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[IntelliJ] TMC Failed To Initialise Database

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
ruby
Domain
devtools

Research direction

No source files or tests are named. Start by reproducing the Windows IntelliJ TMC plugin failure described in the screenshots, focusing on database initialization and the missing submission response. Done means the plugin initializes successfully and completed exercises receive a pass or fail response.

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Description

Hi,

I'm currently experiencing issues with the TMC intelliJ plugin on Windows.
Various error messages are presented (see screenshots). I am able to submit an exercise, however the server does not respond with a pass or fail.
When I submit a completed exercise, it is accepted/processing (verified on the TMC MOOC site), however the server response appears to time out.
I have reinstalled intelliJ, deleted the intelliJ cache, reinstalled TMC, and logged in and out of TMC within the plugin, however the issue persists.
I have also checked that intelliJ is allowed through Windows Firewall, temporarily disabled Avast, and the issue is still persisting.
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