junit4 - Failed to Load ApplicationContext during Spring unit test

Question

I am trying to run a Junit functional test using Springs java-config for my application context. I am not sure if it is a problem with Spring or Junit... just not sure.. The application runs fine on my local server (hitting the db), but when I try to run my test it bombs out. I just moved from xml to java config so I can always import my xml context files (which I know works in my tests) but going forward I would rather just use my java config.

My Test Class

@RunWith(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
@ContextConfiguration(loader = AnnotationConfigContextLoader.class,
        classes = { AppConfig.class, ServletConfig.class })
@EnvironmentConfiguration(db2Enabled = true)
public class EventDAOTest {

The StackTrace

Feb 4, 2014 11:51:45 AM com.aoins.config.CachingPropertyFileReader <clinit>
SEVERE: ERROR - Configuration Framework not detected!
Feb 4, 2014 11:51:45 AM com.aoins.config.CachingPropertyFileReader readFile
SEVERE: Unable to build property reference for: (common).
2014-02-04 11:51:45,510 | DEBUG |         : | LoggerConfigurer | Msg: Log4j configured with: 'C:/javalog/log4jPCProperties.xml'
2014-02-04 11:51:48,248 | INFO  |         : | EnvironmentConfigurer | Msg: DB2 Connection was established
2014-02-04 11:51:48,279 | INFO  |         : | EnvironmentConfigurer | Msg: CICS Connection was established
2014-02-04 11:51:48,279 | INFO  |         : | EnvironmentConfigurer | Msg: JMS Connection was NOT established according to the configuration
2014-02-04 11:51:48,279 | INFO  |         : | EnvironmentConfigurer | Msg: EMail Connection was NOT established according to the configuration
Feb 4, 2014 11:51:48 AM org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext prepareRefresh
INFO: Refreshing org.springframework.context.support.GenericApplicationContext@215d215d: startup date [Tue Feb 04 11:51:48 EST 2014]; root of context hierarchy
Feb 4, 2014 11:51:49 AM org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.AbstractHandlerMethodMapping registerHandlerMethod
INFO: Mapped "{[/Data/associates],methods=[GET],params=[],headers=[],consumes=[],produces=[application/json],custom=[]}" onto public org.springframework.ui.ModelMap com.aoins.sales.eventplanning.associate.AssociateDataController.retrieveAssociates(java.lang.String)
Feb 4, 2014 11:51:49 AM org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.AbstractHandlerMethodMapping registerHandlerMethod
INFO: Mapped "{[/Data/associateFilterTypes],methods=[GET],params=[],headers=[],consumes=[],produces=[application/json],custom=[]}" onto public org.springframework.ui.ModelMap com.aoins.sales.eventplanning.associatefiltertype.AssociateFilterDataController.retrieveEventFilterTypes()
Feb 4, 2014 11:51:49 AM org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.AbstractHandlerMethodMapping registerHandlerMethod
INFO: Mapped "{[/Data/associateFilterTypes/{pTypeCode}],methods=[GET],params=[],headers=[],consumes=[],produces=[application/json],custom=[]}" onto public org.springframework.ui.ModelMap com.aoins.sales.eventplanning.associatefiltertype.AssociateFilterDataController.retrieveEventFilterType(java.lang.String) throws com.aoins.sales.eventplanning.associatefiltertype.AssociateFilterTypeNotFoundException
Feb 4, 2014 11:51:49 AM org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.AbstractHandlerMethodMapping registerHandlerMethod
INFO: Mapped "{[/Data/dateFilterTypes],methods=[GET],params=[],headers=[],consumes=[],produces=[application/json],custom=[]}" onto public org.springframework.ui.ModelMap com.aoins.sales.eventplanning.datefiltertype.DateFilterDataController.retrieveEventFilterTypes()
Feb 4, 2014 11:51:49 AM org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.AbstractHandlerMethodMapping registerHandlerMethod
INFO: Mapped "{[/Data/dateFilterTypes/{pTypeCode}],methods=[GET],params=[],headers=[],consumes=[],produces=[application/json],custom=[]}" onto public org.springframework.ui.ModelMap com.aoins.sales.eventplanning.datefiltertype.DateFilterDataController.retrieveEventFilterType(java.lang.String) throws com.aoins.sales.eventplanning.datefiltertype.DateFilterTypeNotFoundException
Feb 4, 2014 11:51:49 AM org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.AbstractHandlerMethodMapping registerHandlerMethod
INFO: Mapped "{[/Data/departments/{pDepartmentCode}],methods=[GET],params=[],headers=[],consumes=[],produces=[application/json],custom=[]}" onto public org.springframework.ui.ModelMap com.aoins.sales.eventplanning.department.DepartmentDataController.retrieveDepartment(java.lang.String) throws com.aoins.sales.eventplanning.department.DepartmentNotFoundException
Feb 4, 2014 11:51:49 AM org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.AbstractHandlerMethodMapping registerHandlerMethod
INFO: Mapped "{[/Data/divisions],methods=[GET],params=[],headers=[],consumes=[],produces=[application/json],custom=[]}" onto public org.springframework.ui.ModelMap com.aoins.sales.eventplanning.division.DivisionDataController.retrieveDivisionsDepartments()
Feb 4, 2014 11:51:49 AM org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.AbstractHandlerMethodMapping registerHandlerMethod
INFO: Mapped "{[/],methods=[GET],params=[],headers=[],consumes=[],produces=[],custom=[]}" onto public java.lang.String com.aoins.sales.eventplanning.events.EventController.showEvents()
Feb 4, 2014 11:51:49 AM org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.AbstractHandlerMethodMapping registerHandlerMethod
INFO: Mapped "{[//Test],methods=[GET],params=[],headers=[],consumes=[],produces=[],custom=[]}" onto public java.lang.String com.aoins.sales.eventplanning.events.EventController.showTests()
Feb 4, 2014 11:51:49 AM org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.AbstractHandlerMethodMapping registerHandlerMethod
INFO: Mapped "{[/Data/events/{pEventId}],methods=[GET],params=[],headers=[],consumes=[],produces=[application/json],custom=[]}" onto public org.springframework.ui.ModelMap com.aoins.sales.eventplanning.events.EventDataController.retrieveEvent(java.lang.Integer)
Feb 4, 2014 11:51:49 AM org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.AbstractHandlerMethodMapping registerHandlerMethod
INFO: Mapped "{[/Data/events],methods=[GET],params=[page && associateFilter && dateFilter],headers=[],consumes=[],produces=[application/json],custom=[]}" onto public org.springframework.ui.ModelMap com.aoins.sales.eventplanning.events.EventDataController.retrieveFiltered(com.aoins.sales.eventplanning.associatefiltertype.AssociateFilterType,com.aoins.sales.eventplanning.datefiltertype.DateFilterType,java.lang.Integer,com.aoins.sales.user.User)
Feb 4, 2014 11:51:49 AM org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.AbstractHandlerMethodMapping registerHandlerMethod
INFO: Mapped "{[/Data/events],methods=[POST],params=[],headers=[],consumes=[application/json],produces=[application/json],custom=[]}" onto public org.springframework.ui.ModelMap com.aoins.sales.eventplanning.events.EventDataController.saveEvent(com.aoins.sales.eventplanning.events.EventBeanImpl,com.aoins.sales.user.User) throws com.aoins.sales.eventplanning.events.EventException
Feb 4, 2014 11:51:49 AM org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.AbstractHandlerMethodMapping registerHandlerMethod
INFO: Mapped "{[/Data/Public/events],methods=[GET],params=[],headers=[],consumes=[],produces=[application/json],custom=[]}" onto public java.util.List<com.aoins.sales.eventplanning.events.Event> com.aoins.sales.eventplanning.events.EventDataPublicController.doList()
Feb 4, 2014 11:51:49 AM org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.AbstractHandlerMethodMapping registerHandlerMethod
INFO: Mapped "{[/Data/Public/events/{pEventId}],methods=[GET],params=[],headers=[],consumes=[],produces=[application/json],custom=[]}" onto public com.aoins.sales.eventplanning.events.Event com.aoins.sales.eventplanning.events.EventDataPublicController.doRetrieve(java.lang.Integer)
Feb 4, 2014 11:51:49 AM org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.AbstractHandlerMethodMapping registerHandlerMethod
INFO: Mapped "{[/Data/eventTypes],methods=[GET],params=[],headers=[],consumes=[],produces=[application/json],custom=[]}" onto public org.springframework.ui.ModelMap com.aoins.sales.eventplanning.eventtype.EventTypeDataController.retrieveEventTypes()
Feb 4, 2014 11:51:49 AM org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.AbstractHandlerMethodMapping registerHandlerMethod
INFO: Mapped "{[/Data/eventTypes/{pTypeCode}],methods=[GET],params=[],headers=[],consumes=[],produces=[application/json],custom=[]}" onto public org.springframework.ui.ModelMap com.aoins.sales.eventplanning.eventtype.EventTypeDataController.retrieveEventType(java.lang.String) throws com.aoins.sales.eventplanning.eventtype.EventTypeNotFoundException
Feb 4, 2014 11:51:49 AM org.springframework.test.context.TestContextManager prepareTestInstance
SEVERE: Caught exception while allowing TestExecutionListener [org.springframework.test.context.support.DependencyInjectionTestExecutionListener@20c820c8] to prepare test instance [com.aoins.sales.eventplanning.events.EventDAOTest@f7e0f7e]
Throwable occurred: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Failed to load ApplicationContext
    at org.springframework.test.context.CacheAwareContextLoaderDelegate.loadContext(CacheAwareContextLoaderDelegate.java:99)
    at org.springframework.test.context.DefaultTestContext.getApplicationContext(DefaultTestContext.java:101)
    at org.springframework.test.context.support.DependencyInjectionTestExecutionListener.injectDependencies(DependencyInjectionTestExecutionListener.java:109)
    at org.springframework.test.context.support.DependencyInjectionTestExecutionListener.prepareTestInstance(DependencyInjectionTestExecutionListener.java:75)
    at org.springframework.test.context.TestContextManager.prepareTestInstance(TestContextManager.java:326)
    at org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.createTest(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.java:212)
    at org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner$1.runReflectiveCall(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.java:289)
    at org.junit.internal.runners.model.ReflectiveCallable.run(ReflectiveCallable.java:15)
    at org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.methodBlock(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.java:291)
    at org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.runChild(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.java:232)
    at org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.runChild(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.java:89)
    at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$3.run(ParentRunner.java:231)
    at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$1.schedule(ParentRunner.java:60)
    at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.runChildren(ParentRunner.java:229)
    at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.access$000(ParentRunner.java:50)
    at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$2.evaluate(ParentRunner.java:222)
    at org.springframework.test.context.junit4.statements.RunBeforeTestClassCallbacks.evaluate(RunBeforeTestClassCallbacks.java:61)
    at org.springframework.test.context.junit4.statements.RunAfterTestClassCallbacks.evaluate(RunAfterTestClassCallbacks.java:71)
    at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.run(ParentRunner.java:300)
    at org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.run(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.java:175)
    at com.aoins.func.tester.AOSpringFunctionalTester.run(AOSpringFunctionalTester.java:48)
    at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit4.runner.JUnit4TestReference.run(JUnit4TestReference.java:50)
    at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.TestExecution.run(TestExecution.java:38)
    at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.runTests(RemoteTestRunner.java:467)
    at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.runTests(RemoteTestRunner.java:683)
    at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.run(RemoteTestRunner.java:390)
    at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.main(RemoteTestRunner.java:197)
Caused by: org.sp

Answer 1

I moved from spring 3.2.0 to 4.0.3 and had to update my javax.servlet dependency (in maven) from servlet 2.5 to servlet 3.0.1. The final dependency was

       <dependency>
            <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
            <artifactId>javax.servlet-api</artifactId>
            <version>3.0.1</version>
       </dependency>

Then it worked