nextcloud / nextcloud/Android-SingleSignOn

Check `NetworkRequest#mDestroyed` before each network request?

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Description

I recently ran into an issue while trying to make a network request on an NextcloudAPI instance, on which I called close() before.

Of course, it failed, but at an odd place, that I didn't expected (I think context was null at some place).

This made me wondering why we do check for NetworkRequest#mDestroyed when connecting, but not before each request. Wouldn't make it sense to add this check also at the beginning of AidlNetworkRequest#performNetworkRequestV2 and throw a more meaningful IllegalStateException or something alike?

cc @David-Development

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Start at AidlNetworkRequest#performNetworkRequestV2 and compare it with the existing NetworkRequest#mDestroyed check performed during connect. Verify that calling close() before a request is detected at the start of the operation and results in a meaningful IllegalStateException rather than a later null-context failure.

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Assessment

Tech stack
android, java
Domain
mobile
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
72/100

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