Shebang Removal While Adding Copyright Header in Shell Scripts

[usoni2210]

• [ ] summary of problem I’m working on a project with shell scripts and trying to add a copyright header that includes the year range from the Git history using the setLicenseHeaderYearsFromGitHistory property.

The issue I’m facing is that the shebang (#!/bin/bash, etc.) is getting removed from the script files in the process. It seems there's something wrong with the code flow

• [ ] Gradle or Maven version - Maven 3.8.8
• [ ] spotless version - 2.43.0
• [ ] operating system and version - MacOS 14
• [ ] copy-paste your full Spotless configuration block(s), and a link to a public git repo that reproduces the problem if possible

  <plugin>
  <groupId>com.diffplug.spotless</groupId>
  <artifactId>spotless-maven-plugin</artifactId>
  <version>2.43.0</version>
  <configuration>
  <setLicenseHeaderYearsFromGitHistory>true</setLicenseHeaderYearsFromGitHistory>
  <upToDateChecking>
    <enabled>false</enabled>
  </upToDateChecking>
  <java>
    <includes>
      <include>src/main/java/**/*.java</include>
      <include>src/test/java/**/*.java</include>
    </includes>
    <licenseHeader>
      <content>
        <![CDATA[
  /**
  ****************************************************************************
  **   Copyright Header
  ****************************************************************************
  **/]]>
      </content>
      <delimiter>package</delimiter>
    </licenseHeader>
  </java>
  <shell>
      <includes>
        <include>**/*.sh</include>
      </includes>
      <licenseHeader>
        <content>
          <![CDATA[
  #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  #   Copyright Header
  #---------------------------------------------------------------------------]]>
        </content>
        <delimiter>## Start</delimiter>
        <skipLinesMatching>#\!/bin/sh</skipLinesMatching>
      </licenseHeader>
  </shell>
  </configuration>
  </plugin>

• [ ] copy-paste the full content of any console errors emitted by gradlew spotless[Apply/Check] --stacktrace - maven plugin

Thanks in advance

[nedtwigg]

I suspect that maybe the shebang isn't being escaped into XML properly. I don't think you need the backslash, just #!/bin/sh should be fine.

[usoni2210]

I suspect that maybe the shebang isn't being escaped into XML properly. I don't think you need the backslash, just #!/bin/sh should be fine.

I have tried that too but didn't work.

As I mentioned earlier, the issue lies within the code flow. when the setLicenseHeaderYearsFromGitHistory property is set, the code does not proceed to the step:format function to check for the shebang (in the else block of code screenshot). This results in the shebang being removed from the shell script files.

I’ve implemented a fix in my forked repository. You can view the changes here: https://github.com/usoni2210/spotless/compare/main...usoni2210:spotless:bugfix/2270