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Java

Crash when adding this class public class RestConfig extends RepositoryRestConfigurerAdapter {

Hi ...

In the Build a REST API in Spring (Validation video) I run into a crah if I uncomment this block. There is a

package com.teamtreehouse.core;

import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
import org.springframework.data.rest.webmvc.config.RepositoryRestConfigurerAdapter;

/**
 * Created by Mark on 9/2/2016.
 */
@Configuration
public class RestConfig extends RepositoryRestConfigurerAdapter {

//    @Autowired
//    private Validator validator;

//    @Override
//    public void configureValidatingRepositoryEventListener(ValidatingRepositoryEventListener validatingListener) {
//        validatingListener.addValidator("beforeCreate", validator);
//        validatingListener.addValidator("beforeSave", validator);
//    }
}

The trace is this:

at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:1174) [spring-boot-1.4.0.RELEASE.jar:1.4.0.RELEASE]
    at com.teamtreehouse.Application.main(Application.java:12) [main/:na]
Caused by: org.springframework.beans.factory.UnsatisfiedDependencyException: Error creating bean with name 'restConfig': Unsatisfied dependency expressed through field 'validator': Error creating bean with name 'org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.WebMvcAutoConfiguration$EnableWebMvcConfiguration': Unsatisfied dependency expressed through method 'setConfigurers' parameter 0: Error creating bean with name 'org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.WebMvcAutoConfiguration$WebMvcAutoConfigurationAdapter': Unsatisfied dependency expressed through constructor parameter 3: Error creating bean with name 'org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration': Bean instantiation via constructor failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration$$EnhancerBySpringCGLIB$$2b270333]: Constructor threw exception; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.UnsatisfiedDependencyException: Error creating bean with name 'mappingJackson2HttpMessageConverter' defined in class path resource [org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/JacksonHttpMessageConvertersConfiguration$MappingJackson2HttpMessageConverterConfiguration.class]: Unsatisfied dependency expressed through method 'mappingJackson2HttpMessageConverter' parameter 0: Error creating bean with name 'objectMapper' defined in class path resource [org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/data/rest/SpringBootRepositoryRestMvcConfiguration.class]: Bean instantiation via factory method failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper]: Circular reference involving containing bean 'org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.data.rest.SpringBootRepositoryRestMvcConfiguration' - consider declaring the factory method as static for independence from its containing instance. Factory method 'objectMapper' threw exception; nested exception is java.lang.NullPointerException; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'objectMapper' defined in class path resource [org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/data/rest/SpringBootRepositoryRestMvcConfiguration.class]: Bean instantiation via factory method failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper]: Circular reference involving containing bean 'org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.data.rest.SpringBootRepositoryRestMvcConfiguration' - consider declaring the factory method as static for independence from its containing instance. Factory method 'objectMapper' threw exception; nested exception is java.lang.NullPointerException; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration': Bean instantiation via constructor failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration$$EnhancerBySpringCGLIB$$2b270333]: Constructor threw exception; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.UnsatisfiedDependencyException: Error creating bean with name 'mappingJackson2HttpMessageConverter' defined in class path resource [org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/JacksonHttpMessageConvertersConfiguration$MappingJackson2HttpMessageConverterConfiguration.class]: Unsatisfied dependency expressed through method 'mappingJackson2HttpMessageConverter' parameter 0: Error creating bean with name 'objectMapper' defined in class path resource [org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/data/rest/SpringBootRepositoryRestMvcConfiguration.class]: Bean instantiation via factory method failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper]: Circular reference involving containing bean 'org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.data.rest.SpringBootRepositoryRestMvcConfiguration' - consider declaring the factory method as static for independence from its containing instance. Factory method 'objectMapper' threw exception; nested exception is java.lang.NullPointerException; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'objectMapper' defined in class path resource [org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/data/rest/SpringBootRepositoryRestMvcConfiguration.class]: Bean instantiation via factory method failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper]: Circular reference involving containing bean 'org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.data.rest.SpringBootRepositoryRestMvcConfiguration' - consider declaring the factory method as static for independence from its containing instance. Factory method 'objectMapper' threw exception; nested exception is java.lang.NullPointerException; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.UnsatisfiedDependencyException: Error creating bean with name 'org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.WebMvcAutoConfiguration$WebMvcAutoConfigurationAdapter': Unsatisfied dependency expressed through constructor parameter 3: Error creating bean with name 'org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration': Bean instantiation via constructor failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration$$EnhancerBySpringCGLIB$$2b270333]: Constructor threw exception; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.UnsatisfiedDependencyException: Error creating bean with name 'mappingJackson2HttpMessageConverter' defined in class path resource [org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/JacksonHttpMessageConvertersConfiguration$MappingJackson2HttpMessageConverterConfiguration.class]: Unsatisfied dependency expressed through method 'mappingJackson2HttpMessageConverter' parameter 0: Error creating bean with name 'objectMapper' defined in class path resource [org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/data/rest/SpringBootRepositoryRestMvcConfiguration.class]: Bean instantiation via factory method failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper]: Circular reference involving containing bean 'org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.data.rest.SpringBootRepositoryRestMvcConfiguration' - consider declaring the factory method as static for independence from its containing instance. Factory method 'objectMapper' threw exception; nested exception is java.lang.NullPointerException; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'objectMapper' defined in class path resource [org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/data/rest/SpringBootRepositoryRestMvcConfiguration.class]: Bean instantiation via factory method failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper]: Circular reference involving containing bean 'org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.data.rest.SpringBootRepositoryRestMvcConfiguration' - consider declaring the factory method as static for independence from its containing instance. Factory method 'objectMapper' threw exception; nested exception is java.lang.NullPointerException; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration': Bean instantiation via constructor failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration$$EnhancerBySpringCGLIB$$2b270333]: Constructor threw exception; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.UnsatisfiedDependencyException: Error creating bean with name 'mappingJackson2HttpMessageConverter' defined in class path resource [org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/JacksonHttpMessageConvertersConfiguration$MappingJackson2HttpMessageConverterConfiguration.class]: Unsatisfied dependency expressed through method 'mappingJackson2HttpMessageConverter' parameter 0: Error creating bean with name 'objectMapper' defined in class path resource [org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/data/rest/SpringBootRepositoryRestMvcConfiguration.class]: Bean instantiation via factory method failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper]: Circular reference involving containing bean 'org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.data.rest.SpringBootRepositoryRestMvcConfiguration' - consider declaring the factory method as static for independence from its containing instance. Factory method 'objectMapper' threw exception; nested exception is java.lang.NullPointerException; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'objectMapper' defined in class path resource [org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/data/rest/SpringBootRepositoryRestMvcConfiguration.class]: Bean instantiation via factory method failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper]: Circular reference involving containing bean 'org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.data.rest.SpringBootRepositoryRestMvcConfiguration' - consider declaring the factory method as static for independence from its containing instance. Factory method 'objectMapper' threw exception; nested exception is java.lang.NullPointerException; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.UnsatisfiedDependencyException: Error creating bean with name 'org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.WebMvcAutoConfiguration$EnableWebMvcConfiguration': Unsatisfied dependency expressed through method 'setConfigurers' parameter 0: Error creating bean with name 'org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.WebMvcAutoConfiguration$WebMvcAutoConfigurationAdapter': Unsatisfied dependency expressed through constructor parameter 3: Error creating bean with name 'org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration': Bean instantiation via constructor failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration$$EnhancerBySpringCGLIB$$2b270333]: Constructor threw exception; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.UnsatisfiedDependencyException: Error creating bean with name 'mappingJackson2HttpMessageConverter' defined in class path resource [org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/JacksonHttpMessageConvertersConfiguration$MappingJackson2HttpMessageConverterConfiguration.class]: Unsatisfied dependency expressed through method 'mappingJackson2HttpMessageConverter' parameter 0: Error creating bean with name 'objectMapper' defined in class path resource [org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/data/rest/SpringBootRepositoryRestMvcConfiguration.class]: Bean instantiation via factory method failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper]: Circular reference involving containing bean 'org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.data.rest.SpringBootRepositoryRestMvcConfiguration' - consider declaring the factory method as static for independence from its containing instance. Factory method 'objectMapper' threw exception; nested exception is java.lang.NullPointerException; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'objectMapper' defined in class path resource [org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/data/rest/SpringBootRepositoryRestMvcConfiguration.class]: Bean instantiation via factory method failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper]: Circular reference involving containing bean 'org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.data.rest.SpringBootRepositoryRestMvcConfiguration' - consider declaring the factory method as static for independence from its containing instance. Factory method 'objectMapper' threw exception; nested exception is java.lang.NullPointerException; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration': Bean instantiation via constructor failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration$$EnhancerBySpringCGLIB$$2b270333]: Constructor threw exception; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.UnsatisfiedDependencyException: Error creating bean with name 'mappingJackson2HttpMessageConverter' defined in class path resource [org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/JacksonHttpMessageConvertersConfiguration$MappingJackson2HttpMessageConverterConfiguration.class]: Unsatisfied dependency expressed through method 'mappingJackson2HttpMessageConverter' parameter 0: Error creating bean with name 'objectMapper' defined in class path resource [org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/data/rest/SpringBootRepositoryRestMvcConfiguration.class]: Bean instantiation via factory method failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper]: Circular reference involving containing bean 'org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.data.rest.SpringBootRepositoryRestMvcConfiguration' - consider declaring the factory method as static for independence from its containing instance. Factory method 'objectMapper' threw exception; nested exception is java.lang.NullPointerException; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'objectMapper' defined in class path resource [org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/data/rest/SpringBootRepositoryRestMvcConfiguration.class]: Bean instantiation via factory method failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper]: Circular reference involving containing bean 'org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.data.rest.SpringBootRepositoryRestMvcConfiguration' - consider declaring the factory method as static for independence from its containing instance. Factory method 'objectMapper' threw exception; nested exception is java.lang.NullPointerException; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.UnsatisfiedDependencyException: Error creating bean with name 'org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.WebMvcAutoConfiguration$WebMvcAutoConfigurationAdapter': Unsatisfied dependency expressed through constructor parameter 3: Error creating bean with name 'org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration': Bean instantiation via constructor failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration$$EnhancerBySpringCGLIB$$2b270333]: Constructor threw exception; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.UnsatisfiedDependencyException: Error creating bean with name 'mappingJackson2HttpMessageConverter' defined in class path resource [org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/JacksonHttpMessageConvertersConfiguration$MappingJackson2HttpMessageConverterConfiguration.class]: Unsatisfied dependency expressed through method 'mappingJackson2HttpMessageConverter' parameter 0: Error creating bean with name 'objectMapper' defined in class path resource [org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/data/rest/SpringBootRepositoryRestMvcConfiguration.class]: Bean instantiation via factory method failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper]: Circular reference involving containing bean 'org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.data.rest.SpringBootRepositoryRestMvcConfiguration' - consider declaring the factory method as static for independence from its containing instance. Factory method 'objectMapper' threw exception; nested exception is java.lang.NullPointerException; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'objectMapper' defined in class path resource [org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/data/rest/SpringBootRepositoryRestMvcConfiguration.class]: Bean instantiation via factory method failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper]: Circular reference involving containing bean 'org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.data.rest.SpringBootRepositoryRestMvcConfiguration' - consider declaring the factory method as static for independence from its containing instance. Factory method 'objectMapper' threw exception; nested exception is java.lang.NullPointerException; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration': Bean instantiation via constructor failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration$$EnhancerBySpringCGLIB$$2b270333]: Constructor threw exception; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.UnsatisfiedDependencyException: Error creating bean with name 'mappingJackson2HttpMessageConverter' defined in class path resource [org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/JacksonHttpMessageConvertersConfiguration$MappingJackson2HttpMessageConverterConfiguration.class]: Unsatisfied dependency expressed through method 'mappingJackson2HttpMessageConverter' parameter 0: Error creating bean with name 'objectMapper' defined in class path resource [org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/data/rest/SpringBootRepositoryRestMvcConfiguration.class]: Bean instantiation via factory method failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper]: Circular reference involving containing bean 'org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.data.rest.SpringBootRepositoryRestMvcConfiguration' - consider declaring the factory method as static for independence from its containing instance. Factory method 'objectMapper' threw exception; nested exception is java.lang.NullPointerException; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'objectMapper' defined in class path resource [org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/data/rest/SpringBootRepositoryRestMvcConfiguration.class]: Bean instantiation via factory method failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper]: Circular reference involving containing bean 'org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.data.rest.SpringBootRepositoryRestMvcConfiguration' - consider declaring the factory method as static for independence from its containing instance. Factory method 'objectMapper' threw exception; nested exception is java.lang.NullPointerException
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor$AutowiredFieldElement.inject(AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.java:569) ~[spring-beans-4.3.2.RELEASE.jar:4.3.2.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.InjectionMetadata.inject(InjectionMetadata.java:88) ~[spring-beans-4.3.2.RELEASE.jar:4.3.2.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.postProcessPropertyValues(AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.java:349) ~[spring-beans-4.3.2.RELEASE.jar:4.3.2.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.populateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1214) ~[spring-beans-4.3.2.RELEASE.jar:4.3.2.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:543) ~[spring-beans-4.3.2.RELEASE.jar:4.3.2.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:482) ~[spring-beans-4.3.2.RELEASE.jar:4.3.2.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory$1.getObject(AbstractBeanFactory.java:306) ~[spring-beans-4.3.2.RELEASE.jar:4.3.2.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:230) ~[spring-beans-4.3.2.RELEASE.jar:4.3.2.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:302) ~[spring-beans-4.3.2.RELEASE.jar:4.3.2.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:202) ~[spring-beans-4.3.2.RELEASE.jar:4.3.2.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.config.DependencyDescriptor.resolveCandidate(DependencyDescriptor.java:207) ~[spring-beans-4.3.2.RELEASE.jar:4.3.2.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.findAutowireCandidates(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:1214) ~[spring-beans-4.3.2.RELEASE.jar:4.3.2.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.resolveMultipleBeans(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:1120) ~[spring-beans-4.3.2.RELEASE.jar:4.3.2.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.doResolveDependency(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:1049) ~[spring-beans-4.3.2.RELEASE.jar:4.3.2.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.resolveDependency(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:1019) ~[spring-beans-4.3.2.RELEASE.jar:4.3.2.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor$AutowiredFieldElement.inject(AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.java:566) ~[spring-beans-4.3.2.RELEASE.jar:4.3.2.RELEASE]
    ... 28 common frames omitted
Caused by: org.springframework.beans.fa

Has anyone seen this error? Any workarounf.

Thanks

Alexander Nikiforov
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My REST works fine from Craig's GitHub clone. Could you push project on GitHub and share link here, so that anyone can take a look? It is important to see other files as well.

3 Answers

Alexander Nikiforov
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Thanks for the project. I found the error. Well at least partially:

You are using 1.4.0 version of spring boot gradle plugin,

buildscript {
    repositories {
        mavenCentral()
    }
    dependencies {
        classpath('org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-gradle-plugin:1.4.0.RELEASE')
    }
}

Switch back to 1.3.3 like Craig Dennis is doing:

buildscript {
    repositories {
        mavenCentral()
    }
    dependencies {
        classpath('org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-gradle-plugin:1.3.3.RELEASE')
    }
}

I will ask him in Java Techdegree Slack about about the 1.4.0 problems. Today is Sunday. So probably only tommorow he can answer. I will try in meanwhile find the answer myself. They changed a lot in Spring 1.4 plugin. Here is the documentation about Validators in Spring Rest:

http://docs.spring.io/spring-data/rest/docs/current/reference/html/#validation

P.S.

You forgot to push to GitHub com.teamtreehouse.user classes and Application and DataLoader classes.

Just in case if you don't know, here is the instruction how to easily push project to GitHub from Intellijidea. She will remember all files :) :

https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/2016.2/share-project-on-github-dialog.html

Craig Dennis
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Craig Dennis
Treehouse Teacher

Hi Mark Mneimneh and Alexander Nikiforov !

Thanks for bringing this up. Looks like when moving to a newer version of the Spring dependencies an error was introduced. I have a workaround that I will add to the teacher's notes.

Add the annotation @Lazy to the @Autowired Validator like so:

// ...

@Autowired
@Lazy
private Validator validator;

// ...

Basically the ordering of things matter and there is a conflict, that will probably eventually be resolved, but we don't need this until a request is made, so this does the trick to allow the server to boot up and then wire up the configuration.

Thanks again for raising this concern and thank you Alexander for pinging me in the Techdegree Slack about it!