wordpress-mobile / wordpress-mobile/WordPress-Android

TransactionTooLargeException in MediaPreviewActivity

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Description

This issue is a specific occurrence of https://github.com/wordpress-mobile/WordPress-Android/issues/9685 rooting from the MediaPreviewActivity

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Stack trace
java.lang.RuntimeException: android.os.TransactionTooLargeException: data parcel size 1781496 bytes
    at android.app.ActivityClient.activityStopped(ActivityClient.java:88)
    at android.app.servertransaction.PendingTransactionActions$StopInfo.run(PendingTransactionActions.java:143)
    at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:942)
    at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
    at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:226)
    at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:313)
    at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:8762)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java)
    at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:604)
    at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:1067)
android.os.TransactionTooLargeException: data parcel size 1781496 bytes
    at android.os.BinderProxy.transactNative(BinderProxy.java)
    at android.os.BinderProxy.transact(BinderProxy.java:662)
    at android.app.IActivityClientController$Stub$Proxy.activityStopped(IActivityClientController.java:1309)
    at android.app.ActivityClient.activityStopped(ActivityClient.java:85)
    at android.app.servertransaction.PendingTransactionActions$StopInfo.run(PendingTransactionActions.java:143)
    at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:942)
    at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
    at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:226)
    at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:313)
    at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:8762)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java)
    at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:604)
    at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:1067)

Sentry Issue: WORDPRESS-ANDROID-2XAX

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First steps

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  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reading the referenced issue #9685 and inspecting MediaPreviewActivity in the WordPress-Android codebase. Use the supplied stack trace and Sentry issue to understand when the transaction exceeds its limit; done means the crash is resolved for this activity and the relevant behavior is verified.

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Assessment

Tech stack
android, kotlin
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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