[jboss-jira] [JBoss JIRA] (DROOLS-857) NullPointerException error needs to be improved

Hannah Rosen created DROOLS-857: ----------------------------------- Summary: NullPointerException error needs to be improved Key: DROOLS-857 URL: https://issues.jboss.org/browse/DROOLS-857 Project: Drools Issue Type: Bug Environment: Java Eclipse Reporter: Hannah Rosen Assignee: Mark Proctor I am changing around the dinner party example in OptaPlanner and have added a new score rule to the drl: {code} rule "sameSleepingPreference" when $leftDesignation : SeatDesignation($leftGuest : guest) $rightDesignation : SeatDesignation(isRightOf($leftDesignation), $rightGuest : guest) eval($leftGuest.sleepingPreference.equals($rightGuest.sleepingPreference)) then scoreHolder.addConstraintMatch(kcontext, +1); end {code} When I run the program with a data sheet of four people, it works fine. However, when I try it with a data sheet of 144 peopIe, I get this null pointer exception: {code:borderStyle=solid} 2015-07-23 10:41:59,414 [AWT-EventQueue-0] INFO Opened: data\dinnerparty\unsolved\hannahWeddingTest.xml 2015-07-23 10:42:01,012 [SwingWorker-pool-4-thread-1] INFO Solving started: time spent (97), best score (uninitialized/-14400), environment mode (REPRODUCIBLE), random (JDK with seed 0). Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-0" java.lang.IllegalStateException: Solving failed. at org.optaplanner.examples.common.swingui.SolverAndPersistenceFrame$SolveWorker.done(SolverAndPersistenceFrame.java:297) at javax.swing.SwingWorker$5.run(Unknown Source) at javax.swing.SwingWorker$DoSubmitAccumulativeRunnable.run(Unknown Source) at sun.swing.AccumulativeRunnable.run(Unknown Source) at javax.swing.SwingWorker$DoSubmitAccumulativeRunnable.actionPerformed(Unknown Source) at javax.swing.Timer.fireActionPerformed(Unknown Source) at javax.swing.Timer$DoPostEvent.run(Unknown Source) at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(Unknown Source) at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source) at java.awt.EventQueue.access$300(Unknown Source) at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source) at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source) at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) at java.security.ProtectionDomain$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source) at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(Unknown Source) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(Unknown Source) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown Source) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source) Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: org.optaplanner.examples.dinnerparty.solver.Rule_sameSleepingPreference1438171934Eval0Invoker@a59a25b3 : java.lang.NullPointerException at org.drools.core.rule.EvalCondition.isAllowed(EvalCondition.java:123) at org.drools.core.phreak.PhreakEvalNode.doLeftInserts(PhreakEvalNode.java:55) at org.drools.core.phreak.PhreakEvalNode.doNode(PhreakEvalNode.java:39) at org.drools.core.phreak.RuleNetworkEvaluator.innerEval(RuleNetworkEvaluator.java:342) at org.drools.core.phreak.RuleNetworkEvaluator.outerEval(RuleNetworkEvaluator.java:161) at org.drools.core.phreak.RuleNetworkEvaluator.evaluateNetwork(RuleNetworkEvaluator.java:116) at org.drools.core.phreak.RuleExecutor.reEvaluateNetwork(RuleExecutor.java:231) at org.drools.core.phreak.RuleExecutor.evaluateNetworkAndFire(RuleExecutor.java:106) at org.drools.core.common.DefaultAgenda.fireNextItem(DefaultAgenda.java:1016) at org.drools.core.common.DefaultAgenda.fireAllRules(DefaultAgenda.java:1302) at org.drools.core.impl.StatefulKnowledgeSessionImpl.fireAllRules(StatefulKnowledgeSessionImpl.java:1289) at org.drools.core.impl.StatefulKnowledgeSessionImpl.fireAllRules(StatefulKnowledgeSessionImpl.java:1262) at org.optaplanner.core.impl.score.director.drools.DroolsScoreDirector.calculateScore(DroolsScoreDirector.java:87) at org.optaplanner.examples.dinnerparty.solver.solution.initializer.DinnerPartySolutionInitializer.initializeSeatDesignationList(DinnerPartySolutionInitializer.java:69) at org.optaplanner.examples.dinnerparty.solver.solution.initializer.DinnerPartySolutionInitializer.changeWorkingSolution(DinnerPartySolutionInitializer.java:41) at org.optaplanner.core.impl.phase.custom.DefaultCustomPhase.doStep(DefaultCustomPhase.java:78) at org.optaplanner.core.impl.phase.custom.DefaultCustomPhase.solve(DefaultCustomPhase.java:60) at org.optaplanner.core.impl.solver.DefaultSolver.runPhases(DefaultSolver.java:213) at org.optaplanner.core.impl.solver.DefaultSolver.solve(DefaultSolver.java:176) at org.optaplanner.examples.common.business.SolutionBusiness.solve(SolutionBusiness.java:302) at org.optaplanner.examples.common.swingui.SolverAndPersistenceFrame$SolveWorker.doInBackground(SolverAndPersistenceFrame.java:286) at org.optaplanner.examples.common.swingui.SolverAndPersistenceFrame$SolveWorker.doInBackground(SolverAndPersistenceFrame.java:1) at javax.swing.SwingWorker$1.call(Unknown Source) at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(Unknown Source) at javax.swing.SwingWorker.run(Unknown Source) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(Unknown Source) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source) at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source) Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException at org.optaplanner.examples.dinnerparty.solver.Rule_sameSleepingPreference1438171934.eval0(Rule_sameSleepingPreference1438171934.java:8) at org.optaplanner.examples.dinnerparty.solver.Rule_sameSleepingPreference1438171934Eval0InvokerGenerated.evaluate(Unknown Source) at org.optaplanner.examples.dinnerparty.solver.Rule_sameSleepingPreference1438171934Eval0Invoker.evaluate(Unknown Source) at org.drools.core.rule.EvalCondition.isAllowed(EvalCondition.java:118) ... 27 more ` {code} I asked for help on StackOverflow, and Geoffrey, the OptaPlanner creator, told me to report this, as the last nullpointerexception was not specific enough and the error message should be improved. -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v6.3.15#6346)