After updating from 0.9.2 to 0.9.5 getting the error “java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Illegal group reference”

The issue is with generating Timeline.html file, Specifically in the code html = html.replaceFirst("//timeline//", sb.toString()); which is in Engine.java(L500)

When Scenario name has any special characters in it, we are getting this error.

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Illegal group reference at java.base/java.util.regex.Matcher.appendExpandedReplacement(Matcher.java:1068) at java.base/java.util.regex.Matcher.appendReplacement(Matcher.java:998) at java.base/java.util.regex.Matcher.replaceFirst(Matcher.java:1408) at java.base/java.lang.String.replaceFirst(String.java:2081) at com.intuit.karate.core.Engine.saveTimelineHtml(Engine.java:500) at com.intuit.karate.Runner.parallel(Runner.java:357) at com.intuit.karate.Runner$Builder.parallel(Runner.java:181) at com.pro.api.tests.features.TestRunner.testAllFeatures(TestRunner.java:56) at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62) at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:566) at org.junit.runners.model.FrameworkMethod$1.runReflectiveCall(FrameworkMethod.java:50) at org.junit.internal.runners.model.ReflectiveCallable.run(ReflectiveCallable.java:12) at org.junit.runners.model.FrameworkMethod.invokeExplosively(FrameworkMethod.java:47) at org.junit.internal.runners.statements.InvokeMethod.evaluate(InvokeMethod.java:17) at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.runLeaf(ParentRunner.java:325) at org.junit.runners.BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.runChild(BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.java:78) at org.junit.runners.BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.runChild(BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.java:57) at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$3.run(ParentRunner.java:290) at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$1.schedule(ParentRunner.java:71) at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.runChildren(ParentRunner.java:288) at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.access$000(ParentRunner.java:58) at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$2.evaluate(ParentRunner.java:268) at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.run(ParentRunner.java:363) at org.apache.maven.surefire.junit4.JUnit4Provider.execute(JUnit4Provider.java:365) at org.apache.maven.surefire.junit4.JUnit4Provider.executeWithRerun(JUnit4Provider.java:273) at org.apache.maven.surefire.junit4.JUnit4Provider.executeTestSet(JUnit4Provider.java:238) at org.apache.maven.surefire.junit4.JUnit4Provider.invoke(JUnit4Provider.java:159) at org.apache.maven.surefire.booter.ForkedBooter.invokeProviderInSameClassLoader(ForkedBooter.java:384) at org.apache.maven.surefire.booter.ForkedBooter.runSuitesInProcess(ForkedBooter.java:345) at org.apache.maven.surefire.booter.ForkedBooter.execute(ForkedBooter.java:126) at org.apache.maven.surefire.booter.ForkedBooter.main(ForkedBooter.java:418) [ERROR] Tests run: 1, Failures: 0, Errors: 1, Skipped: 0, Time elapsed: 1,181.97 s <<< FAILURE! - in com.pro.api.tests.features.TestRunner [ERROR] testAllFeatures(com.pro.api.tests.features.TestRunner) Time elapsed: 1,181.905 s <<< ERROR! java.lang.NullPointerException at com.pro.api.tests.features.TestRunner.testAllFeatures(TestRunner.java:61)

Kindly take a look into this issue. Currently I don’t have any sample minimal code to post it here, I am sorry.

[ptrthomas]

@vini46 @apparnaa-v this will be fixed in the next version and there should be a 0.9.6.RC1 released by monday. in future do follow twitter or something and help us try out new versions to avoid these surprises

[ptrthomas]

0.9.6 released