static block cause null pointer exception

[valid breach]

right now i got two classes, and i created static variables. When I called SlashCommandManager class then the for loop of Help class throws NullPointerException, any idea why the values are null? I thought I already initialized the arraylist.
What I wanted to do is to only initialize helpEmbedMessage once since creating it will create for loops, and it is a frequently used variable

[dusky lodge]

<@&987246399047479336> please have a look, thanks.

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[brave tide]

You have a circular dependency

SlashCommandManager needs to create a Help before existing

but Help needs SlashCommandManager to exists before existing itself

[valid breach]

ohh

wait so when Help is called the array is null

[brave tide]

the list is null yes

since Help is created during the creation of the list

and so the list doesn't exist yet

as a rule of thumbs, avoid to use static please

and for the case of help, create the message dynamically instead if creating it at the start

[valid breach]

i don't get this

like using one line?

[brave tide]

you are creating the help message on startup

create the help message when the user ask instead

[valid breach]

is it still good if everytime the message requires for loop to create

if i create it on startup maybe it can save some time to create it again?

[brave tide]

this isn't a good idea

for the reason explained before

[valid breach]

ohh

icic

thanks

[brave tide]

and please stop abusing static @valid breach

[valid breach]

yeah I'll remove them

[valid breach]

when should I use them though

[brave tide]

mostly only for constants and utility methods

[valid breach]

utility methods?

oh those that doesn't require to make a new object

[muted bison]

That and ideally methods which are stateless (only act on input of the parameters), so you're sure that the method itself cannot create another cyclic dependency by itself