OpenLiberty / OpenLiberty/ci.common

Binary scanner exception reorganization

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Description

All those exceptions in ci.common BinaryScannerUtil extend Exception. It might be good if they all extended a common exception class so we could say "catch (BinaryScannerException)" or "if (e instanceof BinaryScannerException)" as we almost need to do in dev mode. Our code might be clearer if we actually did this next instead of as it is now assuming if it is not a binary scanner jar missing exception then it is a binary scanner operating exception.

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Research direction

Locate BinaryScannerUtil and its exception declarations in ci.common, then trace the current missing-jar and operating-exception handling, including the dev-mode checks mentioned in the issue. Define a shared BinaryScannerException hierarchy and update the relevant catches or instanceof checks; done means binary-scanner exceptions can be handled through the common type without changing unrelated exceptions.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
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Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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