[CXF-2492] NPE in DatatypeConverter after updating to 2.2.4

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Critical
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.2.4
• Fix Version/s: 2.2.9
• Component/s: JAXB Databinding

Environment

Java 1.5

• CXF Fields: Blocked on External
• Assignee: Daniel Kulp
• Reporter: Dennis Kieselhorst
• Created: 23/Oct/09 09:02
• Updated: 11/Oct/10 14:52
• Resolved: 25/May/10 19:08

Description

Updated from 2.2.3 to 2.2.4. Now a NullPointer occurs if a nil date is in the soap response:
<java:DeactivationDate xsi:nil="true" xmlns:java="java:de.testing"/>

Caused by: org.apache.cxf.interceptor.Fault: Unmarshalling Error: java.lang.NullPointerException
at org.apache.cxf.jaxb.JAXBEncoderDecoder.unmarshall(JAXBEncoderDecoder.java:661)
at org.apache.cxf.jaxb.JAXBEncoderDecoder.unmarshall(JAXBEncoderDecoder.java:533)
at org.apache.cxf.jaxb.io.DataReaderImpl.read(DataReaderImpl.java:128)
at org.apache.cxf.interceptor.DocLiteralInInterceptor.handleMessage(DocLiteralInInterceptor.java:99)
at org.apache.cxf.phase.PhaseInterceptorChain.doIntercept(PhaseInterceptorChain.java:236)
at org.apache.cxf.endpoint.ClientImpl.onMessage(ClientImpl.java:664)
at org.apache.cxf.transport.http.HTTPConduit$WrappedOutputStream.handleResponseInternal(HTTPConduit.java:2160)
at org.apache.cxf.transport.http.HTTPConduit$WrappedOutputStream.handleResponse(HTTPConduit.java:2040)
at org.apache.cxf.transport.http.HTTPConduit$WrappedOutputStream.close(HTTPConduit.java:1965)
at org.apache.cxf.transport.AbstractConduit.close(AbstractConduit.java:66)
at org.apache.cxf.transport.http.HTTPConduit.close(HTTPConduit.java:627)
at org.apache.cxf.interceptor.MessageSenderInterceptor$MessageSenderEndingInterceptor.handleMessage(MessageSenderInterceptor.java:62)
at org.apache.cxf.phase.PhaseInterceptorChain.doIntercept(PhaseInterceptorChain.java:236)
at org.apache.cxf.endpoint.ClientImpl.invoke(ClientImpl.java:478)
at org.apache.cxf.endpoint.ClientImpl.invoke(ClientImpl.java:308)
at org.apache.cxf.endpoint.ClientImpl.invoke(ClientImpl.java:260)
at org.apache.cxf.frontend.ClientProxy.invokeSync(ClientProxy.java:73)
at org.apache.cxf.jaxws.JaxWsClientProxy.invoke(JaxWsClientProxy.java:124)
... 79 more
Caused by: javax.xml.bind.UnmarshalException

• with linked exception:
  [javax.xml.bind.UnmarshalException: java.lang.NullPointerException
• with linked exception:
  [com.sun.xml.bind.api.AccessorException: java.lang.NullPointerException]]
  at com.sun.xml.bind.v2.runtime.unmarshaller.UnmarshallerImpl.handleStreamException(UnmarshallerImpl.java:425)
  at com.sun.xml.bind.v2.runtime.unmarshaller.UnmarshallerImpl.unmarshal0(UnmarshallerImpl.java:362)
  at com.sun.xml.bind.v2.runtime.unmarshaller.UnmarshallerImpl.unmarshal(UnmarshallerImpl.java:339)
  at org.apache.cxf.jaxb.JAXBEncoderDecoder.unmarshall(JAXBEncoderDecoder.java:646)
  ... 96 more
  Caused by: javax.xml.bind.UnmarshalException: java.lang.NullPointerException
• with linked exception:
  [com.sun.xml.bind.api.AccessorException: java.lang.NullPointerException]
  at com.sun.xml.bind.v2.runtime.unmarshaller.UnmarshallingContext.handleEvent(UnmarshallingContext.java:642)
  at com.sun.xml.bind.v2.runtime.unmarshaller.Loader.reportError(Loader.java:254)
  at com.sun.xml.bind.v2.runtime.unmarshaller.Loader.handleGenericException(Loader.java:241)
  at com.sun.xml.bind.v2.runtime.unmarshaller.XsiNilLoader$Single.onNil(XsiNilLoader.java:111)
  at com.sun.xml.bind.v2.runtime.unmarshaller.XsiNilLoader.selectLoader(XsiNilLoader.java:69)
  at com.sun.xml.bind.v2.runtime.unmarshaller.ProxyLoader.startElement(ProxyLoader.java:53)
  at com.sun.xml.bind.v2.runtime.unmarshaller.UnmarshallingContext._startElement(UnmarshallingContext.java:481)
  at com.sun.xml.bind.v2.runtime.unmarshaller.UnmarshallingContext.startElement(UnmarshallingContext.java:459)
  at com.sun.xml.bind.v2.runtime.unmarshaller.StAXStreamConnector.handleStartElement(StAXStreamConnector.java:242)
  at com.sun.xml.bind.v2.runtime.unmarshaller.StAXStreamConnector.bridge(StAXStreamConnector.java:176)
  at com.sun.xml.bind.v2.runtime.unmarshaller.UnmarshallerImpl.unmarshal0(UnmarshallerImpl.java:360)
  ... 98 more
  Caused by: javax.xml.bind.UnmarshalException: java.lang.NullPointerException
• with linked exception:
  [com.sun.xml.bind.api.AccessorException: java.lang.NullPointerException]
  ... 109 more
  Caused by: com.sun.xml.bind.api.AccessorException: java.lang.NullPointerException
  at com.sun.xml.bind.v2.runtime.reflect.AdaptedAccessor.set(AdaptedAccessor.java:83)
  at com.sun.xml.bind.v2.runtime.unmarshaller.XsiNilLoader$Single.onNil(XsiNilLoader.java:108)
  ... 105 more
  Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
  at javax.xml.bind.WhiteSpaceProcessor.trim(WhiteSpaceProcessor.java:63)
  at javax.xml.bind.DatatypeConverterImpl._parseDateTime(DatatypeConverterImpl.java:310)
  at javax.xml.bind.DatatypeConverterImpl.parseDateTime(DatatypeConverterImpl.java:306)
  at javax.xml.bind.DatatypeConverter.parseDateTime(DatatypeConverter.java:282)
  at de.ewetel.easynet.core.dao.easytel.soap.stub.manageaccountlink.Adapter1.unmarshal(Adapter1.java:13)
  at de.ewetel.easynet.core.dao.easytel.soap.stub.manageaccountlink.Adapter1.unmarshal(Adapter1.java:7)
  at com.sun.xml.bind.v2.runtime.reflect.AdaptedAccessor.set(AdaptedAccessor.java:81)
  ... 106 more

Binding config:
<jxb:javaType name="java.util.Calendar"
xmlType="xs:dateTime"
parseMethod="javax.xml.bind.DatatypeConverter.parseDateTime"
printMethod="javax.xml.bind.DatatypeConverter.printDateTime" />

Since the jaxb dependencies didn't change, I assume that this is a cxf issue.