[jira] [Assigned] (WW-4932) Conversion fails when generic type is an interface

["Yasser Zamani (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

     [ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/WW-4932?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel ]

Yasser Zamani reassigned WW-4932:
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    Assignee: Yasser Zamani

> Conversion fails when generic type is an interface
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>
>                 Key: WW-4932
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/WW-4932
>             Project: Struts 2
>          Issue Type: Improvement
>          Components: Other
>            Reporter: Nuno Oliveira
>            Assignee: Yasser Zamani
>            Priority: Minor
>             Fix For: 2.6
>
>
> Hi, I was asked to create this issue after exchanging some emails in the struts mailing list.
> I had the following problem:
> {noformat}
> Hi,
> I am having problems populating an action variable Set by request using
> struts type conversion if the Set has the element type defined as an
> interface.
> I have a UserAction-conversion.properties file with the following
> configuration using the class implementation:
> KeyProperty_roles=id
> Element_roles=path.to.class.Roles
> CreateIfNull_roles=true
> And UserAction has the collection Set<RolesInterface>. Roles obviously
> implements RolesInterface.
> If the Set element type <RolesInterface> is deleted it works just fine.
> Am I doing something wrong or is this not possible?
> Thanks{noformat}
> And this was the response, which fixed my problem. :
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> I reproduced it and seems it's because it tries to instantiate a new
> element but the interface cannot being instantiated. Please see [1] to
> know why it tries to instantiate interface instead of class.
> Annotating the getRoles or setRoles method with @Element(value =
> path.to.class.Roles.class) may fix this issue. (shouldn't it be
> path.to.class.Role instead? it seems Roles is a list not element)
> Regards.
> [1]
> github.com/apache/struts/blob/05829e3faadd15cfa67eb234cd1775f2b98918cb/core/src/main/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/conversion/impl/DefaultObjectTypeDeterminer.java#L100{noformat}
> After acknowledging the issue is fixed, the fix suggestion:
> {noformat}
> You're welcome :) glad to hear this. However, I think it's better that
> Struts honor .properties file (where element class has been defined
> strictly by user) before the generic parametrics [1]. Could you please
> register an issue at [2] with title "conversion fails when generic type
> is an interface" then paste these emails contents in it's description.
> Thanks for your report!
> [1]
> github.com/apache/struts/blob/05829e3faadd15cfa67eb234cd1775f2b98918cb/core/src/main/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/conversion/impl/DefaultObjectTypeDeterminer.java#L100
> [2] issues.apache.org/jira/projects/WW/
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