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Language Support for Java [1.56.0] - Out of memory error

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
45/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
java, typescript, vscode

Research direction

No source file or test is named in the report. First reproduce the issue with the described Windows 11 workspace of medium-sized Maven projects using Java extension 1.56.0, then compare it with 1.55.0; done means the same workspace no longer produces the out-of-memory errors.

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Description

bug

Describe the bug
After updating to 1.56.0 "Out of memory" errors started to appear with suggestion to increase limit.
After downgrade to 1.55.0 they don't show up any more.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Open a workspace containing few maven medium size java projects
  2. Wait for java support activation

Expected behavior
No "Out of memory errors" :).

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Environment

  • Operating System: Windows 11
  • JDK version: OpenJDK Runtime Environment Temurin-21.0.12+8 (build 21.0.12+8-LTS)
  • Visual Studio Code version: not sure, probably 1.135.0 (up to date when 1.56.0 java plugin was released)
  • Java extension version: 1.56.0

Additional Information

Dominant language
TypeScript
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