Public method not intercepted and return value not "bean validated"

[juergen.zimmermann]

I'm having the following CDI-enabled bean. However, when createCustomer() invokes findCustomerByEmail, then the Log interceptor is not invoked and also the ConstraintViolationException is not thrown (when using an email so that null is returned by findCustomerByEmail). Any hint is appreciated!

@Dependent

@Log

public class CustomerService implements Serializable {

   @NotNull

   public Customer findCustomerByEmail(String email) {

      if (...)

         return null;

      ...

      return ...;

   }

   public void createCustomer(Customer c) {

      Customer tmp = findCustomerByEmail(c.getEmail());  // ConstraintViolationException is not thrown,

                                                         // Log interceptor for findCustomerByEmail is not invoked

      ...

   }

}

[bafco]

Hi,

the interceptor is not invoked because you call the method within the same class -> therefore it is not treated as a business method invocation. See 7.2. Container invocations and interception.

[juergen.zimmermann]

Thank you, Matus! Do you have an idea why Bean Validation doesn't take place? Is it the same reason?

[jharting]

Yes, bean validation is implemented using interceptors.