linkedin / linkedin/test-butler
java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: android.provider.Settings$Global
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Description
test-butler 1.4.0 crashes on a emulator with SDK level 15 with:
```
I/ActivityManager( 1259): Start proc com.linkedin.android.testbutler for service com.linkedin.android.testbutler/.ButlerService: pid=1784 uid=1000 gids={1015, 3002, 3001, 3003}
E/AndroidRuntime( 1784): FATAL EXCEPTION: main
E/AndroidRuntime( 1784): java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: android.provider.Settings$Global
E/AndroidRuntime( 1784): at com.linkedin.android.testbutler.AlwaysFinishActivitiesChanger.getAlwaysFinishActivitiesState(AlwaysFinishActivitiesChanger.java:62)
E/AndroidRuntime( 1784): at com.linkedin.android.testbutler.AlwaysFinishActivitiesChanger.saveAlwaysFinishActivitiesState(AlwaysFinishActivitiesChanger.java:39)
E/AndroidRuntime( 1784): at com.linkedin.android.testbutler.ButlerService.onCreate(ButlerService.java:153)
E/AndroidRuntime( 1784): at android.app.ActivityThread.handleCreateService(ActivityThread.java:2253)
E/AndroidRuntime( 1784): at android.app.ActivityThread.access$1600(ActivityThread.java:123)
E/AndroidRuntime( 1784): at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1201)
E/AndroidRuntime( 1784): at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
E/AndroidRuntime( 1784): at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:137)
E/AndroidRuntime( 1784): at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:4424)
E/AndroidRuntime( 1784): at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
E/AndroidRuntime( 1784): at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:511)
E/AndroidRuntime( 1784): at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:784)
E/AndroidRuntime( 1784): at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:551)
E/AndroidRuntime( 1784): at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)
```
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Research direction
Start with AlwaysFinishActivitiesChanger.java at line 62 and the ButlerService.onCreate path shown in the stack trace. Reproduce the crash on an Android SDK 15 emulator and inspect the failing Settings.Global lookup. Done means test-butler starts without NoClassDefFoundError on that emulator.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- android, java
- Domain
- mobile-dev, testing
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100