[FIXED] No converter found capable of converting from type to type

Issue

I am getting the following stacktrace:

org.springframework.core.convert.ConverterNotFoundException: No converter found capable of converting from type [referencedata.ABDeadlineType] to type [referencedata.DeadlineType]
    at org.springframework.core.convert.support.GenericConversionService.handleConverterNotFound(GenericConversionService.java:324)
    at org.springframework.core.convert.support.GenericConversionService.convert(GenericConversionService.java:206)
    at org.springframework.core.convert.support.GenericConversionService.convert(GenericConversionService.java:187)
    at org.springframework.data.repository.query.ResultProcessor$ProjectingConverter.convert(ResultProcessor.java:256)
    at org.springframework.data.repository.query.ResultProcessor$ChainingConverter$1.convert(ResultProcessor.java:201)
    at org.springframework.data.repository.query.ResultProcessor$ChainingConverter.convert(ResultProcessor.java:212)
    at org.springframework.data.repository.query.ResultProcessor.processResult(ResultProcessor.java:149)
    at org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.query.AbstractJpaQuery.doExecute(AbstractJpaQuery.java:121)
    at org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.query.AbstractJpaQuery.execute(AbstractJpaQuery.java:106)
    at org.springframework.data.repository.core.support.RepositoryFactorySupport$QueryExecutorMethodInterceptor.doInvoke(RepositoryFactorySupport.java:483)
    at org.springframework.data.repository.core.support.RepositoryFactorySupport$QueryExecutorMethodInterceptor.invoke(RepositoryFactorySupport.java:461)
    at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:179)
    at org.springframework.data.projection.DefaultMethodInvokingMethodInterceptor.invoke(DefaultMethodInvokingMethodInterceptor.java:56)
    at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:179)
    at org.springframework.transaction.interceptor.TransactionInterceptor$1.proceedWithInvocation(TransactionInterceptor.java:99)
    at org.springframework.transaction.interceptor.TransactionAspectSupport.invokeWithinTransaction(TransactionAspectSupport.java:282)
    at org.springframework.transaction.interceptor.TransactionInterceptor.invoke(TransactionInterceptor.java:96)
    at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:179)
    at org.springframework.dao.support.PersistenceExceptionTranslationInterceptor.invoke(PersistenceExceptionTranslationInterceptor.java:136)
    at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:179)
    at org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.support.CrudMethodMetadataPostProcessor$CrudMethodMetadataPopulatingMethodInterceptor.invoke(CrudMethodMetadataPostProcessor.java:133)
    at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:179)
    at org.springframework.aop.interceptor.ExposeInvocationInterceptor.invoke(ExposeInvocationInterceptor.java:92)
    at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:179)
    at org.springframework.data.repository.core.support.SurroundingTransactionDetectorMethodInterceptor.invoke(SurroundingTransactionDetectorMethodInterceptor.java:57)
    at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:179)
    at org.springframework.aop.framework.JdkDynamicAopProxy.invoke(JdkDynamicAopProxy.java:213)
    at com.sun.proxy.$Proxy143.findAllSummarizedBy(Unknown Source)
    at 

My classes are the following

DeadlineType

@Data
public class DeadlineType extends DefaultIdAndText {
    @Value("#{target.id}")
    String id;

    @Value("#{target.code}")
    String text;

    @Value("#{target.id}")
    public String getId() {
        return id;
    }

    @Value("#{target.code}")
    public String getText() {
        return text;
    }

}

ABDeadlineType

@Data
@Entity
@Table(name = "deadline_type")
@AllArgsConstructor
@NoArgsConstructor
public class ABDeadlineType {

    private @Id
    String id;
    private String code;
}

DefaultIdAndText

@Data @AllArgsConstructor
@NoArgsConstructor
public class DefaultIdAndText implements IdAndText {

    public DefaultIdAndText(IdAndText idAndText){
        this.id = idAndText.getId();
        this.text = idAndText.getText();
    }

    @NotEmpty String id;
    String text;
}

DeadlineTypeRepository

public interface DeadlineTypeRepository extends JpaRepository<ABDeadlineType, Long> {
    List<DeadlineType> findAllSummarizedBy();
}

Update

Could it be an issue that the projection/mapping using @Value("#{target.id}") format, does not work correctly because these have been done on a class and not on an interface???

Solution

Return ABDeadlineType from repository:

public interface ABDeadlineTypeRepository extends JpaRepository<ABDeadlineType, Long> {
    List<ABDeadlineType> findAllSummarizedBy();
}

and then convert to DeadlineType. Manually or use mapstruct.

Or call constructor from @Query annotation:

public interface DeadlineTypeRepository extends JpaRepository<ABDeadlineType, Long> {

    @Query("select new package.DeadlineType(a.id, a.code) from ABDeadlineType a ")
    List<DeadlineType> findAllSummarizedBy();
}

Or use @Projection:

@Projection(name = "deadline", types = { ABDeadlineType.class })
public interface DeadlineType {

    @Value("#{target.id}")
    String getId();

    @Value("#{target.code}")
    String getText();

}

Update: Spring can work without @Projection annotation:

public interface DeadlineType {
    String getId();    
    String getText();
}

Answered By - Nick