java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: 'com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree$JCImport.getQualifiedIdentifier()'

[neha-gupta11]

We want to upgrade java version for our project, jdk 21 and gradle 8.4. We are using spotless as one of our gradle tasks to format our code and do the basic sanity for the repo.
we are using spotless version:
spotless-plugin-gradle: 6.22.0
When we try to build our repo, it is giving below error.

Step 'palantir-java-format' found problem 
'com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree$JCImport.getQualifiedIdentifier()'
java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: 'com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree$JCImport.getQualifiedIdentifier()'
	at com.palantir.javaformat.java.RemoveUnusedImports.getSimpleName(RemoveUnusedImports.java:245)
	at com.palantir.javaformat.java.RemoveUnusedImports.buildReplacements(RemoveUnusedImports.java:225)
	at com.palantir.javaformat.java.RemoveUnusedImports.removeUnusedImports(RemoveUnusedImports.java:209)
	at com.diffplug.spotless.glue.pjf.PalantirJavaFormatFormatterFunc.apply(PalantirJavaFormatFormatterFunc.java:42)
	at com.diffplug.spotless.FormatterFunc.apply(FormatterFunc.java:32)
	at com.diffplug.spotless.FormatterStepImpl$Standard.format(FormatterStepImpl.java:82)
	at com.diffplug.spotless.FormatterStep$Strict.format(FormatterStep.java:103)
	at com.diffplug.spotless.Formatter.compute(Formatter.java:246)
	at com.diffplug.spotless.PaddedCell.calculateDirtyState(PaddedCell.java:203)
	at com.diffplug.spotless.PaddedCell.calculateDirtyState(PaddedCell.java:190)
	at com.diffplug.gradle.spotless.SpotlessTaskImpl.processInputFile(SpotlessTaskImpl.java:105)
	at com.diffplug.gradle.spotless.SpotlessTaskImpl.performAction(SpotlessTaskImpl.java:89)
	at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DirectMethodHandleAccessor.invoke(DirectMethodHandleAccessor.java:103)
	at org.gradle.internal.reflect.JavaMethod.invoke(JavaMethod.java:125)
	at org.gradle.api.internal.project.taskfactory.IncrementalTaskAction.doExecute(IncrementalTaskAction.java:45)
	at org.gradle.api.internal.project.taskfactory.StandardTaskAction.execute(StandardTaskAction.java:51)
	at org.gradle.api.internal.project.taskfactory.IncrementalTaskAction.execute(IncrementalTaskAction.java:26)
	at org.gradle.api.internal.project.taskfactory.StandardTaskAction.execute(StandardTaskAction.java:29)
	at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.TaskExecution$3.run(TaskExecution.java:248)
	at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationRunner$1.execute(DefaultBuildOperationRunner.java:29)
	at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationRunner$1.execute(DefaultBuildOperationRunner.java:26)
	at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationRunner$2.execute(DefaultBuildOperationRunner.java:66)
	at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationRunner$2.execute(DefaultBuildOperationRunner.java:59)
	at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationRunner.execute(DefaultBuildOperationRunner.java:157)
	at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationRunner.execute(DefaultBuildOperationRunner.java:59)
	at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationRunner.run(DefaultBuildOperationRunner.java:47)
	at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.run(DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.java:73)
	at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.TaskExecution.executeAction(TaskExecution.java:233)
	at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.TaskExecution.executeActions(TaskExecution.java:216)
	at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.TaskExecution.executeWithPreviousOutputFiles(TaskExecution.java:199)
	at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.TaskExecution.execute(TaskExecution.java:166)
	at org.gradle.internal.execution.steps.ExecuteStep.executeInternal(ExecuteStep.java:105)
	at org.gradle.internal.execution.steps.ExecuteStep.access$000(ExecuteStep.java:44)
	at org.gradle.internal.execution.steps.ExecuteStep$1.call(ExecuteStep.java:59)
	at org.gradle.internal.execution.steps.ExecuteStep$1.call(ExecuteStep.java:56)
	at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationRunner$CallableBuildOperationWorker.execute(DefaultBuildOperationRunner.java:204)
	at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationRunner$CallableBuildOperationWorker.execute(DefaultBuildOperationRunner.java:199)
	at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationRunner$2.execute(DefaultBuildOperationRunner.java:66)
	at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationRunner$2.execute(DefaultBuildOperationRunner.java:59)
	at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationRunner.execute(DefaultBuildOperationRunner.java:157)
	at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationRunner.execute(DefaultBuildOperationRunner.java:59)
	at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationRunner.call(DefaultBuildOperationRunner.java:53)
	at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.call(DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.java:78)
	at org.gradle.internal.execution.steps.ExecuteStep.execute(ExecuteStep.java:56)
	at org.gradle.internal.execution.steps.ExecuteStep.execute(ExecuteStep.java:44)
	at org.gradle.internal.execution.steps.RemovePreviousOutputsStep.execute(RemovePreviousOutputsStep.java:67)
	at org.gradle.internal.execution.steps.RemovePreviousOutputsStep.execute(RemovePreviousOutputsStep.java:37)
	at org.gradle.internal.execution.steps.CancelExecutionStep.execute(CancelExecutionStep.java:41)
	at org.gradle.internal.execution.steps.TimeoutStep.executeWithoutTimeout(TimeoutStep.java:74)
	at org.gradle.internal.execution.steps.TimeoutStep.execute(TimeoutStep.java:55)
	at org.gradle.internal.execution.steps.CreateOutputsStep.execute(CreateOutputsStep.java:50)
	at org.gradle.internal.execution.steps.CreateOutputsStep.execute(CreateOutputsStep.java:28)
	at org.gradle.internal.execution.steps.CaptureStateAfterExecutionStep.executeDelegateBroadcastingChanges(CaptureStateAfterExecutionStep.java:100)
	at org.gradle.internal.execution.steps.CaptureStateAfterExecutionStep.execute(CaptureStateAfterExecutionStep.java:72)
	at org.gradle.internal.execution.steps.CaptureStateAfterExecutionStep.execute(CaptureStateAfterExecutionStep.java:50)
	at org.gradle.internal.execution.steps.ResolveInputChangesStep.execute(ResolveInputChangesStep.java:40)
	at org.gradle.internal.execution.steps.ResolveInputChangesStep.execute(ResolveInputChangesStep.java:29)
	at org.gradle.internal.execution.steps.BuildCacheStep.executeWithoutCache(BuildCacheStep.java:179)
	at org.gradle.internal.execution.steps.BuildCacheStep.lambda$execute$1(BuildCacheStep.java:70)
	at org.gradle.internal.Either$Right.fold(Either.java:175)
	at org.gradle.internal.execution.caching.CachingState.fold(CachingState.java:59)
	at org.gradle.internal.execution.steps.BuildCacheStep.execute(BuildCacheStep.java:68)
	at org.gradle.internal.execution.steps.BuildCacheStep.execute(BuildCacheStep.java:46)
	at org.gradle.internal.execution.steps.StoreExecutionStateStep.execute(StoreExecutionStateStep.java:36)
	at org.gradle.internal.execution.steps.StoreExecutionStateStep.execute(StoreExecutionStateStep.java:25)
	at org.gradle.internal.execution.steps.RecordOutputsStep.execute(RecordOutputsStep.java:36)
	at org.gradle.internal.execution.steps.RecordOutputsStep.execute(RecordOutputsStep.java:22)
	at org.gradle.internal.execution.steps.SkipUpToDateStep.executeBecause(SkipUpToDateStep.java:91)
	at org.gradle.internal.execution.steps.SkipUpToDateStep.lambda$execute$2(SkipUpToDateStep.java:55)
	at org.gradle.internal.execution.steps.SkipUpToDateStep.execute(SkipUpToDateStep.java:55)
	at org.gradle.internal.execution.steps.SkipUpToDateStep.execute(SkipUpToDateStep.java:37)
	at org.gradle.internal.execution.steps.ResolveChangesStep.execute(ResolveChangesStep.java:65)
	at org.gradle.internal.execution.steps.ResolveChangesStep.execute(ResolveChangesStep.java:36)
	at org.gradle.internal.execution.steps.legacy.MarkSnapshottingInputsFinishedStep.execute(MarkSnapshottingInputsFinishedStep.java:37)
	at org.gradle.internal.execution.steps.legacy.MarkSnapshottingInputsFinishedStep.execute(MarkSnapshottingInputsFinishedStep.java:27)
	at org.gradle.internal.execution.steps.ResolveCachingStateStep.execute(ResolveCachingStateStep.java:77)
	at org.gradle.internal.execution.steps.ResolveCachingStateStep.execute(ResolveCachingStateStep.java:38)
	at org.gradle.internal.execution.steps.ValidateStep.execute(ValidateStep.java:108)
	at org.gradle.internal.execution.steps.ValidateStep.execute(ValidateStep.java:55)
	at org.gradle.internal.execution.steps.CaptureStateBeforeExecutionStep.execute(CaptureStateBeforeExecutionStep.java:71)
	at org.gradle.internal.execution.steps.CaptureStateBeforeExecutionStep.execute(CaptureStateBeforeExecutionStep.java:45)
	at org.gradle.internal.execution.steps.SkipEmptyWorkStep.executeWithNonEmptySources(SkipEmptyWorkStep.java:177)
	at org.gradle.internal.execution.steps.SkipEmptyWorkStep.execute(SkipEmptyWorkStep.java:81)
	at org.gradle.internal.execution.steps.SkipEmptyWorkStep.execute(SkipEmptyWorkStep.java:53)
	at org.gradle.internal.execution.steps.RemoveUntrackedExecutionStateStep.execute(RemoveUntrackedExecutionStateStep.java:32)
	at org.gradle.internal.execution.steps.RemoveUntrackedExecutionStateStep.execute(RemoveUntrackedExecutionStateStep.java:21)
	at org.gradle.internal.execution.steps.legacy.MarkSnapshottingInputsStartedStep.execute(MarkSnapshottingInputsStartedStep.java:38)
	at org.gradle.internal.execution.steps.LoadPreviousExecutionStateStep.execute(LoadPreviousExecutionStateStep.java:36)
	at org.gradle.internal.execution.steps.LoadPreviousExecutionStateStep.execute(LoadPreviousExecutionStateStep.java:23)
	at org.gradle.internal.execution.steps.CleanupStaleOutputsStep.execute(CleanupStaleOutputsStep.java:75)
	at org.gradle.internal.execution.steps.CleanupStaleOutputsStep.execute(CleanupStaleOutputsStep.java:41)
	at org.gradle.internal.execution.steps.ExecuteWorkBuildOperationFiringStep.lambda$execute$2(ExecuteWorkBuildOperationFiringStep.java:66)
	at org.gradle.internal.execution.steps.ExecuteWorkBuildOperationFiringStep.execute(ExecuteWorkBuildOperationFiringStep.java:66)
	at org.gradle.internal.execution.steps.ExecuteWorkBuildOperationFiringStep.execute(ExecuteWorkBuildOperationFiringStep.java:38)
	at org.gradle.internal.execution.steps.AssignWorkspaceStep.lambda$execute$0(AssignWorkspaceStep.java:32)
	at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.TaskExecution$4.withWorkspace(TaskExecution.java:293)
	at org.gradle.internal.execution.steps.AssignWorkspaceStep.execute(AssignWorkspaceStep.java:30)
	at org.gradle.internal.execution.steps.AssignWorkspaceStep.execute(AssignWorkspaceStep.java:21)
	at org.gradle.internal.execution.steps.IdentityCacheStep.execute(IdentityCacheStep.java:37)
	at org.gradle.internal.execution.steps.IdentityCacheStep.execute(IdentityCacheStep.java:27)
	at org.gradle.internal.execution.steps.IdentifyStep.execute(IdentifyStep.java:47)
	at org.gradle.internal.execution.steps.IdentifyStep.execute(IdentifyStep.java:34)
	at org.gradle.internal.execution.impl.DefaultExecutionEngine$1.execute(DefaultExecutionEngine.java:64)
	at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.executeIfValid(ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.java:145)
	at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.execute(ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.java:134)
	at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.FinalizePropertiesTaskExecuter.execute(FinalizePropertiesTaskExecuter.java:46)
	at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.ResolveTaskExecutionModeExecuter.execute(ResolveTaskExecutionModeExecuter.java:51)
	at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.SkipTaskWithNoActionsExecuter.execute(SkipTaskWithNoActionsExecuter.java:57)
	at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.SkipOnlyIfTaskExecuter.execute(SkipOnlyIfTaskExecuter.java:74)
	at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.CatchExceptionTaskExecuter.execute(CatchExceptionTaskExecuter.java:36)
	at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.EventFiringTaskExecuter$1.executeTask(EventFiringTaskExecuter.java:77)
	at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.EventFiringTaskExecuter$1.call(EventFiringTaskExecuter.java:55)
	at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.EventFiringTaskExecuter$1.call(EventFiringTaskExecuter.java:52)
	at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationRunner$CallableBuildOperationWorker.execute(DefaultBuildOperationRunner.java:204)
	at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationRunner$CallableBuildOperationWorker.execute(DefaultBuildOperationRunner.java:199)
	at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationRunner$2.execute(DefaultBuildOperationRunner.java:66)
	at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationRunner$2.execute(DefaultBuildOperationRunner.java:59)
	at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationRunner.execute(DefaultBuildOperationRunner.java:157)
	at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationRunner.execute(DefaultBuildOperationRunner.java:59)
	at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationRunner.call(DefaultBuildOperationRunner.java:53)
	at org.gradle.internal.operations.DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.call(DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.java:78)
	at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.EventFiringTaskExecuter.execute(EventFiringTaskExecuter.java:52)
	at org.gradle.execution.plan.LocalTaskNodeExecutor.execute(LocalTaskNodeExecutor.java:42)
	at org.gradle.execution.taskgraph.DefaultTaskExecutionGraph$InvokeNodeExecutorsAction.execute(DefaultTaskExecutionGraph.java:331)
	at org.gradle.execution.taskgraph.DefaultTaskExecutionGraph$InvokeNodeExecutorsAction.execute(DefaultTaskExecutionGraph.java:318)
	at org.gradle.execution.taskgraph.DefaultTaskExecutionGraph$BuildOperationAwareExecutionAction.lambda$execute$0(DefaultTaskExecutionGraph.java:314)
	at org.gradle.internal.operations.CurrentBuildOperationRef.with(CurrentBuildOperationRef.java:80)
	at org.gradle.execution.taskgraph.DefaultTaskExecutionGraph$BuildOperationAwareExecutionAction.execute(DefaultTaskExecutionGraph.java:314)
	at org.gradle.execution.taskgraph.DefaultTaskExecutionGraph$BuildOperationAwareExecutionAction.execute(DefaultTaskExecutionGraph.java:303)
	at org.gradle.execution.plan.DefaultPlanExecutor$ExecutorWorker.execute(DefaultPlanExecutor.java:463)
	at org.gradle.execution.plan.DefaultPlanExecutor$ExecutorWorker.run(DefaultPlanExecutor.java:380)
	at org.gradle.internal.concurrent.ExecutorPolicy$CatchAndRecordFailures.onExecute(ExecutorPolicy.java:64)
	at org.gradle.internal.concurrent.AbstractManagedExecutor$1.run(AbstractManagedExecutor.java:47)

Execution failed for task ':spotlessJava'.
> 'com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree$JCImport.getQualifiedIdentifier()'

[neha-gupta11]

I tired updating the 'palantir' version to 2.38.0, using my build.gradle but it failed as it is strictly set in > PalantirJavaFormatStep.
private static final Jvm.Support JVM_SUPPORT = Jvm. support(NAME).add(8, "1.1.0").add(11, "2.28.0");

[nedtwigg]

I don't think the Jvm.Support is the problem, I think that the palantir step in 2.38.0 has weird dependency metadata. Someone has been working on fixing it in this PR, when CI passes on the PR, it will get merged and released and your problem will be solved.

• update palantirJavaFormat for Java 21 #1822