java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: jakarta.servlet.http.HttpSessionContext with Spring Boot 3 and Jetty server

Question

I community, I'm trying to run a small example with Spring boot 3 and Jetty server before upgrading the production code but I'm getting this error java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: jakarta.servlet.http.HttpSessionContext and the services does not start. This is my Gradle config.

plugins {
    id 'java'
    id 'idea'
    id 'org.springframework.boot' version '3.0.1'
    id 'io.spring.dependency-management' version '1.1.0'
}

idea {
    module {
        downloadJavadoc = false
        downloadSources = false
    }
}

group = 'com.example'
version = '0.0.1-SNAPSHOT'
sourceCompatibility = '17'

configurations {
    compileOnly {
        extendsFrom annotationProcessor
    }
}

repositories {
    mavenCentral()
}

dependencies {
    implementation 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-security'

    implementation 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-jetty'
    implementation('org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web') {
        exclude group: 'org.springframework.boot', module: 'spring-boot-starter-tomcat'
    }

    compileOnly 'org.projectlombok:lombok'
    annotationProcessor 'org.projectlombok:lombok'
    testImplementation 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test'
}

tasks.named('test') {
    useJUnitPlatform()
}

and the dependeincies.

HttpSessionContext class no longer exists but somehow, the latest version Jetty still depends on it.

I'm expecting to make it run with Jetty without migrating to another server.

Checkout this post. It explains for both Maven and Gradle. youtu.be/1gEoiMVULt4 — Nilanchala
– Nilanchala, Commented Oct 3, 2023 at 10:56

Oleksii Kyslytsyn · Accepted Answer · 2024-10-24 11:13:43Z

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Update 23.12.13

No workaround needed anymore as Jetty released version 12 with support for servlet 6.0.0. So just update to spring-boot 3.2.0 (spring-boot-starter-jetty:3.2.0) which includes jetty 12.

Origin

As Joakim Erdfelt already mentioned, Spring Boot 3 rely on Jakarta Servlet 6.0.0 (see https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-boot/wiki/Spring-Boot-3.0-Release-Notes) and the spring-boot-starter-jetty includes Jetty 11 which is build on Jakarta Servlet 5.0.0 (see https://java.libhunt.com/jetty-project-changelog/11.0.0). So this is an Issue in the starter itself.

To use jetty you have to downgrade the jakarta-servlet version (see https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-boot/wiki/Spring-Boot-3.0-Migration-Guide#jetty) setting

ext["jakarta-servlet.version"] = "5.0.0"

edited Oct 24, 2024 at 11:13

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answered Dec 29, 2022 at 11:35

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6 Comments

red Over a year ago

thanks mathze, this is a big mistake from the spring team. Looks that they didn't test it :(

mathze Over a year ago

Wouldn't say it's a mistake. But maybe spring-team could had make this information better visible in their documentation ;)

red Over a year ago

For me, it's a mistake, because the starter dependencies are wrong. jetty starter must use Jakarta 5.0 and not the 6.0

GreenEyed Over a year ago

I agree with @red. You can see in mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.springframework.boot/… that they declared spring-boot-starter-jetty:3.0.2 to depend on jakarta.servlet-api:6.0.0 and org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-*:11.0.13 and they are not compatible. On a related note, for those using Maven, simply declared a property in your om.xml like this one: <jakarta-servlet.version>5.0.0</jakarta-servlet.version> and that's it.

kosta.dani Over a year ago

if you downgrade to jakarta-servlet 5.0.0 then spring-test 6 doesn't compile anymore :)

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Mahbub Ul Islam · Accepted Answer · 2023-03-16 07:08:25Z

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For Spring Boot 3 and Jetty, you need a couple of dependencies.

need the jakarta.servlet-api
need the jetty-server
need the spring-boot-starter-jetty

here is an example along with the versions

    <dependency>
        <groupId>jakarta.servlet</groupId>
        <artifactId>jakarta.servlet-api</artifactId>
        <version>6.0.0</version>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
        <artifactId>jetty-server</artifactId>
        <version>11.0.14</version>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-jetty</artifactId>
    </dependency>

answered Mar 16, 2023 at 7:08

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Fazal Haroon · Accepted Answer · 2023-05-20 06:52:07Z

Just wanted to share my experience with Spring Boot 3 and Java 17. I recently encountered an issue with my pom.xml while working on a project. However, I was able to resolve it by making a few adjustments.

To fix the problem, I excluded Tomcat from the spring-boot-starter-web dependency and instead added spring-boot-starter-jetty to my project. However, I noticed that Maven was not able to fetch the necessary dependency automatically.

To overcome this, I added the jakarta-servlet.version property with a value of 5 in my pom.xml properties file. This ensured that Maven correctly resolved the required dependency.

If you're facing a similar issue, you can try out the following pom.xml configuration:

<?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>3.0.5</version>
    <relativePath/> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
</parent>
<groupId>com.example</groupId>
<artifactId>demo</artifactId>
<version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
<name>demo</name>
<description>Demo project for Spring Boot</description>

<!-- Add this property -->
<properties>
    <java.version>17</java.version>
    <jakarta-servlet.version>5.0.0</jakarta-servlet.version>
</properties>

<!-- Exclude Tomcat and add Jetty -->
<dependencies>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
        <exclusions>
            <exclusion>
                <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-tomcat</artifactId>
                <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
            </exclusion>
        </exclusions>
    </dependency>

    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-jetty</artifactId>
    </dependency>

    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
        <scope>test</scope>
    </dependency>
</dependencies>

<build>
    <plugins>
        <plugin>
            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
            <artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
        </plugin>
    </plugins>
</build>
</project>

I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any questions or if there's anything else I can assist you with.

Happy coding! 👨‍💻

That was the only part missing from all the other searches results <jakarta-servlet.version>5.0.0</jakarta-servlet.version> at least for now
Exactly, this is the missing property "jakarta-servlet.version".

Moritz Ringler · Accepted Answer · 2023-05-08 21:49:01Z

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Add this line to your pom.xml properties:

<jakarta-servlet.version>5.0.0</jakarta-servlet.version>

edited May 8, 2023 at 21:49

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answered Mar 31, 2023 at 23:20

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Joakim Erdfelt · Accepted Answer · 2022-12-29 10:45:09Z

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Spring 3 is for Servlet 6 which is available in Jetty 12+

answered Dec 29, 2022 at 10:45

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Sandy · Accepted Answer · 2024-03-15 05:22:38Z

For Spring boot 3.x onward extra jetty-server dependancy is needed...

<dependencies>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
            <exclusions>
                <exclusion>
                    <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
                    <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-tomcat</artifactId>
                </exclusion>
            </exclusions>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-jetty</artifactId>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
            <artifactId>jetty-server</artifactId>
        </dependency>

Christoph zero · Accepted Answer · 2023-11-21 13:42:20Z

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Pinning the version like

ext {
    set("jakarta-servlet.version", '5.0.0')
}

did not worked for me, using Spring Boot 3.1.5!

What helps at my side, is to strictly set the version using an implementation constraint:

implementation("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-jetty") {
    constraints {
        implementation("jakarta.servlet:jakarta.servlet-api") {
            version {
                strictly("5.0.0")
                prefer("5.0.0")
            }
            because("Jetty 11.x requires jakarta.servlet-api 5.0.0 where version 6.0.0 is bundled with spring-boot-starter-jetty (Spring Boot 3.1.5)!")
        }
    }
}

edited Nov 21, 2023 at 13:42

answered Nov 21, 2023 at 13:41

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Israel Rz Mx · Accepted Answer · 2024-05-08 21:42:04Z

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In my case for Spring 3.5.2

    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-jetty</artifactId>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>jakarta.platform</groupId>
        <artifactId>jakarta.jakartaee-api</artifactId>
        <version>11.0.0-M2</version>
    </dependency>

answered May 8, 2024 at 21:42

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Gautam Tyagi · Accepted Answer · 2024-05-24 06:54:49Z

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I was facing the same issue, Here is what I did to resolve this.

updated spring-boot-starter-jetty with 3.2.0
updated spring boot starter to 3.2.0 versions
added below dependency

<dependency> <groupId>jakarta.servlet</groupId> <artifactId>jakarta.servlet-api</artifactId> <version>6.0.0</version> </dependency>

hope this helps.

answered May 24, 2024 at 6:54

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