This may be related to changes for
SAK-15823
VelocityServlet : Error processing the template
org.apache.velocity.exception.MethodInvocationException: Invocation of method 'doPlainTextAndLimit' in class org.sakaiproject.site.tool.SiteAction$SiteTextEditAction threw exception class java.lang.NullPointerException : null
org.apache.velocity.exception.MethodInvocationException: Invocation of method 'doPlainTextAndLimit' in class org.sakaiproject.site.tool.SiteAction$SiteTextEditAction threw exception class java.lang.NullPointerException : null
at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTMethod.execute(ASTMethod.java:309)
at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTReference.execute(ASTReference.java:207)
at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTReference.render(ASTReference.java:250)
at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTBlock.render(ASTBlock.java:94)
at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.SimpleNode.render(SimpleNode.java:271)
at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTIfStatement.render(ASTIfStatement.java:128)
at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.SimpleNode.render(SimpleNode.java:271)
at org.apache.velocity.Template.merge(Template.java:296)
at org.apache.velocity.servlet.VelocityServlet.mergeTemplate(VelocityServlet.java:448)
at org.apache.velocity.servlet.VelocityServlet.doRequest(VelocityServlet.java:387)
at org.apache.velocity.servlet.VelocityServlet.doGet(VelocityServlet.java:333)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:690)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:803)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:269)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:188)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.invoke(ApplicationDispatcher.java:691)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.doInclude(ApplicationDispatcher.java:556)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.include(ApplicationDispatcher.java:505)
at org.sakaiproject.vm.VmServlet.includeVm(VmServlet.java:162)
at org.sakaiproject.cheftool.VelocityPortletPaneledAction.toolModeDispatch(VelocityPortletPaneledAction.java:443)
at org.sakaiproject.site.tool.SiteAction.toolModeDispatch(SiteAction.java:11357)
at org.sakaiproject.cheftool.ToolServlet.doGet(ToolServlet.java:227)
at org.sakaiproject.cheftool.VelocityPortletPaneledAction.doGet(VelocityPortletPaneledAction.java:1014)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:690)
at org.sakaiproject.vm.ComponentServlet.service(ComponentServlet.java:56)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:803)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:269)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:188)
at org.sakaiproject.util.RequestFilter.doFilter(RequestFilter.java:561)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:215)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:188)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.invoke(ApplicationDispatcher.java:691)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.processRequest(ApplicationDispatcher.java:469)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.doForward(ApplicationDispatcher.java:364)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.forward(ApplicationDispatcher.java:301)
at org.sakaiproject.tool.impl.ActiveToolComponent$MyActiveTool.forward(ActiveToolComponent.java:475)
at org.sakaiproject.portal.charon.SkinnableCharonPortal.forwardTool(SkinnableCharonPortal.java:1216)
at org.sakaiproject.portal.charon.handlers.ToolHandler.doTool(ToolHandler.java:188)
at org.sakaiproject.portal.charon.handlers.ToolHandler.doGet(ToolHandler.java:93)
at org.sakaiproject.portal.charon.SkinnableCharonPortal.doGet(SkinnableCharonPortal.java:768)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:690)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:803)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:269)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:188)
at org.sakaiproject.util.RequestFilter.doFilter(RequestFilter.java:613)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:215)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:188)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:210)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:174)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:127)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:117)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:108)
at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:151)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:870)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11BaseProtocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.processConnection(Http11BaseProtocol.java:665)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.PoolTcpEndpoint.processSocket(PoolTcpEndpoint.java:528)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.LeaderFollowerWorkerThread.runIt(LeaderFollowerWorkerThread.java:81)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(ThreadPool.java:685)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595)
SAK-15823and the problem should be addressed over there.