Editing workflow spams "KNIMEApplicationWorkbenchAdvisor: Uncaught exception in event loop"

Hi,

while trying to modify a workflow which I call through Cotnainer Input, all of a sudden I was not able to continue to modify it. The workflow state was reset, I pasted a few nodes, reconnected the flow variables and wanted to delete the “loose end”.

Then the console got spammed. As follows the log of the worklfow containing:

2025-12-24 08:30:12,050 : ERROR : main :  : KNIMEApplicationWorkbenchAdvisor :  :  : Uncaught exception in event loop
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Node ID "5:1708" not contained in workflow, nor it's the workflow itself (ID of this workflow is "5")
	at org.knime.core.node.util.CheckUtils.checkArgument(CheckUtils.java:260)
	at org.knime.core.node.util.CheckUtils.checkArgument(CheckUtils.java:137)
	at org.knime.core.node.workflow.WorkflowManager.getIncomingConnectionFor(WorkflowManager.java:1984)
	at org.knime.core.ui.wrapper.WorkflowManagerWrapper.getIncomingConnectionFor(WorkflowManagerWrapper.java:242)
	at org.knime.workbench.editor2.commands.CreateConnectionCommand.canExecute(CreateConnectionCommand.java:259)
	at org.eclipse.gef.tools.AbstractTool.calculateCursor(AbstractTool.java:353)
	at org.eclipse.gef.tools.AbstractConnectionCreationTool.calculateCursor(AbstractConnectionCreationTool.java:101)
	at org.eclipse.gef.tools.AbstractTool.refreshCursor(AbstractTool.java:1330)
	at org.eclipse.gef.tools.AbstractTool.setCurrentCommand(AbstractTool.java:1373)
	at org.eclipse.gef.tools.AbstractConnectionCreationTool.handleMove(AbstractConnectionCreationTool.java:343)
	at org.eclipse.gef.tools.AbstractTool.mouseMove(AbstractTool.java:1169)
	at org.eclipse.gef.tools.SelectionTool.mouseMove(SelectionTool.java:583)
	at org.eclipse.gef.EditDomain.mouseMove(EditDomain.java:275)
	at org.eclipse.gef.ui.parts.DomainEventDispatcher.dispatchMouseMoved(DomainEventDispatcher.java:415)
	at org.eclipse.draw2d.LightweightSystem$EventHandler.mouseMove(LightweightSystem.java:592)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.TypedListener.handleEvent(TypedListener.java:216)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.EventTable.sendEvent(EventTable.java:89)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.sendEvent(Display.java:4274)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Widget.java:1066)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.runDeferredEvents(Display.java:4072)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Display.java:3660)
	at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine$5.run(PartRenderingEngine.java:1151)
	at org.eclipse.core.databinding.observable.Realm.runWithDefault(Realm.java:339)
	at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine.run(PartRenderingEngine.java:1042)
	at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.E4Workbench.createAndRunUI(E4Workbench.java:152)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.lambda$3(Workbench.java:639)
	at org.eclipse.core.databinding.observable.Realm.runWithDefault(Realm.java:339)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.createAndRunWorkbench(Workbench.java:546)
	at org.eclipse.ui.PlatformUI.createAndRunWorkbench(PlatformUI.java:173)
	at org.knime.product.rcp.KNIMEApplication.start(KNIMEApplication.java:213)
	at org.eclipse.equinox.internal.app.EclipseAppHandle.run(EclipseAppHandle.java:208)
	at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.runApplication(EclipseAppLauncher.java:143)
	at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.start(EclipseAppLauncher.java:109)
	at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:439)
	at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:271)
	at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
	at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
	at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
	at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
	at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.invokeFramework(Main.java:651)
	at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.basicRun(Main.java:588)
	at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.run(Main.java:1459)

knime.log.txt.zip (85.4 KB)

I cannot fully replicate it but when it is triggered, I have to close the workflow. After it being saved and reopened, the “loose ends” are gone.

Best
Mike