Testing the next release of MIT App Inventor (nb187)

Alpha2020 · February 3, 2021, 7:02am

It would be nice if you add a drop-down block to Any Components.
Like this-

In this image the Image block (Red color) should be kept manually. Can you please make it default so that the user should not need to connect it manually.

ewpatton · February 3, 2021, 2:55pm

Yes, that's a good point that the dropdown blocks should also appear in the generic component blocks.

ewpatton · July 24, 2021, 2:44am

Hello everyone,

ai2-test has been updated with the latest testing version. In addition to the items in the earlier post, this version includes the following changes:

Features:

Load tutorials over HTTPS when available (@pavi2410)
Implement a select all projects checkbox (@AnujSinghal12)
Add MoveToPoint method to ImageSprite (@joysyu)
Add UpdateDone event to CloudDB
Add TapThreshold property to Canvas to fine-tune touches vs drags (@Himanshu2107)
Load built-in templates via the repo URL parameter
Implement visual accessibility features for apps (@dunandmuri)
Add NumbersOnly property to the PasswordTextBox component (@preetvadaliya)
Add project name suggestion when collisions occur (@AKandAK)
Add new layouts for ListView items (@ankritisachan)
Improve the performance of ListView using the RecyclerView library (@27vinayvyas)
Implement scoped file storage needed for Android SDK 30 compatibility

Bug fixes:

Fix an issue with loading the Chinese and Brazilian Portuguese translations
Fix forum link to point to new community site (@pavi2410)
Fix an issue where order of global variables affected project loading
Fix an issue where browser extensions interfere with block PNG export
Fix a bug that prevents restoring multiple projects from the trash (@AnujSinghal12)
Fix an issue where editing a block's text would cancel if a parameter field moved under the cursor (@Siddharth1010)
Adjust some CloudDB timeouts for better performance
Make deprecation of blocks consistent across block types (@BeksOmega)
Make companion code entry textbox a single line only
Fix a bug where popping a value from CloudDB would result in a change of datatype
Fix a bug where dictionaries would erroneously convert associative lists to dictionaries (@AnujSinghal12)
Fix some spelling errors in the documentation (@AnujSinghal12, @HollowMan6, @AKandAK, @preetyvadaliya, @josmas)
Fix semantics of the text not equals block
Fix a bug where edited files would not be saved to the server correctly
Fix a bug where LineString would appear in the design when set to invisible (@Himanshu2107)
Fix an internal error when selecting the child of a map component when the map was invisible (@Himanshu2107)
Fix a bug where flydowns would not appear unless a variable name was edited first
Fix a bug where an internal exception prevented apps with extensions from building correctly
Update the Chinese Traditional translation
Fix bugs in the helper blocks identified during testing
Fix bugs in recyclerview identified during testing

Internal changes:

Fix a bug that prevented the companion app from building on Windows
Clean up some unused imports (@rupesh-kumar-lpu)
Add build tools helper (@pavi2410)
Add GitHub actions as an option for continuous integration (@Sander0542)
Add some additional metadata to CloudDB tokens
Implement a flag to control the use of whitespace in blocks XML
Remove vestigial code
Fix a locale bug in the development server login page (@HollowMan6)
Add buildserver hostname to vars page
Add stats collection for build pipeline
Add gitattributes to control line endings for unit tests
Made the allowed tutorial URLs list a server configuration
Add a service expiry notice for test servers
Add more unit tests for components (@preetvadaliya)
Address out of memory issues in unit tests
Change how project settings are managed on the server
Implement limited continuations in the component processor and code generator

Please help us test this release and give us feedback on any issues you encounter.

Regards,
Evan W. Patton, Ph.D.
Lead Software Engineer, MIT App Inventor

Anke · July 24, 2021, 8:44am

I did a first test (1-2 with the APK, Android 11):

READ permission:

I am still unable to list the assets.
Companion now declares the following permissions in the Manifest:

Permissions

    <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.bluetooth" android:required="false"/>
    <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.location" android:required="false"/>
    <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.telephony" android:required="false"/>
    <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.location.network" android:required="false"/>
    <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.location.gps" android:required="false"/>
    <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.microphone" android:required="false"/>
    <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.touchscreen" android:required="false"/>
    <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.camera" android:required="false"/>
    <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.camera.autofocus" android:required="false"/>
    <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.wifi"/>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_CONTACTS"/>
    <uses-permission android:name="com.google.android.googleapps.permission.GOOGLE_AUTH"/>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS"/>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CALL_PHONE"/>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN"/>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.NFC"/>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION"/>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION"/>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE"/>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.PROCESS_OUTGOING_CALLS"/>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE"/>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MANAGE_ACCOUNTS"/>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_SMS"/>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SEND_SMS"/>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.VIBRATE"/>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO"/>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES"/>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.USE_CREDENTIALS"/>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_CALL_LOG"/>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCOUNT_MANAGER"/>
    <uses-permission android:name="com.google.android.apps.googlevoice.permission.RECEIVE_SMS"/>
    <uses-permission android:name="com.google.android.apps.googlevoice.permission.SEND_SMS"/>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA"/>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH"/>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE"/>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_MOCK_LOCATION"/>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_LOCATION_EXTRA_COMMANDS"/>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_LOGS"/>

So READ & WRITE permissions are now available for all Android versions (except WRITE on Android 11+).

   <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
   <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>

Listing the assets with Companion works.

Sashibhusan_Sahoo · July 24, 2021, 9:15am

As I know You Told That your going to add Google Sheets in Next Release

White_Tiger · July 24, 2021, 6:00pm

hello I am using recyclerview extension on this test server it works fine in companion but after installing apk app always crashed on startup .
I think cardview and recyclyerview libraries are added on this release.

adb logcat info

> Blockquote
07-24 23:25:23.279  5311  5311 E AndroidRuntime: FATAL EXCEPTION: main
07-24 23:25:23.279  5311  5311 E AndroidRuntime: Process: appinventor.ai_himalayanxtiger.RecyclerView, PID: 5311
07-24 23:25:23.279  5311  5311 E AndroidRuntime: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Failed resolution of: Lio/kcz/CustomRecyclerView/Recycler$RecyclerAdapter;
07-24 23:25:23.279  5311  5311 E AndroidRuntime: 	at java.lang.Class.getDeclaredFields(Native Method)
07-24 23:25:23.279  5311  5311 E AndroidRuntime: 	at gnu.bytecode.ClassType.addFields(ClassType.java:606)
07-24 23:25:23.279  5311  5311 E AndroidRuntime: 	at gnu.bytecode.ClassType.getFields(ClassType.java:506)
07-24 23:25:23.279  5311  5311 E AndroidRuntime: 	at gnu.bytecode.ClassType.hasOuterLink(ClassType.java:260)
07-24 23:25:23.279  5311  5311 E AndroidRuntime: 	at gnu.bytecode.ClassType.getDeclaredMethod(ClassType.java:880)
07-24 23:25:23.279  5311  5311 E AndroidRuntime: 	at gnu.bytecode.ClassType.addMethod(ClassType.java:667)
07-24 23:25:23.279  5311  5311 E AndroidRuntime: 	at gnu.bytecode.ClassType.addMethod(ClassType.java:698)
07-24 23:25:23.279  5311  5311 E AndroidRuntime: 	at gnu.bytecode.ClassType.addMethods(ClassType.java:1009)
07-24 23:25:23.279  5311  5311 E AndroidRuntime: 	at gnu.bytecode.ClassType.getDeclaredMethods(ClassType.java:725)
07-24 23:25:23.279  5311  5311 E AndroidRuntime: 	at gnu.bytecode.ClassType.getMethods(ClassType.java:809)
07-24 23:25:23.279  5311  5311 E AndroidRuntime: 	at gnu.kawa.reflect.ClassMethods.getMethods(ClassMethods.java:106)
07-24 23:25:23.279  5311  5311 E AndroidRuntime: 	at gnu.kawa.reflect.ClassMethods.apply(ClassMethods.java:229)
07-24 23:25:23.279  5311  5311 E AndroidRuntime: 	at gnu.kawa.reflect.Invoke.lookupMethods(Invoke.java:278)
07-24 23:25:23.279  5311  5311 E AndroidRuntime: 	at gnu.kawa.reflect.Invoke.applyN(Invoke.java:185)
07-24 23:25:23.279  5311  5311 E AndroidRuntime: 	at gnu.mapping.ProcedureN.apply2(ProcedureN.java:39)
07-24 23:25:23.279  5311  5311 E AndroidRuntime: 	at appinventor.ai_himalayanxtiger.RecyclerView.Screen1.$define(Screen1.yail:10259)
07-24 23:25:23.279  5311  5311 E AndroidRuntime: 	at com.google.appinventor.components.runtime.Form.onCreateFinish(Form.java:400)
07-24 23:25:23.279  5311  5311 E AndroidRuntime: 	at com.google.appinventor.components.runtime.Form.onCreate(Form.java:345)
07-24 23:25:23.279  5311  5311 E AndroidRuntime: 	at appinventor.ai_himalayanxtiger.RecyclerView.Screen1.onCreate(Screen1.yail:10005)
07-24 23:25:23.279  5311  5311 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:8198)
07-24 23:25:23.279  5311  5311 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:8182)
07-24 23:25:23.279  5311  5311 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1309)
07-24 23:25:23.279  5311  5311 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:3765)
07-24 23:25:23.279  5311  5311 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:3968)
07-24 23:25:23.279  5311  5311 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.app.servertransaction.LaunchActivityItem.execute(LaunchActivityItem.java:85)
07-24 23:25:23.279  5311  5311 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.executeCallbacks(TransactionExecutor.java:135)
07-24 23:25:23.279  5311  5311 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.execute(TransactionExecutor.java:95)
07-24 23:25:23.279  5311  5311 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2307)
07-24 23:25:23.279  5311  5311 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:106)
07-24 23:25:23.279  5311  5311 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:246)
07-24 23:25:23.279  5311  5311 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:8512)
07-24 23:25:23.279  5311  5311 E AndroidRuntime: 	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
07-24 23:25:23.279  5311  5311 E AndroidRuntime: 	at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:602)
07-24 23:25:23.279  5311  5311 E AndroidRuntime: 	at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:1130)
07-24 23:25:23.279  5311  5311 E AndroidRuntime: Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: io.kcz.CustomRecyclerView.Recycler$RecyclerAdapter
07-24 23:25:23.279  5311  5311 E AndroidRuntime: 	... 34 more


and another project logcat

>07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: FATAL EXCEPTION: main
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: Process: appinventor.ai_himalayanxtiger.TestRecView, PID: 22634
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Failed resolution of: Landroidx/cardview/R$attr;
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at androidx.cardview.widget.CardView.<init>(CardView.java:117)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at androidx.cardview.widget.CardView.<init>(CardView.java:113)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at io.csapps.recyclerview.view.Card.<init>(Unknown Source:1)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at io.csapps.recyclerview.widget.CardView.build(Unknown Source:10)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at io.csapps.recyclerview.ListAdapter.onCreateViewHolder(Unknown Source:6)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at io.csapps.recyclerview.ListAdapter.onCreateViewHolder(Unknown Source:0)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView$Adapter.createViewHolder(RecyclerView.java:6794)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView$Recycler.tryGetViewHolderForPositionByDeadline(RecyclerView.java:5975)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView$Recycler.getViewForPosition(RecyclerView.java:5858)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView$Recycler.getViewForPosition(RecyclerView.java:5854)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager$LayoutState.next(LinearLayoutManager.java:2230)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at androidx.recyclerview.widget.GridLayoutManager.layoutChunk(GridLayoutManager.java:557)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager.fill(LinearLayoutManager.java:1517)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager.onLayoutChildren(LinearLayoutManager.java:612)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at androidx.recyclerview.widget.GridLayoutManager.onLayoutChildren(GridLayoutManager.java:171)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView.dispatchLayoutStep2(RecyclerView.java:3924)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView.dispatchLayout(RecyclerView.java:3641)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView.onLayout(RecyclerView.java:4194)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.view.View.layout(View.java:24475)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.view.ViewGroup.layout(ViewGroup.java:7383)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.widget.LinearLayout.setChildFrame(LinearLayout.java:1829)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.widget.LinearLayout.layoutVertical(LinearLayout.java:1673)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.widget.LinearLayout.onLayout(LinearLayout.java:1582)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.view.View.layout(View.java:24475)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.view.ViewGroup.layout(ViewGroup.java:7383)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.widget.FrameLayout.layoutChildren(FrameLayout.java:332)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.widget.FrameLayout.onLayout(FrameLayout.java:270)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.view.View.layout(View.java:24475)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.view.ViewGroup.layout(ViewGroup.java:7383)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.widget.LinearLayout.setChildFrame(LinearLayout.java:1829)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.widget.LinearLayout.layoutVertical(LinearLayout.java:1673)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.widget.LinearLayout.onLayout(LinearLayout.java:1582)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.view.View.layout(View.java:24475)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.view.ViewGroup.layout(ViewGroup.java:7383)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.widget.FrameLayout.layoutChildren(FrameLayout.java:332)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.widget.FrameLayout.onLayout(FrameLayout.java:270)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.view.View.layout(View.java:24475)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.view.ViewGroup.layout(ViewGroup.java:7383)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at com.google.appinventor.components.runtime.ScaledFrameLayout.onLayout(ScaledFrameLayout.java:193)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.view.View.layout(View.java:24475)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.view.ViewGroup.layout(ViewGroup.java:7383)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.widget.LinearLayout.setChildFrame(LinearLayout.java:1829)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.widget.LinearLayout.layoutVertical(LinearLayout.java:1673)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.widget.LinearLayout.onLayout(LinearLayout.java:1582)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.view.View.layout(View.java:24475)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.view.ViewGroup.layout(ViewGroup.java:7383)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.widget.FrameLayout.layoutChildren(FrameLayout.java:332)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.widget.FrameLayout.onLayout(FrameLayout.java:270)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.view.View.layout(View.java:24475)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.view.ViewGroup.layout(ViewGroup.java:7383)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at androidx.appcompat.widget.ActionBarOverlayLayout.onLayout(ActionBarOverlayLayout.java:444)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.view.View.layout(View.java:24475)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.view.ViewGroup.layout(ViewGroup.java:7383)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.widget.FrameLayout.layoutChildren(FrameLayout.java:332)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.widget.FrameLayout.onLayout(FrameLayout.java:270)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.view.View.layout(View.java:24475)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.view.ViewGroup.layout(ViewGroup.java:7383)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.widget.LinearLayout.setChildFrame(LinearLayout.java:1829)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.widget.LinearLayout.layoutVertical(LinearLayout.java:1673)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.widget.LinearLayout.onLayout(LinearLayout.java:1582)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.view.View.layout(View.java:24475)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.view.ViewGroup.layout(ViewGroup.java:7383)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.widget.FrameLayout.layoutChildren(FrameLayout.java:332)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.widget.FrameLayout.onLayout(FrameLayout.java:270)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at com.android.internal.policy.DecorView.onLayout(DecorView.java:1225)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.view.View.layout(View.java:24475)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.view.ViewGroup.layout(ViewGroup.java:7383)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.view.ViewRootImpl.performLayout(ViewRootImpl.java:4273)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.view.ViewRootImpl.performTraversals(ViewRootImpl.java:3708)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.view.ViewRootImpl.doTraversal(ViewRootImpl.java:2631)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.view.ViewRootImpl$TraversalRunnable.run(ViewRootImpl.java:9984)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.view.Choreographer$CallbackRecord.run(Choreographer.java:1010)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.view.Choreographer.doCallbacks(Choreographer.java:809)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.view.Choreographer.doFrame(Choreographer.java:744)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.view.Choreographer$FrameDisplayEventReceiver.run(Choreographer.java:995)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:938)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:246)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:8512)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:602)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:1130)
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: androidx.cardview.R$attr
07-25 00:04:13.405 22634 22634 E AndroidRuntime: 	... 82 more

Patryk_F · July 24, 2021, 7:05pm

Submit your project for testing.

Meulencv · July 25, 2021, 8:52am

Hello,
I would like to make a proposal:
I would set as default the device default theme instead of classic, because I think it gives a more professional look to the apps.
Thank you very much

White_Tiger · July 25, 2021, 11:08am

Thank you but i cant share project because it contains paid extensions.

I found the solution cardview and recyclerview libraries are only added if we use listview component.
and using defualt listview as invisiable it works .

Patryk_F · July 25, 2021, 12:01pm

So make a sample project with no paid extensions that will produce the same error.
Unless you think the problem is with two recyclerview libraries in your project? Perhaps extension developers will have to adapt their extensions to the new ai2.

vknow360 · July 25, 2021, 3:41pm

This class was not found at runtime.

No way extensions can use resource files, as of now.

White_Tiger · July 25, 2021, 3:51pm

Yes but i tested with decompiling 2 apps ,
One black project and one with listview component

There is no cardview and recyclerview libraries inside androidx folder in blank project
Another one have both files

So i think if any external extension uses cardview and recyclerview we must use defualt listview as dummy

Peter · July 25, 2021, 4:04pm

New Listview component. When clicking in the "second" textbox you have to click twice to be able to edit the textbox. It is difficult to see in the gif but when you click the first time you can see a cursor appear and then disappear. You have to click a second time so you can edit the textbox. This goes for both textboxes. If you start with Detail Text the problem is with Main Text and vice versa.

When you go back to all ready entered items you always have to click twice in the textbox to edit the text.

Juan_Antonio · July 25, 2021, 6:42pm

Simple example of ListView.

nuevo_visorlista.aia (31.4 KB)

The separating line between two elements is not clear.

BeksOmega · July 26, 2021, 3:35am

Hi! Thanks for testing out the new helper blocks I looked into all this stuff, and I think it's behaving as intended.

Left red bubble: That block represents a value ReadExternalStorage of type enum Permission, so I think that's correct.

Right bubble: As stated above, it is of type enum Permission, not string. This was a design decision. Basically unless we need to coerce an enum to it's underlying value (in this case string) we don't. That keeps the blocks more type-safe and less error prone.

Blue Bubble: Hmm that's a bit tricky. The thing is, the "underlying value" is "READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" (see here), so those two things are not equal. I'm not sure how to resolve this (or if the core team wants it resolved) but hopefully that explains the weird behavior.

Thanks again for trying it out. I can't speak to your other issues, but hopefully someone else can!

Best wishes,
Beka

Anke · July 26, 2021, 4:11am

Thanks for the explanation.

Rich_Want · July 27, 2021, 9:29pm

I uploaded 2 complicated projects I've been working on. They both work on the current server but crash when trying to open after installing the apks built from the test server. They also crash when running from the companion on the test server.

Both show this error in the companion:

invoke: no method named `GetValue' in class java.lang.Boolean
Note: You will not see another error reported for 5 seconds.

I assumed this refers to dictionaries or tinydb, even though dictionaries and tinydb seem to work on the test server when building from scratch.

I also get an error when trying to use the taifun tools extension to keep the screen on.

I attached the less complicated app if it helps. It is still quite involved though. I can't replicate the errors when building a simpler app on the test server.

Taifun · July 27, 2021, 10:53pm

you forgot to tell us, which error exactly you get... also which Android version are you using for your trests?
Unbenannt
I now tested an example app on the test server in the companion app and as apk file, which does not result in an error...

Taifun

Rich_Want · July 27, 2021, 11:05pm

Thanks for the reply. This is the error:

invoke: no method named `KeepScreenOn' in class java.lang.Boolean

Again, if I make another app from within the test server using your extension, it works, but for whatever reason if I upload an aia that is working in the current release, I get errors, incomplete loading and crashing when building from the test server.

This is on a pixel 3a, android 11.

Know_About_IT · July 28, 2021, 5:06am

@ewpatton Is extension aar support PR added in https://ai2-test.appinventor.mit.edu ?

Regards