From 02fd34d2690f07ec84d61e21547e5452f4391be9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Amanda Li <amandali@mit.edu>
Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2021 03:04:32 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Resolve Uncaught TypeError (#16392)

A `TypeError` raised when a certain file, or lack thereof, causes Atom to open improperly, without the side pane appearing. To fix this, users must clear their Atom window state, then reopen the program. Add a notification when this error occurs with information on how to resolve it.

Co-authored-by: Sadick <sadickjunior@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Amin Yahyaabadi <aminyahyaabadi74@gmail.com>
---
 src/project.js | 8 +++++++-
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/project.js b/src/project.js
index 002408863..d917c6fe8 100644
--- a/src/project.js
+++ b/src/project.js
@@ -350,7 +350,13 @@ module.exports = class Project extends Model {
   // Public: Get an {Array} of {String}s containing the paths of the project's
   // directories.
   getPaths() {
-    return this.rootDirectories.map(rootDirectory => rootDirectory.getPath());
+    try {
+      return this.rootDirectories.map(rootDirectory => rootDirectory.getPath());
+    } catch (e) {
+      atom.notifications.addError(
+        "Please clear Atom's window state with: atom --clear-window-state"
+      );
+    }
   }
 
   // Public: Set the paths of the project's directories.