java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: Cannot find implementation for

Question

I need help with the following error:

org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'userController' defined in file [D:\projects\PIK\bin\main\edu\pw\eiti\pik\user\UserController.class]: Bean instantiation via constructor failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [edu.pw.eiti.pik.user.UserController]: Constructor threw exception; nested exception is java.lang.RuntimeException: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: Cannot find implementation for edu.pw.eiti.pik.user.UserMapper
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.autowireConstructor(ConstructorResolver.java:278) ~[spring-beans-5.0.4.RELEASE.jar:5.0.4.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.autowireConstructor(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1270) ~[spring-beans-5.0.4.RELEASE.jar:5.0.4.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBeanInstance(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1127) ~[spring-beans-5.0.4.RELEASE.jar:5.0.4.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:545) ~[spring-beans-5.0.4.RELEASE.jar:5.0.4.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:502) ~[spring-beans-5.0.4.RELEASE.jar:5.0.4.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.lambda$doGetBean$0(AbstractBeanFactory.java:312) ~[spring-beans-5.0.4.RELEASE.jar:5.0.4.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:228) ~[spring-beans-5.0.4.RELEASE.jar:5.0.4.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:310) ~[spring-beans-5.0.4.RELEASE.jar:5.0.4.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:200) ~[spring-beans-5.0.4.RELEASE.jar:5.0.4.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.preInstantiateSingletons(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:760) ~[spring-beans-5.0.4.RELEASE.jar:5.0.4.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.finishBeanFactoryInitialization(AbstractApplicationContext.java:868) ~[spring-context-5.0.4.RELEASE.jar:5.0.4.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:549) ~[spring-context-5.0.4.RELEASE.jar:5.0.4.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.context.ServletWebServerApplicationContext.refresh(ServletWebServerApplicationContext.java:140) ~[spring-boot-2.0.0.RELEASE.jar:2.0.0.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.refresh(SpringApplication.java:752) [spring-boot-2.0.0.RELEASE.jar:2.0.0.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.refreshContext(SpringApplication.java:388) [spring-boot-2.0.0.RELEASE.jar:2.0.0.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:327) [spring-boot-2.0.0.RELEASE.jar:2.0.0.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:1246) [spring-boot-2.0.0.RELEASE.jar:2.0.0.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:1234) [spring-boot-2.0.0.RELEASE.jar:2.0.0.RELEASE]
    at edu.pw.eiti.pik.PikApplication.main(PikApplication.java:10) [main/:na]
Caused by: org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [edu.pw.eiti.pik.user.UserController]: Constructor threw exception; nested exception is java.lang.RuntimeException: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: Cannot find implementation for edu.pw.eiti.pik.user.UserMapper
    at org.springframework.beans.BeanUtils.instantiateClass(BeanUtils.java:182) ~[spring-beans-5.0.4.RELEASE.jar:5.0.4.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.SimpleInstantiationStrategy.instantiate(SimpleInstantiationStrategy.java:117) ~[spring-beans-5.0.4.RELEASE.jar:5.0.4.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.autowireConstructor(ConstructorResolver.java:271) ~[spring-beans-5.0.4.RELEASE.jar:5.0.4.RELEASE]
    ... 18 common frames omitted
Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: Cannot find implementation for edu.pw.eiti.pik.user.UserMapper
    at org.mapstruct.factory.Mappers.getMapper(Mappers.java:79) ~[mapstruct-jdk8-1.2.0.Final.jar:na]
    at edu.pw.eiti.pik.user.UserMapper.getInstance(UserMapper.java:12) ~[main/:na]
    at edu.pw.eiti.pik.user.UserController.<init>(UserController.java:18) ~[main/:na]
    at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method) ~[na:1.8.0_111]
    at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.java:62) ~[na:1.8.0_111]
    at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.java:45) ~[na:1.8.0_111]
    at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:423) ~[na:1.8.0_111]
    at org.springframework.beans.BeanUtils.instantiateClass(BeanUtils.java:170) ~[spring-beans-5.0.4.RELEASE.jar:5.0.4.RELEASE]
    ... 20 common frames omitted
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: Cannot find implementation for edu.pw.eiti.pik.user.UserMapper
    at org.mapstruct.factory.Mappers.getMapper(Mappers.java:93) ~[mapstruct-jdk8-1.2.0.Final.jar:na]
    at org.mapstruct.factory.Mappers.getMapper(Mappers.java:76) ~[mapstruct-jdk8-1.2.0.Final.jar:na]
    ... 27 common frames omitted

UserMapper interface has

@Mapper(unmappedTargetPolicy = ReportingPolicy.IGNORE)

annotation. I use eclipse Neon with buildship plugin, org.mapstruct and spring are imported with Gradle. It works without this error on my colleague's IntelliJ

Code for UserMapper:

package edu.pw.eiti.pik.user;

import org.mapstruct.Mapper;
import org.mapstruct.ReportingPolicy;
import org.mapstruct.factory.Mappers;
import org.springframework.security.core.GrantedAuthority;

@Mapper(unmappedTargetPolicy = ReportingPolicy.IGNORE)
public interface UserMapper {

    static UserMapper getInstance() {
        return Mappers.getMapper(UserMapper.class);
    }

    User fromDto(UserDto dto);

    UserDto toDto(User entity);

    Authority fromDto(AuthorityDto dto);

    AuthorityDto toDto(GrantedAuthority entity);
}

From what I read it could do something with compiler failing to connect auto-generated code (Gradle does not set anything in AnnotationProcessing>FactoryPath)

Answer 1

Add annotation mapstruct and lombok processors to your compiler plugin and mapstruct should generate implementation for your mapper interface:

        <plugin>
            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
            <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
            <version>3.6.1</version>
            <configuration>
                <source>1.8</source>
                <target>1.8</target>
                <annotationProcessorPaths>
                    <path>
                        <groupId>org.mapstruct</groupId>
                        <artifactId>mapstruct-processor</artifactId>
                        <version>${org.mapstruct.version}</version>
                    </path>
                    <path>
                        <groupId>org.projectlombok</groupId>
                        <artifactId>lombok</artifactId>
                        <version>${org.projectlombok.version}</version>
                    </path>
                </annotationProcessorPaths>
            </configuration>
        </plugin>

Answer 2

When using Mapstruct with Spring, you can define that the mapper should generate a Spring bean using componentModel as described in 2. Set up. 2.4 Configuration options.

@Mapper(unmappedTargetPolicy = ReportingPolicy.IGNORE, componentModel = "spring")
public interface UserMapper {
    /* your code... */
}

This allows you to inject the mapper in your beans:

@RestController
public class UserController {
    @Autowired
    private UserMapper userMapper;

    //rest of your code...
}

Take into account that Mapstruct generates the code on precompile stage, so you won't see any class implementing UserMapper interface until you compile the code and see the generated code folder.