Editor deadlock and null pointer exception while parsing java file
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Description
### Apache NetBeans version
Apache NetBeans 13
### What happened
Pressing ctrl-space for suggestions leaves the editor in a freezing state.
Stacktrace reveals that in case the java source cannot be parsed, then the basedocument "loses" the write lock.
### How to reproduce
I pressed ctrl-space in the attached source file.
### Did this work correctly in an earlier version?
No
### Operating System
Linux
### JDK
11.0.15+10-Ubuntu-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
### Apache NetBeans packaging
Apache NetBeans binary zip
### Anything else
Reproduced 3 times in a row.
### Are you willing to submit a pull request?
No
### Code of Conduct
Yes
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by inspecting the attached Java source file and the reported stacktrace, then reproduce the freeze by pressing Ctrl-Space in the NetBeans editor. Trace the Java parsing path and BaseDocument write-lock handling; done means the editor no longer freezes or reports the null pointer exception when parsing fails.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- desktop, developer-experience
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100