[CAUSEWAY-3068] NPE because ObjectSpecification is of sort VIEW_MODEL but has no ViewModelFacet

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.0.0-M7
• Fix Version/s: 2.0.0-M8
• Component/s: Core
• Assignee: Andi Huber
• Reporter: Jörg Rade
• Created: 02/Jun/22 16:04
• Updated: 08/Jun/22 05:51
• Resolved: 02/Jun/22 17:17

Description

I get a NPE in MangedObjects.refreshViewModel (viewModelFacet is null).
C.f. https://the-asf.slack.com/archives/CFC42LWBV/p1654177074469069

Comparisons (uppermost VM) calls a method in ConfigComparisons (another VM).

@DomainService(nature = NatureOfService.VIEW)
@Named("knife.Comparisons")
@RequiredArgsConstructor(onConstructor_ = {@Inject})
public class Comparisons {
    private final ReleaseComparisons releaseComparisons;
    private final ConfigComparisons configComparisons;
[...]
 

@DomainService(nature = NatureOfService.VIEW)
@Named("knife.ConfigComparisons")
@RequiredArgsConstructor(onConstructor_ = {@Inject})
@Slf4j
public class ConfigComparisons {
    private final MessageService messageService;
    private final Configurations configurations;
    private final Stages stages;
    private final com.kn.ife.Properties properties;
[...]

@DomainObject(logicalTypeName = "knife.ConfigComparison")
public class ConfigComparison implements Comparable<ConfigComparison> {
[...]