Error:Module 'name' production: java.lang.NullPointerException

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I'm running my Java project in IntelliJ 14.1.1 and I'm using play framework. For some reason I can't compile any part of the code in IntelliJ (even though everything is working perfectly in the play environment). I get this error when trying to compile :

Information:5/26/15, 19:26 - Compilation completed with 1 error and 0 warnings in 1s 165ms
Error:Module 'doorman' production: java.lang.NullPointerException

'doorman' is the name of the project.

Can anyone please help?

Is there anything (stacktrace maybe?) in the IntelliJ log? (Main Menu | Help | Show log...) — Meo, May 26 '15 at 16:38
@Meo the build.log is pretty long but it starts like that: 2015-05-25 11:21:09,529 [ 4082] INFO - .incremental.IncProjectBuilder - Module 'doorman' production: java.lang.NullPointerException org.jetbrains.jps.incremental.ProjectBuildException: Module 'doorman' production: java.lang.NullPointerException at org.jetbrains.jps.incremental.IncProjectBuilder.buildTargetsChunk(IncProjectBuilder.java:945) at org.jetbrains.jps.incremental.IncProjectBuilder.buildChunkIfAffected(IncProjectBuilder.java:814) at org.jetbrains.jps.incremental.IncProjectBuilder.buildChunks(IncProjectBuilder.java:637) — Nadav Noy, May 26 '15 at 17:16
it's pretty similar but thing is that my project is written in java and that guys project is in scala so i cant download the plugin offered and fix it that way... — Nadav Noy, May 26 '15 at 17:29
I have the same problem with Scala plugin 2016.3.8. Replaced with version 2016.3.3 and problem is gone. — Orka, Jan 30 '17 at 18:25

myuce · Answer 1 · 2017-03-06T11:38:05.397

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For me, it was the "Scala plugin" version 2016.3.4.

Removed it from IDEA and installed 2016.3.3 version.

Then everything started working.

UPDATE [2017-03-06]: With release 2016.3.9 (latest version), the bug is fixed, it seems.

edited Mar 06 '17 at 11:38

answered Dec 01 '16 at 15:19

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Yep, 2016.3.4 was the culprit for me too. – PQuinn Dec 02 '16 at 00:39
After rolling back, per above, I had to reimport the gradle project and do a full rebuild. – F. P. Freely Dec 05 '16 at 20:31
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NB I just took the 2016.3.1 update and it bundled in the scala update; you'll need to roll it back, again. Hopefully, it's still in your downloads folder! – F. P. Freely Dec 14 '16 at 14:50
Rollback from 2016.3.5 to 2016.3.3 helped me. – Igor Khrol Dec 22 '16 at 07:08
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I got the same error in 2016.3.8. Asked for help on Scala Plugin issue tracker, https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/SCL-11328 In my case the error occurred because I had an empty "output path" in one of modules (visible in File -> Project Structure) - I don't know how it happened. The error can happen even if the configuration is wrong for another module than the one being compiled. – Paweł Chorążyk Feb 06 '17 at 11:51
Yup, I can testify that this was solved by installing the latest version of the scala plugin. I had version `2016.3.8` and after upgrading it to version `2016.3.8.16 eap`, the problem disappeared after a restart. – smac89 Feb 28 '17 at 07:52

score 6 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 09 '17 at 23:34

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delete ~/.IntellijIdea/system/compile-server/_ usually happens after unexpected shutdown of intellij.

answered Feb 09 '17 at 23:34

Flanagan Khumbula

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This worked for me. However I am on windows so the directory was located here: C:\Users\username\.IdeaIC2018.1\system\compile-server – Ocean Airdrop Apr 30 '18 at 09:58

score 5 · Answer 3 · edited Nov 19 '20 at 09:26

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This helped me:

Build->Rebuild project

edited Nov 19 '20 at 09:26

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answered Nov 19 '20 at 08:46

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score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 11 '15 at 13:12

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I recreated the entire project and imported it and it solved the problem. Couldn't find any way to resolve this issue

answered Jun 11 '15 at 13:12

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For me removal of directory `~/.IntellijIdea/system/compile-server/_` worked well – Gijs Nov 19 '15 at 09:15
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For me rebuilding the project also worked (IntelliJ > Build > Rebuild Project) – NickGreen Nov 25 '15 at 08:21
I did all of those things plus removing play framework plugin and nothing worked. – Michael Lafayette Jan 20 '16 at 21:56
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"IntelliJ > Build > Rebuild Project" worked for me. Thanks NickGreen! – KumZ Apr 12 '16 at 20:20
my issue was an IndexOutOfBoundsException and "IntelliJ > Build > Rebuild Project" worked for me, after trying several things myself – kghastie Jun 02 '16 at 14:51

score 4 · Answer 5 · answered Dec 02 '16 at 15:45

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This is a bug and it seems they are working on it. You can find a solution here

answered Dec 02 '16 at 15:45

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score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Sep 25 '15 at 13:06

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Removing play framework plugin solved the problem for me.

answered Sep 25 '15 at 13:06

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score 0 · Answer 7 · answered Feb 11 '17 at 11:41

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For me, I updated Scala plugin to v2016.3.8. It worked for me.

answered Feb 11 '17 at 11:41

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score 0 · Answer 8 · answered Oct 01 '18 at 21:38

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File -> Invalidate Caches / Restart

Doing this from the menu seems to clean all the secret directories

answered Oct 01 '18 at 21:38

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Error:Module 'name' production: java.lang.NullPointerException

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