Need better error message when trying to snapshot a repo without a Release or InRelease file

[mpoindexter]

Currently just throw an exception, we need a useful message:

java.lang.NullPointerException: null
at net.staticsnow.nexus.repository.apt.internal.snapshot.AptSnapshotFacetSupport.collectSnapshotItems(AptSnapshotFacetSupport.java:126)
at net.staticsnow.nexus.repository.apt.internal.snapshot.AptSnapshotFacetSupport.createSnapshot(AptSnapshotFacetSupport.java:65)
at org.sonatype.nexus.transaction.TransactionalWrapper.proceedWithTransaction(TransactionalWrapper.java:56)
at org.sonatype.nexus.transaction.TransactionInterceptor.invoke(TransactionInterceptor.java:54)
at net.staticsnow.nexus.repository.apt.internal.snapshot.AptSnapshotHandler.handleSnapshotAdminRequest(AptSnapshotHandler.java:81)
at net.staticsnow.nexus.repository.apt.internal.snapshot.AptSnapshotHandler.handle(AptSnapshotHandler.java:67)
at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.Context.proceed(Context.java:80)
at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.storage.UnitOfWorkHandler.handle(UnitOfWorkHandler.java:39)
at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.Context.proceed(Context.java:80)
at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.handlers.ContentHeadersHandler.handle(ContentHeadersHandler.java:44)
at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.Context.proceed(Context.java:80)
at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.http.PartialFetchHandler.handle(PartialFetchHandler.java:55)
at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.Context.proceed(Context.java:80)
at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.handlers.ConditionalRequestHandler.handle(ConditionalRequestHandler.java:72)
at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.Context.proceed(Context.java:80)
at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.cache.NegativeCacheHandler.handle(NegativeCacheHandler.java:42)
at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.Context.proceed(Context.java:80)
at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.handlers.ExceptionHandler.handle(ExceptionHandler.java:44)
at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.Context.proceed(Context.java:80)
at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.security.SecurityHandler.handle(SecurityHandler.java:52)
at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.Context.proceed(Context.java:80)
at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.handlers.TimingHandler.handle(TimingHandler.java:46)
at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.Context.proceed(Context.java:80)
at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.Context.start(Context.java:114)
at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.Router.dispatch(Router.java:63)
at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.ConfigurableViewFacet.dispatch(ConfigurableViewFacet.java:52)
at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.ConfigurableViewFacet.dispatch(ConfigurableViewFacet.java:43)
at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.httpbridge.internal.ViewServlet.dispatchAndSend(ViewServlet.java:211)
at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.httpbridge.internal.ViewServlet.doService(ViewServlet.java:173)
at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.httpbridge.internal.ViewServlet.service(ViewServlet.java:126)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:790)
at com.google.inject.servlet.ServletDefinition.doServiceImpl(ServletDefinition.java:286)
at com.google.inject.servlet.ServletDefinition.doService(ServletDefinition.java:276)
at com.google.inject.servlet.ServletDefinition.service(ServletDefinition.java:181)
at com.google.inject.servlet.DynamicServletPipeline.service(DynamicServletPipeline.java:71)
at com.google.inject.servlet.FilterChainInvocation.doFilter(FilterChainInvocation.java:85)
at org.apache.shiro.web.servlet.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:112)
at com.google.inject.servlet.FilterChainInvocation.doFilter(FilterChainInvocation.java:82)
at org.apache.shiro.web.servlet.ProxiedFilterChain.doFilter(ProxiedFilterChain.java:61)
at org.apache.shiro.web.servlet.AdviceFilter.executeChain(AdviceFilter.java:108)
at org.apache.shiro.web.servlet.AdviceFilter.doFilterInternal(AdviceFilter.java:137)
at org.apache.shiro.web.servlet.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:125)
at org.apache.shiro.web.servlet.ProxiedFilterChain.doFilter(ProxiedFilterChain.java:66)
at org.apache.shiro.web.servlet.AdviceFilter.executeChain(AdviceFilter.java:108)
at org.apache.shiro.web.servlet.AdviceFilter.doFilterInternal(AdviceFilter.java:137)
at org.apache.shiro.web.servlet.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:125)
at org.apache.shiro.web.servlet.ProxiedFilterChain.doFilter(ProxiedFilterChain.java:66)
at org.apache.shiro.web.servlet.AdviceFilter.executeChain(AdviceFilter.java:108)
at org.apache.shiro.web.servlet.AdviceFilter.doFilterInternal(AdviceFilter.java:137)
at org.apache.shiro.web.servlet.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:125)
at org.apache.shiro.web.servlet.ProxiedFilterChain.doFilter(ProxiedFilterChain.java:66)
at org.apache.shiro.web.servlet.AbstractShiroFilter.executeChain(AbstractShiroFilter.java:449)
at org.sonatype.nexus.security.SecurityFilter.executeChain(SecurityFilter.java:85)
at org.apache.shiro.web.servlet.AbstractShiroFilter$1.call(AbstractShiroFilter.java:365)
at org.apache.shiro.subject.support.SubjectCallable.doCall(SubjectCallable.java:90)
at org.apache.shiro.subject.support.SubjectCallable.call(SubjectCallable.java:83)
at org.apache.shiro.subject.support.DelegatingSubject.execute(DelegatingSubject.java:383)
at org.apache.shiro.web.servlet.AbstractShiroFilter.doFilterInternal(AbstractShiroFilter.java:362)
at org.sonatype.nexus.security.SecurityFilter.doFilterInternal(SecurityFilter.java:101)
at org.apache.shiro.web.servlet.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:125)
at com.google.inject.servlet.FilterChainInvocation.doFilter(FilterChainInvocation.java:82)
at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.httpbridge.internal.ExhaustRequestFilter.doFilter(ExhaustRequestFilter.java:71)
at com.google.inject.servlet.FilterChainInvocation.doFilter(FilterChainInvocation.java:82)
at com.sonatype.nexus.licensing.internal.LicensingRedirectFilter.doFilter(LicensingRedirectFilter.java:108)
at com.google.inject.servlet.FilterChainInvocation.doFilter(FilterChainInvocation.java:82)
at com.codahale.metrics.servlet.AbstractInstrumentedFilter.doFilter(AbstractInstrumentedFilter.java:97)
at com.google.inject.servlet.FilterChainInvocation.doFilter(FilterChainInvocation.java:82)
at org.sonatype.nexus.internal.web.ErrorPageFilter.doFilter(ErrorPageFilter.java:68)
at com.google.inject.servlet.FilterChainInvocation.doFilter(FilterChainInvocation.java:82)
at org.sonatype.nexus.internal.web.EnvironmentFilter.doFilter(EnvironmentFilter.java:102)
at com.google.inject.servlet.FilterChainInvocation.doFilter(FilterChainInvocation.java:82)
at org.sonatype.nexus.internal.web.HeaderPatternFilter.doFilter(HeaderPatternFilter.java:98)
at com.google.inject.servlet.FilterChainInvocation.doFilter(FilterChainInvocation.java:82)
at com.google.inject.servlet.DynamicFilterPipeline.dispatch(DynamicFilterPipeline.java:104)
at com.google.inject.servlet.GuiceFilter.doFilter(GuiceFilter.java:135)
at org.sonatype.nexus.bootstrap.osgi.DelegatingFilter.doFilter(DelegatingFilter.java:73)
at org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler$CachedChain.doFilter(ServletHandler.java:1629)
at org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler.doHandle(ServletHandler.java:533)
at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ScopedHandler.handle(ScopedHandler.java:143)
at org.eclipse.jetty.security.SecurityHandler.handle(SecurityHandler.java:548)
at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.HandlerWrapper.handle(HandlerWrapper.java:132)
at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ScopedHandler.nextHandle(ScopedHandler.java:190)
at org.eclipse.jetty.server.session.SessionHandler.doHandle(SessionHandler.java:1595)
at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ScopedHandler.nextHandle(ScopedHandler.java:188)
at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ContextHandler.doHandle(ContextHandler.java:1253)
at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ScopedHandler.nextScope(ScopedHandler.java:168)
at org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler.doScope(ServletHandler.java:473)
at org.eclipse.jetty.server.session.SessionHandler.doScope(SessionHandler.java:1564)
at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ScopedHandler.nextScope(ScopedHandler.java:166)
at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ContextHandler.doScope(ContextHandler.java:1155)
at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ScopedHandler.handle(ScopedHandler.java:141)
at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.HandlerWrapper.handle(HandlerWrapper.java:132)
at com.codahale.metrics.jetty9.InstrumentedHandler.handle(InstrumentedHandler.java:175)
at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.HandlerCollection.handle(HandlerCollection.java:126)
at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.HandlerWrapper.handle(HandlerWrapper.java:132)
at org.eclipse.jetty.server.Server.handle(Server.java:530)
at org.eclipse.jetty.server.HttpChannel.handle(HttpChannel.java:347)
at org.eclipse.jetty.server.HttpConnection.onFillable(HttpConnection.java:256)
at org.eclipse.jetty.io.AbstractConnection$ReadCallback.succeeded(AbstractConnection.java:279)
at org.eclipse.jetty.io.FillInterest.fillable(FillInterest.java:102)
at org.eclipse.jetty.io.ChannelEndPoint$2.run(ChannelEndPoint.java:124)
at org.eclipse.jetty.util.thread.strategy.EatWhatYouKill.doProduce(EatWhatYouKill.java:247)
at org.eclipse.jetty.util.thread.strategy.EatWhatYouKill.produce(EatWhatYouKill.java:140)
at org.eclipse.jetty.util.thread.strategy.EatWhatYouKill.run(EatWhatYouKill.java:131)
at org.eclipse.jetty.util.thread.ReservedThreadExecutor$ReservedThread.run(ReservedThreadExecutor.java:382)
at org.eclipse.jetty.util.thread.QueuedThreadPool.runJob(QueuedThreadPool.java:708)
at org.eclipse.jetty.util.thread.QueuedThreadPool$2.run(QueuedThreadPool.java:626)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748)

[bhamail]

APT is now part of Nexus Repository Manager. Version 3.17.0 includes the APT plugin by default.
If this is still an issue if using 3.17.0 or later please file an issue at https://issues.sonatype.org/.
Links to the new source code location are in the top level README.md