'Any' type not supported as a type by protobuf for LocalDateTime or ZonedDateTime

[miladamery]

Hi. I'm trying to serialize to following class to protobuf using jackson dataformats

public class Person {
    private String name;
    private LocalDateTime age;

    public Person(String name, LocalDateTime age) {
        this.name = name;
        this.age = age;
    }

    public String getName() {
        return name;
    }

    public void setName(String name) {
        this.name = name;
    }

    public LocalDateTime getAge() {
        return age;
    }

    public void setAge(LocalDateTime age) {
        this.age = age;
    }
}

With following

public class ProtobufRedisSerializer<T> implements RedisSerializer<T> {

    private Class<T> clazz;
    private ProtobufMapper mapper = new ProtobufMapper();
    private ProtobufSchema schema;

    public ProtobufRedisSerializer(Class<T> clazz) throws JsonMappingException {
        this.clazz = clazz;
        this.schema = mapper.generateSchemaFor(clazz);
    }

    @Override
    public byte[] serialize(T t) throws SerializationException {
        try {
            return mapper
                    .writer(schema)
                    .writeValueAsBytes(t);
        } catch (JsonProcessingException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
            throw new RuntimeException("", e);
        }
    }

    @Override
    public T deserialize(byte[] bytes) throws SerializationException {
        try {
            return mapper
                    .readerFor(clazz)
                    .with(schema)
                    .readValue(bytes);
        } catch (IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
            throw new RuntimeException("", e);
        }
    }
}

And

@Configuration
public class RedisConfiguration {

    @Bean
    public RedisTemplate<String, Person> personRedisTemplate(LettuceConnectionFactory connectionFactory) throws JsonMappingException {
        RedisTemplate<String, Person> redisTemplate = new RedisTemplate<>();
        redisTemplate.setConnectionFactory(connectionFactory);
        redisTemplate.setKeySerializer(new StringRedisSerializer());
        redisTemplate.setValueSerializer(new ProtobufRedisSerializer<>(Person.class));
        return redisTemplate;
    }
}

But I get following error

org.springframework.beans.factory.UnsatisfiedDependencyException: Error creating bean with name 'personTest' defined in file [E:\MyProjects\redisLocalDateTimeSerializer\target\classes\ebb\ir\redisLocalDateTimeSerializer\PersonTest.class]: Unsatisfied dependency expressed through constructor parameter 0; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.UnsatisfiedDependencyException: Error creating bean with name 'personRedisRepository' defined in file [E:\MyProjects\redisLocalDateTimeSerializer\target\classes\ebb\ir\redisLocalDateTimeSerializer\repository\PersonRedisRepository.class]: Unsatisfied dependency expressed through constructor parameter 0; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'personRedisTemplate' defined in class path resource [ebb/ir/redisLocalDateTimeSerializer/config/RedisConfiguration.class]: Bean instantiation via factory method failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [org.springframework.data.redis.core.RedisTemplate]: Factory method 'personRedisTemplate' threw exception; nested exception is java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException: 'Any' type not supported as a type by protobuf
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.createArgumentArray(ConstructorResolver.java:800) ~[spring-beans-5.3.20.jar:5.3.20]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.autowireConstructor(ConstructorResolver.java:229) ~[spring-beans-5.3.20.jar:5.3.20]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.autowireConstructor(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1372) ~[spring-beans-5.3.20.jar:5.3.20]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBeanInstance(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1222) ~[spring-beans-5.3.20.jar:5.3.20]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:582) ~[spring-beans-5.3.20.jar:5.3.20]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:542) ~[spring-beans-5.3.20.jar:5.3.20]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.lambda$doGetBean$0(AbstractBeanFactory.java:335) ~[spring-beans-5.3.20.jar:5.3.20]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:234) ~[spring-beans-5.3.20.jar:5.3.20]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:333) ~[spring-beans-5.3.20.jar:5.3.20]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:208) ~[spring-beans-5.3.20.jar:5.3.20]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.preInstantiateSingletons(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:953) ~[spring-beans-5.3.20.jar:5.3.20]
    at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.finishBeanFactoryInitialization(AbstractApplicationContext.java:918) ~[spring-context-5.3.20.jar:5.3.20]
    at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:583) ~[spring-context-5.3.20.jar:5.3.20]
    at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.refresh(SpringApplication.java:734) ~[spring-boot-2.7.0.jar:2.7.0]
    at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.refreshContext(SpringApplication.java:408) ~[spring-boot-2.7.0.jar:2.7.0]
    at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:308) ~[spring-boot-2.7.0.jar:2.7.0]
    at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:1306) ~[spring-boot-2.7.0.jar:2.7.0]
    at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:1295) ~[spring-boot-2.7.0.jar:2.7.0]
    at ebb.ir.redisLocalDateTimeSerializer.RedisLocalDateTimeSerializerApplication.main(RedisLocalDateTimeSerializerApplication.java:10) ~[classes/:na]
Caused by: org.springframework.beans.factory.UnsatisfiedDependencyException: Error creating bean with name 'personRedisRepository' defined in file [E:\MyProjects\redisLocalDateTimeSerializer\target\classes\ebb\ir\redisLocalDateTimeSerializer\repository\PersonRedisRepository.class]: Unsatisfied dependency expressed through constructor parameter 0; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'personRedisTemplate' defined in class path resource [ebb/ir/redisLocalDateTimeSerializer/config/RedisConfiguration.class]: Bean instantiation via factory method failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [org.springframework.data.redis.core.RedisTemplate]: Factory method 'personRedisTemplate' threw exception; nested exception is java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException: 'Any' type not supported as a type by protobuf
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.createArgumentArray(ConstructorResolver.java:800) ~[spring-beans-5.3.20.jar:5.3.20]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.autowireConstructor(ConstructorResolver.java:229) ~[spring-beans-5.3.20.jar:5.3.20]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.autowireConstructor(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1372) ~[spring-beans-5.3.20.jar:5.3.20]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBeanInstance(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1222) ~[spring-beans-5.3.20.jar:5.3.20]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:582) ~[spring-beans-5.3.20.jar:5.3.20]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:542) ~[spring-beans-5.3.20.jar:5.3.20]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.lambda$doGetBean$0(AbstractBeanFactory.java:335) ~[spring-beans-5.3.20.jar:5.3.20]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:234) ~[spring-beans-5.3.20.jar:5.3.20]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:333) ~[spring-beans-5.3.20.jar:5.3.20]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:208) ~[spring-beans-5.3.20.jar:5.3.20]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.config.DependencyDescriptor.resolveCandidate(DependencyDescriptor.java:276) ~[spring-beans-5.3.20.jar:5.3.20]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.doResolveDependency(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:1389) ~[spring-beans-5.3.20.jar:5.3.20]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.resolveDependency(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:1309) ~[spring-beans-5.3.20.jar:5.3.20]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.resolveAutowiredArgument(ConstructorResolver.java:887) ~[spring-beans-5.3.20.jar:5.3.20]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.createArgumentArray(ConstructorResolver.java:791) ~[spring-beans-5.3.20.jar:5.3.20]
    ... 18 common frames omitted
Caused by: org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'personRedisTemplate' defined in class path resource [ebb/ir/redisLocalDateTimeSerializer/config/RedisConfiguration.class]: Bean instantiation via factory method failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [org.springframework.data.redis.core.RedisTemplate]: Factory method 'personRedisTemplate' threw exception; nested exception is java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException: 'Any' type not supported as a type by protobuf
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.instantiate(ConstructorResolver.java:658) ~[spring-beans-5.3.20.jar:5.3.20]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.instantiateUsingFactoryMethod(ConstructorResolver.java:638) ~[spring-beans-5.3.20.jar:5.3.20]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.instantiateUsingFactoryMethod(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1352) ~[spring-beans-5.3.20.jar:5.3.20]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBeanInstance(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1195) ~[spring-beans-5.3.20.jar:5.3.20]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:582) ~[spring-beans-5.3.20.jar:5.3.20]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:542) ~[spring-beans-5.3.20.jar:5.3.20]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.lambda$doGetBean$0(AbstractBeanFactory.java:335) ~[spring-beans-5.3.20.jar:5.3.20]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:234) ~[spring-beans-5.3.20.jar:5.3.20]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:333) ~[spring-beans-5.3.20.jar:5.3.20]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:208) ~[spring-beans-5.3.20.jar:5.3.20]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.config.DependencyDescriptor.resolveCandidate(DependencyDescriptor.java:276) ~[spring-beans-5.3.20.jar:5.3.20]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.doResolveDependency(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:1389) ~[spring-beans-5.3.20.jar:5.3.20]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.resolveDependency(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:1309) ~[spring-beans-5.3.20.jar:5.3.20]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.resolveAutowiredArgument(ConstructorResolver.java:887) ~[spring-beans-5.3.20.jar:5.3.20]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.createArgumentArray(ConstructorResolver.java:791) ~[spring-beans-5.3.20.jar:5.3.20]
    ... 32 common frames omitted
Caused by: org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [org.springframework.data.redis.core.RedisTemplate]: Factory method 'personRedisTemplate' threw exception; nested exception is java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException: 'Any' type not supported as a type by protobuf
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.SimpleInstantiationStrategy.instantiate(SimpleInstantiationStrategy.java:185) ~[spring-beans-5.3.20.jar:5.3.20]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.instantiate(ConstructorResolver.java:653) ~[spring-beans-5.3.20.jar:5.3.20]
    ... 46 common frames omitted
Caused by: java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException: 'Any' type not supported as a type by protobuf
    at com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat.protobuf.schemagen.ProtoBufSchemaVisitor._throwUnsupported(ProtoBufSchemaVisitor.java:208) ~[jackson-dataformat-protobuf-2.13.3.jar:2.13.3]
    at com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat.protobuf.schemagen.ProtoBufSchemaVisitor.expectAnyFormat(ProtoBufSchemaVisitor.java:194) ~[jackson-dataformat-protobuf-2.13.3.jar:2.13.3]
    at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.std.StdSerializer.acceptJsonFormatVisitor(StdSerializer.java:117) ~[jackson-databind-2.13.3.jar:2.13.3]
    at com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat.protobuf.schemagen.MessageElementVisitor.acceptTypeElement(MessageElementVisitor.java:137) ~[jackson-dataformat-protobuf-2.13.3.jar:2.13.3]
    at com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat.protobuf.schemagen.MessageElementVisitor.getDataType(MessageElementVisitor.java:121) ~[jackson-dataformat-protobuf-2.13.3.jar:2.13.3]
    at com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat.protobuf.schemagen.MessageElementVisitor.buildFieldElement(MessageElementVisitor.java:86) ~[jackson-dataformat-protobuf-2.13.3.jar:2.13.3]
    at com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat.protobuf.schemagen.MessageElementVisitor.optionalProperty(MessageElementVisitor.java:59) ~[jackson-dataformat-protobuf-2.13.3.jar:2.13.3]
    at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.BeanPropertyWriter.depositSchemaProperty(BeanPropertyWriter.java:839) ~[jackson-databind-2.13.3.jar:2.13.3]
    at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.std.BeanSerializerBase.acceptJsonFormatVisitor(BeanSerializerBase.java:915) ~[jackson-databind-2.13.3.jar:2.13.3]
    at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.DefaultSerializerProvider.acceptJsonFormatVisitor(DefaultSerializerProvider.java:566) ~[jackson-databind-2.13.3.jar:2.13.3]
    at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper.acceptJsonFormatVisitor(ObjectMapper.java:4519) ~[jackson-databind-2.13.3.jar:2.13.3]
    at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper.acceptJsonFormatVisitor(ObjectMapper.java:4498) ~[jackson-databind-2.13.3.jar:2.13.3]
    at com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat.protobuf.ProtobufMapper.generateSchemaFor(ProtobufMapper.java:144) ~[jackson-dataformat-protobuf-2.13.3.jar:2.13.3]
    at ebb.ir.redisLocalDateTimeSerializer.config.ProtobufRedisSerializer.<init>(ProtobufRedisSerializer.java:20) ~[classes/:na]
    at ebb.ir.redisLocalDateTimeSerializer.config.RedisConfiguration.personRedisTemplate(RedisConfiguration.java:19) ~[classes/:na]
    at ebb.ir.redisLocalDateTimeSerializer.config.RedisConfiguration$$EnhancerBySpringCGLIB$$7808450d.CGLIB$personRedisTemplate$0(<generated>) ~[classes/:na]
    at ebb.ir.redisLocalDateTimeSerializer.config.RedisConfiguration$$EnhancerBySpringCGLIB$$7808450d$$FastClassBySpringCGLIB$$206430c5.invoke(<generated>) ~[classes/:na]
    at org.springframework.cglib.proxy.MethodProxy.invokeSuper(MethodProxy.java:244) ~[spring-core-5.3.20.jar:5.3.20]
    at org.springframework.context.annotation.ConfigurationClassEnhancer$BeanMethodInterceptor.intercept(ConfigurationClassEnhancer.java:331) ~[spring-context-5.3.20.jar:5.3.20]
    at ebb.ir.redisLocalDateTimeSerializer.config.RedisConfiguration$$EnhancerBySpringCGLIB$$7808450d.personRedisTemplate(<generated>) ~[classes/:na]
    at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) ~[na:na]
    at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:77) ~[na:na]
    at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) ~[na:na]
    at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:568) ~[na:na]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.SimpleInstantiationStrategy.instantiate(SimpleInstantiationStrategy.java:154) ~[spring-beans-5.3.20.jar:5.3.20]
    ... 47 common frames omitted

Process finished with exit code 1

The problem is LocalDateTime. when I put a field with this type this error happens when I remove it everything works fine. How can I solve this?

[cowtowncoder]

First thing to make sure is that you have Java 8 date/time module registered with ObjectMapper (module jackson-datatype-jsr310): this way LocalDateTime will be serialized as a String or integer (depending on configuration) -- but otherwise it would be only recognized as a weird POJO and that probably causes the issue.

[miladamery]

Thanks. that solved the problem.