package org.codehaus.plexus.util;

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import java.io.PrintStream;
import java.io.PrintWriter;
import java.io.StringWriter;
import java.lang.reflect.Field;
import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import java.sql.SQLException;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.LinkedList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.StringTokenizer;

ExceptionUtils provides utilities for manipulating Throwable objects.

Author:Daniel Rall, Dmitri Plotnikov, Stephen Colebourne
Since:1.0
Version:$Id$
/** * <p> * <code>ExceptionUtils</code> provides utilities for manipulating <code>Throwable</code> objects. * </p> * * @author <a href="mailto:dlr@finemaltcoding.com">Daniel Rall</a> * @author Dmitri Plotnikov * @author Stephen Colebourne * @since 1.0 * @version $Id$ */
public class ExceptionUtils {
Used when printing stack frames to denote the start of a wrapped exception. Package private for accessibility by test suite.
/** * Used when printing stack frames to denote the start of a wrapped exception. Package private for accessibility by * test suite. */
static final String WRAPPED_MARKER = " [wrapped] ";
The names of methods commonly used to access a wrapped exception.
/** * The names of methods commonly used to access a wrapped exception. */
protected static String[] CAUSE_METHOD_NAMES = { "getCause", "getNextException", "getTargetException", "getException", "getSourceException", "getRootCause", "getCausedByException", "getNested" };
Constructs a new ExceptionUtils. Protected to discourage instantiation.
/** * Constructs a new <code>ExceptionUtils</code>. Protected to discourage instantiation. */
protected ExceptionUtils() { }

Adds to the list of method names used in the search for Throwable objects.

Params:
  • methodName – the methodName to add to the list, null and empty strings are ignored
/** * <p> * Adds to the list of method names used in the search for <code>Throwable</code> objects. * </p> * * @param methodName the methodName to add to the list, null and empty strings are ignored */
public static void addCauseMethodName( String methodName ) { if ( methodName != null && methodName.length() > 0 ) { List<String> list = new ArrayList<String>( Arrays.asList( CAUSE_METHOD_NAMES ) ); list.add( methodName ); CAUSE_METHOD_NAMES = list.toArray( new String[list.size()] ); } }

Introspects the specified Throwable to obtain the cause.

The method searches for methods with specific names that return a Throwable object. This will pick up most wrapping exceptions, including those from JDK 1.4, and The method names can be added to using addCauseMethodName(String). The default list searched for are:

  • getCause()
  • getNextException()
  • getTargetException()
  • getException()
  • getSourceException()
  • getRootCause()
  • getCausedByException()
  • getNested()

In the absence of any such method, the object is inspected for a detail field assignable to a Throwable.

If none of the above is found, returns null.

Params:
  • throwable – The exception to introspect for a cause.
Throws:
Returns:The cause of the Throwable.
/** * <p> * Introspects the specified <code>Throwable</code> to obtain the cause. * </p> * <p> * The method searches for methods with specific names that return a <code>Throwable</code> object. This will pick * up most wrapping exceptions, including those from JDK 1.4, and The method names can be added to using * {@link #addCauseMethodName(String)}. The default list searched for are: * </p> * <ul> * <li><code>getCause()</code> * <li><code>getNextException()</code> * <li><code>getTargetException()</code> * <li><code>getException()</code> * <li><code>getSourceException()</code> * <li><code>getRootCause()</code> * <li><code>getCausedByException()</code> * <li><code>getNested()</code> * </ul> * <p> * In the absence of any such method, the object is inspected for a <code>detail</code> field assignable to a * <code>Throwable</code>. * </p> * <p> * If none of the above is found, returns <code>null</code>. * </p> * * @param throwable The exception to introspect for a cause. * @return The cause of the <code>Throwable</code>. * @throws NullPointerException if the throwable is null */
public static Throwable getCause( Throwable throwable ) { return getCause( throwable, CAUSE_METHOD_NAMES ); }

Introspects the specified Throwable to obtain the cause using a supplied array of method names.

Params:
  • throwable – The exception to introspect for a cause.
Throws:
Returns:The cause of the Throwable.
/** * <p> * Introspects the specified <code>Throwable</code> to obtain the cause using a supplied array of method names. * </p> * * @param throwable The exception to introspect for a cause. * @return The cause of the <code>Throwable</code>. * @throws NullPointerException if the method names array is null or contains null * @throws NullPointerException if the throwable is null */
public static Throwable getCause( Throwable throwable, String[] methodNames ) { Throwable cause = getCauseUsingWellKnownTypes( throwable ); if ( cause == null ) { for ( String methodName : methodNames ) { cause = getCauseUsingMethodName( throwable, methodName ); if ( cause != null ) { break; } } if ( cause == null ) { cause = getCauseUsingFieldName( throwable, "detail" ); } } return cause; }

Walks through the exception chain to the last element -- the "root" of the tree -- using getCause(Throwable), and returns that exception.

Params:
  • throwable – the throwable to get the root cause for
Returns:The root cause of the Throwable.
/** * <p> * Walks through the exception chain to the last element -- the "root" of the tree -- using * {@link #getCause(Throwable)}, and returns that exception. * </p> * * @param throwable the throwable to get the root cause for * @return The root cause of the <code>Throwable</code>. */
public static Throwable getRootCause( Throwable throwable ) { Throwable cause = getCause( throwable ); if ( cause != null ) { throwable = cause; while ( ( throwable = getCause( throwable ) ) != null ) { cause = throwable; } } return cause; }

Uses instanceof checks to examine the exception, looking for well known types which could contain chained or wrapped exceptions.

Params:
  • throwable – the exception to examine
Returns:The wrapped exception, or null if not found.
/** * <p> * Uses <code>instanceof</code> checks to examine the exception, looking for well known types which could contain * chained or wrapped exceptions. * </p> * * @param throwable the exception to examine * @return The wrapped exception, or <code>null</code> if not found. */
private static Throwable getCauseUsingWellKnownTypes( Throwable throwable ) { if ( throwable instanceof SQLException ) { return ( (SQLException) throwable ).getNextException(); } else if ( throwable instanceof InvocationTargetException ) { return ( (InvocationTargetException) throwable ).getTargetException(); } else { return null; } }

Find a throwable by method name.

Params:
  • throwable – the exception to examine
  • methodName – the name of the method to find and invoke
Returns:The wrapped exception, or null if not found.
/** * <p> * Find a throwable by method name. * </p> * * @param throwable the exception to examine * @param methodName the name of the method to find and invoke * @return The wrapped exception, or <code>null</code> if not found. */
private static Throwable getCauseUsingMethodName( Throwable throwable, String methodName ) { Method method = null; try { method = throwable.getClass().getMethod( methodName, null ); } catch ( NoSuchMethodException ignored ) { } catch ( SecurityException ignored ) { } if ( method != null && Throwable.class.isAssignableFrom( method.getReturnType() ) ) { try { return (Throwable) method.invoke( throwable, new Object[0] ); } catch ( IllegalAccessException ignored ) { } catch ( IllegalArgumentException ignored ) { } catch ( InvocationTargetException ignored ) { } } return null; }

Find a throwable by field name.

Params:
  • throwable – the exception to examine
  • fieldName – the name of the attribute to examine
Returns:The wrapped exception, or null if not found.
/** * <p> * Find a throwable by field name. * </p> * * @param throwable the exception to examine * @param fieldName the name of the attribute to examine * @return The wrapped exception, or <code>null</code> if not found. */
private static Throwable getCauseUsingFieldName( Throwable throwable, String fieldName ) { Field field = null; try { field = throwable.getClass().getField( fieldName ); } catch ( NoSuchFieldException ignored ) { } catch ( SecurityException ignored ) { } if ( field != null && Throwable.class.isAssignableFrom( field.getType() ) ) { try { return (Throwable) field.get( throwable ); } catch ( IllegalAccessException ignored ) { } catch ( IllegalArgumentException ignored ) { } } return null; }

Returns the number of Throwable objects in the exception chain.

Params:
  • throwable – the exception to inspect
Returns:The throwable count.
/** * <p> * Returns the number of <code>Throwable</code> objects in the exception chain. * </p> * * @param throwable the exception to inspect * @return The throwable count. */
public static int getThrowableCount( Throwable throwable ) { // Count the number of throwables int count = 0; while ( throwable != null ) { count++; throwable = ExceptionUtils.getCause( throwable ); } return count; }

Returns the list of Throwable objects in the exception chain.

Params:
  • throwable – the exception to inspect
Returns:The list of Throwable objects.
/** * <p> * Returns the list of <code>Throwable</code> objects in the exception chain. * </p> * * @param throwable the exception to inspect * @return The list of <code>Throwable</code> objects. */
public static Throwable[] getThrowables( Throwable throwable ) { List<Throwable> list = new ArrayList<Throwable>(); while ( throwable != null ) { list.add( throwable ); throwable = getCause( throwable ); } return list.toArray( new Throwable[list.size()] ); }

Delegates to indexOfThrowable(Throwable, Class, int), starting the search at the beginning of the exception chain.

See Also:
/** * <p> * Delegates to {@link #indexOfThrowable(Throwable, Class, int)}, starting the search at the beginning of the * exception chain. * </p> * * @see #indexOfThrowable(Throwable, Class, int) */
public static int indexOfThrowable( Throwable throwable, Class type ) { return indexOfThrowable( throwable, type, 0 ); }

Returns the (zero based) index, of the first Throwable that matches the specified type in the exception chain of Throwable objects with an index greater than or equal to the specified index, or -1 if the type is not found.

Params:
  • throwable – the exception to inspect
  • type – Class to look for
  • fromIndex – the (zero based) index of the starting position in the chain to be searched
Throws:
Returns:the first occurrence of the type in the chain, or -1 if the type is not found
/** * <p> * Returns the (zero based) index, of the first <code>Throwable</code> that matches the specified type in the * exception chain of <code>Throwable</code> objects with an index greater than or equal to the specified index, or * <code>-1</code> if the type is not found. * </p> * * @param throwable the exception to inspect * @param type <code>Class</code> to look for * @param fromIndex the (zero based) index of the starting position in the chain to be searched * @return the first occurrence of the type in the chain, or <code>-1</code> if the type is not found * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException If the <code>fromIndex</code> argument is negative or not less than the count * of <code>Throwable</code>s in the chain. */
public static int indexOfThrowable( Throwable throwable, Class type, int fromIndex ) { if ( fromIndex < 0 ) { throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException( "Throwable index out of range: " + fromIndex ); } Throwable[] throwables = ExceptionUtils.getThrowables( throwable ); if ( fromIndex >= throwables.length ) { throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException( "Throwable index out of range: " + fromIndex ); } for ( int i = fromIndex; i < throwables.length; i++ ) { if ( throwables[i].getClass().equals( type ) ) { return i; } } return -1; }
Prints a compact stack trace for the root cause of a throwable. The compact stack trace starts with the root cause and prints stack frames up to the place where it was caught and wrapped. Then it prints the wrapped exception and continues with stack frames until the wrapper exception is caught and wrapped again, etc.

The method is equivalent to t.printStackTrace() for throwables that don't have nested causes.

/** * Prints a compact stack trace for the root cause of a throwable. The compact stack trace starts with the root * cause and prints stack frames up to the place where it was caught and wrapped. Then it prints the wrapped * exception and continues with stack frames until the wrapper exception is caught and wrapped again, etc. * <p> * The method is equivalent to t.printStackTrace() for throwables that don't have nested causes. */
public static void printRootCauseStackTrace( Throwable t, PrintStream stream ) { String trace[] = getRootCauseStackTrace( t ); for ( String aTrace : trace ) { stream.println( aTrace ); } stream.flush(); }
Equivalent to printRootCauseStackTrace(t, System.err)
/** * Equivalent to printRootCauseStackTrace(t, System.err) */
public static void printRootCauseStackTrace( Throwable t ) { printRootCauseStackTrace( t, System.err ); }
Same as printRootCauseStackTrace(t, stream), except it takes a PrintWriter as an argument.
/** * Same as printRootCauseStackTrace(t, stream), except it takes a PrintWriter as an argument. */
public static void printRootCauseStackTrace( Throwable t, PrintWriter writer ) { String trace[] = getRootCauseStackTrace( t ); for ( String aTrace : trace ) { writer.println( aTrace ); } writer.flush(); }
Creates a compact stack trace for the root cause of the supplied throwable. See printRootCauseStackTrace(Throwable t, PrintStream s)
/** * Creates a compact stack trace for the root cause of the supplied throwable. See * <code>printRootCauseStackTrace(Throwable t, PrintStream s)</code> */
public static String[] getRootCauseStackTrace( Throwable t ) { Throwable[] throwables = getThrowables( t ); int count = throwables.length; ArrayList<String> frames = new ArrayList<String>(); List<String> nextTrace = getStackFrameList( throwables[count - 1] ); for ( int i = count; --i >= 0; ) { List<String> trace = nextTrace; if ( i != 0 ) { nextTrace = getStackFrameList( throwables[i - 1] ); removeCommonFrames( trace, nextTrace ); } if ( i == ( count - 1 ) ) { frames.add( throwables[i].toString() ); } else { frames.add( WRAPPED_MARKER + throwables[i].toString() ); } for ( String aTrace : trace ) { frames.add( aTrace ); } } return frames.toArray( new String[frames.size()] ); }
Given two stack traces, removes common frames from the cause trace.
Params:
  • causeFrames – stack trace of a cause throwable
  • wrapperFrames – stack trace of a wrapper throwable
/** * Given two stack traces, removes common frames from the cause trace. * * @param causeFrames stack trace of a cause throwable * @param wrapperFrames stack trace of a wrapper throwable */
private static void removeCommonFrames( List<String> causeFrames, List<String> wrapperFrames ) { int causeFrameIndex = causeFrames.size() - 1; int wrapperFrameIndex = wrapperFrames.size() - 1; while ( causeFrameIndex >= 0 && wrapperFrameIndex >= 0 ) { // Remove the frame from the cause trace if it is the same // as in the wrapper trace String causeFrame = causeFrames.get( causeFrameIndex ); String wrapperFrame = wrapperFrames.get( wrapperFrameIndex ); if ( causeFrame.equals( wrapperFrame ) ) { causeFrames.remove( causeFrameIndex ); } causeFrameIndex--; wrapperFrameIndex--; } }
A convenient way of extracting the stack trace from an exception.
Params:
  • t – The Throwable.
Returns:The stack trace as generated by the exception's printStackTrace(PrintWriter) method.
/** * A convenient way of extracting the stack trace from an exception. * * @param t The <code>Throwable</code>. * @return The stack trace as generated by the exception's <code>printStackTrace(PrintWriter)</code> method. */
public static String getStackTrace( Throwable t ) { StringWriter sw = new StringWriter(); PrintWriter pw = new PrintWriter( sw, true ); t.printStackTrace( pw ); return sw.getBuffer().toString(); }
A way to get the entire nested stack-trace of an throwable.
Params:
  • t – The Throwable.
Returns:The nested stack trace, with the root cause first.
/** * A way to get the entire nested stack-trace of an throwable. * * @param t The <code>Throwable</code>. * @return The nested stack trace, with the root cause first. */
public static String getFullStackTrace( Throwable t ) { StringWriter sw = new StringWriter(); PrintWriter pw = new PrintWriter( sw, true ); Throwable[] ts = getThrowables( t ); for ( Throwable t1 : ts ) { t1.printStackTrace( pw ); if ( isNestedThrowable( t1 ) ) { break; } } return sw.getBuffer().toString(); }
Whether an Throwable is considered nested or not.
Params:
  • throwable – The Throwable.
Returns:boolean true/false
/** * Whether an Throwable is considered nested or not. * * @param throwable The <code>Throwable</code>. * @return boolean true/false */
public static boolean isNestedThrowable( Throwable throwable ) { if ( throwable == null ) { return false; } if ( throwable instanceof SQLException ) { return true; } else if ( throwable instanceof InvocationTargetException ) { return true; } for ( String CAUSE_METHOD_NAME : CAUSE_METHOD_NAMES ) { try { Method method = throwable.getClass().getMethod( CAUSE_METHOD_NAME, null ); if ( method != null ) { return true; } } catch ( NoSuchMethodException ignored ) { } catch ( SecurityException ignored ) { } } try { Field field = throwable.getClass().getField( "detail" ); if ( field != null ) { return true; } } catch ( NoSuchFieldException ignored ) { } catch ( SecurityException ignored ) { } return false; }
Captures the stack trace associated with the specified Throwable object, decomposing it into a list of stack frames.
Params:
  • t – The Throwable.
Returns:An array of strings describing each stack frame.
/** * Captures the stack trace associated with the specified <code>Throwable</code> object, decomposing it into a list * of stack frames. * * @param t The <code>Throwable</code>. * @return An array of strings describing each stack frame. */
public static String[] getStackFrames( Throwable t ) { return getStackFrames( getStackTrace( t ) ); }
Functionality shared between the getStackFrames(Throwable) methods of this and the classes.
/** * Functionality shared between the <code>getStackFrames(Throwable)</code> methods of this and the classes. */
static String[] getStackFrames( String stackTrace ) { String linebreak = System.getProperty( "line.separator" ); StringTokenizer frames = new StringTokenizer( stackTrace, linebreak ); List<String> list = new LinkedList<String>(); while ( frames.hasMoreTokens() ) { list.add( frames.nextToken() ); } return list.toArray( new String[list.size()] ); }
Produces a List of stack frames - the message is not included. This works in most cases - it will only fail if the exception message contains a line that starts with: " at".
Params:
  • t – is any throwable
Returns:List of stack frames
/** * Produces a List of stack frames - the message is not included. This works in most cases - it will only fail if * the exception message contains a line that starts with: " at". * * @param t is any throwable * @return List of stack frames */
static List<String> getStackFrameList( Throwable t ) { String stackTrace = getStackTrace( t ); String linebreak = System.getProperty( "line.separator" ); StringTokenizer frames = new StringTokenizer( stackTrace, linebreak ); List<String> list = new LinkedList<String>(); boolean traceStarted = false; while ( frames.hasMoreTokens() ) { String token = frames.nextToken(); // Determine if the line starts with <whitespace>at int at = token.indexOf( "at" ); if ( at != -1 && token.substring( 0, at ).trim().length() == 0 ) { traceStarted = true; list.add( token ); } else if ( traceStarted ) { break; } } return list; } }