java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: ch.qos.logback.core.rolling.helper.FileNamePattern.getDateTokenConverter()

Question

I am using the following for my application:-

[INFO] +- ch.qos.logback:logback-core:jar:1.1.7:compile
[INFO] +- ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:jar:1.1.7:compile
[INFO] +- log4j:log4j:jar:1.2.13:compile
[INFO] +- org.slf4j:slf4j-api:jar:1.6.1:compile
[INFO] +- org.slf4j:jcl-over-slf4j:jar:1.6.1:compile

When I start the tomcat with my app. I am getting the following error:-

Failed to instantiate [ch.qos.logback.classic.LoggerContext]
Reported exception:
java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: ch.qos.logback.core.rolling.helper.FileNamePattern.getDateTokenConverter()Lch/qos/logback/core/rolling/helper/DateTokenConverter;
    at ch.qos.logback.core.rolling.IntervalledTimeBasedFileNamingAndTriggeringPolicyBase.start(IntervalledTimeBasedFileNamingAndTriggeringPolicyBase.java:24)
    at ch.qos.logback.core.rolling.SizeAndIntervalledTimeBasedFNATP.start(SizeAndIntervalledTimeBasedFNATP.java:21)
    at ch.qos.logback.core.rolling.TimeBasedRollingPolicy.start(TimeBasedRollingPolicy.java:95)
    at ch.qos.logback.core.joran.action.NestedComplexPropertyIA.end(NestedComplexPropertyIA.java:161)
    at ch.qos.logback.core.joran.spi.Interpreter.callEndAction(Interpreter.java:309)
    at ch.qos.logback.core.joran.spi.Interpreter.endElement(Interpreter.java:193)
    at ch.qos.logback.core.joran.spi.Interpreter.endElement(Interpreter.java:179)
    at ch.qos.logback.core.joran.spi.EventPlayer.play(EventPlayer.java:62)
    at ch.qos.logback.core.joran.GenericConfigurator.doConfigure(GenericConfigurator.java:155)
    at ch.qos.logback.core.joran.GenericConfigurator.doConfigure(GenericConfigurator.java:142)
    at ch.qos.logback.core.joran.GenericConfigurator.doConfigure(GenericConfigurator.java:103)
    at ch.qos.logback.core.joran.GenericConfigurator.doConfigure(GenericConfigurator.java:53)
    at ch.qos.logback.classic.util.ContextInitializer.configureByResource(ContextInitializer.java:75)
    at ch.qos.logback.classic.util.ContextInitializer.autoConfig(ContextInitializer.java:150)
    at org.slf4j.impl.StaticLoggerBinder.init(StaticLoggerBinder.java:84)
    at org.slf4j.impl.StaticLoggerBinder.<clinit>(StaticLoggerBinder.java:55)
    at org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.bind(LoggerFactory.java:121)
    at org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.performInitialization(LoggerFactory.java:111)
    at org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getILoggerFactory(LoggerFactory.java:268)
    at org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger(LoggerFactory.java:241)
    at org.apache.commons.logging.impl.SLF4JLogFactory.getInstance(SLF4JLogFactory.java:156)
    at org.apache.commons.logging.impl.SLF4JLogFactory.getInstance(SLF4JLogFactory.java:132)
    at org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory.getLog(LogFactory.java:645)
    at org.springframework.core.SpringProperties.<clinit>(SpringProperties.java:51)
    at org.springframework.beans.CachedIntrospectionResults.<clinit>(CachedIntrospectionResults.java:97)
    at org.springframework.web.util.IntrospectorCleanupListener.contextInitialized(IntrospectorCleanupListener.java:75)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.listenerStart(StandardContext.java:4716)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.startInternal(StandardContext.java:5178)
    at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:152)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:724)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:700)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:734)
    at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployWAR(HostConfig.java:952)
    at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig$DeployWar.run(HostConfig.java:1823)
    at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:511)
    at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:266)
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1142)
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:617)
    at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745)
SLF4J: The requested version 1.7.16 by your slf4j binding is not compatible with [1.6]

When I search for "ch.qos.logback.core.rolling.helper.FileNamePattern.getDateTokenConverter()" in logback. I came to know as this method is not avail in logback newer version.

What is the workaround for it ?

Answer 1

Seems that tomcat loaded more than one version of logback. Code referenced in stacktrace was removed back in 2011 in this commit. So you have to check libraries loaded by tomcat or downgrade your logback version to 1.0.0.