ArchUnit thinks "Switch with arrows" produces non-final fields

[lasselindqvist]

Example code:

having some method with a call inside it like:

            var status = service.waitForResult(taskId, Duration.ofMinutes(1));
            switch (status) {
            case COMPLETED -> result.setStatus(StatusEnum.COMPLETED);
            case FAILED -> result.setStatus(StatusEnum.FAILED);
            default -> result.setStatus(StatusEnum.PENDING);
            }

causes a violation like Field <com.controller.Controller.$SWITCH_TABLE$...$StatusEnum> is not final in (Controller.java:0)

with a test

    @ArchTest
    public static final ArchRule rule = ArchRuleDefinition.classes()
        .that()
        .areAnnotatedWith(Controller.class)
        .should().haveOnlyFinalFields();

Maybe this is the fault of the compiler used (Eclipse), but I wonder if ArchUnit can ignore these switch tables when checking the rule?

[lasselindqvist]

I guess this can be handled by skipping fields with JavaModifier.SYNTHETIC. Even if we don't want to do that in the default haveOnlyFinalFields method, maybe it would be good to show/document this workaround somehow.

I suppose one way is to check this using ArchRuleDefinition::fields, filtering with ‎MembersThatInternal::doNotHaveModifier(JavaModifier.SYNTHETIC) and then check for the final modifier.

[geoludbit]

Is this going to be fixed in some version or is there a workaround? We are having this issue with java 21.