In our app we'd like to annotate a bean's j.t.Instant property with Jackson's @JsonFormat in order to have a precise format that's needed by the message receiver.
However, when sending a Message containing the aforementioned bean we get an exception:
java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot invoke "Object.getClass()" because "result" is null
at org.springframework.cloud.function.cloudevent.CloudEventsFunctionInvocationHelper.doPostProcessResult(CloudEventsFunctionInvocationHelper.java:138) ~[spring-cloud-function-context-4.1.3.jar:4.1.3]
at org.springframework.cloud.function.cloudevent.CloudEventsFunctionInvocationHelper.postProcessResult(CloudEventsFunctionInvocationHelper.java:114) ~[spring-cloud-function-context-4.1.3.jar:4.1.3]
at org.springframework.cloud.function.cloudevent.CloudEventsFunctionInvocationHelper.postProcessResult(CloudEventsFunctionInvocationHelper.java:48) ~[spring-cloud-function-context-4.1.3.jar:4.1.3]
at org.springframework.cloud.stream.function.StreamBridge.send(StreamBridge.java:214) ~[spring-cloud-stream-4.1.3.jar:4.1.3]
at org.springframework.cloud.stream.function.StreamBridge.send(StreamBridge.java:168) ~[spring-cloud-stream-4.1.3.jar:4.1.3]
at org.springframework.cloud.stream.function.StreamBridge.send(StreamBridge.java:163) ~[spring-cloud-stream-4.1.3.jar:4.1.3]
at com.example.demo_cloud.DemoController.sendDomainObjectInstant(DemoController.java:57) ~[main/:na]
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DirectMethodHandleAccessor.invoke(DirectMethodHandleAccessor.java:103) ~[na:na]
at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:580) ~[na:na]
at org.springframework.web.method.support.InvocableHandlerMethod.doInvoke(InvocableHandlerMethod.java:255) ~[spring-web-6.1.11.jar:6.1.11]
at org.springframework.web.method.support.InvocableHandlerMethod.invokeForRequest(InvocableHandlerMethod.java:188) ~[spring-web-6.1.11.jar:6.1.11]
at org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.ServletInvocableHandlerMethod.invokeAndHandle(ServletInvocableHandlerMethod.java:118) ~[spring-webmvc-6.1.11.jar:6.1.11]
at org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.RequestMappingHandlerAdapter.invokeHandlerMethod(RequestMappingHandlerAdapter.java:926) ~[spring-webmvc-6.1.11.jar:6.1.11]
at org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.RequestMappingHandlerAdapter.handleInternal(RequestMappingHandlerAdapter.java:831) ~[spring-webmvc-6.1.11.jar:6.1.11]
at org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.AbstractHandlerMethodAdapter.handle(AbstractHandlerMethodAdapter.java:87) ~[spring-webmvc-6.1.11.jar:6.1.11]
at org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.doDispatch(DispatcherServlet.java:1089) ~[spring-webmvc-6.1.11.jar:6.1.11]
at org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.doService(DispatcherServlet.java:979) ~[spring-webmvc-6.1.11.jar:6.1.11]
at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.processRequest(FrameworkServlet.java:1014) ~[spring-webmvc-6.1.11.jar:6.1.11]
at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.doPost(FrameworkServlet.java:914) ~[spring-webmvc-6.1.11.jar:6.1.11]
at jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:590) ~[tomcat-embed-core-10.1.26.jar:10.1.26]
at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.service(FrameworkServlet.java:885) ~[spring-webmvc-6.1.11.jar:6.1.11]
at jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:658) ~[tomcat-embed-core-10.1.26.jar:10.1.26]
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:195) ~[tomcat-embed-core-10.1.26.jar:10.1.26]
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:140) ~[tomcat-embed-core-10.1.26.jar:10.1.26]
at org.apache.tomcat.websocket.server.WsFilter.doFilter(WsFilter.java:51) ~[tomcat-embed-websocket-10.1.26.jar:10.1.26]
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:164) ~[tomcat-embed-core-10.1.26.jar:10.1.26]
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:140) ~[tomcat-embed-core-10.1.26.jar:10.1.26]
at org.springframework.web.filter.RequestContextFilter.doFilterInternal(RequestContextFilter.java:100) ~[spring-web-6.1.11.jar:6.1.11]
at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:116) ~[spring-web-6.1.11.jar:6.1.11]
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:164) ~[tomcat-embed-core-10.1.26.jar:10.1.26]
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:140) ~[tomcat-embed-core-10.1.26.jar:10.1.26]
at org.springframework.web.filter.FormContentFilter.doFilterInternal(FormContentFilter.java:93) ~[spring-web-6.1.11.jar:6.1.11]
at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:116) ~[spring-web-6.1.11.jar:6.1.11]
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:164) ~[tomcat-embed-core-10.1.26.jar:10.1.26]
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:140) ~[tomcat-embed-core-10.1.26.jar:10.1.26]
at org.springframework.web.filter.ServerHttpObservationFilter.doFilterInternal(ServerHttpObservationFilter.java:113) ~[spring-web-6.1.11.jar:6.1.11]
at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:116) ~[spring-web-6.1.11.jar:6.1.11]
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:164) ~[tomcat-embed-core-10.1.26.jar:10.1.26]
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:140) ~[tomcat-embed-core-10.1.26.jar:10.1.26]
at org.springframework.web.filter.CharacterEncodingFilter.doFilterInternal(CharacterEncodingFilter.java:201) ~[spring-web-6.1.11.jar:6.1.11]
at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:116) ~[spring-web-6.1.11.jar:6.1.11]
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:164) ~[tomcat-embed-core-10.1.26.jar:10.1.26]
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:140) ~[tomcat-embed-core-10.1.26.jar:10.1.26]
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:167) ~[tomcat-embed-core-10.1.26.jar:10.1.26]
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:90) ~[tomcat-embed-core-10.1.26.jar:10.1.26]
at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:483) ~[tomcat-embed-core-10.1.26.jar:10.1.26]
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:115) ~[tomcat-embed-core-10.1.26.jar:10.1.26]
at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:93) ~[tomcat-embed-core-10.1.26.jar:10.1.26]
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:74) ~[tomcat-embed-core-10.1.26.jar:10.1.26]
at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:344) ~[tomcat-embed-core-10.1.26.jar:10.1.26]
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.service(Http11Processor.java:389) ~[tomcat-embed-core-10.1.26.jar:10.1.26]
at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProcessorLight.process(AbstractProcessorLight.java:63) ~[tomcat-embed-core-10.1.26.jar:10.1.26]
at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol$ConnectionHandler.process(AbstractProtocol.java:904) ~[tomcat-embed-core-10.1.26.jar:10.1.26]
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.NioEndpoint$SocketProcessor.doRun(NioEndpoint.java:1741) ~[tomcat-embed-core-10.1.26.jar:10.1.26]
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.SocketProcessorBase.run(SocketProcessorBase.java:52) ~[tomcat-embed-core-10.1.26.jar:10.1.26]
at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1190) ~[tomcat-embed-core-10.1.26.jar:10.1.26]
at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:659) ~[tomcat-embed-core-10.1.26.jar:10.1.26]
at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.TaskThread$WrappingRunnable.run(TaskThread.java:63) ~[tomcat-embed-core-10.1.26.jar:10.1.26]
at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:1583) ~[na:na]
The demo application I used to get the stack trace is a very simple Spring Boot project where a simple controller reacts to a POST request by creating a Message and sending it with the default StreamBridge to a simple output binding to a RabbitMQ broker.
This is the code in the controller's method:
// Object containing a few time-related properties
var domObj = new DomainObjectInstant();
Message<DomainObjectInstant> payload = MessageBuilder.withPayload(domObj).build();
// Simple output binding configured in application.yml
// StreamBridge is the default one injected in the controller
streamBridge.send("testError-out-0", payload);
In our app we'd like to annotate a bean's
j.t.Instant
property with Jackson's@JsonFormat
in order to have a precise format that's needed by the message receiver.In particular, the annotated property is this:
However, when sending a
Message
containing the aforementioned bean we get an exception:The demo application I used to get the stack trace is a very simple Spring Boot project where a simple controller reacts to a POST request by creating a Message and sending it with the default StreamBridge to a simple output binding to a RabbitMQ broker.
This is the code in the controller's method:
Spring Cloud configuration:
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Notes
The stange thing is that
java.util.Date
and otherjava.time
classes work as expected!The issue is specific of
java.time.Instant
.The same happens with Spring Boot 3.3.1 and/or Spring Cloud 2023.0.2.
Possibly related to #2979?