zhanghai / zhanghai/MaterialFiles

App crashes while trying to generate thumbnail

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Description

This mostly happens with folders containing a lot of large videos.
Expected behavior: Silently fail and don't show thumbnail for those files.
Current Behavior: App crashes with the following error.

msg: java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException: android.media.MediaMetadataRetriever.finalize() timed out after 10 seconds
stacktrace: java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException: android.media.MediaMetadataRetriever.finalize() timed out after 10 seconds
	at android.media.MediaMetadataRetriever.native_finalize(Native Method)
	at android.media.MediaMetadataRetriever.finalize(MediaMetadataRetriever.java:1109)
	at java.lang.Daemons$FinalizerDaemon.doFinalize(Daemons.java:319)
	at java.lang.Daemons$FinalizerDaemon.runInternal(Daemons.java:306)
	at java.lang.Daemons$Daemon.run(Daemons.java:140)
	at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:1012)

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Research direction

Start by tracing the app's thumbnail-generation entry point and how Android MediaMetadataRetriever is used for large video folders. Reproduce the reported TimeoutException, then verify that affected files no longer crash the app and simply display without thumbnails.

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Assessment

Tech stack
android, kotlin
Domain
mobile
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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