[jira] [Created] (FREEMARKER-40) ClassIntrospector should detect public methods in non-public classes

[Jochen Wiedmann (JIRA)]

Jochen Wiedmann created FREEMARKER-40:
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             Summary: ClassIntrospector should detect public methods in 
non-public classes
                 Key: FREEMARKER-40
                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FREEMARKER-40
             Project: Apache Freemarker
          Issue Type: Bug
          Components: engine
    Affects Versions: 2.3.25-incubating
            Reporter: Jochen Wiedmann
            Priority: Minor


In ClassIntrospector.discoverAccessibleMethods, the assumption is made, that 
only public classes can have accessible methods. This is plainly wrong: For 
example, a private object might be implementing an interface.

Freemarker should detect public gettters, and treat them as accessible. At the 
very least, it should inform the user about the problem. A message like

  "Key <propertyName> was not found on an instance of ..."

should be replaced by

  "Key <propertyName> was not found on an instance of ..."
  "A possible reason is,that the class must be public."

Thanks,

Jochen





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