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[IntelliJ] Uncaught Exception Error during processing of: developer.properties.template java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException: Should not be called directly. If you didn't call directly, check your IFileElementType implementation — it should implement co

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Description

IntelliJ build version: 2025.3.3 IU-253.31033.145
OS: Mac OS X
JDK: JetBrains s.r.o. 21.0.10
Plugin version: 3.97.3-2025.3
Additional Info: None
Parent component:

com.intellij.openapi.wm.impl.IdeRootPane[,0,0,2560x1440,layout=com.intellij.openapi.wm.impl.IdeRootPane$CustomHeaderRootLayout,alignmentX=0.0,alignmentY=0.0,border=,flags=449,maximumSize=,minimumSize=,preferredSize=]

Error message:

IdeaLoggingEvent[message=Error during processing of: developer.properties.template, throwable=java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException: Should not be called directly. If you didn't call directly, check your IFileElementType implementation — it should implement com.intellij.platform.syntax.psi.SyntaxFileElementType.SyntaxFileElementType
	at com.intellij.json.JsonParserDefinition.createParser(JsonParserDefinition.kt:24)
	at com.microsoft.azure.toolkit.intellij.java.sdk.MavenProjectReportGenerator.findAnnotatedMethodCalls(MavenProjectReportGenerator.java:226)
	at com.microsoft.azure.toolkit.intellij.java.sdk.MavenProjectReportGenerator.analyzeCode(MavenProjectReportGenerator.java:208)

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Research direction

Start with MavenProjectReportGenerator.findAnnotatedMethodCalls and analyzeCode, then inspect the call to com.intellij.json.JsonParserDefinition.createParser shown in the stack trace. Reproduce the error while processing developer.properties.template on the reported IntelliJ and plugin versions. Done means the exception no longer occurs during that processing.

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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
35/100

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