandidate(ConfigurationClassUtils.java:104)
org.springframework.context.annotation.ConfigurationClassUtils.checkConfigurationClassCandidate(ConfigurationClassUtils.java:87)
org.springframework.context.annotation.ConfigurationClassPostProcessor.processConfigBeanDefinitions(ConfigurationClassPostProcessor.java:253)
org.springframework.context.annotation.ConfigurationClassPostProcessor.postProcessBeanDefinitionRegistry(ConfigurationClassPostProcessor.java:223)
org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.invokeBeanFactoryPostProcessors(AbstractApplicationContext.java:630)
org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:461)
org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.configureAndRefreshWebApplicationContext(FrameworkServlet.java:647)
org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.createWebApplicationContext(FrameworkServlet.java:598)
org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.createWebApplicationContext(FrameworkServlet.java:661)
org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.initWebApplicationContext(FrameworkServlet.java:517)
org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.initServletBean(FrameworkServlet.java:458)
org.springframework.web.servlet.HttpServletBean.init(HttpServletBean.java:138)
javax.servlet.GenericServlet.init(GenericServlet.java:160)
org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:502)
org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:100)
org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve.invoke(AccessLogValve.java:953)
org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:409)
org.apache.coyote.http11.AbstractHttp11Processor.process(AbstractHttp11Processor.java:1044)
org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol$AbstractConnectionHandler.process(AbstractProtocol.java:607)
org.apache.tomcat.util.net.AprEndpoint$SocketWithOptionsProcessor.run(AprEndpoint.java:2378)
java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1145)
java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:615)
java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:744)

From what I've searched it seems that I'm missing a library, so here is my POM

        <properties>
    <spring.version>3.2.0.RELEASE</spring.version>
</properties>

<dependencies>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
        <artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
        <version>${spring.version}</version>
    </dependency>

    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
        <artifactId>spring-web</artifactId>
        <version>${spring.version}</version>
    </dependency>

    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
        <artifactId>spring-beans</artifactId>
        <version>${spring.version}</version>
    </dependency>

    <dependency>
        <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
        <artifactId>servlet-api</artifactId>
        <version>2.5</version>
    </dependency>

    <dependency>
        <groupId>javax.servlet.jsp</groupId>
        <artifactId>jsp-api</artifactId>
        <version>2.1</version>
        <scope>provided</scope>
    </dependency>

    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
        <artifactId>spring-webmvc</artifactId>
        <version>${spring.version}</version>
    </dependency>

    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
        <artifactId>spring-test</artifactId>
        <version>${spring.version}</version>
        <scope>test</scope>
    </dependency>

    <dependency>
        <groupId>junit</groupId>
        <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
        <version>4.8.2</version>
        <scope>test</scope>
    </dependency>

    <!--Jersey-->
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.glassfish.jersey.ext</groupId>
        <artifactId>jersey-spring3</artifactId>
        <version>2.5.1</version>
    </dependency>

    <dependency>
        <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.jaxrs</groupId>
        <artifactId>jackson-jaxrs-json-provider</artifactId>
        <version>2.3.0</version>
    </dependency>

    <dependency>
        <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.jaxrs</groupId>
        <artifactId>jackson-jaxrs-xml-provider</artifactId>
        <version>2.3.0</version>
    </dependency>

    <!--Security-->
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
        <artifactId>spring-security-web</artifactId>
        <version>3.2.0.RELEASE</version>
    </dependency>

    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
        <artifactId>spring-security-config</artifactId>
        <version>3.2.0.RELEASE</version>
    </dependency>

    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
        <artifactId>spring-security-web</artifactId>
        <version>3.2.0.RELEASE</version>
    </dependency>

    <!--Spring Data JDBC-->
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
        <artifactId>spring-jdbc</artifactId>
        <version>4.0.0.RELEASE</version>
    </dependency>

    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
        <artifactId>spring-orm</artifactId>
        <version>4.0.0.RELEASE</version>
    </dependency>

    <dependency>
        <groupId>mysql</groupId>
        <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
        <version>5.1.28</version>
    </dependency>

    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
        <artifactId>hibernate-core</artifactId>
        <version>4.3.0.Final</version>
    </dependency>

If you guys could help me figure out which Lib it it i would be grateful. But can some one teach how to debug this kind of error? I'm using Intelij Idea 13

Here is the output of mvn dependency:three

    [INFO] --- maven-dependency-plugin:2.8:tree (default-cli) @ WebGest ---
    [INFO] com.springapp:WebGest:war:1.0-SNAPSHOT
    [INFO] +- org.springframework:spring-core:jar:3.2.0.RELEASE:compile
    [INFO] |  \- commons-logging:commons-logging:jar:1.1.1:compile
    [INFO] +- org.springframework:spring-web:jar:3.2.0.RELEASE:compile
    [INFO] |  +- org.springframework:spring-context:jar:3.2.0.RELEASE:compile
    [INFO] |  +- org.springframework:spring-aop:jar:3.2.0.RELEASE:compile
    [INFO] |  \- aopalliance:aopalliance:jar:1.0:compile
    [INFO] +- org.springframework:spring-beans:jar:3.2.0.RELEASE:compile
    [INFO] +- javax.servlet:servlet-api:jar:2.5:compile
    [INFO] +- javax.servlet.jsp:jsp-api:jar:2.1:provided
    [INFO] +- org.springframework:spring-webmvc:jar:3.2.0.RELEASE:compile
    [INFO] |  \- org.springframework:spring-expression:jar:3.2.0.RELEASE:compile
    [INFO] +- org.springframework:spring-test:jar:3.2.0.RELEASE:test
    [INFO] +- junit:junit:jar:4.8.2:test
    [INFO] +- org.glassfish.jersey.ext:jersey-spring3:jar:2.5.1:compile
    [INFO] |  +- org.glassfish.jersey.core:jersey-server:jar:2.5.1:compile
    [INFO] |  |  +- org.glassfish.jersey.core:jersey-common:jar:2.5.1:compile
    [INFO] |  |  |  +- javax.annotation:javax.annotation-api:jar:1.2:compile
    [INFO] |  |  |  \- org.glassfish.hk2:osgi-resource-locator:jar:1.0.1:compile
    [INFO] |  |  +- org.glassfish.jersey.core:jersey-client:jar:2.5.1:compile
    [INFO] |  |  +- com.google.guava:guava:jar:14.0.1:compile
    [INFO] |  |  +- org.glassfish.hk2:hk2-api:jar:2.2.0-b21:compile
    [INFO] |  |  +- org.glassfish.hk2.external:javax.inject:jar:2.2.0-b21:compile
    [INFO] |  |  +- org.glassfish.hk2:hk2-locator:jar:2.2.0-b21:compile
    [INFO] |  |  |  +- org.glassfish.hk2.external:asm-all-repackaged:jar:2.2.0-b21:compile
    [INFO] |  |  |  \- org.glassfish.hk2.external:cglib:jar:2.2.0-b21:compile
    [INFO] |  |  \- javax.validation:validation-api:jar:1.1.0.Final:compile
    [INFO] |  +- org.glassfish.jersey.containers:jersey-container-servlet-core:jar:2.5.1:compile
    [INFO] |  +- org.glassfish.hk2:hk2:jar:2.2.0-b21:compile
    [INFO] |  |  +- org.glassfish.hk2:hk2-utils:jar:2.2.0-b21:compile
    [INFO] |  |  |  \- javax.inject:javax.inject:jar:1:compile
    [INFO] |  |  +- org.glassfish.hk2:config-types:jar:2.2.0-b21:compile
    [INFO] |  |  +- org.glassfish.hk2:core:jar:2.2.0-b21:compile
    [INFO] |  |  +- org.glassfish.hk2:hk2-config:jar:2.2.0-b21:compile
    [INFO] |  |  |  +- org.jvnet:tiger-types:jar:1.4:compile
    [INFO] |  |  |  \- org.glassfish.hk2.external:bean-validator:jar:2.2.0-b21:compile
    [INFO] |  |  +- org.glassfish.hk2:hk2-runlevel:jar:2.2.0-b21:compile
    [INFO] |  |  \- org.glassfish.hk2:class-model:jar:2.2.0-b21:compile
    [INFO] |  +- org.glassfish.hk2:spring-bridge:jar:2.2.0-b21:compile
    [INFO] |  \- javax.ws.rs:javax.ws.rs-api:jar:2.0:compile
    [INFO] +- com.fasterxml.jackson.jaxrs:jackson-jaxrs-json-provider:jar:2.3.0:compile
    [INFO] |  +- com.fasterxml.jackson.jaxrs:jackson-jaxrs-base:jar:2.3.0:compile
    [INFO] |  +- com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-core:jar:2.3.0:compile
    [INFO] |  +- com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:jar:2.3.0:compile
    [INFO] |  |  \- com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-annotations:jar:2.3.0:compile
    [INFO] |  \- com.fasterxml.jackson.module:jackson-module-jaxb-annotations:jar:2.3.0:compile
    [INFO] +- com.fasterxml.jackson.jaxrs:jackson-jaxrs-xml-provider:jar:2.3.0:compile
    [INFO] |  +- com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat:jackson-dataformat-xml:jar:2.3.0:compile
    [INFO] |  +- org.codehaus.woodstox:stax2-api:jar:3.1.1:compile
    [INFO] |  |  \- javax.xml.stream:stax-api:jar:1.0-2:compile
    [INFO] |  \- org.codehaus.woodstox:woodstox-core-asl:jar:4.1.4:compile
    [INFO] +- org.springframework.security:spring-security-web:jar:3.2.0.RELEASE:compile
    [INFO] |  \- org.springframework.security:spring-security-core:jar:3.2.0.RELEASE:compile
    [INFO] +- org.springframework.security:spring-security-config:jar:3.2.0.RELEASE:compile
    [INFO] +- org.springframework:spring-jdbc:jar:4.0.0.RELEASE:compile
    [INFO] |  \- org.springframework:spring-tx:jar:4.0.0.RELEASE:compile
    [INFO] +- org.springframework:spring-orm:jar:4.0.0.RELEASE:compile
    [INFO] +- mysql:mysql-connector-java:jar:5.1.28:compile
    [INFO] \- org.hibernate:hibernate-core:jar:4.3.0.Final:compile
    [INFO]    +- org.jboss.logging:jboss-logging:jar:3.1.3.GA:compile
    [INFO]    +- org.jboss.logging:jboss-logging-annotations:jar:1.2.0.Beta1:compile
    [INFO]    +- org.jboss.spec.javax.transaction:jboss-transaction-api_1.2_spec:jar:1.0.0.Final:compile
    [INFO]    +- dom4j:dom4j:jar:1.6.1:compile
    [INFO]    |  \- xml-apis:xml-apis:jar:1.0.b2:compile
    [INFO]    +- org.hibernate.common:hibernate-commons-annotations:jar:4.0.4.Final:compile
    [INFO]    +- org.hibernate.javax.persistence:hibernate-jpa-2.1-api:jar:1.0.0.Final:compile
    [INFO]    +- org.javassist:javassist:jar:3.18.1-GA:compile
    [INFO]    +- antlr:antlr:jar:2.7.7:compile
    [INFO]    \- org.jboss:jandex:jar:1.1.0.Final:compile
    [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    [INFO] BUILD SUCCESS
    [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    [INFO] Total time: 1.348s
    [INFO] Finished at: Mon Feb 03 21:43:43 WET 2014
    [INFO] Final Memory: 13M/217M
    [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------

duplicate http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18037011/conflict-with-spring-orm-3-2-3-noclassdeffounderror — Zeus, Feb 03 '14 at 21:48
As you can see spring-beans is the already on my POM, so the problem isn't the same the other thread — Eduardo Oliveira, Feb 03 '14 at 21:52
possible duplicate of [NoUniqueBeanDefinitionException even though no duplicates found](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14667589/nouniquebeandefinitionexception-even-though-no-duplicates-found) — , Feb 03 '14 at 22:22
@EduardoOliveira see the accepted answer, you need spring-beans version 3.2.1 — , Feb 03 '14 at 22:23
Thank you it solved my problem. Can you please make it an answer so i can accept it? — Eduardo Oliveira, Feb 03 '14 at 22:31

Marcin Zajączkowski · Answer 1 · 2014-02-03T23:26:44.427

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This class seems (from a since tag) to be introduced in Spring 3.2.1. Try to change spring.version to 3.2.1.RELEASE (to upgrade also spring-beans.jar which holds this class).

edited Feb 03 '14 at 23:26

answered Feb 03 '14 at 22:38

Marcin Zajączkowski

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Angular University · Accepted Answer · 2014-02-03T23:29:45.680

To troubleshoot these kind of problems, search for the class in either findjar.com or grepcode.com, in this case this is the report from grepcode for NoUniqueBeanDefinitionException.

There we can see that that class is not on version 3.2.0 of the spring-beans jar, and that the earliest version that has it 3.2.1.RELEASE.

Then check the version used in your project with mvn dependency:tree, and adapt accordingly, in this case upgrade to at least 3.2.1.RELEASE.

Spring Bean ClassNotFound how to debug?

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