[SUREFIRE-1637] java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: org.junit.platform.commons.util.ReflectionUtils.tryToLoadClass Migrating to 5.4.0

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Feedback Received
• Affects Version/s: 3.0.0-M3
• Component/s: JUnit 5.x support
• Environment: Windows 10
• External issue URL: https://github.com/junit-team/junit5/issues/1773
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Ahmed Yarub Hani Al Nuaimi
• Created: 12/Feb/19 15:51
• Updated: 17/Dec/21 21:25
• Resolved: 17/Dec/21 21:25

Description

JDK: 11
Spring Boot: 2.1.2.RELEASE
JUnit: 5.4.0
Maven: 3.6.0
Surefire: 3.0.0-M3

At first, I got the following error running the tests on IntelliJ and using the command mvn clean install:

```
[INFO] — maven-surefire-plugin:3.0.0-M3:test (default-test) @ xxxxx —
[INFO]
[INFO] -------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] T E S T S
[INFO] -------------------------------------------------------
Feb 12, 2019 12:53:00 PM org.junit.platform.launcher.core.DefaultLauncher handleThrowable
WARNING: TestEngine with ID 'junit-jupiter' failed to execute tests
java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: org.junit.platform.commons.util.ReflectionUtils.tryToLoadClass(Ljava/lang/String;)Lorg/junit/platform/commons/function/Try;
at org.junit.jupiter.engine.support.OpenTest4JAndJUnit4AwareThrowableCollector.createAbortedExecutionPredicate(OpenTest4JAndJUnit4AwareThrowableCollecto
```
After adding this dependency, I could run the tests in IntelliJ but not using Maven:

```
<dependency>
<groupId>org.junit.platform</groupId>
<artifactId>junit-platform-launcher</artifactId>
<version>1.4.0</version>
<scope>test</scope>
</dependency>
```
Rolling back to version 5.3.2 solves the problem