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: 2026.1.4 IU-261.26222.65
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[,0,0,3008x1662,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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Start by reading com.microsoft.azure.toolkit.intellij.container.model.DockerImage.java at line 57 and tracing its callers in ContainerRegistryDockerfileActionsProvider.java and DockerRunLineMarkerProvider.java. Reproduce the Dockerfile action in IntelliJ and verify it no longer throws when the related VirtualFile has no parent; add or update a regression test if coverage exists for this path.

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Assessment

Tech stack
docker, java
Domain
devops, devtools
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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