IllegalArgumentException while ClassReader parses Annotation arguments of type boolean.class

[MarkusLutum]

• Version of JMockit that was used:
  1.41 and 1.43
  maven 3.3.9 or 3.2.5
  Java 1.8.0_181

• Description of the problem:
  A test adds an expectation which involves a class called Person.class
  This has a property like this
  @RestApiField(metaDataName = FieldDefinitionConsts.FIELD_DEFINITION_CAN_BE_USER, getterMethod = "isCanBeUser", fieldType = boolean.class)
private String canBeUser = StringUtil.FALSE;
  The property fieldtype is defined as
  Class<?> fieldType() default Null.class;

This results in an IllegalArgumentException
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Invalid type descriptor: Z
if the test is executed via maven (see stack below)
strangely in my Ecplise IDE it works.

If I change the fieldType property to Boolean.class it works.
In case of the primitive class type boolean.class the internal "strings" array contains this Z (which indicated a primitive boolean):
... canBeUser, CanBeUser, getterMethod, isCanBeUser, fieldType, Z, canbeuser, ....

Should the method
mockit.asm.ReferenceType.getReferenceType(char[], int)
Also support the primitive Class types

The Stack
Thread [main] (Suspended (exception IllegalArgumentException)) ReferenceType.getReferenceType(char[], int) line: 54 ReferenceType.createFromTypeDescriptor(String) line: 38 AnnotationReader.readClassInfo(String, AnnotationVisitor) line: 102 AnnotationReader.readAnnotationValue(String, AnnotationVisitor) line: 57 AnnotationReader.readAnnotationValues(int, boolean, AnnotationVisitor) line: 33 AnnotationReader.readAnnotationValues(boolean, AnnotationVisitor) line: 27 AnnotationReader.readNamedAnnotationValues(int, AnnotationVisitor) line: 21 FieldReader(AnnotatedReader).readAnnotationValues(AnnotationVisitor) line: 80 FieldReader(AnnotatedReader).readAnnotations(BaseWriter) line: 72 FieldReader.readField() line: 40 FieldReader.readFields() line: 23 ClassReader.readFieldsAndMethods() line: 220 ClassReader.accept(ClassVisitor, int) line: 121 ClassReader.accept(ClassVisitor) line: 94 CascadingTypeRedefinition(BaseTypeRedefinition).redefineClass(Class<?>, ClassReader, MockedClassModifier) line: 211 CascadingTypeRedefinition(BaseTypeRedefinition).redefineClassAndItsSuperClasses(Class<?>) line: 188 CascadingTypeRedefinition(BaseTypeRedefinition).redefineClassAndItsSuperClasses(Class<?>) line: 204 CascadingTypeRedefinition(BaseTypeRedefinition).redefineMethodsAndConstructorsInTargetType() line: 175 CascadingTypeRedefinition(BaseTypeRedefinition).redefineTargetClassAndCreateInstanceFactory(Type) line: 251 CascadingTypeRedefinition(BaseTypeRedefinition).redefineType(Type) line: 67 CascadingTypeRedefinition.redefineType() line: 21 MockedTypeCascade.createNewCascadedInstanceOrUseNonCascadedOneIfAvailable(String, Type) line: 274 MockedTypeCascade.getCascadedInstance(String, String, Object) line: 224 MockedTypeCascade.getMock(String, String, Object, String, String) line: 98 ExpectedInvocation.getDefaultValueForReturnType() line: 379 RecordPhase.handleInvocation(Object, int, String, String, String, boolean, Object[]) line: 57 RecordAndReplayExecution.recordOrReplay(Object, int, String, String, String, int, Object[]) line: 170 $Impl_PersonLister.findVisitorByVisit(VisitDetails) line: not available VisitConverterTest$9.<init>(VisitConverterTest, VisitDetails, Visitor, AuthorisationOnline) line: 470 VisitConverterTest.viewTestDetailsWithAuthorizationsOneEntry() line: 468 NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Method, Object, Object[]) line: not available [native method] NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Object, Object[]) line: 62 DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Object, Object[]) line: 43 Method.invoke(Object, Object...) line: 498 FrameworkMethod$1.runReflectiveCall() line: 50 FrameworkMethod$1(ReflectiveCallable).run() line: 12 FrameworkMethod.invokeExplosively(Object, Object...) line: 47 JUnit4TestRunnerDecorator.executeTestMethod(FakeInvocation, Object, Object...) line: 154 JUnit4TestRunnerDecorator.invokeExplosively(FakeInvocation, Object, Object...) line: 70 FakeFrameworkMethod.invokeExplosively(Invocation, Object, Object...) line: 33 <unknown receiving type>(FrameworkMethod).invokeExplosively(Object, Object...) line: 47 InvokeMethod.evaluate() line: 17 RunBefores.evaluate() line: 26 JMockit(ParentRunner<T>).runLeaf(Statement, Description, RunNotifier) line: 325 JMockit(BlockJUnit4ClassRunner).runChild(FrameworkMethod, RunNotifier) line: 78 JMockit(BlockJUnit4ClassRunner).runChild(Object, RunNotifier) line: 57 ParentRunner$3.run() line: 290 ParentRunner$1.schedule(Runnable) line: 71 JMockit(ParentRunner<T>).runChildren(RunNotifier) line: 288 ParentRunner<T>.access$000(ParentRunner, RunNotifier) line: 58 ParentRunner$2.evaluate() line: 268 RunBefores.evaluate() line: 26 JMockit(ParentRunner<T>).run(RunNotifier) line: 363 JUnit4Provider.execute(Class<?>, Notifier, Filter) line: 365 JUnit4Provider.executeWithRerun(Class<?>, Notifier) line: 273 JUnit4Provider.executeTestSet(Class<?>, RunListener, Notifier) line: 238 JUnit4Provider.invoke(Object) line: 159 ForkedBooter.invokeProviderInSameClassLoader(ForkingReporterFactory) line: 383 ForkedBooter.runSuitesInProcess() line: 344 ForkedBooter.execute() line: 125 ForkedBooter.main(String...) line: 417

[rliesenfeld]

Example test?

[MarkusLutum]

I quickly created a testcase which reflects our environment.
Within the latest jmockit checkout execution fails (also in my IDE now :-) )
BooleanPrimitiveTest.zip
Thx for support
Markus Lutum