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[IntelliJ] Uncaught Exception com.intellij.diagnostic.PluginException: Must not execute inside read action; If you access or modify model on EDT consider wrapping your code in WriteIntentReadAction or ReadAction; see https://jb.gg/ij-platform-threading f
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Description
IntelliJ build version: 2025.3.2 IU-253.30387.90
OS: Linux
JDK: JetBrains s.r.o. 21.0.9
Plugin version: 3.97.2-2025.3
Additional Info: None
Parent component:
com.intellij.openapi.wm.impl.IdeRootPane[,38,59,1908x1167,layout=com.intellij.openapi.wm.impl.IdeRootPane$CustomHeaderRootLayout,alignmentX=0.0,alignmentY=0.0,border=,flags=449,maximumSize=,minimumSize=,preferredSize=]
Error message:
IdeaLoggingEvent[message=null, throwable=com.intellij.diagnostic.PluginException: Must not execute inside read action; If you access or modify model on EDT consider wrapping your code in WriteIntentReadAction or ReadAction; see https:/<REDACTED: user-file-path> for details
Current thread: Thread[#881,DefaultDispatcher-worker-8,5,main] 1235428821 (EventQueue.isDispatchThread()=false)
Caused by: com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.RuntimeExceptionWithAttachments: Must not execute inside read action; If you access or modify model on EDT consider wrapping your code in WriteIntentReadAction or ReadAction; see https:/<REDACTED: user-file-path> for de
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Research direction
Start with the full exception details from the IntelliJ report and the threading guidance linked in the message, using IntelliJ 2025.3.2 with plugin version 3.97.2-2025.3. Identify the plugin entry point involved in the read-action violation; done means the exception no longer occurs and the affected behavior remains covered by a test.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100