set gene based on seeded value

client-java/controller-api/src/main/java/org/evomaster/client/java/controller/api/dto/problem/rpc/ParamDto.java

@@ -167,4 +167,17 @@ public void setNotNullValue() {
         stringValue = NOT_NULL_MARK_OBJ_DATE;
     }
 
+    public ParamDto findObjectByTypeName(String typeName){
+        if (typeName == null || innerContent == null || innerContent.isEmpty()) return null;
+        for (ParamDto p : innerContent){
+            if (p.type.fullTypeNameWithGenericType.equals(typeName) && p.innerContent != null && !p.innerContent.isEmpty()){
+                return p;
+            }
+            ParamDto ip = p.findObjectByTypeName(typeName);
+            if (ip != null)
+                return ip;
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
 }

client-java/controller/src/main/java/org/evomaster/client/java/controller/problem/rpc/RPCEndpointsBuilder.java

@@ -523,6 +523,7 @@ private static NamedTypedValue build(InterfaceSchema schema, Class<?> clazz, Typ
                 // note that here we only extract class name and message
                 StringParam msgField = new StringParam("message", new AccessibleSchema(false, null, "getMessage"));
                 ObjectType exceptionType = new ObjectType(clazz.getSimpleName(), clazz.getName(), Collections.singletonList(msgField), clazz, genericTypes);
+                exceptionType.ownerSchema = schema;
                 namedValue = new ObjectParam(name, exceptionType, accessibleSchema);
             } else {
                 if (clazz.getName().startsWith("java")){
@@ -590,13 +591,15 @@ private static NamedTypedValue build(InterfaceSchema schema, Class<?> clazz, Typ
                     handleNativeRPCConstraints(clazz, fields, rpcType);
 
                     ObjectType otype = new ObjectType(clazz.getSimpleName(), clazz.getName(), fields, clazz, genericTypes);
+                    otype.ownerSchema = schema;
                     otype.setOriginalType(originalType);
                     otype.depth = getDepthLevel(clazz, depth, clazzWithGenericTypes);
                     ObjectParam oparam = new ObjectParam(name, otype, accessibleSchema);
                     schema.registerType(otype.copy(), oparam, isTypeToIdentify);
                     namedValue = oparam;
                 }else {
                     CycleObjectType otype = new CycleObjectType(clazz.getSimpleName(), clazz.getName(), clazz, genericTypes);
+                    otype.ownerSchema = schema;
                     otype.depth = getDepthLevel(clazz, depth, clazzWithGenericTypes);
                     ObjectParam oparam = new ObjectParam(name, otype, accessibleSchema);
                     schema.registerType(otype.copy(), oparam, isTypeToIdentify);

client-java/controller/src/main/java/org/evomaster/client/java/controller/problem/rpc/schema/params/ObjectParam.java

@@ -3,10 +3,7 @@
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonProcessingException;
 import org.evomaster.client.java.controller.api.dto.problem.rpc.ParamDto;
 import org.evomaster.client.java.controller.problem.rpc.CodeJavaGenerator;
-import org.evomaster.client.java.controller.problem.rpc.schema.types.AccessibleSchema;
-import org.evomaster.client.java.controller.problem.rpc.schema.types.ObjectType;
-import org.evomaster.client.java.controller.problem.rpc.schema.types.PrimitiveOrWrapperType;
-import org.evomaster.client.java.controller.problem.rpc.schema.types.TypeSchema;
+import org.evomaster.client.java.controller.problem.rpc.schema.types.*;
 import org.evomaster.client.java.utils.SimpleLogger;
 
 import java.lang.reflect.Field;
@@ -106,6 +103,10 @@ public void setValueBasedOnDto(ParamDto dto) {
 
         if (dto.innerContent!=null && !dto.innerContent.isEmpty()){
             List<NamedTypedValue> fields = getType().getFields();
+            List<NamedTypedValue> fs = getFieldsForCycleObjectType();
+            if (fs != null)
+                fields = fs;
+
             List<NamedTypedValue> values = new ArrayList<>();
 
             for (ParamDto p: dto.innerContent){
@@ -122,12 +123,21 @@ public void setValueBasedOnDto(ParamDto dto) {
     protected void setValueBasedOnValidInstance(Object instance) {
         List<NamedTypedValue> values = new ArrayList<>();
         List<NamedTypedValue> fields = getType().getFields();
+
+        if (instance != null && (fields == null || fields.isEmpty())){
+            List<NamedTypedValue> fs = getFieldsForCycleObjectType();
+            if (fs != null)
+                fields = fs;
+        }
+
         Class<?> clazz;
         try {
             clazz = Class.forName(getType().getFullTypeName());
         } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
             throw new RuntimeException("ERROR: fail to get class with the name"+getType().getFullTypeName()+" Msg:"+e.getMessage());
         }
+
+
         for (NamedTypedValue f: fields){
             NamedTypedValue copy = f.copyStructureWithProperties();
             try {
@@ -149,7 +159,6 @@ protected void setValueBasedOnValidInstance(Object instance) {
 
             values.add(copy);
         }
-
         setValue(values);
     }
 
@@ -178,6 +187,10 @@ public void setValueBasedOnInstanceOrJson(Object json) throws JsonProcessingExce
         if (!(instance instanceof Map))
             throw new RuntimeException("cannot parse the map param "+getName()+ " with the type" + instance.getClass().getName());
 
+        List<NamedTypedValue> fs = getFieldsForCycleObjectType();
+        if (fs != null)
+            fields = fs;
+
         for (NamedTypedValue f: fields){
             NamedTypedValue copy = f.copyStructureWithProperties();
             Object fiv = ((Map)instance).get(f.getName());
@@ -258,4 +271,20 @@ public String getValueAsJavaString() {
         return null;
     }
 
+    private List<NamedTypedValue> getFieldsForCycleObjectType(){
+        if (!(getType() instanceof CycleObjectType))
+            return null;
+
+        if (getType().ownerSchema == null)
+            SimpleLogger.warn("owner schema of the type is null");
+        else {
+            TypeSchema typeSchema = getType().ownerSchema.getTypeCollections().get(getType().getFullTypeNameWithGenericType());
+            if (typeSchema == null || !(typeSchema instanceof ObjectType))
+                SimpleLogger.warn("cannot find the object type with name "+getType().getFullTypeNameWithGenericType());
+            else
+                return ((ObjectType)typeSchema.copy()).getFields();
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
 }

client-java/controller/src/main/java/org/evomaster/client/java/controller/problem/rpc/schema/types/BigDecimalType.java

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public TypeDto getDto() {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public BigDecimalType copy() {
+    public BigDecimalType copyContent() {
         return new BigDecimalType();
     }
 }

client-java/controller/src/main/java/org/evomaster/client/java/controller/problem/rpc/schema/types/BigIntegerType.java

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public TypeDto getDto() {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public BigDecimalType copy() {
+    public BigDecimalType copyContent() {
         return new BigDecimalType();
     }
 }

client-java/controller/src/main/java/org/evomaster/client/java/controller/problem/rpc/schema/types/ByteBufferType.java

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public TypeDto getDto() {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public ByteBufferType copy() {
+    public ByteBufferType copyContent() {
         return new ByteBufferType();
     }
 }

client-java/controller/src/main/java/org/evomaster/client/java/controller/problem/rpc/schema/types/CollectionType.java

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public String getTypeNameForInstance() {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public CollectionType copy() {
+    public CollectionType copyContent() {
         return new CollectionType(getType(), getFullTypeName(), template, getClazz());
     }
 }

client-java/controller/src/main/java/org/evomaster/client/java/controller/problem/rpc/schema/types/CycleObjectType.java

@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ public CycleObjectType(String type, String fullTypeName, Class<?> clazz, List<St
         super(type, fullTypeName, new ArrayList<>(), clazz, genericTypes);
     }
 
+    public CycleObjectType copyContent(){
+        List<String> genericTypes = this.genericTypes != null? new ArrayList<>(this.genericTypes): null;
+        return new CycleObjectType(getType(), getFullTypeName(), getClazz(), genericTypes);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public TypeDto getDto() {
         TypeDto dto = super.getDto();

client-java/controller/src/main/java/org/evomaster/client/java/controller/problem/rpc/schema/types/DateType.java

@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ public TypeDto getDto() {
 
 
     @Override
-    public DateType copy() {
+    public DateType copyContent() {
         return new DateType();
     }
 }

client-java/controller/src/main/java/org/evomaster/client/java/controller/problem/rpc/schema/types/EnumType.java

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public TypeDto getDto() {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public EnumType copy() {
+    public EnumType copyContent() {
         return new EnumType(getType(), getFullTypeName(), items, getClazz());
     }
 }

client-java/controller/src/main/java/org/evomaster/client/java/controller/problem/rpc/schema/types/MapType.java

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public String getTypeNameForInstance() {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public MapType copy() {
+    public MapType copyContent() {
         return new MapType(getType(),getFullTypeName(), template, getClazz());
     }
 }

client-java/controller/src/main/java/org/evomaster/client/java/controller/problem/rpc/schema/types/ObjectType.java

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ public class ObjectType extends TypeSchema {
     /**
      * a list of generic types
      */
-    private final List<String> genericTypes;
+    protected final List<String> genericTypes;
 
 
     public ObjectType(String type, String fullTypeName, List<NamedTypedValue> fields, Class<?> clazz, List<String> genericTypes) {
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public TypeDto getDto() {
         return dto;
     }
 
-    public ObjectType copy(){
+    public ObjectType copyContent(){
         List<NamedTypedValue> cfields = new ArrayList<>();
         if (fields != null){
             for (NamedTypedValue f: fields){

client-java/controller/src/main/java/org/evomaster/client/java/controller/problem/rpc/schema/types/PairType.java

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public TypeDto getDto() {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public PairType copy() {
+    public PairType copyContent() {
         return new PairType(getFirstTemplate(), getSecondTemplate());
     }
 }

client-java/controller/src/main/java/org/evomaster/client/java/controller/problem/rpc/schema/types/PrimitiveOrWrapperType.java

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public static boolean isPrimitiveOrTypes(Class<?> clazz){
 
 
     @Override
-    public PrimitiveOrWrapperType copy() {
+    public PrimitiveOrWrapperType copyContent() {
         return new PrimitiveOrWrapperType(getType(), getFullTypeName(), isWrapper, getClazz());
     }
 

client-java/controller/src/main/java/org/evomaster/client/java/controller/problem/rpc/schema/types/StringType.java

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public TypeDto getDto() {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public StringType copy() {
+    public StringType copyContent() {
         return new StringType();
     }
 }

client-java/controller/src/main/java/org/evomaster/client/java/controller/problem/rpc/schema/types/TypeSchema.java

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package org.evomaster.client.java.controller.problem.rpc.schema.types;
 
 import org.evomaster.client.java.controller.api.dto.problem.rpc.TypeDto;
+import org.evomaster.client.java.controller.problem.rpc.schema.InterfaceSchema;
 
 /**
  * type schema
@@ -51,7 +52,16 @@ public String getFullTypeNameWithGenericType(){
         return fullTypeName;
     }
 
-    public abstract TypeSchema copy();
+    public InterfaceSchema ownerSchema;
+
+    public abstract TypeSchema copyContent();
+
+    public TypeSchema copy(){
+        TypeSchema content = copyContent();
+        // keep refer to schema
+        content.ownerSchema = ownerSchema;
+        return content;
+    }
 
     public TypeDto getDto(){
         TypeDto dto = new TypeDto();

client-java/controller/src/test/java/com/thrift/example/artificial/CycleAObj.java

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package com.thrift.example.artificial;
 
 public class CycleAObj {
-
+    public String aID;
     public CycleBObj obj;
 }

client-java/controller/src/test/java/com/thrift/example/artificial/CycleBObj.java

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package com.thrift.example.artificial;
 
 public class CycleBObj {
-
+    public String bID;
     public CycleAObj obj;
 }

client-java/controller/src/test/java/com/thrift/example/artificial/RPCInterfaceExample.java

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public interface RPCInterfaceExample {
 
     ObjectResponse objResponse();
 
-    CycleAObj objCycleA();
+    CycleAObj objCycleA(CycleAObj objA);
 
     CycleBObj objCycleB();
 

client-java/controller/src/test/java/com/thrift/example/artificial/RPCInterfaceExampleImpl.java

@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ public ObjectResponse objResponse() {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public CycleAObj objCycleA() {
-        return null;
+    public CycleAObj objCycleA(CycleAObj objA) {
+        return objA;
     }
 
     @Override