[GH-ISSUE #452] Imported messages not getting published on Lollipop devices #313

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opened 2026-02-28 01:24:06 +03:00 by kerem · 0 comments

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Originally created by @vanso-hubsi on GitHub (Jun 29, 2016).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ushahidi/SMSSync/issues/452

Expected behavior

Imported messages to be published and moved to the Published folder

Actual behavior

Imported messages don't get published

Steps to reproduce the behavior

Import messages on a device running Android >Kitkat

Notes

With the scenario described above, creating the publish request fails and SMSSync throws the following error when trying to publish an imported message:

E/org.addhen.smssync.data.net.MessageHttpClient: Failed to set request body
java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'int java.lang.String.length()' on a null object reference
    at com.squareup.okhttp.FormEncodingBuilder.add(FormEncodingBuilder.java:38)

That null object seems to be a missing value for the message_id key - it seems imported messages don't get a uuid on import.
The code different for import on devices >Kitkat: In contrast to Kitkat imports (ProcessSms.java#L174), messages imported on Lollipop devices don't get a uuid (ProcessSms.java#L210).

Though this empty line indicates that this is explicitly wanted, copying the line from Kitkat above solved the issue for us.

Originally created by @vanso-hubsi on GitHub (Jun 29, 2016). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ushahidi/SMSSync/issues/452 ### Expected behavior Imported messages to be published and moved to the Published folder ### Actual behavior Imported messages don't get published ### Steps to reproduce the behavior Import messages on a device running Android >Kitkat ### Notes With the scenario described above, creating the publish request fails and SMSSync throws the following error when trying to publish an imported message: ``` E/org.addhen.smssync.data.net.MessageHttpClient: Failed to set request body java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'int java.lang.String.length()' on a null object reference at com.squareup.okhttp.FormEncodingBuilder.add(FormEncodingBuilder.java:38) ``` That _null_ object seems to be a missing value for the message_id key - it seems imported messages don't get a uuid on import. The code different for import on devices >Kitkat: In contrast to Kitkat imports ([ProcessSms.java#L174](https://github.com/ushahidi/SMSSync/blob/54951c1794e24f74e12b3df704fe35b6ddb65efd/smssync/src/main/java/org/addhen/smssync/smslib/sms/ProcessSms.java#L174)), messages imported on Lollipop devices don't get a uuid ([ProcessSms.java#L210](https://github.com/ushahidi/SMSSync/blob/54951c1794e24f74e12b3df704fe35b6ddb65efd/smssync/src/main/java/org/addhen/smssync/smslib/sms/ProcessSms.java#L210)). Though this empty line indicates that this is explicitly wanted, copying the line from Kitkat above solved the issue for us.