* path. This method is disk-intensive and may take some time on larger
* directories!
*
- * @return The file for the base path
+ * @return The file for the base path, or <code>null</code> if the base
+ * path does not denote an existing directory
*/
public ProjectFile getBaseFile() {
+ File basePathFile = new File(basePath);
+ if (!basePathFile.exists() || !basePathFile.isDirectory()) {
+ return null;
+ }
ProjectFileImpl rootProjectFile = new ProjectFileImpl(null, "", true, false);
- scanDirectory(new File(basePath), rootProjectFile);
+ scanDirectory(basePathFile, rootProjectFile);
return rootProjectFile;
}