When running maven install, i get to following cryptic error message
org.apache.maven.surefire.util.SurefireReflectionException: java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException; nested exception is java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException: null
java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.maven.surefire.util.ReflectionUtils.invokeMethodWithArray(ReflectionUtils.java:164)
at org.apache.maven.surefire.booter.ProviderFactory$ProviderProxy.invoke(ProviderFactory.java:110)
at org.apache.maven.surefire.booter.SurefireStarter.invokeProvider(SurefireStarter.java:175)
at org.apache.maven.surefire.booter.SurefireStarter.runSuitesInProcess(SurefireStarter.java:123)
at org.eclipse.tycho.surefire.osgibooter.OsgiSurefireBooter.run(OsgiSurefireBooter.java:86)
at org.eclipse.tycho.surefire.osgibooter.HeadlessTestApplication.run(HeadlessTestApplication.java:21)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.equinox.internal.app.EclipseAppContainer.callMethodWithException(EclipseAppContainer.java:587)
at org.eclipse.equinox.internal.app.EclipseAppHandle.run(EclipseAppHandle.java:198)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.runApplication(EclipseAppLauncher.java:134)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.start(EclipseAppLauncher.java:104)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:380)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:235)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.invokeFramework(Main.java:669)
at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.basicRun(Main.java:608)
at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.run(Main.java:1515)
at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.main(Main.java:1488)
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
at java.util.Objects.requireNonNull(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Class.getAnnotation(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.maven.surefire.common.junit4.JUnit4TestChecker.isValidJUnit4Test(JUnit4TestChecker.java:63)
at org.apache.maven.surefire.common.junit4.JUnit4TestChecker.accept(JUnit4TestChecker.java:52)
at org.apache.maven.surefire.util.DefaultDirectoryScanner.locateTestClasses(DefaultDirectoryScanner.java:80)
at org.apache.maven.surefire.junit4.JUnit4Provider.scanClassPath(JUnit4Provider.java:174)
at org.apache.maven.surefire.junit4.JUnit4Provider.invoke(JUnit4Provider.java:83)
... 28 more
My effective Pom looks like this (quite large :-():
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<project xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd" xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
<groupId>group</groupId>
<artifactId>project</artifactId>
<version>1.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
<packaging>eclipse-test-plugin</packaging>
<properties>
<xtext.version>2.8.4</xtext.version>
<tycho-version>0.20.0</tycho-version>
<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
</properties>
<pluginRepositories>
<pluginRepository>
<releases>
<updatePolicy>never</updatePolicy>
</releases>
<snapshots>
<enabled>false</enabled>
</snapshots>
<id>central</id>
<name>Central Repository</name>
<url>https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2</url>
</pluginRepository>
</pluginRepositories>
<build>
<pluginManagement>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
<version>1.3</version>
</plugin>
<plugin>
<artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.2-beta-5</version>
</plugin>
<plugin>
<artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.8</version>
</plugin>
<plugin>
<artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.3.2</version>
</plugin>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.eclipse.xtend</groupId>
<artifactId>xtend-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.8.4</version>
<executions>
<execution>
<goals>
<goal>compile</goal>
<goal>xtend-install-debug-info</goal>
<goal>testCompile</goal>
<goal>xtend-test-install-debug-info</goal>
</goals>
<configuration>
<outputDirectory>xtend-gen</outputDirectory>
</configuration>
</execution>
</executions>
<configuration>
<outputDirectory>xtend-gen</outputDirectory>
</configuration>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</pluginManagement>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.eclipse.tycho</groupId>
<artifactId>tycho-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<version>0.20.0</version>
<extensions>true</extensions>
</plugin>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.eclipse.tycho</groupId>
<artifactId>target-platform-configuration</artifactId>
<version>0.20.0</version>
<configuration>
<environments>
<environment>
<os>linux</os>
<ws>gtk</ws>
<arch>x86</arch>
</environment>
<environment>
<os>linux</os>
<ws>gtk</ws>
<arch>x86_64</arch>
</environment>
<environment>
<os>win32</os>
<ws>win32</ws>
<arch>x86</arch>
</environment>
<environment>
<os>macosx</os>
<ws>cocoa</ws>
<arch>x86_64</arch>
</environment>
</environments>
</configuration>
</plugin>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.eclipse.tycho</groupId>
<artifactId>tycho-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
<version>0.20.0</version>
<executions>
<execution>
<id>default-test</id>
<phase>integration-test</phase>
<goals>
<goal>test</goal>
</goals>
<configuration>
<skipTests>false</skipTests>
</configuration>
</execution>
</executions>
<configuration>
<skipTests>false</skipTests>
</configuration>
</plugin>
<plugin>
<artifactId>maven-clean-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.5</version>
<executions>
<execution>
<id>default-clean</id>
<phase>clean</phase>
<goals>
<goal>clean</goal>
</goals>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>
<plugin>
<artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.4.3</version>
<executions>
<execution>
<id>default-testResources</id>
<phase>process-test-resources</phase>
<goals>
<goal>testResources</goal>
</goals>
</execution>
<execution>
<id>default-resources</id>
<phase>process-resources</phase>
<goals>
<goal>resources</goal>
</goals>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.eclipse.tycho</groupId>
<artifactId>tycho-packaging-plugin</artifactId>
<version>0.20.0</version>
<executions>
<execution>
<id>default-package-plugin</id>
<phase>package</phase>
<goals>
<goal>package-plugin</goal>
</goals>
</execution>
<execution>
<id>default-build-qualifier</id>
<phase>validate</phase>
<goals>
<goal>build-qualifier</goal>
</goals>
</execution>
<execution>
<id>default-validate-id</id>
<phase>validate</phase>
<goals>
<goal>validate-id</goal>
</goals>
</execution>
<execution>
<id>default-validate-version</id>
<phase>validate</phase>
<goals>
<goal>validate-version</goal>
</goals>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.eclipse.tycho</groupId>
<artifactId>tycho-p2-plugin</artifactId>
<version>0.20.0</version>
<executions>
<execution>
<id>default-p2-metadata-default</id>
<phase>package</phase>
<goals>
<goal>p2-metadata-default</goal>
</goals>
</execution>
<execution>
<id>default-update-local-index</id>
<phase>install</phase>
<goals>
<goal>update-local-index</goal>
</goals>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.eclipse.tycho</groupId>
<artifactId>tycho-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
<version>0.20.0</version>
<executions>
<execution>
<id>default-compile</id>
<phase>compile</phase>
<goals>
<goal>compile</goal>
</goals>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>
<plugin>
<artifactId>maven-install-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.3.1</version>
<executions>
<execution>
<id>default-install</id>
<phase>install</phase>
<goals>
<goal>install</goal>
</goals>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</build>
</project>
What might be worth noting is, that the tests i am trying to run are Junit Plugin Tests, if there is anything i can post to help let me know :-)
Check that JUnit JAR is a dependency of at least test scope. From the stack trace, it looks like the problem is coming from Tycho running surefire. The NPE is occurring because runWith in JUnit4TestChecker is null, which is loaded from here.
I have no knowledge about Tycho, but it might also be possible to add JUnit dependency to the tycho plugin itself instead of the project.