UnnecessaryThrows should not change API for protected methods

src/main/java/org/openrewrite/staticanalysis/UnnecessaryThrows.java

@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 import java.time.Duration;
 import java.util.*;
 
+import static org.openrewrite.java.tree.J.Modifier.Type.*;
+
 public class UnnecessaryThrows extends Recipe {
 
     @Override
@@ -146,6 +148,11 @@ private Set<JavaType.FullyQualified> findExceptionCandidates(J.@Nullable MethodD
             return Collections.emptySet();
         }
 
+        // Do not change the API of methods intended for overriding.
+        if (method.hasModifier(Protected) && !method.getMethodType().isOverride()) {
+            return Collections.emptySet();
+        }
+
         //Collect all checked exceptions.
         Set<JavaType.FullyQualified> candidates = new TreeSet<>(Comparator.comparing(JavaType.FullyQualified::getFullyQualifiedName));
 
@@ -166,9 +173,9 @@ private Set<JavaType.FullyQualified> findExceptionCandidates(J.@Nullable MethodD
 
         //noinspection ConstantConditions
         if ((method.getMethodType().getDeclaringType() != null && method.getMethodType().getDeclaringType().getFlags().contains(Flag.Final)) ||
-                method.isAbstract() || method.hasModifier(J.Modifier.Type.Static) ||
-                method.hasModifier(J.Modifier.Type.Private) ||
-                method.hasModifier(J.Modifier.Type.Final)) {
+                method.isAbstract() || method.hasModifier(Static) ||
+                method.hasModifier(Private) ||
+                method.hasModifier(Final)) {
             //Consider all checked exceptions as candidates if the type/method are final or the method is private or static.
             return candidates;
         }

src/test/java/org/openrewrite/staticanalysis/UnnecessaryThrowsTest.java

@@ -395,4 +395,51 @@ public static class MyException extends Exception { }
           )
         );
     }
+
+    @Issue("https://github.com/apache/maven/pull/2291")
+    @Test
+    void retainProtectedNonOverrides() {
+        rewriteRun(
+          //language=java
+          java(
+            """
+              import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
+              class A {
+                  // Someone marked this protected, and added exceptions that implementers can optionally use
+                  protected void method() throws FileNotFoundException {
+                  }
+              }
+              """
+          ),
+          java(
+            """
+              import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
+              class B extends A {
+                  @Override
+                  protected void method() throws FileNotFoundException {
+                      throw new FileNotFoundException();
+                  }
+              }
+              """
+          ),
+          java(
+            """
+              import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
+              class C extends A {
+                  @Override
+                  protected void method() throws FileNotFoundException {
+                  }
+              }
+              """,
+            // Expected to remove here, as we override, but do not use the exceptions
+            """
+              class C extends A {
+                  @Override
+                  protected void method() {
+                  }
+              }
+              """
+          )
+        );
+    }
 }