redhat-developer / redhat-developer/vscode-java

Duplicate root element for projects in subfolder

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Description

given two Gradle projects:

extract them to one folder, e,g.,

  • testFolder/sample_building_java_applications_multi_project-groovy-dsl
  • testFolder/sample_building_java_applications-groovy-dsl

and open testFolder in VS Code, an error will disappear:

Could not run phased build action using connection to Gradle distribution 'https://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-7.5.1-bin.zip'.
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Duplicate root element demo
Duplicate root element demo

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Research direction

Reproduce the issue by extracting the two linked Gradle sample projects into one folder and opening the parent folder in VS Code. Investigate how the extension imports project roots and determine what is causing the duplicate root element; done means the parent folder opens without the reported error.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java, vscode
Domain
build-system, developer-experience
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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