apache / apache/maven-help-plugin
DescribeMojo.lookupPluginDescriptor() error message references null mojo fields
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Description
In src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/help/DescribeMojo.java:333-338:
throw new MojoExecutionException(
"Error retrieving plugin descriptor for:" + LS + LS + "groupId: \x27" + groupId + "\x27" + LS
+ "artifactId: \x27" + artifactId + "\x27" + LS + "version: \x27" + version + "\x27" + LS + LS, e);
When the plugin was specified by prefix (e.g., -Dplugin=help), the mojo fields groupId, artifactId, version are all null. The method parameter PluginInfo pi contains the actual values but the error message ignores them. Output shows groupId: \x27null\x27 etc. — misleading and unhelpful for debugging.
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Start in src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/help/DescribeMojo.java:333-338 and trace the PluginInfo parameter used by lookupPluginDescriptor(). Reproduce the prefix form with -Dplugin=help, then verify the error output reports the actual plugin coordinates rather than null mojo fields.
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- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- build-system
- Issue type
- Bug
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- 2/5
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