RuntimeException in VersioncheckService

[pjv]

via bugsense:

java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start service net.lp.collectionista.versioncheck.VersioncheckService@45d8ae28 with null: java.lang.NullPointerException
Class: java.lang.RuntimeException
File: ActivityThread.java:2882
Affects: ● OS: 2.1-update1 ● Apps: 0.3.4

java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start service net.lp.collectionista.versioncheck.VersioncheckService@45d8ae28 with null: java.lang.NullPointerException

at android.app.ActivityThread.handleServiceArgs(ActivityThread.java:2882)

at android.app.ActivityThread.access$3500(ActivityThread.java:119)

at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1926)

at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)

at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:123)

at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:4363)

at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)

at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:521)

at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:860)

at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:618)

at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException

at com.tomgibara.android.veecheck.VeecheckService.onStart(VeecheckService.java:62)

at android.app.Service.onStartCommand(Service.java:306)

at android.app.ActivityThread.handleServiceArgs(ActivityThread.java:2873)

... 10 more

java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start service net.lp.collectionista.versioncheck.VersioncheckService@44a7f610 with null: java.lang.NullPointerException
Class: java.lang.RuntimeException
File: ActivityThread.java:3063
Affects: ● OS: 2.2.2 ● Apps: 0.3.4

java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start service net.lp.collectionista.versioncheck.VersioncheckService@44a7f610 with null: java.lang.NullPointerException

at android.app.ActivityThread.handleServiceArgs(ActivityThread.java:3063)

at android.app.ActivityThread.access$3600(ActivityThread.java:125)

at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2096)

at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)

at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:123)

at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:4627)

at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)

at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:521)

at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:868)

at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:626)

at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException

at com.tomgibara.android.veecheck.VeecheckService.onStart(VeecheckService.java:62)

at android.app.Service.onStartCommand(Service.java:420)

at android.app.ActivityThread.handleServiceArgs(ActivityThread.java:3053)

... 10 more

[pjv (pjv)]

Cause is that intent can be null if service was purposefully killed by user or task killer: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4679654/unable-to-start-service-service-name-with-null. Solved by custom building veecheck library and using a nullcheck.

[pjv (pjv)]

TODO: report bug to veecheck