Bamboo error message pop-ups in UI "An Unexpected error has occurred" while accessing plan pages
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Summary
An error pop-up message "An Unexpected error has occurred" is shown in the Bamboo UI when any plan page is accessed. This error can be see while accessing any page which makes an REST API call.
Environment
Applicable for any supported Bamboo version.
Diagnosis
The following actions can be taken to diagnose the issue and confirm that you're running into the problem described in this article:
- Below error pop-up message "An Unexpected error has occurred" is shown in the Bamboo UI when any plan page is accessed
2. In the atlassian-bamboo.log below errors which states that the that the REST API plugin was not able to start.
2023-08-18 10:01:21,548 ERROR [Spring DM Context Creation Timer] [OsgiPlugin] Unable to start the plugin container for plugin 'com.atlassian.bamboo.plugins.rest'
org.springframework.context.ApplicationContextException: Application context initialization for 'com.atlassian.bamboo.plugins.atlassian-bamboo-plugin-rest' has timed out waiting for (|(&(objectClass=com.atlassian.sal.api.ApplicationProperties)(objectClass=com.atlassian.sal.api.ApplicationProperties))(&(objectClass=com.atlassian.sal.api.features.DarkFeatureManager)(objectClass=com.atlassian.sal.api.features.DarkFeatureManager))(&(objectClass=com.atlassian.sal.api.message.I18nResolver)(objectClass=com.atlassian.sal.api.message.I18nResolver))(&(objectClass=com.atlassian.sal.api.transaction.TransactionTemplate)(objectClass=com.atlassian.sal.api.transaction.TransactionTemplate)))
at org.eclipse.gemini.blueprint.extender.internal.dependencies.startup.DependencyWaiterApplicationContextExecutor.timeout(DependencyWaiterApplicationContextExecutor.java:489)
at org.eclipse.gemini.blueprint.extender.internal.dependencies.startup.DependencyWaiterApplicationContextExecutor.access$000(DependencyWaiterApplicationContextExecutor.java:54)
at org.eclipse.gemini.blueprint.extender.internal.dependencies.startup.DependencyWaiterApplicationContextExecutor$WatchDogTask.run(DependencyWaiterApplicationContextExecutor.java:109)
at java.util.TimerThread.mainLoop(Timer.java:555)
at java.util.TimerThread.run(Timer.java:505)3. From the HAR file for the Bamboo UI all the response for all the REST API URLs are '404'. None of the REST API URLs are reachable.
http://bamboo_url:8085/rest/api/latest/server?_=1692360115923 404 http://bamboo_url:8085/browse//rest/api/latest/plan/favicon/PROJECT-PLAN?_=1692360115924 404 http://bamboo_url:8085/rest/api/latest/search/branches?includeMasterBranch=true&masterPlanKey=PROJECT-PLAN&start-index=0&max-results=1&_=1692360115927 404 http://bamboo_url:8085/rest/api/latest/server?_=1692360115928 404 http://bamboo_url:8085/browse//rest/api/latest/plan/favicon/PROJECT-PLAN?_=1692360115932 404 http://bamboo_url:8085/rest/api/latest/server?_=1692360115934 404
Cause
This is likely because Atlassian Bamboo REST plugin system plugin is set to DISABLE. This can be verified in application.xml file (from the support zip)
<plugin>
<key>com.atlassian.bamboo.plugins.rest</key>
<name>Atlassian Bamboo REST plugin</name>
<version>8.0.9</version>
<vendor>Atlassian Software Systems Pty Ltd</vendor>
<status>DISABLED</status>
<vendor-url>https://www.atlassian.com/</vendor-url>
<framework-version>2</framework-version>
<bundled>Bundled</bundled>
</plugin> Solution
Enable Atlassian Bamboo REST plugin system plugin to fix this issue.
To enable the plugin:
- Navigate to Bamboo Administration >> Manage Apps
- In the Filter visible apps option select "System" from the drop down menu.
- Expand the "Atlassian Bamboo REST plugin" from the list of system plugins.
- Click ENABLE and restart bamboo.