How to fix the error No serializer found for class java.util.logging.SimpleFormatter and no properties discovered to create BeanSerializer

Question

In java, I am trying to access a Spring Boot Microservice using the following code:

try {   
        CircularsSaveParams circularsSaveParams;
        circularsSaveParams= new CircularsSaveParams( request,  principal,  session, locale,  mav,souqBean); //creating microservice params


        HttpHeaders headers = new HttpHeaders();
        headers.setContentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON);
        HttpEntity<?> entity = new HttpEntity<Object>(circularsSaveParams,headers);

        ResponseEntity<Boolean> responseEntity =    restTemplate.exchange("http://localhost:8084/circular-save", HttpMethod.POST, entity, Boolean.class);

        //String employeeDivision= restTemplate.getForObject("http://employee-division-service/"+id+d, String.class);
        status= responseEntity.getBody();


    }

    catch(Exception e)
    {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }

Here, the fields of the class CircularsSaveParamsseems to cause the problem. Below is that class,

import java.security.Principal;
import java.util.Locale;

import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpSession;

import org.springframework.web.servlet.ModelAndView;

import ae.gov.adm.saeed.bean.CircularsBean;


public class CircularsSaveParams {

    HttpServletRequest request; 
    Principal principal;
    HttpSession session;
    Locale locale; 
    ModelAndView mav;
    CircularsBean souqBean;

    public CircularsSaveParams()
    {


    }


    public CircularsSaveParams(HttpServletRequest request, Principal principal, HttpSession session, Locale locale,
            ModelAndView mav, CircularsBean souqBean) {
        super();
        this.request = request;
        this.principal = principal;
        this.session = session;
        this.locale = locale;
        this.mav = mav;
        this.souqBean = souqBean;
    }

    public HttpServletRequest getRequest() {
        return request;
    }
    public void setRequest(HttpServletRequest request) {
        this.request = request;
    }
    public Principal getPrincipal() {
        return principal;
    }
    public void setPrincipal(Principal principal) {
        this.principal = principal;
    }
    public HttpSession getSession() {
        return session;
    }
    public void setSession(HttpSession session) {
        this.session = session;
    }
    public Locale getLocale() {
        return locale;
    }
    public void setLocale(Locale locale) {
        this.locale = locale;
    }
    public ModelAndView getMav() {
        return mav;
    }
    public void setMav(ModelAndView mav) {
        this.mav = mav;
    }
    public CircularsBean getSouqBean() {
        return souqBean;
    }
    public void setSouqBean(CircularsBean souqBean) {
        this.souqBean = souqBean;
    }



}

When I run the code, I get the following error on this line,

  ResponseEntity<Boolean> responseEntity =    restTemplate.exchange("http://localhost:8084/circular-save", HttpMethod.POST, entity, Boolean.class);

Below is the stack trace.

org.springframework.http.converter.HttpMessageNotWritableException: Could not write JSON: No serializer found for class java.util.logging.SimpleFormatter and no properties discovered to create BeanSerializer (to avoid exception, disable SerializationFeature.FAIL_ON_EMPTY_BEANS) ); nested exception is com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonMappingException: No serializer found for class java.util.logging.SimpleFormatter and no properties discovered to create BeanSerializer (to avoid exception, disable SerializationFeature.FAIL_ON_EMPTY_BEANS) ) (through reference chain: ae.gov.adm.saeed.params.CircularsSaveParams["request"]->org.springframework.web.multipart.support.DefaultMultipartHttpServletRequest["request"]->ae.gov.adm.saeed.web.security.AuthFilterHttpServletRequestWrapper["request"]->org.apache.catalina.connector.RequestFacade["servletContext"]->org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationContextFacade["classLoader"]->org.apache.catalina.loader.ParallelWebappClassLoader["resources"]->org.apache.catalina.webresources.StandardRoot["context"]->org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext["logger"]->org.apache.juli.logging.DirectJDKLog["logger"]->java.util.logging.Logger["parent"]->java.util.logging.Logger["parent"]->java.util.logging.Logger["parent"]->java.util.logging.Logger["parent"]->java.util.logging.RootLogger["handlers"]->java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler["formatter"])
    at org.springframework.http.converter.json.AbstractJackson2HttpMessageConverter.writeInternal(AbstractJackson2HttpMessageConverter.java:293)
    at org.springframework.http.converter.AbstractGenericHttpMessageConverter.write(AbstractGenericHttpMessageConverter.java:106)
    at org.springframework.web.client.RestTemplate$HttpEntityRequestCallback.doWithRequest(RestTemplate.java:876)
    at org.springframework.web.client.RestTemplate.doExecute(RestTemplate.java:658)
    at org.springframework.web.client.RestTemplate.execute(RestTemplate.java:621)
    at org.springframework.web.client.RestTemplate.exchange(RestTemplate.java:539)
    at ae.gov.adm.saeed.web.controller.util.CircularsControllerUtil.saveCircularView(CircularsControllerUtil.java:357)
    at ae.gov.adm.saeed.web.controller.CircularsController.saveCircular(CircularsController.java:87)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
    at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
    at org.springframework.web.method.support.InvocableHandlerMethod.doInvoke(InvocableHandlerMethod.java:205)
    at org.springframework.web.method.support.InvocableHandlerMethod.invokeForRequest(InvocableHandlerMethod.java:133)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.ServletInvocableHandlerMethod.invokeAndHandle(ServletInvocableHandlerMethod.java:97)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.RequestMappingHandlerAdapter.invokeHandlerMethod(RequestMappingHandlerAdapter.java:827)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.RequestMappingHandlerAdapter.handleInternal(RequestMappingHandlerAdapter.java:738)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.AbstractHandlerMethodAdapter.handle(AbstractHandlerMethodAdapter.java:85)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.doDispatch(DispatcherServlet.java:967)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.doService(DispatcherServlet.java:901)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.processRequest(FrameworkServlet.java:970)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.doPost(FrameworkServlet.java:872)
    at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:660)
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.service(FrameworkServlet.java:846)
    at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:741)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:231)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)
    at org.apache.tomcat.websocket.server.WsFilter.doFilter(WsFilter.java:53)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)
    at ae.gov.adm.saeed.web.security.AuthFilter.doFilter(AuthFilter.java:335)
    at ae.gov.adm.saeed.web.security.AuthFilter.doFilter(AuthFilter.java:610)
    at ae.gov.adm.common.web.filter.AbstractFilter.doFilter(AbstractFilter.java:47)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)
    at org.springframework.web.filter.CharacterEncodingFilter.doFilterInternal(CharacterEncodingFilter.java:197)
    at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:107)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:199)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:96)
    at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:502)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:140)
    at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:81)
    at org.apache.catalina.valves.AbstractAccessLogValve.invoke(AbstractAccessLogValve.java:651)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:87)
    at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:342)
    at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.service(Http11Processor.java:417)
    at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProcessorLight.process(AbstractProcessorLight.java:66)
    at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol$ConnectionHandler.process(AbstractProtocol.java:754)
    at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.NioEndpoint$SocketProcessor.doRun(NioEndpoint.java:1376)
    at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.SocketProcessorBase.run(SocketProcessorBase.java:49)
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1149)
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:624)
    at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.TaskThread$WrappingRunnable.run(TaskThread.java:61)
    at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748)
Caused by: com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonMappingException: No serializer found for class java.util.logging.SimpleFormatter and no properties discovered to create BeanSerializer (to avoid exception, disable SerializationFeature.FAIL_ON_EMPTY_BEANS) ) (through reference chain: ae.gov.adm.saeed.params.CircularsSaveParams["request"]->org.springframework.web.multipart.support.DefaultMultipartHttpServletRequest["request"]->ae.gov.adm.saeed.web.security.AuthFilterHttpServletRequestWrapper["request"]->org.apache.catalina.connector.RequestFacade["servletContext"]->org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationContextFacade["classLoader"]->org.apache.catalina.loader.ParallelWebappClassLoader["resources"]->org.apache.catalina.webresources.StandardRoot["context"]->org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext["logger"]->org.apache.juli.logging.DirectJDKLog["logger"]->java.util.logging.Logger["parent"]->java.util.logging.Logger["parent"]->java.util.logging.Logger["parent"]->java.util.logging.Logger["parent"]->java.util.logging.RootLogger["handlers"]->java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler["formatter"])
    at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.impl.UnknownSerializer.failForEmpty(UnknownSerializer.java:59)
    at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.impl.UnknownSerializer.serialize(UnknownSerializer.java:26)
    at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.BeanPropertyWriter.serializeAsField(BeanPropertyWriter.java:575)
    at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.std.BeanSerializerBase.serializeFields(BeanSerializerBase.java:663)
    at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.BeanSerializer.serialize(BeanSerializer.java:156)
    at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.std.ObjectArraySerializer.serializeContents(ObjectArraySerializer.java:241)
    at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.std.ObjectArraySerializer.serialize(ObjectArraySerializer.java:201)
    at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.std.ObjectArraySerializer.serialize(ObjectArraySerializer.java:25)
    at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.BeanPropertyWriter.serializeAsField(BeanPropertyWriter.java:575)
    at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.std.BeanSerializerBase.serializeFields(BeanSerializerBase.java:663)
    at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.BeanSerializer.serialize(BeanSerializer.java:156)
    at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.BeanPropertyWriter.serializeAsField(BeanPropertyWriter.java:575)
    at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.std.BeanSerializerBase.serializeFields(BeanSerializerBase.java:663)
    at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.BeanSerializer.serialize(BeanSerializer.java:156)
    at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.BeanPropertyWriter.serializeAsField(BeanPropertyWriter.java:575)
    at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.std.BeanSerializerBase.serializeFields(BeanSerializerBase.java:663)
    at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.BeanSerializer.serialize(BeanSerializer.java:156)
    at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.BeanPropertyWriter.serializeAsField(BeanPropertyWriter.java:575)
    at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.std.BeanSerializerBase.serializeFields(BeanSerializerBase.java:663)
    at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.BeanSerializer.serialize(BeanSerializer.java:156)
    at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.BeanPropertyWriter.serializeAsField(BeanPropertyWriter.java:575)
    at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.std.BeanSerializerBase.serializeFields(BeanSerializerBase.java:663)
    at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.BeanSerializer.serialize(BeanSerializer.java:156)
    at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.BeanPropertyWriter.serializeAsField(BeanPropertyWriter.java:575)
    at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.std.BeanSerializerBase.serializeFields(BeanSerializerBase.java:663)
    at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.BeanSerializer.serialize(BeanSerializer.java:156)
    at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.BeanPropertyWriter.serializeAsField(BeanPropertyWriter.java:575)
    at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.std.BeanSerializerBase.serializeFields(BeanSerializerBase.java:663)
    at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.BeanSerializer.serialize(BeanSerializer.java:156)
    at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.BeanPropertyWriter.serializeAsField(BeanPropertyWriter.java:575)
    at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.std.BeanSerializerBase.serializeFields(BeanSerializerBase.java:663)
    at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.BeanSerializer.serialize(BeanSerializer.java:156)
    at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.BeanPropertyWriter.serializeAsField(BeanPropertyWriter.java:575)
    at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.std.BeanSerializerBase.serializeFields(BeanSerializerBase.java:663)
    at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.BeanSerializer.serialize(BeanSerializer.java:156)
    at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.BeanPropertyWriter.serializeAsField(BeanPropertyWriter.java:575)
    at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.std.BeanSerializerBase.serializeFields(BeanSerializerBase.java:663)
    at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.BeanSerializer.serialize(BeanSerializer.java:156)
    at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.BeanPropertyWriter.serializeAsField(BeanPropertyWriter.java:575)
    at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.std.BeanSerializerBase.serializeFields(BeanSerializerBase.java:663)
    at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.BeanSerializer.serialize(BeanSerializer.java:156)
    at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.BeanPropertyWriter.serializeAsField(BeanPropertyWriter.java:575)
    at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.std.BeanSerializerBase.serializeFields(BeanSerializerBase.java:663)
    at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.BeanSerializer.serialize(BeanSerializer.java:156)
    at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.BeanPropertyWriter.serializeAsField(BeanPropertyWriter.java:575)
    at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.std.BeanSerializerBase.serializeFields(BeanSerializerBase.java:663)
    at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.BeanSerializer.serialize(BeanSerializer.java:156)
    at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.BeanPropertyWriter.serializeAsField(BeanPropertyWriter.java:575)
    at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.std.BeanSerializerBase.serializeFields(BeanSerializerBase.java:663)
    at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.BeanSerializer.serialize(BeanSerializer.java:156)
    at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.DefaultSerializerProvider.serializeValue(DefaultSerializerProvider.java:129)
    at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectWriter.writeValue(ObjectWriter.java:851)
    at org.springframework.http.converter.json.AbstractJackson2HttpMessageConverter.writeInternal(AbstractJackson2HttpMessageConverter.java:286)

Please note that I have the below method defined:

@Bean
public MappingJackson2HttpMessageConverter mappingJackson2HttpMessageConverter() {
    ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
    mapper.configure(SerializationFeature.FAIL_ON_EMPTY_BEANS, false);
    MappingJackson2HttpMessageConverter converter = 
        new MappingJackson2HttpMessageConverter(mapper);
    return converter;
}

How to fix the problem?

Update: I have tried to define my object like this, after some research:

circularsSaveParams= mapper.convertValue(new CircularsSaveParams( request,  principal,  session, locale,  mav,souqBean), CircularsSaveParams.class); //creating microservice params

However, the problem was not solved. Same error appears.

Edit Here's how the server code looks like:

@RequestMapping(value="/circular-save", method=RequestMethod.POST)
public Boolean saveCircularView(@RequestBody  CircularsSaveParams circularsSaveParams) {


    System.out.println( "circular-save microservice Called..................................");

    HttpServletRequest request= circularsSaveParams.getRequest();
    Principal principal= circularsSaveParams.getPrincipal();
    HttpSession session= circularsSaveParams.getSession();
    Locale locale = circularsSaveParams.getLocale();
    CircularsBean souqBean = circularsSaveParams.getSouqBean();

    boolean status = false;
    boolean isModifyRequest = false;
    GmCirculars gmCircular = null;
    try {

        if(null!=souqBean.getCircularEntryId() && !BigDecimal.ZERO.equals(souqBean.getCircularEntryId())) {
            gmCircular = circularsService.findById(souqBean.getCircularEntryId());
            isModifyRequest = true;
        }

        gmCircular = souqBean.populateCircularEntity(gmCircular);
        ApplicationUser applicationUser = getLoggedInUser(request, principal);
        gmCircular.setOrganization(applicationUser.getOrganization());

        //LOG.info("Ajax Call to Save Circular [" + gmCircular + "]");

        if(!isModifyRequest) {
            gmCircular.setCreatedBy(applicationUser);
            gmCircular.setCreatedOn(new Date());
        }
        if(souqBean.getShowOnDashboard() == null)
            gmCircular.setShowOnDashboard(new BigDecimal(0));

        GmCirculars savedObj = circularsService.saveOrUpdate(gmCircular);

        if(null!=savedObj && null != savedObj.getId() && !BigDecimal.ZERO.equals(savedObj.getId())) {   
            status = true;
        }
        else {
            status = false;
        }

      String externaDoclId=null;
        //Saving Attachment 
        MultipartFile fileDataIcon = souqBean.getCircularAttachment();
        if (null != savedObj && null != savedObj.getId() && !BigDecimal.ZERO.equals(savedObj.getId())) {

            if (null != fileDataIcon && fileDataIcon.getSize() > 0) {

                Documents uploadedDoc = uploadMuFile(request, fileDataIcon, principal, savedObj.getId(), ModuleEnums.GM_CIRCULARS,null);

                if (uploadedDoc != null && uploadedDoc.getId() != null) {
                    savedObj.setDocumentId(uploadedDoc.getId()); //Modified BY ZAID ZAID ZAID ZAID ZAID ZAID
                    savedObj = circularsService.saveOrUpdate(gmCircular);
                    status = true;

                    externaDoclId=uploadedDoc.getExternalDocumentId();
                }
                else {
                    status = false;
                }
            }
            else { // without doc
                status = true;
            }

            if(status) {
                saveUserActivityLog(applicationUser, ModuleEnums.GM_CIRCULARS.getValue(), savedObj.getId(), 
                    isModifyRequest ? ActionTypeEnums.EDIT.getValue() : ActionTypeEnums.ADD.getValue());
            }
        }





    }
    catch (Exception e) {
        status = false;
        e.printStackTrace();
    }


    System.out.println("circulars save microservice is DONE!........................................status is:"+status);
    return status;
}

Answer 1

You are thinking it incorrectly. You can't and you shouldn't share requests between applications. You should use some service user or some oauth generated tokens to communicate with other restful micro services as oppose to passing user principal over. You can always pull in the user from db if you have a unique way to identify user like some sequence number.

If you trying to move your backend services to another microservices you should only send the information that is needed for backend and have the calling microservice take care of authentication/authorization and user sessions/auditing.

From your server implementation it looks like you are tracking who/what request is made to the microservice. This can be tracked in calling microservices before you sent the request. If you many such microservices you could create a central proxy (another microservice) which takes care of logging/auditing user requests before routing to called microservice.