ObjectProvider.provideObject() called twice for a single request
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         Key: HIVEMIND-99
         URL: http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HIVEMIND-99
     Project: HiveMind
        Type: Improvement
  Components: framework  
    Versions: 1.1    
 Environment: jdk 1.5, Win2k
    Reporter: Stefan Liebig
    Priority: Minor


I wrote an object provider for injecting web services into another service.
This hivemind fragment shows it declaration:
<service-point id="PingHolder" 
interface="de.compeople.spirit.communication.base.mikrokernel.objectprovider.IPingHolder">
 <invoke-factory>
  <construct 
class="de.compeople.spirit.communication.base.mikrokernel.objectprovider.PingHolder"
 autowire-services="false">
   <object>web-service:Ping</object>
  </construct>
 </invoke-factory>
</service-point>

A web service has a logical name (Ping) and its type is derived from the 
injected property/contructor parameter.
This provider works quite well, but while debugging I recognised that the 
provideObject() method within the object provider
is called twice. From eclipse I have the two stacktraces where it stops 
(breakpoint) in the object provider:

Thread [main] (Suspended (breakpoint at line 42 in 
de.compeople.spirit.communication.base.microkernel.objectprovider.WebServiceObjectProvider))
 
de.compeople.spirit.communication.base.microkernel.objectprovider.WebServiceObjectProvider.provideObject(org.apache.hivemind.internal.Module,
 java.lang.Class, java.lang.String, org.apache.hivemind.Location) line: 42
 $ObjectProvider_1027bec98d2.provideObject(org.apache.hivemind.internal.Module, 
java.lang.Class, java.lang.String, org.apache.hivemind.Location) line: not 
available
 
org.apache.hivemind.service.impl.ObjectTranslator.translate(org.apache.hivemind.internal.Module,
 java.lang.Class, java.lang.String, org.apache.hivemind.Location) line: 75
 $Translator_1027bec98c2.translate(org.apache.hivemind.internal.Module, 
java.lang.Class, java.lang.String, org.apache.hivemind.Location) line: not 
available
 
org.apache.hivemind.service.impl.BuilderPropertyFacet.getFacetValue(org.apache.hivemind.ServiceImplementationFactoryParameters,
 java.lang.Class) line: 41
 
org.apache.hivemind.service.impl.BuilderFactoryLogic.instantiateExplicitConstructorInstance(java.lang.Class,
 java.util.List) line: 135
                                                                                
                                             ===========
 
org.apache.hivemind.service.impl.BuilderFactoryLogic.instantiateCoreServiceInstance()
 line: 112
 org.apache.hivemind.service.impl.BuilderFactoryLogic.createService() line: 77
 
org.apache.hivemind.service.impl.BuilderFactory.createCoreServiceImplementation(org.apache.hivemind.ServiceImplementationFactoryParameters)
 line: 42
 
org.apache.hivemind.impl.InvokeFactoryServiceConstructor.constructCoreServiceImplementation()
 line: 84
 
org.apache.hivemind.impl.servicemodel.SingletonServiceModel(org.apache.hivemind.impl.servicemodel.AbstractServiceModelImpl).constructCoreServiceImplementation()
 line: 106
 
org.apache.hivemind.impl.servicemodel.SingletonServiceModel(org.apache.hivemind.impl.servicemodel.AbstractServiceModelImpl).constructNewServiceImplementation()
 line: 156
 
org.apache.hivemind.impl.servicemodel.SingletonServiceModel(org.apache.hivemind.impl.servicemodel.AbstractServiceModelImpl).constructServiceImplementation()
 line: 138
 
org.apache.hivemind.impl.servicemodel.SingletonServiceModel.getActualServiceImplementation()
 line: 68
 $IPingHolder_1027bec98eb._service() line: not available
 $IPingHolder_1027bec98eb.getPing() line: not available
 $IPingHolder_1027bec98ea.getPing() line: not available
 
de.compeople.spirit.communication.base.mikrokernel.objectprovider.WebServiceObjectProviderUsageTest.testBuildWebServiceWithoutTimeoutAndConstructorInjection()
 line: 39
 sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(java.lang.reflect.Method, 
java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object[]) line: not available [native method]
 sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(java.lang.Object, 
java.lang.Object[]) line: 39
 sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(java.lang.Object, 
java.lang.Object[]) line: 25
 java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object...) line: 
585
 
de.compeople.spirit.communication.base.mikrokernel.objectprovider.WebServiceObjectProviderUsageTest(junit.framework.TestCase).runTest()
 line: 154
 
de.compeople.spirit.communication.base.mikrokernel.objectprovider.WebServiceObjectProviderUsageTest(junit.framework.TestCase).runBare()
 line: 127
 junit.framework.TestResult$1.protect() line: 106
 junit.framework.TestResult.runProtected(junit.framework.Test, 
junit.framework.Protectable) line: 124
 junit.framework.TestResult.run(junit.framework.TestCase) line: 109
 
de.compeople.spirit.communication.base.mikrokernel.objectprovider.WebServiceObjectProviderUsageTest(junit.framework.TestCase).run(junit.framework.TestResult)
 line: 118
 
org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.runTests(java.lang.String[],
 java.lang.String) line: 598
 org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.run() line: 354
 
org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.main(java.lang.String[]) 
line: 219


Thread [main] (Suspended (breakpoint at line 42 in 
de.compeople.spirit.communication.base.microkernel.objectprovider.WebServiceObjectProvider))
 
de.compeople.spirit.communication.base.microkernel.objectprovider.WebServiceObjectProvider.provideObject(org.apache.hivemind.internal.Module,
 java.lang.Class, java.lang.String, org.apache.hivemind.Location) line: 42
 $ObjectProvider_1027bec98d3.provideObject(org.apache.hivemind.internal.Module, 
java.lang.Class, java.lang.String, org.apache.hivemind.Location) line: not 
available
 $ObjectProvider_1027bec98d2.provideObject(org.apache.hivemind.internal.Module, 
java.lang.Class, java.lang.String, org.apache.hivemind.Location) line: not 
available
 
org.apache.hivemind.service.impl.ObjectTranslator.translate(org.apache.hivemind.internal.Module,
 java.lang.Class, java.lang.String, org.apache.hivemind.Location) line: 75
 $Translator_1027bec98c2.translate(org.apache.hivemind.internal.Module, 
java.lang.Class, java.lang.String, org.apache.hivemind.Location) line: not 
available
 
org.apache.hivemind.service.impl.BuilderPropertyFacet.getFacetValue(org.apache.hivemind.ServiceImplementationFactoryParameters,
 java.lang.Class) line: 41
 
org.apache.hivemind.service.impl.BuilderPropertyFacet.isAssignableToType(org.apache.hivemind.ServiceImplementationFactoryParameters,
 java.lang.Class) line: 54
 
org.apache.hivemind.service.impl.BuilderFactoryLogic.instantiateExplicitConstructorInstance(java.lang.Class,
 java.util.List) line: 132
                                                                                
                                             ===========
 
org.apache.hivemind.service.impl.BuilderFactoryLogic.instantiateCoreServiceInstance()
 line: 112
 org.apache.hivemind.service.impl.BuilderFactoryLogic.createService() line: 77
 
org.apache.hivemind.service.impl.BuilderFactory.createCoreServiceImplementation(org.apache.hivemind.ServiceImplementationFactoryParameters)
 line: 42
 
org.apache.hivemind.impl.InvokeFactoryServiceConstructor.constructCoreServiceImplementation()
 line: 84
 
org.apache.hivemind.impl.servicemodel.SingletonServiceModel(org.apache.hivemind.impl.servicemodel.AbstractServiceModelImpl).constructCoreServiceImplementation()
 line: 106
 
org.apache.hivemind.impl.servicemodel.SingletonServiceModel(org.apache.hivemind.impl.servicemodel.AbstractServiceModelImpl).constructNewServiceImplementation()
 line: 156
 
org.apache.hivemind.impl.servicemodel.SingletonServiceModel(org.apache.hivemind.impl.servicemodel.AbstractServiceModelImpl).constructServiceImplementation()
 line: 138
 
org.apache.hivemind.impl.servicemodel.SingletonServiceModel.getActualServiceImplementation()
 line: 68
 $IPingHolder_1027bec98eb._service() line: not available
 $IPingHolder_1027bec98eb.getPing() line: not available
 $IPingHolder_1027bec98ea.getPing() line: not available
 
de.compeople.spirit.communication.base.mikrokernel.objectprovider.WebServiceObjectProviderUsageTest.testBuildWebServiceWithoutTimeoutAndConstructorInjection()
 line: 39
 sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(java.lang.reflect.Method, 
java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object[]) line: not available [native method]
 sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(java.lang.Object, 
java.lang.Object[]) line: 39
 sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(java.lang.Object, 
java.lang.Object[]) line: 25
 java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object...) line: 
585
 
de.compeople.spirit.communication.base.mikrokernel.objectprovider.WebServiceObjectProviderUsageTest(junit.framework.TestCase).runTest()
 line: 154
 
de.compeople.spirit.communication.base.mikrokernel.objectprovider.WebServiceObjectProviderUsageTest(junit.framework.TestCase).runBare()
 line: 127
 junit.framework.TestResult$1.protect() line: 106
 junit.framework.TestResult.runProtected(junit.framework.Test, 
junit.framework.Protectable) line: 124
 junit.framework.TestResult.run(junit.framework.TestCase) line: 109
 
de.compeople.spirit.communication.base.mikrokernel.objectprovider.WebServiceObjectProviderUsageTest(junit.framework.TestCase).run(junit.framework.TestResult)
 line: 118
 
org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.runTests(java.lang.String[],
 java.lang.String) line: 598
 org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.run() line: 354
 
org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.main(java.lang.String[]) 
line: 219

As you can see the object provider is reached from two different points within 
BuilderFactoryLogic.instantiateExplicitConstructorInstance at line 132 and line 
135 (marked with ===== in the stacktraces). Everything �before� is the same.

Achim Huegen commented this:
The reason is that BuilderFactoryLogic checks the provider value
for compliance with the constructor parameter type, before assigning
the value. For this check the current value is retrieved from the
provider and after the check the value is retrieved again for assignment.

That could be prevented by introducing some caching in
BuilderPropertyFacet, but I'm not quite sure how this contradicts
the dynamic nature of an object provider (that is the value could change
over time).
Hmmmhhh ... thinking longer about this I would even say it is quite
dangerous not to cache the retrieved value.
If the value changes during the construction process of a single
service, the BuilderFactory will work with inconsistent data.
Moreover the getFacetValue method is called quite often if multiple
constructor candidates exists.


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