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Fixes #3378.
Fixes #3364.

ReflectionRecipes treated Character as assignable to short. That is not a widening conversion (JLS 5.1.2), so a data-provider char was accepted for a short parameter and then failed at Method.invoke with a bare argument type mismatch.

The same two files also dropped the real mismatch diagnostic in two other cases: MethodMatcherException.stringify cast every array to Object[] (primitive arrays throw ClassCastException), and leftover injected arguments left msg null when the injection target was not a Method (factory constructors). The unused lenientMatch helpers indexed args by classes.length and threw on the javadoc's own example.

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  • ./gradlew :testng-core:test --tests test.reflect.ReflectionRecipesTest.testIsInstanceOfHonoursWidening --tests test.reflect.ReflectionRecipesTest.generateMessageStringifiesPrimitiveArray --tests test.reflect.ReflectionRecipesTest.leftoverArgumentsWithNullMethodKeepDiagnostic — RED before the change (char accepted for short; primitive-array ClassCastException; null leftover message), GREEN after
  • ./gradlew :testng-core:test --tests test.reflect.ReflectionRecipesTest --tests test.reflect.TestMethodMatcher — 110/110 and 22/22
  • ./gradlew autostyleCheck — GREEN
  • ./gradlew rewriteDryRun -PfailOnRewriteDryRun=true --no-configuration-cache — GREEN (no recipe changes)
  • ./gradlew build — GREEN

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved handling of primitive and primitive-array values during method matching and error reporting.
    • Corrected primitive widening behavior for character and short values.
    • Enhanced diagnostics for constructor injection and leftover data-provider arguments, including cases without a method context.
  • Tests

    • Added coverage for primitive-array formatting, injection diagnostics, and primitive conversion rules.

Character does not widen to short (JLS 5.1.2), so drop it from
ASSIGNABLE_MAPPING. Stringify primitive arrays when formatting a
mismatch, keep a message when the injection target is a constructor
holder, and remove the unused out-of-bounds lenientMatch helpers.

Fixes testng-team#3378
Fixes testng-team#3364
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TestNG 7.13.0 corrects primitive assignability, supports primitive-array diagnostic formatting, preserves injection diagnostics for null constructor holders, and removes unused lenient-match helpers. Tests cover the updated matching and diagnostic behavior.

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Reflection matching and diagnostics

Layer / File(s) Summary
Primitive matching corrections
testng-core/src/main/java/org/testng/internal/reflect/ReflectionRecipes.java, testng-core/src/test/java/test/reflect/ReflectionRecipesTest.java, testng-core/src/test/java/test/reflect/TestMethodMatcher.java, CHANGES.txt
Primitive widening no longer accepts Character for short. Tests verify byte-to-short widening and char-to-short rejection. Unused lenientMatch helpers are removed.
Array diagnostic formatting
testng-core/src/main/java/org/testng/internal/reflect/MethodMatcherException.java, testng-core/src/test/java/test/reflect/ReflectionRecipesTest.java
Matcher messages accept nullable methods and stringify primitive arrays through reflective access. Tests verify formatting for int[] arguments.
Injection failure diagnostics
testng-core/src/main/java/org/testng/internal/reflect/ReflectionRecipes.java, testng-core/src/test/java/test/reflect/ReflectionRecipesTest.java
Injection errors generate diagnostics for constructors, methods, and null targets. Tests verify leftover-argument, missing-parameter, and null-method messages.

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The change corrects reflection argument matching and preserves mismatch diagnostics, with the reported test and build checks passing; no actionable merge-blocking risk remains.

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testng-core/src/main/java/org/testng/internal/reflect/ReflectionRecipes.java (1)

405-416: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add constructor diagnostic coverage.

Add a regression test that calls the Constructor<?> overload with a leftover argument and asserts the "Constructor" diagnostic and leftover value.

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In `@testng-core/src/main/java/org/testng/internal/reflect/ReflectionRecipes.java`
around lines 405 - 416, Add regression coverage for the constructor branch in
ReflectionRecipes by invoking the Constructor<?> overload with a leftover
argument, then assert that the generated diagnostic includes “Constructor” and
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- Around line 405-416: Add regression coverage for the constructor branch in
ReflectionRecipes by invoking the Constructor<?> overload with a leftover
argument, then assert that the generated diagnostic includes “Constructor” and
the leftover value.

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Looks good overall. I’m fine with removing "lenientMatch()" since it is under "org.testng.internal.*".

I would still suggest two small improvements before merging:

  1. Could we cover the user-visible failures through "DataProviderMethodMatcher", not only the lower-level helpers?

    • "char -> short": verify that the matcher rejects it and produces a "MethodMatcherException" instead of letting "Method.invoke()" fail later with "IllegalArgumentException".
    • primitive arrays: exercise the mismatch formatting through the actual matcher path, so we know a primitive array cannot turn the diagnostic into a "ClassCastException".

    "TestMethodMatcher.methodParamFailingPairs()" looks like a good place for both cases.

  2. Since "ReflectionRecipes.inject(..., Method injectionMethod, ...)" now explicitly supports "null" and the new test relies on that behavior, I think the parameter should also be annotated "@nullable".

Apart from that, the changes look good to me.

Add the two DataProviderMethodMatcher cases Julien asked for and mark
the inject Method parameter @nullable.
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yep, added both cases to methodParamFailingPairs so they go thru DataProviderMethodMatcher. inject Method param is @nullable now.

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testng-core/src/test/java/test/reflect/TestMethodMatcher.java (1)

85-88: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Assert the primitive-array details in the diagnostic.

This case checks only MethodMatcherException and the generic "Arguments: " marker. It would still pass if the formatter omitted the int[] value. Assert the expected primitive-array representation produced by MethodMatcherException so this test locks in the diagnostic requirement.

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In `@testng-core/src/test/java/test/reflect/TestMethodMatcher.java` around lines
85 - 88, Update the MethodMatcherException assertion for the takesString
primitive-array case in TestMethodMatcher to verify the diagnostic includes the
expected int[] representation, not merely the generic “Arguments: ” marker.
Preserve the existing exception assertion and ensure the test matches the
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- Around line 85-88: Update the MethodMatcherException assertion for the
takesString primitive-array case in TestMethodMatcher to verify the diagnostic
includes the expected int[] representation, not merely the generic “Arguments: ”
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Could you check if coderabbit comment is valid?
Could you check if the failed tests in checks are already listed in #3306 ? Comment in case it is missing or if it can improve the current analyze.

msg =
MethodMatcherException.generateMessage(
prefix + "method.",
injectionMethod instanceof Method ? (Method) injectionMethod : null,

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if it is not a method, it should fail

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yep, unknown holder now throws instead of falling back to Method: null. null Method still keeps the leftover diagnostic.

Unknown leftover-arg holders now throw instead of looking like a
null method. Matcher-path mismatch for int[] also asserts the
array dump.
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coderabbit nit is valid. the matcher path only checked "Arguments: ", so a missing int[] dump would still pass. tightened that case to also assert [1, 2].

re the red checks vs #3306:

  • macos stress JIT / Case6Scenario1 is already listed (first row)
  • windows jdk28 / Case7Scenario1 is not, and it fired without stress JIT

left a note on #3306

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