spring - tilesConfigurer: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Cannot resolve ServletContextResource without ServletContext -

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i seem have done uniquely wrong cannot find reference problem.

i trying integrate tiles extant spring thymeleaf/webflow/hibernate app.

everything works fine until add tilesconfigurer applicationcontext:

<!-- configures tiles layout system-->  	      <bean id="tilesconfigurer" class="org.thymeleaf.extras.tiles2.spring4.web.configurer.thymeleaftilesconfigurer">  	<property name="definitions">  		<list>  			<value>/web-inf/**/views.xml</value>  		</list>  	</property>  </bean>	

after adding configurer, test fail, but app still runs in tomcat8.

here typical test class:

package jake.prototype2.test.service;  import static org.junit.assert.assertfalse; import static org.junit.assert.asserttrue; import static org.junit.assert.fail;  import java.util.list;  import org.junit.test; import org.junit.runner.runwith;     import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.autowired; import org.springframework.test.context.contextconfiguration; import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.springjunit4classrunner;  import jake.prototype2.model.business.business; import jake.prototype2.service.user.businessservice; import jake.prototype2.test.testrunner.testss;  @runwith(springjunit4classrunner.class) @contextconfiguration("classpath:assessmentadmintl-servlet.xml") public class businessservicetest { @autowired private businessservice businessservice;  @test public void testgetbusinesses() {     testss.getlogger().info("testgetbusinesses");     list <business> blist=businessservice.getbusinesses();     asserttrue(blist.size()>0); }  @test public void testgetbusiness() {     testss.getlogger().info("testgetbusinesses");     business b=null;     try     {         b=businessservice.getbusiness(testss.getbusiness().getid());     }     catch(exception e)     {         testss.getlogger().error(e.getmessage(),e);         fail();     }      assertfalse(b==null); } } 

the resource specified in applicationcontext:

<context:component-scan base-package="jake.prototype2" />  	<mvc:resources mapping="/style/**" location="/style/" />  	<mvc:resources mapping="/images/**" location="/images/" />  	<mvc:resources mapping="/views/**" location="/web-inf/views/" />  	<mvc:annotation-driven />

web.xml specifes default servlet path:

      <servlet>        <servlet-name>assessmentadmintl</servlet-name>        <servlet-class>           org.springframework.web.servlet.dispatcherservlet        </servlet-class>        <load-on-startup>1</load-on-startup>     </servlet>        <servlet-mapping>      <servlet-name>assessmentadmintl</servlet-name>      <url-pattern>/</url-pattern>  </servlet-mapping>

i following exception on app initialization:

caused by: org.springframework.beans.factory.beancreationexception: error creating bean name 'tilesconfigurer' defined in url [file:/c:/users/jake/workspace/_ pt2/webcontent/web-inf/config/views_applicationcontext.xml]: invocation of init method failed; nested exception java.lang.illegalargumentexception: cannot resolve s ervletcontextresource without servletcontext @ org.springframework.beans.factory.support.abstractautowirecapablebeanfactory.initializebean(abstractautowirecapablebeanfactory.java:1574) @ org.springframework.beans.factory.support.abstractautowirecapablebeanfactory.docreatebean(abstractautowirecapablebeanfactory.java:539) @ org.springframework.beans.factory.support.abstractautowirecapablebeanfactory.createbean(abstractautowirecapablebeanfactory.java:476) @ org.springframework.beans.factory.support.abstractbeanfactory$1.getobject(abstractbeanfactory.java:303) @ org.springframework.beans.factory.support.defaultsingletonbeanregistry.getsingleton(defaultsingletonbeanregistry.java:230) @ org.springframework.beans.factory.support.abstractbeanfactory.dogetbean(abstractbeanfactory.java:299) @ org.springframework.beans.factory.support.abstractbeanfactory.getbean(abstractbeanfactory.java:194) @ org.springframework.beans.factory.support.defaultlistablebeanfactory.preinstantiatesingletons(defaultlistablebeanfactory.java:755) @ org.springframework.context.support.abstractapplicationcontext.finishbeanfactoryinitialization(abstractapplicationcontext.java:757) @ org.springframework.context.support.abstractapplicationcontext.refresh(abstractapplicationcontext.java:480) @ org.springframework.test.context.support.abstractgenericcontextloader.loadcontext(abstractgenericcontextloader.java:125) @ org.springframework.test.context.support.abstractgenericcontextloader.loadcontext(abs

again, note, works fine until tilesconfigurer code inserted. appreciated.

with lot f @m.deinum answer calling context incorrectly.

my test class annotation should have been follows:

@webappconfiguration @contexthierarchy({ @contextconfiguration(locations = { "classpath:assessmentadmintl-servlet.xml" }) }) 

however, while solved problem specified here, still have other path related problems tilesconfigurer, (probably due lack of mock context?)

in short, serves specific answer specific problem. not whole story.