Grails 3 and I18n from Database - grails

Question

I'm following the hints from Graeme Rocher (http://graemerocher.blogspot.ch/2010/04/reading-i18n-messages-from-database.html) to store and read out i18n in/to database. This works perfectly in Grails 2.3.6 but I'm updating to Grails 3.0 and getting following error:
org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.applyPropertyValues(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1475) ~[spring-beans-4.1.8.RELEASE.jar:4.1.8.RELEASE]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.populateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1220) ~[spring-beans-4.1.8.RELEASE.jar:4.1.8.RELEASE]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:537) ~[spring-beans-4.1.8.RELEASE.jar:4.1.8.RELEASE]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:476) ~[spring-beans-4.1.8.RELEASE.jar:4.1.8.RELEASE]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory$1.getObject(AbstractBeanFactory.java:303) ~[spring-beans-4.1.8.RELEASE.jar:4.1.8.RELEASE]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:230) ~[spring-beans-4.1.8.RELEASE.jar:4.1.8.RELEASE]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:299) ~[spring-beans-4.1.8.RELEASE.jar:4.1.8.RELEASE]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:199) ~[spring-beans-4.1.8.RELEASE.jar:4.1.8.RELEASE]
at org.grails.transaction.TransactionManagerPostProcessor.initialize(TransactionManagerPostProcessor.java:75) ~[grails-core-3.0.11.jar:3.0.11]
at org.grails.transaction.TransactionManagerPostProcessor.setBeanFactory(TransactionManagerPostProcessor.java:53) ~[grails-core-3.0.11.jar:3.0.11]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.invokeAwareMethods(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1591) ~[spring-beans-4.1.8.RELEASE.jar:4.1.8.RELEASE]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.initializeBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1559) ~[spring-beans-4.1.8.RELEASE.jar:4.1.8.RELEASE]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:539) ~[spring-beans-4.1.8.RELEASE.jar:4.1.8.RELEASE]
... 19 common frames omitted
Caused by: org.springframework.beans.factory.UnsatisfiedDependencyException: Error creating bean with name 'sessionFactory': Unsatisfied dependency expressed through bean property 'cacheableMappingLocations': : Error creating bean with name 'messageCache': Instantiation of bean failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [org.springframework.cache.ehcache.EhCacheFactoryBean]: Constructor threw exception; nested exception is java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: org.springframework.cache.ehcache.EhCacheFactoryBean.setMaxEntriesLocalHeap(J)V; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'messageCache': Instantiation of bean failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [org.springframework.cache.ehcache.EhCacheFactoryBean]: Constructor threw exception; nested exception is java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: org.springframework.cache.ehcache.EhCacheFactoryBean.setMaxEntriesLocalHeap(J)V
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.autowireByType(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1301) ~[spring-beans-4.1.8.RELEASE.jar:4.1.8.RELEASE]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.populateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1193) ~[spring-beans-4.1.8.RELEASE.jar:4.1.8.RELEASE]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:537) ~[spring-beans-4.1.8.RELEASE.jar:4.1.8.RELEASE]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:476) ~[spring-beans-4.1.8.RELEASE.jar:4.1.8.RELEASE]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory$1.getObject(AbstractBeanFactory.java:303) ~[spring-beans-4.1.8.RELEASE.jar:4.1.8.RELEASE]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:230) ~[spring-beans-4.1.8.RELEASE.jar:4.1.8.RELEASE]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:299) ~[spring-beans-4.1.8.RELEASE.jar:4.1.8.RELEASE]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:194) ~[spring-beans-4.1.8.RELEASE.jar:4.1.8.RELEASE]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionValueResolver.resolveReference(BeanDefinitionValueResolver.java:351) ~[spring-beans-4.1.8.RELEASE.jar:4.1.8.RELEASE]
... 33 common frames omitted
Caused by: org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'messageCache': Instantiation of bean failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [org.springframework.cache.ehcache.EhCacheFactoryBean]: Constructor threw exception; nested exception is java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: org.springframework.cache.ehcache.EhCacheFactoryBean.setMaxEntriesLocalHeap(J)V
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.instantiateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1099) ~[spring-beans-4.1.8.RELEASE.jar:4.1.8.RELEASE]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBeanInstance(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1044) ~[spring-beans-4.1.8.RELEASE.jar:4.1.8.RELEASE]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.getSingletonFactoryBeanForTypeCheck(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:859) ~[spring-beans-4.1.8.RELEASE.jar:4.1.8.RELEASE]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.getTypeForFactoryBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:790) ~[spring-beans-4.1.8.RELEASE.jar:4.1.8.RELEASE]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.isTypeMatch(AbstractBeanFactory.java:542) ~[spring-beans-4.1.8.RELEASE.jar:4.1.8.RELEASE]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.doGetBeanNamesForType(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:436) ~[spring-beans-4.1.8.RELEASE.jar:4.1.8.RELEASE]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.getBeanNamesForType(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:404) ~[spring-beans-4.1.8.RELEASE.jar:4.1.8.RELEASE]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactoryUtils.beanNamesForTypeIncludingAncestors(BeanFactoryUtils.java:186) ~[spring-beans-4.1.8.RELEASE.jar:4.1.8.RELEASE]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.findAutowireCandidates(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:1105) ~[spring-beans-4.1.8.RELEASE.jar:4.1.8.RELEASE]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.doResolveDependency(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:969) ~[spring-beans-4.1.8.RELEASE.jar:4.1.8.RELEASE]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.resolveDependency(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:942) ~[spring-beans-4.1.8.RELEASE.jar:4.1.8.RELEASE]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.autowireByType(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1286) ~[spring-beans-4.1.8.RELEASE.jar:4.1.8.RELEASE]
... 41 common frames omitted
Caused by: org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [org.springframework.cache.ehcache.EhCacheFactoryBean]: Constructor threw exception; nested exception is java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: org.springframework.cache.ehcache.EhCacheFactoryBean.setMaxEntriesLocalHeap(J)V
at org.springframework.beans.BeanUtils.instantiateClass(BeanUtils.java:163) ~[spring-beans-4.1.8.RELEASE.jar:4.1.8.RELEASE]
at org.grails.spring.beans.factory.OptimizedAutowireCapableBeanFactory$1.instantiate(OptimizedAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:89) ~[grails-core-3.0.11.jar:3.0.11]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.instantiateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1092) ~[spring-beans-4.1.8.RELEASE.jar:4.1.8.RELEASE]
... 52 common frames omitted
Caused by: java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: org.springframework.cache.ehcache.EhCacheFactoryBean.setMaxEntriesLocalHeap(J)V
at org.springframework.cache.ehcache.EhCacheFactoryBean.<init>(EhCacheFactoryBean.java:101) ~[spring-context-support-4.1.8.RELEASE.jar:4.1.8.RELEASE]
at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method) ~[na:1.7.0_79]
at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.java:57) ~[na:1.7.0_79]
at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.java:45) ~[na:1.7.0_79]
at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:526) ~[na:1.7.0_79]
at org.springsource.loaded.ri.ReflectiveInterceptor.jlrConstructorNewInstance(ReflectiveInterceptor.java:1075) ~[springloaded-1.2.5.RELEASE.jar:1.2.5.RELEASE]
at org.springframework.beans.BeanUtils.instantiateClass(BeanUtils.java:147) ~[spring-beans-4.1.8.RELEASE.jar:4.1.8.RELEASE]
... 54 common frames omitted
at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:465)
at org.springframework.boot.context.embedded.EmbeddedWebApplicationContext.refresh(EmbeddedWebApplicationContext.java:117)
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.refresh(SpringApplication.java:689)
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:321)
at grails.boot.GrailsApp.run(GrailsApp.groovy:51)
at grails.boot.GrailsApp.run(GrailsApp.groovy:335)
at grails.boot.GrailsApp.run(GrailsApp.groovy:324)
at grails.boot.GrailsApp$run.call(Unknown Source)
at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.callsite.CallSiteArray.defaultCall(CallSiteArray.java:48)
at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.callsite.AbstractCallSite.call(AbstractCallSite.java:113)
at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.callsite.AbstractCallSite.call(AbstractCallSite.java:133)
at easyrent.Application.main(Application.groovy:8)
Caused by: org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'transactionManager': Cannot resolve reference to bean 'sessionFactory' while setting bean property 'sessionFactory'; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.UnsatisfiedDependencyException: Error creating bean with name 'sessionFactory': Unsatisfied dependency expressed through bean property 'cacheableMappingLocations': : Error creating bean with name 'messageCache': Instantiation of bean failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [org.springframework.cache.ehcache.EhCacheFactoryBean]: Constructor threw exception; nested exception is java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: org.springframework.cache.ehcache.EhCacheFactoryBean.setMaxEntriesLocalHeap(J)V; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'messageCache': Instantiation of bean failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [org.springframework.cache.ehcache.EhCacheFactoryBean]: Constructor threw exception; nested exception is java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: org.springframework.cache.ehcache.EhCacheFactoryBean.setMaxEntriesLocalHeap(J)V
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionValueResolver.resolveReference(BeanDefinitionValueResolver.java:359)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionValueResolver.resolveValueIfNecessary(BeanDefinitionValueResolver.java:108)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.applyPropertyValues(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1475)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.populateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1220)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:537)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:476)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory$1.getObject(AbstractBeanFactory.java:303)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:230)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:299)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:199)
at org.grails.transaction.TransactionManagerPostProcessor.initialize(TransactionManagerPostProcessor.java:75)
at org.grails.transaction.TransactionManagerPostProcessor.setBeanFactory(TransactionManagerPostProcessor.java:53)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.invokeAwareMethods(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1591)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.initializeBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1559)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:539)
... 19 more
Caused by: org.springframework.beans.factory.UnsatisfiedDependencyException: Error creating bean with name 'sessionFactory': Unsatisfied dependency expressed through bean property 'cacheableMappingLocations': : Error creating bean with name 'messageCache': Instantiation of bean failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [org.springframework.cache.ehcache.EhCacheFactoryBean]: Constructor threw exception; nested exception is java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: org.springframework.cache.ehcache.EhCacheFactoryBean.setMaxEntriesLocalHeap(J)V; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'messageCache': Instantiation of bean failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [org.springframework.cache.ehcache.EhCacheFactoryBean]: Constructor threw exception; nested exception is java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: org.springframework.cache.ehcache.EhCacheFactoryBean.setMaxEntriesLocalHeap(J)V
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.autowireByType(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1301)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.populateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1193)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:537)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:476)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory$1.getObject(AbstractBeanFactory.java:303)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:230)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:299)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:194)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionValueResolver.resolveReference(BeanDefinitionValueResolver.java:351)
... 33 more
Caused by: org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'messageCache': Instantiation of bean failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [org.springframework.cache.ehcache.EhCacheFactoryBean]: Constructor threw exception; nested exception is java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: org.springframework.cache.ehcache.EhCacheFactoryBean.setMaxEntriesLocalHeap(J)V
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.instantiateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1099)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBeanInstance(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1044)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.getSingletonFactoryBeanForTypeCheck(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:859)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.getTypeForFactoryBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:790)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.isTypeMatch(AbstractBeanFactory.java:542)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.doGetBeanNamesForType(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:436)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.getBeanNamesForType(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:404)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactoryUtils.beanNamesForTypeIncludingAncestors(BeanFactoryUtils.java:186)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.findAutowireCandidates(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:1105)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.doResolveDependency(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:969)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.resolveDependency(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:942)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.autowireByType(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1286)
... 41 more
Caused by: org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [org.springframework.cache.ehcache.EhCacheFactoryBean]: Constructor threw exception; nested exception is java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: org.springframework.cache.ehcache.EhCacheFactoryBean.setMaxEntriesLocalHeap(J)V
at org.springframework.beans.BeanUtils.instantiateClass(BeanUtils.java:163)
at org.grails.spring.beans.factory.OptimizedAutowireCapableBeanFactory$1.instantiate(OptimizedAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:89)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.instantiateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1092)
... 52 more
Caused by: java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: org.springframework.cache.ehcache.EhCacheFactoryBean.setMaxEntriesLocalHeap(J)V
at org.springframework.cache.ehcache.EhCacheFactoryBean.<init>(EhCacheFactoryBean.java:101)
at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.java:57)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.java:45)
at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:526)
at org.springsource.loaded.ri.ReflectiveInterceptor.jlrConstructorNewInstance(ReflectiveInterceptor.java:1075)
at org.springframework.beans.BeanUtils.instantiateClass(BeanUtils.java:147)
... 54 more
resource.groovy looks following:
import one.myapp.DatabaseMessageSource
import org.springframework.cache.ehcache.EhCacheFactoryBean
beans = {
bcrypt(BCrypt)
messageCache(EhCacheFactoryBean) {
timeToLive = 864000 // eq 10 days
}
messageSource(DatabaseMessageSource) {
messageCache = messageCache
}
}
DatabaseMessageSource.groovy looks like:
package one.myapp
import one.myapp.TextModule
import net.sf.ehcache.Ehcache
import org.springframework.context.support.AbstractMessageSource
import net.sf.ehcache.Element
import java.text.MessageFormat
class DatabaseMessageSource extends AbstractMessageSource {
Ehcache messageCache
def messageBundleMessageSource
#Override
protected MessageFormat resolveCode(String code, Locale locale) {
def key = "${code}_${locale.language}_${locale.country}_${locale.variant}";
def format = messageCache.get(key)?.value;
if ( ! format) {
//println("Get From DB: " + code)
def message = TextModule.findByCode(code)
if (message) {
def text
switch(locale) {
case Locale.FRENCH:
text = message.valueFr
break
case Locale.ENGLISH:
text = message.valueEn
break
default:
text = message.valueDe
break
}
if ( ! text || text.length() == 0) {
text = message.valueDe
}
text = text?.replaceAll("\n", "<br />")
format = new MessageFormat(text, locale)
} else {
format = new MessageFormat(code, locale)
}
messageCache.put(new Element(key, format))
} else {
format = (MessageFormat) format
}
return format
}
}

Answer 1

I had this same issue when setting up a custom messageSource in Grails 3.1.9. The issue was resolved by excluding 'ehcache-core' from the hibernate-ehcache dependency which uses an older version of ehcache.
compile ("org.hibernate:hibernate-ehcache") { exclude module: 'ehcache-core'}
Add the above to your build.gradle file.

Answer 2

Given the stacktrace, this looks like a version mismatch between Spring caching and Ehcache.
EhCacheFactoryBean extends Ehcache's CacheConfiguration object. The method setMaxEntriesLocalHeap(long maxEntriesLocalHeap) has been present in the API of Ehcache since version 2.6.0 (and not in latest 2.5.x)
So you will need to find what pulls an Ehcache verison older than 2.6.0 in your application's classpath and remove / ignore that dependency in favour of a more recent Ehcache version.