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     new f3894856 [VALIDATOR-502] Circular dependency in static initialization 
causes NPE in GenericValidator.isCreditCard()
f3894856 is described below

commit f389485693a508dbd3959b4ff47751bc22476b5d
Author: Gary Gregory <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Tue Nov 4 17:36:05 2025 -0500

    [VALIDATOR-502] Circular dependency in static initialization causes NPE
    in GenericValidator.isCreditCard()
---
 src/changes/changes.xml                            |  1 +
 .../org/apache/commons/validator/Constants.java    | 37 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 .../apache/commons/validator/GenericValidator.java | 16 ++--------
 .../routines/CreditCardValidatorTest.java          | 13 ++++++++
 4 files changed, 53 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/changes/changes.xml b/src/changes/changes.xml
index fe7e60a4..3471d56a 100644
--- a/src/changes/changes.xml
+++ b/src/changes/changes.xml
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ The <action> type attribute can be add,update,fix,remove.
   <body>
   <release version="1.10.1" date="YYYY-MM-DD" description="This is a feature 
and maintenance release. Java 8 or later is required.">
     <!-- FIX -->
+    <action type="fix" dev="ggregory" due-to="Mark Miller, Gary Gregory" 
issue="VALIDATOR-502">Circular dependency in static initialization causes NPE 
in GenericValidator.isCreditCard().</action>
     <!-- ADD -->
     <!-- UPDATE -->
     <action type="update" dev="ggregory" due-to="Gary Gregory, 
Dependabot">Bump org.apache.commons:commons-parent from 85 to 90 #361, 
#370.</action>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/Constants.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/Constants.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2d9dbeb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/Constants.java
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.apache.commons.validator;
+
+import org.apache.commons.validator.routines.CreditCardValidator;
+import org.apache.commons.validator.routines.UrlValidator;
+
+/**
+ * Defines constants to avoid an NPE for [VALIDATOR-502] Circular dependency 
in static initialization causes NPE in GenericValidator.isCreditCard().
+ */
+final class Constants {
+
+    /**
+     * CreditCardValidator used in wrapper method.
+     */
+    static final CreditCardValidator CREDIT_CARD_VALIDATOR = new 
CreditCardValidator();
+
+    /**
+     * UrlValidator used in wrapper method.
+     */
+    static final UrlValidator URL_VALIDATOR = new UrlValidator();
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/GenericValidator.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/GenericValidator.java
index defc2800..03bf08a1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/GenericValidator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/GenericValidator.java
@@ -22,10 +22,8 @@ import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
 import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
-import org.apache.commons.validator.routines.CreditCardValidator;
 import org.apache.commons.validator.routines.DateValidator;
 import org.apache.commons.validator.routines.EmailValidator;
-import org.apache.commons.validator.routines.UrlValidator;
 
 /**
  * This class contains basic methods for performing validations.
@@ -34,16 +32,6 @@ public class GenericValidator implements Serializable {
 
     private static final long serialVersionUID = -7212095066891517618L;
 
-    /**
-     * UrlValidator used in wrapper method.
-     */
-    private static final UrlValidator URL_VALIDATOR = new UrlValidator();
-
-    /**
-     * CreditCardValidator used in wrapper method.
-     */
-    private static final CreditCardValidator CREDIT_CARD_VALIDATOR = new 
CreditCardValidator();
-
     /**
      * Calculate an adjustment amount for line endings.
      *
@@ -96,7 +84,7 @@ public class GenericValidator implements Serializable {
      * @return true if the value is valid Credit Card Number.
      */
     public static boolean isCreditCard(final String value) {
-        return CREDIT_CARD_VALIDATOR.isValid(value);
+        return Constants.CREDIT_CARD_VALIDATOR.isValid(value);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -277,7 +265,7 @@ public class GenericValidator implements Serializable {
      * @return true if the value is valid Url.
      */
     public static boolean isUrl(final String value) {
-        return URL_VALIDATOR.isValid(value);
+        return Constants.URL_VALIDATOR.isValid(value);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git 
a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/CreditCardValidatorTest.java
 
b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/CreditCardValidatorTest.java
index e91a9cee..4a8abbbb 100644
--- 
a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/CreditCardValidatorTest.java
+++ 
b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/CreditCardValidatorTest.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNull;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
 
+import org.apache.commons.validator.GenericValidator;
 import 
org.apache.commons.validator.routines.CreditCardValidator.CreditCardRange;
 import org.apache.commons.validator.routines.checkdigit.LuhnCheckDigit;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
@@ -347,6 +348,18 @@ class CreditCardValidatorTest {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Tests [VALIDATOR-502] Circular dependency in static initialization 
causes NPE in GenericValidator.isCreditCard().
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testGenericValidatorCircularDependency() {
+        // Before the fix, commenting out this line will avoid the NPE.
+        @SuppressWarnings("unused")
+        final CreditCardValidator ccv = new CreditCardValidator();
+        // Threw an NPE.
+        GenericValidator.isCreditCard("1234567890");
+    }
+
     @Test
     void testIsValid() {
         CreditCardValidator ccv = new CreditCardValidator();

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