Can't find ScalaSig for class java.lang.Object

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Didn't find the answer in these topics: first, second

Have the next problem. I have a case class named Foo:

case class Foo(a: Int, b: List[Int])

When I need to make an AST of this class I invoke Extraction.decompose(<instance of Foo>) and get an AST represenation of foo instance.

But if I make field b as private

case class Foo(a: Int, private val b: List[Int])

I get org.json4s.package$MappingException: Can't find ScalaSig for class java.lang.Object exception.

This is only true for private fields that are collections.

If private field is simple object it simply doesn't get appeared in AST. Why this exception does happen?

EDIT The same exception arises if I have a case class extending some trait with val or lazy val fields:

trait Bar {
   val list: List[Int] = List(1,2,3)
}

case class Example(field: Double) extends Bar

I asked not about how to fix this, I asked about why this does happen. Have to mention that this works with String — maks

mmatz mmatz · Accepted Answer · 2017-01-13T15:38:28

I think that this is the similar to the issue that I'm running into.

First, ScalaSigreader#42

if (current == null)

should be

if (current == classOf[java.lang.Object])

Then, you'll get a more helpful error message: "Can't find field b from Foo". But this by itself doesn't fix the issue.

I haven't looked into a fix for the private field issue. However, I do have a fix for the issue with the interface. For that problem, ScalaSigReader#45 needs to be modified.

Currently if the field isn't found then the superclass is searched:

findField(findClass(current), name).getOrElse(read(current.getSuperclass))

The interfaces must be searched as well:

findField(current, name)
    .orElse(current.getInterfaces.flatMap(findField(_, name)).headOption)
    .getOrElse(read(current.getSuperclass))

private def findField(clazz: Class[_], name: String): Option[MethodSymbol] =
    findField(findClass(clazz), name)

Can't find ScalaSig for class java.lang.Object

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