ERROR: Unable to run check class org.sonar.java.checks.VisibleForTestingUsageCheck - S5803 on file

SonarQube Scanner 4.2.0.1873
Java 11.0.3 AdoptOpenJDK (64-bit)
Linux 4.19.121-linuxkit amd64
User cache: /root/.sonar/cache
SonarQube server 8.7.1
Project Java Version JDK 1.8

When scanning certain source files that use Jackson annotations, I get many errors similar to the following. I know this can happen when Sonar Scanner uses a version of Java different from the project version. I have tried various solutions that have been suggested by others such as:

  • Recompile project with Java 11 to match scanner Java version
  • Set sonar.java.source=8 (scanner uses Java 11)
  • Set sonar.java.jdkHome=<path to local Java 8 home> which I shared with Docker as a mounted volume

Nothing changes, the errors still appear regardless.

        at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.problem.ProblemHandler.handle(ProblemHandler.java:162)
        at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.problem.ProblemHandler.handle(ProblemHandler.java:229)
        at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.problem.ProblemReporter.handle(ProblemReporter.java:2624)
        at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.problem.ProblemReporter.isClassPathCorrect(ProblemReporter.java:5081)
        at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.lookup.LookupEnvironment.getTypeFromCompoundName(LookupEnvironment.java:1791)
        at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.lookup.LookupEnvironment.getTypeFromConstantPoolName(LookupEnvironment.java:1821)
        at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.lookup.LookupEnvironment.getTypeFromConstantPoolName(LookupEnvironment.java:1829)
        at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.lookup.BinaryTypeBinding.createAnnotation(BinaryTypeBinding.java:199)
        at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.lookup.BinaryTypeBinding.createAnnotations(BinaryTypeBinding.java:208)
        at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.lookup.BinaryTypeBinding.createFields(BinaryTypeBinding.java:775)
        at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.lookup.BinaryTypeBinding.cachePartsFrom(BinaryTypeBinding.java:601)
        at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.lookup.LookupEnvironment.createBinaryTypeFrom(LookupEnvironment.java:1055)
        at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.lookup.LookupEnvironment.createBinaryTypeFrom(LookupEnvironment.java:1036)
        at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.Compiler.accept(Compiler.java:308)
        at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.lookup.LookupEnvironment.askForType(LookupEnvironment.java:257)
        at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.lookup.UnresolvedReferenceBinding.resolve(UnresolvedReferenceBinding.java:114)
        at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.lookup.UnresolvedAnnotationBinding.getElementValuePairs(UnresolvedAnnotationBinding.java:65)
        at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.lookup.AnnotationBinding.hashCode(AnnotationBinding.java:269)
        at org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.DefaultBindingResolver$AnnotationIdentityBinding.hashCode(DefaultBindingResolver.java:550)
        at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap.putVal(Unknown Source)
        at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap.putIfAbsent(Unknown Source)
        at org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.DefaultBindingResolver.getAnnotationInstance(DefaultBindingResolver.java:565)
        at org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.TypeBinding.resolveAnnotationBindings(TypeBinding.java:136)
        at org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.TypeBinding.getAnnotations(TypeBinding.java:122)
        at org.sonar.java.model.JSymbol.convertMetadata(JSymbol.java:356)
        at org.sonar.java.model.JSymbol.metadata(JSymbol.java:334)
        at org.sonar.java.checks.VisibleForTestingUsageCheck.visitNode(VisibleForTestingUsageCheck.java:51)
        at org.sonar.java.model.VisitorsBridge$IssuableSubsciptionVisitorsRunner.lambda$visit$6(VisitorsBridge.java:289)
        at org.sonar.java.model.VisitorsBridge$IssuableSubsciptionVisitorsRunner.lambda$forEach$9(VisitorsBridge.java:304)
        at org.sonar.java.model.VisitorsBridge.runScanner(VisitorsBridge.java:168)
        at org.sonar.java.model.VisitorsBridge.access$100(VisitorsBridge.java:63)
        at org.sonar.java.model.VisitorsBridge$IssuableSubsciptionVisitorsRunner.forEach(VisitorsBridge.java:304)
        at org.sonar.java.model.VisitorsBridge$IssuableSubsciptionVisitorsRunner.visit(VisitorsBridge.java:291)
        at org.sonar.java.model.VisitorsBridge$IssuableSubsciptionVisitorsRunner.visitChildren(VisitorsBridge.java:275)
        at org.sonar.java.model.VisitorsBridge$IssuableSubsciptionVisitorsRunner.visit(VisitorsBridge.java:295)
        at org.sonar.java.model.VisitorsBridge$IssuableSubsciptionVisitorsRunner.visitChildren(VisitorsBridge.java:275)
        at org.sonar.java.model.VisitorsBridge$IssuableSubsciptionVisitorsRunner.visit(VisitorsBridge.java:295)
        at org.sonar.java.model.VisitorsBridge$IssuableSubsciptionVisitorsRunner.visitChildren(VisitorsBridge.java:275)
        at org.sonar.java.model.VisitorsBridge$IssuableSubsciptionVisitorsRunner.visit(VisitorsBridge.java:295)
        at org.sonar.java.model.VisitorsBridge$IssuableSubsciptionVisitorsRunner.run(VisitorsBridge.java:266)
        at org.sonar.java.model.VisitorsBridge.visitFile(VisitorsBridge.java:150)
        at org.sonar.java.ast.JavaAstScanner.simpleScan(JavaAstScanner.java:123)
        at org.sonar.java.ast.JavaAstScanner.scan(JavaAstScanner.java:77)
        at org.sonar.java.JavaSquid.scanSources(JavaSquid.java:115)
        at org.sonar.java.JavaSquid.scan(JavaSquid.java:108)
        at org.sonar.plugins.java.JavaSquidSensor.execute(JavaSquidSensor.java:96)
        at org.sonar.scanner.sensor.AbstractSensorWrapper.analyse(AbstractSensorWrapper.java:48)
        at org.sonar.scanner.sensor.ModuleSensorsExecutor.execute(ModuleSensorsExecutor.java:85)
        at org.sonar.scanner.sensor.ModuleSensorsExecutor.lambda$execute$1(ModuleSensorsExecutor.java:59)
        at org.sonar.scanner.sensor.ModuleSensorsExecutor.withModuleStrategy(ModuleSensorsExecutor.java:77)
        at org.sonar.scanner.sensor.ModuleSensorsExecutor.execute(ModuleSensorsExecutor.java:59)
        at org.sonar.scanner.scan.ModuleScanContainer.doAfterStart(ModuleScanContainer.java:82)
        at org.sonar.core.platform.ComponentContainer.startComponents(ComponentContainer.java:137)
        at org.sonar.core.platform.ComponentContainer.execute(ComponentContainer.java:123)
        at org.sonar.scanner.scan.ProjectScanContainer.scan(ProjectScanContainer.java:389)
        at org.sonar.scanner.scan.ProjectScanContainer.scanRecursively(ProjectScanContainer.java:385)
        at org.sonar.scanner.scan.ProjectScanContainer.doAfterStart(ProjectScanContainer.java:354)
        at org.sonar.core.platform.ComponentContainer.startComponents(ComponentContainer.java:137)
        at org.sonar.core.platform.ComponentContainer.execute(ComponentContainer.java:123)
        at org.sonar.scanner.bootstrap.GlobalContainer.doAfterStart(GlobalContainer.java:144)
        at org.sonar.core.platform.ComponentContainer.startComponents(ComponentContainer.java:137)
        at org.sonar.core.platform.ComponentContainer.execute(ComponentContainer.java:123)
        at org.sonar.batch.bootstrapper.Batch.doExecute(Batch.java:72)
        at org.sonar.batch.bootstrapper.Batch.execute(Batch.java:66)
        at org.sonarsource.scanner.api.internal.batch.BatchIsolatedLauncher.execute(BatchIsolatedLauncher.java:46)
        at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
        at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
        at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
        at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
        at org.sonarsource.scanner.api.internal.IsolatedLauncherProxy.invoke(IsolatedLauncherProxy.java:60)
        at com.sun.proxy.$Proxy0.execute(Unknown Source)
        at org.sonarsource.scanner.api.EmbeddedScanner.doExecute(EmbeddedScanner.java:189)
        at org.sonarsource.scanner.api.EmbeddedScanner.execute(EmbeddedScanner.java:138)
        at org.sonarsource.scanner.cli.Main.execute(Main.java:112)
        at org.sonarsource.scanner.cli.Main.execute(Main.java:75)
        at org.sonarsource.scanner.cli.Main.main(Main.java:61)```

Hi,

Please provide the entire stacktrace as well as a line or two before it starts.

 
Thx,
Ann