ClassNotFound when ASM optimizer kicks in in MVEL consequence ------------------------------------------------------------- Key: JBRULES-2253 URL: https://issues.redhat.com/browse/JBRULES-2253 Project: JBRULES Issue Type: Bug Components: drools-core Affects Versions: 5.0.1.FINAL Reporter: Michael Neale Assignee: Tihomir Surdilovic Priority: Critical Fix For: 6.0.0.Alpha1 Attachments: EvaluationTests.java, fibonacci.drl, repository_export_mic.zip (ok if the subject is really confusing, perhaps this bug isn't for you). In chasing down JBRULES-2234 I found this. Instructions (apologies for relying on Guvnor to reproduce): To reproduce is not easy, but here are some instructions: * Run latest Guvnor (if you are able to, if not, then the rest is moot !). * Import the attached repo (unzip it first). * browse to KnowledgeBases/org/acme/insurance/pricing/ - press "build package" * shut it down, restart (flushes caches etc...) Then: * browse to KnowledgeBases/org/acme/insurance/pricing/Test Scenarios * open PolicyQuotePackageTest * run it: Now you should see an exception like this: Caused by: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/acme/insurance/Policy at ASMAccessorImpl_62408281250565694450.setValue(Unknown Source) at org.mvel2.optimizers.dynamic.DynamicSetAccessor.setValue(DynamicSetAccessor.java:74) at org.mvel2.compiler.CompiledAccExpression.setValue(CompiledAccExpression.java:47) at org.mvel2.MVEL.executeSetExpression(MVEL.java:962) at org.mvel2.ast.WithNode$ParmValuePair.eval(WithNode.java:242) at org.mvel2.ast.WithNode.getReducedValueAccelerated(WithNode.java:67) at org.mvel2.ast.InterceptorWrapper.getReducedValueAccelerated(InterceptorWrapper.java:38) at org.mvel2.MVELRuntime.execute(MVELRuntime.java:85) at org.mvel2.compiler.CompiledExpression.getValue(CompiledExpression.java:104) at org.mvel2.MVEL.executeExpression(MVEL.java:995) at org.drools.base.mvel.MVELConsequence.evaluate(MVELConsequence.java:91) at org.drools.common.DefaultAgenda.fireActivation(DefaultAgenda.java:966) This is due to it loading a previously serialized version of the KB. If it was to run off a freshly compiled one, its all fine. Also, if I tell MVEL to NOT use ASM optimizer, it works fine (using reflection). So clearly the stuff is available to the classpath in the right places... its only to do with ASM in mvel post deserialization. (and for that to happen, MVEL has to execute the compiled expression enough to kick in the JIT). MVELCompilationUnit in drools is worth examining too... still not sure where the problem lies.