Sources must not be empty | java.lang.IllegalArgumentException | Spring boot application

Issue reported

2022-06-27 16:13:04.789  INFO 6348 --- [           main] o.s.boot.SpringApplication               : Starting SpringApplication v2.6.0 using Java 11.0.7 on apple-pc with PID 6348 (E:\Aswathi\maven_repo\org\springframework\boot\spring-boot\2.6.0\spring-boot-2.6.0.jar started by aswathi in E:\Aswathi\repo\stockmaster\nyseticker)

2022-06-27 16:13:04.793  INFO 6348 --- [           main] o.s.boot.SpringApplication               : No active profile set, falling back to default profiles: default

2022-06-27 16:13:04.828 ERROR 6348 --- [           main] o.s.boot.SpringApplication               : Application run failed

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Sources must not be empty

at org.springframework.util.Assert.notEmpty(Assert.java:470) ~[spring-core-5.3.13.jar:5.3.13]

at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.prepareContext(SpringApplication.java:403) ~[spring-boot-2.6.0.jar:2.6.0]

at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:301) ~[spring-boot-2.6.0.jar:2.6.0]

at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:1301) ~[spring-boot-2.6.0.jar:2.6.0]

at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.main(SpringApplication.java:1317) ~[spring-boot-2.6.0.jar:2.6.0]

Solution

Go to class where you have your @SpringBootApplication and right click -> run as java application.

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 :: Spring Boot ::                (v2.6.0)

2022-06-27 16:19:32.454  INFO 3160 --- [           main] c.p.nyseticker.NysetickerApplication     : Starting NysetickerApplication using Java 11.0.7 on apple-pc with PID 3160 (E:\Aswathi\repo\stockmaster\nyseticker\target\classes started by apple in E:\Aswathi\repo\stockmaster\nyseticker)

2022-06-27 16:19:32.460  INFO 3160 --- [           main] c.p.nyseticker.NysetickerApplication     : No active profile set, falling back to default profiles: default

2022-06-27 16:19:34.141  INFO 3160 --- [           main] c.p.nyseticker.NysetickerApplication     : Started NysetickerApplication in 2.955 seconds (JVM running for 4.258)