# Unable to start ElasticSearch server without Randomized runner

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-start-elasticsearch-server-without-randomized-runner/132736>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [May 22, 2018, 7:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-start-elasticsearch-server-without-randomized-runner/132736 "2018-05-22T07:34:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![sss](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/sss/32/31486_2.png) [@sss](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sss)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2018, 7:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-start-elasticsearch-server-without-randomized-runner/132736/1 "2018-05-22T07:34:28Z")

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We are using ElasticSearch 5.6.9 on windows and we have a test framework which uses a customized runner for specific purpose (for performance benchmarking of certain scenarios like indexing/search).

When we try to start the ES from our test framework via ElasticSearch java api new Node().start().it fails with below exceptions which suggests to add carrot search Randomized runner.  
But , we cannot get rid of the customized runner that we are using now.. Is there a way to avoid these errors without having the need to using Randomized runner?  
I dont understand why the user written tests are forced to use Randomized runner...

org.elasticsearch.common.inject.CreationException: Guice creation errors:

1. Error injecting constructor, java.lang.IllegalStateException: running tests but failed to invoke RandomizedContext#getRandom  
at org.elasticsearch.action.bulk.CustomTransportBulkAction.(Unknown Source)  
while locating org.elasticsearch.action.bulk.CustomTransportBulkAction  
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: running tests but failed to invoke RandomizedContext#getRandom  
at org.elasticsearch.common.Randomness.get(Randomness.java:105)  
at org.elasticsearch.action.ingest.IngestActionForwarder.(IngestActionForwarder.java:42)  
at org.elasticsearch.action.bulk.CustomTransportBulkAction.(CustomTransportBulkAction.java:122)  
at org.elasticsearch.action.bulk.CustomTransportBulkAction.(CustomTransportBulkAction.java:101)  
at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method)  
at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(Unknown Source)  
at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(Unknown Source)  
at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Unknown Source)  
at org.elasticsearch.common.inject.DefaultConstructionProxyFactory$1.newInstance(DefaultConstructionProxyFactory.java:49)  
at org.elasticsearch.common.inject.ConstructorInjector.construct(ConstructorInjector.java:86)  
at org.elasticsearch.common.inject.ConstructorBindingImpl$Factory.get(ConstructorBindingImpl.java:116)  
at org.elasticsearch.common.inject.ProviderToInternalFactoryAdapter$1.call(ProviderToInternalFactoryAdapter.java:47)  
at org.elasticsearch.common.inject.InjectorImpl.callInContext(InjectorImpl.java:825)  
at org.elasticsearch.common.inject.InjectorBuilder.build(InjectorBuilder.java:96)  
at org.elasticsearch.common.inject.Guice.createInjector(Guice.java:96)  
at org.elasticsearch.common.inject.Guice.createInjector(Guice.java:70)  
at org.elasticsearch.common.inject.ModulesBuilder.createInjector(ModulesBuilder.java:42)  
at org.elasticsearch.node.Node.(Node.java:499)  
at com.pega.platform.search.internal.ESSearchProviderEmbedded$ESNode.(ESSearchProviderEmbedded.java:234)  
at com.pega.pegarules.performance.UnitPerformanceRunner.run(UnitPerformanceRunner.java:277)  
at org.junit.runners.Suite.runChild(Suite.java:128)  
at org.junit.runners.Suite.runChild(Suite.java:27)  
at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$3.run(ParentRunner.java:290)  
at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$1.schedule(ParentRunner.java:71)  
at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.runChildren(ParentRunner.java:288)  
at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.access$000(ParentRunner.java:58)  
at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$2.evaluate(ParentRunner.java:268)  
at org.junit.rules.ExternalResource$1.evaluate(ExternalResource.java:48)  
at org.junit.rules.RunRules.evaluate(RunRules.java:20)  
at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.run(ParentRunner.java:363)  
at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit4.runner.JUnit4TestReference.run(JUnit4TestReference.java:86)  
at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.TestExecution.run(TestExecution.java:38)  
at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.runTests(RemoteTestRunner.java:459)  
at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.runTests(RemoteTestRunner.java:678)  
at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.run(RemoteTestRunner.java:382)  
at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.main(RemoteTestRunner.java:192)  
Caused by: java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException  
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)  
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)  
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)  
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)  
at org.elasticsearch.common.Randomness.get(Randomness.java:101)  
... 70 more  
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: No context information for thread: Thread[id=1, name=L34990WIN, state=RUNNABLE, group=main]. Is this thread running under a class com.carrotsearch.randomizedtesting.RandomizedRunner runner context? Add @RunWith(class com.carrotsearch.randomizedtesting.RandomizedRunner.class) to your test class. Make sure your code accesses random contexts within @BeforeClass and @AfterClass boundary (for example, static test class initializers are not permitted to access random contexts).  
at com.carrotsearch.randomizedtesting.RandomizedContext.context(RandomizedContext.java:207)  
at com.carrotsearch.randomizedtesting.RandomizedContext.current(RandomizedContext.java:145)  
... 75 more

2. Error injecting constructor, java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: transport handlers for action indices:data/write/custom-bulk is already registered  
at org.elasticsearch.action.bulk.CustomTransportBulkAction.(Unknown Source)  
while locating org.elasticsearch.action.bulk.CustomTransportBulkAction  
while locating org.elasticsearch.action.support.TransportAction annotated with @org.elasticsearch.common.inject.multibindings.Element(setName=,uniqueId=67)  
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: transport handlers for action indices:data/write/custom-bulk is already registered  
at org.elasticsearch.transport.TransportService.registerRequestHandler(TransportService.java:743)  
at org.elasticsearch.transport.TransportService.registerRequestHandler(TransportService.java:737)  
at org.elasticsearch.action.support.HandledTransportAction.(HandledTransportAction.java:50)  
at org.elasticsearch.action.support.HandledTransportAction.(HandledTransportAction.java:43)  
at org.elasticsearch.action.bulk.CustomTransportBulkAction.(CustomTransportBulkAction.java:113)  
at org.elasticsearch.action.bulk.CustomTransportBulkAction.(CustomTransportBulkAction.java:101)  
at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method)  
at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(Unknown Source)  
at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(Unknown Source)  
at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Unknown Source)  
at org.elasticsearch.common.inject.DefaultConstructionProxyFactory$1.newInstance(DefaultConstructionProxyFactory.java:49)  
at org.elasticsearch.common.inject.ConstructorInjector.construct(ConstructorInjector.java:86)  
at org.elasticsearch.common.inject.ConstructorBindingImpl$Factory.get(Con...

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 7:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-start-elasticsearch-server-without-randomized-runner/132736/2 "2018-06-19T07:34:33Z")

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