StateMachineBase.java not updated when designer.jar saves theme file - codenameone

Question

StateMachineBase.java is not updating. I've tried moving the file so that the designer should re-create it, I've tried running it from the command line (no error messages are displayed).
Is there anything I can do to troubleshoot designer.jar and the StateMachineBase.java file?
the designer.jar file has a last modified date of Sept 1, 2015. I normally work in IntelliJ Idea but given that I'm running the designer from the command line, I assume this helps eliminate the IDE from the equation.
What steps can I take to troubleshoot this? what files or settings could affect the behavior of the Designer as it writes the StateMachineBase.java file?
Here is the contents of my codenameone_settings.properties file:
#
#Fri Mar 04 17:16:27 EST 2016
codename1.ios.appid=OBFUSCATED.ca.zettabot.trainingtool
codename1.ios.release.provision=
codename1.arg.rim.obfuscation=true
codename1.j2me.nativeTheme=nbproject/nativej2me.res
codename1.arg.ios.project_type=ios
codename1.arg.ios.interface_orientation=UIInterfaceOrientationPortrait\:UIInterfaceOrientationPortraitUpsideDown\:UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeLeft\:UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeRight
codename1.displayName=TrainingTool
guiResource=theme.res
codename1.android.keystoreAlias=
codename1.ios.release.certificate=
codename1.android.keystorePassword=
codename1.arg.ios.dsym=false
codename1.arg.android.release=true
package=generated
codename1.arg.ios.statusbar_hidden=false
codename1.languageLevel=5
codename1.android.keystore=
mainForm=SplashScreen
userClassAbs=C\:\\Users\\vankej\\Desktop\\Personal\\android\\codename1\\TrainingTool\\src\\userclasses\\StateMachine.java
codename1.vendor=Codename One
codename1.arg.win.ver=8
codename1.arg.zooz.sandbox=false
codename1.ios.debug.certificatePassword=
codename1.mainName=MyApplication
codename1.ios.release.certificatePassword=
codename1.arg.ios.prerendered_icon=false
codename1.arg.vserv.scaleMode=false
codename1.ios.debug.certificate=
libVersion=99
codename1.arg.vserv.category=29
codename1.arg.ios.application_exits=false
codename1.secondaryTitle=TrainingTool
codename1.description=
codename1.ios.debug.provision=
baseClass=src/generated/StateMachineBase.java
codename1.arg.j2me.nativeThemeConst=0
codename1.rim.certificatePassword=
codename1.version=1.0
codename1.icon=icon.png
codename1.rim.signtoolCsk=
codename1.arg.android.debug=false
codename1.rim.signtoolDb=
codename1.arg.vserv.transition=300000
userClass=src/userclasses/StateMachine.java
codename1.arg.ios.includePush=false
codename1.packageName=ca.zettabot.trainingtool
Here is the command line output of the designer command when I open and try to save the theme file:
C:\Users\vankej\Desktop\Personal\android\codename1\TrainingTool>java -jar designer.jar src\theme.res > output.txt
2016-03-08 21:59:34.602:INFO:oejs.Server:jetty-8.0.y.z-SNAPSHOT
2016-03-08 21:59:34.638:INFO:oejs.AbstractConnector:Started SelectChannelConnector#0.0.0.0:9000 STARTING
Mar 08, 2016 9:59:34 PM org.jdesktop.application.LocalStorage getId
WARNING: unspecified resource Application.id using ResourceEditorApp
Mar 08, 2016 9:59:34 PM org.jdesktop.application.LocalStorage getId
WARNING: unspecified resource Application.vendorId using UnknownApplicationVendor
javax.xml.bind.UnmarshalException
- with linked exception:
[org.xml.sax.SAXParseException; systemId: file:/C:/Users/vankej/Desktop/Personal/android/codename1/TrainingTool/res/theme.xml; lineNumber: 1; columnNumber: 1; Premature end of file.]
at javax.xml.bind.helpers.AbstractUnmarshallerImpl.createUnmarshalException(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.xml.internal.bind.v2.runtime.unmarshaller.UnmarshallerImpl.createUnmarshalException(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.xml.internal.bind.v2.runtime.unmarshaller.UnmarshallerImpl.unmarshal0(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.xml.internal.bind.v2.runtime.unmarshaller.UnmarshallerImpl.unmarshal(Unknown Source)
at javax.xml.bind.helpers.AbstractUnmarshallerImpl.unmarshal(Unknown Source)
at javax.xml.bind.helpers.AbstractUnmarshallerImpl.unmarshal(Unknown Source)
at javax.xml.bind.helpers.AbstractUnmarshallerImpl.unmarshal(Unknown Source)
at javax.xml.bind.helpers.AbstractUnmarshallerImpl.unmarshal(Unknown Source)
at com.codename1.ui.util.EditableResources.openFileWithXMLSupport(EditableResources.java:409)
at com.codename1.designer.ResourceEditorView$LoadResourceFileAction.exectute(ResourceEditorView.java:4112)
at com.codename1.ui.resource.util.BlockingAction.run(BlockingAction.java:88)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
Caused by: org.xml.sax.SAXParseException; systemId: file:/C:/Users/vankej/Desktop/Personal/android/codename1/TrainingTool/res/theme.xml; lineNumber: 1; columnNumber: 1; Premature end of file.
at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.util.ErrorHandlerWrapper.createSAXParseException(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.util.ErrorHandlerWrapper.fatalError(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLErrorReporter.reportError(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLErrorReporter.reportError(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLScanner.reportFatalError(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLDocumentScannerImpl$PrologDriver.next(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLDocumentScannerImpl.next(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLNSDocumentScannerImpl.next(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLDocumentFragmentScannerImpl.scanDocument(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.XML11Configuration.parse(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.XML11Configuration.parse(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.XMLParser.parse(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.AbstractSAXParser.parse(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.jaxp.SAXParserImpl$JAXPSAXParser.parse(Unknown Source)
... 10 more
java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.codename1.designer.UserInterfaceEditor.persistToXML(UserInterfaceEditor.java:3161)
at com.codename1.designer.UserInterfaceEditor.persistToXML(UserInterfaceEditor.java:3083)
at com.codename1.designer.UserInterfaceEditor.appendComponentXMLBody(UserInterfaceEditor.java:2821)
at com.codename1.designer.UserInterfaceEditor.persistToXML(UserInterfaceEditor.java:3510)
at com.codename1.designer.UserInterfaceEditor.persistToXML(UserInterfaceEditor.java:3083)
at com.codename1.ui.util.EditableResources.writeUIXml(EditableResources.java:1287)
at com.codename1.ui.util.EditableResources.saveXMLFile(EditableResources.java:1236)
at com.codename1.ui.util.EditableResources.saveXML(EditableResources.java:1311)
at com.codename1.designer.ResourceEditorView$SaveResourceFileAction.exectute(ResourceEditorView.java:4295)
at com.codename1.ui.resource.util.BlockingAction.run(BlockingAction.java:88)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)

Answer 1

Check the output of the designer when running it from the command line.
Make sure your codenameone_settings.properties is a valid file and contains the following.
This must point at a valid res file which must be the one containing your GUI's:
guiResource=theme.res
This must point at the generated package for the StatemachineBase.java:
package=generated
This must point at the StateMachine.java source file, not as crucial but important:
userClass=src/userclasses/StateMachine.java
This must point at a valid main form within your GUI:
mainForm=Main
You can try and regenerate the state machine directly from the command line using the command:
java -jar path_to_designer_1.jar -regen path_to_resfile.res
I'd really like to know if that works or fails.