From 32d8d5d498436dd764d64381b1cae2be10fb0262 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Stefan Hahmann <stefan.hahmann@tu-dresden.de>
Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2024 12:28:46 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Add temporary workaround for a bug in mastodon-core

---
 .../treesimilarity/tree/BranchSpotTree.java           | 11 ++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/main/java/org/mastodon/mamut/clustering/treesimilarity/tree/BranchSpotTree.java b/src/main/java/org/mastodon/mamut/clustering/treesimilarity/tree/BranchSpotTree.java
index ae2d51415..bf8e9aca9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/mastodon/mamut/clustering/treesimilarity/tree/BranchSpotTree.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/mastodon/mamut/clustering/treesimilarity/tree/BranchSpotTree.java
@@ -169,7 +169,16 @@ public void setParams( final boolean includeName, final boolean includeTag, fina
 		private String getTagLabel()
 		{
 			Spot ref = model.getGraph().vertexRef();
-			String tagLabel = LegacyTagSetUtils.getTagLabel( model, branchSpot, tagSet, ref );
+			String tagLabel = null;
+			try
+			{
+				// TODO: this try-catch block is a workaround. It will not be needed anymore after mastodon-core beta-34
+				tagLabel = LegacyTagSetUtils.getTagLabel( model, branchSpot, tagSet, ref );
+			}
+			catch ( NullPointerException e )
+			{
+				// happens, when the branchSpot is not in the model anymore
+			}
 			model.getGraph().releaseRef( ref );
 			if ( tagLabel == null )
 				tagLabel = "";