java.lang.TypeNotPresentException: Type jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest not present with provided spring-boot-starter-tomcat dependency

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Below are the logs which I'm getting while staring the application.

2025-03-02T07:31:00.628+05:30  WARN 13140 --- [configserver] [           main] s.c.a.AnnotationConfigApplicationContext : Exception encountered during context initialization - cancelling refresh attempt: org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'vaultEnvironmentRepositoryFactory' defined in class path resource [org/springframework/cloud/config/server/config/EnvironmentRepositoryConfiguration$VaultFactoryConfig.class]: Unexpected exception during bean creation
2025-03-02T07:31:00.678+05:30  INFO 13140 --- [configserver] [           main] .s.b.a.l.ConditionEvaluationReportLogger : 

Error starting ApplicationContext. To display the condition evaluation report re-run your application with 'debug' enabled.
2025-03-02T07:31:00.736+05:30 ERROR 13140 --- [configserver] [           main] o.s.boot.SpringApplication               : Application run failed

org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'vaultEnvironmentRepositoryFactory' defined in class path resource [org/springframework/cloud/config/server/config/EnvironmentRepositoryConfiguration$VaultFactoryConfig.class]: Unexpected exception during bean creation

    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:536) ~[spring-beans-6.2.3.jar:6.2.3]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.lambda$doGetBean$0(AbstractBeanFactory.java:339) ~[spring-beans-6.2.3.jar:6.2.3]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:346) ~[spring-beans-6.2.3.jar:6.2.3]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:337) ~[spring-beans-6.2.3.jar:6.2.3]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:202) ~[spring-beans-6.2.3.jar:6.2.3]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.instantiateSingleton(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:1155) ~[spring-beans-6.2.3.jar:6.2.3]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.preInstantiateSingleton(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:1121) ~[spring-beans-6.2.3.jar:6.2.3]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.preInstantiateSingletons(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:1056) ~[spring-beans-6.2.3.jar:6.2.3]
    at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.finishBeanFactoryInitialization(AbstractApplicationContext.java:987) ~[spring-context-6.2.3.jar:6.2.3]
    at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:627) ~[spring-context-6.2.3.jar:6.2.3]
    at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.refresh(SpringApplication.java:752) ~[spring-boot-3.4.3.jar:3.4.3]
    at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.refreshContext(SpringApplication.java:439) ~[spring-boot-3.4.3.jar:3.4.3]
    at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:318) ~[spring-boot-3.4.3.jar:3.4.3]
    at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:1361) ~[spring-boot-3.4.3.jar:3.4.3]
    at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:1350) ~[spring-boot-3.4.3.jar:3.4.3]
    at com.eazybytes.configserver.ConfigserverApplication.main(ConfigserverApplication.java:12) ~[classes/:na]
Caused by: java.lang.TypeNotPresentException: Type jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest not present
    at java.base/sun.reflect.generics.factory.CoreReflectionFactory.makeNamedType(CoreReflectionFactory.java:116) ~[na:na]
    at java.base/sun.reflect.generics.visitor.Reifier.visitClassTypeSignature(Reifier.java:125) ~[na:na]
    at java.base/sun.reflect.generics.tree.ClassTypeSignature.accept(ClassTypeSignature.java:49) ~[na:na]
    at java.base/sun.reflect.generics.visitor.Reifier.reifyTypeArguments(Reifier.java:68) ~[na:na]
    at java.base/sun.reflect.generics.visitor.Reifier.visitClassTypeSignature(Reifier.java:138) ~[na:na]
    at java.base/sun.reflect.generics.tree.ClassTypeSignature.accept(ClassTypeSignature.java:49) ~[na:na]
    at java.base/sun.reflect.generics.repository.ConstructorRepository.computeParameterTypes(ConstructorRepository.java:111) ~[na:na]
    at java.base/sun.reflect.generics.repository.ConstructorRepository.getParameterTypes(ConstructorRepository.java:87) ~[na:na]
    at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Executable.getGenericParameterTypes(Executable.java:314) ~[na:na]
    at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.getGenericParameterTypes(Method.java:337) ~[na:na]
    at org.springframework.core.MethodParameter.getGenericParameterType(MethodParameter.java:519) ~[spring-core-6.2.3.jar:6.2.3]
    at org.springframework.core.MethodParameter.getNestedParameterType(MethodParameter.java:559) ~[spring-core-6.2.3.jar:6.2.3]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.config.DependencyDescriptor.getDependencyType(DependencyDescriptor.java:378) ~[spring-beans-6.2.3.jar:6.2.3]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory$DependencyObjectProvider.<init>(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:2366) ~[spring-beans-6.2.3.jar:6.2.3]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.resolveDependency(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:1540) ~[spring-beans-6.2.3.jar:6.2.3]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.resolveAutowiredArgument(ConstructorResolver.java:913) ~[spring-beans-6.2.3.jar:6.2.3]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.createArgumentArray(ConstructorResolver.java:791) ~[spring-beans-6.2.3.jar:6.2.3]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.instantiateUsingFactoryMethod(ConstructorResolver.java:546) ~[spring-beans-6.2.3.jar:6.2.3]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.instantiateUsingFactoryMethod(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1361) ~[spring-beans-6.2.3.jar:6.2.3]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBeanInstance(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1191) ~[spring-beans-6.2.3.jar:6.2.3]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:563) ~[spring-beans-6.2.3.jar:6.2.3]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:523) ~[spring-beans-6.2.3.jar:6.2.3]
    ... 15 common frames omitted
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest
    at java.base/jdk.internal.loader.BuiltinClassLoader.loadClass(BuiltinClassLoader.java:641) ~[na:na]
    at java.base/jdk.internal.loader.ClassLoaders$AppClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoaders.java:188) ~[na:na]
    at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:525) ~[na:na]
    at java.base/java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method) ~[na:na]
    at java.base/java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:529) ~[na:na]
    at java.base/java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:508) ~[na:na]
    at java.base/sun.reflect.generics.factory.CoreReflectionFactory.makeNamedType(CoreReflectionFactory.java:113) ~[na:na]
    ... 36 common frames omitted


Process finished with exit code 1

pom.xml

<parent>
        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
        <version>3.4.3</version>
        <relativePath/> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
    </parent>
    <groupId>com.eazybytes</groupId>
    <artifactId>configserver</artifactId>
    <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
    <packaging>war</packaging>
    <name>configserver</name>
    <description>Config Server for EazyBank Microservices</description>
    <url/>
    <licenses>
        <license/>
    </licenses>
    <developers>
        <developer/>
    </developers>
    <scm>
        <connection/>
        <developerConnection/>
        <tag/>
        <url/>
    </scm>
    <properties>
        <java.version>17</java.version>
        <spring-cloud.version>2024.0.0</spring-cloud.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-web</artifactId>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
            <artifactId>spring-cloud-config-server</artifactId>
        </dependency>

        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-tomcat</artifactId>
            <scope>provided</scope>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
            <scope>test</scope>
        </dependency>
    </dependencies>
    <dependencyManagement>
        <dependencies>
            <dependency>
                <groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
                <artifactId>spring-cloud-dependencies</artifactId>
                <version>${spring-cloud.version}</version>
                <type>pom</type>
                <scope>import</scope>
            </dependency>
        </dependencies>
    </dependencyManagement>

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

application.yml Inside the cofig folder I have added multiple yml files for different regions.

#spring.application.name=configserver

spring:
  application:
    name: "configserver"
  profiles:
    active: native
  cloud:
    config:
      server:
        native:
          search-locations: "classpath:/config"

server:
  port: 8071

In my main Spring application class I have added @EnableConfigServer annotation just beneath the @SpringBootApplication annotation. Thank you in advance!

Your real error is ClassNotFoundException: jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest. Can you verify your class path? You may have a corrupted .m2/repository as well — spencergibb
– spencergibb, Commented Mar 2 at 3:14

John Williams · Accepted Answer · 2025-03-02 11:48:27Z

0

You are missing the class jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest because the spring-boot-starter-tomcat being provided at runtime is missing or is below version 3 (jdk 17/Tomcat10). Before SB3/jdk17/Tomcat10 the class is called javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest.

The missing jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest is reached via the following dependencies:

spring-boot-starter-web-3+
  spring-boot-starter-tomcat-3+
    tomcat-embed-core-10+.jar
      jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest

I suspect that the root cause is the warfile is running in a Tomcat below version 10.

You can remove the spring-boot-starter-tomcat dependency with the provided scope to fix this specific issue but you are going to run into many difficulties due to javax.servlet -> jakarta.servlet when using SB3 jars / jdk 17 code with Tomcat below 10.

edited Mar 2 at 11:48

answered Mar 2 at 11:41

John Williams

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