Fix Karate DSL Issue with Dependency Apache HttpComponents

While working on a Karate DSL project, I found an issue where the test execution would never start and instead it was like if test suite had entered an infinite loop.

After going around the whole project like crazy to try and figure out what was happening, I realized it was because of the project's dependencies, specifically the Apache HttpComponents dependency. The project had an outdated version that was causing Karate to crash.

The Problem

The project was using the following dependency:

With version 4.4.1, Karate tests would never execute successfully because the process remained blocked during startup.

The dependency was already marked in the project's pom.xml as an old dependency that should eventually be removed or upgraded.

Solutions

Solution 1 (Recommended)

If your application no longer depends on Apache HttpComponents, simply remove the dependency from your pom.xml.

For me, this was enough to resolve the issue completely.

Solution 2

If the dependency is still required by your application, update it to the latest stable 4.x release:

After upgrading to 4.5.14:

• Karate tests executed successfully.
• The local server started without issues.
• No conflicts were detected during development.