FormServiceTest String cannot be cast to BigDecimal

[tomi87]

I reproduced the FormServiceTest.java from chapter 5. Then I tried to start this test with the whole loanrequest.bpmn20.xml, I imported the .jar file in the folder and added this to the librarys,  but I get this error message:

org.activiti.engine.ActivitiException: problem evaluating script: javax.script.ScriptException: java.lang.ClassCastException: java.lang.String cannot be cast to java.math.BigDecimal   at org.activiti.engine.impl.scripting.ScriptingEngines.evaluate(ScriptingEngines.java:71)   at org.activiti.engine.impl.bpmn.behavior.ScriptTaskActivityBehavior.execute(ScriptTaskActivityBehavior.java:51)   at org.activiti.engine.impl.pvm.runtime.AtomicOperationActivityExecute.execute(AtomicOperationActivityExecute.java:44)   at org.activiti.engine.impl.interceptor.CommandContext.performOperation(CommandContext.java:80)   at org.activiti.engine.impl.persistence.entity.ExecutionEntity.performOperationSync(ExecutionEntity.java:546)   at org.activiti.engine.impl.persistence.entity.ExecutionEntity.performOperation(ExecutionEntity.java:541)   at org.activiti.engine.impl.pvm.runtime.AtomicOperationTransitionNotifyListenerStart.eventNotificationsCompleted(AtomicOperationTransitionNotifyListenerStart.java:52)   at org.activiti.engine.impl.pvm.runtime.AbstractEventAtomicOperation.execute(AbstractEventAtomicOperation.java:56)   at org.activiti.engine.impl.interceptor.CommandContext.performOperation(CommandContext.java:80)   at org.activiti.engine.impl.persistence.entity.ExecutionEntity.performOperationSync(ExecutionEntity.java:546)   at org.activiti.engine.impl.persistence.entity.ExecutionEntity.performOperation(ExecutionEntity.java:541)   at org.activiti.engine.impl.pvm.runtime.AbstractEventAtomicOperation.execute(AbstractEventAtomicOperation.java:49)   at org.activiti.engine.impl.interceptor.CommandContext.performOperation(CommandContext.java:80)   at org.activiti.engine.impl.persistence.entity.ExecutionEntity.performOperationSync(ExecutionEntity.java:546)   at org.activiti.engine.impl.persistence.entity.ExecutionEntity.performOperation(ExecutionEntity.java:541)   at org.activiti.engine.impl.pvm.runtime.AtomicOperationTransitionCreateScope.execute(AtomicOperationTransitionCreateScope.java:49)   at org.activiti.engine.impl.interceptor.CommandContext.performOperation(CommandContext.java:80)   at org.activiti.engine.impl.persistence.entity.ExecutionEntity.performOperationSync(ExecutionEntity.java:546)   at org.activiti.engine.impl.persistence.entity.ExecutionEntity.performOperation(ExecutionEntity.java:541)   at org.activiti.engine.impl.pvm.runtime.AtomicOperationTransitionNotifyListenerTake.execute(AtomicOperationTransitionNotifyListenerTake.java:65)   at org.activiti.engine.impl.interceptor.CommandContext.performOperation(CommandContext.java:80)   at org.activiti.engine.impl.persistence.entity.ExecutionEntity.performOperationSync(ExecutionEntity.java:546)   at org.activiti.engine.impl.persistence.entity.ExecutionEntity.performOperation(ExecutionEntity.java:541)   at org.activiti.engine.impl.pvm.runtime.AtomicOperationTransitionDestroyScope.execute(AtomicOperationTransitionDestroyScope.java:115)   at org.activiti.engine.impl.interceptor.CommandContext.performOperation(CommandContext.java:80)   at org.activiti.engine.impl.persistence.entity.ExecutionEntity.performOperationSync(ExecutionEntity.java:546)   at org.activiti.engine.impl.persistence.entity.ExecutionEntity.performOperation(ExecutionEntity.java:541)   at org.activiti.engine.impl.pvm.runtime.AtomicOperationTransitionNotifyListenerEnd.eventNotificationsCompleted(AtomicOperationTransitionNotifyListenerEnd.java:36)   at org.activiti.engine.impl.pvm.runtime.AbstractEventAtomicOperation.execute(AbstractEventAtomicOperation.java:56)   at org.activiti.engine.impl.interceptor.CommandContext.performOperation(CommandContext.java:80)   at org.activiti.engine.impl.persistence.entity.ExecutionEntity.performOperationSync(ExecutionEntity.java:546)   at org.activiti.engine.impl.persistence.entity.ExecutionEntity.performOperation(ExecutionEntity.java:541)   at org.activiti.engine.impl.pvm.runtime.AbstractEventAtomicOperation.execute(AbstractEventAtomicOperation.java:49)   at org.activiti.engine.impl.interceptor.CommandContext.performOperation(CommandContext.java:80)   at org.activiti.engine.impl.persistence.entity.ExecutionEntity.performOperationSync(ExecutionEntity.java:546)   at org.activiti.engine.impl.persistence.entity.ExecutionEntity.performOperation(ExecutionEntity.java:541)   at org.activiti.engine.impl.persistence.entity.ExecutionEntity.take(ExecutionEntity.java:381)   at org.activiti.engine.impl.bpmn.behavior.BpmnActivityBehavior.performOutgoingBehavior(BpmnActivityBehavior.java:102)   at org.activiti.engine.impl.bpmn.behavior.BpmnActivityBehavior.performDefaultOutgoingBehavior(BpmnActivityBehavior.java:51)   at org.activiti.engine.impl.bpmn.behavior.FlowNodeActivityBehavior.leave(FlowNodeActivityBehavior.java:44)   at org.activiti.engine.impl.bpmn.behavior.FlowNodeActivityBehavior.execute(FlowNodeActivityBehavior.java:36)   at org.activiti.engine.impl.pvm.runtime.AtomicOperationActivityExecute.execute(AtomicOperationActivityExecute.java:44)   at org.activiti.engine.impl.interceptor.CommandContext.performOperation(CommandContext.java:80)   at org.activiti.engine.impl.persistence.entity.ExecutionEntity.performOperationSync(ExecutionEntity.java:546)   at org.activiti.engine.impl.persistence.entity.ExecutionEntity.performOperation(ExecutionEntity.java:541)   at org.activiti.engine.impl.pvm.runtime.AtomicOperationProcessStartInitial.eventNotificationsCompleted(AtomicOperationProcessStartInitial.java:46)   at org.activiti.engine.impl.pvm.runtime.AbstractEventAtomicOperation.execute(AbstractEventAtomicOperation.java:56)   at org.activiti.engine.impl.interceptor.CommandContext.performOperation(CommandContext.java:80)   at org.activiti.engine.impl.persistence.entity.ExecutionEntity.performOperationSync(ExecutionEntity.java:546)   at org.activiti.engine.impl.persistence.entity.ExecutionEntity.performOperation(ExecutionEntity.java:541)   at org.activiti.engine.impl.pvm.runtime.AtomicOperationProcessStart.eventNotificationsCompleted(AtomicOperationProcessStart.java:45)   at org.activiti.engine.impl.pvm.runtime.AbstractEventAtomicOperation.execute(AbstractEventAtomicOperation.java:56)   at org.activiti.engine.impl.interceptor.CommandContext.performOperation(CommandContext.java:80)   at org.activiti.engine.impl.persistence.entity.ExecutionEntity.performOperationSync(ExecutionEntity.java:546)   at org.activiti.engine.impl.persistence.entity.ExecutionEntity.performOperation(ExecutionEntity.java:541)   at org.activiti.engine.impl.persistence.entity.ExecutionEntity.start(ExecutionEntity.java:335)   at org.activiti.engine.impl.cmd.SubmitStartFormCmd.execute(SubmitStartFormCmd.java:80)   at org.activiti.engine.impl.cmd.SubmitStartFormCmd.execute(SubmitStartFormCmd.java:35)   at org.activiti.engine.impl.interceptor.CommandExecutorImpl.execute(CommandExecutorImpl.java:24)   at org.activiti.engine.impl.interceptor.CommandContextInterceptor.execute(CommandContextInterceptor.java:42)   at org.activiti.engine.impl.interceptor.LogInterceptor.execute(LogInterceptor.java:33)   at org.activiti.engine.impl.FormServiceImpl.submitStartFormData(FormServiceImpl.java:60)   at org.FormServiceTest.startFormSubmit(FormServiceTest.java:42)   at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)   at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)   at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)   at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)   at org.junit.runners.model.FrameworkMethod$1.runReflectiveCall(FrameworkMethod.java:44)   at org.junit.internal.runners.model.ReflectiveCallable.run(ReflectiveCallable.java:15)   at org.junit.runners.model.FrameworkMethod.invokeExplosively(FrameworkMethod.java:41)   at org.junit.internal.runners.statements.InvokeMethod.evaluate(InvokeMethod.java:20)   at org.junit.rules.TestWatchman$1.evaluate(TestWatchman.java:48)   at org.junit.runners.BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.runChild(BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.java:76)   at org.junit.runners.BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.runChild(BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.java:50)   at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$3.run(ParentRunner.java:193)   at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$1.schedule(ParentRunner.java:52)   at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.runChildren(ParentRunner.java:191)   at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.access$000(ParentRunner.java:42)   at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$2.evaluate(ParentRunner.java:184)   at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.run(ParentRunner.java:236)   at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit4.runner.JUnit4TestReference.run(JUnit4TestReference.java:50)   at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.TestExecution.run(TestExecution.java:38)   at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.runTests(RemoteTestRunner.java:467)   at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.runTests(RemoteTestRunner.java:683)   at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.run(RemoteTestRunner.java:390)   at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.main(RemoteTestRunner.java:197)Caused by: javax.script.ScriptException: javax.script.ScriptException: java.lang.ClassCastException: java.lang.String cannot be cast to java.math.BigDecimal   at org.codehaus.groovy.jsr223.GroovyScriptEngineImpl.eval(GroovyScriptEngineImpl.java:122)   at javax.script.AbstractScriptEngine.eval(Unknown Source)   at org.activiti.engine.impl.scripting.ScriptingEngines.evaluate(ScriptingEngines.java:69)   … 85 moreCaused by: javax.script.ScriptException: java.lang.ClassCastException: java.lang.String cannot be cast to java.math.BigDecimal   at org.codehaus.groovy.jsr223.GroovyScriptEngineImpl.eval(GroovyScriptEngineImpl.java:323)   at org.codehaus.groovy.jsr223.GroovyScriptEngineImpl.eval(GroovyScriptEngineImpl.java:116)   … 87 moreCaused by: java.lang.ClassCastException: java.lang.String cannot be cast to java.math.BigDecimal   at java.math.BigDecimal.compareTo(Unknown Source)   at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.typehandling.DefaultTypeTransformation.compareToWithEqualityCheck(DefaultTypeTransformation.java:599)   at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.typehandling.DefaultTypeTransformation.compareTo(DefaultTypeTransformation.java:554)   at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.ScriptBytecodeAdapter.compareTo(ScriptBytecodeAdapter.java:688)   at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.ScriptBytecodeAdapter.compareGreaterThan(ScriptBytecodeAdapter.java:705)   at Script1.run(Script1.groovy:4)   at org.codehaus.groovy.jsr223.GroovyScriptEngineImpl.eval(GroovyScriptEngineImpl.java:320)   … 88 more‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

Jan 19, 2013 8:14:29 PM org.activiti.engine.impl.bpmn.parser.BpmnParse parseProcessDefinitions…INFO: Process with id='loanrequest' hasn't the attribute isExecutable set. Please maintain it, so you are compatible to future activiti versions.Checking credit for Miss PiggyJan 19, 2013 8:14:30 PM org.activiti.engine.impl.interceptor.CommandContext closeSEVERE: Error while closing command contextorg.activiti.engine.ActivitiException: problem evaluating script: javax.script.ScriptException: java.lang.ClassCastException: java.lang.String cannot be cast to java.math.BigDecimal‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

They wrote in the book "At the start of the process, these properties are converted into process variables of the correct type."
What did I wrong or what should I add ?

[trademak]

Hi,

Can you add the BPMN XML you used? And maybe also the test you run?

Best regards,

[tomi87]

Can you add the BPMN XML you used? And maybe also the test you run?

It's the bpmn20.xml loanrequest file from the book:
<process id="loanrequest" name="Process to handle a loan request">
  <startEvent id="theStart">
   <extensionElements>
    <activiti:formProperty id="name" name="Name"
     required="true" type="string" />
    <activiti:formProperty id="emailAddress" name="Email address"
     required="true" type="string" />
    <activiti:formProperty id="income" name="Income"
     required="true" type="long" />
    <activiti:formProperty id="loanAmount" name="Loan amount"/>
   </extensionElements>
  </startEvent>
  <sequenceFlow sourceRef="theStart" targetRef="checkCredit" />
  <scriptTask id="checkCredit" scriptFormat="groovy">
   <script>
    outrintln "Checking credit for " + name;
    creditCheckOk = false;
    if((income / 2) > loanAmount){creditCheckOk = true;}
    outrintln "Checked credit for " + name + " outcome is " + creditCheckOk;
   </script>
  </scriptTask>
  <sequenceFlow sourceRef="checkCredit" targetRef="createApplication" />
  <serviceTask id="createApplication" activiti:class="org.CreateApplicationTask" />
  <sequenceFlow sourceRef="createApplication" targetRef="theEnd" />
  <endEvent id="theEnd" />
</process>
</definitions>

Test:
public class FormServiceTest{

@Rule
public ActivitiRule activitiRule = new ActivitiRule("activiti.cfg-mem.xml");

@Test
@Deployment(resources={"loanrequest.bpmn20.xml"})
public void startFormSubmit() {
  //startFormTest
  ProcessDefinition definition = activitiRule.getRepositoryService()
    .createProcessDefinitionQuery().processDefinitionKey("loanrequest").singleResult();
  assertNotNull(definition);

  FormService formService = activitiRule.getFormService();
  List<FormProperty> formList = formService.getStartFormData(definition.getId()).getFormProperties();
  assertEquals(4, formList.size());

  Map<String, String> formProperties = new HashMap<String, String>();
  formProperties.put("name", "Miss Piggy");
  formProperties.put("emailAddress", "piggy@localhost");
  formProperties.put("income", "400");
  formProperties.put("loanAmount", "100");
  formService.submitStartFormData(definition.getId(), formProperties);

  List<HistoricDetail> historyVariables = activitiRule.getHistoryService()
         .createHistoricDetailQuery()
         .formProperties()
         .list();

  assertNotNull(historyVariables);
  assertEquals(4, historyVariables.size());

//The following test cases are maybe wrong. I fix it later.

  HistoricFormProperty formProperty = (HistoricFormProperty) historyVariables.get(0);
  assertEquals("loanAmount", formProperty.getPropertyId());
  assertEquals("100", formProperty.getPropertyValue());
 
  formProperty = (HistoricFormProperty) historyVariables.get(1);
  assertEquals("income", formProperty.getPropertyId());
  assertEquals("400", formProperty.getPropertyValue());
}
}
My plan is to create a test for the first 'startEvent', 'scriptTask id="checkCredit" ' and 'serviceTask id="createApplication" '. Where I want to set the input Variable for the startEvent and then to test, if the variables are in the created object from activiti:class="org.CreateApplicationTask".

My problem is, how can I submit the input variables that I can check if they are at the end in the object?

I would testthe variable with this kind of following test:
List<HistoricDetail> historyVariables = activitiRule.getHistoryService().createHistoricDetailQuery().variableUpdates().orderByVariableName().asc().list();
HistoricVariableUpdate loanAppUpdate = ((HistoricVariableUpdate) historyVariables.get(5));
  assertEquals("loanApplication", loanAppUpdate.getVariableName());
  LoanApplication la = (LoanApplication) loanAppUpdate.getValue();
  assertEquals(true, la.isCreditCheckOk());
Hope you can help me.

Best regards

[tomi87]

Do you need some other information ?

[jbarrez]

Do you need some other information ?

No, it's just that I don't get what you are trying to achive:

My problem is, how can I submit the input variables that I can check if they are at the end in the object?

As I understand your original exception, it seems you are passing a String value instead of a numerical value. And that is where the script crashes.

And yes, if I check your test code, I see this:

Map<String, String> formProperties = new HashMap<String, String>();
      formProperties.put("name", "Miss Piggy");
      formProperties.put("emailAddress", "piggy@localhost");
      formProperties.put("income", "400");
      formProperties.put("loanAmount", "100");
      formService.submitStartFormData(definition.getId(), formProperties);

Which are all strings.