Might be impossible to have empty strings in systemPropertyVariables element

Details

  • Type: Bug Bug
  • Status: Open Open
  • Priority: Minor Minor
  • Resolution: Unresolved
  • Affects Version/s: 2.6
  • Fix Version/s: Backlog
  • Component/s: Maven Surefire Plugin
  • Labels:
    None
  • Complexity:
    Intermediate
  • Testcase included:
    yes

Description

This stanza:

<systemProperties>
<property>
<name>emptyProperty</name>
<value></value>
</property>
</systemProperties>

...yields "" from System.getProperty("emptyProperty").

This (supposedly better) stanza:

<systemPropertyVariables>
<emptyProperty></emptyProperty>
</systemPropertyVariables>

...yields null from System.getProperty("emptyProperty").

A test case is attached that demonstrates the issue.

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Laird Nelson added a comment -

I neglected to set the priority down from major, as the workaround is simply to continue to use the deprecated systemProperties stanza. My apologies.

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Laird Nelson added a comment - I neglected to set the priority down from major, as the workaround is simply to continue to use the deprecated systemProperties stanza. My apologies.
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Stefan Birkner added a comment -

The Bug happens inside of org.codehaus.plexus.component.configurator.converters.AbstractConfigurationConverter.fromExpression( PlexusConfiguration configuration, ExpressionEvaluator expressionEvaluator ). Within this method the empty string is converted to null.

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Stefan Birkner added a comment - The Bug happens inside of org.codehaus.plexus.component.configurator.converters.AbstractConfigurationConverter.fromExpression( PlexusConfiguration configuration, ExpressionEvaluator expressionEvaluator ). Within this method the empty string is converted to null.

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    Reporter:
    Laird Nelson
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