fix null pointer exception caused by

getDeletedLineWithHighestSimilarityInDiff returning null
reposense · Sep 5, 2023 · 489cf6d · 489cf6d
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commit 489cf6d
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diff --git a/src/main/java/reposense/authorship/analyzer/AuthorshipAnalyzer.java b/src/main/java/reposense/authorship/analyzer/AuthorshipAnalyzer.java
@@ -114,6 +114,10 @@ private static CandidateLine getDeletedLineWithHighestSimilarity(RepoConfigurati
 
                 CandidateLine candidateLine = getDeletedLineWithHighestSimilarityInDiff(
                         fileDiffResult, lineContent, parentCommit, preImageFilePath);
+                if (candidateLine == null) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
                 if (highestSimilarityLine == null
                         || candidateLine.getSimilarityScore() > highestSimilarityLine.getSimilarityScore()) {
                     highestSimilarityLine = candidateLine;