[JENKINS-5061] Cannot create a new View

[timja]

I'm using version 1.336

• In the main desktop I clicked on the last tab with the "+" sign.
• Typed in "OE-SupplyChain" for the View Name.
• Clicked "List View" radio button.
• Clicked OK button

Got the following exception:
type Exception report
message
description The server encountered an internal error () that prevented it from fulfilling this request.
exception
javax.servlet.ServletException: java.lang.NullPointerException
org.kohsuke.stapler.Stapler.invoke(Stapler.java:527)
org.kohsuke.stapler.Stapler.invoke(Stapler.java:408)
org.kohsuke.stapler.Stapler.service(Stapler.java:117)
javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:717)
hudson.util.PluginServletFilter$1.doFilter(PluginServletFilter.java:94)
net.bull.javamelody.MonitoringFilter.doFilter(MonitoringFilter.java:304)
org.jvnet.hudson.plugins.monitoring.HudsonMonitoringFilter.doFilter(HudsonMonitoringFilter.java:31)
hudson.util.PluginServletFilter$1.doFilter(PluginServletFilter.java:97)
hudson.plugins.audit_trail.AuditTrailFilter.doFilter(AuditTrailFilter.java:64)
hudson.util.PluginServletFilter$1.doFilter(PluginServletFilter.java:97)
hudson.util.PluginServletFilter.doFilter(PluginServletFilter.java:86)
hudson.security.csrf.CrumbFilter.doFilter(CrumbFilter.java:47)
hudson.security.ChainedServletFilter$1.doFilter(ChainedServletFilter.java:84)
hudson.security.UnwrapSecurityExceptionFilter.doFilter(UnwrapSecurityExceptionFilter.java:51)
hudson.security.ChainedServletFilter$1.doFilter(ChainedServletFilter.java:87)
org.acegisecurity.ui.ExceptionTranslationFilter.doFilter(ExceptionTranslationFilter.java:166)
hudson.security.ChainedServletFilter$1.doFilter(ChainedServletFilter.java:87)
org.acegisecurity.providers.anonymous.AnonymousProcessingFilter.doFilter(AnonymousProcessingFilter.java:125)
hudson.security.ChainedServletFilter$1.doFilter(ChainedServletFilter.java:87)
org.acegisecurity.ui.rememberme.RememberMeProcessingFilter.doFilter(RememberMeProcessingFilter.java:142)
hudson.security.ChainedServletFilter$1.doFilter(ChainedServletFilter.java:87)
org.acegisecurity.ui.AbstractProcessingFilter.doFilter(AbstractProcessingFilter.java:271)
hudson.security.ChainedServletFilter$1.doFilter(ChainedServletFilter.java:87)
org.acegisecurity.ui.basicauth.BasicProcessingFilter.doFilter(BasicProcessingFilter.java:173)
hudson.security.ChainedServletFilter$1.doFilter(ChainedServletFilter.java:87)
org.acegisecurity.context.HttpSessionContextIntegrationFilter.doFilter(HttpSessionContextIntegrationFilter.java:249)
hudson.security.HttpSessionContextIntegrationFilter2.doFilter(HttpSessionContextIntegrationFilter2.java:66)
hudson.security.ChainedServletFilter$1.doFilter(ChainedServletFilter.java:87)
hudson.security.ChainedServletFilter.doFilter(ChainedServletFilter.java:76)
hudson.security.HudsonFilter.doFilter(HudsonFilter.java:164)
root cause
java.lang.NullPointerException
hudson.model.Descriptor.newInstance(Descriptor.java:351)
hudson.model.ListView.initColumns(ListView.java:138)
hudson.model.ListView.(ListView.java:98)
sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method)
sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.java:67)
sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.java:45)
java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:521)
org.kohsuke.stapler.RequestImpl.invokeConstructor(RequestImpl.java:391)
org.kohsuke.stapler.RequestImpl.bindJSON(RequestImpl.java:344)
hudson.model.Descriptor.newInstance(Descriptor.java:351)
hudson.model.View.create(View.java:604)
hudson.model.Hudson.doCreateView(Hudson.java:2589)
sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:64)
sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:615)
org.kohsuke.stapler.Function$InstanceFunction.invoke(Function.java:185)
org.kohsuke.stapler.Function.bindAndInvoke(Function.java:101)
org.kohsuke.stapler.Function.bindAndInvokeAndServeResponse(Function.java:54)
org.kohsuke.stapler.MetaClass$1.doDispatch(MetaClass.java:74)
org.kohsuke.stapler.NameBasedDispatcher.dispatch(NameBasedDispatcher.java:30)
org.kohsuke.stapler.Stapler.invoke(Stapler.java:492)
org.kohsuke.stapler.Stapler.invoke(Stapler.java:408)
org.kohsuke.stapler.Stapler.service(Stapler.java:117)
javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:717)
hudson.util.PluginServletFilter$1.doFilter(PluginServletFilter.java:94)
net.bull.javamelody.MonitoringFilter.doFilter(MonitoringFilter.java:304)
org.jvnet.hudson.plugins.monitoring.HudsonMonitoringFilter.doFilter(HudsonMonitoringFilter.java:31)
hudson.util.PluginServletFilter$1.doFilter(PluginServletFilter.java:97)
hudson.plugins.audit_trail.AuditTrailFilter.doFilter(AuditTrailFilter.java:64)
hudson.util.PluginServletFilter$1.doFilter(PluginServletFilter.java:97)
hudson.util.PluginServletFilter.doFilter(PluginServletFilter.java:86)
hudson.security.csrf.CrumbFilter.doFilter(CrumbFilter.java:47)
hudson.security.ChainedServletFilter$1.doFilter(ChainedServletFilter.java:84)
hudson.security.UnwrapSecurityExceptionFilter.doFilter(UnwrapSecurityExceptionFilter.java:51)
hudson.security.ChainedServletFilter$1.doFilter(ChainedServletFilter.java:87)
org.acegisecurity.ui.ExceptionTranslationFilter.doFilter(ExceptionTranslationFilter.java:166)
hudson.security.ChainedServletFilter$1.doFilter(ChainedServletFilter.java:87)
org.acegisecurity.providers.anonymous.AnonymousProcessingFilter.doFilter(AnonymousProcessingFilter.java:125)
hudson.security.ChainedServletFilter$1.doFilter(ChainedServletFilter.java:87)
org.acegisecurity.ui.rememberme.RememberMeProcessingFilter.doFilter(RememberMeProcessingFilter.java:142)
hudson.security.ChainedServletFilter$1.doFilter(ChainedServletFilter.java:87)
org.acegisecurity.ui.AbstractProcessingFilter.doFilter(AbstractProcessingFilter.java:271)
hudson.security.ChainedServletFilter$1.doFilter(ChainedServletFilter.java:87)
org.acegisecurity.ui.basicauth.BasicProcessingFilter.doFilter(BasicProcessingFilter.java:173)
hudson.security.ChainedServletFilter$1.doFilter(ChainedServletFilter.java:87)
org.acegisecurity.context.HttpSessionContextIntegrationFilter.doFilter(HttpSessionContextIntegrationFilter.java:249)
hudson.security.HttpSessionContextIntegrationFilter2.doFilter(HttpSessionContextIntegrationFilter2.java:66)
hudson.security.ChainedServletFilter$1.doFilter(ChainedServletFilter.java:87)
hudson.security.ChainedServletFilter.doFilter(ChainedServletFilter.java:76)
hudson.security.HudsonFilter.doFilter(HudsonFilter.java:164)
note The full stack trace of the root cause is available in the Apache Tomcat/6.0.18 logs.

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Originally reported by cpatrick_netflix, imported from: Cannot create a new View

• status: Closed
• priority: Major
• resolution: Fixed
• resolved: 2010-01-15T07:05:26+00:00
• imported: 2022-06-20

[timja]

rdesgroppes:

I was about to submit the same issue with Hudson ver. 1.337:

Status Code: 500
Exception:
Stacktrace:

java.lang.NullPointerException
at hudson.model.Descriptor.newInstance(Descriptor.java:351)
at hudson.model.ListView.initColumns(ListView.java:138)
at hudson.model.ListView.(ListView.java:98)
at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.java:39)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.java:27)
at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:513)
at org.kohsuke.stapler.RequestImpl.invokeConstructor(RequestImpl.java:391)
at org.kohsuke.stapler.RequestImpl.bindJSON(RequestImpl.java:344)
at hudson.model.Descriptor.newInstance(Descriptor.java:351)
at hudson.model.View.create(View.java:683)
at hudson.model.Hudson.doCreateView(Hudson.java:2599)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
at org.kohsuke.stapler.Function$InstanceFunction.invoke(Function.java:185)
at org.kohsuke.stapler.Function.bindAndInvoke(Function.java:101)
at org.kohsuke.stapler.Function.bindAndInvokeAndServeResponse(Function.java:54)
at org.kohsuke.stapler.MetaClass$1.doDispatch(MetaClass.java:74)
at org.kohsuke.stapler.NameBasedDispatcher.dispatch(NameBasedDispatcher.java:30)
at org.kohsuke.stapler.Stapler.invoke(Stapler.java:492)
at org.kohsuke.stapler.Stapler.invoke(Stapler.java:408)
at org.kohsuke.stapler.Stapler.service(Stapler.java:117)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:45)
at winstone.ServletConfiguration.execute(ServletConfiguration.java:249)
at winstone.RequestDispatcher.forward(RequestDispatcher.java:335)
at winstone.RequestDispatcher.doFilter(RequestDispatcher.java:378)
at hudson.util.PluginServletFilter$1.doFilter(PluginServletFilter.java:94)
at hudson.util.PluginServletFilter.doFilter(PluginServletFilter.java:86)
at winstone.FilterConfiguration.execute(FilterConfiguration.java:195)
at winstone.RequestDispatcher.doFilter(RequestDispatcher.java:368)
at hudson.security.csrf.CrumbFilter.doFilter(CrumbFilter.java:47)
at winstone.FilterConfiguration.execute(FilterConfiguration.java:195)
at winstone.RequestDispatcher.doFilter(RequestDispatcher.java:368)
at hudson.security.ChainedServletFilter$1.doFilter(ChainedServletFilter.java:84)
at hudson.security.ChainedServletFilter.doFilter(ChainedServletFilter.java:76)
at hudson.security.HudsonFilter.doFilter(HudsonFilter.java:164)
at winstone.FilterConfiguration.execute(FilterConfiguration.java:195)
at winstone.RequestDispatcher.doFilter(RequestDispatcher.java:368)
at winstone.RequestDispatcher.forward(RequestDispatcher.java:333)
at winstone.RequestHandlerThread.processRequest(RequestHandlerThread.java:244)
at winstone.RequestHandlerThread.run(RequestHandlerThread.java:150)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619)

Generated by Winstone Servlet Engine v0.9.10 at Mon Dec 14 15:50:20 CET 2009

Régis

[timja]

cbos:

We have the same issue.
This is blocking in creating new views and changing views.

[timja]

tbingaman:

This is affecting the Sectioned View Plugin as well (when it contains one or more List View Sections).

I believe this is occurring because of the way List Views initialize the default columns. There is no StaplerRequest object available at the time of instantiation so they are calling d.newInstance(null,null) on the column Descriptor objects. The javadoc for this method states that StaplerRequest must always be non-null (yet the code is passing in null).

The default columns bundled in Hudson get around this by overriding this method:

@Override
public ListViewColumn newInstance(StaplerRequest req, JSONObject formData) throws FormException {
    // This will be called with req == null also the Descriptor's doc tells you not. so the default impl fails
    return new LastDurationColumn();
}

My assumption is that one of the additional columns provided by a plugin does not do this and that everyone seeing this issue has a plugin installed that provides an additional list view column. This is just speculation though as I haven't been able to duplicate the issue locally yet.

It would help a lot if people seeing the issue could provide a list of plugins they have installed.

[timja]

tbingaman:

Ok, finally duplicated this after installing the Claim plugin.

Looks like someone has already fixed it, but no new release has been made since 1.6

[timja]

cbos:

We have the Claim plugin installed as well (version 1.6). And we have this issue as well.

[timja]

scm_issue_link:

Code changed in hudson
User: : kohsuke
Path:
trunk/hudson/main/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/Descriptor.java
trunk/hudson/main/core/src/main/java/hudson/views/BuildButtonColumn.java
trunk/hudson/main/core/src/main/java/hudson/views/JobColumn.java
trunk/hudson/main/core/src/main/java/hudson/views/LastDurationColumn.java
trunk/hudson/main/core/src/main/java/hudson/views/LastFailureColumn.java
trunk/hudson/main/core/src/main/java/hudson/views/LastStableColumn.java
trunk/hudson/main/core/src/main/java/hudson/views/LastSuccessColumn.java
trunk/hudson/main/core/src/main/java/hudson/views/ListViewColumn.java
trunk/hudson/main/core/src/main/java/hudson/views/StatusColumn.java
trunk/hudson/main/core/src/main/java/hudson/views/WeatherColumn.java
trunk/www/changelog.html
http://fisheye4.cenqua.com/changelog/hudson/?cs=25857
Log:
[FIXED JENKINS-5061] in 1.342. Avoids NPE even without having a help from a plugin. Also added a note about this contract violation of the newInstance method.

[timja]

tbingaman:

Sweet, thanks Kohsuke, that's a better fix

Looks like the Claim plugin can be left as-is. When Hudson 1.342 is released it should start working again. Until then, temporarily disabling the Claim plugin should allow List Views to be created and Sectioned Views containing List View Sections to be saved.

[timja]

rdesgroppes:

(no more work to be done)

[timja]

[Originally duplicated by: JENKINS-5108]

[timja]

[Originally duplicated by: JENKINS-5291]