spring-projects/spring-boot · error · MojoExecutionException

Spring application lifecycle JMX bean not found. Could not s

Error message

Spring application lifecycle JMX bean not found. Could not stop application gracefully

What it means

Error "Spring application lifecycle JMX bean not found. Could not stop application gracefully" thrown in spring-projects/spring-boot.

Source

Thrown at build-plugin/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/maven/StopMojo.java:94

			return;
		}
		getLog().info("Stopping application...");
		try (JMXConnector connector = SpringApplicationAdminClient.connect(this.jmxPort)) {
			MBeanServerConnection connection = connector.getMBeanServerConnection();
			stop(connection);
		}
		catch (IOException ex) {
			// The response won't be received as the server has died - ignoring
			getLog().debug("Service is not reachable anymore (" + ex.getMessage() + ")");
		}
	}

	private void stop(MBeanServerConnection connection) throws IOException, MojoExecutionException {
		try {
			new SpringApplicationAdminClient(connection, this.jmxName).stop();
		}
		catch (InstanceNotFoundException ex) {
			throw new MojoExecutionException(
					"Spring application lifecycle JMX bean not found. Could not stop application gracefully", ex);
		}
	}

}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at build-plugin/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/maven/StopMojo.java:94 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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