microsoft / microsoft/azure-tools-for-java

[IntelliJ] Uncaught Exception com.intellij.diagnostic.PluginException: Empty menu item text for IntellijAzureActionManager$ActionGroupWrapper@ServicesPopup (com.microsoft.azure.toolkit.intellij.common.action.IntellijAzureActionManager$ActionGroupWrapper)

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Description

IntelliJ build version: 2026.1.1 IU-261.23567.138
OS: Mac OS X
JDK: JetBrains s.r.o. 25.0.2
Plugin version: 3.97.5-2026.1
Additional Info: None
Parent component:

com.intellij.openapi.wm.impl.IdeRootPane[,0,0,1470x923,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: Empty menu item text for IntellijAzureActionManager$ActionGroupWrapper@ServicesPopup (com.microsoft.azure.toolkit.intellij.common.action.IntellijAzureActionManager$ActionGroupWrapper) "actions.cognitiveservices.account". The default action text must be specified in plugin.xml or its class constructor [Plugin: com.microsoft.tooling.msservices.intellij.azure]
	at com.intellij.diagnostic.PluginProblemReporterImpl.createPluginExceptionByClass(PluginProblemReporterImpl.java:23)

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Research direction

Search for the action ID "actions.cognitiveservices.account" and IntellijAzureActionManager$ActionGroupWrapper in the IntelliJ plugin sources. Check how the action's default text is declared, then reproduce or inspect the Services popup to confirm the PluginException no longer occurs and the menu item has text.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
68/100

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