1189017 - Uncaught "this._searchSuggestionController is null" exception when typing in AwesomeBar

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 1188688

(Firefox :: Search, defect)

Description

[Vladan Djeric (:vladan)]

Whenever I type in the Awesome Bar, I get the following exception in the Windows console on Nightly 2015-07-29 (on Windows 7):

*************************
Query failed: TypeError: this._searchSuggestionController is null
*** UTM:SVC TimerManager:notify - notified @mozilla.org/extensions/blocklist;1
*** AUS:SVC readStatusFile - status: succeeded, path: C:\Users\workvladan\AppData\Local\Mozilla\updates\C8258212C2FAD535\updates\0\update.status
*** AUS:SVC UpdateService:removeDownloadListener - no downloader!
*** AUS:SVC UpdateService:removeDownloadListener - no downloader!
*************************
A coding exception was thrown in a Promise resolution callback.
See https://developer.mozilla.org/Mozilla/JavaScript_code_modules/Promise.jsm/Promise

Full message: TypeError: this._searchSuggestionController is null
Full stack: _matchSearchSuggestions/promise<@resource://gre/components/UnifiedComplete.js:944:1
Handler.prototype.process@resource://gre/modules/Promise.jsm -> resource://gre/modules/Promise-backend.js:934:23
this.PromiseWalker.walkerLoop@resource://gre/modules/Promise.jsm -> resource://gre/modules/Promise-backend.js:813:7
Promise*this.PromiseWalker.scheduleWalkerLoop@resource://gre/modules/Promise.jsm -> resource://gre/modules/Promise-backend.js:744:11
this.PromiseWalker.schedulePromise@resource://gre/modules/Promise.jsm -> resource://gre/modules/Promise-backend.js:776:7
this.PromiseWalker.completePromise@resource://gre/modules/Promise.jsm -> resource://gre/modules/Promise-backend.js:711:7
this.SearchSuggestionController.prototype._fetchRemote/<@resource://gre/modules/SearchSuggestionController.jsm:250:54
this.SearchSuggestionController.prototype.stop@resource://gre/modules/SearchSuggestionController.jsm:172:7
stop@resource://gre/modules/PlacesSearchAutocompleteProvider.jsm:181:5
stop@resource://gre/components/UnifiedComplete.js:782:7
UnifiedComplete.prototype.stopSearch@resource://gre/components/UnifiedComplete.js:1785:7
onInput@chrome://browser/content/urlbarBindings.xml:858:13
onxblinput@chrome://global/content/bindings/autocomplete.xml:579:9

*************************
*************************
A coding exception was thrown and uncaught in a Task.

Full message: TypeError: this._searchSuggestionController is null
Full stack: _matchSearchSuggestions/promise<@resource://gre/components/UnifiedComplete.js:944:1
Handler.prototype.process@resource://gre/modules/Promise.jsm -> resource://gre/modules/Promise-backend.js:934:23
this.PromiseWalker.walkerLoop@resource://gre/modules/Promise.jsm -> resource://gre/modules/Promise-backend.js:813:7
Promise*this.PromiseWalker.scheduleWalkerLoop@resource://gre/modules/Promise.jsm -> resource://gre/modules/Promise-backend.js:744:11
this.PromiseWalker.schedulePromise@resource://gre/modules/Promise.jsm -> resource://gre/modules/Promise-backend.js:776:7
this.PromiseWalker.completePromise@resource://gre/modules/Promise.jsm -> resource://gre/modules/Promise-backend.js:711:7
this.SearchSuggestionController.prototype._fetchRemote/<@resource://gre/modules/SearchSuggestionController.jsm:250:54
this.SearchSuggestionController.prototype.stop@resource://gre/modules/SearchSuggestionController.jsm:172:7
stop@resource://gre/modules/PlacesSearchAutocompleteProvider.jsm:181:5
stop@resource://gre/components/UnifiedComplete.js:782:7
UnifiedComplete.prototype.stopSearch@resource://gre/components/UnifiedComplete.js:1785:7
onInput@chrome://browser/content/urlbarBindings.xml:858:13
onxblinput@chrome://global/content/bindings/autocomplete.xml:579:9

*************************
Query failed: TypeError: this._searchSuggestionController is null