[jira] [Commented] (OCM-6) ClassDescriptor ReflectionUtils ClassLoader Defect

["Eduardo Mineo (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

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Eduardo Mineo commented on OCM-6:
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Hi,

even though this is an old thread, I've faced this very issue and found out a solution:

You can set OCM class loader by:

ReflectionUtils.setClassLoader(getClass().getClassLoader());

Regards
                
> ClassDescriptor ReflectionUtils ClassLoader Defect
> --------------------------------------------------
>
>                 Key: OCM-6
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OCM-6
>             Project: Jackrabbit OCM
>          Issue Type: Bug
>         Environment: JVM 1.6.0.6/Windows XP SP2/Netbeans 6.2 Beta
>            Reporter: V. W.
>         Attachments: TestCase.zip
>
>
> I have stumbuled on a bug in the interaction between ClassDescriptor and ReflectionUtils classes:
> 1. ClassDescriptor.validateClassName() uses ReflectionUtils.forName(String) to resolve an annotated class by its name
> 2. ReflectionUtils is an evil stateful statics-based singleton. It has a field of a ClassLoader, which by default is the one that loaded the ReflectionUtils. The method forName(String) uses this ClassLoader to resolve the annotated class.
> The problem is that the ClassDescriptor assumses that the annotated class comes from a global ClassLoader (the one that loaded the jars), which is not always correct. The workaround is to manually set the ReflectionUtils ClassLoader field for it to use the correct ClassLoader.
> I've found this bug while working with NetBeans, writing a small Scala application and using ScalaTest TestNG integration for testing. Apparantly many ClassLoader need to by involved to run a single test.
> I've created a unit test (java only, libraries included) to reproduce the bug.
> The best solution would be for the ClassDescriptor to use a Class reference (the Class contains its ClassLoader reference) instead of just a class-name or at least pair every class-name with its ClassLoader.

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