Javax Validation

Question

I'm trying to use Javax Validation with Spring. When I run my application, I get this strange error message

javax.servlet.ServletException: Servlet.init() for servlet dispatcher threw exception
    org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:102)
    org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:293)
    org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:849)
    org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11Protocol.java:583)
    org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:454)
    java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619)

root cause

org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'org.springframework.validation.beanvalidation.LocalValidatorFactoryBean#0': Invocation of init method failed; nested exception is java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Could not initialize class org.hibernate.validator.engine.ConfigurationImpl
    org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.initializeBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1412)
    org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:519)
    org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:456)
    org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory$1.getObject(AbstractBeanFactory.java:291)
    org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:222)
    org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:288)
    org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:190)
    org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.preInstantiateSingletons(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:563)
    org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.finishBeanFactoryInitialization(AbstractApplicationContext.java:872)
    org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:423)
    org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.createWebApplicationContext(FrameworkServlet.java:442)
    org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.createWebApplicationContext(FrameworkServlet.java:458)
    org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.initWebApplicationContext(FrameworkServlet.java:339)
    org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.initServletBean(FrameworkServlet.java:306)
    org.springframework.web.servlet.HttpServletBean.init(HttpServletBean.java:127)
    javax.servlet.GenericServlet.init(GenericServlet.java:212)
    org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:102)
    org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:293)
    org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:849)
    org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11Protocol.java:583)
    org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:454)
    java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619)

root cause

java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Could not initialize class org.hibernate.validator.engine.ConfigurationImpl
    org.hibernate.validator.HibernateValidator.createGenericConfiguration(HibernateValidator.java:43)
    javax.validation.Validation$GenericBootstrapImpl.configure(Validation.java:269)
    org.springframework.validation.beanvalidation.LocalValidatorFactoryBean.afterPropertiesSet(LocalValidatorFactoryBean.java:161)
    org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.invokeInitMethods(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1469)
    org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.initializeBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1409)
    org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:519)
    org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:456)
    org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory$1.getObject(AbstractBeanFactory.java:291)
    org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:222)
    org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:288)
    org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:190)
    org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.preInstantiateSingletons(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:563)
    org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.finishBeanFactoryInitialization(AbstractApplicationContext.java:872)
    org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:423)
    org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.createWebApplicationContext(FrameworkServlet.java:442)
    org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.createWebApplicationContext(FrameworkServlet.java:458)
    org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.initWebApplicationContext(FrameworkServlet.java:339)
    org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.initServletBean(FrameworkServlet.java:306)
    org.springframework.web.servlet.HttpServletBean.init(HttpServletBean.java:127)
    javax.servlet.GenericServlet.init(GenericServlet.java:212)
    org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:102)
    org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:293)
    org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:849)
    org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11Protocol.java:583)
    org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:454)
    java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619)

I have hibernate-validator-4.0.2 GA.jar in my classpath which seems to have the missing class. I also use jdk 6. What is going wrong? I've googled, but no answer is found.

score 13 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 29 '10 at 09:32

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The stack trace shows that the Hibernate Validator and javax.validation API JARs are both on your classpath OK, so the problem lies elsewhere.

The source code for ConfigurationImpl shows that it has a dependency on SLF4J.

I'm guessing that's not your classpath?

answered Nov 29 '10 at 09:32

skaffman

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Yes I have validation-api 1.0.0 GA – mjgirl Nov 29 '10 at 09:36
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SLF4J, exactly. That must be it. – Sean Patrick Floyd Nov 29 '10 at 09:50
I have slf4j, slf4j.helpers and slf4j.spi. But I have added these jars directly from an other project's lib folder. Could it have something to do with this problem? – mjgirl Nov 29 '10 at 09:51
@mjgirl: Sounds suspicious, yes. Try adding them directly, see what happens. – skaffman Nov 29 '10 at 09:53
Just adding to mention that mjgirl mentions in a separate answer that it was mismatching slf4j jar files, so this answer is very close to being correct. – Dick Chesterwood Mar 12 '12 at 17:49

score 9 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 30 '13 at 16:14

I solved it adding the following to the POM in a Maven project:

       <dependency>
            <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
            <artifactId>hibernate-validator</artifactId>
            <version>4.3.1.Final</version>
        </dependency>

You can also check the official reference.

score 3 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 24 '14 at 09:19

Jar- hibernate-validator4.3.1 final.jar file- HibernetValidator.java line 41-

 public Configuration<?> createGenericConfiguration(BootstrapState state) 
 {
    return new ConfigurationImpl(state);
 }

the ConfigurationImpl class has a static initializer block

static
 {
     Version.touch();
     log = LoggerFactory.make();
  }

The LogFactory class refreences org.jboss.logging.Logger.

So add jboss-logging-3.2.0.Final.jar to the dependencies and you are done.

score 2 · Answer 4 · answered Nov 29 '10 at 09:32

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Check that the hibernate-validator-4.0.2 GA.jar is deployed in the WEB-INF/lib directory of your web application on the server.

answered Nov 29 '10 at 09:32

Neal Donnan

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score 2 · Answer 5 · answered Nov 30 '10 at 11:10

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Found the solution. My slf4j jar versions were not matching together, aswell as I had the undirect libraries.

answered Nov 30 '10 at 11:10

mjgirl

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score 1 · Answer 6 · answered Dec 09 '12 at 19:47

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For me, it was a missing "jboss-logging" jar

answered Dec 09 '12 at 19:47

MosheElisha

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score 1 · Answer 7 · answered Feb 13 '13 at 05:57

I had same problem.Solved it by adding following dependency, eventhough not using hibernate as such.

<dependency>
            <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
            <artifactId>hibernate-validator</artifactId>
            <version>4.1.0.Beta1</version>
        </dependency>

score 1 · Answer 8 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:34

You might have clashing versions of hibernate-validator and validation-api. You can read more about it in this issue:

JPA 2.0 : Exception to use javax.validation.* package in JPA 2.0

If you want to use the most recent hibernate-validator version, then you should remove the validation-api dependency and just add the following dependency for hibernate-validator:

<dependency>
        <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
        <artifactId>hibernate-validator</artifactId>
        <version>5.1.3.Final</version>
</dependency>

score 1 · Answer 9 · edited Jan 04 '12 at 21:22

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I had two version of slf4j-api in my classpath - slf4j-api-1.6.1.jar as well as slf4j-api-1.5.8.jar. I removed the latter and that solved my issue with

"java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Could not initialize class org.hibernate.validator.engine.ConfigurationImpl".

edited Jan 04 '12 at 21:22

cdeszaq

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answered Jun 29 '11 at 11:05

Joseph

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