Xwiki 10.11.9: Exception in Upgrade Wizard During Extension Upgrades

I just upgraded from XWiki 10.11.8 to 10.11.9 (Debian packages).

The Upgrade Wizard threw an Exception when I had completed the first page of Extension upgrades and wanted to switch to the second page using the “paging” buttons “<” / “>” on the bottom of the Wizard’s Extension Upgrade Page.

The upgrade seems to have worked fine nevertheless (I also could continue with the next steps in the Wizard) and I’m now upgrading the remaining Extensions using the XWiki instance’s normal Extension Upgrade feature.

This is what I got in the Wizard:

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Failed to execute the [velocity] macro. Cause: [fromIndex(5) > toIndex(2)]. Click on this message for details.
org.xwiki.rendering.macro.MacroExecutionException: Failed to evaluate Velocity Macro for content [#if ("$!request.action" == '')
  ## Display the step.
  #set ($discard = "#getExtensionUpdaterPlan($plan)")
  #if (!$isAjaxRequest)
    ## The list of outdated/invalid extensions is paginated so we load the CSS here because the request is not AJAX.
    ## Make sure the browser won't keep the same version of the resource in cache from one version of XWiki to another
    #set ($discard = $xwiki.ssfx.use('uicomponents/pagination/pagination.css', {'forceSkinAction': true, 'version': $environmentVersion}))
    $services.localization.render('platform.extension.distributionWizard.extensionsStepDescription', [
      '[[', '>>http://platform.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Features/Applications]]',
      '[[', '>>http://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Wiki+Macro+Bridge+Application]]',
      '[[', '>>http://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Color+Theme+Application]]',
      '[[', '>>http://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Component+Module]]',
      '[[', '>>http://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Script+Module#HScriptServices]]'])

    {{html}}#displayExtensionUpdaterTrigger($plan){{/html}}

  #end
  (% class="extensionUpdater" %)(((
    #if ($plan.state == 'FINISHED')
      (% class="xHint" %)
      $services.localization.render('platform.extension.updater.lastCheckDate',
          [$xwiki.formatDate($plan.endDate)])

      {{html}}#displayExtensionUpdaterPlan($plan){{/html}}
      #set ($showCompleteStepButton = $invalid.isEmpty())
    #elseif ($plan)
      (% class="xHint" %)
      {{translation key="platform.extension.updater.loading"/}}

      {{html}}
      #displayJobProgressBar($plan)
      #displayExtensionUpdaterPlanStatus($plan)
      {{/html}}
    #end
  )))
#elseif ($request.action.startsWith('checkForUpdates'))
  #computeExtensionUpdaterPlan($plan $request.action.equals('checkForUpdatesGlobally'))
#end]
	at org.xwiki.rendering.internal.macro.velocity.VelocityMacro.evaluateString(VelocityMacro.java:139)
	at org.xwiki.rendering.internal.macro.velocity.VelocityMacro.evaluateString(VelocityMacro.java:52)
	at org.xwiki.rendering.macro.script.AbstractScriptMacro.evaluateBlock(AbstractScriptMacro.java:286)
	at org.xwiki.rendering.macro.script.AbstractScriptMacro.execute(AbstractScriptMacro.java:182)
	at org.xwiki.rendering.macro.script.AbstractScriptMacro.execute(AbstractScriptMacro.java:58)
	at org.xwiki.rendering.internal.transformation.macro.MacroTransformation.transform(MacroTransformation.java:297)
	at org.xwiki.rendering.internal.transformation.DefaultRenderingContext.transformInContext(DefaultRenderingContext.java:183)
	at org.xwiki.rendering.internal.transformation.DefaultTransformationManager.performTransformations(DefaultTransformationManager.java:101)
	at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.InternalTemplateManager.transform(InternalTemplateManager.java:574)
	at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.InternalTemplateManager.execute(InternalTemplateManager.java:811)
	at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.InternalTemplateManager.lambda$execute$1(InternalTemplateManager.java:822)
	at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.security.authorization.DefaultAuthorExecutor.call(DefaultAuthorExecutor.java:98)
	at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.InternalTemplateManager.execute(InternalTemplateManager.java:822)
	at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.InternalTemplateManager.executeNoException(InternalTemplateManager.java:779)
	at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.DefaultTemplateManager.executeNoException(DefaultTemplateManager.java:126)
	at org.xwiki.extension.distribution.internal.job.step.AbstractDistributionStep.executeInteractive(AbstractDistributionStep.java:125)
	at org.xwiki.extension.distribution.internal.DistributionInternalScriptService.renderCurrentStepToXHTML(DistributionInternalScriptService.java:246)
	at org.xwiki.extension.distribution.internal.DistributionInternalScriptService.renderCurrentStepToXHTML(DistributionInternalScriptService.java:232)
	at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor494.invoke(Unknown Source)
	at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
	at org.apache.velocity.util.introspection.UberspectImpl$VelMethodImpl.doInvoke(UberspectImpl.java:395)
	at org.apache.velocity.util.introspection.UberspectImpl$VelMethodImpl.invoke(UberspectImpl.java:384)
	at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTMethod.execute(ASTMethod.java:173)
	at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTReference.execute(ASTReference.java:280)
	at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTReference.value(ASTReference.java:567)
	at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTExpression.value(ASTExpression.java:71)
	at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTSetDirective.render(ASTSetDirective.java:142)
	at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTBlock.render(ASTBlock.java:72)
	at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.SimpleNode.render(SimpleNode.java:342)
	at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTIfStatement.render(ASTIfStatement.java:106)
	at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTBlock.render(ASTBlock.java:72)
	at org.apache.velocity.runtime.directive.VelocimacroProxy.render(VelocimacroProxy.java:216)
	at org.apache.velocity.runtime.directive.RuntimeMacro.render(RuntimeMacro.java:311)
	at org.apache.velocity.runtime.directive.RuntimeMacro.render(RuntimeMacro.java:230)
	at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTDirective.render(ASTDirective.java:207)
	at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTBlock.render(ASTBlock.java:72)
	at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.SimpleNode.render(SimpleNode.java:342)
	at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTIfStatement.render(ASTIfStatement.java:106)
	at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTBlock.render(ASTBlock.java:72)
	at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.SimpleNode.render(SimpleNode.java:342)
	at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTIfStatement.render(ASTIfStatement.java:106)
	at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.SimpleNode.render(SimpleNode.java:342)
	at org.xwiki.velocity.internal.DefaultVelocityEngine.evaluateInternal(DefaultVelocityEngine.java:259)
	at org.xwiki.velocity.internal.DefaultVelocityEngine.evaluate(DefaultVelocityEngine.java:222)
	at com.xpn.xwiki.render.DefaultVelocityManager.evaluate(DefaultVelocityManager.java:358)
	at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.InternalTemplateManager.evaluateContent(InternalTemplateManager.java:884)
	at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.InternalTemplateManager.render(InternalTemplateManager.java:755)
	at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.InternalTemplateManager.lambda$renderFromSkin$0(InternalTemplateManager.java:730)
	at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.security.authorization.DefaultAuthorExecutor.call(DefaultAuthorExecutor.java:98)
	at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.InternalTemplateManager.renderFromSkin(InternalTemplateManager.java:729)
	at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.InternalTemplateManager.renderFromSkin(InternalTemplateManager.java:708)
	at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.InternalTemplateManager.render(InternalTemplateManager.java:694)
	at com.xpn.xwiki.internal.template.DefaultTemplateManager.render(DefaultTemplateManager.java:78)
	at com.xpn.xwiki.XWiki.evaluateTemplate(XWiki.java:2320)
	at com.xpn.xwiki.web.Utils.parseTemplate(Utils.java:179)
	at com.xpn.xwiki.web.XWikiAction.execute(XWikiAction.java:489)
	at com.xpn.xwiki.web.XWikiAction.execute(XWikiAction.java:210)
	at org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor.processActionPerform(RequestProcessor.java:425)
	at org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor.process(RequestProcessor.java:228)
	at org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.process(ActionServlet.java:1913)
	at org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.doGet(ActionServlet.java:449)
	at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:635)
	at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:742)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:231)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)
	at com.xpn.xwiki.web.ActionFilter.doFilter(ActionFilter.java:112)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)
	at org.xwiki.wysiwyg.filter.ConversionFilter.doFilter(ConversionFilter.java:109)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)
	at org.xwiki.contrib.webdav.XWikiDavFilter.doFilter(XWikiDavFilter.java:70)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)
	at org.xwiki.container.servlet.filters.internal.SetHTTPHeaderFilter.doFilter(SetHTTPHeaderFilter.java:63)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)
	at org.xwiki.container.servlet.filters.internal.SavedRequestRestorerFilter.doFilter(SavedRequestRestorerFilter.java:208)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)
	at org.xwiki.container.servlet.filters.internal.SetCharacterEncodingFilter.doFilter(SetCharacterEncodingFilter.java:111)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)
	at org.xwiki.resource.servlet.RoutingFilter.doFilter(RoutingFilter.java:134)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:199)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:96)
	at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:470)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:140)
	at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:80)
	at org.apache.catalina.valves.AbstractAccessLogValve.invoke(AbstractAccessLogValve.java:624)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:87)
	at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:342)
	at org.apache.coyote.ajp.AjpProcessor.service(AjpProcessor.java:486)
	at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProcessorLight.process(AbstractProcessorLight.java:66)
	at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol$ConnectionHandler.process(AbstractProtocol.java:861)
	at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.NioEndpoint$SocketProcessor.doRun(NioEndpoint.java:1458)
	at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.SocketProcessorBase.run(SocketProcessorBase.java:49)
	at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1149)
	at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:624)
	at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.TaskThread$WrappingRunnable.run(TaskThread.java:61)
	at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748)
Caused by: org.xwiki.velocity.XWikiVelocityException: Failed to evaluate content with id [/templates/distribution.vm]
	at org.xwiki.velocity.internal.DefaultVelocityEngine.evaluate(DefaultVelocityEngine.java:227)
	at com.xpn.xwiki.render.DefaultVelocityManager.evaluate(DefaultVelocityManager.java:358)
	at org.xwiki.rendering.internal.macro.velocity.VelocityMacro.evaluateString(VelocityMacro.java:131)
	... 103 more
Caused by: org.apache.velocity.exception.MethodInvocationException: Invocation of method 'subList' in  class java.util.ArrayList threw exception java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: fromIndex(5) > toIndex(2) at 59:/templates/distribution.vm[line 1606, column 25]
	at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTMethod.handleInvocationException(ASTMethod.java:243)
	at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTMethod.execute(ASTMethod.java:187)
	at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTReference.execute(ASTReference.java:280)
	at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTReference.value(ASTReference.java:567)
	at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTExpression.value(ASTExpression.java:71)
	at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTSetDirective.render(ASTSetDirective.java:142)
	at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTBlock.render(ASTBlock.java:72)
	at org.apache.velocity.runtime.directive.VelocimacroProxy.render(VelocimacroProxy.java:216)
	at org.apache.velocity.runtime.directive.RuntimeMacro.render(RuntimeMacro.java:311)
	at org.apache.velocity.runtime.directive.RuntimeMacro.render(RuntimeMacro.java:230)
	at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTDirective.render(ASTDirective.java:207)
	at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTBlock.render(ASTBlock.java:72)
	at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.SimpleNode.render(SimpleNode.java:342)
	at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTIfStatement.render(ASTIfStatement.java:106)
	at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTBlock.render(ASTBlock.java:72)
	at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.SimpleNode.render(SimpleNode.java:342)
	at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTIfStatement.render(ASTIfStatement.java:106)
	at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTBlock.render(ASTBlock.java:72)
	at org.apache.velocity.runtime.directive.VelocimacroProxy.render(VelocimacroProxy.java:216)
	at org.apache.velocity.runtime.directive.RuntimeMacro.render(RuntimeMacro.java:311)
	at org.apache.velocity.runtime.directive.RuntimeMacro.render(RuntimeMacro.java:230)
	at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTDirective.render(ASTDirective.java:207)
	at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTBlock.render(ASTBlock.java:72)
	at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTIfStatement.render(ASTIfStatement.java:87)
	at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTBlock.render(ASTBlock.java:72)
	at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTIfStatement.render(ASTIfStatement.java:87)
	at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.SimpleNode.render(SimpleNode.java:342)
	at org.xwiki.velocity.internal.DefaultVelocityEngine.evaluateInternal(DefaultVelocityEngine.java:259)
	at org.xwiki.velocity.internal.DefaultVelocityEngine.evaluate(DefaultVelocityEngine.java:222)
	... 105 more
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: fromIndex(5) > toIndex(2)
	at java.util.ArrayList.subListRangeCheck(ArrayList.java:1014)
	at java.util.ArrayList.subList(ArrayList.java:1004)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
	at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
	at org.apache.velocity.util.introspection.UberspectImpl$VelMethodImpl.doInvoke(UberspectImpl.java:395)
	at org.apache.velocity.util.introspection.UberspectImpl$VelMethodImpl.invoke(UberspectImpl.java:384)
	at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTMethod.execute(ASTMethod.java:173)
	... 132 more

That’s https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-15974 and it’s because since you upgrade a few extension from the first page there was no second page anymore.

Ok, thanks!

So it’s already known and tracked, and my instance should be fine after manually upgrading the remaining extensions using the Extension Updater at the XWiki config page. Good to know.