Spark SQL fails with java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/codehaus/commons/compiler/UncheckedCompileException

Question

Running a Spark SQL (v2.1.0_2.11) program in Java immediately fails with the following exception, as soon as the first action is called on a dataframe:

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Answer 1

If you are using the Spark 3.0.1 version, the latest at the days I'm writing this answer, you have to select version 3.0.16 for the two janino dependencies for the @Maksym solution that works very well.