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Fix OutOfScopeException in getConfiguredMojo when plugin realm creates separate SessionScope

  • Understand the root cause: SessionScope not being entered/seeded in MavenImpl.getConfiguredMojo()
  • Implement fix to enter and seed SessionScope in addition to MojoExecutionScope
  • Add SessionScope import and proper nested try-finally blocks
  • Document the changes with inline comments
  • Verify the fix addresses the specific call path from AbstractMavenArchiverConfigurator
  • Ensure no other code paths are affected negatively
  • Create test case that reproduces the issue and validates the fix
  • Only seed SessionScope if not already active (avoid double-entering)
  • Add detailed explanation of why .mvn folders trigger the issue
  • Use public API (seed) instead of protected getScopeState() for Maven 3.9 compatibility
  • Fix NPE in test by using setupExecutionPlan which properly initializes MojoDescriptor
  • Test the fix with a project containing .mvn folder (requires manual testing by maintainers)
  • Validate no regressions with existing tests (requires full build environment)

Changes

Improved SessionScope handling in MavenImpl.getConfiguredMojo():

  1. Conditional seeding with public API: Check if SessionScope is already entered using seed() instead of protected getScopeState()

    • Attempts to seed the MavenSession directly
    • If OutOfScopeException is thrown, it means the scope is not entered, so we enter and then seed
    • Only exits SessionScope if we entered it (tracked with sessionScopeEntered flag)
    • This approach uses only public API methods and is compatible with Maven 3.9+
  2. What happens if SessionScope is already seeded:

    • If the scope is already entered and seeded, the seed() call will succeed (it replaces the existing seed)
    • This is safe because we're seeding with the same MavenSession object that should already be there
    • We won't exit a scope we didn't enter, preventing issues with nested scope management
  3. Detailed documentation: Added comprehensive comments explaining:

    • Why .mvn folders trigger the issue
    • How PlexusContainerManager.aquire(File) creates separate containers for multi-module directories
    • Each container has its own ClassWorld and Guice injector with separate SessionScope instances
    • Why we need to check and potentially seed the SessionScope after getPluginRealm() is called

Why .mvn Folders Cause This Issue

When a project has a .mvn folder:

  1. MavenProperties.computeMultiModuleProjectDirectory() identifies it as a multi-module root
  2. PlexusContainerManager.aquire(File) creates a separate PlexusContainer for that directory
  3. Each container has its own ClassWorld instance (to avoid DuplicateRealmException for extensions)
  4. Each ClassWorld has its own Guice injector with separate SessionScope instances
  5. After getPluginRealm() loads the plugin into this separate container, we're using a different SessionScope than the one seeded in MavenExecutionContext.execute()
  6. Without proper handling, accessing session-scoped beans throws OutOfScopeException

Test Coverage

Added SessionScopeTest in org.eclipse.m2e.core.tests:

  • Fixed NPE: Changed from calculateExecutionPlan() to facade.setupExecutionPlan() which properly initializes the MojoDescriptor
  • testGetConfiguredMojoWithDotMvnFolder(): Tests the fix with a project containing .mvn folder
  • testGetConfiguredMojoWithoutDotMvnFolder(): Regression test for projects without .mvn folder
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<issue_title>OutOfScopeException: Cannot access session scope outside of a scoping block</issue_title>
<issue_description>Hello,

I have (probably) the same issue as #2084 (I can't reopen it but feel free to close this one and reopen the other).

I decided to use the Snapshot repository ( https://download.eclipse.org/technology/m2e/snapshots/latest ) to get the fix but it still seems to fail, although the error message is a little bit different: OutOfScopeException: Cannot access session scope outside of a scoping block.

For information:

  • Maven Version : 3.9.11 (project are using Java 8)
  • Maven JAR Plugin Version: 3.5.0
  • Eclipse 2025-09 (4.37.0) (build 20250905-1456) running with Java 21
  • m2e core 2.7.600.20251121-1832 signed on 21/11/2025 19:38

The trace:

com.google.inject.ProvisionException: Unable to provision, see the following errors:

1) [Guice/ErrorInCustomProvider]: OutOfScopeException: Cannot access session scope outside of a scoping block
  at SessionScopeModule.configure(SessionScopeModule.java:55)
      \_ installed by: WireModule -> SessionScopeModule
  at JarMojo.<init>(JarMojo.java:72)
      \_ for 2nd parameter
  while locating JarMojo

Learn more:
  https://github.com/google/guice/wiki/ERROR_IN_CUSTOM_PROVIDER

1 error

======================
Full classname legend:
======================
JarMojo:             "org.apache.maven.plugins.jar.JarMojo"
OutOfScopeException: "com.google.inject.OutOfScopeException"
SessionScopeModule:  "org.apache.maven.session.scope.internal.SessionScopeModule"
WireModule:          "org.eclipse.sisu.wire.WireModule"
========================
End of classname legend:
========================

	at com.google.inject.internal.InternalProvisionException.toProvisionException(InternalProvisionException.java:251)
	at com.google.inject.internal.InjectorImpl$1.get(InjectorImpl.java:1104)
	at com.google.inject.internal.InjectorImpl.getInstance(InjectorImpl.java:1139)
	at org.eclipse.sisu.space.AbstractDeferredClass.get(AbstractDeferredClass.java:50)
	at com.google.inject.internal.ProviderInternalFactory.provision(ProviderInternalFactory.java:86)
	at com.google.inject.internal.InternalFactoryToInitializableAdapter.provision(InternalFactoryToInitializableAdapter.java:57)
	at com.google.inject.internal.ProviderInternalFactory$1.call(ProviderInternalFactory.java:67)
	at com.google.inject.internal.ProvisionListenerStackCallback$Provision.provision(ProvisionListenerStackCallback.java:109)
	at com.google.inject.internal.ProvisionListenerStackCallback$Provision.provision(ProvisionListenerStackCallback.java:124)
	at com.google.inject.internal.ProvisionListenerStackCallback.provision(ProvisionListenerStackCallback.java:66)
	at com.google.inject.internal.ProviderInternalFactory.circularGet(ProviderInternalFactory.java:62)
	at com.google.inject.internal.InternalFactoryToInitializableAdapter.get(InternalFactoryToInitializableAdapter.java:47)
	at com.google.inject.internal.InjectorImpl$1.get(InjectorImpl.java:1101)
	at org.eclipse.sisu.inject.Guice4$2.get(Guice4.java:235)
	at org.eclipse.sisu.inject.LazyBeanEntry.getValue(LazyBeanEntry.java:83)
	at org.eclipse.sisu.plexus.LazyPlexusBean.getValue(LazyPlexusBean.java:53)
	at org.codehaus.plexus.DefaultPlexusContainer.lookup(DefaultPlexusContainer.java:267)
	at org.codehaus.plexus.DefaultPlexusContainer.lookup(DefaultPlexusContainer.java:259)
	at org.apache.maven.plugin.internal.DefaultMavenPluginManager.getConfiguredMojo(DefaultMavenPluginManager.java:491)
	at org.eclipse.m2e.core.internal.embedder.MavenImpl.getConfiguredMojo(MavenImpl.java:215)
	at org.eclipse.m2e.mavenarchiver.internal.AbstractMavenArchiverConfigurator.reflectManifestGeneration(AbstractMavenArchiverConfigurator.java:439)
	at org.eclipse.m2e.mavenarchiver.internal.AbstractMavenArchiverConfigurator.lambda$3(AbstractMavenArchiverConfigurator.java:398)
	at org.eclipse.m2e.core.internal.embedder.MavenExecutionContext.executeBare(MavenExecutionContext.java:462)
	at org.eclipse.m2e.core.internal.embedder.MavenExecutionContext.execute(MavenExecutionContext.java:342)
	at org.eclipse.m2e.core.internal.embedder.MavenExecutionContext.execute(MavenExecutionContext.java:281)
	at org.eclipse.m2e.mavenarchiver.internal.AbstractMavenArchiverConfigurator.generateManifest(AbstractMavenArchiverConfigurator.java:371)
	at org.eclipse.m2e.mavenarchiver.internal.AbstractMavenArchiverConfigurator.mavenProjectChanged(AbstractMavenArchiverConfigurator.java:228)
	at org.eclipse.m2e.mavenarchiver.internal.AbstractMavenArchiverConfigurator$1.build(AbstractMavenArchiverConfigurator.java:178)
	at org.eclipse.m2e.core.internal.builder.MavenBuilderImpl.lambda$2(MavenBuilderImpl.java:159)
	at java.base/java.util.LinkedHashMap.forEach(LinkedHashMap.java:986)
	at org.eclipse.m2e.core.internal.builder.MavenBuilderImpl.build(MavenBuilderImpl.java:139)
	at org.eclipse.m2e.core.int...

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laeubi commented Jan 14, 2026

FYI @kwin I asked the AI to analyze why your fix is not effective in all cases, maybe this can be used as an inspiration.

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Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] Fix OutOfScopeException in session scope Fix OutOfScopeException in getConfiguredMojo when plugin realm creates separate SessionScope Jan 14, 2026
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laeubi commented Jan 14, 2026

@copilot Can you create a testcase for this in https://github.com/eclipse-m2e/m2e-core/tree/main/org.eclipse.m2e.core.tests ? At best it would fail before this change and succeed after this change so we make sure this will not get any regression in the future.

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Copilot AI commented Jan 14, 2026

@copilot Can you create a testcase for this in https://github.com/eclipse-m2e/m2e-core/tree/main/org.eclipse.m2e.core.tests ? At best it would fail before this change and succeed after this change so ...

I've created a test case in org.eclipse.m2e.core.tests/src/org/eclipse/m2e/core/embedder/SessionScopeTest.java.

The test includes:

  • testGetConfiguredMojoWithDotMvnFolder() - Reproduces the OutOfScopeException by calling getConfiguredMojo() with a project containing a .mvn folder and maven-jar-plugin 3.5.0. This test would fail before the fix (commit 7a28f11) and succeeds after.
  • testGetConfiguredMojoWithoutDotMvnFolder() - Regression test ensuring projects without .mvn folder continue to work.

Test project is in resources/projects/sessionScopeTest/ with the .mvn folder and jar plugin configuration that triggers the issue.

Commit: 5d2fb81

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kwin commented Jan 14, 2026

@copilot Can you only seed the SessionScope in case this is not done yet? Also elaborate why with a .mvn directory a different Guice is being used.

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Copilot AI commented Jan 14, 2026

@copilot Can you only seed the SessionScope in case this is not done yet? Also elaborate why with a .mvn directory a different Guice is being used.

I've updated the code to only seed SessionScope if not already active, using sessionScope.getScopeState() to detect if we're already in scope (catching OutOfScopeException when not).

Why .mvn folders cause different Guice injector:

When a project has a .mvn folder:

  1. PlexusContainerManager.aquire(File) creates a separate container for that multi-module project directory
  2. Each container has its own ClassWorld (to avoid DuplicateRealmException when loading extensions from different .mvn folders)
  3. Each ClassWorld has its own Guice injector with separate SessionScope instances
  4. After getPluginRealm() loads the plugin, we may be using this different SessionScope than the one seeded in MavenExecutionContext.execute()

The code now checks if SessionScope is already active before entering/seeding it, and only exits if we entered it.

Commit: e2734cb

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scope.seed(MojoExecution.class, mojoExecution);
return clazz.cast(lookup(MavenPluginManager.class).getConfiguredMojo(Mojo.class, session, mojoExecution));
// Check if SessionScope is already active by attempting to get its state
sessionScope.getScopeState();
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sessionScope.getScopeState();
} catch(com.google.inject.OutOfScopeException e) {
// SessionScope is not active, we need to enter and seed it
sessionScope.enter();
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@copilot Is there a way to detect that without relying on exceptions? If not what happens if the sessionScope is entered/seeded twice?

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I've changed the approach to avoid relying on a protected method. Now we try to seed() directly (which is public), and catch OutOfScopeException if the scope is not entered.

If SessionScope is already entered and seeded, calling seed() again will succeed - it simply replaces the existing seed value with the same MavenSession object. This is safe and won't cause issues since:

  1. We're seeding with the same session object that should already be there
  2. We only exit the scope if we entered it (tracked by sessionScopeEntered flag)
  3. This prevents issues with nested scope management

Commit: 4b5308d

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Copilot AI requested a review from kwin January 14, 2026 14:02
// This call should NOT throw OutOfScopeException
// Before the fix, this would fail with:
// "OutOfScopeException: Cannot access session scope outside of a scoping block"
Mojo configuredMojo = maven.getConfiguredMojo(session, jarExecution, Mojo.class);
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@copilot This throws the following NPE:

java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot invoke "org.apache.maven.plugin.descriptor.MojoDescriptor.getPluginDescriptor()" because "mojoDescriptor" is null
	at org.eclipse.m2e.core.internal.embedder.MavenImpl.getConfiguredMojo(MavenImpl.java:209)
	at org.eclipse.m2e.core.embedder.SessionScopeTest.lambda$0(SessionScopeTest.java:91)
	at org.eclipse.m2e.core.internal.embedder.MavenExecutionContext.executeBare(MavenExecutionContext.java:462)
	at org.eclipse.m2e.core.internal.embedder.MavenExecutionContext.execute(MavenExecutionContext.java:342)
	at org.eclipse.m2e.core.internal.embedder.MavenExecutionContext.execute(MavenExecutionContext.java:281)
	at org.eclipse.m2e.core.embedder.SessionScopeTest.testGetConfiguredMojoWithDotMvnFolder(SessionScopeTest.java:68)

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Fixed the NPE by using facade.setupExecutionPlan() instead of maven.calculateExecutionPlan(). The issue was that calculateExecutionPlan() doesn't properly initialize the MojoDescriptor, while setupExecutionPlan() does. This matches how the production code in AbstractMavenArchiverConfigurator obtains the execution plan.

Commit: 5e5668a

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* own ClassWorld and Guice injector with separate SessionScope instances. This can
* cause OutOfScopeException if the SessionScope is not properly managed.
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public class SessionScopeTest extends AbstractMavenProjectTestCase {
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@HannesWell Any idea why for test classes Jenkins complains about

Discouraged access: The type 'AbstractMavenProjectTestCase' is not API (restriction on classpath entry '/home/jenkins/agent/workspace/m2e_PR-2124/org.eclipse.m2e.tests.common/target/classes')

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Usually means package not exported but using RequireBundle ...

@kwin kwin merged commit 5beb82e into main Feb 5, 2026
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@kwin kwin deleted the copilot/fix-out-of-scope-exception branch February 5, 2026 16:11
@kwin kwin added the bug Something isn't working label Feb 5, 2026
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laeubi commented Feb 5, 2026

@kwin ist usually a good idea to fetch the branch and squash the commits to keep the history clean from intermediate steps.

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kwin commented Feb 5, 2026

@laeubi I squashed into a single commit: 5beb82e. Any concerns with that?

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laeubi commented Feb 6, 2026

@laeubi I squashed into a single commit: 5beb82e. Any concerns with that?

No I was just confused because github said "merged" ... so all seems good.

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