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  2. JENKINS-12300

Null pointer exception when downstream job is run from a Build Step where email Requester is selected

    • Icon: Bug Bug
    • Resolution: Duplicate
    • Icon: Major Major
    • email-ext-plugin
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    • Jenkins 1.446; Parameterized Trigger 2.12; emailext 2.16

      To reproduce:
      1) Create 2 projects: job1 and job2
      2) Make job 2 a build step in job 1 (Parameterized Build Trigger plugin)
      (note, it works when using the Post-build Action, only build step fails)
      3) In Job 2, use emailext plugin to send email to Requester
      4) Trigger Job 1

      ERROR: Could not send email as a part of the post-build publishers.
      java.lang.NullPointerException
      at hudson.plugins.emailext.ExtendedEmailPublisher.createMail(ExtendedEmailPublisher.java:346)
      at hudson.plugins.emailext.ExtendedEmailPublisher.sendMail(ExtendedEmailPublisher.java:251)
      at hudson.plugins.emailext.ExtendedEmailPublisher._perform(ExtendedEmailPublisher.java:243)
      at hudson.plugins.emailext.ExtendedEmailPublisher.perform(ExtendedEmailPublisher.java:203)
      at hudson.tasks.BuildStepMonitor$3.perform(BuildStepMonitor.java:36)
      at hudson.model.AbstractBuild$AbstractRunner.perform(AbstractBuild.java:697)
      at hudson.model.AbstractBuild$AbstractRunner.performAllBuildSteps(AbstractBuild.java:672)
      at hudson.model.AbstractBuild$AbstractRunner.performAllBuildSteps(AbstractBuild.java:650)
      at hudson.model.Build$RunnerImpl.cleanUp(Build.java:171)
      at hudson.model.Run.run(Run.java:1448)
      at hudson.matrix.MatrixRun.run(MatrixRun.java:146)
      at hudson.model.ResourceController.execute(ResourceController.java:88)
      at hudson.model.Executor.run(Executor.java:238)
      Finished: FAILURE

          [JENKINS-12300] Null pointer exception when downstream job is run from a Build Step where email Requester is selected

          Joel Collins added a comment -

          This is fixed in the master branch of parameterized build trigger.

          Joel Collins added a comment - This is fixed in the master branch of parameterized build trigger.

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