No converter found capable of converting from type [java.lang.String] to type [org.springframework.data.solr.core.geo.Point] - spring-data-solr

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I am trying to use spring-data-solr in order to access to my Solr instance through my Spring boot application. I have the following bean class:
#SolrDocument(solrCoreName = "associations")
public class Association implements PlusimpleEntityI {
#Id
#Indexed
private String id;
#Indexed
private String name;
#Indexed
private Point location;
#Indexed
private String description;
#Indexed
private Set<String> tags;
#Indexed
private Set<String> topics;
#Indexed
private Set<String> professionals;
public String getId() {
return id;
}
public void setId(String id) {
this.id = id;
}
public String getName() {
return name;
}
public void setName(String name) {
this.name = name;
}
public Point getLocation() {
return location;
}
public void setLocation(Point location) {
this.location = location;
}
public String getDescription() {
return description;
}
public void setDescription(String description) {
this.description = description;
}
public Set<String> getTags() {
return tags;
}
public void setTags(Set<String> tags) {
this.tags = tags;
}
public Set<String> getTopics() {
return topics;
}
public void setTopics(Set<String> topics) {
this.topics = topics;
}
public Set<String> getProfessionals() {
return professionals;
}
public void setProfessionals(Set<String> professionals) {
this.professionals = professionals;
}
}
I have implemented the following repository in order to access to the related information:
public interface AssociationsRepository extends SolrCrudRepository<Association, String> {
}
I have created a configuration class which looks like the following one:
#Configuration
#EnableSolrRepositories(basePackages = {"com.package.repositories"}, multicoreSupport = true)
public class SolrRepositoryConfig {
#Value("${solr.url}")
private String solrHost;
#Bean
public SolrConverter solrConverter() {
MappingSolrConverter solrConverter = new MappingSolrConverter(new SimpleSolrMappingContext());
solrConverter.setCustomConversions(new CustomConversions(null));
return solrConverter;
}
#Bean
public SolrClientFactory solrClientFactory () throws Exception {
return new MulticoreSolrClientFactory(solrClient());
}
#Bean
public SolrClient solrClient() throws Exception {
return new HttpSolrClient.Builder(solrHost).build();
}
#Bean
public SolrOperations associationsTemplate() throws Exception {
SolrTemplate solrTemplate = new SolrTemplate(solrClient());
solrTemplate.setSolrConverter(solrConverter());
return solrTemplate;
}
}
Unfortunately, when I try to read an association from my Solr instance I got the following error:
org.springframework.core.convert.ConverterNotFoundException: No converter found capable of converting from type [java.lang.String] to type [org.springframework.data.solr.core.geo.Point]
I don't understand why it is not able to find a converter if I have explicitly defined it in the solrTemplate() method.
This is my POM definition:
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-data-solr</artifactId>
<version>2.1.4.RELEASE</version>
</dependency>
Thank you for your help.
EDIT:
I've also tried with different BUILD-RELEASEs but they are highly unstable and I've found a lot of errors using them.

Answer 1

Alessandro, as you can see directly in the GeoConverters class on GitHub, the implemented converters are only for:
org.springframework.data.geo.Point
and not for:
org.springframework.data.solr.core.geo.Point
Simply use this class and you don't even need a custom converter for this. Spring Data for Solr will perform the conversion for you.
I'm using a slightly patched version of the 3.0.0 M4, but I'm pretty sure this solution should apply seamlessly also to your case.