theonedev/onedev · error · ExplicitException

Getter not found for property: ${propertyName}

Error message

Getter not found for property: ${propertyName}

What it means

OneDev-specific extension in ValidatorImpl: when validating a property constraint whose location is an AbstractPropertyConstraintLocation, it looks up the property's getter via BeanUtils.findGetter on the current bean's class; if no getter exists it throws ExplicitException. Hibernate's own validation only needs the field, but OneDev's DependsOn/ShowCondition machinery requires an actual callable getter.

Source

Thrown at server-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/validator/internal/engine/ValidatorImpl.java:1350

	}

	private boolean isValidationRequired(BaseBeanValidationContext<?> validationContext,
			ValueContext<?, ?> valueContext,
			MetaConstraint<?> metaConstraint) {
		var location = metaConstraint.getLocation();
		if (location instanceof TypeArgumentConstraintLocation) {
			location = ((TypeArgumentConstraintLocation) location).getOuterDelegate();
		}		
		if (location instanceof AbstractPropertyConstraintLocation && valueContext.getCurrentBean() != null) {
			// Check if this constraint comes from a superclass method that has been overridden
			if (isConstraintFromOverriddenMethod(location, valueContext.getCurrentBean().getClass(), metaConstraint.getDescriptor().getAnnotationType())) {
				return false; // Skip validation for constraints from overridden superclass methods
			}
			var bean = valueContext.getCurrentBean();			
			var propertyName = ((AbstractPropertyConstraintLocation<?>) location).getPropertyName();
			var getter = BeanUtils.findGetter(bean.getClass(), propertyName);
			if (getter == null) {
				throw new ExplicitException("Getter not found for property: " + propertyName);
			}
			for (var dependsOn : getter.getAnnotationsByType(DependsOn.class)) {
				var dependencyGetter = BeanUtils.findGetter(bean.getClass(), dependsOn.property());
				if (dependencyGetter == null) {
					throw new ExplicitException("Getter not found for property: " + dependsOn.property());
				}
				try {
					var dependencyPropertyValue = dependencyGetter.invoke(bean);
					if (!DependsOnUtils.isPropertyVisible(dependsOn, dependencyGetter.getReturnType(), dependencyPropertyValue))
						return false;
				} catch (IllegalAccessException | IllegalArgumentException | InvocationTargetException e) {
					throw new ExplicitException("Error invoking getter for property: " + dependsOn.property(), e);
				}
			}
			var showCondition = getter.getAnnotation(ShowCondition.class);
			if (showCondition != null) {
				EditContext.push(new EditContext() {
					@Override

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Solutions

1. Add the missing getter to the bean class (matching JavaBeans naming for the property).
2. Fix the property name used in the constraint/property location to match an existing getter.
3. If the property should not expose a getter, move the constraint to a property that has one.

Example fix

// before
class Settings {
    private String url;
    @NotEmpty
    private String name; // no getter
}

// after
class Settings {
    private String url;
    private String name;
    @NotEmpty
    public String getName() { return name; }
}

// fail fast in tests if constrained properties lack getters
for (String prop : constrainedProperties) {
    if (BeanUtils.findGetter(beanClass, prop) == null)
        throw new IllegalStateException("missing getter for " + prop);
}

static boolean hasGetter(Class<?> type, String property) {
    String cap = Character.toUpperCase(property.charAt(0)) + property.substring(1);
    try {
        type.getMethod("get" + cap);
        return true;
    } catch (NoSuchMethodException e) {
        try { type.getMethod("is" + cap); return true; }
        catch (NoSuchMethodException e2) { return false; }
    }
}

try {
    validator.validate(bean);
} catch (Exception e) {
    if (e.getMessage() != null && e.getMessage().startsWith("Getter not found for property: ")) {
        // add the getter or fix the property name
    } else throw e;
}

When it happens

Trigger: Declaring a constraint on a property that only has a field with no corresponding getter (getX/isX or fluent name()), or a getter named inconsistently with the property name in the constraint location.

Common situations: Custom editable/input property definitions in OneDev where a property was added without its getter, renamed getters, or boolean fields using 'get' prefix instead of 'is'.

Related errors

• Getter not found for property: ${dependsOn.property()}
• Error invoking getter for property: ${dependsOn.property()}
• State is required
• Issue ${issueReference} is not in current project
• Pull request submitter cannot be reviewer

AI-assisted analysis of theonedev/onedev@d44925c47c (2026-09-06). Data as JSON: /api/errors/e524f1b6c20af761. Report an issue: GitHub.