WebIde 94.149 causes NullPointerException

Hello sky,

Getting the Project from DataManager is a "last resort" way - in almost all
of the places there are better ways to get the project.

In which context do you need to get the project?

Hi guys,

My plugin references Project thru the following call:

Project project =
LangDataKeys.PROJECT.getData(DataManager.getInstance().getDataContext(
));

it works for builds IDEA CE 92.105, WebIDe 94.5/53, etc but the fresh
build - WebIde 94.149

stops working. Sometimes LangDataKeys.PROJECT.getData(...) returns
NULL sometimes reference is correct - 50/50.

Is this a bug or there is another legal way to access a reference to
the Project object?

Thanks.
Serhiy
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Plugin uses Project as a data holder for a set of objects that can be considered as services: data cache, connection manager, etc.
They can be referenced from lots of places initiated from UI or background tasks. I do not know another way to work in the multiframe mode, except binding to Project. So, not using DataManager I have to pass project thru call stack to give a chance somewhere deeply to request an appropriate service instance.
In my opinion, having different classloader for a plugin running in different frame might make things easier, at least services could be accessible just thru static reference.

Serhiy

Hello sky,

Plugin uses Project as a data holder for a set of objects that can be
considered as services: data cache, connection manager, etc.

They can be referenced from lots of places initiated from UI or
background tasks. I do not know another way to work in the multiframe
mode, except binding to Project. So, not using DataManager I have to
pass project thru call stack to give a chance somewhere deeply to
request an appropriate service instance.

This is the correct thing to do, and our own code does this as well.

In my opinion, having different classloader for a plugin running in
different frame might make things easier, at least services could be
accessible just thru static reference.

This would require a nearly complete rewrite of IntelliJ IDEA.

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Dmitry Jemerov
Development Lead
JetBrains, Inc.
http://www.jetbrains.com/
"Develop with Pleasure!"