title: CDI Beans module deployment failed- LifecycleException on deploying webapp
body: <p>I'm trying to run a web-app on tomee1.7.1 in eclipse Luna. On adding java source source files, the server fails to start giving the below stacktrace. I'm stuck here for a few days now.</p>
  
  <p>I'm running java 1.8.40. The problem is that I can't relate this stack trace to any of my code.</p>
  
  <pre><code>  INFO: OpenWebBeans Container is starting...
      Jul 13, 2015 4:46:43 PM org.apache.webbeans.plugins.PluginLoader startUp
      INFO: Adding OpenWebBeansPlugin : [CdiPlugin]
      Jul 13, 2015 4:46:43 PM org.apache.webbeans.plugins.PluginLoader startUp
      INFO: Adding OpenWebBeansPlugin : [OpenWebBeansJsfPlugin]
      Jul 13, 2015 4:46:46 PM org.apache.openejb.cdi.OpenEJBLifecycle startApplication
      SEVERE: CDI Beans module deployment failed
      java.lang.NullPointerException
          at org.apache.webbeans.util.ClassUtil.getNonPrivateMethods(ClassUtil.java:292)
          at org.apache.webbeans.intercept.InterceptorResolutionService.getInterceptableBusinessMethods(InterceptorResolutionService.java:560)
          at org.apache.webbeans.intercept.InterceptorResolutionService.calculateInterceptorInfo(InterceptorResolutionService.java:91)
          at org.apache.webbeans.portable.AbstractProducer.defineInterceptorStack(AbstractProducer.java:82)
          at org.apache.webbeans.config.BeansDeployer.validate(BeansDeployer.java:474)
          at org.apache.webbeans.config.BeansDeployer.validateInjectionPoints(BeansDeployer.java:422)
          at org.apache.webbeans.config.BeansDeployer.deploy(BeansDeployer.java:202)
          at org.apache.openejb.cdi.OpenEJBLifecycle.startApplication(OpenEJBLifecycle.java:194)
          at org.apache.openejb.cdi.ThreadSingletonServiceImpl.initialize(ThreadSingletonServiceImpl.java:160)
          at org.apache.openejb.cdi.CdiBuilder.build(CdiBuilder.java:41)
          at org.apache.openejb.assembler.classic.Assembler.createApplication(Assembler.java:797)
          at org.apache.openejb.assembler.classic.Assembler.createApplication(Assembler.java:623)
          at org.apache.tomee.catalina.TomcatWebAppBuilder.startInternal(TomcatWebAppBuilder.java:1248)
          at org.apache.tomee.catalina.TomcatWebAppBuilder.configureStart(TomcatWebAppBuilder.java:1087)
          at org.apache.tomee.catalina.GlobalListenerSupport.lifecycleEvent(GlobalListenerSupport.java:130)
          at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleSupport.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleSupport.java:117)
          at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleBase.java:90)
          at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.startInternal(StandardContext.java:5378)
          at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150)
          at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1575)
          at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1565)
          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)
  
      Jul 13, 2015 4:46:46 PM org.apache.openejb.assembler.classic.Assembler destroyApplication
      INFO: Undeploying app: D:\Softwares\eclipse\ecclipse_WS\13716x\.metadata\.plugins\org.eclipse.wst.server.core\tmp0\wtpwebapps\enovia
      Jul 13, 2015 4:46:46 PM org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase removeChild
      SEVERE: ContainerBase.removeChild: destroy: 
      org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: An invalid Lifecycle transition was attempted ([before_destroy]) for component [StandardEngine[Catalina].StandardHost[localhost].StandardContext[/enovia]] in state [STARTING_PREP]
          at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.invalidTransition(LifecycleBase.java:409)
          at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.destroy(LifecycleBase.java:299)
          at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.removeChild(ContainerBase.java:1041)
          at org.apache.tomee.catalina.TomcatWebAppBuilder.undeploy(TomcatWebAppBuilder.java:1524)
          at org.apache.tomee.catalina.TomcatWebAppBuilder.undeploy(TomcatWebAppBuilder.java:1505)
          at org.apache.tomee.catalina.TomcatWebAppBuilder.undeployWebApps(TomcatWebAppBuilder.java:747)
          at org.apache.openejb.assembler.classic.Assembler.destroyApplication(Assembler.java:1668)
          at org.apache.openejb.assembler.classic.Assembler.createApplication(Assembler.java:892)
          at org.apache.openejb.assembler.classic.Assembler.createApplication(Assembler.java:623)
          at org.apache.tomee.catalina.TomcatWebAppBuilder.startInternal(TomcatWebAppBuilder.java:1248)
          at org.apache.tomee.catalina.TomcatWebAppBuilder.configureStart(TomcatWebAppBuilder.java:1087)
          at org.apache.tomee.catalina.GlobalListenerSupport.lifecycleEvent(GlobalListenerSupport.java:130)
          at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleSupport.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleSupport.java:117)
          at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleBase.java:90)
          at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.startInternal(StandardContext.java:5378)
          at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150)
          at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1575)
          at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1565)
          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)
  
      Jul 13, 2015 4:46:47 PM org.apache.tomee.catalina.TomcatWebAppBuilder startInternal
      SEVERE: Unable to deploy collapsed ear in war StandardEngine[Catalina].StandardHost[localhost].StandardContext[/enovia]
      org.apache.openejb.OpenEJBException: Creating application failed: D:\Softwares\eclipse\ecclipse_WS\13716x\.metadata\.plugins\org.eclipse.wst.server.core\tmp0\wtpwebapps\enovia: couldn't start owb context
          at org.apache.openejb.assembler.classic.Assembler.createApplication(Assembler.java:896)
          at org.apache.openejb.assembler.classic.Assembler.createApplication(Assembler.java:623)
          at org.apache.tomee.catalina.TomcatWebAppBuilder.startInternal(TomcatWebAppBuilder.java:1248)
          at org.apache.tomee.catalina.TomcatWebAppBuilder.configureStart(TomcatWebAppBuilder.java:1087)
          at org.apache.tomee.catalina.GlobalListenerSupport.lifecycleEvent(GlobalListenerSupport.java:130)
          at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleSupport.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleSupport.java:117)
          at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleBase.java:90)
          at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.startInternal(StandardContext.java:5378)
          at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150)
          at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1575)
          at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1565)
          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)
      Caused by: org.apache.openejb.OpenEJBRuntimeException: couldn't start owb context
          at org.apache.openejb.cdi.ThreadSingletonServiceImpl.initialize(ThreadSingletonServiceImpl.java:162)
          at org.apache.openejb.cdi.CdiBuilder.build(CdiBuilder.java:41)
          at org.apache.openejb.assembler.classic.Assembler.createApplication(Assembler.java:797)
          ... 14 more
      Caused by: org.apache.openejb.OpenEJBRuntimeException: java.lang.NullPointerException
          at org.apache.openejb.cdi.OpenEJBLifecycle.startApplication(OpenEJBLifecycle.java:197)
          at org.apache.openejb.cdi.ThreadSingletonServiceImpl.initialize(ThreadSingletonServiceImpl.java:160)
          ... 16 more
      Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
          at org.apache.webbeans.util.ClassUtil.getNonPrivateMethods(ClassUtil.java:292)
          at org.apache.webbeans.intercept.InterceptorResolutionService.getInterceptableBusinessMethods(InterceptorResolutionService.java:560)
          at org.apache.webbeans.intercept.InterceptorResolutionService.calculateInterceptorInfo(InterceptorResolutionService.java:91)
          at org.apache.webbeans.portable.AbstractProducer.defineInterceptorStack(AbstractProducer.java:82)
          at org.apache.webbeans.config.BeansDeployer.validate(BeansDeployer.java:474)
          at org.apache.webbeans.config.BeansDeployer.validateInjectionPoints(BeansDeployer.java:422)
          at org.apache.webbeans.config.BeansDeployer.deploy(BeansDeployer.java:202)
          at org.apache.openejb.cdi.OpenEJBLifecycle.startApplication(OpenEJBLifecycle.java:194)
          ... 17 more
  
      Jul 13, 2015 4:46:47 PM org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase startInternal
      SEVERE: A child container failed during start
      java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardEngine[Catalina].StandardHost[localhost].StandardContext[/enovia]]
          at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.report(FutureTask.java:122)
          at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.get(FutureTask.java:192)
          at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.startInternal(ContainerBase.java:1123)
          at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.startInternal(StandardHost.java:816)
          at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150)
          at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1575)
          at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1565)
          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)
      Caused by: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardEngine[Catalina].StandardHost[localhost].StandardContext[/enovia]]
          at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:154)
          ... 6 more
      Caused by: org.apache.tomee.catalina.TomEERuntimeException: org.apache.openejb.OpenEJBException: Creating application failed: D:\Softwares\eclipse\ecclipse_WS\13716x\.metadata\.plugins\org.eclipse.wst.server.core\tmp0\wtpwebapps\enovia: couldn't start owb context
          at org.apache.tomee.catalina.TomcatWebAppBuilder.startInternal(TomcatWebAppBuilder.java:1257)
          at org.apache.tomee.catalina.TomcatWebAppBuilder.configureStart(TomcatWebAppBuilder.java:1087)
          at org.apache.tomee.catalina.GlobalListenerSupport.lifecycleEvent(GlobalListenerSupport.java:130)
          at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleSupport.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleSupport.java:117)
          at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleBase.java:90)
          at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.startInternal(StandardContext.java:5378)
          at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150)
          ... 6 more
      Caused by: org.apache.openejb.OpenEJBException: Creating application failed: D:\Softwares\eclipse\ecclipse_WS\13716x\.metadata\.plugins\org.eclipse.wst.server.core\tmp0\wtpwebapps\enovia: couldn't start owb context
          at org.apache.openejb.assembler.classic.Assembler.createApplication(Assembler.java:896)
          at org.apache.openejb.assembler.classic.Assembler.createApplication(Assembler.java:623)
          at org.apache.tomee.catalina.TomcatWebAppBuilder.startInternal(TomcatWebAppBuilder.java:1248)
          ... 12 more
      Caused by: org.apache.openejb.OpenEJBRuntimeException: couldn't start owb context
          at org.apache.openejb.cdi.ThreadSingletonServiceImpl.initialize(ThreadSingletonServiceImpl.java:162)
          at org.apache.openejb.cdi.CdiBuilder.build(CdiBuilder.java:41)
          at org.apache.openejb.assembler.classic.Assembler.createApplication(Assembler.java:797)
          ... 14 more
      Caused by: org.apache.openejb.OpenEJBRuntimeException: java.lang.NullPointerException
          at org.apache.openejb.cdi.OpenEJBLifecycle.startApplication(OpenEJBLifecycle.java:197)
          at org.apache.openejb.cdi.ThreadSingletonServiceImpl.initialize(ThreadSingletonServiceImpl.java:160)
          ... 16 more
      Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
          at org.apache.webbeans.util.ClassUtil.getNonPrivateMethods(ClassUtil.java:292)
          at org.apache.webbeans.intercept.InterceptorResolutionService.getInterceptableBusinessMethods(InterceptorResolutionService.java:560)
          at org.apache.webbeans.intercept.InterceptorResolutionService.calculateInterceptorInfo(InterceptorResolutionService.java:91)
          at org.apache.webbeans.portable.AbstractProducer.defineInterceptorStack(AbstractProducer.java:82)
          at org.apache.webbeans.config.BeansDeployer.validate(BeansDeployer.java:474)
          at org.apache.webbeans.config.BeansDeployer.validateInjectionPoints(BeansDeployer.java:422)
          at org.apache.webbeans.config.BeansDeployer.deploy(BeansDeployer.java:202)
          at org.apache.openejb.cdi.OpenEJBLifecycle.startApplication(OpenEJBLifecycle.java:194)
          ... 17 more
  
      Jul 13, 2015 4:46:47 PM org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase startInternal
      SEVERE: A child container failed during start
      java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardEngine[Catalina].StandardHost[localhost]]
          at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.report(FutureTask.java:122)
          at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.get(FutureTask.java:192)
          at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.startInternal(ContainerBase.java:1123)
          at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.startInternal(StandardEngine.java:300)
          at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150)
          at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.startInternal(StandardService.java:443)
          at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150)
          at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.startInternal(StandardServer.java:739)
          at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150)
          at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:689)
          at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
          at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
          at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
          at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:497)
          at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:321)
          at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:455)
      Caused by: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardEngine[Catalina].StandardHost[localhost]]
          at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:154)
          at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1575)
          at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1565)
          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)
      Caused by: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: A child container failed during start
          at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.startInternal(ContainerBase.java:1131)
          at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.startInternal(StandardHost.java:816)
          at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150)
          ... 6 more
  
      Jul 13, 2015 4:46:47 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina start
      SEVERE: The required Server component failed to start so Tomcat is unable to start.
      org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardServer[2022]]
          at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:154)
          at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:689)
          at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
          at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
          at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
          at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:497)
          at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:321)
          at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:455)
      Caused by: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardService[Catalina]]
          at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:154)
          at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.startInternal(StandardServer.java:739)
          at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150)
          ... 7 more
      Caused by: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardEngine[Catalina]]
          at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:154)
          at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.startInternal(StandardService.java:443)
          at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150)
          ... 9 more
      Caused by: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: A child container failed during start
          at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.startInternal(ContainerBase.java:1131)
          at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.startInternal(StandardEngine.java:300)
          at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150)
          ... 11 more
  </code></pre>
  
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