[BUG] STS4 4.22.0 + Lombok 1.18.30 + JDK21 refuses to compile "onX" syntax in IDE.

[Ernio3]

When trying to utilize "onX" feature according to Java>8 syntax, such as (any of the two):

@NoArgsConstructor(onConstructor_ = @Deprecated)
public class Dictionary
{
	@Setter(onMethod_ = @Deprecated)
	private String symbol;
}

...clean install of STS with Lombok refuses to work (IDE-side) even when everything points to proper installation (.ini and "About STS" window) and gives out this error:

Errors occurred during the build.
Errors running builder 'Java Builder' on project 'demo'.
Cannot invoke "org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.lookup.Binding.setAnnotations(org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.lookup.AnnotationBinding[], boolean)" because "this.recipient" is null

...and in IDE view:

Multiple markers at this line
	- Lombok annotation handler class lombok.eclipse.handlers.HandleConstructor$HandleNoArgsConstructor failed - See error log.
	- Lombok annotation handler class lombok.eclipse.handlers.HandleSetter failed - See error log.

Project is set up as a fresh Spring Starter with Gradle 8.6 and Lombok (doesn't really matter tho, as Gradle builds successfully, but STS doesn't with IDE errors):

plugins {
	id 'java'
	id 'org.springframework.boot' version '3.2.3'
	id 'io.spring.dependency-management' version '1.1.4'
}

group = 'com.example'
version = '0.0.1-SNAPSHOT'

java {
	sourceCompatibility = '21'
}

repositories {
	mavenCentral()
}

dependencies {
	annotationProcessor 'org.projectlombok:lombok:1.18.30'
	compileOnly 'org.projectlombok:lombok:1.18.30'
	
	implementation 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter'
	testImplementation 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test'
	
}

To Reproduce
Just install it with versions given.
I've tested this on 2 PCs - Win10 and Win11.

Expected behavior
Well, it should work with clean-installs, shouldn't it? It is the most basic usage.

Version info

• Lombok 1.18.30
• STS 4.22.0
• JDK 21

EDITS
Note 1: This issue is applicable only to "onX" feature. Other @annotations work (in IDE).
Note 2: Using https://projectlombok.org/setup/eclipse#via-eclipse-plugin-installer produces same results.

[Rawi01]

Please try the latest edge release.

[ahoehma]

Everywhere where I'm using lombok annotations in my code I see now error-markers and eclipse log shows this for example:

java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: 'java.lang.StringBuffer org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.ast.Expression.print(int, java.lang.StringBuffer)' at lombok.eclipse.handlers.EclipseHandlerUtil.createAnnotation(EclipseHandlerUtil.java:1335) at lombok.eclipse.HandlerLibrary$AnnotationHandlerContainer.handle(HandlerLibrary.java:105) at lombok.eclipse.HandlerLibrary.handleAnnotation(HandlerLibrary.java:237) at lombok.eclipse.TransformEclipseAST$AnnotationVisitor.visitAnnotationOnType(TransformEclipseAST.java:265) at lombok.eclipse.EclipseNode.traverse(EclipseNode.java:107) at lombok.eclipse.EclipseAST.traverseChildren(EclipseAST.java:231) at lombok.eclipse.EclipseNode.traverse(EclipseNode.java:74) at lombok.eclipse.EclipseAST.traverseChildren(EclipseAST.java:231) at lombok.eclipse.EclipseNode.traverse(EclipseNode.java:69) at lombok.eclipse.EclipseAST.traverse(EclipseAST.java:224) at lombok.eclipse.TransformEclipseAST.go(TransformEclipseAST.java:222) at lombok.eclipse.TransformEclipseAST.transform(TransformEclipseAST.java:183) at lombok.eclipse.TransformEclipseAST.transform_swapped(TransformEclipseAST.java:107) at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DirectMethodHandleAccessor.invoke(DirectMethodHandleAccessor.java:103) at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:580) at lombok.launch.PatchFixesHider$Util.invokeMethod(PatchFixesHider.java:133) at lombok.launch.PatchFixesHider$Transform.transform_swapped(PatchFixesHider.java:256) at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.parser.Parser.endParse(Parser.java:11465) at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.core.util.CommentRecorderParser.endParse(CommentRecorderParser.java:131) at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.parser.Parser.parse(Parser.java:12666) at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.parser.Parser.parse(Parser.java:12896) at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.parser.Parser.parse(Parser.java:12853) at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.parser.Parser.dietParse(Parser.java:11236) at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.Compiler.internalBeginToCompile(Compiler.java:850) at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.Compiler.beginToCompile(Compiler.java:393) at org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.CompilationUnitResolver.resolve(CompilationUnitResolver.java:1251) at org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.CompilationUnitResolver.resolve(CompilationUnitResolver.java:790) at org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.ASTParser.internalCreateASTCached(ASTParser.java:1242) at org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.ASTParser.lambda$0(ASTParser.java:1120) at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.core.JavaModelManager.cacheZipFiles(JavaModelManager.java:5839) at org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.ASTParser.internalCreateAST(ASTParser.java:1120) at org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.ASTParser.createAST(ASTParser.java:868) at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.ui.javaeditor.codemining.JavaMethodParameterCodeMiningProvider.getCompilationUnitNode(JavaMethodParameterCodeMiningProvider.java:97) at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.ui.javaeditor.codemining.JavaMethodParameterCodeMiningProvider.collectLineContentCodeMinings(JavaMethodParameterCodeMiningProvider.java:86) at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.ui.javaeditor.codemining.JavaMethodParameterCodeMiningProvider.lambda$0(JavaMethodParameterCodeMiningProvider.java:68) at java.base/java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture$AsyncSupply.run(CompletableFuture.java:1768) at java.base/java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture$AsyncSupply.exec(CompletableFuture.java:1760) at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinTask.doExec(ForkJoinTask.java:387) at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinPool$WorkQueue.topLevelExec(ForkJoinPool.java:1312) at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinPool.scan(ForkJoinPool.java:1843) at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinPool.runWorker(ForkJoinPool.java:1808) at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinWorkerThread.run(ForkJoinWorkerThread.java:188)

eclipse.buildId=4.22.0.202403071427
java.version=21.0.2
java.vendor=Eclipse Adoptium
BootLoader constants: OS=win32, ARCH=x86_64, WS=win32, NL=de_DE
Framework arguments: -product org.springframework.boot.ide.branding.sts4
Command-line arguments: -os win32 -ws win32 -arch x86_64 -product org.springframework.boot.ide.branding.sts4

[ahoehma]

I installed the eclipse-plugin 1.18.32 and using lombok 1.8.32 in my codebase and now the errors are gone.
PS: I also unistalled groovy-development-tools from my eclipse because I "know" that they override somehow internal jdt stuff or something like this ... not sure if this was related or not to the errors - I guess it was not.

[Ernio3]

Please try the latest edge release.

Actually, 1.18.32 has just been released (it's almost funny it happened day after I wrote my issue) and my initial conclusion is that the problem is fixed and everything is working (with my setup described above).