[kepler-dev] [Bug 4529] New: - NPE while saving KAR crashes Kepler

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http://bugzilla.ecoinformatics.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4529

           Summary: NPE while saving KAR crashes Kepler
           Product: Kepler
           Version: 1.x dev
          Platform: Other
        OS/Version: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: berkley at nceas.ucsb.edu
        ReportedBy: soong at nceas.ucsb.edu
         QAContact: kepler-dev at kepler-project.org
                CC: aschultz at nceas.ucsb.edu


While exploring another bug, I encountered this NPE, and it entirely killed
Kepler.  This happened after saving a workflow into a local repository.  I
don't know specifically how to replicate it, though.

done writing KAR file to C:\Documents and
Settings\visitor\Desktop\kepler\workflows\test1.kar
java.lang.NullPointerException
    at
org.kepler.kar.handlers.ActorMetadataKAREntryHandler.open(ActorMetadataKAREntryHandler.java:217)
[...]
ERROR (org.kepler.kar.handlers.ActorMetadataKAREntryHandler:open:235) error
opening the workflow: null
    at
java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:184)