java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkArgument(ZLjava/lang/String;I)V with IE and Selenium through Java

Question

I am trying to use selenium with sikuli.So sikuli would not run on a 64 bit using the current java set up so in my project changed the runtime to point to a 32 bit runtime e

Answer 1

This error message...

java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkArgument(ZLjava/lang/String;I)V

...implies that the IEDriverServer was unable to initiate/spawn a new WebBrowsing Session i.e. InternetExplorer Browser session.

Your main issue is the incompatibility between the version of the binaries you are using as follows:

• You have mentioned about using guava-21.0-jre.jar which is pretty ancient.

Solution

Solution to your question would be either/all of the following steps:

• Upgrade Selenium to current levels Version 3.14.0 which includes guava-25.0-jre.

• Upgrade Guava to current levels of 26.0-jre (as per Selenium v3.14.0 Java clients).

  • Maven Dependency is as follows:

    <!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/com.google.guava/guava -->
    <dependency>
        <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
        <artifactId>guava</artifactId>
        <version>26.0-jre</version>
    </dependency>
    

• Ensure you don't have several versions in your dependency tree.

  • To look for the existing guava versions through Maven use the command:

    mvn dependency:tree | less
    

• Clean your Project Workspace through your IDE and Rebuild your project with required dependencies only.

• If issue still persists delete the MAVEN_HOME directory .m2 and download the binaries afresh.