RAD Workspace Errors on Startup/RAD License Conflicts

Question

I started RAD and my workspace was full of errors.

☞ I get this error on every existing .java file that I try to open in my workspace.

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☞ I get this error on my existing .xsl files.

Could not open the editor: The editor class could not be instantiated. This usually indicates a missing no-arg constructor or that the editor's class name was mistyped in plugin.xml.

Stack Trace:

org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseLazyStarter$TerminatingClassNotFoundException: An error occurred while automatically activating bundle com.ibm.xtt.xsl.ui (1398).
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseLazyStarter.postFindLocalClass(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.osgi.baseadaptor.loader.ClasspathManager.findLocalClass(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.baseadaptor.DefaultClassLoader.findLocalClass(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.findLocalClass(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.findClassInternal(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.findClass(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.findClass(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.baseadaptor.DefaultClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleHost.loadClass(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.AbstractBundle.loadClass(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.wst.common.uriresolver.internal.URIResolverExtensionDescriptor.getResolver(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.wst.common.uriresolver.internal.URIResolverExtensionRegistry.getMatchingURIResolvers(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.wst.common.uriresolver.internal.ExtensibleURIResolver.resolve(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.wst.xml.core.internal.modelquery.XMLCatalogIdResolver.resolve(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.wst.xml.core.internal.modelquery.XMLModelQueryAssociationProvider.resolveGrammarURI(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.wst.xml.core.internal.contentmodel.modelqueryimpl.XMLAssociationProvider.resolveGrammarURI(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.wst.xml.core.internal.contentmodel.modelqueryimpl.CMDocumentManagerImpl.lookupOrCreateResolvedURI(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.wst.xml.core.internal.contentmodel.modelqueryimpl.CMDocumentManagerImpl.addCMDocumentReference(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.wst.xml.core.internal.contentmodel.modelqueryimpl.CMDocumentLoader.handleGrammar(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.wst.xml.core.internal.contentmodel.modelqueryimpl.CMDocumentLoader$CMDocumentLoadingNamespaceTable.addElement(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.wst.xml.core.internal.contentmodel.modelqueryimpl.CMDocumentLoader.loadCMDocuments(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.wst.xml.core.internal.contentmodel.modelqueryimpl.InferredGrammarBuildingCMDocumentLoader.loadCMDocuments(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.wst.xml.ui.internal.DOMObserver.invokeCMDocumentLoad(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.wst.xml.ui.internal.DOMObserver$TimerJob.run(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.jobs.Worker.run(Unknown Source)
Caused by: org.osgi.framework.BundleException: Exception in com.ibm.xtt.xsl.ui.launch.ui.plugin.XSLLaunchUIPlugin.start() of bundle com.ibm.xtt.xsl.ui.
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleContextImpl.startActivator(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleContextImpl.start(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleHost.startWorker(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.AbstractBundle.start(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.util.SecureAction.start(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.setLazyTrigger(Unknown Source)
... 27 more
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.ibm.cic.licensing.flexlm.FlexCheck.checkout(Unknown Source)
at com.ibm.cic.licensing.common.core.LicenseChecker.requestLicense(Unknown Source)
at com.ibm.cic.licensing.common.LicenseCheck.requestLicense(Unknown Source)
at com.ibm.cic.licensing.common.LicenseCheck.requestLicense(Unknown Source)
at com.ibm.xtt.xsl.ui.launch.ui.plugin.XSLLaunchUIPlugin.start(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleContextImpl$1.run(Unknown Source)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Unknown Source)
... 33 more

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☞ I get this error when I try to start WebSphere Application Server 8.5.

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☞ I get this error while trying to open existing .jsp files.

Could not open the editor: The editor class could not be instantiated. This usually indicates a missing no-arg constructor or that the editor's class name was mistyped in plugin.xml.

Stack Trace:

org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseLazyStarter$TerminatingClassNotFoundException: An error occurred while automatically activating bundle com.ibm.etools.webedit.editor (802).
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseLazyStarter.postFindLocalClass(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.osgi.baseadaptor.loader.ClasspathManager.findLocalClass(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.baseadaptor.DefaultClassLoader.findLocalClass(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.findLocalClass(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.findClassInternal(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.findClass(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.findClass(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.baseadaptor.DefaultClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleHost.loadClass(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.AbstractBundle.loadClass(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.registry.osgi.RegistryStrategyOSGI.createExecutableExtension(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.registry.ExtensionRegistry.createExecutableExtension(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.registry.ConfigurationElement.createExecutableExtension(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.registry.ConfigurationElementHandle.createExecutableExtension(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchPlugin$1.run(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.swt.custom.BusyIndicator.showWhile(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchPlugin.createExtension(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.registry.EditorDescriptor.createEditor(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.EditorManager.createPart(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.EditorReference.createPartHelper(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.EditorReference.createPart(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchPartReference.getPart(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.EditorReference.getEditor(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchPage.busyOpenEditorBatched(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchPage.busyOpenEditor(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchPage.access$11(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchPage$10.run(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.swt.custom.BusyIndicator.showWhile(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchPage.openEditor(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchPage.openEditor(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchPage.openEditor(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.ui.ide.IDE.openEditor(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.ui.ide.IDE.openEditor(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.ui.javaeditor.EditorUtility.openInEditor(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.ui.javaeditor.EditorUtility.openInEditor(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.jdt.ui.actions.OpenAction.run(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.jdt.ui.actions.OpenAction.run(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.jdt.ui.actions.SelectionDispatchAction.dispatchRun(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.jdt.ui.actions.SelectionDispatchAction.run(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.ui.navigator.OpenAndExpand.run(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.ui.actions.RetargetAction.run(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.ui.navigator.CommonNavigatorManager$3.open(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.ui.OpenAndLinkWithEditorHelper$InternalListener.open(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.jface.viewers.StructuredViewer$2.run(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.SafeRunner.run(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.JFaceUtil$1.run(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.jface.util.SafeRunnable.run(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.jface.viewers.StructuredViewer.fireOpen(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.jface.viewers.StructuredViewer.handleOpen(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.ui.navigator.CommonViewer.handleOpen(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.jface.viewers.StructuredViewer$6.handleOpen(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.jface.util.OpenStrategy.fireOpenEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.jface.util.OpenStrategy.access$2(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.jface.util.OpenStrategy$1.handleEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.EventTable.sendEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.runDeferredEvents(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.runEventLoop(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.runUI(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.access$4(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench$7.run(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.core.databinding.observable.Realm.runWithDefault(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.createAndRunWorkbench(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.ui.PlatformUI.createAndRunWorkbench(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.ide.application.IDEApplication.start(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.equinox.internal.app.EclipseAppHandle.run(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.runApplication(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.start(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.invokeFramework(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.basicRun(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.run(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.main(Unknown Source)
Caused by: org.osgi.framework.BundleException: Exception in com.ibm.etools.webedit.editor.WebEditPlugin.start() of bundle com.ibm.etools.webedit.editor.
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleContextImpl.startActivator(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleContextImpl.start(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleHost.startWorker(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.AbstractBundle.start(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.util.SecureAction.start(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.setLazyTrigger(Unknown Source)
... 81 more
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.ibm.cic.licensing.flexlm.FlexCheck.checkout(Unknown Source)
at com.ibm.cic.licensing.common.core.LicenseChecker.requestLicense(Unknown Source)
at com.ibm.cic.licensing.common.LicenseCheck.requestLicense(Unknown Source)
at com.ibm.cic.licensing.common.LicenseCheck.requestLicense(Unknown Source)
at com.ibm.etools.webedit.editor.WebEditPlugin.start(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleContextImpl$1.run(Unknown Source)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Unknown Source)
... 87 more

I did a workspace clean and restarted RAD with -clean but errors still show up! Any suggestions on how to fix this?

Answer 1

Folks, it appears the problem was with the license configuration for RAD. Recently the license on my workstation was switched from a Floating to a Permanent license and then the desktop team reassigned the permanent install and removed the floating install assignment. When that happened, Installation Manager was confused on which license to use. When the floating license was disabled, it picked up the permanent license and got me rid of all the errors. Thanks to our Systems Engineer!

Hope this helps someone!