[jira] [Created] (CXF-6480) InjectionUtils createThreadLocalServletApiContext better error message for invalid @Context classes

["Ravi Luthra (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

Ravi Luthra created CXF-6480:
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             Summary: InjectionUtils createThreadLocalServletApiContext better error message for invalid @Context classes
                 Key: CXF-6480
                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CXF-6480
             Project: CXF
          Issue Type: Bug
         Environment: All OS
            Reporter: Ravi Luthra


When you have an \@Context field in a JAXRS class (maybe JAXWS too?) there is a select list of possible proxy classes. This method checks for the proxy class using an if/else/if/else... structure, but there is no final else clause with a good exception. Instead the method attempts to instantiate a null class name (proxyClassName), which throws a NullPointerException. This leaves the method wrapped inside a RuntimeException. A common forgetful change someone might make is to add
{code}@Context private HttpSession session; //(instead of private HttpServletRequest){code}

Which leaves a massive stack trace leaving just an NPE and Spring also tends to obscure the stack-trace of this issue. A better error would be to suggest that the given class ...HttpSession is not a valid Context type. No proxy classes can be created for this type.



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