# Webstorm SonarLint plugin =\> java.lang.NullPointerException **URL:** \ **Category:** IntelliJ Platform\ **Tags:** intellij, sonarqube-ide, java\ **Created:** [March 4, 2020, 8:56am UTC](https://community.sonarsource.com/t/webstorm-sonarlint-plugin-java-lang-nullpointerexception/21074 "2020-03-04T08:56:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![gklubnikov](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/sonarsource/user_avatar/community.sonarsource.com/gklubnikov/32/9899_2.png) [@gklubnikov](https://community.sonarsource.com/u/gklubnikov)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2020, 8:56am UTC](https://community.sonarsource.com/t/webstorm-sonarlint-plugin-java-lang-nullpointerexception/21074/1 "2020-03-04T08:56:25Z")
- versions used WebStorm 2019.3.3 Build #WS-193.6494.34, built on February 11, 2020 Runtime version: 11.0.5+10-b520.38 amd64 VM: OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM by JetBrains s.r.o Linux 5.3.0-40-generic SonarLint 4.5.0.15320 - error observed ```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$2.selectionChanged(AutoTriggerStatusPanel.java:101) at jdk.internal.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor83.invoke(Unknown Source) at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:566) at com.intellij.util.messages.impl.MessageBusImpl.invokeListener(MessageBusImpl.java:513) at com.intellij.util.messages.impl.MessageBusConnectionImpl.deliverMessage(MessageBusConnectionImpl.java:142) at com.intellij.util.messages.impl.MessageBusImpl.doPumpMessages(MessageBusImpl.java:438) at com.intellij.util.messages.impl.MessageBusImpl.pumpWaitingBuses(MessageBusImpl.java:398) at com.intellij.util.messages.impl.MessageBusImpl.pumpMessages(MessageBusImpl.java:388) at com.intellij.util.messages.impl.MessageBusImpl.sendMessage(MessageBusImpl.java:372) at com.intellij.util.messages.impl.MessageBusImpl.lambda$createTopicHandler$1(MessageBusImpl.java:241) at com.sun.proxy.$Proxy91.selectionChanged(Unknown Source) at com.intellij.openapi.fileEditor.impl.FileEditorManagerImpl.lambda$fireSelectionChanged$21(FileEditorManagerImpl.java:1576) at com.intellij.openapi.fileEditor.impl.FileEditorManagerImpl$6$1.run(FileEditorManagerImpl.java:1019) at com.intellij.openapi.wm.impl.FocusManagerImpl.lambda$doWhenFocusSettlesDown$3(FocusManagerImpl.java:168) at com.intellij.util.ui.UIUtil.invokeLaterIfNeeded(UIUtil.java:2418) at com.intellij.ide.IdeEventQueue.ifFocusEventsInTheQueue(IdeEventQueue.java:177) at com.intellij.ide.IdeEventQueue.executeWhenAllFocusEventsLeftTheQueue(IdeEventQueue.java:129) at com.intellij.openapi.wm.impl.FocusManagerImpl.doWhenFocusSettlesDown(FocusManagerImpl.java:159) at com.intellij.openapi.wm.impl.FocusManagerImpl.doWhenFocusSettlesDown(FocusManagerImpl.java:165) at com.intellij.openapi.wm.impl.IdeFocusManagerImpl.doWhenFocusSettlesDown(IdeFocusManagerImpl.java:41) at com.intellij.openapi.fileEditor.impl.FileEditorManagerImpl$6.run(FileEditorManagerImpl.java:1016) at com.intellij.openapi.util.BusyObject$Impl$Simple.execute(BusyObject.java:108) at com.intellij.openapi.fileEditor.impl.FileEditorManagerImpl.notifyPublisher(FileEditorManagerImpl.java:1012) at com.intellij.openapi.fileEditor.impl.FileEditorManagerImpl.fireSelectionChanged(FileEditorManagerImpl.java:1576) at com.intellij.openapi.fileEditor.impl.EditorsSplitters.lambda$setCurrentWindow$4(EditorsSplitters.java:623) at com.intellij.openapi.fileEditor.impl.EditorsSplitters.setCurrentWindow(EditorsSplitters.java:632) at com.intellij.openapi.fileEditor.impl.EditorWindow.setEditor(EditorWindow.java:546) at com.intellij.openapi.fileEditor.impl.FileEditorManagerImpl.openFileImpl4Edt(FileEditorManagerImpl.java:882) at com.intellij.openapi.fileEditor.impl.FileEditorManagerImpl.lambda$null$7(FileEditorManagerImpl.java:819) at com.intellij.openapi.fileEditor.impl.FileEditorManagerImpl.runBulkTabChange(FileEditorManagerImpl.java:1671) at com.intellij.openapi.fileEditor.impl.FileEditorManagerImpl.lambda$openFileImpl4$8(FileEditorManagerImpl.java:818) at com.intellij.openapi.application.impl.ApplicationImpl.invokeAndWait(ApplicationImpl.java:519) at com.intellij.openapi.application.impl.ApplicationImpl.invokeAndWait(ApplicationImpl.java:532) at com.intellij.openapi.fileEditor.impl.FileEditorManagerImpl.openFileImpl4(FileEditorManagerImpl.java:817) at com.intellij.openapi.fileEditor.impl.FileEditorManagerImpl.openFileImpl3(FileEditorManagerImpl.java:762) at com.intellij.openapi.fileEditor.impl.FileEditorManagerImpl.lambda$openFileImpl2$4(FileEditorManagerImpl.java:745) at com.intellij.openapi.command.impl.CoreCommandProcessor.executeCommand(CoreCommandProcessor.java:212) at com.intellij.openapi.command.impl.CoreCommandProcessor.executeCommand(CoreCommandProcessor.java:178) at com.intellij.openapi.command.impl.CoreCommandProcessor.executeCommand(CoreCommandProcessor.java:168) at com.intellij.openapi.command.impl.CoreCommandProcessor.executeCommand(CoreCommandProcessor.java:154) at com.intellij.openapi.fileEditor.impl.FileEditorManagerImpl.openFileImpl2(FileEditorManagerImpl.java:745) at com.intellij.openapi.fileEditor.impl.FileEditorManagerImpl.openFileWithProviders(FileEditorManagerImpl.java:676) at com.intellij.openapi.fileEditor.ex.FileEditorManagerEx.openFile(FileEditorManagerEx.java:142) at com.intellij.openapi.fileEditor.impl.FileEditorManagerImpl.lambda$openEditorImpl$11(FileEditorManagerImpl.java:1113) at com.intellij.openapi.command.impl.CoreCommandProcessor.executeCommand(CoreCommandProcessor.java:220) at com.intellij.openapi.command.impl.CoreCommandProcessor.executeCommand(CoreCommandProcessor.java:178) at com.intellij.openapi.command.impl.CoreCommandProcessor.executeCommand(CoreCommandProcessor.java:168) at com.intellij.openapi.command.impl.CoreCommandProcessor.executeCommand(CoreCommandProcessor.java:154) at com.intellij.openapi.fileEditor.impl.FileEditorManagerImpl.openEditorImpl(FileEditorManagerImpl.java:1111) at com.intellij.openapi.fileEditor.impl.FileEditorManagerImpl.openEditor(FileEditorManagerImpl.java:1090) at com.intellij.openapi.fileEditor.OpenFileDescriptor.navigateInAnyFileEditor(OpenFileDescriptor.java:160) at com.intellij.openapi.fileEditor.OpenFileDescriptor.navigateInEditor(OpenFileDescriptor.java:142) at com.intellij.openapi.fileEditor.OpenFileDescriptor.navigateInEditorOrNativeApp(OpenFileDescriptor.java:138) at com.intellij.openapi.fileEditor.OpenFileDescriptor.navigate(OpenFileDescriptor.java:121) at com.intellij.util.OpenSourceUtil.navigateToSource(OpenSourceUtil.java:119) at com.intellij.util.OpenSourceUtil.navigate(OpenSourceUtil.java:74) at com.intellij.util.OpenSourceUtil.navigate(OpenSourceUtil.java:58) at com.intellij.util.OpenSourceUtil.navigate(OpenSourceUtil.java:51) at com.intellij.ide.actions.BaseNavigateToSourceAction.actionPerformed(BaseNavigateToSourceAction.java:24) at com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.ex.ActionUtil$1.run(ActionUtil.java:298) at com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.ex.ActionUtil.performActionDumbAware(ActionUtil.java:315) at com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.impl.ActionMenuItem$ActionTransmitter.lambda$actionPerformed$0(ActionMenuItem.java:294) at com.intellij.openapi.wm.impl.FocusManagerImpl.runOnOwnContext(FocusManagerImpl.java:263) at com.intellij.openapi.wm.impl.IdeFocusManagerImpl.runOnOwnContext(IdeFocusManagerImpl.java:77) at com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.impl.ActionMenuItem$ActionTransmitter.actionPerformed(ActionMenuItem.java:284) at java.desktop/javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed(AbstractButton.java:1967) at com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.impl.ActionMenuItem.lambda$fireActionPerformed$0(ActionMenuItem.java:112) at com.intellij.openapi.application.TransactionGuardImpl.runSyncTransaction(TransactionGuardImpl.java:83) at com.intellij.openapi.application.TransactionGuardImpl.lambda$submitTransaction$1(TransactionGuardImpl.java:107) at com.intellij.openapi.application.TransactionGuardImpl.submitTransaction(TransactionGuardImpl.java:116) at com.intellij.openapi.application.TransactionGuard.submitTransaction(TransactionGuard.java:121) at com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.impl.ActionMenuItem.fireActionPerformed(ActionMenuItem.java:112) at com.intellij.ui.plaf.beg.BegMenuItemUI.doClick(BegMenuItemUI.java:517) at com.intellij.ui.plaf.beg.BegMenuItemUI.access$300(BegMenuItemUI.java:36) at com.intellij.ui.plaf.beg.BegMenuItemUI$MyMouseInputHandler.mouseReleased(BegMenuItemUI.java:539) at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Component.java:6651) at java.desktop/javax.swing.JComponent.processMouseEvent(JComponent.java:3342) at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.processEvent(Component.java:6416) at java.desktop/java.awt.Container.processEvent(Container.java:2263) at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Component.java:5026) at java.desktop/java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2321) at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:4858) at java.desktop/java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Container.java:4918) at java.desktop/java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(Container.java:4547) at java.desktop/java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Container.java:4488) at java.desktop/java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2307) at java.desktop/java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Window.java:2773) at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:4858) at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(EventQueue.java:778) at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(EventQueue.java:727) at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(EventQueue.java:721) at java.base/java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) at java.base/java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(ProtectionDomain.java:85) at java.base/java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(ProtectionDomain.java:95) at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$5.run(EventQueue.java:751) at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$5.run(EventQueue.java:749) at java.base/java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) at java.base/java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(ProtectionDomain.java:85) at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:748) at com.intellij.ide.IdeEventQueue.defaultDispatchEvent(IdeEventQueue.java:908) at com.intellij.ide.IdeEventQueue.dispatchMouseEvent(IdeEventQueue.java:846) at com.intellij.ide.IdeEventQueue._dispatchEvent(IdeEventQueue.java:778) at com.intellij.ide.IdeEventQueue.lambda$dispatchEvent$8(IdeEventQueue.java:424) at com.intellij.openapi.progress.impl.CoreProgressManager.computePrioritized(CoreProgressManager.java:698) at com.intellij.ide.IdeEventQueue.dispatchEvent(IdeEventQueue.java:423) at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(EventDispatchThread.java:203) at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:124) at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:113) at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:109) at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:101) at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:90) ``` ---
**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 4, 2020, 10:01am UTC](https://community.sonarsource.com/t/webstorm-sonarlint-plugin-java-lang-nullpointerexception/21074/2 "2020-03-04T10:01:30Z")
Hello, thank you for reporting this issue. It has already been reported several times, see [https://jira.sonarsource.com/browse/SLI-377](https://jira.sonarsource.com/browse/SLI-377) - a fix will be available soon.