JiBX

BindGen tool does not handle generic classes

Details

  • Type: Bug Bug
  • Status: Closed Closed
  • Priority: Major Major
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • Affects Version/s: JiBX 1.2.1
  • Fix Version/s: JiBX 1.2.2
  • Component/s: BindGen
  • Labels:
    None
  • Environment:
    Win XP
    Maven
    JiBX 1.2.1
  • Number of attachments :
    0

Description

BindGen tool throws an exception and fails if classes contain generics like <? extends Event>.
Signature +Lcom/company/prj/Event; is recognized as invalid

Complete exception:
bindgen:
[echo] Running BindGen tool
[echo] C:\Documents and Settings\user\workspace\prj\src\main\java\
[java] Exception in thread "main" org.apache.bcel.classfile.ClassFormatExce
ption: Invalid method signature: +Lcom/company/prj/Event;
[java] at org.apache.bcel.classfile.Utility.typeOfSignature(Utility.jav
a:1024)
[java] at org.apache.bcel.generic.Type.getType(Type.java:158)
[java] at org.jibx.custom.classes.ValueCustom.fillDetails(ValueCustom.j
ava:592)
[java] at org.jibx.custom.classes.ClassCustom.apply(ClassCustom.java:80
0)
[java] at org.jibx.custom.classes.GlobalCustom.addClassCustomization(Gl
obalCustom.java:386)
[java] at org.jibx.binding.generator.BindGen.checkInclude(BindGen.java:
160)
[java] at org.jibx.binding.generator.BindGen.expandReferences(BindGen.j
ava:205)
[java] at org.jibx.binding.generator.BindGen.findReferences(BindGen.jav
a:986)
[java] at org.jibx.binding.generator.BindGen.generate(BindGen.java:1100
)
[java] at org.jibx.binding.generator.BindGen.main(BindGen.java:1274)

Sample classes:

(Events.java)
public class Events
{
private List<? extends Event> events;

public List<? extends Event> getEvents()

{ return events; }

public void setEvents(List<? extends Event> events)

{ this.events = events; }

}

(Event.java)
abstract class Event implements EventInt, Serializable {

protected String id;

public String getId()

{ return id; }

public void setId(String id)

{ this.id = id; }

}

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Dennis Sosnoski added a comment -

Fixed this, at least in that it no longer throws an exception. You'll still need to set the type of items in the collection using a customization, though, since the actual processing of "generic" signatures is still limited to simple type names.

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Dennis Sosnoski added a comment - Fixed this, at least in that it no longer throws an exception. You'll still need to set the type of items in the collection using a customization, though, since the actual processing of "generic" signatures is still limited to simple type names.

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  • Assignee:
    Dennis Sosnoski
    Reporter:
    Alexander Ronier
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