Unable to locate Spring NamespaceHandler

[panshr]

I did some changes in footballJob.xml and when i am running QuartzBatchLauncher getting following error
This is my footballJob.xml

 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<beans xmlns="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans"
	xmlns:batch="http://www.springframework.org/schema/batch"
	xmlns:aop="http://www.springframework.org/schema/aop"
	xmlns:tx="http://www.springframework.org/schema/tx"
	xmlns:p="http://www.springframework.org/schema/p"
	xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
	xsi:schemaLocation="
		http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans/spring-beans-2.0.xsd
		http://www.springframework.org/schema/batch http://www.springframework.org/schema/batch/spring-batch-2.0.xsd
		http://www.springframework.org/schema/aop http://www.springframework.org/schema/aop/spring-aop-2.0.xsd
		http://www.springframework.org/schema/tx http://www.springframework.org/schema/tx/spring-tx-2.0.xsd">

	
	<batch:job id="footballJob" job-repository="jobRepository" restartable="true">
			<batch:split id="split1" next="step3">
				<batch:flow>
					<batch:step id="step1" next="step2" tasklet="playerload"/> 
					<batch:step id="step2" tasklet="gameLoad"/>
				</batch:flow>
				
			</batch:split>
			<batch:step id="step3" tasklet="playerSummarization"/>
		</batch:job>
	

				<bean id="playerload" parent="simpleStep">
					<property name="commitInterval" value="${job.commit.interval}" />
					<property name="startLimit" value="100" />
					<property name="itemReader"
						ref="playerFileItemReader" />
					<property name="itemWriter">
						<bean
							class="org.springframework.batch.sample.item.writer.PlayerItemWriter">
							<property name="playerDao">
								<bean
									class="org.springframework.batch.sample.dao.JdbcPlayerDao">
									<property name="dataSource"
										ref="dataSource" />
								</bean>
							</property>
						</bean>
					</property>
			
				</bean>
				<bean id="gameLoad" parent="simpleStep" >
					<property name="itemReader"
						ref="gameFileItemReader" />
					<property name="itemWriter">
						<bean
							class="org.springframework.batch.sample.dao.JdbcGameDao">
							<property name="dataSource"
								ref="dataSource" />
						</bean>
					</property>
					<property name="commitInterval" value="${job.commit.interval}" />
				</bean>
				<bean id="playerSummarization" parent="simpleStep" >
					<property name="commitInterval" value="${job.commit.interval}" />
					<property name="itemReader"
						ref="playerSummarizationSource" />
					<property name="itemWriter">
						<bean
							class="org.springframework.batch.sample.dao.JdbcPlayerSummaryDao">
							<property name="dataSource"
								ref="dataSource" />
						</bean>
					</property>
				</bean>

and this is the error which i am getting

org.springframework.beans.factory.parsing.BeanDefinitionParsingException: Configuration problem: Failed to import bean definitions from URL location [classpath:/jobs/footballJob.xml]
Offending resource: class path resource [org/springframework/batch/sample/FootballJobFunctionalTests-context.xml]; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.parsing.BeanDefinitionParsingException: Configuration problem: Unable to locate Spring NamespaceHandler for XML schema namespace [http://www.springframework.org/schema/batch]
Offending resource: class path resource [jobs/footballJob.xml]

	at org.springframework.beans.factory.parsing.FailFastProblemReporter.error(FailFastProblemReporter.java:68)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.parsing.ReaderContext.error(ReaderContext.java:85)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.parsing.ReaderContext.error(ReaderContext.java:76)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.DefaultBeanDefinitionDocumentReader.importBeanDefinitionResource(DefaultBeanDefinitionDocumentReader.java:182)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.DefaultBeanDefinitionDocumentReader.parseDefaultElement(DefaultBeanDefinitionDocumentReader.java:147)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.DefaultBeanDefinitionDocumentReader.parseBeanDefinitions(DefaultBeanDefinitionDocumentReader.java:132)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.DefaultBeanDefinitionDocumentReader.registerBeanDefinitions(DefaultBeanDefinitionDocumentReader.java:92)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.XmlBeanDefinitionReader.registerBeanDefinitions(XmlBeanDefinitionReader.java:507)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.XmlBeanDefinitionReader.doLoadBeanDefinitions(XmlBeanDefinitionReader.java:398)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.XmlBeanDefinitionReader.loadBeanDefinitions(XmlBeanDefinitionReader.java:342)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.XmlBeanDefinitionReader.loadBeanDefinitions(XmlBeanDefinitionReader.java:310)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanDefinitionReader.loadBeanDefinitions(AbstractBeanDefinitionReader.java:143)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanDefinitionReader.loadBeanDefinitions(AbstractBeanDefinitionReader.java:178)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanDefinitionReader.loadBeanDefinitions(AbstractBeanDefinitionReader.java:149)
	at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanDefinitionReader.loadBeanDefinitions(AbstractBeanDefinitionReader.java:212)
	at org.springframework.test.AbstractSingleSpringContextTests.createApplicationContext(AbstractSingleSpringContextTests.java:242)
	at org.springframework.test.AbstractSingleSpringContextTests.loadContextLocations(AbstractSingleSpringContextTests.java:212)
	at org.springframework.test.AbstractSingleSpringContextTests.loadContext(AbstractSingleSpringContextTests.java:187)
	at org.springframework.test.AbstractSpringContextTests.getContext(AbstractSpringContextTests.java:140)
	at org.springframework.test.AbstractSingleSpringContextTests.setUp(AbstractSingleSpringContextTests.java:100)
	at junit.framework.TestCase.runBare(TestCase.java:132)
	at org.springframework.test.ConditionalTestCase.runBare(ConditionalTestCase.java:76)
	at junit.framework.TestResult$1.protect(TestResult.java:110)
	at junit.framework.TestResult.runProtected(TestResult.java:128)
	at junit.framework.TestResult.run(TestResult.java:113)
	at junit.framework.TestCase.run(TestCase.java:124)
	at junit.framework.TestSuite.runTest(TestSuite.java:232)
	at junit.framework.TestSuite.run(TestSuite.java:227)
	at org.junit.internal.runners.OldTestClassRunner.run(OldTestClassRunner.java:76)
	at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit4.runner.JUnit4TestReference.run(JUnit4TestReference.java:45)
	at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.TestExecution.run(TestExecution.java:38)
	at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.runTests(RemoteTestRunner.java:460)
	at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.runTests(RemoteTestRunner.java:673)
	at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.run(RemoteTestRunner.java:386)
	at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.main(RemoteTestRunner.java:196)
Caused by: org.springframework.beans.factory.parsing.BeanDefinitionParsingException: Configuration problem: Unable to locate Spring NamespaceHandler for XML schema namespace [http://www.springframework.org/schema/batch]
Offending resource: class path resource [jobs/footballJob.xml]

[Dave Syer]

Is the Spring Batch Core jar on your classpath? Is there more than one version of it on your classpath?

[panshr]

My project is having these two jars in claspath
1.spring-batch-infrastructure-1.1.4.RELEASE.jar
2.spring-batch-core-1.1.4.RELEASE.jar

[lucasward]

The schema only works for 2.0 and above.

[tigerinhunt]

Hi,

I am having the same error and am using "org.springframework.batch.core-2.0.0.RC1.jar".

I am new to spring and spring batch..Any idea what might be wrong?

Thanks,

[Dave Syer]

Any chance there is an older Batch Core jar on the classpath as well? How are you launching your job?

[tigerinhunt]

I am running them using 'CommandLineJobRunner'. These are examples which I am trying to get up and running.
I dont think I have old version in my classpath but I am not sure about the name of old jar file either...

here is the list of all jar files in classpath:

com.springsource.antlr-2.7.6.jar;
com.springsource.com.thoughtworks.xstream-1.3.0.jar;
com.springsource.com.ibatis-2.3.0.677.jar;com.springsource.org.aopalliance-1.0.0.jar
com.springsource.net.sf.cglib-2.1.3.jar
com.springsource.javax.transaction-1.1.0.jar
com.springsource.javax.persistence-1.0.0.jar
com.springsource.javax.jms-1.1.0.jar
com.springsource.javax.annotation-1.0.0.jar
com.springsource.javassist-3.3.0.ga.jar
com.springsource.org.apache.commons.io-1.4.0.jar
com.springsource.org.apache.commons.dbcp-1.2.2.osgi.jar
com.springsource.org.apache.commons.collections-3.2.0.jar
com.springsource.org.apache.log4j-1.2.15.jar
com.springsource.org.apache.commons.pool-1.3.0.jar
com.springsource.org.apache.commons.logging-1.1.1.jar
com.springsource.org.apache.commons.lang-2.1.0.jar
com.springsource.org.aspectj.weaver-1.5.4.jar
com.springsource.org.aspectj.runtime-1.5.4.jar
com.springsource.org.apache.ws.commons.schema-1.3.2.jar
com.springsource.org.easymock-2.3.0.jar
com.springsource.org.dom4j-1.6.1.jar
com.springsource.org.codehaus.jettison-1.0.0.jar
com.springsource.org.hibernate.ejb-3.3.2.GA.jar
com.springsource.org.hibernate.annotations.common-3.3.0.ga.jar
com.springsource.org.hibernate.annotations-3.3.1.ga.jar
com.springsource.org.hibernate-3.2.6.ga.jar
com.springsource.org.jboss.util-2.0.4.GA.jar
com.springsource.org.hsqldb-1.8.0.9.jar
com.springsource.org.xmlpull-1.1.3.4-O.jar
com.springsource.org.objectweb.asm.commons-2.2.3.jar
com.springsource.org.objectweb.asm-2.2.3.jar
com.springsource.org.junit-4.4.0.jar
org.springframework.aop-2.5.6.A.jar
org.eclipse.osgi-3.4.2.R34x_v20080826-1230.jar
org.springframework.jdbc-2.5.6.A.jar
org.springframework.core-2.5.6.A.jar
org.springframework.context-2.5.6.A.jar
org.springframework.beans-2.5.6.A.jar
org.springframework.orm-2.5.6.A.jar
org.springframework.jms-2.5.6.A.jar
org.springframework.xml-1.5.5.A.jar
org.springframework.transaction-2.5.6.A.jar
org.springframework.test-2.5.6.A.jar
org.springframework.oxm-1.5.5.A.jar
org.springframework.osgi.io-1.1.2.A.jar
org.springframework.osgi.core-1.1.2.A.jar
org.springframework.batch.test-2.0.0.RC1.jar
org.springframework.batch.infrastructure-2.0.0.RC1.jar
org.springframework.batch.core-2.0.0.RC1.jar
com.springsource.com.mysql.jdbc-5.1.6.jar
com.springsource.javax.servlet-2.5.0.jar
com.springsource.jcifs-1.2.15.jar
com.springsource.net.sourceforge.jtds-1.2.2.jar
com.springsource.oracle.jdbc-10.2.0.2.jar
com.springsource.org.custommonkey.xmlunit-1.2.0.jar
com.springsource.org.apache.derby-10.3.2000001.599110.jar
com.springsource.org.postgresql.jdbc3-8.3.603.jar
com.springsource.org.quartz-1.6.2.jar
commons-collections-3.1.jar
org.springframework.context.support-2.5.6.A.jar
spring-modules-validation-0.8.jar
org.springframework.web-2.5.6.A.jar
stax-api-1.0.1.jar;stax-1.2.0.jar;

[Dave Syer]

You posted another thread as well with a different stack trace. You have both problems at the same time?

[tigerinhunt]

Yes, both were mine issues one after the other..

I have resolved the things and samples are running now..However I am still not sure why things did not work just out of the box as I had to move xml files across different directories..

but it could be just me..guess it will take a while to be fully familiar with things..

thanks again.

[KrishnaB]

I use spring batch 2.0.0 and spring 2.5.6 in my project. When I assemble a jar with dependencies using maven, the spring.handlers and spring.schemas get overwritten in the meta-inf causing the "Unable to locate Spring NamespaceHandler" error.
There seems to be a related thread in the forum:http://forum.springsource.org/showthread.php?p=261258