[SLING-6839] Exception inside a task factory brings down installer task

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: Installer Core 3.8.10
• Component/s: Installer
• Assignee: Carsten Ziegeler
• Reporter: Carsten Ziegeler
• Created: 08/May/17 11:42
• Updated: 18/May/17 12:23
• Resolved: 08/May/17 11:45

Description

If a task factory throws an uncaught exception (like an NPE) this brings down the whole installer tasks and the installer stops working:
java.lang.NullPointerException: null
at org.apache.sling.installer.factories.configuration.impl.AbstractConfigTask.<init>(AbstractConfigTask.java:58)
at org.apache.sling.installer.factories.configuration.impl.ConfigInstallTask.<init>(ConfigInstallTask.java:37)
at org.apache.sling.installer.factories.configuration.impl.ConfigTaskCreator.createTask(ConfigTaskCreator.java:89)
at org.apache.sling.installer.core.impl.OsgiInstallerImpl.getTask(OsgiInstallerImpl.java:674)
at org.apache.sling.installer.core.impl.OsgiInstallerImpl.computeTasks(OsgiInstallerImpl.java:654)
at org.apache.sling.installer.core.impl.OsgiInstallerImpl.run(OsgiInstallerImpl.java:283)