junit-team/junit5 · error · JUnitException

Invalid classpath entry: ${path}

Error message

Invalid classpath entry: ${path}

What it means

Error "Invalid classpath entry: ${path}" thrown in junit-team/junit5.

Source

Thrown at junit-platform-console/src/main/java/org/junit/platform/console/command/ConsoleTestExecutor.java:183

		launcher.execute(executionRequest);
	}

	private @Nullable CustomClassLoader createCustomClassLoader() {
		List<Path> additionalClasspathEntries = discoveryOptions.getExistingAdditionalClasspathEntries();
		if (!additionalClasspathEntries.isEmpty()) {
			URL[] urls = additionalClasspathEntries.stream().map(this::toURL).toArray(URL[]::new);
			ClassLoader parentClassLoader = ClassLoaderUtils.getDefaultClassLoader();
			return new CustomClassLoader(URLClassLoader.newInstance(urls, parentClassLoader));
		}
		return null;
	}

	private URL toURL(Path path) {
		try {
			return path.toUri().toURL();
		}
		catch (Exception ex) {
			throw new JUnitException("Invalid classpath entry: " + path, ex);
		}
	}

	private SummaryGeneratingListener registerListeners(PrintWriter out, Optional<Path> reportsDir, Launcher launcher,
			@Nullable CancellationToken cancellationToken) {

		// always register summary generating listener
		SummaryGeneratingListener summaryListener = new SummaryGeneratingListener();
		launcher.registerTestExecutionListeners(summaryListener);
		// optionally, register test plan execution details printing listener
		createDetailsPrintingListener(out).ifPresent(launcher::registerTestExecutionListeners);
		// optionally, register XML reports writing listener
		createXmlWritingListener(out, reportsDir).ifPresent(launcher::registerTestExecutionListeners);
		createFailFastListener(cancellationToken).ifPresent(launcher::registerTestExecutionListeners);
		return summaryListener;
	}

	private Optional<DetailsPrintingListener> createDetailsPrintingListener(PrintWriter out) {

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at junit-platform-console/src/main/java/org/junit/platform/console/command/ConsoleTestExecutor.java:183 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of junit-team/junit5@956246301e (2026-08-04). Data as JSON: /data/errors/f9e1b1321470dca0.json. Report an issue: GitHub.