[Solved] swagger3 Error: org.springframework.context.ApplicationContextException: Failed to start bean ‘documentationPluginsBootstrapper’; nested exception is java.lang.NullPointerException

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org.springframework.context.ApplicationContextException: Failed to start bean 'documentationPluginsBootstrapper'; nested exception is java.lang.NullPointerException
	at org.springframework.context.support.DefaultLifecycleProcessor.doStart(DefaultLifecycleProcessor.java:181) ~[spring-context-5.3.13.jar:5.3.13]
	at org.springframework.context.support.DefaultLifecycleProcessor.access$200(DefaultLifecycleProcessor.java:54) ~[spring-context-5.3.13.jar:5.3.13]
	at org.springframework.context.support.DefaultLifecycleProcessor$LifecycleGroup.start(DefaultLifecycleProcessor.java:356) ~[spring-context-5.3.13.jar:5.3.13]
	at java.lang.Iterable.forEach(Iterable.java:75) ~[na:1.8.0_301]
	at org.springframework.context.support.DefaultLifecycleProcessor.startBeans(DefaultLifecycleProcessor.java:155) ~[spring-context-5.3.13.jar:5.3.13]
	at org.springframework.context.support.DefaultLifecycleProcessor.onRefresh(DefaultLifecycleProcessor.java:123) ~[spring-context-5.3.13.jar:5.3.13]
	at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.finishRefresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:935) ~[spring-context-5.3.13.jar:5.3.13]
	at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:586) ~[spring-context-5.3.13.jar:5.3.13]
	at org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.context.ServletWebServerApplicationContext.refresh(ServletWebServerApplicationContext.java:145) ~[spring-boot-2.6.0.jar:2.6.0]
	at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.refresh(SpringApplication.java:730) [spring-boot-2.6.0.jar:2.6.0]
	at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.refreshContext(SpringApplication.java:412) [spring-boot-2.6.0.jar:2.6.0]
	at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:302) [spring-boot-2.6.0.jar:2.6.0]
	at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:1301) [spring-boot-2.6.0.jar:2.6.0]
	at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:1290) [spring-boot-2.6.0.jar:2.6.0]
	at net.zhjlab.code.meet.video.MeetVideoApplication.main(MeetVideoApplication.java:14) [classes/:na]
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException: null
	at springfox.documentation.spring.web.WebMvcPatternsRequestConditionWrapper.getPatterns(WebMvcPatternsRequestConditionWrapper.java:56) ~[springfox-spring-webmvc-3.0.0.jar:3.0.0]
	at springfox.documentation.RequestHandler.sortedPaths(RequestHandler.java:113) ~[springfox-core-3.0.0.jar:3.0.0]
	at springfox.documentation.spi.service.contexts.Orderings.lambda$byPatternsCondition$3(Orderings.java:89) ~[springfox-spi-3.0.0.jar:3.0.0]
	at java.util.Comparator.lambda$comparing$77a9974f$1(Comparator.java:469) ~[na:1.8.0_301]
	at java.util.TimSort.countRunAndMakeAscending(TimSort.java:355) ~[na:1.8.0_301]
	at java.util.TimSort.sort(TimSort.java:220) ~[na:1.8.0_301]
	at java.util.Arrays.sort(Arrays.java:1512) ~[na:1.8.0_301]
	at java.util.ArrayList.sort(ArrayList.java:1464) ~[na:1.8.0_301]
	at java.util.stream.SortedOps$RefSortingSink.end(SortedOps.java:387) ~[na:1.8.0_301]
	at java.util.stream.Sink$ChainedReference.end(Sink.java:258) ~[na:1.8.0_301]
	at java.util.stream.Sink$ChainedReference.end(Sink.java:258) ~[na:1.8.0_301]
	at java.util.stream.Sink$ChainedReference.end(Sink.java:258) ~[na:1.8.0_301]
	at java.util.stream.Sink$ChainedReference.end(Sink.java:258) ~[na:1.8.0_301]
	at java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.copyInto(AbstractPipeline.java:483) ~[na:1.8.0_301]
	at java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.wrapAndCopyInto(AbstractPipeline.java:472) ~[na:1.8.0_301]
	at java.util.stream.ReduceOps$ReduceOp.evaluateSequential(ReduceOps.java:708) ~[na:1.8.0_301]
	at java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.evaluate(AbstractPipeline.java:234) ~[na:1.8.0_301]
	at java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline.collect(ReferencePipeline.java:499) ~[na:1.8.0_301]
	at springfox.documentation.spring.web.plugins.WebMvcRequestHandlerProvider.requestHandlers(WebMvcRequestHandlerProvider.java:81) ~[springfox-spring-webmvc-3.0.0.jar:3.0.0]
	at java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline$3$1.accept(ReferencePipeline.java:193) ~[na:1.8.0_301]
	at java.util.ArrayList$ArrayListSpliterator.forEachRemaining(ArrayList.java:1384) ~[na:1.8.0_301]
	at java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.copyInto(AbstractPipeline.java:482) ~[na:1.8.0_301]
	at java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.wrapAndCopyInto(AbstractPipeline.java:472) ~[na:1.8.0_301]
	at java.util.stream.ReduceOps$ReduceOp.evaluateSequential(ReduceOps.java:708) ~[na:1.8.0_301]
	at java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.evaluate(AbstractPipeline.java:234) ~[na:1.8.0_301]
	at java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline.collect(ReferencePipeline.java:499) ~[na:1.8.0_301]
	at springfox.documentation.spring.web.plugins.AbstractDocumentationPluginsBootstrapper.withDefaults(AbstractDocumentationPluginsBootstrapper.java:107) ~[springfox-spring-web-3.0.0.jar:3.0.0]
	at springfox.documentation.spring.web.plugins.AbstractDocumentationPluginsBootstrapper.buildContext(AbstractDocumentationPluginsBootstrapper.java:91) ~[springfox-spring-web-3.0.0.jar:3.0.0]
	at springfox.documentation.spring.web.plugins.AbstractDocumentationPluginsBootstrapper.bootstrapDocumentationPlugins(AbstractDocumentationPluginsBootstrapper.java:82) ~[springfox-spring-web-3.0.0.jar:3.0.0]
	at springfox.documentation.spring.web.plugins.DocumentationPluginsBootstrapper.start(DocumentationPluginsBootstrapper.java:100) ~[springfox-spring-web-3.0.0.jar:3.0.0]
	at org.springframework.context.support.DefaultLifecycleProcessor.doStart(DefaultLifecycleProcessor.java:178) ~[spring-context-5.3.13.jar:5.3.13]
	... 14 common frames omitted

Spring boot 2.6.0 was used to find the problem

    <parent>
        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
        <version>2.6.0</version>
        <relativePath/>
    </parent>

Solution:

Reduce springboot version

    <parent>
        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
        <version>2.5.7</version>
        <relativePath/>
    </parent>

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