apache/maven · error · IllegalArgumentException

Could not interpolate CommonsCliOptions

Error message

Could not interpolate CommonsCliOptions

What it means

Error "Could not interpolate CommonsCliOptions" thrown in apache/maven.

Source

Thrown at impl/maven-cli/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cling/invoker/CommonsCliOptions.java:284

            // now that we have properties, interpolate all arguments
            Interpolator interpolator = createInterpolator();
            CommandLine.Builder commandLineBuilder = CommandLine.builder();
            commandLineBuilder.setDeprecatedHandler(o -> {});
            for (Option option : commandLine.getOptions()) {
                if (!CommonsCliOptions.CLIManager.USER_PROPERTY.equals(option.getOpt())) {
                    List<String> values = option.getValuesList();
                    for (ListIterator<String> it = values.listIterator(); it.hasNext(); ) {
                        it.set(interpolator.interpolate(it.next(), callback));
                    }
                }
                commandLineBuilder.addOption(option);
            }
            for (String arg : commandLine.getArgList()) {
                commandLineBuilder.addArg(interpolator.interpolate(arg, callback));
            }
            return copy(source, cliManager, commandLineBuilder.get());
        } catch (InterpolatorException e) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Could not interpolate CommonsCliOptions", e);
        }
    }

    protected CommonsCliOptions copy(String source, CLIManager cliManager, CommandLine commandLine) {
        return new CommonsCliOptions(source, cliManager, commandLine);
    }

    @Override
    public void displayHelp(ParserRequest request, Consumer<String> printStream) {
        cliManager.displayHelp(request.command(), printStream);
    }

    protected static class CLIManager {
        public static final String USER_PROPERTY = "D";
        public static final String SHOW_VERSION_AND_EXIT = "v";
        public static final String SHOW_VERSION = "V";
        public static final String QUIET = "q";
        public static final String VERBOSE = "X";

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at impl/maven-cli/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cling/invoker/CommonsCliOptions.java:284 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of apache/maven@e4093d4e12 (2026-08-21). Data as JSON: /api/errors/0bcd440b56228f86. Report an issue: GitHub.