From 113edf1cbe9f5de88fded1199b1d0eb791d7b739 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: austin <austin@austinhoover.net>
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2024 20:59:24 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] initial project fix

---
 .../java/electrosphere/main/structure/ProjectStructure.java  | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/main/java/electrosphere/main/structure/ProjectStructure.java b/src/main/java/electrosphere/main/structure/ProjectStructure.java
index 02896d1..6faabaf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/electrosphere/main/structure/ProjectStructure.java
+++ b/src/main/java/electrosphere/main/structure/ProjectStructure.java
@@ -325,6 +325,11 @@ public class ProjectStructure {
      * @return the id
      */
     private int getFieldId(String bTreeName, String fieldName){
+        //init the map if it doesn't already exist (ie the file doesn't exist)
+        if(existingFieldNameToIdMap == null){
+            existingFieldNameToIdMap = new HashMap<String,Integer>();
+        }
+        //get the id
         String qualifiedName = bTreeName.toUpperCase() + "_" + fieldName.toUpperCase();
         if(existingFieldNameToIdMap.containsKey(qualifiedName)){
             return existingFieldNameToIdMap.get(qualifiedName);