eBugs created HADOOP-16297:
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Summary: MiniKdc.main() throws a RuntimeException when the work
directory does not exist
Key: HADOOP-16297
URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HADOOP-16297
Project: Hadoop Common
Issue Type: Bug
Reporter: eBugs
Dear Hadoop developers, we are developing a tool to detect exception-related
bugs in Java. Our prototype has spotted the following {{throw}} statement whose
exception class and error message indicate different error conditions.
Version: Hadoop-3.1.2
File:
HADOOP-ROOT/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-minikdc/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/minikdc/MiniKdc.java
Line: 86
{code:java}
if (!workDir.exists()) {
throw new RuntimeException("Specified work directory does not exists: "
+ workDir.getAbsolutePath());
}{code}
{{RuntimeException}} is usually used to represent errors in the program logic
(think of one of its subclasses, {{NullPointerException}}), while the error
message indicates that the {{workDir}} does not exist. This mismatch could be a
problem. For example, the callers may miss the "directory does not exist"
scenario because an inaccurate exception is thrown. Or, the callers trying to
handle other {{RuntimeException}} may accidentally (and incorrectly) handle the
"directory does not exist" scenario. Throwing a {{FileNotFoundException}} may
be more accurate here.
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