Infinite recursion in drools after version change from v7.20 to v7.21 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Key: DROOLS-4909 URL: https://issues.redhat.com/browse/DROOLS-4909 Project: Drools Issue Type: Bug Components: core engine Affects Versions: 7.21.0.Final, 7.22.0.Final, 7.23.0.Final, 7.25.0.Final, 7.31.0.Final Environment: Both Mac and Windows Reporter: Crosson David Assignee: Mario Fusco Priority: Major Attachments: Screen Shot 2019-07-10 at 3.53.10 PM.png, Screen Shot 2019-07-10 at 5.56.32 PM.png, Screen Shot 2019-07-10 at 5.59.28 PM.png, error.png, pojo.png, static.png, static_error.png When there is a version change in drools-compiler from `7.20.0.Final` to `7.21.0.Final` some rules are looping recursively. *Code in github:* [The working version|https://github.com/padippist/DroolsIssueReporting/tree/issue_v_7.20] [The recursively looping version|https://github.com/padippist/DroolsIssueReporting/tree/issue_v_7.21] [The change between working and looping version|https://github.com/padippist/DroolsIssueReporting/compare/issue_v...] *More details* When I fire a rule whose `then` part modifies a fact that is already checked in the `when` part: {code:java} rule "rule 1.1" when $sampleDomain: SampleDomain(instanceVariable2 == "Value of instance variable") then System.out.println("Rule 1.1 fired"); modify($sampleDomain){ setInstanceVariable1(3) } end {code} it doesn't loop recursively. But when I call another rule which call a static function from another class: {code:java} rule "rule 1.2" when $sampleDomain: SampleDomain(CoreUtils.anotherFunction()) then System.out.println("Rule 1.2 fired"); modify($sampleDomain){ setInstanceVariable1(3) } end {code} it loops recursively. The class with static function is {code:java} import com.drool_issue.domain.SampleDomain; public class CoreUtils { public static boolean anotherFunction() { System.out.println("anotherFunction() inside CoreUtils"); return true; } public static boolean anotherFunction(SampleDomain sampleDomain) { System.out.println("anotherFunction(SampleDomain sampleDomain) inside CoreUtils"); return true; } } {code} My domain file is: {code:java} public class SampleDomain { private int instanceVariable1; private String instanceVariable2; private int instanceVariable3; public int getInstanceVariable1() { return instanceVariable1; } public void setInstanceVariable1(int instanceVariable1) { this.instanceVariable1 = instanceVariable1; } public String getInstanceVariable2() { return instanceVariable2; } public void setInstanceVariable2(String instanceVariable2) { this.instanceVariable2 = instanceVariable2; } public int getInstanceVariable3() { return instanceVariable3; } public void setInstanceVariable3(int instanceVariable3) { this.instanceVariable3 = instanceVariable3; } } {code} This is only caused after version change from `7.20.0.Final` to `7.21.0.Final`. Any guess on what the problem might be? When I further looked into the problem I saw this too. When we add two functions into the `SampleDomain` class ie {code:java} public boolean anotherFunction() { return true; } public boolean anotherFunction(SampleDomain sampleDomain) { return true; } {code} and use this in the rule like: {code:java} rule "rule 1.4" when $sampleDomain: SampleDomain(anotherFunction()) then System.out.println("Rule 1.4 fired"); modify($sampleDomain){ setInstanceVariable1(3) } end {code} and {code:java} rule "rule 1.5" when $sampleDomain: SampleDomain(anotherFunction($sampleDomain)) then System.out.println("Rule 1.5 fired"); modify($sampleDomain){ setInstanceVariable3(4) } end {code} these also loops recursively. *Code in github:* [The recursive looping when using non static methods|https://github.com/padippist/DroolsIssueReporting/tree/issue_v_7....] [The change between working and above version|https://github.com/padippist/DroolsIssueReporting/compare/issue_v...] Also when any of the static method is made non static then method from the domain class is called even though the static method is specified in the rule. *Code portions to be noted here are:* [Rule where static method is called.|https://github.com/padippist/DroolsIssueReporting/blob/bde2804b25...] [Another rule which also call the static method.|https://github.com/padippist/DroolsIssueReporting/blob/bde2804b25...] [The static access modifier removed from the functions which where previously static.|https://github.com/padippist/DroolsIssueReporting/compare/issue_v...] *Code in github:* [Weird behaviour when removing static modifier for the functions.|https://github.com/padippist/DroolsIssueReporting/tree/issue_v...] [The change between working and above version|https://github.com/padippist/DroolsIssueReporting/compare/issue_v...] *All this are caused in versions after `7.20.0.Final`, ie `7.21.0.Final`, `7.22.0.Final` and `7.23.0.Final`*