ACRA doesn't work

Question

The app is crashed, but ACRA doesn't come up. Heres the log:

11-20 16:50:19.119: ERROR/ACRA(23345): ACRA caught a RuntimeException exception for com.buggyproject. Building report.
11-20 16:50:19.539: ERROR/ACRA(23345): ACRA caught a RuntimeException exception for com.buggyproject. Building report.
11-20 16:50:19.909: ERROR/ACRA(23345): com.buggyproject fatal error : An error occured while executing doInBackground()
        java.lang.RuntimeException: An error occured while executing doInBackground()
        at android.os.AsyncTask$3.done(AsyncTask.java:299)
        at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerSetException(FutureTask.java:273)
        at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.setException(FutureTask.java:124)
        at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerRun(FutureTask.java:307)
        at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:137)
        at android.os.AsyncTask$SerialExecutor$1.run(AsyncTask.java:230)
        at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1076)
        at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:569)
        at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:856)
        Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
        at libcore.net.UriCodec.encode(UriCodec.java:132)
        at java.net.URLEncoder.encode(URLEncoder.java:57)
        at com.buggyproject.Api$UpdateUI.doInBackground(Api.java:309)
        at com.buggyproject.Api$UpdateUI.doInBackground(Api.java:296)
        at android.os.AsyncTask$2.call(AsyncTask.java:287)
        at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerRun(FutureTask.java:305)
        ... 5 more

Why it didn't work? Can't it handle NullPointerException?

Update Here's the code snippet with doInBackground function of AsyncTask class where NullPointExcetion is raising

@Override
protected String doInBackground(String... params) {
    try{
        String path = String.format("update/%s/%s/",
                URLEncoder.encode(params[0], "UTF-8"),
                URLEncoder.encode(params[1], "UTF-8"));

        page = api.getPage(server.getAddress(), path);
        return page;
    } catch (UnsupportedEncodingException e){
        Log.d(TAG_NAME, "Error URL encoding " + e.toString());
    }
    return null;
}

I think the proble is that params[0] or params[1] or both are null but why ACRA didn't show up?

Update2

Another error I have noticed

channel '41f00be8 com.buggyproject/org.acra.CrashReportDialog (server)' ~ Channel is unrecoverably broken and will be disposed!

Before using both URLEncoder.encode, check if params[0] and params[1] is not null. — , Nov 20 '13 at 13:09
Yeah, but shoudn't ACRA catch this exception and show its dialog window with an option to send a crush report to devs? — KennyPowers, Nov 20 '13 at 13:13
ACRA is not responsible for your parameters. Check parameters before pass them. — user987339, Nov 20 '13 at 13:15
I can't get it, what ACRA is for then? isn't it for replacing Android's "unfortunately, the app has stopped error" message with something which can pass a crush report to developers? — KennyPowers, Nov 20 '13 at 13:19
There's another error i have noticed, please see updated question. — KennyPowers, Nov 20 '13 at 13:27
@KennyPowers: ACRA should have reported this error. I think it's a bug with ACRA and AsyncTask. Please log a bug report with ACRA developers. — ChuongPham, Apr 03 '14 at 03:05

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 15 '16 at 14:22

It is easier to force the sending. If you want to use acra with optional sending you might as well use Google Play Developer Console.

So for the solution

Is internet permission added?
Is the Application set to the class that extends Application?
Is the path correct?

Check those things. If acra does not show it is because the application class that initializes ACRA isn't activated. This is in your manifest

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 04 '17 at 13:25

Check if it was started some task/service in onCreate or onStart methods.

In official github ACRA docs I've found this:

NB if you are starting services or other tasks in Application.onCreate, you should test to see if the current process is the :acra process. If it is then you probably don't want to start your service.

ACRA doesn't work

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