[jbpm-issues] [JBoss JIRA] Updated: (JBPM-1701) in WireContext: bug when elements inside a list are referenced from outside the list.

in WireContext: bug when elements inside a list are referenced from outside the list. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Key: JBPM-1701 URL: https://jira.jboss.org/jira/browse/JBPM-1701 Project: JBoss jBPM Issue Type: Bug Security Level: Public(Everyone can see) Components: PVM Reporter: Guillaume Porcher Priority: Minor Fix For: jBPM 4.0.0.GA In this example: public void testNamedElements() { String contextText = "<objects>" + " <list name='l'>" + " <object class='java.lang.Object' name='s'/>" + " </list>" + " <ref name='r' object='s' />" + "</objects>"; WireContext wireContext = createWireContext(contextText); assertNotNull(wireContext.get("s")); assertNotNull(wireContext.get("l")); assertNotNull(wireContext.get("r")); assertSame(wireContext.get("s"), wireContext.get("r")); wireContext = createWireContext(contextText); assertNotNull(wireContext.get("r")); assertNotNull(wireContext.get("l")); assertNotNull(wireContext.get("s")); assertSame(wireContext.get("s"), wireContext.get("r")); } the last assertion fails. If the reference is accessed first, the object s is created when the reference is created, and then when the list is created. If the list is created first, the reference uses the object in the list. To fix this bug, I see 2 solutions: - we can prevent the user from defining objects with names in lists. - we can fix the creation of the list to check if some of the elements have already been created. I think the first solution is better. If an element can be shared by more than one entity, it should be defined outside of all the entities and the entities should use ObjectReferences to access the shared element.