System.console() is null when using an IDE

[naverus]

This error is triggered when trying to execute any logic by using any IDE(Idea, Eclipse, etc)

E.G. Execute UserInformation.java by using Idea/Eclipse and the following error will be triggered and no logic is being executed.

Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
	at com.convertapi.client.Http.getRequestBuilder(Http.java:62)
	at com.convertapi.client.Param.lambda$upload$1(Param.java:98)

Possible fix:

    static Request.Builder getRequestBuilder() {
        if (System.console() == null) {
            System.out.printf("VERSIJA: %s", Http.class.getPackage().getImplementationVersion());
        } else {
            System.console().printf("VERSIJA: %s", Http.class.getPackage().getImplementationVersion());
        }
        String agent = String.format("ConvertAPI-Java/%.1f (%s)", Http.class.getPackage().getImplementationVersion(), System.getProperty("os.name"));
        return new Request.Builder().header("User-Agent", agent);
    }

[JonasJasas]

Could you please explain more how can I reproduce this error and how this fix work?

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On Wed, Jun 5, 2019 at 2:41 AM Navor Nuñez ***@***.***> wrote: This error is triggered when trying to execute any logic by using any IDE(Idea, Eclipse, etc) E.G. Execute UserInformation.java by using Idea/Eclipse and the following error will be triggered and no logic is being executed. Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException at com.convertapi.client.Http.getRequestBuilder(Http.java:62) at com.convertapi.client.Param.lambda$upload$1(Param.java:98) *Possible fix*: static Request.Builder getRequestBuilder() { if (System.console() == null) { System.out.printf("VERSIJA: %s", Http.class.getPackage().getImplementationVersion()); } else { System.console().printf("VERSIJA: %s", Http.class.getPackage().getImplementationVersion()); } String agent = String.format("ConvertAPI-Java/%.1f (%s)", Http.class.getPackage().getImplementationVersion(), System.getProperty("os.name")); return new Request.Builder().header("User-Agent", agent); } — You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#5>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AD4AOHDOHNSAVN2D4I4CCGTPY34TLANCNFSM4HTH4PNA> .

[naverus]

@JonasJasas Please follow these steps:
Preconditions

• Open the project as a Maven Project by using a IDE(IntelliJ IDEA / Eclipse)

Scenario 1

• Move UserInformation.java to a valid package, let say com.convertapi.client.
• Setup DefaultSecret on this class.
• Execute this class by using the IDE .

Current result in the console is:

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NullPointerException
	at com.convertapi.client.Http.getRequestBuilder(Http.java:62)
	at com.convertapi.client.ConvertApi.getUser(ConvertApi.java:89)
	at com.convertapi.client.ConvertApi.getUser(ConvertApi.java:84)
	at com.convertapi.client.examples.UserInformation.main(UserInformation.java:20)

Scenario 2
Also you can add an UnitTest and run it, so you will have same issue.
Let say:

package com.convertapi.client;
import com.convertapi.client.model.User;
import org.junit.Test;
public class UserInformationTest {
    @Test
    public void verifyUserInformation()  {
        Config.setDefaultSecret("CONVERTAPI_SECRET");    //Get your secret at https://www.convertapi.com/a
        User user = ConvertApi.getUser();

        System.out.println("API Key: " + user.ApiKey);
        System.out.println("Secret: " + user.Secret);
        System.out.println("Email: " + user.Email);
        System.out.println("Name: " + user.FullName);
        System.out.println("Status: " + user.Status);
        System.out.println("Active: " + user.Active);
        System.out.println("Seconds left: " + user.SecondsLeft);
    }
}

And add this dependency:

        <dependency>
            <groupId>junit</groupId>
            <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
            <version>4.12</version>
        </dependency>

How to fix this issue
The idea is that Console.istty is false(so System.console() will be null) when you run any logic by using an IDE, so this is why the the following code triggers always NullPointerException on these specified scenarios.

System.console().printf

Possible fix
Just remove this line:

        System.console().printf("VERSIJA: %s", Http.class.getPackage().getImplementationVersion());

or validate null.

        if (System.console() == null) {
            System.out.printf("VERSIJA: %s", Http.class.getPackage().getImplementationVersion());
        } else {
            System.console().printf("VERSIJA: %s", Http.class.getPackage().getImplementationVersion());
        }