[Android] Tried to use permissions API while not attached to an Activity.

[alexHlebnikov]

I've got this error.
I'm using RN Android Permission Module.
Tested on RN 0.33.0 and RN 0.34.0.RC.0.
Problem occurs only on Android devices with API Level 23+ (where Android Permission Module is used).

Here is my code:

    requestPermission = async () => {
        try {
            const granted = await PermissionsAndroid.requestPermission(
                PermissionsAndroid.PERMISSIONS.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
            );

            const { actions } = this.props;
            actions.setGeolocationPermissionStatus(granted);
        } catch (err) {
            /*eslint-disable */
            console.warn(err);
            /*eslint-enable */
        }
    };

    componentDidMount() {
        setTimeout(() => {
            this.requestPermission();
        }, 0);
    }

And here is stack trace:

Exception java.lang.IllegalStateException: Tried to use permissions API while not attached to an Activity.
com.facebook.react.modules.permissions.PermissionsModule.getPermissionAwareActivity (PermissionsModule.java:125)
com.facebook.react.modules.permissions.PermissionsModule.requestPermission (PermissionsModule.java:86)
java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke (Method.java)
com.facebook.react.bridge.BaseJavaModule$JavaMethod.invoke (BaseJavaModule.java:319)
com.facebook.react.cxxbridge.JavaModuleWrapper.invoke (JavaModuleWrapper.java:158)
com.facebook.react.bridge.queue.NativeRunnable.run (NativeRunnable.java)
android.os.Handler.handleCallback (Handler.java:739)
android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage (Handler.java:95)
com.facebook.react.bridge.queue.MessageQueueThreadHandler.dispatchMessage (MessageQueueThreadHandler.java:31)
android.os.Looper.loop (Looper.java:148)
com.facebook.react.bridge.queue.MessageQueueThreadImpl$3.run (MessageQueueThreadImpl.java:196)
java.lang.Thread.run (Thread.java:818)

[alexHlebnikov]

Same problem on RN 0.35.0.RC.0.

[hey99xx]

Well the stack trace looks pretty clear. Was your React instance manager attached to an activity when you called this or not? It's a plain English error message, I don't see what you are asking here.

[alexHlebnikov]

@hey99xx how could there be no activity?
I'm requesting permission on componentDidMount() - at that point activity is already exists.

[alexHlebnikov]

Seems like #10221 could fix the issue. Waiting for review.

[alexHlebnikov]

The problem is still here. I can reproduce it now.

When my app loads for the first time, the permission dialog is shown. If user "pauses" app by clicking on right button on Android or if there is another app appears over my app (message from messenger, for example) and if after that app becomes "unpaused" (resumed), then it crashes at that moment.

I can guess, the problem is somewhat connected with reactContext and with the way the app becomes resumed after onPause.

[alexHlebnikov]

@grabbou Hi! Fix for this problem (#10351) doesn't helped. I've write above how to reproduce this issue. It could be great if you can check my guess.