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Custom validator in launched Eclipse cannot find classes from project workspace sources [message #987533]

Tue, 27 November 2012 00:55

Espinosa CZ

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Registered: July 2009

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My custom Validator in Launched Eclipse cannot find classes from project workspace sources. The Class.forName(qualifiedName) in my custom validator works in integration tests but not when run as Eclipse Application.

My language DeepCloneJavaValidator works well in tests but gives ClassNotFoundException for any class in workspace/src directory when the DSL is launched as Run as Eclipse Application.

I need to get real Class object from JvmTypeReference assignment value. I need the class to compare fields via introspection with declared fields in the DSL, they must match. And also I can infer types of fields and sub-classes. Only root type needs to be specified this way.

The JvmTypeReference assignment works flawlessly. The contextual help sees correctly project classes, like a.b.m.Book, dummy classes from my dummy project. Just Validator Class Loader does not see them.

Here is the problematic check.

@Check
public void checkFieldClass(ClassCloner rootCloner) {
	String qualifiedName = rootCloner.getClassToClone().getQualifiedName();
	try {
		Class<?> clazz = Class.forName(qualifiedName); 
		rootCloner.setJavaType(clazz.getName());
	} catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
		error("Class '" + qualifiedName + "' does not exist (DCValidator)",
			DeepClonePackage.Literals.CLASS_CLONER__CLASS_TO_CLONE);
	}
}
// Method name is somewhat misleading, it should be like checkRootClonerClass()

I have tried different class loaders, but nothing works:

Class<?> clazz = Class.forName(qualifiedName); 
Class<?> clazz = Class.forName(qualifiedName, false, ClassLoader.getSystemClassLoader()); 
Class<?> clazz = Class.forName(qualifiedName);  // internally calls ClassLoader.getCallerClassLoader(); 
Class<?> clazz = Class.forName(qualifiedName, false, this.getClass().getClassLoader());
Class<?> clazz = getClass().getClassLoader().loadClass(qualifiedName);

Each approach gives different ClassLoader but none recognizes my project workspace classes (a.b.m.Book).

Sources for Validator:
https://bitbucket.org/espinosa/deepclonedsl/src/86cee21b23cf884bffce2d8140338e98123db7c7/src/my/home/dsl/validation/DeepCloneJavaValidator.java?at=master

Sources for language definition:
https://bitbucket.org/espinosa/deepclonedsl/src/3f6ca054212223ccad2f43f7ec1c934e358f05f7/src/my/home/dsl/DeepClone.xtext?at=master

Sources of my validator tests (all passing tests!):
https://bitbucket.org/espinosa/deepclonedsl.tests/src/e89ce276a060641aac65ba0701d37a865edb69e6/src/my/home/dsl/deepclone/DeepCloneValidationTest.xtend?at=master

Stacktrace (clipped):

java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: a.b.m.Book
org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.findClassInternal(BundleLoader.java:501)
 org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.findClass(BundleLoader.java:421)
 org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.findClass(BundleLoader.java:412) org.eclipse.osgi.internal.baseadaptor.DefaultClassLoader.loadClass(DefaultClassLoader.java:107)
java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:247) my.home.dsl.validation.DeepCloneJavaValidator.checkFieldClass(DeepCloneJavaValidator.java:73) . . .

Stacktrace when SystemClassLoader is used (clipped):

java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: a.b.m.Book
java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:202)
java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:190)
java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:306)
sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Launcher.java:301)
java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:247)
java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)
java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:247) my.home.dsl.validation.DeepCloneJavaValidator.checkFieldClass(DeepCloneJavaValidator.java:70) . . .

Any hints?
Espinosa

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Re: Custom validator in launched Eclipse cannot find classes from project workspace sources [message #987648 is a reply to message #987533]

Tue, 27 November 2012 12:30

Espinosa CZ

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Registered: July 2009

Junior Member

I have a partial solution. This worked:

Class<?> clazz = DeepCloneJavaValidator.class.getClassLoader().getParent().getParent().loadClass(qualifiedName);

Class<?> clazz = this.getClass().getClassLoader().getParent().getParent().loadClass(qualifiedName);

To make it general, does this mean that I need to reach for the top most parent ClassLoader?

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Re: Custom validator in launched Eclipse cannot find classes from project workspace sources [message #987661 is a reply to message #987648]

Tue, 27 November 2012 13:37

Espinosa CZ

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Registered: July 2009

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False positive.
It just fails with NullPointerException, silently, in a different thread, it is not propagated back to original thread so it looked like it passed, no stack traces, just execution of that particular validation check is interrupted and silently skipped.
So I am still on search for solution.

This problem should be so common!? Every second JVM based DSL must touch introspection at some point. And getting the Class it the starting point. Strange.
Eclipse: Version: 4.2.0, Build id: I20120608-1400
Xtext Runtime 2.3.1.v201208210947

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Re: Custom validator in launched Eclipse cannot find classes from project workspace sources [message #987662 is a reply to message #987648]

Tue, 27 November 2012 13:39

Espinosa CZ

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Re: Custom validator in launched Eclipse cannot find classes from project workspace sources [message #987664 is a reply to message #987662]

Tue, 27 November 2012 13:47

Espinosa CZ

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And for record this does not work either:

Class<?> clazz = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader().loadClass(qualifiedName);

gives same ClassNotFoundException

((BundleHost) Activator.getBundleContext().getBundle()).getLoaderProxy().getBundleLoader();

This I found in another forum. There is no Activator.getBundleContext(),
There is one Activator class in Xtext libs, probably not the right one.

String[] classPathEntries = JavaRuntime.computeDefaultRuntimeClassPath(project);

This I found in another forum. No idea what JavaRuntime is. Eclispse/JDT stuff?

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Re: Custom validator in launched Eclipse cannot find classes from project workspace sources [message #987865 is a reply to message #987533]

Wed, 28 November 2012 12:45

Espinosa CZ

Messages: 27
Registered: July 2009

Junior Member

I have found a solution. I have not solved the ClassLoader issue, but found at least a way out. Key is to redefine question, do I really need introspection?

Instead I can use Xtext Common Types package to get the same information.
Instead of java.bean.Introspector and PropertyDescriptors I can use org.eclipse.xtext.common.types.JvmTypeReference, JvmDeclaredType and JvmField.

Benefits - no dealings with any ClassLoader and I guess better handling of things like generics, build time versus run-time information.

Here is example how to get list of all member fields names for a given JVM Type (Java Class):

public List<String> getFieldNamesForClass(JvmTypeReference jvmTypeRef) {
   List<String> result = new ArrayList<String>();
   if (jvmTypeRef.getType() instanceof JvmDeclaredType) {
       JvmDeclaredType declaredType = (JvmDeclaredType)jvmTypeRef.getType();
       for (JvmField field : declaredType.getDeclaredFields()) {
          result.add(field.getSimpleName());
        }
   }
   return result;
}

The input parameter is provided by the model.

For full code see https://bitbucket.org/espinosa/deepclonedsl/src/f9e146b33aadaa70f26a900bc8cffe1b928ffc60/src/my/home/dsl/utils/ReflectionUtils.java?at=master

Espinosa, 28/11/2012, 12:45 GMT

[Updated on: Wed, 05 December 2012 20:42]

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