I am trying to update a spring boot project from 2.7.x to 3.2.3 but my one of my controller tests is failing

Question

The controller test case is failing on an initialization error. I am thinking like there might be an issue with the dependencies which are listed below but dont know what is the issue happening exactly in the below error. I have the other services which has the same issue. This issue I see only when started upgrading the spring boot version from 2.7.x to 3.2.3.. Below exception trace is due to the initialization error from the controller test and below is the test class which is having the initialization error problem..

@RunWith(SpringRunner.class)
@SpringBootTest
@ActiveProfiles("local")
@TestInstance(TestInstance.Lifecycle.PER_CLASS)
public class ControllerTest {

    @Rule
    public JUnitRestDocumentation restDocumentation = new JUnitRestDocumentation("build/generated-snippets");

    @Autowired
    private WebApplicationContext context;

    private MockMvc mockMvc;

    private RestDocumentationResultHandler document;

    @Autowired
    private ProductsMockingStation productsMockingStation;

    @Before
    public void setUp() {

        this.document = document("{method-name}", preprocessRequest(prettyPrint()), preprocessResponse(prettyPrint()));

        this.mockMvc = MockMvcBuilders.webAppContextSetup(this.context)
                .apply(documentationConfiguration(this.restDocumentation))
                .alwaysDo(this.document)
                .build();
    }

java.lang.IllegalStateException: Failed to load ApplicationContext for [WebMergedContextConfiguration@31f9cb3a testClass = net.******.******uctStatesControllerTest, locations = [], classes = [net.*****.****oductsApplication], contextInitializerClasses = [], activeProfiles = ["local"], propertySourceDescriptors = [], propertySourceProperties = ["org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTestContextBootstrapper=true"], contextCustomizers = [org.springframework.boot.test.autoconfigure.actuate.observability.ObservabilityContextCustomizerFactory$DisableObservabilityContextCustomizer@1f, org.springframework.boot.test.autoconfigure.properties.PropertyMappingContextCustomizer@0, org.springframework.boot.test.autoconfigure.web.servlet.WebDriverContextCustomizer@421056e5, org.springframework.boot.test.context.filter.ExcludeFilterContextCustomizer@476fe690, org.springframework.boot.test.json.DuplicateJsonObjectContextCustomizerFactory$DuplicateJsonObjectContextCustomizer@5df778c3, org.springframework.boot.test.mock.mockito.MockitoContextCustomizer@0, org.springframework.boot.test.web.client.TestRestTemplateContextCustomizer@5679e96b, org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTestAnnotation@e7ec1269], resourceBasePath = "src/main/webapp", contextLoader = org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootContextLoader, parent = null]
    at org.springframework.test.context.cache.DefaultCacheAwareContextLoaderDelegate.loadContext(DefaultCacheAwareContextLoaderDelegate.java:180)
    at org.springframework.test.context.support.DefaultTestContext.getApplicationContext(DefaultTestContext.java:130)
    at org.springframework.test.context.web.ServletTestExecutionListener.setUpRequestContextIfNecessary(ServletTestExecutionListener.java:191)
    at org.springframework.test.context.web.ServletTestExecutionListener.prepareTestInstance(ServletTestExecutionListener.java:130)
    at org.springframework.test.context.TestContextManager.prepareTestInstance(TestContextManager.java:260)
    at org.springframework.test.context.junit.jupiter.SpringExtension.postProcessTestInstance(SpringExtension.java:163)
    at java.base/java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline$3$1.accept(ReferencePipeline.java:197)
    at java.base/java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline$2$1.accept(ReferencePipeline.java:179)
    at java.base/java.util.ArrayList$ArrayListSpliterator.forEachRemaining(ArrayList.java:1625)
    at java.base/java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.copyInto(AbstractPipeline.java:509)
    at java.base/java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.wrapAndCopyInto(AbstractPipeline.java:499)
    at java.base/java.util.stream.StreamSpliterators$WrappingSpliterator.forEachRemaining(StreamSpliterators.java:310)
    at java.base/java.util.stream.Streams$ConcatSpliterator.forEachRemaining(Streams.java:735)
    at java.base/java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline$Head.forEach(ReferencePipeline.java:762)
    at java.base/java.util.Optional.orElseGet(Optional.java:364)
    at java.base/java.util.ArrayList.forEach(ArrayList.java:1511)
Caused by: org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'healthEndpointGroupsBeanPostProcessor' defined in class path resource [org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/health/HealthEndpointConfiguration.class]: BeanPostProcessor before instantiation of bean failed
    at app//org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:517)
    at app//org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.lambda$doGetBean$0(AbstractBeanFactory.java:325)
    at app//org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:234)
    at app//org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:323)
    at app//org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:204)
    at app//org.springframework.context.support.PostProcessorRegistrationDelegate.registerBeanPostProcessors(PostProcessorRegistrationDelegate.java:277)
    at app//org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.registerBeanPostProcessors(AbstractApplicationContext.java:805)
    at app//org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:608)
    at app//org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.refresh(SpringApplication.java:754)
    at app//org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.refreshContext(SpringApplication.java:456)
    at app//org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:334)
    at app//org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootContextLoader.lambda$loadContext$3(SpringBootContextLoader.java:137)
    at app//org.springframework.util.function.ThrowingSupplier.get(ThrowingSupplier.java:58)
    at app//org.springframework.util.function.ThrowingSupplier.get(ThrowingSupplier.java:46)
    at app//org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.withHook(SpringApplication.java:1454)
    at app//org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootContextLoader$ContextLoaderHook.run(SpringBootContextLoader.java:553)
    at app//org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootContextLoader.loadContext(SpringBootContextLoader.java:137)
    at app//org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootContextLoader.loadContext(SpringBootContextLoader.java:108)
    at app//org.springframework.test.context.cache.DefaultCacheAwareContextLoaderDelegate.loadContextInternal(DefaultCacheAwareContextLoaderDelegate.java:225)
    at app//org.springframework.test.context.cache.DefaultCacheAwareContextLoaderDelegate.loadContext(DefaultCacheAwareContextLoaderDelegate.java:152)
    ... 15 more
Caused by: org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'org.springframework.transaction.annotation.ProxyTransactionManagementConfiguration': BeanPostProcessor before instantiation of bean failed
    at app//org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:517)
    at app//org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.lambda$doGetBean$0(AbstractBeanFactory.java:325)
    at app//org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:234)
    at app//org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:323)
    at app//org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:199)
    at app//org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.instantiateUsingFactoryMethod(ConstructorResolver.java:409)
    at app//org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.instantiateUsingFactoryMethod(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1335)
    at app//org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBeanInstance(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1165)
    at app//org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:562)
    at app//org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:522)
    at app//org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.lambda$doGetBean$0(AbstractBeanFactory.java:325)
    at app//org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:234)
    at app//org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:323)
    at app//org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:204)
    at app//org.springframework.aop.framework.autoproxy.BeanFactoryAdvisorRetrievalHelper.findAdvisorBeans(BeanFactoryAdvisorRetrievalHelper.java:91)
    at app//org.springframework.aop.framework.autoproxy.AbstractAdvisorAutoProxyCreator.findCandidateAdvisors(AbstractAdvisorAutoProxyCreator.java:111)
    at app//org.springframework.aop.aspectj.annotation.AnnotationAwareAspectJAutoProxyCreator.findCandidateAdvisors(AnnotationAwareAspectJAutoProxyCreator.java:92)
    at app//org.springframework.aop.aspectj.autoproxy.AspectJAwareAdvisorAutoProxyCreator.shouldSkip(AspectJAwareAdvisorAutoProxyCreator.java:101)
    at app//org.springframework.aop.framework.autoproxy.AbstractAutoProxyCreator.postProcessBeforeInstantiation(AbstractAutoProxyCreator.java:280)
    at app//org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.applyBeanPostProcessorsBeforeInstantiation(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1130)
    at app//org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.resolveBeforeInstantiation(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1105)
    at app//org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:511)
    ... 34 more
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Found 2 candidate annotation binding variables but only one potential argument binding slot
    at org.springframework.aop.aspectj.AspectJAdviceParameterNameDiscoverer.bindAnnotationsFromVarNames(AspectJAdviceParameterNameDiscoverer.java:442)
    at org.springframework.aop.aspectj.AspectJAdviceParameterNameDiscoverer.maybeBindAnnotationsFromPointcutExpression(AspectJAdviceParameterNameDiscoverer.java:420)
    at org.springframework.aop.aspectj.AspectJAdviceParameterNameDiscoverer.getParameterNames(AspectJAdviceParameterNameDiscoverer.java:252)
    at org.springframework.core.PrioritizedParameterNameDiscoverer.getParameterNames(PrioritizedParameterNameDiscoverer.java:55)
    at org.springframework.aop.aspectj.AbstractAspectJAdvice.bindArgumentsByName(AbstractAspectJAdvice.java:434)
    at org.springframework.aop.aspectj.AbstractAspectJAdvice.calculateArgumentBindings(AbstractAspectJAdvice.java:389)
    at org.springframework.aop.aspectj.annotation.ReflectiveAspectJAdvisorFactory.getAdvice(ReflectiveAspectJAdvisorFactory.java:303)
    at org.springframework.aop.aspectj.annotation.InstantiationModelAwarePointcutAdvisorImpl.instantiateAdvice(InstantiationModelAwarePointcutAdvisorImpl.java:152)
    at org.springframework.aop.aspectj.annotation.InstantiationModelAwarePointcutAdvisorImpl.<init>(InstantiationModelAwarePointcutAdvisorImpl.java:116)
    at org.springframework.aop.aspectj.annotation.ReflectiveAspectJAdvisorFactory.getAdvisor(ReflectiveAspectJAdvisorFactory.java:213)
    at org.springframework.aop.aspectj.annotation.ReflectiveAspectJAdvisorFactory.getAdvisors(ReflectiveAspectJAdvisorFactory.java:144)
    at org.springframework.aop.aspectj.annotation.BeanFactoryAspectJAdvisorsBuilder.buildAspectJAdvisors(BeanFactoryAspectJAdvisorsBuilder.java:110)
    at org.springframework.aop.aspectj.annotation.AnnotationAwareAspectJAutoProxyCreator.findCandidateAdvisors(AnnotationAwareAspectJAutoProxyCreator.java:95)
    at org.springframework.aop.aspectj.autoproxy.AspectJAwareAdvisorAutoProxyCreator.shouldSkip(AspectJAwareAdvisorAutoProxyCreator.java:101)
    at org.springframework.aop.framework.autoproxy.AbstractAutoProxyCreator.postProcessBeforeInstantiation(AbstractAutoProxyCreator.java:280)
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.applyBeanPostProcessorsBeforeInstantiation(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1130)
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.resolveBeforeInstantiation(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1105)
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:511)
    ... 55 more

dependencies {

implementation project(':repository')

implementation('org.json:json')

implementation("net.*****.**********-core:${coreVersion}")compileOnly("org.projectlombok:lombok:${lombokVersion}")
annotationProcessor("org.projectlombok:lombok:${lombokVersion}")

implementation group: 'ch.qos.logback.contrib', name: 'logback-jackson', version: '0.1.5'
implementation group: 'ch.qos.logback.contrib', name: 'logback-json-classic', version: '0.1.5'

implementation 'org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-starter-config'
implementation 'org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-starter-netflix-eureka-client'


implementation 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-data-jpa'
implementation('org.glassfish.jersey.core:jersey-client')
implementation('org.glassfish.jersey.inject:jersey-hk2:2.26')
implementation('org.jolokia:jolokia-core')

implementation 'org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-starter-bootstrap'

implementation('org.apache.commons:commons-lang3')
implementation('org.hibernate.validator:hibernate-validator')
implementation('javax.validation:validation-api')

implementation group: 'com.google.code.gson', name: 'gson', version: '2.8.0'

implementation group: 'org.springframework.data', name: 'spring-data-elasticsearch', version: "${elasticsearchVersion}"

implementation 'javax.ws.rs:javax.ws.rs-api:2.1'

//MYSQL  Driver
implementation group: 'mysql', name: 'mysql-connector-java', version: '8.0.32'


implementation 'org.yaml:snakeyaml:2.0'


testImplementation group: 'de.flapdoodle.embed', name: 'de.flapdoodle.embed.mongo', version: '4.18.0'


testImplementation 'com.h2database:h2'
testImplementation("org.springframework.restdocs:spring-restdocs-mockmvc")


implementation group: 'org.springframework.boot', name: 'spring-boot-actuator', version: '3.2.3'

testImplementation group: 'org.springframework', name: 'spring-core'
testImplementation group: 'org.springframework.retry', name: 'spring-retry'
testImplementation group: 'org.springframework', name: 'spring-beans'
testImplementation group: 'org.springframework', name: 'spring-aop'


testImplementation group: 'commons-logging', name: 'commons-logging', version: '1.2'
testImplementation("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test")
testImplementation("org.powermock:powermock-api-mockito2:2.0.9")
testImplementation("junit:junit")
testImplementation group: 'org.springframework', name: 'spring-test', version: '6.1.4'
testImplementation group: 'org.junit.jupiter', name: 'junit-jupiter-api', version: '5.10.2'
testRuntimeOnly 'org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher'

} tasks.named('test') { useJUnitPlatform() }