Error creating bean with name 'bigQueryTemplate' defined in class path resource [com/google/cloud/spring/autoconfigure/bigquery/GcpBigQueryAutoConfiguration.class]: Failed to instantiate [com.google.cloud.spring.bigquery.core.BigQueryTemplate]: Factory method 'bigQueryTemplate' threw exception with message: Dataset name must not be null

The above error is coming when trying to run a Springboot app - java 21

Error creating bean with name 'bigQueryTemplate' defined in class path resource [com/google/cloud/spring/autoconfigure/bigquery/GcpBigQueryAutoConfiguration.class]: Failed to instantiate [com.google.cloud.spring.bigquery.core.BigQueryTemplate]: Factory method 'bigQueryTemplate' threw exception with message: Dataset name must not be null

The above error is coming when trying to run a Springboot app - java 21

• java
• spring-boot
• google-cloud-platform

3 Answers 3

Added the following to application.properties file & it worked: spring.cloud.gcp.bigquery.datasetName=<your_dataset_name>

1. Double-check your application.properties or application.yml for the correct dataset name and project ID.

   Ensure that your application.properties or application.yml includes the necessary configuration for the dataset name. Spring Cloud GCP needs to know which BigQuery dataset to interact with.

   In your application.properties or application.yml, you should have properties similar to the following:

   If using application.properties:

   spring.cloud.gcp.bigquery.project-id=your-project-id
   
   spring.cloud.gcp.bigquery.dataset=your-dataset-name
   
   spring.cloud.gcp.bigquery.credentials.location=classpath:your-credentials-file.json
   

2. Ensure that your credentials are properly set up and accessible.

   If you're using a service account for authentication, make sure your credentials file is correctly configured and accessible. The credentials file should have the proper permissions to access BigQuery.

3. If you’re manually configuring the BigQueryTemplate, make sure the dataset name is being passed correctly.
   If you're manually defining the BigQueryTemplate bean in your Spring configuration, ensure that you're passing a valid dataset name when constructing the bean.

   Here’s an example of how you might configure it:

   import com.google.cloud.spring.bigquery.core.BigQueryTemplate;
   import .springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
   import .springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
   
   @Configuration
   public class BigQueryConfig {
   
       @Bean
       public BigQueryTemplate bigQueryTemplate() {
           // Ensure the dataset name is not null or empty
           return new BigQueryTemplate(bigQuery(), "your-dataset-name");
       }
   }
   
   

   Make sure that "your-dataset-name" is a valid dataset in your Google Cloud project.

4. Check your dependencies
   Ensure that you are using compatible versions of Spring Boot and Spring Cloud GCP. You may need to upgrade or downgrade some dependencies if there is a version mismatch.

   <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-cloud-gcp-starter-bigquery</artifactId>
       <version>2.x.x</version> <!-- Ensure compatibility with your Spring Boot version -->
   </dependency>
   
   

If you're unsure whether the issue is related to your Spring Boot configuration, you can try accessing BigQuery using the Google Cloud SDK or directly via the BigQuery client to ensure that the dataset and credentials are correct.

This error occurs because of below points:

• Not provided in the configuration.

• Incorrectly configured (e.g., a typo in the property name).

• Not being picked up due to an issue in the configuration setup.

Solution:

You need to specify the dataset name in your application.properties or application.yml file.

application.properties is:

spring.cloud.gcp.bigquery.dataset-name=your-dataset-name

In application.yml:

spring:
  cloud:
    gcp:
      bigquery:
        dataset-name: your-dataset-name

Replace your-dataset-name with the name of the dataset you want to use in Google BigQuery.