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Error while analyzing build - System.InvalidCastException: Unable to cast object of type 'Microsoft.Build.Logging.StructuredLogger.Folder' to type 'Microsoft.Build.Logging.StructuredLogger.Project'.

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Error while analyzing build. Sorry about that. Please Ctrl+C to copy this text and file an issue on https://github.com/KirillOsenkov/MSBuildStructuredLog/issues/new 

System.InvalidCastException: Unable to cast object of type 'Microsoft.Build.Logging.StructuredLogger.Folder' to type 'Microsoft.Build.Logging.StructuredLogger.Project'.

   at Microsoft.Build.Logging.StructuredLogger.ImportTreeAnalyzer.AddImport(Message message, String project, String importedProject, Int32 line, Int32 column, Boolean imported, String reason)
   at Microsoft.Build.Logging.StructuredLogger.ImportTreeAnalyzer.VisitMessage(Message message, StringCache stringTable)
   at Microsoft.Build.Logging.StructuredLogger.TreeNode.VisitAllChildren[T](Action`1 processor, CancellationToken cancellationToken, Boolean takeChildrenSnapshot)
   at Microsoft.Build.Logging.StructuredLogger.TreeNode.VisitAllChildren[T](Action`1 processor, CancellationToken cancellationToken, Boolean takeChildrenSnapshot)
   at Microsoft.Build.Logging.StructuredLogger.ImportTreeAnalyzer.Analyze(Folder evaluation, StringCache stringTable)
   at Microsoft.Build.Logging.StructuredLogger.BuildAnalyzer.ProcessBeforeChildrenVisited(TreeNode node)
   at Microsoft.Build.Logging.StructuredLogger.BuildAnalyzer.Visit(TreeNode node)
   at Microsoft.Build.Logging.StructuredLogger.BuildAnalyzer.Visit(TreeNode node)
   at Microsoft.Build.Logging.StructuredLogger.BuildAnalyzer.Analyze()
   at Microsoft.Build.Logging.StructuredLogger.BuildAnalyzer.AnalyzeBuild(Build build)

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Created 5 years ago
Comments:6 (6 by maintainers)

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KirillOsenkovcommented, Oct 22, 2018

Thanks to Paulo’s log I have now pushed an even better fix! Found the real problem and solved it. Details here: https://github.com/KirillOsenkov/MSBuildStructuredLog/commit/bd4d73b5116d09fdaf2b90e31a5e08668634281f

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daveaglickcommented, Oct 22, 2018

YOLO fixes are best fixes

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