Flowable application - CockroachDB not working

Tried to start the flowable using embedded engine in Spring Boot, but the application not getting started because of below error. Please suggest some solution on this.
Thanks in advance.

Caused by: org.postgresql.util.PSQLException: Cannot commit when autoCommit is enabled.

at org.postgresql.jdbc.PgConnection.commit(PgConnection.java:872) ~[postgresql-42.3.3.jar:42.3.3]

at com.zaxxer.hikari.pool.ProxyConnection.commit(ProxyConnection.java:387) ~[HikariCP-4.0.3.jar:na]

at com.zaxxer.hikari.pool.HikariProxyConnection.commit(HikariProxyConnection.java) ~[HikariCP-4.0.3.jar:na]

at org.hibernate.resource.jdbc.internal.AbstractLogicalConnectionImplementor.commit(AbstractLogicalConnectionImplementor.java:86) ~[hibernate-core-5.6.7.Final.jar:5.6.7.Final]

The stacktrace has Hibernate in it - can you add more of the stacktrace to see where Flowable comes into play? It looks like hibernate is forcing a commit when it shouldn’t.

Do note the cockroachDB is experimental and by now means fully covered- there’s basic support but it’s not QA’ed yet for example.

Thanks Joram for your response!

PFB the complete stacktrace.

*Error starting ApplicationContext. To display the conditions report re-run your application with ‘debug’ enabled. *
2022-04-11 09:30:38.974 ERROR 12276 — [ restartedMain] o.s.boot.SpringApplication : Application run failed

org.springframework.beans.factory.UnsatisfiedDependencyException: Error creating bean with name ‘init’ defined in com.flowable.FlowableCockroachApplication: Unsatisfied dependency expressed through method ‘init’ parameter 0; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.UnsatisfiedDependencyException: Error creating bean with name ‘repositoryServiceBean’ defined in class path resource [org/flowable/spring/boot/ProcessEngineServicesAutoConfiguration.class]: Unsatisfied dependency expressed through method ‘repositoryServiceBean’ parameter 0; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.UnsatisfiedDependencyException: Error creating bean with name ‘processEngine’ defined in class path resource [org/flowable/spring/boot/ProcessEngineServicesAutoConfiguration$AlreadyInitializedAppEngineConfiguration.class]: Unsatisfied dependency expressed through method ‘processEngine’ parameter 0; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name ‘flowableAppEngine’: FactoryBean threw exception on object creation; nested exception is org.springframework.orm.jpa.JpaSystemException: Unable to commit against JDBC Connection; nested exception is org.hibernate.TransactionException: Unable to commit against JDBC Connection
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.createArgumentArray(ConstructorResolver.java:800) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.instantiateUsingFactoryMethod(ConstructorResolver.java:541) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.instantiateUsingFactoryMethod(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1352) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBeanInstance(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1195) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:582) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:542) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.lambda$doGetBean$0(AbstractBeanFactory.java:335) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:234) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:333) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:208) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.preInstantiateSingletons(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:953) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.finishBeanFactoryInitialization(AbstractApplicationContext.java:918) ~[spring-context-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:583) ~[spring-context-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
at org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.context.ServletWebServerApplicationContext.refresh(ServletWebServerApplicationContext.java:145) ~[spring-boot-2.6.6.jar:2.6.6]
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.refresh(SpringApplication.java:740) [spring-boot-2.6.6.jar:2.6.6]
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.refreshContext(SpringApplication.java:415) [spring-boot-2.6.6.jar:2.6.6]
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:303) [spring-boot-2.6.6.jar:2.6.6]
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:1312) [spring-boot-2.6.6.jar:2.6.6]
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:1301) [spring-boot-2.6.6.jar:2.6.6]
at com.flowable.FlowableCockroachApplication.main(FlowableCockroachApplication.java:28) [classes/:na]
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) ~[na:1.8.0_261]
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62) ~[na:1.8.0_261]
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) ~[na:1.8.0_261]
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498) ~[na:1.8.0_261]
at org.springframework.boot.devtools.restart.RestartLauncher.run(RestartLauncher.java:49) [spring-boot-devtools-2.6.6.jar:2.6.6]
Caused by: org.springframework.beans.factory.UnsatisfiedDependencyException: Error creating bean with name ‘repositoryServiceBean’ defined in class path resource [org/flowable/spring/boot/ProcessEngineServicesAutoConfiguration.class]: Unsatisfied dependency expressed through method ‘repositoryServiceBean’ parameter 0; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.UnsatisfiedDependencyException: Error creating bean with name ‘processEngine’ defined in class path resource [org/flowable/spring/boot/ProcessEngineServicesAutoConfiguration$AlreadyInitializedAppEngineConfiguration.class]: Unsatisfied dependency expressed through method ‘processEngine’ parameter 0; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name ‘flowableAppEngine’: FactoryBean threw exception on object creation; nested exception is org.springframework.orm.jpa.JpaSystemException: Unable to commit against JDBC Connection; nested exception is org.hibernate.TransactionException: Unable to commit against JDBC Connection
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.createArgumentArray(ConstructorResolver.java:800) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.instantiateUsingFactoryMethod(ConstructorResolver.java:541) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.instantiateUsingFactoryMethod(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1352) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBeanInstance(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1195) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:582) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:542) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.lambda$doGetBean$0(AbstractBeanFactory.java:335) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:234) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:333) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:208) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.config.DependencyDescriptor.resolveCandidate(DependencyDescriptor.java:276) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.doResolveDependency(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:1389) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.resolveDependency(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:1309) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.resolveAutowiredArgument(ConstructorResolver.java:887) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.createArgumentArray(ConstructorResolver.java:791) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
… 24 common frames omitted
Caused by: org.springframework.beans.factory.UnsatisfiedDependencyException: Error creating bean with name ‘processEngine’ defined in class path resource [org/flowable/spring/boot/ProcessEngineServicesAutoConfiguration$AlreadyInitializedAppEngineConfiguration.class]: Unsatisfied dependency expressed through method ‘processEngine’ parameter 0; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name ‘flowableAppEngine’: FactoryBean threw exception on object creation; nested exception is org.springframework.orm.jpa.JpaSystemException: Unable to commit against JDBC Connection; nested exception is org.hibernate.TransactionException: Unable to commit against JDBC Connection
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.createArgumentArray(ConstructorResolver.java:800) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.instantiateUsingFactoryMethod(ConstructorResolver.java:541) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.instantiateUsingFactoryMethod(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1352) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBeanInstance(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1195) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:582) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:542) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.lambda$doGetBean$0(AbstractBeanFactory.java:335) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:234) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:333) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:208) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.config.DependencyDescriptor.resolveCandidate(DependencyDescriptor.java:276) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.doResolveDependency(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:1389) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.resolveDependency(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:1309) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.resolveAutowiredArgument(ConstructorResolver.java:887) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.createArgumentArray(ConstructorResolver.java:791) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
… 38 common frames omitted
Caused by: org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name ‘flowableAppEngine’: FactoryBean threw exception on object creation; nested exception is org.springframework.orm.jpa.JpaSystemException: Unable to commit against JDBC Connection; nested exception is org.hibernate.TransactionException: Unable to commit against JDBC Connection
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.FactoryBeanRegistrySupport.doGetObjectFromFactoryBean(FactoryBeanRegistrySupport.java:176) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.FactoryBeanRegistrySupport.getObjectFromFactoryBean(FactoryBeanRegistrySupport.java:101) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getObjectForBeanInstance(AbstractBeanFactory.java:1884) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.getObjectForBeanInstance(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1284) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:345) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:208) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.config.DependencyDescriptor.resolveCandidate(DependencyDescriptor.java:276) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.doResolveDependency(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:1389) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.resolveDependency(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:1309) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.resolveAutowiredArgument(ConstructorResolver.java:887) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.createArgumentArray(ConstructorResolver.java:791) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
… 52 common frames omitted
Caused by: org.springframework.orm.jpa.JpaSystemException: Unable to commit against JDBC Connection; nested exception is org.hibernate.TransactionException: Unable to commit against JDBC Connection
at org.springframework.orm.jpa.vendor.HibernateJpaDialect.convertHibernateAccessException(HibernateJpaDialect.java:331) ~[spring-orm-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
at org.springframework.orm.jpa.vendor.HibernateJpaDialect.translateExceptionIfPossible(HibernateJpaDialect.java:233) ~[spring-orm-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
at org.springframework.orm.jpa.JpaTransactionManager.doCommit(JpaTransactionManager.java:566) ~[spring-orm-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
at org.springframework.transaction.support.AbstractPlatformTransactionManager.processCommit(AbstractPlatformTransactionManager.java:743) ~[spring-tx-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
at org.springframework.transaction.support.AbstractPlatformTransactionManager.commit(AbstractPlatformTransactionManager.java:711) ~[spring-tx-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
at org.springframework.transaction.support.TransactionTemplate.execute(TransactionTemplate.java:152) ~[spring-tx-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
at org.flowable.common.spring.SpringTransactionInterceptor.execute(SpringTransactionInterceptor.java:57) ~[flowable-spring-common-6.7.2.jar:6.7.2]
at org.flowable.common.engine.impl.interceptor.CrDbRetryInterceptor.execute(CrDbRetryInterceptor.java:50) ~[flowable-engine-common-6.7.2.jar:6.7.2]
at org.flowable.common.engine.impl.interceptor.LogInterceptor.execute(LogInterceptor.java:30) ~[flowable-engine-common-6.7.2.jar:6.7.2]
at org.flowable.common.engine.impl.cfg.CommandExecutorImpl.execute(CommandExecutorImpl.java:56) ~[flowable-engine-common-6.7.2.jar:6.7.2]
at org.flowable.eventregistry.impl.EventRegistryEngineImpl.(EventRegistryEngineImpl.java:47) ~[flowable-event-registry-6.7.2.jar:6.7.2]
at org.flowable.eventregistry.impl.EventRegistryEngineConfiguration.buildEventRegistryEngine(EventRegistryEngineConfiguration.java:195) ~[flowable-event-registry-6.7.2.jar:6.7.2]
at org.flowable.eventregistry.spring.SpringEventRegistryEngineConfiguration.buildEventRegistryEngine(SpringEventRegistryEngineConfiguration.java:73) ~[flowable-event-registry-spring-6.7.2.jar:6.7.2]
at org.flowable.eventregistry.spring.configurator.SpringEventRegistryConfigurator.initEventRegistryEngine(SpringEventRegistryConfigurator.java:57) ~[flowable-event-registry-spring-configurator-6.7.2.jar:6.7.2]
at org.flowable.eventregistry.spring.configurator.SpringEventRegistryConfigurator.configure(SpringEventRegistryConfigurator.java:47) ~[flowable-event-registry-spring-configurator-6.7.2.jar:6.7.2]
at org.flowable.common.engine.impl.AbstractEngineConfiguration.configuratorsAfterInit(AbstractEngineConfiguration.java:1109) ~[flowable-engine-common-6.7.2.jar:6.7.2]
at org.flowable.app.engine.AppEngineConfiguration.init(AppEngineConfiguration.java:237) ~[flowable-app-engine-6.7.2.jar:6.7.2]
at org.flowable.app.engine.AppEngineConfiguration.buildAppEngine(AppEngineConfiguration.java:193) ~[flowable-app-engine-6.7.2.jar:6.7.2]
at org.flowable.app.spring.SpringAppEngineConfiguration.buildAppEngine(SpringAppEngineConfiguration.java:66) ~[flowable-app-engine-spring-6.7.2.jar:6.7.2]
at org.flowable.app.spring.AppEngineFactoryBean.getObject(AppEngineFactoryBean.java:58) ~[flowable-app-engine-spring-6.7.2.jar:6.7.2]
at org.flowable.app.spring.AppEngineFactoryBean.getObject(AppEngineFactoryBean.java:31) ~[flowable-app-engine-spring-6.7.2.jar:6.7.2]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.FactoryBeanRegistrySupport.doGetObjectFromFactoryBean(FactoryBeanRegistrySupport.java:169) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
… 62 common frames omitted
Caused by: org.hibernate.TransactionException: Unable to commit against JDBC Connection
at org.hibernate.resource.jdbc.internal.AbstractLogicalConnectionImplementor.commit(AbstractLogicalConnectionImplementor.java:92) ~[hibernate-core-5.6.7.Final.jar:5.6.7.Final]
at org.hibernate.resource.transaction.backend.jdbc.internal.JdbcResourceLocalTransactionCoordinatorImpl$TransactionDriverControlImpl.commit(JdbcResourceLocalTransactionCoordinatorImpl.java:282) ~[hibernate-core-5.6.7.Final.jar:5.6.7.Final]
at org.hibernate.engine.transaction.internal.TransactionImpl.commit(TransactionImpl.java:101) ~[hibernate-core-5.6.7.Final.jar:5.6.7.Final]
at org.springframework.orm.jpa.JpaTransactionManager.doCommit(JpaTransactionManager.java:562) ~[spring-orm-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
… 81 common frames omitted
Caused by: org.postgresql.util.PSQLException: Cannot commit when autoCommit is enabled.
at org.postgresql.jdbc.PgConnection.commit(PgConnection.java:872) ~[postgresql-42.3.3.jar:42.3.3]
at com.zaxxer.hikari.pool.ProxyConnection.commit(ProxyConnection.java:387) ~[HikariCP-4.0.3.jar:na]
at com.zaxxer.hikari.pool.HikariProxyConnection.commit(HikariProxyConnection.java) ~[HikariCP-4.0.3.jar:na]
at org.hibernate.resource.jdbc.internal.AbstractLogicalConnectionImplementor.commit(AbstractLogicalConnectionImplementor.java:86) ~[hibernate-core-5.6.7.Final.jar:5.6.7.Final]
… 84 common frames omitted

yes,I’m facing a similar issue as well. Were you able to resolve it @venkata.rajamanickam ?

@Akshay_123_vj We’re unable to find the solution. Actually we tried POC using Cockroach DB, but not able to proceed further due to this. Since we’re using Spring boot & JPA, we couldn’t disable the Auto commit. Not sure about the root cause of this issue. For now, we’re continuing with Postgres.

hi @joram

i understand (now) that cockroachdb is not supported, but could you please update your blog here: Getting Started with Flowable and CockroachDB
since in the first sentence it says “In Flowable 6.4.2, support for CockroachDB was added.” which is confusing - I have interpreted it as fully supported, and you think of it as experimentally supported.

thanks! :slight_smile:

At the time of writing, that was correct - the whole test suite ran against CRDB. However, we haven’t seen uptake of CRDB demand in our community so far hence why it stil is experimentally supported. I’ll check if the blog first sentence can be reworded.