IBM Watson Assistant Error when sending Message

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Hello, I am currently working on integrating IBM Watson Assistant into one of my Apps.  Unfortunately I am facing some issues which I didn’t have, when I tested the other Services (e.g. Speech to text, Tone Analyzer).  When I try to send a Message to the Assistant I get the following Error Code:   com.mendix.core.CoreException: com.mendix.modules.microflowengine.MicroflowException: com.mendix.core.CoreRuntimeException: com.mendix.systemwideinterfaces.MendixRuntimeException: java.lang.NullPointerException     at MyFirstModule.Assistant (JavaAction : 'Assistant - Send message') Advanced stacktrace:     at com.mendix.basis.component.InternalCoreBase.execute(InternalCoreBase.java:389) Caused by: com.mendix.modules.microflowengine.MicroflowException: com.mendix.core.CoreRuntimeException: com.mendix.systemwideinterfaces.MendixRuntimeException: java.lang.NullPointerException     at MyFirstModule.Assistant (JavaAction : 'Assistant - Send message') Advanced stacktrace:     at com.mendix.modules.microflowengine.MicroflowUtil.processException(MicroflowUtil.java:146) Caused by: com.mendix.core.CoreException: com.mendix.core.CoreRuntimeException: com.mendix.systemwideinterfaces.MendixRuntimeException: java.lang.NullPointerException     at com.mendix.basis.component.InternalCoreBase.execute(InternalCoreBase.java:418) Caused by: com.mendix.core.CoreRuntimeException: com.mendix.systemwideinterfaces.MendixRuntimeException: java.lang.NullPointerException     at com.mendix.basis.actionmanagement.ActionManagerBase.executeSync(ActionManagerBase.java:159) Caused by: com.mendix.systemwideinterfaces.MendixRuntimeException: java.lang.NullPointerException     at com.mendix.util.classloading.Runner.doRunUsingClassLoaderOf(Runner.java:36) Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException: null     at watsonservices.utils.AssistantService.sendMessage(AssistantService.java:70)     at watsonservices.actions.SendMessage.executeAction(SendMessage.java:43)     at watsonservices.actions.SendMessage.executeAction(SendMessage.java:20)     at com.mendix.systemwideinterfaces.core.UserAction.execute(UserAction.java:46)     at com.mendix.basis.actionmanagement.CoreActionHandlerImpl.doCall(CoreActionHandlerImpl.scala:79)     at com.mendix.basis.actionmanagement.CoreActionHandlerImpl.call(CoreActionHandlerImpl.scala:57)     at com.mendix.core.actionmanagement.CoreAction.call(CoreAction.java:55)     at com.mendix.basis.actionmanagement.ActionManagerBase$1.execute(ActionManagerBase.java:150)     at com.mendix.util.classloading.Runner.doRunUsingClassLoaderOf(Runner.java:32)     at com.mendix.basis.actionmanagement.ActionManagerBase.executeSync(ActionManagerBase.java:155)     at com.mendix.basis.component.InternalCoreBase.execute(InternalCoreBase.java:414)     at com.mendix.modules.microflowengine.actions.actioncall.JavaAction.execute(JavaAction.scala:56)     at com.mendix.modules.microflowengine.microflow.impl.MicroflowObject.execute(MicroflowObject.java:47)     at com.mendix.modules.microflowengine.microflow.impl.MicroflowImpl.executeAfterBreakingIfNecessary(MicroflowImpl.java:201)     at com.mendix.modules.microflowengine.microflow.impl.MicroflowImpl.executeAction(MicroflowImpl.java:157)     at com.mendix.systemwideinterfaces.core.UserAction.execute(UserAction.java:46)     at com.mendix.basis.actionmanagement.CoreActionHandlerImpl.doCall(CoreActionHandlerImpl.scala:79)     at com.mendix.basis.actionmanagement.CoreActionHandlerImpl.call(CoreActionHandlerImpl.scala:57)     at com.mendix.core.actionmanagement.CoreAction.call(CoreAction.java:55)     at com.mendix.basis.actionmanagement.ActionManagerBase$1.execute(ActionManagerBase.java:150)     at com.mendix.util.classloading.Runner.doRunUsingClassLoaderOf(Runner.java:32)     at com.mendix.basis.actionmanagement.ActionManagerBase.executeSync(ActionManagerBase.java:155)     at com.mendix.basis.component.InternalCoreBase.execute(InternalCoreBase.java:383)     at com.mendix.basis.component.InternalCoreBase.execute(InternalCoreBase.java:398)     at com.mendix.webui.actions.client.ExecuteMicroflowAction.runMicroflow(ExecuteMicroflowAction.scala:46)     at com.mendix.webui.actions.client.ExecuteMicroflowAction.apply(ExecuteMicroflowAction.scala:32)     at com.mendix.webui.actions.client.ExecuteMicroflowAction.apply(ExecuteMicroflowAction.scala:15)     at com.mendix.webui.actions.client.RegularClientAction.$anonfun$execute$4(RegularClientAction.scala:46)     at com.mendix.webui.requesthandling.helpers.StateHandling.withState(StateHandling.scala:33)     at com.mendix.webui.requesthandling.helpers.StateHandling.withState$(StateHandling.scala:21)     at com.mendix.webui.actions.client.RegularClientAction.withState(RegularClientAction.scala:21)     at com.mendix.webui.actions.client.RegularClientAction.$anonfun$execute$3(RegularClientAction.scala:44)     at scala.util.Try$.apply(Try.scala:213)     at com.mendix.webui.actions.client.RegularClientAction.$anonfun$execute$2(RegularClientAction.scala:44)     at com.mendix.webui.actions.client.RegularClientAction.$anonfun$execute$2$adapted(RegularClientAction.scala:42)     at com.mendix.webui.requesthandling.helpers.ContextHandling.$anonfun$inContext$6(ContextHandling.scala:47)     at scala.runtime.java8.JFunction0$mcV$sp.apply(JFunction0$mcV$sp.java:23)     at com.mendix.basis.actionmanagement.IMonitoredAction$$anon$1.execute(IMonitoredAction.scala:47)     at com.mendix.util.classloading.Runner.doRunUsingClassLoaderOf(Runner.java:32)     at com.mendix.basis.actionmanagement.IMonitoredAction.monitor(IMonitoredAction.scala:49)     at com.mendix.basis.actionmanagement.IMonitoredAction.monitor$(IMonitoredAction.scala:25)     at com.mendix.webui.requesthandling.helpers.ContextHandling$ClientMonitoredAction.monitor(ContextHandling.scala:59)     at com.mendix.webui.requesthandling.helpers.ContextHandling.inContext(ContextHandling.scala:47)     at com.mendix.webui.requesthandling.helpers.ContextHandling.inContext$(ContextHandling.scala:27)     at com.mendix.webui.actions.client.RegularClientAction.inContext(RegularClientAction.scala:21)     at com.mendix.webui.requesthandling.helpers.ContextHandling.inContext(ContextHandling.scala:24)     at com.mendix.webui.requesthandling.helpers.ContextHandling.inContext$(ContextHandling.scala:19)     at com.mendix.webui.actions.client.RegularClientAction.inContext(RegularClientAction.scala:21)     at com.mendix.webui.actions.client.RegularClientAction.$anonfun$execute$1(RegularClientAction.scala:42)     at scala.runtime.java8.JFunction0$mcV$sp.apply(JFunction0$mcV$sp.java:23)     at com.mendix.webui.requesthandling.helpers.ProfileHandling.profileRequest(ProfileHandling.scala:14)     at com.mendix.webui.requesthandling.helpers.ProfileHandling.profileRequest$(ProfileHandling.scala:10)     at com.mendix.webui.actions.client.RegularClientAction.profileRequest(RegularClientAction.scala:21)     at com.mendix.webui.actions.client.RegularClientAction.execute(RegularClientAction.scala:39)     at com.mendix.webui.requesthandling.ClientRequestHandler.handleAction(ClientRequestHandler.scala:124)     at com.mendix.webui.requesthandling.ClientRequestHandler.processRequest(ClientRequestHandler.scala:101)     at com.mendix.externalinterface.connector.RequestHandler.doProcessRequest(RequestHandler.java:40)     at com.mendix.external.connector.MxRuntimeConnector$1.execute(MxRuntimeConnector.java:72)     at com.mendix.external.connector.MxRuntimeConnector$1.execute(MxRuntimeConnector.java:69)     at com.mendix.util.classloading.Runner.doRunUsingClassLoaderOf(Runner.java:32)     at com.mendix.external.connector.MxRuntimeConnector.processRequest(MxRuntimeConnector.java:75)     at com.mendix.basis.impl.MxRuntimeImpl.processRequest(MxRuntimeImpl.java:953)     at com.mendix.m2ee.appcontainer.server.handler.RuntimeHandler.service(RuntimeHandler.java:42)     at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:790)     at org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.ServletHolder.handle(ServletHolder.java:867)     at org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler.doHandle(ServletHandler.java:542)     at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ScopedHandler.nextHandle(ScopedHandler.java:255)     at org.eclipse.jetty.server.session.SessionHandler.doHandle(SessionHandler.java:1588)     at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ScopedHandler.nextHandle(ScopedHandler.java:255)     at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ContextHandler.doHandle(ContextHandler.java:1345)     at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ScopedHandler.nextScope(ScopedHandler.java:203)     at org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler.doScope(ServletHandler.java:480)     at org.eclipse.jetty.server.session.SessionHandler.doScope(SessionHandler.java:1557)     at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ScopedHandler.nextScope(ScopedHandler.java:201)     at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ContextHandler.doScope(ContextHandler.java:1247)     at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ScopedHandler.handle(ScopedHandler.java:144)     at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.HandlerWrapper.handle(HandlerWrapper.java:132)     at org.eclipse.jetty.server.Server.handle(Server.java:502)     at org.eclipse.jetty.server.HttpChannel.handle(HttpChannel.java:364)     at org.eclipse.jetty.server.HttpConnection.onFillable(HttpConnection.java:260)     at org.eclipse.jetty.io.AbstractConnection$ReadCallback.succeeded(AbstractConnection.java:305)     at org.eclipse.jetty.io.FillInterest.fillable(FillInterest.java:103)     at org.eclipse.jetty.io.ChannelEndPoint$2.run(ChannelEndPoint.java:118)     at org.eclipse.jetty.util.thread.strategy.EatWhatYouKill.runTask(EatWhatYouKill.java:333)     at org.eclipse.jetty.util.thread.strategy.EatWhatYouKill.doProduce(EatWhatYouKill.java:310)     at org.eclipse.jetty.util.thread.strategy.EatWhatYouKill.tryProduce(EatWhatYouKill.java:168)     at org.eclipse.jetty.util.thread.strategy.EatWhatYouKill.run(EatWhatYouKill.java:126)     at org.eclipse.jetty.util.thread.ReservedThreadExecutor$ReservedThread.run(ReservedThreadExecutor.java:366)     at org.eclipse.jetty.util.thread.QueuedThreadPool.runJob(QueuedThreadPool.java:765)     at org.eclipse.jetty.util.thread.QueuedThreadPool$2.run(QueuedThreadPool.java:683)     at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748)   I also get the following Network activity (shown in Chrome Dev Tools):   Does anyone have an idea how to solve this error?   Thanks!
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I'm not sure if it wil be useful, but i'll give a go at interpreting the stacktrace.

What i can make of following sections of the stacktrace:

java.lang.NullPointerException
    at MyFirstModule.Assistant (JavaAction : 'Assistant - Send message')

Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException: null
    at watsonservices.utils.AssistantService.sendMessage(AssistantService.java:70)
    at watsonservices.actions.SendMessage.executeAction(SendMessage.java:43)

Is that you probably have a java action called “Assisant”, which calls java method AssisentService.sendMessage(). The sendMessage causes a nullpointer exception. The AssisentService is probably part of a jar file that you put in the userlib folder of your Mendix project.

Nullpointer exceptions normally mean that the code expects a variable or constant to contain a value, but it is empty instead. Could it be you are missing a parameter, or passing empty as a value in a parameter? May some debugging or extra loglines could create extra insight?

Would the library need some sort of extra configuration in the form of a properties-files or constants of some sort?

I hope this helps a little.

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