[JENKINS-925] groovy console throws exception

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Hudson v1.145

Using the example command in the groovy script console:

println(hudson.model.Hudson.instance.pluginManager.plugins)

Yields:

Status Code: 500
Exception:
Stacktrace:

java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError
at groovy.lang.GroovyObjectSupport.(GroovyObjectSupport.java:61)
at groovy.lang.Binding.(Binding.java:62)
at groovy.lang.GroovyShell.(GroovyShell.java:85)
at hudson.model.Hudson.doScript(Hudson.java:1613)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
at
sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
at org.kohsuke.stapler.Function$InstanceFunction.invoke(Function.java:103)
at org.kohsuke.stapler.Function.bindAndinvoke(Function.java:59)
at org.kohsuke.stapler.MetaClass$1.doDispatch(MetaClass.java:63)
at org.kohsuke.stapler.NameBasedDispatcher.dispatch(NameBasedDispatcher.java:30)
at org.kohsuke.stapler.Stapler.invoke(Stapler.java:291)
at org.kohsuke.stapler.Stapler.invoke(Stapler.java:228)
at org.kohsuke.stapler.Stapler.service(Stapler.java:76)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:45)
at winstone.ServletConfiguration.execute(ServletConfiguration.java:249)
at winstone.RequestDispatcher.forward(RequestDispatcher.java:335)
at winstone.RequestDispatcher.doFilter(RequestDispatcher.java:378)
at hudson.BasicAuthenticationFilter.doFilter(BasicAuthenticationFilter.java:79)
at winstone.FilterConfiguration.execute(FilterConfiguration.java:195)
at winstone.RequestDispatcher.doFilter(RequestDispatcher.java:368)
at winstone.RequestDispatcher.forward(RequestDispatcher.java:333)
at winstone.RequestHandlerThread.processRequest(RequestHandlerThread.java:244)
at winstone.RequestHandlerThread.run(RequestHandlerThread.java:150)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595)
Caused by: groovy.lang.GroovyRuntimeException: Could not instantiate custom
Metaclass for class: java.lang.String. Reason:
java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
at groovy.lang.MetaClassRegistry.getMetaClassFor(MetaClassRegistry.java:237)
at groovy.lang.MetaClassRegistry.lookup(MetaClassRegistry.java:211)
at groovy.lang.MetaClassRegistry.registerMethods(MetaClassRegistry.java:126)
at groovy.lang.MetaClassRegistry.(MetaClassRegistry.java:110)
at groovy.lang.MetaClassRegistry.(MetaClassRegistry.java:89)
at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.Invoker.(Invoker.java:102)
at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.InvokerHelper.(InvokerHelper.java:80)
... 26 more
Caused by: java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method)
at
sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.java:39)
at
sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.java:27)
at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:494)
at groovy.lang.MetaClassRegistry.getMetaClassFor(MetaClassRegistry.java:229)
... 32 more
Caused by: java.lang.NoSuchMethodError:
org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.ScriptBytecodeAdapter.selectConstructorAndTransformArguments([Ljava/lang/Object;ILjava/lang/Class;)I
at groovy.runtime.metaclass.java.lang.StringMetaClass.(StringMetaClass.groovy:31)
... 37 more

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Originally reported by tblack, imported from: groovy console throws exception

• status: Closed
• priority: Major
• component(s): core
• resolution: Fixed
• resolved: 2007-10-23T21:53:13+00:00
• votes: 0
• watchers: 0
• imported: 2025-11-24

Raw content of original issue

Hudson v1.145

Using the example command in the groovy script console: 

  println(hudson.model.Hudson.instance.pluginManager.plugins)

Yields:

Status Code: 500
Exception:
Stacktrace:

java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError
	at groovy.lang.GroovyObjectSupport.(GroovyObjectSupport.java:61)
	at groovy.lang.Binding.(Binding.java:62)
	at groovy.lang.GroovyShell.(GroovyShell.java:85)
	at hudson.model.Hudson.doScript(Hudson.java:1613)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
	at
sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
	at org.kohsuke.stapler.Function$InstanceFunction.invoke(Function.java:103)
	at org.kohsuke.stapler.Function.bindAndinvoke(Function.java:59)
	at org.kohsuke.stapler.MetaClass$1.doDispatch(MetaClass.java:63)
	at org.kohsuke.stapler.NameBasedDispatcher.dispatch(NameBasedDispatcher.java:30)
	at org.kohsuke.stapler.Stapler.invoke(Stapler.java:291)
	at org.kohsuke.stapler.Stapler.invoke(Stapler.java:228)
	at org.kohsuke.stapler.Stapler.service(Stapler.java:76)
	at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:45)
	at winstone.ServletConfiguration.execute(ServletConfiguration.java:249)
	at winstone.RequestDispatcher.forward(RequestDispatcher.java:335)
	at winstone.RequestDispatcher.doFilter(RequestDispatcher.java:378)
	at hudson.BasicAuthenticationFilter.doFilter(BasicAuthenticationFilter.java:79)
	at winstone.FilterConfiguration.execute(FilterConfiguration.java:195)
	at winstone.RequestDispatcher.doFilter(RequestDispatcher.java:368)
	at winstone.RequestDispatcher.forward(RequestDispatcher.java:333)
	at winstone.RequestHandlerThread.processRequest(RequestHandlerThread.java:244)
	at winstone.RequestHandlerThread.run(RequestHandlerThread.java:150)
	at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595)
Caused by: groovy.lang.GroovyRuntimeException: Could not instantiate custom
Metaclass for class: java.lang.String. Reason:
java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
	at groovy.lang.MetaClassRegistry.getMetaClassFor(MetaClassRegistry.java:237)
	at groovy.lang.MetaClassRegistry.lookup(MetaClassRegistry.java:211)
	at groovy.lang.MetaClassRegistry.registerMethods(MetaClassRegistry.java:126)
	at groovy.lang.MetaClassRegistry.(MetaClassRegistry.java:110)
	at groovy.lang.MetaClassRegistry.(MetaClassRegistry.java:89)
	at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.Invoker.(Invoker.java:102)
	at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.InvokerHelper.(InvokerHelper.java:80)
	... 26 more
Caused by: java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
	at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method)
	at
sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.java:39)
	at
sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.java:27)
	at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:494)
	at groovy.lang.MetaClassRegistry.getMetaClassFor(MetaClassRegistry.java:229)
	... 32 more
Caused by: java.lang.NoSuchMethodError:
org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.ScriptBytecodeAdapter.selectConstructorAndTransformArguments([Ljava/lang/Object;ILjava/lang/Class;)I
	at groovy.runtime.metaclass.java.lang.StringMetaClass.(StringMetaClass.groovy:31)
	... 37 more

• environment: Platform: PC, OS: Windows XP

[jenkins-infra-bot]

kohsuke:

• Original comment link
• Raw content of original comment:

  Looks like you got another copy of Groovy somewhere else that's interacting with
  Groovy in Hudson.
  

Looks like you got another copy of Groovy somewhere else that's interacting with
Groovy in Hudson.

[jenkins-infra-bot]

kohsuke:

• Original comment link
• Raw content of original comment:

  Confirmed the problem. Looks like json-lib has added some Groovy support that's
  incompatible with the Groovy that we have in Hudson.
  

Confirmed the problem. Looks like json-lib has added some Groovy support that's
incompatible with the Groovy that we have in Hudson.

[jenkins-infra-bot]

kohsuke:

• Original comment link
• Raw content of original comment:

  Fixed in 1.149.
  

Fixed in 1.149.