[nightly] crashes when trying to load the comments

[throwaway242685]

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Affected version

0.26.1

Steps to reproduce the bug

1. enable the "Show Comments" option.
2. go to random videos and try to read the comments.
3. it will crash almost instantly.

Logs

Exception

• User Action: ui error
• Request: ACRA report
• Content Country: US
• Content Language: en-US
• App Language: en_US
• Service: none
• Version: 0.26.1
• OS: Linux Android 9 - 28

Crash log

java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'int org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream.Description.getType()' on a null object reference
	at org.schabi.newpipe.util.text.TextLinkifier.fromDescription(TextLinkifier.java:70)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.util.text.TextEllipsizer.linkifyContentView(TextEllipsizer.java:166)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.util.text.TextEllipsizer.setContent(TextEllipsizer.java:62)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.info_list.holder.CommentInfoItemHolder.updateFromItem(CommentInfoItemHolder.java:127)
	at org.schabi.newpipe.info_list.InfoListAdapter.onBindViewHolder(InfoListAdapter.java:337)
	at androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView$Adapter.onBindViewHolder(RecyclerView.java:7747)
	at androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView$Adapter.bindViewHolder(RecyclerView.java:7847)
	at androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView$Recycler.tryBindViewHolderByDeadline(RecyclerView.java:6646)
	at androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView$Recycler.tryGetViewHolderForPositionByDeadline(RecyclerView.java:6917)
	at androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView$Recycler.getViewForPosition(RecyclerView.java:6757)
	at androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView$Recycler.getViewForPosition(RecyclerView.java:6753)
	at androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager$LayoutState.next(LinearLayoutManager.java:2362)
	at androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager.layoutChunk(LinearLayoutManager.java:1662)
	at androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager.fill(LinearLayoutManager.java:1622)
	at androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager.onLayoutChildren(LinearLayoutManager.java:687)
	at androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView.dispatchLayoutStep2(RecyclerView.java:4645)
	at androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView.dispatchLayout(RecyclerView.java:4348)
	at androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView.onLayout(RecyclerView.java:4919)
	at android.view.View.layout(View.java:22406)
	at android.view.ViewGroup.layout(ViewGroup.java:6594)
	at android.widget.RelativeLayout.onLayout(RelativeLayout.java:1083)
	at android.view.View.layout(View.java:22406)
	at android.view.ViewGroup.layout(ViewGroup.java:6594)
	at androidx.viewpager.widget.ViewPager.onLayout(ViewPager.java:1775)
	at android.view.View.layout(View.java:22406)
	at android.view.ViewGroup.layout(ViewGroup.java:6594)
	at com.google.android.material.appbar.HeaderScrollingViewBehavior.layoutChild(HeaderScrollingViewBehavior.java:149)
	at com.google.android.material.appbar.ViewOffsetBehavior.onLayoutChild(ViewOffsetBehavior.java:43)
	at com.google.android.material.appbar.AppBarLayout$ScrollingViewBehavior.onLayoutChild(AppBarLayout.java:2381)
	at androidx.coordinatorlayout.widget.CoordinatorLayout.onLayout(CoordinatorLayout.java:918)
	at android.view.View.layout(View.java:22406)
	at android.view.ViewGroup.layout(ViewGroup.java:6594)
	at android.widget.FrameLayout.layoutChildren(FrameLayout.java:323)
	at android.widget.FrameLayout.onLayout(FrameLayout.java:261)
	at android.view.View.layout(View.java:22406)
	at android.view.ViewGroup.layout(ViewGroup.java:6594)
	at android.widget.FrameLayout.layoutChildren(FrameLayout.java:323)
	at android.widget.FrameLayout.onLayout(FrameLayout.java:261)
	at android.view.View.layout(View.java:22406)
	at android.view.ViewGroup.layout(ViewGroup.java:6594)
	at androidx.coordinatorlayout.widget.CoordinatorLayout.layoutChild(CoordinatorLayout.java:1213)
	at androidx.coordinatorlayout.widget.CoordinatorLayout.onLayoutChild(CoordinatorLayout.java:899)
	at com.google.android.material.bottomsheet.BottomSheetBehavior.onLayoutChild(BottomSheetBehavior.java:576)
	at androidx.coordinatorlayout.widget.CoordinatorLayout.onLayout(CoordinatorLayout.java:918)
	at android.view.View.layout(View.java:22406)
	at android.view.ViewGroup.layout(ViewGroup.java:6594)
	at androidx.drawerlayout.widget.DrawerLayout.onLayout(DrawerLayout.java:1263)
	at android.view.View.layout(View.java:22406)
	at android.view.ViewGroup.layout(ViewGroup.java:6594)
	at android.widget.FrameLayout.layoutChildren(FrameLayout.java:323)
	at android.widget.FrameLayout.onLayout(FrameLayout.java:261)
	at android.view.View.layout(View.java:22406)
	at android.view.ViewGroup.layout(ViewGroup.java:6594)
	at android.widget.LinearLayout.setChildFrame(LinearLayout.java:1812)
	at android.widget.LinearLayout.layoutVertical(LinearLayout.java:1656)
	at android.widget.LinearLayout.onLayout(LinearLayout.java:1565)
	at android.view.View.layout(View.java:22406)
	at android.view.ViewGroup.layout(ViewGroup.java:6594)
	at android.widget.FrameLayout.layoutChildren(FrameLayout.java:323)
	at android.widget.FrameLayout.onLayout(FrameLayout.java:261)
	at android.view.View.layout(View.java:22406)
	at android.view.ViewGroup.layout(ViewGroup.java:6594)
	at android.widget.LinearLayout.setChildFrame(LinearLayout.java:1812)
	at android.widget.LinearLayout.layoutVertical(LinearLayout.java:1656)
	at android.widget.LinearLayout.onLayout(LinearLayout.java:1565)
	at android.view.View.layout(View.java:22406)
	at android.view.ViewGroup.layout(ViewGroup.java:6594)
	at android.widget.FrameLayout.layoutChildren(FrameLayout.java:323)
	at android.widget.FrameLayout.onLayout(FrameLayout.java:261)
	at com.android.internal.policy.DecorView.onLayout(DecorView.java:1075)
	at android.view.View.layout(View.java:22406)
	at android.view.ViewGroup.layout(ViewGroup.java:6594)
	at android.view.ViewRootImpl.performLayout(ViewRootImpl.java:3396)
	at android.view.ViewRootImpl.performTraversals(ViewRootImpl.java:2863)
	at android.view.ViewRootImpl.doTraversal(ViewRootImpl.java:1911)
	at android.view.ViewRootImpl$TraversalRunnable.run(ViewRootImpl.java:8528)
	at android.view.Choreographer$CallbackRecord.run(Choreographer.java:949)
	at android.view.Choreographer.doCallbacks(Choreographer.java:761)
	at android.view.Choreographer.doFrame(Choreographer.java:696)
	at android.view.Choreographer$FrameDisplayEventReceiver.run(Choreographer.java:935)
	at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:873)
	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
	at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:214)
	at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7091)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
	at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:494)
	at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:975)

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Affected Android/Custom ROM version

Android 9

Affected device model

Samsung Galaxy A10

Additional information

I think this bug is related to the implementation of replies.

it's a bug that only exists in Nightly.

[TheMCNerd2017]

I have the same issue and even reported it as well a few months ago (thinking it was rare random crash due to a YouTube A/B test) however it was closed due to the crash not occurring on the stable build. From my experience there are many actions that trigger this crash including: loading any video, viewing the description of a video, going to another video in a playlist, listening to a playlist in the background, scrolling down in the comments section.

Additionally when this crash occurs, saved playlists and potentially other data seem to revert to an older state.

[opusforlife2]

#10808

[AudricV]

@opusforlife2 No, that's not the same issue, it's an app bug. even if it can be reproduced by being hit with YT A/B test: read the stacktrace. Reopening.

[opusforlife2]

Is this the one where scrolling down comments a few times caused a crash? I think that's already reported somewhere.

[throwaway242685]

@opusforlife2 I'll record a video of this bug, but no, it's not the same bug that you mentioned.

just wait me a few minutes.