theonedev/onedev · error · RuntimeException

Not recognized getter method (class: %s, method: %s)

Error message

Not recognized getter method (class: %s, method: %s)

What it means

BeanUtils.getPropertyName(Method getter) derives the bean property name from a getter method by stripping the 'get' or 'is' prefix. If the passed method is not named according to either convention, a RuntimeException is thrown with the declaring class and method name — the method is not actually a getter.

Source

Thrown at server-core/src/main/java/io/onedev/server/util/BeanUtils.java:213

	}
	
	/**
	 * Get property name associated with the getter method.
	 * 
	 * @param getter
	 * 			getter method to retrieve property name from
	 * @return
	 * 			property name associated with the getter method
	 * @throws
	 * 			RuntimeException if specified method is not a getter method
	 */
	public static String getPropertyName(Method getter) {
		if (getter.getName().startsWith("get")) {
			return getPropertyName(getter.getName().substring(3));
		} else if (getter.getName().startsWith("is")) {
			return getPropertyName(getter.getName().substring(2));
		} else {
			throw new RuntimeException(String.format("Not recognized getter method (class: %s, method: %s)", 
					getter.getDeclaringClass().getName(), getter.getName()));
		}
	}
	
	/**
	 * Find corresponding setter method in declaring class of specified getter. Note that it will not 
	 * search in super classes as the sub class may intentionally override getter without overriding 
	 * setter to make some property read only
	 * 
	 * @param getter
	 * 			getter method to find corresponding setter
	 * @return
	 * 			setter method, or <tt>null</tt> if not found in declared class of the getter
	 */
	public static Method findSetter(Method getter) {
		String setterName = "set" + getAccessorSuffix(getPropertyName(getter));
		try {
			return getter.getDeclaringClass().getDeclaredMethod(setterName, getter.getReturnType());

View on GitHub (pinned to d44925c47c)

Solutions

1. Filter candidate methods by Modifier/is-void-return and name.startsWith("get")||startsWith("is") before calling getPropertyName()
2. Rename the accessor to follow JavaBean conventions (getX/isX) if it is meant to be a bean property
3. If fluent naming is intentional, resolve the property name yourself instead of via getPropertyName()
4. Guard the call: check getter.getName() prefix and handle the fallback in your code rather than letting it throw

Example fix

// before
String prop = BeanUtils.getPropertyName(method); // method = build(), throws
// after
if (method.getName().startsWith("get") || method.getName().startsWith("is")) {
    String prop = BeanUtils.getPropertyName(method);
}

public static boolean isJavaBeanGetter(Method m) {
    String n = m.getName();
    return (n.startsWith("get") && n.length() > 3) || (n.startsWith("is") && n.length() > 2);
}

methods.stream().filter(BeanUtilsHelper::isJavaBeanGetter)
       .forEach(m -> use(BeanUtils.getPropertyName(m)));

try {
    String prop = BeanUtils.getPropertyName(method);
} catch (RuntimeException e) {
    if (e.getMessage().startsWith("Not recognized getter method"))
        logger.warn("Skipping non-getter method {}", method.getName());
    else throw e;
}

When it happens

Trigger: Calling getPropertyName() with a Method that is not a standard JavaBean getter, i.e. its name starts with neither 'get' nor 'is' (e.g. a setter, a plain method like toString(), or a fluent-named accessor).

Common situations: Passing arbitrary methods obtained from getDeclaredMethods() without filtering for getters; assuming fluent accessors (name() instead of getName()) are supported; passing setters by mistake in reflective mapping code.

Understand the failure class

Background: "Must be a positive integer", "Invalid value", "Unsupported": the invalid-argument-value error family, when a library rejects the value you pass — this error's family across 35 libraries.

Related errors

• Getter not found (class: %s, property: %s)
• Cannot find setter (class: %s, property: %s, type: %s)
• Invalid element type:
• Getter not found for property: ${propertyName}
• Getter not found for property: ${dependsOn.property()}

AI-assisted analysis of theonedev/onedev@d44925c47c (2026-09-06). Data as JSON: /api/errors/6a1389aab767a229. Report an issue: GitHub.