Sporadic Error When Editing .things Files

[miloit]

Environment:

Affected Component: ThingRegistry / ThingManager

Context: Editing and saving .things files in OpenHAB

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Observed Behavior:

Occasionally, when saving or updating .things files, the following error appears in the logs:

[ERROR] [ore.thing.internal.ThingRegistryImpl] - Could not inform the ThingTracker 'org.openhab.core.thing.internal.ThingManagerImpl' about the 'THING_UPDATED' event!
java.lang.reflect.UndeclaredThrowableException
Caused by: java.lang.InterruptedException

This error does not occur consistently, but sporadically, particularly when .things files are modified.

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Steps to Reproduce (sporadic):

1. Edit and save a .things file.

2. Monitor logs after the save.

3. Occasionally, the error above is logged.

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Expected Behavior:

Saving a .things file should reliably propagate changes to the Thing handlers without triggering exceptions.

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Potential Causes (hypotheses):

Rapid or concurrent saving of .things files.

Large or complex Thing configurations leading to longer processing times.

Thread interruptions or race conditions during Thing update propagation.

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Impact:

May cause Thing updates to fail intermittently.

Could result in partially updated or inconsistent Thing states.

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Suggested Next Steps:

Investigate thread handling and synchronization around Thing update propagation.

Consider adding more detailed logging around ThingRegistryImpl and ThingManagerImpl during THING_UPDATED events.

Evaluate whether InterruptedExceptions are being properly caught and handled.

[lolodomo]

You did not mention neither your server OH OS nor your way (tool) used to edit your files.

[miloit]

I’m running DietPi OS on OH 5.0, and I edit my files via Samba access using a normal text editor on Debian 13.