termux-battery-status, which uses termux-api, occasionally hangs, but not every time
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Description
Problem description
If I run termux-battery-status repeatedly from commandline, it will eventually (maybe after 10 or 20 times) lock up and never return. I have to Ctrl-C.
I noticed this because I am using termux-battery-status for my tmux status bar, which refreshes occasionally, and it builds up hung processes in the process list. I have had to implement a script that runs hourly that does killall -v termux-api.
Steps to reproduce
Run termux-battery-status repeatedly in a shell.
Expected behavior
Should never lock up / hang.
Additional information
- termux-api application version: 0.53.0, versionCode=1002, targetSdk=28, minSdk=24.
- termux-api package version (installed through apt): 0.59.1-1
- Android OS version: 16, GrapheneOS
- Device model: Pixel 9 Pro
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Research direction
Start by reproducing repeated termux-battery-status calls and inspect the termux-api interaction described in the issue, using the reported Android and package versions as context. Done means repeated calls no longer hang and do not leave accumulating processes that require killall -v termux-api.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- android, java
- Domain
- api, mobile
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100