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Spring Boot - Cannot determine embedded database driver class for database type NONE

Published on August 3, 2022
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By Pankaj

Spring Boot - Cannot determine embedded database driver class for database type NONE

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If you are reading this, then I think you have got “Cannot determine embedded database driver class for database type NONE” error while running Spring Boot application. Below image shows my simple Spring Boot starter project where I got “Cannot determine embedded database driver class for database type NONE” error while running the JUnit test case. Cannot determine embedded database driver class for database type NONE

Cannot determine embedded database driver class for database type NONE

This error comes when you don’t have a DataSource configured for your spring boot application. When you run spring boot application, it tries to configure the DataSource and throws this error message when there is no configuration provided. Below are the classes that I had in my spring boot starter project.

package com.journaldev.spring;

import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;

@SpringBootApplication
public class SpringBatchHelloWorldApplication {

	public static void main(String[] args) {
		SpringApplication.run(SpringBatchHelloWorldApplication.class, args);
	}
}
package com.journaldev.spring;

import org.junit.Test;
import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest;
import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringRunner;

@RunWith(SpringRunner.class)
@SpringBootTest
public class SpringBatchHelloWorldApplicationTests {

	@Test
	public void contextLoads() {
	}

}

My application.properties file was empty. Now when I execute about JUnit class, it give below error.

11:42:49.460 [main] DEBUG org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner - SpringJUnit4ClassRunner constructor called with [class com.journaldev.spring.SpringBatchHelloWorldApplicationTests]
11:42:49.469 [main] DEBUG org.springframework.test.context.BootstrapUtils - Instantiating CacheAwareContextLoaderDelegate from class [org.springframework.test.context.cache.DefaultCacheAwareContextLoaderDelegate]
11:42:49.474 [main] DEBUG org.springframework.test.context.BootstrapUtils - Instantiating BootstrapContext using constructor [public org.springframework.test.context.support.DefaultBootstrapContext(java.lang.Class,org.springframework.test.context.CacheAwareContextLoaderDelegate)]
11:42:49.486 [main] DEBUG org.springframework.test.context.BootstrapUtils - Instantiating TestContextBootstrapper for test class [com.journaldev.spring.SpringBatchHelloWorldApplicationTests] from class [org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTestContextBootstrapper]
11:42:49.495 [main] INFO org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTestContextBootstrapper - Neither @ContextConfiguration nor @ContextHierarchy found for test class [com.journaldev.spring.SpringBatchHelloWorldApplicationTests], using SpringBootContextLoader
11:42:49.498 [main] DEBUG org.springframework.test.context.support.AbstractContextLoader - Did not detect default resource location for test class [com.journaldev.spring.SpringBatchHelloWorldApplicationTests]: class path resource [com/journaldev/spring/SpringBatchHelloWorldApplicationTests-context.xml] does not exist
11:42:49.498 [main] DEBUG org.springframework.test.context.support.AbstractContextLoader - Did not detect default resource location for test class [com.journaldev.spring.SpringBatchHelloWorldApplicationTests]: class path resource [com/journaldev/spring/SpringBatchHelloWorldApplicationTestsContext.groovy] does not exist
11:42:49.499 [main] INFO org.springframework.test.context.support.AbstractContextLoader - Could not detect default resource locations for test class [com.journaldev.spring.SpringBatchHelloWorldApplicationTests]: no resource found for suffixes {-context.xml, Context.groovy}.
11:42:49.499 [main] INFO org.springframework.test.context.support.AnnotationConfigContextLoaderUtils - Could not detect default configuration classes for test class [com.journaldev.spring.SpringBatchHelloWorldApplicationTests]: SpringBatchHelloWorldApplicationTests does not declare any static, non-private, non-final, nested classes annotated with @Configuration.
11:42:49.532 [main] DEBUG org.springframework.test.context.support.ActiveProfilesUtils - Could not find an 'annotation declaring class' for annotation type [org.springframework.test.context.ActiveProfiles] and class [com.journaldev.spring.SpringBatchHelloWorldApplicationTests]
11:42:49.539 [main] DEBUG org.springframework.core.env.StandardEnvironment - Adding [systemProperties] PropertySource with lowest search precedence
11:42:49.540 [main] DEBUG org.springframework.core.env.StandardEnvironment - Adding [systemEnvironment] PropertySource with lowest search precedence
11:42:49.540 [main] DEBUG org.springframework.core.env.StandardEnvironment - Initialized StandardEnvironment with PropertySources [systemProperties,systemEnvironment]
11:42:49.547 [main] DEBUG org.springframework.core.io.support.PathMatchingResourcePatternResolver - Resolved classpath location [com/journaldev/spring/] to resources [URL [file:/Users/pankaj/CODE/hackathon/SpringBatchHelloWorld/target/test-classes/com/journaldev/spring/], URL [file:/Users/pankaj/CODE/hackathon/SpringBatchHelloWorld/target/classes/com/journaldev/spring/]]
11:42:49.548 [main] DEBUG org.springframework.core.io.support.PathMatchingResourcePatternResolver - Looking for matching resources in directory tree [/Users/pankaj/CODE/hackathon/SpringBatchHelloWorld/target/test-classes/com/journaldev/spring]
11:42:49.548 [main] DEBUG org.springframework.core.io.support.PathMatchingResourcePatternResolver - Searching directory [/Users/pankaj/CODE/hackathon/SpringBatchHelloWorld/target/test-classes/com/journaldev/spring] for files matching pattern [/Users/pankaj/CODE/hackathon/SpringBatchHelloWorld/target/test-classes/com/journaldev/spring/*.class]
11:42:49.551 [main] DEBUG org.springframework.core.io.support.PathMatchingResourcePatternResolver - Looking for matching resources in directory tree [/Users/pankaj/CODE/hackathon/SpringBatchHelloWorld/target/classes/com/journaldev/spring]
11:42:49.551 [main] DEBUG org.springframework.core.io.support.PathMatchingResourcePatternResolver - Searching directory [/Users/pankaj/CODE/hackathon/SpringBatchHelloWorld/target/classes/com/journaldev/spring] for files matching pattern [/Users/pankaj/CODE/hackathon/SpringBatchHelloWorld/target/classes/com/journaldev/spring/*.class]
11:42:49.551 [main] DEBUG org.springframework.core.io.support.PathMatchingResourcePatternResolver - Resolved location pattern [classpath*:com/journaldev/spring/*.class] to resources [file [/Users/pankaj/CODE/hackathon/SpringBatchHelloWorld/target/test-classes/com/journaldev/spring/SpringBatchHelloWorldApplicationTests.class], file [/Users/pankaj/CODE/hackathon/SpringBatchHelloWorld/target/classes/com/journaldev/spring/SpringBatchHelloWorldApplication.class]]
11:42:49.589 [main] DEBUG org.springframework.context.annotation.ClassPathScanningCandidateComponentProvider - Identified candidate component class: file [/Users/pankaj/CODE/hackathon/SpringBatchHelloWorld/target/classes/com/journaldev/spring/SpringBatchHelloWorldApplication.class]
11:42:49.590 [main] INFO org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTestContextBootstrapper - Found @SpringBootConfiguration com.journaldev.spring.SpringBatchHelloWorldApplication for test class com.journaldev.spring.SpringBatchHelloWorldApplicationTests
11:42:49.592 [main] DEBUG org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTestContextBootstrapper - @TestExecutionListeners is not present for class [com.journaldev.spring.SpringBatchHelloWorldApplicationTests]: using defaults.
11:42:49.597 [main] INFO org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTestContextBootstrapper - Loaded default TestExecutionListener class names from location [META-INF/spring.factories]: [org.springframework.boot.test.mock.mockito.MockitoTestExecutionListener, org.springframework.boot.test.mock.mockito.ResetMocksTestExecutionListener, org.springframework.boot.test.autoconfigure.restdocs.RestDocsTestExecutionListener, org.springframework.boot.test.autoconfigure.web.client.MockRestServiceServerResetTestExecutionListener, org.springframework.boot.test.autoconfigure.web.servlet.MockMvcPrintOnlyOnFailureTestExecutionListener, org.springframework.boot.test.autoconfigure.web.servlet.WebDriverTestExecutionListener, org.springframework.test.context.web.ServletTestExecutionListener, org.springframework.test.context.support.DirtiesContextBeforeModesTestExecutionListener, org.springframework.test.context.support.DependencyInjectionTestExecutionListener, org.springframework.test.context.support.DirtiesContextTestExecutionListener, org.springframework.test.context.transaction.TransactionalTestExecutionListener, org.springframework.test.context.jdbc.SqlScriptsTestExecutionListener]
11:42:49.612 [main] INFO org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTestContextBootstrapper - Could not instantiate TestExecutionListener [org.springframework.test.context.web.ServletTestExecutionListener]. Specify custom listener classes or make the default listener classes (and their required dependencies) available. Offending class: [javax/servlet/ServletContext]
11:42:49.612 [main] INFO org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTestContextBootstrapper - Using TestExecutionListeners: [org.springframework.test.context.support.DirtiesContextBeforeModesTestExecutionListener@587d1d39, org.springframework.boot.test.autoconfigure.SpringBootDependencyInjectionTestExecutionListener@58c1670b, org.springframework.test.context.support.DirtiesContextTestExecutionListener@6b57696f, org.springframework.test.context.transaction.TransactionalTestExecutionListener@5bb21b69, org.springframework.test.context.jdbc.SqlScriptsTestExecutionListener@6b9651f3, org.springframework.boot.test.mock.mockito.MockitoTestExecutionListener@38bc8ab5, org.springframework.boot.test.mock.mockito.ResetMocksTestExecutionListener@687080dc, org.springframework.boot.test.autoconfigure.web.servlet.MockMvcPrintOnlyOnFailureTestExecutionListener@23d2a7e8, org.springframework.boot.test.autoconfigure.web.servlet.WebDriverTestExecutionListener@7a9273a8, org.springframework.boot.test.autoconfigure.restdocs.RestDocsTestExecutionListener@26a7b76d, org.springframework.boot.test.autoconfigure.web.client.MockRestServiceServerResetTestExecutionListener@4abdb505]
11:42:49.613 [main] DEBUG org.springframework.test.annotation.ProfileValueUtils - Retrieved @ProfileValueSourceConfiguration [null] for test class [com.journaldev.spring.SpringBatchHelloWorldApplicationTests]
11:42:49.614 [main] DEBUG org.springframework.test.annotation.ProfileValueUtils - Retrieved ProfileValueSource type [class org.springframework.test.annotation.SystemProfileValueSource] for class [com.journaldev.spring.SpringBatchHelloWorldApplicationTests]
11:42:49.623 [main] DEBUG org.springframework.test.annotation.ProfileValueUtils - Retrieved @ProfileValueSourceConfiguration [null] for test class [com.journaldev.spring.SpringBatchHelloWorldApplicationTests]
11:42:49.623 [main] DEBUG org.springframework.test.annotation.ProfileValueUtils - Retrieved ProfileValueSource type [class org.springframework.test.annotation.SystemProfileValueSource] for class [com.journaldev.spring.SpringBatchHelloWorldApplicationTests]
11:42:49.624 [main] DEBUG org.springframework.test.annotation.ProfileValueUtils - Retrieved @ProfileValueSourceConfiguration [null] for test class [com.journaldev.spring.SpringBatchHelloWorldApplicationTests]
11:42:49.624 [main] DEBUG org.springframework.test.annotation.ProfileValueUtils - Retrieved ProfileValueSource type [class org.springframework.test.annotation.SystemProfileValueSource] for class [com.journaldev.spring.SpringBatchHelloWorldApplicationTests]
11:42:49.624 [main] DEBUG org.springframework.test.annotation.ProfileValueUtils - Retrieved @ProfileValueSourceConfiguration [null] for test class [com.journaldev.spring.SpringBatchHelloWorldApplicationTests]
11:42:49.624 [main] DEBUG org.springframework.test.annotation.ProfileValueUtils - Retrieved ProfileValueSource type [class org.springframework.test.annotation.SystemProfileValueSource] for class [com.journaldev.spring.SpringBatchHelloWorldApplicationTests]
11:42:49.627 [main] DEBUG org.springframework.test.context.support.AbstractDirtiesContextTestExecutionListener - Before test class: context [DefaultTestContext@69b0fd6f testClass = SpringBatchHelloWorldApplicationTests, testInstance = [null], testMethod = [null], testException = [null], mergedContextConfiguration = [MergedContextConfiguration@757942a1 testClass = SpringBatchHelloWorldApplicationTests, locations = '{}', classes = '{class com.journaldev.spring.SpringBatchHelloWorldApplication}', contextInitializerClasses = '[]', activeProfiles = '{}', propertySourceLocations = '{}', propertySourceProperties = '{org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTestContextBootstrapper=true}', contextCustomizers = set[org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTestContextCustomizer@6ea12c19, org.springframework.boot.test.context.filter.ExcludeFilterContextCustomizer@174d20a, org.springframework.boot.test.mock.mockito.MockitoContextCustomizer@0, org.springframework.boot.test.autoconfigure.properties.PropertyMappingContextCustomizer@0, org.springframework.boot.test.autoconfigure.web.servlet.WebDriverContextCustomizerFactory$Customizer@4f933fd1], contextLoader = 'org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootContextLoader', parent = [null]]], class annotated with @DirtiesContext [false] with mode [null].
11:42:49.627 [main] DEBUG org.springframework.test.annotation.ProfileValueUtils - Retrieved @ProfileValueSourceConfiguration [null] for test class [com.journaldev.spring.SpringBatchHelloWorldApplicationTests]
11:42:49.627 [main] DEBUG org.springframework.test.annotation.ProfileValueUtils - Retrieved ProfileValueSource type [class org.springframework.test.annotation.SystemProfileValueSource] for class [com.journaldev.spring.SpringBatchHelloWorldApplicationTests]
11:42:49.628 [main] DEBUG org.springframework.test.context.support.DependencyInjectionTestExecutionListener - Performing dependency injection for test context [[DefaultTestContext@69b0fd6f testClass = SpringBatchHelloWorldApplicationTests, testInstance = com.journaldev.spring.SpringBatchHelloWorldApplicationTests@b7dd107, testMethod = [null], testException = [null], mergedContextConfiguration = [MergedContextConfiguration@757942a1 testClass = SpringBatchHelloWorldApplicationTests, locations = '{}', classes = '{class com.journaldev.spring.SpringBatchHelloWorldApplication}', contextInitializerClasses = '[]', activeProfiles = '{}', propertySourceLocations = '{}', propertySourceProperties = '{org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTestContextBootstrapper=true}', contextCustomizers = set[org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTestContextCustomizer@6ea12c19, org.springframework.boot.test.context.filter.ExcludeFilterContextCustomizer@174d20a, org.springframework.boot.test.mock.mockito.MockitoContextCustomizer@0, org.springframework.boot.test.autoconfigure.properties.PropertyMappingContextCustomizer@0, org.springframework.boot.test.autoconfigure.web.servlet.WebDriverContextCustomizerFactory$Customizer@4f933fd1], contextLoader = 'org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootContextLoader', parent = [null]]]].
11:42:49.676 [main] DEBUG org.springframework.core.env.StandardEnvironment - Adding [systemProperties] PropertySource with lowest search precedence
11:42:49.676 [main] DEBUG org.springframework.core.env.StandardEnvironment - Adding [systemEnvironment] PropertySource with lowest search precedence
11:42:49.676 [main] DEBUG org.springframework.core.env.StandardEnvironment - Initialized StandardEnvironment with PropertySources [systemProperties,systemEnvironment]
11:42:49.677 [main] DEBUG org.springframework.core.env.MutablePropertySources - Adding [inline] PropertySource with highest search precedence
11:42:49.681 [main] DEBUG org.springframework.test.context.support.TestPropertySourceUtils - Adding inlined properties to environment: {spring.jmx.enabled=false, org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTestContextBootstrapper=true, server.port=-1}
11:42:49.681 [main] DEBUG org.springframework.core.env.StandardEnvironment - Adding [Inlined Test Properties] PropertySource with highest search precedence

  .   ____          _            __ _ _
 /\\ / ___'_ __ _ _(_)_ __  __ _ \ \ \ \
( ( )\___ | '_ | '_| | '_ \/ _` | \ \ \ \
 \\/  ___)| |_)| | | | | || (_| |  ) ) ) )
  '  |____| .__|_| |_|_| |_\__, | / / / /
 =========|_|==============|___/=/_/_/_/
 :: Spring Boot ::        (v1.5.1.RELEASE)

2017-03-04 11:42:49.876  INFO 51131 --- [           main] .s.SpringBatchHelloWorldApplicationTests : Starting SpringBatchHelloWorldApplicationTests on pankaj.local with PID 51131 (started by pankaj in /Users/pankaj/CODE/hackathon/SpringBatchHelloWorld)
2017-03-04 11:42:49.877  INFO 51131 --- [           main] .s.SpringBatchHelloWorldApplicationTests : No active profile set, falling back to default profiles: default
2017-03-04 11:42:49.902  INFO 51131 --- [           main] s.c.a.AnnotationConfigApplicationContext : Refreshing org.springframework.context.annotation.AnnotationConfigApplicationContext@59474f18: startup date [Sat Mar 04 11:42:49 IST 2017]; root of context hierarchy
2017-03-04 11:42:50.311  WARN 51131 --- [           main] s.c.a.AnnotationConfigApplicationContext : Exception encountered during context initialization - cancelling refresh attempt: org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'dataSource' defined in class path resource [org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jdbc/DataSourceConfiguration$Tomcat.class]: Bean instantiation via factory method failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [org.apache.tomcat.jdbc.pool.DataSource]: Factory method 'dataSource' threw exception; nested exception is org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.jdbc.DataSourceProperties$DataSourceBeanCreationException: Cannot determine embedded database driver class for database type NONE. If you want an embedded database please put a supported one on the classpath. If you have database settings to be loaded from a particular profile you may need to active it (no profiles are currently active).
2017-03-04 11:42:50.318  INFO 51131 --- [           main] utoConfigurationReportLoggingInitializer : 

Error starting ApplicationContext. To display the auto-configuration report re-run your application with 'debug' enabled.
2017-03-04 11:42:50.322 ERROR 51131 --- [           main] o.s.b.d.LoggingFailureAnalysisReporter   : 

***************************
APPLICATION FAILED TO START
***************************

Description:

Cannot determine embedded database driver class for database type NONE

Action:

If you want an embedded database please put a supported one on the classpath. If you have database settings to be loaded from a particular profile you may need to active it (no profiles are currently active).


  .   ____          _            __ _ _
 /\\ / ___'_ __ _ _(_)_ __  __ _ \ \ \ \
( ( )\___ | '_ | '_| | '_ \/ _` | \ \ \ \
 \\/  ___)| |_)| | | | | || (_| |  ) ) ) )
  '  |____| .__|_| |_|_| |_\__, | / / / /
 =========|_|==============|___/=/_/_/_/
 :: Spring Boot ::        (v1.5.1.RELEASE)

2017-03-04 11:42:50.347  INFO 51131 --- [           main] .s.SpringBatchHelloWorldApplicationTests : Starting SpringBatchHelloWorldApplicationTests on pankaj.local with PID 51131 (started by pankaj in /Users/pankaj/CODE/hackathon/SpringBatchHelloWorld)
2017-03-04 11:42:50.348  INFO 51131 --- [           main] .s.SpringBatchHelloWorldApplicationTests : No active profile set, falling back to default profiles: default
2017-03-04 11:42:50.349  INFO 51131 --- [           main] s.c.a.AnnotationConfigApplicationContext : Refreshing org.springframework.context.annotation.AnnotationConfigApplicationContext@2a448449: startup date [Sat Mar 04 11:42:50 IST 2017]; root of context hierarchy
2017-03-04 11:42:50.475  WARN 51131 --- [           main] s.c.a.AnnotationConfigApplicationContext : Exception encountered during context initialization - cancelling refresh attempt: org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'dataSource' defined in class path resource [org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jdbc/DataSourceConfiguration$Tomcat.class]: Bean instantiation via factory method failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [org.apache.tomcat.jdbc.pool.DataSource]: Factory method 'dataSource' threw exception; nested exception is org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.jdbc.DataSourceProperties$DataSourceBeanCreationException: Cannot determine embedded database driver class for database type NONE. If you want an embedded database please put a supported one on the classpath. If you have database settings to be loaded from a particular profile you may need to active it (no profiles are currently active).
2017-03-04 11:42:50.477  INFO 51131 --- [           main] utoConfigurationReportLoggingInitializer : 

Error starting ApplicationContext. To display the auto-configuration report re-run your application with 'debug' enabled.
2017-03-04 11:42:50.479 ERROR 51131 --- [           main] o.s.b.d.LoggingFailureAnalysisReporter   : 

***************************
APPLICATION FAILED TO START
***************************

Description:

Cannot determine embedded database driver class for database type NONE

Action:

If you want an embedded database please put a supported one on the classpath. If you have database settings to be loaded from a particular profile you may need to active it (no profiles are currently active).

2017-03-04 11:42:50.486 ERROR 51131 --- [           main] o.s.test.context.TestContextManager      : Caught exception while allowing TestExecutionListener [org.springframework.boot.test.autoconfigure.SpringBootDependencyInjectionTestExecutionListener@58c1670b] to prepare test instance [com.journaldev.spring.SpringBatchHelloWorldApplicationTests@b7dd107]

java.lang.IllegalStateException: Failed to load ApplicationContext
	at org.springframework.test.context.cache.DefaultCacheAwareContextLoaderDelegate.loadContext(DefaultCacheAwareContextLoaderDelegate.java:124) ~[spring-test-4.3.6.RELEASE.jar:4.3.6.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.test.context.support.DefaultTestContext.getApplicationContext(DefaultTestContext.java:83) ~[spring-test-4.3.6.RELEASE.jar:4.3.6.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.boot.test.autoconfigure.SpringBootDependencyInjectionTestExecutionListener.prepareTestInstance(SpringBootDependencyInjectionTestExecutionListener.java:47) ~[spring-boot-test-autoconfigure-1.5.1.RELEASE.jar:1.5.1.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.test.context.TestContextManager.prepareTestInstance(TestContextManager.java:230) ~[spring-test-4.3.6.RELEASE.jar:4.3.6.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.createTest(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.java:228) [spring-test-4.3.6.RELEASE.jar:4.3.6.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner$1.runReflectiveCall(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.java:287) [spring-test-4.3.6.RELEASE.jar:4.3.6.RELEASE]
	at org.junit.internal.runners.model.ReflectiveCallable.run(ReflectiveCallable.java:12) [junit-4.12.jar:4.12]
	at org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.methodBlock(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.java:289) [spring-test-4.3.6.RELEASE.jar:4.3.6.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.runChild(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.java:247) [spring-test-4.3.6.RELEASE.jar:4.3.6.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.runChild(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.java:94) [spring-test-4.3.6.RELEASE.jar:4.3.6.RELEASE]
	at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$3.run(ParentRunner.java:290) [junit-4.12.jar:4.12]
	at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$1.schedule(ParentRunner.java:71) [junit-4.12.jar:4.12]
	at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.runChildren(ParentRunner.java:288) [junit-4.12.jar:4.12]
	at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.access$000(ParentRunner.java:58) [junit-4.12.jar:4.12]
	at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$2.evaluate(ParentRunner.java:268) [junit-4.12.jar:4.12]
	at org.springframework.test.context.junit4.statements.RunBeforeTestClassCallbacks.evaluate(RunBeforeTestClassCallbacks.java:61) [spring-test-4.3.6.RELEASE.jar:4.3.6.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.test.context.junit4.statements.RunAfterTestClassCallbacks.evaluate(RunAfterTestClassCallbacks.java:70) [spring-test-4.3.6.RELEASE.jar:4.3.6.RELEASE]
	at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.run(ParentRunner.java:363) [junit-4.12.jar:4.12]
	at org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.run(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.java:191) [spring-test-4.3.6.RELEASE.jar:4.3.6.RELEASE]
	at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit4.runner.JUnit4TestReference.run(JUnit4TestReference.java:86) [.cp/:na]
	at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.TestExecution.run(TestExecution.java:38) [.cp/:na]
	at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.runTests(RemoteTestRunner.java:459) [.cp/:na]
	at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.runTests(RemoteTestRunner.java:675) [.cp/:na]
	at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.run(RemoteTestRunner.java:382) [.cp/:na]
	at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.main(RemoteTestRunner.java:192) [.cp/:na]
Caused by: org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'dataSource' defined in class path resource [org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jdbc/DataSourceConfiguration$Tomcat.class]: Bean instantiation via factory method failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [org.apache.tomcat.jdbc.pool.DataSource]: Factory method 'dataSource' threw exception; nested exception is org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.jdbc.DataSourceProperties$DataSourceBeanCreationException: Cannot determine embedded database driver class for database type NONE. If you want an embedded database please put a supported one on the classpath. If you have database settings to be loaded from a particular profile you may need to active it (no profiles are currently active).
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.instantiateUsingFactoryMethod(ConstructorResolver.java:599) ~[spring-beans-4.3.6.RELEASE.jar:4.3.6.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.instantiateUsingFactoryMethod(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1173) ~[spring-beans-4.3.6.RELEASE.jar:4.3.6.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBeanInstance(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1067) ~[spring-beans-4.3.6.RELEASE.jar:4.3.6.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:513) ~[spring-beans-4.3.6.RELEASE.jar:4.3.6.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:483) ~[spring-beans-4.3.6.RELEASE.jar:4.3.6.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory$1.getObject(AbstractBeanFactory.java:306) ~[spring-beans-4.3.6.RELEASE.jar:4.3.6.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:230) ~[spring-beans-4.3.6.RELEASE.jar:4.3.6.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:302) ~[spring-beans-4.3.6.RELEASE.jar:4.3.6.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:197) ~[spring-beans-4.3.6.RELEASE.jar:4.3.6.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.preInstantiateSingletons(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:761) ~[spring-beans-4.3.6.RELEASE.jar:4.3.6.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.finishBeanFactoryInitialization(AbstractApplicationContext.java:866) ~[spring-context-4.3.6.RELEASE.jar:4.3.6.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:542) ~[spring-context-4.3.6.RELEASE.jar:4.3.6.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.refresh(SpringApplication.java:737) ~[spring-boot-1.5.1.RELEASE.jar:1.5.1.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.refreshContext(SpringApplication.java:370) ~[spring-boot-1.5.1.RELEASE.jar:1.5.1.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:314) ~[spring-boot-1.5.1.RELEASE.jar:1.5.1.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootContextLoader.loadContext(SpringBootContextLoader.java:120) ~[spring-boot-test-1.5.1.RELEASE.jar:1.5.1.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.test.context.cache.DefaultCacheAwareContextLoaderDelegate.loadContextInternal(DefaultCacheAwareContextLoaderDelegate.java:98) ~[spring-test-4.3.6.RELEASE.jar:4.3.6.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.test.context.cache.DefaultCacheAwareContextLoaderDelegate.loadContext(DefaultCacheAwareContextLoaderDelegate.java:116) ~[spring-test-4.3.6.RELEASE.jar:4.3.6.RELEASE]
	... 24 common frames omitted
Caused by: org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [org.apache.tomcat.jdbc.pool.DataSource]: Factory method 'dataSource' threw exception; nested exception is org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.jdbc.DataSourceProperties$DataSourceBeanCreationException: Cannot determine embedded database driver class for database type NONE. If you want an embedded database please put a supported one on the classpath. If you have database settings to be loaded from a particular profile you may need to active it (no profiles are currently active).
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.SimpleInstantiationStrategy.instantiate(SimpleInstantiationStrategy.java:189) ~[spring-beans-4.3.6.RELEASE.jar:4.3.6.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.instantiateUsingFactoryMethod(ConstructorResolver.java:588) ~[spring-beans-4.3.6.RELEASE.jar:4.3.6.RELEASE]
	... 41 common frames omitted
Caused by: org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.jdbc.DataSourceProperties$DataSourceBeanCreationException: Cannot determine embedded database driver class for database type NONE. If you want an embedded database please put a supported one on the classpath. If you have database settings to be loaded from a particular profile you may need to active it (no profiles are currently active).
	at org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.jdbc.DataSourceProperties.determineDriverClassName(DataSourceProperties.java:246) ~[spring-boot-autoconfigure-1.5.1.RELEASE.jar:1.5.1.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.jdbc.DataSourceProperties.initializeDataSourceBuilder(DataSourceProperties.java:183) ~[spring-boot-autoconfigure-1.5.1.RELEASE.jar:1.5.1.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.jdbc.DataSourceConfiguration.createDataSource(DataSourceConfiguration.java:42) ~[spring-boot-autoconfigure-1.5.1.RELEASE.jar:1.5.1.RELEASE]
	at org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.jdbc.DataSourceConfiguration$Tomcat.dataSource(DataSourceConfiguration.java:56) ~[spring-boot-autoconfigure-1.5.1.RELEASE.jar:1.5.1.RELEASE]
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) ~[na:1.8.0_73]
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62) ~[na:1.8.0_73]
	at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) ~[na:1.8.0_73]
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:497) ~[na:1.8.0_73]
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.SimpleInstantiationStrategy.instantiate(SimpleInstantiationStrategy.java:162) ~[spring-beans-4.3.6.RELEASE.jar:4.3.6.RELEASE]
	... 42 common frames omitted

Fix for Cannot determine embedded database driver class for database type NONE

As you can see that my java classes have nothing, so the error has to do something with Spring Boot. I found two ways we can fix this issue.

  1. Exclude auto configuration of DataSource in the Spring Boot application class. We can do this using EnableAutoConfiguration annotation as shown in below code.

    package com.journaldev.spring;
    
    import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
    import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.EnableAutoConfiguration;
    import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;
    import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.jdbc.DataSourceAutoConfiguration;
    
    @SpringBootApplication
    @EnableAutoConfiguration(exclude={DataSourceAutoConfiguration.class})
    public class SpringBatchHelloWorldApplication {
    
    	public static void main(String[] args) {
    		SpringApplication.run(SpringBatchHelloWorldApplication.class, args);
    	}
    }
    

    With above configuration, JUnit test case executed fine and no more Cannot determine embedded database driver class for database type NONE error.

  2. Another way to fix this issue is to provide spring.datasource.url in the application.properties file. It worked for me, although I didn’t provided any database username and password.

    spring.datasource.url=jdbc:mysql://localhost/Test_DB
    

That’s all for fixing the spring boot datasource error, I hope these fixes will help you in fixing the issue with your spring boot application.

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July 11, 2021

Pankaj, thanks for sharing…option 1 worked smoothly

- Claudio

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    February 13, 2020

    hey hoooo its working thanks its working but i want explination for this bcz in my olsd laptop its working but in new lap its not workingwhy??? plz explain these things

    - chethan p

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      Thanks !! Its Working :)

      - sandip

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        December 9, 2019

        super its working…

        - P Naveen

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          February 22, 2019

          Thanks man. This fixed my issue.

          - Abhishek

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            December 28, 2018

            Hello… I have the same problem. when using first way, the error changed to: Description: Parameter 0 of constructor in org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.orm.jpa.HibernateJpaAutoConfiguration required a bean of type ‘javax.sql.DataSource’ that could not be found. - Bean method ‘dataSource’ not loaded because @ConditionalOnProperty (spring.datasource.jndi-name) did not find property ‘jndi-name’ - Bean method ‘dataSource’ not loaded because @ConditionalOnBean (types: org.springframework.boot.jta.XADataSourceWrapper; SearchStrategy: all) did not find any beans On the other hand, this is in application.paramterers.yml file: spring: application.name: myapp data: rest: defaultPageSize: 10 maxPageSize: 50 datasource: driverClassName: org.gjt.mm.mysql.Driver url: ${base.datasource.url} username: ${base.datasource.username} password: ${base.datasource.password} testWhileIdle: true validationQuery: SELECT 1 Can you help me please?

            - Jaime

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              May 26, 2018

              It’s work!!! thx

              - thxFromShangHai

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                May 19, 2018

                Super well explained, as usual. Thanks a lot. :)

                - Ana

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                  March 25, 2018

                  Cheers, this was very clear and concise

                  - Isaac

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                    December 20, 2017

                    Nice one… thanks

                    - Jay

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