TeamAmaze / TeamAmaze/AmazeFileManager

NPE on `MainFragment#onSearchCompleted`: null `mainFragmentViewModel`

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Description

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Exception

  • App Name: Amaze
  • Package: com.amaze.filemanager
  • Version: 3.7.2
  • User Action: UI Error
  • Request: Application crash
  • OS: Linux Android 8.0.0 - 26
  • Device: herolte
  • Model: SM-G930F
  • Product: heroltexx
Crash log

java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method
'java.util.ArrayList
com.amaze.filemanager.ui.fragments.data.MainFragmentViewModel.getListElements()'
on a null object reference
at
com.amaze.filemanager.ui.fragments.MainFragment.onSearchCompleted(MainFragment.java:1427)
at
com.amaze.filemanager.ui.activities.MainActivity.onPostExecute(MainActivity.java:2098)
at
com.amaze.filemanager.asynchronous.asynctasks.searchfilesystem.SearchAsyncTask.onPostExecute(SearchAsyncTask.java:108)
at
com.amaze.filemanager.asynchronous.asynctasks.searchfilesystem.SearchAsyncTask.onPostExecute(SearchAsyncTask.java:41)
at android.os.AsyncTask.finish(AsyncTask.java:695)
at android.os.AsyncTask.-wrap1(Unknown Source:0)
at android.os.AsyncTask$InternalHandler.handleMessage(AsyncTask.java:712)
at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:105)
at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:164)
at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:6944)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
at com.android.internal.os.Zygote$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(Zygote.java:327)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:1374)


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Research direction

Start by reading MainFragment.java at line 1427, then trace the callback through MainActivity.java:2098 and SearchAsyncTask.java:108. Reproduce the search action on the reported Android configuration if possible; done means the callback no longer crashes when mainFragmentViewModel is null.

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Assessment

Tech stack
android, java
Domain
mobile
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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