Merge pull request #522 from appirio-tech/dev

Dushyant Bhalgami · web-flow · commit 4dd313aa244a · 2020-02-13T13:40:04.000+05:30
fixed issue with direct related to `new category`
diff --git a/src/java/main/com/topcoder/direct/services/view/action/contest/launch/GetContestAction.java b/src/java/main/com/topcoder/direct/services/view/action/contest/launch/GetContestAction.java
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ protected void executeAction() throws Exception {
         List<ProjectGroup> projectGroups = DirectUtils.getGroupIdAndName(
                 softwareCompetition.getProjectHeader().getGroups());
 
-        if (this.type == TYPE.CONTEST_JSON) {
+        if (projectGroups != null && this.type == TYPE.CONTEST_JSON) {
             // get v5 id of groups
             Set<Map<String, String>> projectGroupUser = DirectUtils.getGroups(DirectUtils.getTCSubjectFromSession(),
                     userGroupsApiEndpoint);
