Resolve interopability with spotless, lombok and VSCode

CHANGES.md

@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ This document is intended for Spotless developers.
 We adhere to the [keepachangelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) format (starting after version `1.27.0`).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+### Fixed
+- `FeatureClassLoader` now provides stub implementations of `lombok.*` classes (and synthesises empty classes for any others) so that the Eclipse JDT formatter step no longer fails with `NoClassDefFoundError` when lombok is active as a JVM agent (e.g. `-javaagent:lombok.jar` in Eclipse/VS Code/Cursor). ([#2795](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/issues/2795))
 
 ## [4.10.1] - 2026-08-27
 ### Fixed

lib/build.gradle

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ def NEEDS_GLUE = [
 	'javaParser',
 	'ktfmt',
 	'ktlint',
+	'lombokStubs',
 	'palantirJavaFormat',
 	'princeOfSpace',
 	'scalafmt',

lib/src/lombokStubs/java/lombok/core/FieldAugment.java

@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2026 DiffPlug
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package lombok.core;
+
+/**
+ * Stub implementation of {@code lombok.core.FieldAugment} used only within the
+ * {@code FeatureClassLoader} isolation boundary.  The real FieldAugment is
+ * loaded by the lombok java-agent and is never reachable from Spotless's
+ * feature class-loader; this stub satisfies the static references that ECJ's
+ * patched classes make when lombok is active as a JVM agent.
+ *
+ * <p>{@link #augment} returns a no-op instance rather than {@code null} so that
+ * callers such as {@code EcjAugments} can safely call {@code .get()},
+ * {@code .set()}, etc. on the returned object without a {@link NullPointerException}.
+ */
+@SuppressWarnings("unused")
+public abstract class FieldAugment<T, F> {
+
+	/** Returns a non-null no-op augment so callers can safely invoke instance methods on it. */
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	public static <T, F> FieldAugment<T, F> augment(Class<T> type, Class<? super F> fieldType, String name) {
+		return (FieldAugment<T, F>) NoopFieldAugment.INSTANCE;
+	}
+
+	/** Returns a non-null no-op augment so callers can safely invoke instance methods on it. */
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	public static <T, F> FieldAugment<T, F> circularSafeAugment(Class<T> type, Class<? super F> fieldType, String name) {
+		return (FieldAugment<T, F>) NoopFieldAugment.INSTANCE;
+	}
+
+	public abstract F get(T object);
+
+	public abstract void set(T object, F value);
+
+	public abstract F getAndSet(T object, F value);
+
+	public abstract F clear(T object);
+
+	public abstract F compareAndClear(T object, F expected);
+
+	public abstract F setIfAbsent(T object, F value);
+
+	public abstract F compareAndSet(T object, F expected, F value);
+
+	/** Singleton no-op implementation returned by {@link #augment} and {@link #circularSafeAugment}. */
+	@SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
+	private static final class NoopFieldAugment extends FieldAugment {
+		static final NoopFieldAugment INSTANCE = new NoopFieldAugment();
+
+		@Override
+		public Object get(Object object) {
+			return null;
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public void set(Object object, Object value) {}
+
+		@Override
+		public Object getAndSet(Object object, Object value) {
+			return null;
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public Object clear(Object object) {
+			return null;
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public Object compareAndClear(Object object, Object expected) {
+			return null;
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public Object setIfAbsent(Object object, Object value) {
+			return null;
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public Object compareAndSet(Object object, Object expected, Object value) {
+			return null;
+		}
+	}
+}

lib/src/lombokStubs/java/lombok/eclipse/EcjAugments.java

@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2026 DiffPlug
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package lombok.eclipse;
+
+import lombok.core.FieldAugment;
+
+/**
+ * Stub implementation of {@code lombok.eclipse.EcjAugments} used only within
+ * the {@code FeatureClassLoader} isolation boundary.
+ *
+ * <p>Each field is initialised via {@link FieldAugment#augment} so that callers
+ * (such as ECJ's patched {@code ASTConverter}) can safely invoke instance
+ * methods like {@code .get()} and {@code .set()} on them without a
+ * {@link NullPointerException}.  The augment instances are no-ops that always
+ * return {@code null}.
+ */
+@SuppressWarnings({"unused", "rawtypes"})
+public final class EcjAugments {
+
+	private EcjAugments() {
+		// prevent instantiation
+	}
+
+	public static final FieldAugment ASTNode_generatedBy = FieldAugment.augment(Object.class, Object.class, "$generatedBy");
+	public static final FieldAugment ASTNode_handled = FieldAugment.augment(Object.class, boolean.class, "lombok$handled");
+	public static final FieldAugment ASTNode_tokens = FieldAugment.augment(Object.class, Object.class, "lombok$tokens");
+	public static final FieldAugment FieldDeclaration_booleanLazyGetter = FieldAugment.augment(Object.class, boolean.class, "lombok$booleanLazyGetter");
+	public static final FieldAugment Annotation_applied = FieldAugment.augment(Object.class, boolean.class, "lombok$applied");
+	public static final FieldAugment CompilationUnit_javadoc = FieldAugment.augment(Object.class, Object.class, "$javadoc");
+	public static final FieldAugment CompilationUnitDeclaration_transformationState = FieldAugment.augment(Object.class, Object.class, "$transformationState");
+
+	/** Stub inner class mirroring {@code EcjAugments.EclipseAugments}. */
+	public static final class EclipseAugments {
+		private EclipseAugments() {}
+
+		public static final FieldAugment CompilationUnit_delegateMethods = FieldAugment.augment(Object.class, Object.class, "$delegateMethods");
+	}
+}

lib/src/lombokStubs/java/lombok/launch/PatchFixesHider.java

@@ -0,0 +1,212 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2026 DiffPlug
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package lombok.launch;
+
+/**
+ * Stub implementation of {@code lombok.launch.PatchFixesHider} used only
+ * within the {@code FeatureClassLoader} isolation boundary.
+ *
+ * <p>When lombok is loaded as a JVM agent (e.g. {@code -javaagent:lombok.jar}),
+ * it patches ECJ's {@code Parser} class so that its static initializer
+ * references inner classes of {@code PatchFixesHider} such as
+ * {@code ModuleClassLoading} and {@code Transform}.  Spotless's
+ * {@code FeatureClassLoader} isolates formatter JARs from the build-tool
+ * class-loader, so it cannot see the real {@code PatchFixesHider} that was
+ * injected by the agent.  Loading this stub instead allows ECJ's
+ * {@code Parser.<clinit>} to complete without a {@link NoClassDefFoundError}.
+ *
+ * <p>Every method in every inner class is a no-op stub.  No real formatting
+ * logic lives here.
+ */
+@SuppressWarnings("unused")
+final class PatchFixesHider {
+
+	private PatchFixesHider() {}
+
+	/** Stub for {@code PatchFixesHider.ModuleClassLoading}. */
+	public static final class ModuleClassLoading {
+		private ModuleClassLoading() {}
+
+		/** Stub – performs no class-loader manipulation. */
+		public static void parserClinit() {
+			// no-op stub
+		}
+	}
+
+	/** Stub for {@code PatchFixesHider.Transform}. */
+	public static final class Transform {
+		private Transform() {}
+
+		/** Stub – performs no AST transformation. */
+		public static void transform(Object parser, Object ast) {
+			// no-op stub
+		}
+
+		/** Stub – performs no AST transformation. */
+		public static void transform_swapped(Object ast, Object parser) {
+			// no-op stub
+		}
+	}
+
+	/** Stub for {@code PatchFixesHider.PatchFixes}. */
+	public static final class PatchFixes {
+		private PatchFixes() {}
+
+		/** Stub – always returns {@code false}. */
+		public static boolean isGenerated(Object node) {
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/** Stub – always returns {@code false}. */
+		public static boolean returnFalse(Object object) {
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/** Stub – always returns {@code true}. */
+		public static boolean returnTrue(Object object) {
+			return true;
+		}
+
+		/** Stub – always returns {@code false}. */
+		public static boolean isBlockedVisitorAndGenerated(Object node, Object visitor) {
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/** Stub – returns 0-length array. */
+		public static Object[] listRewriteHandleGeneratedMethods(Object rewriteEvent) {
+			return new Object[0];
+		}
+
+		/** Stub – returns {@code sourceEnd} unchanged. */
+		public static int getSourceEndFixed(int sourceEnd, Object node) {
+			return sourceEnd;
+		}
+
+		/** Stub – returns {@code original} unchanged. */
+		public static int fixRetrieveStartingCatchPosition(int original, int start) {
+			return original == -1 ? start : original;
+		}
+
+		/** Stub – returns {@code original} unchanged. */
+		public static int fixRetrieveRightBraceOrSemiColonPosition(int original, int end) {
+			return original == -1 ? end : original;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/** Stub for {@code PatchFixesHider.ValPortal}. */
+	public static final class ValPortal {
+		private ValPortal() {}
+
+		/** Stub – no-op. */
+		public static void copyInitializationOfForEachIterable(Object parser) {}
+
+		/** Stub – no-op. */
+		public static void copyInitializationOfLocalDeclaration(Object parser) {}
+
+		/** Stub – no-op. */
+		public static void addFinalAndValAnnotationToVariableDeclarationStatement(Object converter, Object out, Object in) {}
+
+		/** Stub – no-op. */
+		public static void addFinalAndValAnnotationToSingleVariableDeclaration(Object converter, Object out, Object in) {}
+	}
+
+	/** Stub for {@code PatchFixesHider.Val}. */
+	public static final class Val {
+		private Val() {}
+
+		/** Stub – always returns {@code false}. */
+		public static boolean handleValForLocalDeclaration(Object local, Object scope) {
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/** Stub – always returns {@code false}. */
+		public static boolean handleValForForEach(Object forEach, Object scope) {
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/** Stub for {@code PatchFixesHider.ExtensionMethod}. */
+	public static final class ExtensionMethod {
+		private ExtensionMethod() {}
+
+		/** Stub – returns {@code resolvedType} unchanged. */
+		public static Object resolveType(Object resolvedType, Object methodCall, Object scope) {
+			return resolvedType;
+		}
+
+		/** Stub – no-op. */
+		public static void errorNoMethodFor(Object problemReporter, Object messageSend, Object recType, Object params) {}
+
+		/** Stub – no-op. */
+		public static void invalidMethod(Object problemReporter, Object messageSend, Object method) {}
+
+		/** Stub – no-op. */
+		public static void invalidMethod(Object problemReporter, Object messageSend, Object method, Object scope) {}
+
+		/** Stub – no-op. */
+		public static void nonStaticAccessToStaticMethod(Object problemReporter, Object location, Object method, Object messageSend) {}
+
+		/** Stub – returns {@code original} unchanged. */
+		public static Object modifyMethodPattern(Object original) {
+			return original;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/** Stub for {@code PatchFixesHider.Delegate}. */
+	public static final class Delegate {
+		private Delegate() {}
+
+		/** Stub – always returns {@code false}. */
+		public static boolean handleDelegateForType(Object classScope) {
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/** Stub – returns an empty array. */
+		public static Object[] addGeneratedDelegateMethods(Object returnValue, Object javaElement) {
+			return new Object[0];
+		}
+
+		/** Stub – always returns {@code false}. */
+		public static boolean isDelegateSourceMethod(Object sourceMethod) {
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/** Stub – always returns {@code null}. */
+		public static Object returnElementInfo(Object delegateSourceMethod) {
+			return null;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/** Stub for {@code PatchFixesHider.Util}. */
+	public static final class Util {
+		private Util() {}
+	}
+
+	/** Stub for {@code PatchFixesHider.LombokDeps}. */
+	public static final class LombokDeps {
+		private LombokDeps() {}
+	}
+
+	/** Stub for {@code PatchFixesHider.Javadoc}. */
+	public static final class Javadoc {
+		private Javadoc() {}
+
+		/** Stub – returns {@code original} unchanged. */
+		public static String getHTMLContentFromSource(String original, Object member) {
+			return original;
+		}
+	}
+}