SerializationException: Error during serialization for property

snehal.raj · October 14, 2022, 7:04am

I am getting below error while saving my window on Ignition vision. V 8.1.18

com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.SerializationException: Error during serialization for property 'contentPane' on object '[FPMIWindow]Refrigeration'
at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.serializeProperties(DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.java:307)
at com.inductiveautomation.factorypmi.designer.xmlserialization.WindowDelegate.serialize(WindowDelegate.java:34)
at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.XMLSerializationContext.serialize(XMLSerializationContext.java:49)
at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.XMLSerializer.serialize(XMLSerializer.java:525)
at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.XMLSerializer.serializeBinary(XMLSerializer.java:507)
at com.inductiveautomation.factorypmi.designer.workspace.WindowWorkspace.saveContainer(WindowWorkspace.java:1823)
at com.inductiveautomation.factorypmi.designer.workspace.WindowWorkspace.commitDesignable(WindowWorkspace.java:1539)
at com.inductiveautomation.factorypmi.designer.workspace.WindowWorkspace.commitAll(WindowWorkspace.java:1096)
at com.inductiveautomation.factorypmi.designer.model.VisionDesignerImpl.notifyProjectSaveStart(VisionDesignerImpl.java:585)
at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.designer.IgnitionDesigner.commitAll(IgnitionDesigner.java:1603)
at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.designer.IgnitionDesigner.handleSave(IgnitionDesigner.java:1368)
at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.designer.IgnitionDesigner$Handler.handleSaveAction(IgnitionDesigner.java:2783)
at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.designer.IgnitionDesigner$Handler$5.actionPerformed(IgnitionDesigner.java:2370)
at java.desktop/javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/javax.swing.AbstractButton$Handler.actionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.fireActionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.setPressed(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/javax.swing.AbstractButton.doClick(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/javax.swing.AbstractButton.doClick(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicMenuItemUI$Actions.actionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/javax.swing.SwingUtilities.notifyAction(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/javax.swing.JComponent.processKeyBinding(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/javax.swing.JMenuBar.processBindingForKeyStrokeRecursive(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/javax.swing.JMenuBar.processBindingForKeyStrokeRecursive(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/javax.swing.JMenuBar.processBindingForKeyStrokeRecursive(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/javax.swing.JMenuBar.processKeyBinding(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/javax.swing.KeyboardManager.fireBinding(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/javax.swing.KeyboardManager.fireKeyboardAction(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/javax.swing.JComponent.processKeyBindingsForAllComponents(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/javax.swing.JComponent.processKeyBindings(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/javax.swing.JComponent.processKeyEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.processEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/java.awt.Container.processEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/java.awt.KeyboardFocusManager.redispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/java.awt.DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.dispatchKeyEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/java.awt.DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.preDispatchKeyEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/java.awt.DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.typeAheadAssertions(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/java.awt.DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(Unknown Source)
at java.base/java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.base/java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
at java.base/java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$5.run(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$5.run(Unknown Source)
at java.base/java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.base/java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)
Caused by: com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.SerializationException: Error during serialization for property 'font' on object '[PMILabel]Label'
at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.serializeProperties(DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.java:307)
at com.inductiveautomation.factorypmi.designer.xmlserialization.DefaultComponentDelegate.serializeProperties(DefaultComponentDelegate.java:112)
at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.serialize(DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.java:334)
at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.XMLSerializationContext.serialize(XMLSerializationContext.java:49)
at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.writeCall(DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.java:240)
at com.inductiveautomation.factorypmi.designer.xmlserialization.BasicContainerDelegate.serializeProperties(BasicContainerDelegate.java:120)
at com.inductiveautomation.factorypmi.designer.xmlserialization.BasicContainerDelegate.serialize(BasicContainerDelegate.java:45)
at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.XMLSerializationContext.serialize(XMLSerializationContext.java:49)
at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.writeCall(DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.java:240)
at com.inductiveautomation.factorypmi.designer.xmlserialization.BasicContainerDelegate.serializeProperties(BasicContainerDelegate.java:120)
at com.inductiveautomation.factorypmi.designer.xmlserialization.BasicContainerDelegate.serialize(BasicContainerDelegate.java:45)
at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.XMLSerializationContext.serialize(XMLSerializationContext.java:49)
at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.writeCall(DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.java:240)
at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.writeCall(DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.java:227)
at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.doProperty(DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.java:284)
at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.serializeProperties(DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.java:305)
... 61 more
Caused by: com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.SerializationException: Unable to create clean copy of class de.javasoft.plaf.synthetica.ScalableFont
at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.XMLSerializer.getCleanCopy(XMLSerializer.java:591)
at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.XMLSerializationContext.getCleanCopy(XMLSerializationContext.java:71)
at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.serializeProperties(DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.java:297)
at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.serialize(DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.java:334)
at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.XMLSerializationContext.serialize(XMLSerializationContext.java:49)
at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.writeCall(DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.java:240)
at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.writeCall(DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.java:227)
at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.doProperty(DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.java:284)
at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.serializeProperties(DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.java:305)
... 76 more

Ignition v8.1.18 (b2022061518)
Java: Azul Systems, Inc. 11.0.15

pturmel · October 14, 2022, 12:10pm

You have a font from Synthetica that isn't compatible with Ignition's window serialization. Don't use that font. It will never work.

PGriffith · October 14, 2022, 2:38pm

Your 'steps to replicate' would be interesting for support. We should either prevent you from using this font or have a cleaner workaround.

snehal.raj · October 17, 2022, 5:29am

Why it's not supporting this font?
Yes, it's better to either block font that are not supported by ignition let it not use while design.

pturmel · October 17, 2022, 12:23pm

Because it can't be serialized (into a compressed project resource the gateway can store). It is the font designer's fault, as they are supposed to be serializable.

nminchin · June 29, 2023, 6:18am

v8.1.28

I'm getting the same error Unable to create clean copy of class de.javasoft.plaf.synthetica.ScalableFont
I'm not using any fonts other than the mapped "Dialog" font I did enable the "Use Condensed Font" after upgrading, maybe this is it??

I turned it off and re-opened my project in Designer, created a new Vision Window and added a Label, saved, and I STILL get the error??

com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.SerializationException: Error during serialization for property 'contentPane' on object '[FPMIWindow]Main Window'
	at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.serializeProperties(DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.java:157)
	at com.inductiveautomation.factorypmi.designer.xmlserialization.WindowDelegate.serialize(WindowDelegate.java:34)
	at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.XMLSerializationContext.serialize(XMLSerializationContext.java:53)
	at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.XMLSerializer.serialize(XMLSerializer.java:529)
	at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.XMLSerializer.serializeBinary(XMLSerializer.java:510)
	at com.inductiveautomation.factorypmi.designer.workspace.WindowWorkspace.saveContainer(WindowWorkspace.java:1839)
	at com.inductiveautomation.factorypmi.designer.workspace.WindowWorkspace.commitDesignable(WindowWorkspace.java:1540)
	at com.inductiveautomation.factorypmi.designer.workspace.WindowWorkspace.commitAll(WindowWorkspace.java:1097)
	at com.inductiveautomation.factorypmi.designer.model.VisionDesignerImpl.notifyProjectSaveStart(VisionDesignerImpl.java:622)
	at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.designer.IgnitionDesigner.commitAll(IgnitionDesigner.java:1610)
	at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.designer.IgnitionDesigner.handleSave(IgnitionDesigner.java:1375)
	at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.designer.IgnitionDesigner$Handler.handleSaveAction(IgnitionDesigner.java:2827)
	at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.designer.IgnitionDesigner$Handler$5.actionPerformed(IgnitionDesigner.java:2407)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.AbstractButton$Handler.actionPerformed(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.fireActionPerformed(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.setPressed(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.AbstractButton.doClick(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.AbstractButton.doClick(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicMenuItemUI$Actions.actionPerformed(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.SwingUtilities.notifyAction(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.JComponent.processKeyBinding(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.JMenuBar.processBindingForKeyStrokeRecursive(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.JMenuBar.processBindingForKeyStrokeRecursive(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.JMenuBar.processBindingForKeyStrokeRecursive(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.JMenuBar.processKeyBinding(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.KeyboardManager.fireBinding(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.KeyboardManager.fireKeyboardAction(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.JComponent.processKeyBindingsForAllComponents(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.JComponent.processKeyBindings(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.JComponent.processKeyEvent(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.processEvent(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.Container.processEvent(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.KeyboardFocusManager.redispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.dispatchKeyEvent(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.preDispatchKeyEvent(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.typeAheadAssertions(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(Unknown Source)
	at java.base/java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
	at java.base/java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
	at java.base/java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$5.run(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$5.run(Unknown Source)
	at java.base/java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
	at java.base/java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
	at com.inductiveautomation.snap.swing.RibsEventQueue.dispatchEvent(RibsEventQueue.java:99)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)
Caused by: com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.SerializationException: Error during serialization for property 'font' on object '[PMILabel]Label'
	at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.serializeProperties(DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.java:157)
	at com.inductiveautomation.factorypmi.designer.xmlserialization.DefaultComponentDelegate.serializeProperties(DefaultComponentDelegate.java:112)
	at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.serialize(DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.java:184)
	at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.XMLSerializationContext.serialize(XMLSerializationContext.java:53)
	at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.writeCall(DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.java:90)
	at com.inductiveautomation.factorypmi.designer.xmlserialization.BasicContainerDelegate.serializeProperties(BasicContainerDelegate.java:120)
	at com.inductiveautomation.factorypmi.designer.xmlserialization.BasicContainerDelegate.serialize(BasicContainerDelegate.java:45)
	at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.XMLSerializationContext.serialize(XMLSerializationContext.java:53)
	at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.writeCall(DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.java:90)
	at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.writeCall(DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.java:77)
	at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.doProperty(DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.java:134)
	at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.serializeProperties(DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.java:155)
	... 62 more
Caused by: com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.SerializationException: Unable to create clean copy of class de.javasoft.plaf.synthetica.ScalableFont
	at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.XMLSerializer.getCleanCopy(XMLSerializer.java:595)
	at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.XMLSerializationContext.getCleanCopy(XMLSerializationContext.java:75)
	at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.serializeProperties(DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.java:147)
	at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.serialize(DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.java:184)
	at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.XMLSerializationContext.serialize(XMLSerializationContext.java:53)
	at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.writeCall(DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.java:90)
	at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.writeCall(DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.java:77)
	at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.doProperty(DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.java:134)
	at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.serializeProperties(DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.java:155)
	... 73 more

Ignition v8.1.28 (b2023060110)
Java: Azul Systems, Inc. 11.0.18

Edit:
for some reason, when I drag on a label and don't change the font, it's telling me it's "Dialog, Plain, 19" which is odd. Usually the default font size is 16pt? or 12pt? can't remember. When I change it to 16pt, the font size is larger than the original "size 19pt"... And after changing the font size (nothing else), it now saves. I really don't want to have to set the font of every single text component in all of my Windows/Templates...

Edit2:
This is a button I dragged on, only change was to add a script:

and after literally just clicking on the dropdown arrow beside the Font property and clicking OK (no changes to any of the values)

Jacob_Barlow · July 1, 2023, 4:51pm

I'm pretty sure I'm seeing the same behavior after importing a view and a couple templates from a sister project. Do you have any resolution yet? I tried manually changing all of the components' font property and was still getting the error.

nminchin · July 1, 2023, 6:22pm

I used a script in a button I copied onto my graphics which went through components on the screen, and if the font contained de.javasoft.plaf.synthetica.ScalableFont, then I set the font to what it should be in the script.

I'm only on my phone now, but it was something like:

from java.awt import Font
for c in event.source.parent: #the root container
   if 'de.javasoft.plaf.synthetica.ScalableFont' in str(c.font):
      size = c.font.size
      c.setFont(Font('Dialog', Font.PLAIN, size)

You'll have to recursively call it to get objects in groups or containers.

Obviously that code is untested

Jacob_Barlow · July 1, 2023, 6:25pm

Sounds like a path forward at least, appreciate it man.

Colin_Fox · October 30, 2024, 2:54pm

If anyone is still having this problem, it is almost like it is "stuck open" and doesnt think designer is open. I had to basically sign out (Closes everything out. Basically a restart). Then signed back in and re opened and it worked.