RunTestMethods ClassCircularityError for evosuite generated tests

[DCallaz]

Context

As a follow up from #75, I am generating tests with evosuite and trying to collect their coverage using Gzoltar. I am currently able to generate a list of the evosuite test methods using the Gzoltar listTestMethods, but when running the tests using runTestMethods, I either get a ClassNotFoundException if the evosuite jar is not on the classpath, or the following if the evosuite jar is on the classpath:

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.ClassCircularityError: java/lang/RuntimePermission
	at org.evosuite.runtime.sandbox.MSecurityManager.allowPermission(MSecurityManager.java:500)
	at org.evosuite.runtime.sandbox.MSecurityManager.checkPermission(MSecurityManager.java:432)
	at java.lang.SecurityManager.checkPropertiesAccess(SecurityManager.java:1262)
	at java.lang.System.setProperties(System.java:694)
	at com.gzoltar.cli.commands.RunTestMethods.execute(RunTestMethods.java:109)
	at com.gzoltar.cli.Main.execute(Main.java:105)
	at com.gzoltar.cli.Main.main(Main.java:40)

I have tried both online and offline instrumentation as shown here, and both produce a similar error on the runTestMethods command.

Steps to Reproduce

I am using the same MRE as in the previous issue, available here:

evosuite-example.tar.gz

The following steps reproduce the error (I am using java 8):

1. Run mvn clean test
2. Remove the old test methods file by runnning: rm unit_tests.txt
3. Run mvn dependency:copy-dependencies to get dependencies
4. Set the locations of the jar files with the commands:

   GZOLTAR_AGENT_JAR="$PWD/gzoltar/lib/gzoltaragent.jar"
   GZOLTAR_CLI_JAR="$PWD/gzoltar/lib/gzoltarcli.jar"
   HAMCREST_JAR="$PWD/target/dependency/hamcrest-core-1.3.jar"
   JUNIT_JAR="$PWD/target/dependency/junit-4.11.jar"
   EVOSUITE_JAR="$PWD/target/dependency/evosuite-standalone-runtime-1.0.6.jar"
   

5. To successfully generate unit_tests.txt file, run:

java -cp "target/test-classes:$GZOLTAR_CLI_JAR:$EVOSUITE_JAR" com.gzoltar.cli.Main listTestMethods "target/test-classes" --outputFile "unit_tests.txt" --includes "*"

6. Attempt to run the tests, producing the error, by running (this is online instrumentation, but offline seems to do the same):

java -javaagent:"$GZOLTAR_AGENT_JAR=destfile=gzoltar.ser,buildlocation=target/classes" -cp "target/test-classes/:$JUNIT_JAR:$GZOLTAR_CLI_JAR:$EVOSUITE_JAR" com.gzoltar.cli.Main runTestMethods --testMethods "unit_tests.txt" --collectCoverage

Environment:

• OS: Ubuntu, Linux 24.04.1
• Gzoltar version: 1.7.3 (latest)
• Maven version: 3.8.7
• Java version: 1.8.0_432