[GROOVY-8263] Import alias introduces weird property

• Type: Bug
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: 2.4.12
• Component/s: Compiler
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Daniil Ovchinnikov
• Created: 18/Jul/17 17:35
• Updated: 29/Jan/18 13:53

Description

com/foo/Bar.java

package com.foo;
public class Bar {
    public static Object getSome() {return 42;}
}

playground.groovy

import static com.foo.Bar.some as getAbc
println abc // 42
println getAbc
println getGetAbc()

AFAIU an alias introduces property into a file which is being compiled (in this case getAbc and getGetAbc() become valid). This works as expected.
But abc should fail with MPE, instead it's actually resolved into a getSome().
This happens when alias is itself a valid getter name.

Is it a bug or a feature?

One more thing to consider.
Given abc is valid, getAbc() should be valid too. Instead it behaves like getAbc.call().

Issue Links

• is related to: GROOVY-8463 Inconsistency: setter imported with getter alias
• relates to: GROOVY-8264 Wrong method accessed via aliased import