gradle/gradle · error · IllegalStateException

No model node at ' + path + '

Error message

No model node at ' + path + '

What it means

Error "No model node at ' + path + '" thrown in gradle/gradle.

Source

Thrown at platforms/core-configuration/model-core/src/main/java/org/gradle/model/internal/registry/DefaultModelRegistry.java:241

    public ModelNode atState(ModelPath path, ModelNode.State state) {
        return atStateOrMaybeLater(path, state, false);
    }

    @Override
    public ModelNode atStateOrLater(ModelPath path, ModelNode.State state) {
        return atStateOrMaybeLater(path, state, true);
    }

    @Override
    public <T> T atStateOrLater(ModelPath path, ModelType<T> type, ModelNode.State state) {
        return toType(type, atStateOrMaybeLater(path, state, true), "atStateOrLater(ModelPath, ModelType, ModelNode.State)");
    }

    private ModelNodeInternal atStateOrMaybeLater(ModelPath path, ModelNode.State state, boolean laterOk) {
        ModelNodeInternal node = modelGraph.find(path);
        if (node == null) {
            throw new IllegalStateException("No model node at '" + path + "'");
        }
        transition(node, state, laterOk);
        return node;
    }

    @Override
    public <T> T find(String path, Class<T> type) {
        return find(path, ModelType.of(type));
    }

    @Override
    public <T> T find(String path, ModelType<T> type) {
        return find(ModelPath.path(path), type);
    }

    @Override
    public <T> T find(ModelPath path, ModelType<T> type) {
        return toType(type, get(path), "find(ModelPath, ModelType)");

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Solutions

1. No model node exists at the given path. Verify the path is correct and that the model element is created before it is referenced.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at platforms/core-configuration/model-core/src/main/java/org/gradle/model/internal/registry/DefaultModelRegistry.java:241 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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