Change By: Matti Linnanvuori (28/Jan/13 7:54 AM)
Description: If a singleton session bean throws an application exception in a method annotated with {{@PostConstruct}} the application exception is not visible in the log. The  exception  exceptiona  that  is  are  thrown  is  are  a {{java.lang.RuntimeException}}  with the message "Could not invoke PostConstruct on the newly created bean instance, the cause is  and  a {{java.lang.NullPointerException}} instead of the application exception.

A simple singleton session bean to replicate the bug:

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import javax.annotation.PostConstruct;
import javax.ejb.Singleton;
import javax.ejb.Startup;

@Startup
@Singleton
public class TestSingletonBean
{
    @PostConstruct
    public void init() throws Exception
    {
        throw new Exception("Where did I go?");
    }
}
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The exception from {{server.log}}:

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11.01 03:04:13,853 ERROR [org.jboss.kernel.plugins.dependency.AbstractKernelController] (WorkerThread#0[144.202.230.44:53189]:) Error installing to Start: name=startup-singleton-initiator:topLevelUnit=test.war,unit=test.war,bean=InitializerServiceBean aliases=[startup-singleton-initiator:bean=InitializerServiceBean,topLevelUnit=test.war,unit=test.war] state=Create: java.lang.RuntimeException: Could not invoke PostConstruct on the newly created bean instance
          at org.jboss.ejb3.singleton.impl.container.SingletonEJBInstanceManagerImpl.create(SingletonEJBInstanceManagerImpl.java:137)
          at org.jboss.ejb3.singleton.impl.container.SingletonEJBInstanceManagerImpl.get(SingletonEJBInstanceManagerImpl.java:152)
          at org.jboss.ejb3.singleton.deployer.StartupSingletonInitiator.start(StartupSingletonInitiator.java:84)
          at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
          at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
          at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
          at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:616)
          at org.jboss.reflect.plugins.introspection.ReflectionUtils.invoke(ReflectionUtils.java:60)
          at org.jboss.reflect.plugins.introspection.ReflectMethodInfoImpl.invoke(ReflectMethodInfoImpl.java:168)
          at org.jboss.joinpoint.plugins.BasicMethodJoinPoint.dispatch(BasicMethodJoinPoint.java:66)
          at org.jboss.kernel.plugins.dependency.KernelControllerContextAction$JoinpointDispatchWrapper.execute(KernelControllerContextAction.java:257)
          at org.jboss.kernel.plugins.dependency.ExecutionWrapper.execute(ExecutionWrapper.java:47)
          at org.jboss.kernel.plugins.dependency.KernelControllerContextAction.dispatchExecutionWrapper(KernelControllerContextAction.java:125)
          at org.jboss.kernel.plugins.dependency.KernelControllerContextAction.dispatchJoinPoint(KernelControllerContextAction.java:72)
          at org.jboss.kernel.plugins.dependency.LifecycleAction.installActionInternal(LifecycleAction.java:202)
          at org.jboss.kernel.plugins.dependency.InstallsAwareAction.installAction(InstallsAwareAction.java:54)
          at org.jboss.kernel.plugins.dependency.InstallsAwareAction.installAction(InstallsAwareAction.java:42)
          at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.action.SimpleControllerContextAction.simpleInstallAction(SimpleControllerContextAction.java:62)
          at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.action.AccessControllerContextAction.install(AccessControllerContextAction.java:71)
          at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractControllerContextActions.install(AbstractControllerContextActions.java:51)
          at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractControllerContext.install(AbstractControllerContext.java:379)
          at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractController.install(AbstractController.java:2044)
          at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractController.incrementState(AbstractController.java:1083)
          at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractController.executeOrIncrementStateDirectly(AbstractController.java:1322)
          at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractController.resolveContexts(AbstractController.java:1246)
          at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractController.resolveContexts(AbstractController.java:1139)
          at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractController.install(AbstractController.java:894)
          at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractController.install(AbstractController.java:641)
          at org.jboss.kernel.plugins.dependency.AbstractKernelController.install(AbstractKernelController.java:103)
          at org.jboss.ejb3.common.registrar.plugin.mc.Ejb3McRegistrar.install(Ejb3McRegistrar.java:394)
          at org.jboss.ejb3.common.registrar.plugin.mc.Ejb3McRegistrar.bind(Ejb3McRegistrar.java:245)
          at org.jboss.ejb3.proxy.impl.jndiregistrar.JndiSessionRegistrarBase.registerProxyFactory(JndiSessionRegistrarBase.java:1169)
          at org.jboss.ejb3.proxy.impl.jndiregistrar.JndiSessionRegistrarBase.createJndiReferenceBindingSet(JndiSessionRegistrarBase.java:510)
          at org.jboss.ejb3.proxy.impl.jndiregistrar.JndiSessionRegistrarBase.bindEjb(JndiSessionRegistrarBase.java:156)
          at org.jboss.ejb3.session.SessionContainer.lockedStart(SessionContainer.java:223)
          at org.jboss.ejb3.session.SessionSpecContainer.lockedStart(SessionSpecContainer.java:735)
          at org.jboss.ejb3.EJBContainer.start(EJBContainer.java:1105)
          at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor449.invoke(Unknown Source)
          at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
          at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:616)
          at org.jboss.reflect.plugins.introspection.ReflectionUtils.invoke(ReflectionUtils.java:60)
          at org.jboss.reflect.plugins.introspection.ReflectMethodInfoImpl.invoke(ReflectMethodInfoImpl.java:168)
          at org.jboss.joinpoint.plugins.BasicMethodJoinPoint.dispatch(BasicMethodJoinPoint.java:66)
          at org.jboss.kernel.plugins.dependency.KernelControllerContextAction$JoinpointDispatchWrapper.execute(KernelControllerContextAction.java:257)
          at org.jboss.kernel.plugins.dependency.ExecutionWrapper.execute(ExecutionWrapper.java:47)
          at org.jboss.kernel.plugins.dependency.KernelControllerContextAction.dispatchExecutionWrapper(KernelControllerContextAction.java:125)
          at org.jboss.kernel.plugins.dependency.KernelControllerContextAction.dispatchJoinPoint(KernelControllerContextAction.java:72)
          at org.jboss.kernel.plugins.dependency.LifecycleAction.installActionInternal(LifecycleAction.java:202)
          at org.jboss.kernel.plugins.dependency.InstallsAwareAction.installAction(InstallsAwareAction.java:54)
          at org.jboss.kernel.plugins.dependency.InstallsAwareAction.installAction(InstallsAwareAction.java:42)
          at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.action.SimpleControllerContextAction.simpleInstallAction(SimpleControllerContextAction.java:62)
          at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.action.AccessControllerContextAction.install(AccessControllerContextAction.java:71)
          at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractControllerContextActions.install(AbstractControllerContextActions.java:51)
          at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractControllerContext.install(AbstractControllerContext.java:379)
          at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractController.install(AbstractController.java:2044)
          at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractController.incrementState(AbstractController.java:1083)
          at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractController.executeOrIncrementStateDirectly(AbstractController.java:1322)
          at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractController.resolveContexts(AbstractController.java:1246)
          at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractController.resolveContexts(AbstractController.java:1139)
          at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractController.change(AbstractController.java:939)
          at org.jboss.dependency.plugins.AbstractController.change(AbstractController.java:654)
          at org.jboss.deployers.plugins.deployers.DeployersImpl.change(DeployersImpl.java:1983)
          at org.jboss.deployers.plugins.deployers.DeployersImpl.process(DeployersImpl.java:1076)
          at org.jboss.deployers.plugins.main.MainDeployerImpl.process(MainDeployerImpl.java:679)
          at org.jboss.system.server.profileservice.deployers.MainDeployerPlugin.process(MainDeployerPlugin.java:106)
          at org.jboss.profileservice.dependency.ProfileControllerContext$DelegateDeployer.process(ProfileControllerContext.java:143)
          at org.jboss.profileservice.plugins.deploy.actions.DeploymentStartAction.doPrepare(DeploymentStartAction.java:98)
          at org.jboss.profileservice.management.actions.AbstractTwoPhaseModificationAction.prepare(AbstractTwoPhaseModificationAction.java:101)
          at org.jboss.profileservice.management.ModificationSession.prepare(ModificationSession.java:87)
          at org.jboss.profileservice.management.AbstractActionController.internalPerfom(AbstractActionController.java:234)
          at org.jboss.profileservice.management.AbstractActionController.performWrite(AbstractActionController.java:213)
          at org.jboss.profileservice.management.AbstractActionController.perform(AbstractActionController.java:150)
          at org.jboss.profileservice.plugins.deploy.AbstractDeployHandler.startDeployments(AbstractDeployHandler.java:168)
          at org.jboss.profileservice.management.upload.remoting.DeployHandlerDelegate.startDeployments(DeployHandlerDelegate.java:74)
          at org.jboss.profileservice.management.upload.remoting.DeployHandler.invoke(DeployHandler.java:156)
          at org.jboss.remoting.ServerInvoker.invoke(ServerInvoker.java:967)
          at org.jboss.remoting.transport.socket.ServerThread.completeInvocation(ServerThread.java:791)
          at org.jboss.remoting.transport.socket.ServerThread.processInvocation(ServerThread.java:744)
          at org.jboss.remoting.transport.socket.ServerThread.dorun(ServerThread.java:548)
          at org.jboss.remoting.transport.socket.ServerThread.run(ServerThread.java:234)
Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: java.lang.NullPointerException
          at org.jboss.ejb3.singleton.aop.impl.AOPBasedSingletonContainer.invokeCallback(AOPBasedSingletonContainer.java:1065)
          at org.jboss.ejb3.EJBContainer.invokePostConstruct(EJBContainer.java:1396)
          at org.jboss.ejb3.singleton.aop.impl.AOPBasedSingletonContainer.postConstruct(AOPBasedSingletonContainer.java:762)
          at org.jboss.ejb3.singleton.impl.container.SingletonEJBInstanceManagerImpl.create(SingletonEJBInstanceManagerImpl.java:133)
          ... 79 more
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
          at org.jboss.ejb3.EJBContainer.getApplicationException(EJBContainer.java:509)
          at org.jboss.ejb3.singleton.aop.impl.ConstructionInvocationContextAdapter.getApplicationException(ConstructionInvocationContextAdapter.java:62)
          at org.jboss.ejb3.tx2.impl.CMTTxInterceptor.handleExceptionInOurTx(CMTTxInterceptor.java:163)
          at org.jboss.ejb3.tx2.impl.CMTTxInterceptor.invokeInOurTx(CMTTxInterceptor.java:251)
          at org.jboss.ejb3.tx2.impl.CMTTxInterceptor.requiresNew(CMTTxInterceptor.java:392)
          at org.jboss.ejb3.tx2.impl.CMTTxInterceptor.invoke(CMTTxInterceptor.java:211)
          at org.jboss.ejb3.tx2.aop.CMTTxInterceptorWrapper.invoke(CMTTxInterceptorWrapper.java:52)
          at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.ConstructionInvocation.invokeNext(ConstructionInvocation.java:80)
          at org.jboss.aspects.tx.TxPropagationInterceptor.invoke(TxPropagationInterceptor.java:76)
          at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.ConstructionInvocation.invokeNext(ConstructionInvocation.java:80)
          at org.jboss.ejb3.core.context.CurrentInvocationContextInterceptor.invoke(CurrentInvocationContextInterceptor.java:47)
          at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.ConstructionInvocation.invokeNext(ConstructionInvocation.java:80)
          at org.jboss.ejb3.interceptors.aop.InvocationContextInterceptor.setup(InvocationContextInterceptor.java:90)
          at org.jboss.aop.advice.org.jboss.ejb3.interceptors.aop.InvocationContextInterceptor_z_setup_259085584.invoke(InvocationContextInterceptor_z_setup_259085584.java)
          at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.ConstructionInvocation.invokeNext(ConstructionInvocation.java:80)
          at org.jboss.aspects.currentinvocation.CurrentInvocationInterceptor.invoke(CurrentInvocationInterceptor.java:67)
          at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.ConstructionInvocation.invokeNext(ConstructionInvocation.java:80)
          at org.jboss.ejb3.singleton.aop.impl.AOPBasedSingletonContainer.invokeCallback(AOPBasedSingletonContainer.java:1061)
          ... 82 more
 
 
11.01 03:04:13,868 INFO  [org.jboss.web.tomcat.service.deployers.TomcatDeployment] (WorkerThread#0[144.202.230.44:53189]:) deploy, ctxPath=/test
11.01 03:04:14,060 INFO  [org.jboss.resteasy.cdi.CdiInjectorFactory] (WorkerThread#0[144.202.230.44:53189]:) Found BeanManager at java:comp/BeanManager
11.01 03:04:14,159 INFO  [org.jboss.resteasy.spi.ResteasyDeployment] (WorkerThread#0[144.202.230.44:53189]:) Deploying javax.ws.rs.core.Application: class com.ecolane.mpk.rest.RestApplication$Proxy$_$$_WeldClientProxy
11.01 03:04:14,195 INFO  [org.jboss.ejb3.proxy.impl.jndiregistrar.JndiSessionRegistrarBase] (WorkerThread#0[144.202.230.44:53189]:) Binding the following Entries in Global JNDI:
 
 
          CallOutSenderBean/local - EJB3.x Default Local Business Interface
          CallOutSenderBean/local-com.ecolane.mpk.scheduler.interfaces.CallOutSenderLocal - EJB3.x Local Business Interface
 
 
11.01 03:04:14,195 WARN  [org.jboss.ejb3.TimerServiceContainer] (WorkerThread#0[144.202.230.44:53189]:) EJBTHREE-2193: using deprecated TimerServiceFactory for restoring timers
11.01 03:04:14,219 WARN  [org.jboss.profileservice.management.upload.remoting.DeployHandler] (WorkerThread#0[144.202.230.44:53189]:) Failed to complete command: [start] for deployment: names=[test.war]: org.jboss.deployers.client.spi.IncompleteDeploymentException: Summary of incomplete deployments (SEE PREVIOUS ERRORS FOR DETAILS):
 
 
DEPLOYMENTS IN ERROR:
  Deployment "startup-singleton-initiator:topLevelUnit=test.war,unit=test.war,bean=InitializerServiceBean" is in error due to the following reason(s): java.lang.NullPointerException
 
 
          at org.jboss.deployers.plugins.deployers.DeployersImpl.checkComplete(DeployersImpl.java:1370)
          at org.jboss.deployers.plugins.deployers.DeployersImpl.checkComplete(DeployersImpl.java:1316)
          at org.jboss.deployers.plugins.main.MainDeployerImpl.checkComplete(MainDeployerImpl.java:968)
          at org.jboss.system.server.profileservice.deployers.MainDeployerPlugin.checkComplete(MainDeployerPlugin.java:82)
          at org.jboss.profileservice.dependency.ProfileControllerContext$DelegateDeployer.checkComplete(ProfileControllerContext.java:138)
          at org.jboss.profileservice.plugins.deploy.actions.DeploymentStartAction.doPrepare(DeploymentStartAction.java:104)
          at org.jboss.profileservice.management.actions.AbstractTwoPhaseModificationAction.prepare(AbstractTwoPhaseModificationAction.java:101)
          at org.jboss.profileservice.management.ModificationSession.prepare(ModificationSession.java:87)
          at org.jboss.profileservice.management.AbstractActionController.internalPerfom(AbstractActionController.java:234)
          at org.jboss.profileservice.management.AbstractActionController.performWrite(AbstractActionController.java:213)
          at org.jboss.profileservice.management.AbstractActionController.perform(AbstractActionController.java:150)
          at org.jboss.profileservice.plugins.deploy.AbstractDeployHandler.startDeployments(AbstractDeployHandler.java:168)
          at org.jboss.profileservice.management.upload.remoting.DeployHandlerDelegate.startDeployments(DeployHandlerDelegate.java:74)
          at org.jboss.profileservice.management.upload.remoting.DeployHandler.invoke(DeployHandler.java:156)
          at org.jboss.remoting.ServerInvoker.invoke(ServerInvoker.java:967)
          at org.jboss.remoting.transport.socket.ServerThread.completeInvocation(ServerThread.java:791)
          at org.jboss.remoting.transport.socket.ServerThread.processInvocation(ServerThread.java:744)
          at org.jboss.remoting.transport.socket.ServerThread.dorun(ServerThread.java:548)
          at org.jboss.remoting.transport.socket.ServerThread.run(ServerThread.java:234)
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