java-topology/defects/camel/patch/camel-diamond-recursion-CLEAN.md
russell@unturf.com 8a85da480d micronaut-0004 + diamond-recursion CLEAN sweep: camel/hazelcast/tomcat/undertow/vertx/quarkus-0003 unit tests
micronaut-0004: AbstractAnnotationMetadataBuilder.processAnnotation O(2^D) diamond recursion
in meta-annotation stereotype traversal. isProcessed() guard tracks only current-path ancestors,
not globally visited nodes — diamond meta-annotation hierarchies cause exponential re-visits
of shared base annotations (e.g. @Transactional + @Retryable both extend @InterceptorBinding).
13x at D=8, 41x at D=10. 10/10 unit tests PASS.

quarkus-0003 unit tests: added to QuarkusTest.java for the existing quarkus-0003
BeanDeployment.recursiveBuild diamond defect. 9/9 PASS.

CLEAN markers: camel, hazelcast, tomcat, undertow, vertx — no diamond recursion pattern found.
Hazelcast uses proper Tarjan algorithm. Tomcat uses iterative constraint propagation.
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Apache Camel — Diamond Recursion (CWE-407 O(2^D)) Scan: CLEAN

Pattern: Recursive cycle-detection / dependency traversal without a visited set (exponential re-visitation on diamond-shaped DAGs) Scan date: 2026-03-29 Scope: core/camel-base-engine/, core/camel-core-engine/, core/camel-core-reifier/

Methods Checked

Method Location Guard Result
Route startup ordering InternalRouteStartupManager.java camel-0001 already patched; ordering uses sorted startup numbers, not recursive graph traversal CLEAN
Route dependsOn resolution AbstractCamelContext.java Uses lifecycle strategy list, not recursive dependency graph CLEAN
Bean wiring / CamelPostProcessorHelper camel-base-engine No recursive graph traversal found CLEAN

Conclusion

Apache Camel's route startup ordering is managed by startup order numbers (camel-0001 addressed a quadratic list scan in that ordering). The route dependency (dependsOn) field in XML DSL is resolved via a topological ordering approach, not recursive traversal without a visited set. No diamond-recursion pattern was found beyond camel-0001.