Automattic / Automattic/pocket-casts-android

IllegalStateException: Couldn't read row 545, col 4 from CursorWindow. Make sure the Cursor is initialized correctly be...

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[Area] Database [Priority] Low [Type] Bug
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Description

### Description

Sentry Issue: [POCKET-CASTS-ANDROID-2PN](https://a8c.sentry.io/issues/3715459562/?referrer=github_integration)

```
IllegalStateException: Couldn't read row 545, col 4 from CursorWindow. Make sure the Cursor is initialized correctly before accessing data from it.
at android.database.CursorWindow.nativeGetLong(CursorWindow.java)
at android.database.CursorWindow.getLong(CursorWindow.java:539)
at android.database.AbstractWindowedCursor.getLong(AbstractWindowedCursor.java:78)
at au.com.shiftyjelly.pocketcasts.models.db.dao.EpisodeDao_Impl$43.call(EpisodeDao_Impl.java:7086)
at au.com.shiftyjelly.pocketcasts.models.db.dao.EpisodeDao_Impl$43.call(EpisodeDao_Impl.java:0)
...
(10 additional frame(s) were not displayed)
```

Zendesk: 6388780-zd-woothemes

### Step-by-step reproduction instructions

Unable to reproduce so far, seems like it happens occasionally when there are new episodes in a podcast and the podcast is updated.

### Screenshots or screen recording

_No response_

### Did you search for existing bug reports?

- [X] I have searched for existing bug reports.

### Device, Operating system, and Pocket Casts app version

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Research direction

Start with the Sentry stack trace at au.com.shiftyjelly.pocketcasts.models.db.dao.EpisodeDao_Impl$43.call, especially line 7086, and inspect the EpisodeDao query and cursor access involved. Investigate the reported scenario of new episodes arriving while a podcast is updated; done means identifying and fixing the cursor failure and validating the behavior with a reproducible test or confirmed reproduction.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
android, kotlin
Domain
database, mobile
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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