# Error in SonarLint for IntelliJ With Flutter

**URL:** <https://community.sonarsource.com/t/error-in-sonarlint-for-intellij-with-flutter/20964>\
**Category:** IntelliJ Platform\
**Tags:** intellij, sonarqube-ide\
**Created:** [March 3, 2020, 7:16am UTC](https://community.sonarsource.com/t/error-in-sonarlint-for-intellij-with-flutter/20964 "2020-03-03T07:16:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![sathish\_gadde](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/sonarsource/user_avatar/community.sonarsource.com/sathish_gadde/32/9806_2.png) [@sathish\_gadde](https://community.sonarsource.com/u/sathish_gadde)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2020, 7:16am UTC](https://community.sonarsource.com/t/error-in-sonarlint-for-intellij-with-flutter/20964/1 "2020-03-03T07:16:09Z")

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Environment:

- Java version=1.8.0\_212-release
- Java vendor=JetBrains s.r.o
- OS name=Windows 10
- OS architecture=amd64
- IDE=Android Studio 3.6
- SonarLint version=4.5.0.15320

```auto
java.lang.NullPointerException
	at org.sonarlint.intellij.util.SonarLintAppUtils.getRelativePathForAnalysis(SonarLintAppUtils.java:83)
	at org.sonarlint.intellij.analysis.LocalFileExclusions.checkExclusions(LocalFileExclusions.java:124)
	at org.sonarlint.intellij.ui.AutoTriggerStatusPanel.getCard(AutoTriggerStatusPanel.java:119)
	at org.sonarlint.intellij.ui.AutoTriggerStatusPanel.switchCards(AutoTriggerStatusPanel.java:107)
	at org.sonarlint.intellij.ui.AutoTriggerStatusPanel.access$000(AutoTriggerStatusPanel.java:58)
	at org.sonarlint.intellij.ui.AutoTriggerStatusPanel$2.selectionChanged(AutoTriggerStatusPanel.java:101)
	at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor37.invoke(Unknown Source)
	at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
	at com.intellij.util.messages.impl.MessageBusConnectionImpl.deliverMessage(MessageBusConnectionImpl.java:102)
	at com.intellij.util.messages.impl.MessageBusImpl.doPumpMessages(MessageBusImpl.java:446)
	at com.intellij.util.messages.impl.MessageBusImpl.pumpWaitingBuses(MessageBusImpl.java:406)
	at com.intellij.util.messages.impl.MessageBusImpl.pumpMessages(MessageBusImpl.java:395)
	at com.intellij.util.messages.impl.MessageBusImpl.pumpMessages(MessageBusImpl.java:379)
	at com.intellij.util.messages.impl.MessageBusImpl.sendMessage(MessageBusImpl.java:372)
	at com.intellij.util.messages.impl.MessageBusImpl.lambda$createTopicHandler$1(MessageBusImpl.java:242)
	at com.sun.proxy.$Proxy112.selectionChanged(Unknown Source)
	at com.intellij.openapi.fileEditor.impl.FileEditorManagerImpl.lambda$fireSelectionChanged$20(FileEditorManagerImpl.java:1603)
	at com.intellij.openapi.fileEditor.impl.FileEditorManagerImpl$5$1.run(FileEditorManagerImpl.java:1052)
	at com.intellij.openapi.wm.impl.FocusManagerImpl.lambda$doWhenFocusSettlesDown$3(FocusManagerImpl.java:170)
	at com.intellij.util.ui.UIUtil.invokeLaterIfNeeded(UIUtil.java:2464)
	at com.intellij.ide.IdeEventQueue.ifFocusEventsInTheQueue(IdeEventQueue.java:222)
	at com.intellij.ide.IdeEventQueue.executeWhenAllFocusEventsLeftTheQueue(IdeEventQueue.java:174)
	at com.intellij.openapi.wm.impl.FocusManagerImpl.doWhenFocusSettlesDown(FocusManagerImpl.java:161)
	at com.intellij.openapi.wm.impl.FocusManagerImpl.doWhenFocusSettlesDown(FocusManagerImpl.java:167)
	at com.intellij.openapi.wm.impl.FocusManagerImpl.lambda$null$2(FocusManagerImpl.java:175)
	at com.intellij.openapi.application.TransactionGuardImpl$2.run(TransactionGuardImpl.java:312)
	at com.intellij.openapi.application.impl.LaterInvocator$FlushQueue.doRun(LaterInvocator.java:433)
	at com.intellij.openapi.application.impl.LaterInvocator$FlushQueue.runNextEvent(LaterInvocator.java:416)
	at com.intellij.openapi.application.impl.LaterInvocator$FlushQueue.run(LaterInvocator.java:399)
	at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(InvocationEvent.java:311)
	at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(EventQueue.java:764)
	at java.awt.EventQueue.access$500(EventQueue.java:98)
	at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(EventQueue.java:715)
	at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(EventQueue.java:709)
	at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)

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**Author:** ![JBL\_SonarSource](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/sonarsource/user_avatar/community.sonarsource.com/jbl_sonarsource/32/64_2.png) [@JBL\_SonarSource](https://community.sonarsource.com/u/JBL_SonarSource)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2020, 8:46am UTC](https://community.sonarsource.com/t/error-in-sonarlint-for-intellij-with-flutter/20964/2 "2020-03-03T08:46:31Z")

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Hello @sathish_gadde, thank you for reporting this.

It seems that this was [already reported](https://community.sonarsource.com/t/npe-when-opening-a-file-outside-of-the-project/20849) and a [fix](https://jira.sonarsource.com/browse/SLI-377) is coming.