IllegalArgumentException: column '_data' does not exist

[koral--]

• Steps to reproduce the problem: Use AppCardBuilder#imageUri() with content Uri serviced by provider which does not expose _data column eg. FileProvider

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: column '_data' does not exist
    at android.database.AbstractCursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(AbstractCursor.java:303)
    at android.database.CursorWrapper.getColumnIndexOrThrow(CursorWrapper.java:78)
    at com.twitter.sdk.android.tweetcomposer.FileUtils.resolveFilePath(FileUtils.java:87)
    at com.twitter.sdk.android.tweetcomposer.TweetUploadService.com.twitter.sdk.android.tweetcomposer.FileUtils.getPath(TweetUploadService.java:2062)
                                                             uploadAppCardTweet
                                                             onHandleIntent
    at android.app.IntentService$ServiceHandler.handleMessage(IntentService.java:65)
    at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)
    at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:145)
    at android.os.HandlerThread.run(HandlerThread.java:61)

• Expected behavior: Mentioned Uris should work.
  As you see, _data column may not exist, image may even not be served from file. You should use appropriate ContentResolver methods to retrieve image content.
• Android API Version: doesn't matter
• Android Device: doesn't matter
• Artifact Versions (run ./gradlew :app:dependencies):

+--- com.twitter.sdk.android:twitter:1.13.1
|    +--- com.digits.sdk.android:digits:1.10.3
|    |    +--- io.fabric.sdk.android:fabric:1.3.10
|    |    \--- com.twitter.sdk.android:twitter-core:1.6.6
|    |         +--- com.squareup.retrofit:retrofit:1.8.0
|    |         |    \--- com.google.code.gson:gson:2.3
|    |         +--- io.fabric.sdk.android:fabric:1.3.10
|    |         \--- com.google.code.gson:gson:2.2.4 -> 2.3
|    +--- io.fabric.sdk.android:fabric:1.3.10
|    +--- com.twitter.sdk.android:tweet-composer:1.0.3
|    |    +--- io.fabric.sdk.android:fabric:1.3.10
|    |    +--- com.twitter:twitter-text:1.13.0
|    |    \--- com.squareup.picasso:picasso:2.5.2
|    +--- com.twitter.sdk.android:tweet-ui:1.10.1
|    |    +--- io.fabric.sdk.android:fabric:1.3.10
|    |    +--- com.android.support:support-v4:22.2.0 -> 23.3.0 (*)
|    |    +--- com.twitter.sdk.android:twitter-core:1.6.6 (*)
|    |    \--- com.squareup.picasso:picasso:2.5.2
|    \--- com.twitter.sdk.android:twitter-core:1.6.6 (*)

[barykaed]

This is critical. PLease fix ASAP.

[andypiper]

We'll have to consider whether to resolve this in an older version of Twitter Kit. The latest (version 3) no longer supports programmatic creation of App Cards and the associated methods have been removed.

[koral--]

I've reported this issue more than a year ago and I don't use that method now, but just curious. There is a replacement API method:
[Added] The ComposerActivity.Builder#image method was added for attaching an image to the Tweet.
Does it support content:// URIs?

[barykaed]

I'm using the following method:

ComposerActivity.Builder(this)
                .session(session)
                .image(uri)
                .text(mentions)
                .hashtags(hashtags)
                .createIntent()

and i'm using version 3.0 of Twitter Kit.
If i pass the Uri in the content:// scheme from my File Provider.. this same error is thrown.

[efrohnhoefer]

We still only support local files for the embedded composer but this is something we are looking to improve in the next release.

[harryio]

I need to attach remote image to a Tweet and Twitter Kit does not support attaching remote images to a Tweet. To workaround this, I'm passing the Uri of the cache file from Glide to the Composer Activity. The image is shown in the ComposerActivity but crashes when I tap the Tweet button with the same exception as mentioned above. I'm using Twitter Kit v3.0. @efrohnhoefer Wouldn't cache files count as local files?

Found this comment on a Glide issue. Maybe it can help to resolve the issue.

[Firsto]

Same problem here. Is there any workaround to tweet images?

[harryio]

@Firsto There is but without using TweetComposerView. Workaround involves calling the REST api calls present in the SDK. You need to first upload the image at upload media endpoint, which will return the id of the uploaded image. You then need to send the uploaded image id to this endpoint in media_ids along with your text. This will create a tweet with your passed image. This is the only workaround I know as of now. In Twitter iOS SDK you even have the option to attach video and gif to the Tweet out of the box and the Android SDK is struggling to even attach an image.

[Firsto]

@harryio oh, it looks so bad :(

Anyway, TweetComposerView works properly when using image file from external storage.
But I want use internal cache dir without ask permissions :-\

[xiaoyunfei]

I have the same problem. Please fix it，please！！！

[jackyhieu1211]

I have the same problem. And I solved it. It worked.

    public static Uri saveBitmapToInternalCache(Context context, Bitmap bitmap) {
    Uri targetUri = null;
    FileOutputStream fos = null;
    try {
        File imgFile = File.createTempFile(String.valueOf(System.currentTimeMillis()), ".png", context.getCacheDir());
        //imgFile.createNewFile();
        fos = new FileOutputStream(imgFile);
        boolean compressed = bitmap.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.PNG, 100, fos);
        fos.flush();
        if (compressed) targetUri = Uri.fromFile(imgFile);
    } catch (IOException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    } finally {
        try {
            if (fos != null) fos.close();
        } catch (IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
    return targetUri;
   }

[CristianCardosoA]

This is still happening on September 2018 using 'com.twitter.sdk.android:twitter:3.1.1'

[CristianCardosoA]

After review FileUtils class, the best approach to share an image to Twitter is using:

MediaStore.Images.Media.insertImage(cr, bitmap, title, title)

private fun generateTwitterIntent(session : TwitterSession) : Intent {

    val bitmap = generateBitmapToShare(viewToShare)

    val cr = activity.contentResolver
    val title = getApplicationContext().packageName
    val savedURL = MediaStore.Images.Media.insertImage(cr, bitmap, title, title)

    return ComposerActivity.Builder(activity)
            .session(session)
            .image(Uri.parse(savedURL))
            .hashtags(context.getString(R.string.share_hashtag))
            .createIntent()
}

[efrohnhoefer]

Note: Twitter kit is no longer being actively maintained. But if you submit a PR I can still review and merge.