[CONFSERVER-40325] Custom language pack for Code Block Macro stopped working in 5.9.x

Type: Bug
Resolution: Fixed
Priority: Medium
Fix Version/s: 5.10.3, 5.9.14
Affects Version/s: 5.9.1, 5.9.11, 5.9.2, 5.9.3, 5.9.4, 5.10.1
Component/s: Macros - Other Macros
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Support reference count:
23
Symptom Severity:
Severity 2 - Major
Bug Fix Policy:
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After upgrading to 5.9.x, custom language pack used for Code Block Macro has stopped working

Steps to Reproduce

1. Upload custom language pack: abaphighlighter into your Confluence Admin > Configure Code Macro: Add a new language.
2. Optional: Set your Confluence Default Language to the custom language pack.
3. On a Page, insert Code Block Macro with the following parameters:

Syntax Highlighting: abaphighlighter
Theme: FadeToGrey

4. Click on Save to insert the Code Block Macro into the Page.
5. Put in a Sample Code (refer to Testing Notes)

Expected Result:

Code Block Macro should show the correct Theme and Syntax Highlighting as per the custom language pack

Actual Result:

Code Block Macro showing no Theme and no custom Syntax Highlighting as per the custom language pack

Additional Notes:

Screenshots attached for Testing Results
Custom Language pack attached

WorkAround

Manually downgrade the Code Block Macro plugin to version 2.1.7.

To downgrade the add-on, do the following:

Stop Confluence.
Locate the existing .jar files (newcode-macro-plugin-XXX.jar) in <confluence-install>/confluence/WEB-INF/atlassian-bundled-plugins/. Move the file to a different location to create a backup copy.
Place the attached, newcode-macro-plugin-2.1.7.jar , into the atlassian-bundled-plugins directory.
Locate the existing transformed .jar (newcode-macro-plugin-XXX_XXX) in <confluence-install>/plugins-osgi-cache/transformed-plugins/.Delete the file.
Start Confluence.

As with all recommendations, we strongly suggest testing this in a test environment prior to implementing in Production. If this causes other issues in your instance, you will be asked to switch back to the original version of the .jar.