microsoft / microsoft/azure-tools-for-java

[IntelliJ] Uncaught Exception java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot invoke "com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VirtualFile.getPath()" because the return value of "com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VirtualFile.getParent()" is null

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Description

IntelliJ build version: 2026.1.3 IU-261.25134.95
OS: Mac OS X
JDK: JetBrains s.r.o. 25.0.3
Plugin version: 3.97.6-2026.1
Additional Info: None
Parent component:

com.intellij.openapi.wm.impl.IdeRootPane[,0,0,2279x1860,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=java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot invoke "com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VirtualFile.getPath()" because the return value of "com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VirtualFile.getParent()" is null
	at com.microsoft.azure.toolkit.intellij.container.model.DockerImage.<init>(DockerImage.java:57)
	at com.microsoft.azure.toolkit.intellij.containerregistry.runner.ContainerRegistryDockerfileActionsProvider.getActions(ContainerRegistryDockerfileActionsProvider.java:17)
	at com.microsoft.azure.toolkit.intellij.containerregistry.runner.DockerRunLineMarkerProvider.lambda$getDockerfileActions$2(DockerRunLineMarkerProvider.java:105)
	at com.microsoft.azure.toolkit.intellij.containerregistry.runner.DockerRunLineMarkerProvider.getDockerfileActions(DockerRunLineMarkerProvider.java:108)

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Research direction

Start with the stack trace at DockerImage.java:57, then trace how ContainerRegistryDockerfileActionsProvider.java and DockerRunLineMarkerProvider.java:105-108 pass the file into DockerImage. Reproduce the IntelliJ plugin error with the reported environment or a file lacking a parent. Done means Dockerfile actions no longer raise this NullPointerException.

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Assessment

Tech stack
docker, java
Domain
devtools
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
62/100

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