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gradle sync failed caused: java.lang.NullPointerException


Today i stared my Android Studio and this error pop up, yesterday everything was fine... really don't know what could go wrong, so i tried reinstall android studio, Android SDK build tools are installed, android SDK tools 25.2.2 also

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from module app

apply plugin: 'com.android.application'


android {
    compileSdkVersion 23
    buildToolsVersion "21.1.2"

    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "oo"
        minSdkVersion 17
        targetSdkVersion 23
        versionCode 1
        versionName "1.0"
        testInstrumentationRunner "android.support.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
    }
    buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled false
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
        }
    }
}
dependencies {
    compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
    compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:23.0.1'
    compile 'com.android.support:design:23.0.1'
}

from project

// Top-level build file where you can add configuration options common to all sub-projects/modules.

buildscript {
    repositories {
        jcenter()
    }
    dependencies {
        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:2.2.2'

        // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
        // in the individual module build.gradle files
    }
}

allprojects {
    repositories {
        jcenter()
    }
}

task clean(type: Delete) {
    delete rootProject.buildDir
}

EVENT LOG after starting android studio

> Error:Cause: java.lang.NullPointerException   at
> java.util.Objects.requireNonNull(Objects.java:203)    at
> java.util.Arrays$ArrayList.<init>(Arrays.java:3813)   at
> java.util.Arrays.asList(Arrays.java:3800)     at
> com.intellij.openapi.util.io.FileUtilRt.doCreateTempFile(FileUtilRt.java:399)
>   at
> com.intellij.openapi.util.io.FileUtilRt.createTempFile(FileUtilRt.java:361)
>   at
> com.intellij.openapi.util.io.FileUtilRt.createTempFile(FileUtilRt.java:341)
>   at
> com.intellij.openapi.util.io.FileUtilRt.createTempFile(FileUtilRt.java:334)
>   at
> com.intellij.openapi.util.io.FileUtil.createTempFile(FileUtil.java:1479)
>   at
> com.android.tools.idea.gradle.util.GradleUtil.addInitScriptCommandLineOption(GradleUtil.java:1064)
>   at
> com.android.tools.idea.gradle.util.GradleUtil.addLocalMavenRepoInitScriptCommandLineOption(GradleUtil.java:1057)
>   at
> com.android.tools.idea.gradle.util.GradleUtil.addLocalMavenRepoInitScriptCommandLineOption(GradleUtil.java:1023)
>   at
> com.android.tools.idea.gradle.project.AndroidGradleProjectResolver.getExtraCommandLineArgs(AndroidGradleProjectResolver.java:345)
>   at
> org.jetbrains.plugins.gradle.service.project.GradleProjectResolver.doResolveProjectInfo(GradleProjectResolver.java:175)
>   at
> org.jetbrains.plugins.gradle.service.project.GradleProjectResolver.access$300(GradleProjectResolver.java:73)
>   at
> org.jetbrains.plugins.gradle.service.project.GradleProjectResolver$ProjectConnectionDataNodeFunction.fun(GradleProjectResolver.java:768)
>   at
> org.jetbrains.plugins.gradle.service.project.GradleProjectResolver$ProjectConnectionDataNodeFunction.fun(GradleProjectResolver.java:752)
>   at
> org.jetbrains.plugins.gradle.service.execution.GradleExecutionHelper.execute(GradleExecutionHelper.java:238)
>   at
> org.jetbrains.plugins.gradle.service.project.GradleProjectResolver.resolveProjectInfo(GradleProjectResolver.java:112)
>   at
> org.jetbrains.plugins.gradle.service.project.GradleProjectResolver.resolveProjectInfo(GradleProjectResolver.java:73)
>   at
> com.intellij.openapi.externalSystem.service.remote.RemoteExternalSystemProjectResolverImpl$1.produce(RemoteExternalSystemProjectResolverImpl.java:41)
>   at
> com.intellij.openapi.externalSystem.service.remote.RemoteExternalSystemProjectResolverImpl$1.produce(RemoteExternalSystemProjectResolverImpl.java:37)
>   at
> com.intellij.openapi.externalSystem.service.remote.AbstractRemoteExternalSystemService.execute(AbstractRemoteExternalSystemService.java:59)
>   at
> com.intellij.openapi.externalSystem.service.remote.RemoteExternalSystemProjectResolverImpl.resolveProjectInfo(RemoteExternalSystemProjectResolverImpl.java:37)
>   at
> com.intellij.openapi.externalSystem.service.remote.wrapper.ExternalSystemProjectResolverWrapper.resolveProjectInfo(ExternalSystemProjectResolverWrapper.java:49)
>   at
> com.intellij.openapi.externalSystem.service.internal.ExternalSystemResolveProjectTask.doExecute(ExternalSystemResolveProjectTask.java:51)
>   at
> com.intellij.openapi.externalSystem.service.internal.AbstractExternalSystemTask.execute(AbstractExternalSystemTask.java:138)
>   at
> com.intellij.openapi.externalSystem.service.internal.AbstractExternalSystemTask.execute(AbstractExternalSystemTask.java:124)
>   at
> com.intellij.openapi.externalSystem.util.ExternalSystemUtil$3.execute(ExternalSystemUtil.java:419)
>   at
> com.intellij.openapi.externalSystem.util.ExternalSystemUtil$4$2.run(ExternalSystemUtil.java:500)
>   at
> com.intellij.openapi.progress.impl.CoreProgressManager$TaskRunnable.run(CoreProgressManager.java:563)
>   at
> com.intellij.openapi.progress.impl.CoreProgressManager$2.run(CoreProgressManager.java:142)
>   at
> com.intellij.openapi.progress.impl.CoreProgressManager.registerIndicatorAndRun(CoreProgressManager.java:446)
>   at
> com.intellij.openapi.progress.impl.CoreProgressManager.executeProcessUnderProgress(CoreProgressManager.java:392)
>   at
> com.intellij.openapi.progress.impl.ProgressManagerImpl.executeProcessUnderProgress(ProgressManagerImpl.java:54)
>   at
> com.intellij.openapi.progress.impl.CoreProgressManager.runProcess(CoreProgressManager.java:127)
>   at
> com.intellij.openapi.progress.impl.ProgressManagerImpl$1.run(ProgressManagerImpl.java:126)
>   at
> com.intellij.openapi.application.impl.ApplicationImpl$8.run(ApplicationImpl.java:369)
>   at
> java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:511)
>   at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:266)     at
> java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1142)
>   at
> java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:617)
>   at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745)

Solution

  • So, after so many tries to actually make Android Studio 2.2.2 work, less painful and best solution is described down :), so for anyone who keep having problem with this new version of Android studio (2.2.2)... build won't work, even the bare installation won't complete successfully I recommend to fresh install older version - in my case 2.1.1

    fresh installation:

    1 open Control Panel --> Uninstall Android Studio --> select SDK and User Settings

    2 go: C:/Program Files/Android --> delete

    3 go: C:/Users/UserName/ and delete .android, .AndroidStudio2.2, .gradle and if any m2 folder

    4 download version 2.1.1, you can use this link: http://tools.android.com/download/studio/builds/2-1-1

    5 after downloading extract files go to folder android-studio/bin --> double click on studio.exe (32bit) or studio64.exe (64bit) which opens installer

    6 finally start writing some code ^^