NoSuchMethodError javax.validation.Validator.forExecutables() but the Junit works

Question

Why do I get this exception NoSuchMethodError javax.validation.Validator.forExecutables() when I run the application and the following method is called but the exception is never thrown if I call the method from a JUnit test, it executes perfectly. I'm using Spring AOP 3.2.4 + AspectJ and Hibernate Validator 5.0.1.

It complains that it can't find the forExecutables method. Thanks

    @Before("execution(* com.sadc.missioncontrol.api.client.models.workRequest.MaintainTimesheet.getPublicHolidays(..))")
public void validateBeforeGetPublicHolidays(JoinPoint joinPoint) throws NoSuchMethodException, SecurityException {
    ValidatorFactory factory = Validation
            .buildDefaultValidatorFactory();
    ExecutableValidator executableValidator = factory.getValidator()
            .forExecutables();

    mainTimesheet = new MaintainTimesheet();
    Method method = MaintainTimesheet.class.getMethod( "getPublicHolidays", String.class,String.class );
    Set<ConstraintViolation<MaintainTimesheet>> violations = executableValidator.validateParameters(
    mainTimesheet,
    method,
    joinPoint.getArgs()
    );
    System.out.println("Number of Violations: " + violations.size());

}

StackTrace:

org.jboss.resteasy.spi.UnhandledException: java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: javax.validation.Validator.forExecutables()Ljavax/validation/executable/ExecutableValidator;
org.jboss.resteasy.core.SynchronousDispatcher.handleApplicationException(SynchronousDispatcher.java:340)
org.jboss.resteasy.core.SynchronousDispatcher.handleException(SynchronousDispatcher.java:214)
org.jboss.resteasy.core.SynchronousDispatcher.handleInvokerException(SynchronousDispatcher.java:190)
org.jboss.resteasy.core.SynchronousDispatcher.getResponse(SynchronousDispatcher.java:540)
org.jboss.resteasy.core.SynchronousDispatcher.invoke(SynchronousDispatcher.java:502)
org.jboss.resteasy.core.SynchronousDispatcher.invoke(SynchronousDispatcher.java:119)
org.jboss.resteasy.plugins.server.servlet.ServletContainerDispatcher.service(ServletContainerDispatcher.java:208)
org.jboss.resteasy.plugins.server.servlet.HttpServletDispatcher.service(HttpServletDispatcher.java:55)
org.jboss.resteasy.plugins.server.servlet.HttpServletDispatcher.service(HttpServletDispatcher.java:50)
javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:847)

root cause

java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: javax.validation.Validator.forExecutables()Ljavax/validation/executable/ExecutableValidator;
    com.sadc.missioncontrol.api.commons.validations.TimesheetValidationAspect.validateBeforeGetPublicHolidays(TimesheetValidationAspect.java:27)
    sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
    sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
    sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
    java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
    org.springframework.aop.aspectj.AbstractAspectJAdvice.invokeAdviceMethodWithGivenArgs(AbstractAspectJAdvice.java:621)
    org.springframework.aop.aspectj.AbstractAspectJAdvice.invokeAdviceMethod(AbstractAspectJAdvice.java:603)
    org.springframework.aop.aspectj.AspectJMethodBeforeAdvice.before(AspectJMethodBeforeAdvice.java:39)
    org.springframework.aop.framework.adapter.MethodBeforeAdviceInterceptor.invoke(MethodBeforeAdviceInterceptor.java:50)
    org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:172)
    org.springframework.aop.interceptor.ExposeInvocationInterceptor.invoke(ExposeInvocationInterceptor.java:91)
    org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:172)
    org.springframework.aop.framework.CglibAopProxy$DynamicAdvisedInterceptor.intercept(CglibAopProxy.java:631)
    com.sadc.missioncontrol.api.client.models.workRequest.MaintainTimesheet$$EnhancerByCGLIB$$985a406e.getPublicHolidays(<generated>)
    com.sadc.missioncontrol.api.client.workServiceWrappers.TimesheetWrapper.getPublicHolidays(TimesheetWrapper.java:77)
    com.sadc.missioncontrol.api.client.TimesheetServiceWorker.handleGetPublicHolidays(TimesheetServiceWorker.java:88)
    sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
    sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
    sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
    java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
    org.jboss.resteasy.core.MethodInjectorImpl.invoke(MethodInjectorImpl.java:155)
    org.jboss.resteasy.core.ResourceMethod.invokeOnTarget(ResourceMethod.java:257)
    org.jboss.resteasy.core.ResourceMethod.invoke(ResourceMethod.java:222)
    org.jboss.resteasy.core.ResourceMethod.invoke(ResourceMethod.java:211)
    org.jboss.resteasy.core.SynchronousDispatcher.getResponse(SynchronousDispatcher.java:525)
    org.jboss.resteasy.core.SynchronousDispatcher.invoke(SynchronousDispatcher.java:502)
    org.jboss.resteasy.core.SynchronousDispatcher.invoke(SynchronousDispatcher.java:119)
    org.jboss.resteasy.plugins.server.servlet.ServletContainerDispatcher.service(ServletContainerDispatcher.java:208)
    org.jboss.resteasy.plugins.server.servlet.HttpServletDispatcher.service(HttpServletDispatcher.java:55)
    org.jboss.resteasy.plugins.server.servlet.HttpServletDispatcher.service(HttpServletDispatcher.java:50)
javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:847)

Pom.xml

    <?xml version="1.0"?>
<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   http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
    <groupId>com.sadc</groupId>
    <artifactId>MissionControl</artifactId>
    <packaging>war</packaging>
    <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
    <name>MissionControl</name>
    <url>http://www.company.co.za</url>

    <!-- Remote repositories -->
    <repositories>
        <repository>
            <id>java.net</id>
            <url>https://maven.java.net/content/repositories/public/</url>
        </repository>

        <repository>
            <id>JBoss repository</id>
            <url>http://repository.jboss.org/nexus/content/groups/public/</url>
        </repository>

    </repositories>

    <properties>
        <spring.version>3.2.4.RELEASE</spring.version>
    </properties>

    <!-- Maven dependencies -->
    <dependencies>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>javax.ws.rs</groupId>
            <artifactId>jsr311-api</artifactId>
            <version>1.1.1</version>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>javax</groupId>
            <artifactId>javaee-api</artifactId>
            <version>7.0</version>
        </dependency>

        <dependency>
            <groupId>commons-beanutils</groupId>
            <artifactId>commons-beanutils-core</artifactId>
            <version>1.8.3</version>
        </dependency>

        <dependency>
            <groupId>commons-beanutils</groupId>
            <artifactId>commons-beanutils-bean-collections</artifactId>
            <version>1.8.3</version>
        </dependency>

        <dependency>
            <groupId>commons-beanutils</groupId>
            <artifactId>commons-beanutils</artifactId>
            <version>1.8.3</version>
        </dependency>

        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
            <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
            <version>3.0</version>
        </dependency>


        <dependency>
            <groupId>junit</groupId>
            <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
            <version>4.11</version>
        </dependency>

        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.hamcrest</groupId>
            <artifactId>hamcrest-core</artifactId>
            <version>1.3</version>
        </dependency>

        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.apache.geronimo.ext.tomcat</groupId>
            <artifactId>catalina</artifactId>
            <version>7.0.39.2</version>
        </dependency>

        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.apache.geronimo.ext.tomcat</groupId>
            <artifactId>juli</artifactId>
            <version>7.0.39.2</version>
        </dependency>

        <dependency>
            <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
            <artifactId>jackson-core</artifactId>
            <version>2.2.3</version>
        </dependency>

        <dependency>
            <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
            <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
            <version>2.2.3</version>
        </dependency>

        <dependency>
            <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
            <artifactId>jackson-annotations</artifactId>
            <version>2.2.3</version>
        </dependency>

        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.codehaus.jackson</groupId>
            <artifactId>jackson-mapper-asl</artifactId>
            <version>1.9.13</version>
        </dependency>

        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.codehaus.jackson</groupId>
            <artifactId>jackson-core-asl</artifactId>
            <version>1.9.13</version>
        </dependency>

        <dependency>
            <groupId>net.sourceforge.jtds</groupId>
            <artifactId>jtds</artifactId>
            <version>1.3.1</version>
        </dependency>

        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.json</groupId>
            <artifactId>json</artifactId>
            <version>20090211</version>
        </dependency>

        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.jboss.logging</groupId>
            <artifactId>jboss-logging</artifactId>
            <version>3.1.3.GA</version>
            <scope>provided</scope>
        </dependency>

        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.jboss.resteasy</groupId>
            <artifactId>resteasy-jaxrs</artifactId>
            <version>2.2.1.GA</version>
            <scope>provided</scope>
        </dependency>

        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
            <artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
            <version>${spring.version}</version>
        </dependency>

        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
            <artifactId>spring-context</artifactId>
            <version>${spring.version}</version>
        </dependency>

        <!-- Spring AOP + AspectJ -->
        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
            <artifactId>spring-aop</artifactId>
            <version>${spring.version}</version>
        </dependency>

        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.aspectj</groupId>
            <artifactId>aspectjrt</artifactId>
            <version>1.6.11</version>
        </dependency>

        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.aspectj</groupId>
            <artifactId>aspectjweaver</artifactId>
            <version>1.6.11</version>
        </dependency>

        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
            <artifactId>hibernate-validator</artifactId>
            <version>5.0.1.Final</version>
        </dependency>

        <dependency>
            <groupId>javax.validation</groupId>
            <artifactId>validation-api</artifactId>
            <version>1.1.0.Final</version>
        </dependency>

        <dependency>
            <groupId>joda-time</groupId>
            <artifactId>joda-time</artifactId>
            <version>2.3</version>
        </dependency>

    </dependencies>

    <build>
        <plugins>
            <!-- Maven War file generator plugin -->
            <plugin>
                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
                <version>2.4</version>
            </plugin>

            <!-- Maven compiler plugin -->
            <plugin>
                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
                <version>3.1</version>
                <configuration>
                    <source>1.7</source>
                    <target>1.7</target>
                </configuration>
            </plugin>

            <plugin>
                <groupId>org.jboss.as.plugins</groupId>
                <artifactId>jboss-as-maven-plugin</artifactId>
                <version>7.1.1.Final</version>
                <executions>
                    <execution>
                        <phase>install</phase>
                        <goals>
                            <goal>deploy</goal>
                        </goals>
                    </execution>
                </executions>
                <configuration>
                    <hostname>${env.HOSTNAME}</hostname>
                    <port>9999</port>
                    <username> admin</username>
                    <password>adminadmin</password>
                    <filename>${project.build.finalName}.${project.packaging}</filename>
                    <webModule>
                        <groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
                        <artifactId>${project.artifactId}</artifactId>
                        <contextRoot>/MissionControl</contextRoot>
                    </webModule>
                </configuration>
            </plugin>

            <!-- Maven Skip Tests -->
            <plugin>
                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
                <version>2.12.4</version>
                <configuration>
                    <skipTests>true</skipTests>
                </configuration>
            </plugin>

        </plugins>
    </build>
</project>

Answer 1

Based on your POM it seems you run on JBoss AS 7.1 which comes with the Bean Validation 1.0 API. Such container-provided APIs take precedence over types provided in the deployment itself. I think you're best off using an EE 7 compatible server such as WildFly 8 (Beta1 has recently been released).

Answer 2

Look like you have a wrong version of the Bean Validation specification on the classpath. Are you sure that you have Bean Validation 1.1 on the classpath and there there is no 1.0 version on the classpath as well. ExecutableValidator got introduced in Bean Validation 1.1.