java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: java/beans/IntrospectionException if java.desktop not included

[bcmedeiros]

Describe the bug
In version 1.21.0 (this was probably introduced earlier than that), the agent is failing to initialize in the absence of the java.desktop module if you use a JDK built with jlink that does not include this module.

Steps to reproduce

1. Create a custom JDK distribution using jlink and do not include the java.desktop module.
2. Try to initialize the otel agent

What did you expect to see?
Initialization works successfully.

What did you see instead?
Initialization crashes with the following exception:

OpenTelemetry Javaagent failed to start
java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: java/beans/IntrospectionException
    at org.yaml.snakeyaml.constructor.BaseConstructor.getPropertyUtils(BaseConstructor.java:645)
    at org.yaml.snakeyaml.constructor.BaseConstructor.addTypeDescription(BaseConstructor.java:664)
    at org.yaml.snakeyaml.constructor.Constructor.<init>(Constructor.java:134)
    at org.yaml.snakeyaml.constructor.Constructor.<init>(Constructor.java:79)
    at org.yaml.snakeyaml.constructor.Constructor.<init>(Constructor.java:60)
    at org.yaml.snakeyaml.Yaml.<init>(Yaml.java:64)
    at io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.spring.resources.SpringBootServiceNameDetector.parseNameFromYaml(SpringBootServiceNameDetector.java:178)
    at io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.spring.resources.SpringBootServiceNameDetector.loadFromClasspath(SpringBootServiceNameDetector.java:259)
    at io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.spring.resources.SpringBootServiceNameDetector.findByClasspathApplicationYaml(SpringBootServiceNameDetector.java:158)
    at java.base/java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline$3$1.accept(Unknown Source)
    at java.base/java.util.Spliterators$ArraySpliterator.tryAdvance(Unknown Source)
    at java.base/java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline.forEachWithCancel(Unknown Source)
    at java.base/java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.copyIntoWithCancel(Unknown Source)
    at java.base/java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.copyInto(Unknown Source)
    at java.base/java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.wrapAndCopyInto(Unknown Source)
    at java.base/java.util.stream.FindOps$FindOp.evaluateSequential(Unknown Source)
    at java.base/java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.evaluate(Unknown Source)
    at java.base/java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline.findFirst(Unknown Source)
    at io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.spring.resources.SpringBootServiceNameDetector.createResource(SpringBootServiceNameDetector.java:92)
    at io.opentelemetry.sdk.autoconfigure.ResourceConfiguration.configureResource(ResourceConfiguration.java:59)

What version are you using?
1.21.0+ (might have been introduced before that)

Environment
Compiler: (e.g., "Adoptium 11.0.7")
OS: (e.g., "Alpine Linux")

[bcmedeiros]

If you don't care about Spring, there is a workaround, just initialize the agent with:

-Dotel.java.disabled.resource.providers=io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.spring.resources.SpringBootServiceNameDetector