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Espresso 3.7.0 doesn't support API 37: NoSuchMethodException: InputManager.getInstance

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Estimated time
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Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
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Tech stack
android, java
Domain
mobile-dev, testing-qa

Research direction

Start with InputManagerEventInjectionStrategy.initialize, which the stack trace identifies as reflecting on android.hardware.input.InputManager.getInstance(). Reproduce the failure with Robolectric 4.17 and API 37, then verify that Espresso initialization no longer throws NoSuchMethodException on API 37.

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Description

We observed this in unit tests with Robolectric 4.17 (which added SDK 37 support), but based on the stack it would be failing in Emulator 37 too.

        Caused by:
        java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException: java.lang.RuntimeException: java.lang.NoSuchMethodException: android.hardware.input.InputManager.getInstance()
            at java.base/java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.report(FutureTask.java:124)
            at java.base/java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.get(FutureTask.java:193)
            at androidx.test.espresso.Espresso.onIdle(Espresso.java:12)
            ... 45 more

            Caused by:
            java.lang.RuntimeException: java.lang.NoSuchMethodException: android.hardware.input.InputManager.getInstance()
                at androidx.test.espresso.base.InputManagerEventInjectionStrategy.initialize(InputManagerEventInjectionStrategy.java:28)
                at androidx.test.espresso.base.BaseLayerModule.provideEventInjector(BaseLayerModule.java:4)
                at androidx.test.espresso.base.BaseLayerModule_ProvideEventInjectorFactory.provideEventInjector(BaseLayerModule_ProvideEventInjectorFactory.java:1)
                at androidx.test.espresso.base.BaseLayerModule_ProvideEventInjectorFactory.get(BaseLayerModule_ProvideEventInjectorFactory.java:1)
                at androidx.test.espresso.base.BaseLayerModule_ProvideEventInjectorFactory.get(BaseLayerModule_ProvideEventInjectorFactory.java:2)
                at androidx.test.espresso.core.internal.deps.dagger.internal.DoubleCheck.get(DoubleCheck.java:6)
                at androidx.test.espresso.base.UiControllerImpl_Factory.get(UiControllerImpl_Factory.java:1)
                at androidx.test.espresso.base.UiControllerImpl_Factory.get(UiControllerImpl_Factory.java:2)
                at androidx.test.espresso.core.internal.deps.dagger.internal.DoubleCheck.get(DoubleCheck.java:6)
                at androidx.test.espresso.base.UiControllerModule_ProvideUiControllerFactory.get(UiControllerModule_ProvideUiControllerFactory.java:1)
                at androidx.test.espresso.base.UiControllerModule_ProvideUiControllerFactory.get(UiControllerModule_ProvideUiControllerFactory.java:2)
                at androidx.test.espresso.core.internal.deps.dagger.internal.DoubleCheck.get(DoubleCheck.java:6)
                at androidx.test.espresso.DaggerBaseLayerComponent$BaseLayerComponentImpl.uiController(DaggerBaseLayerComponent.java:1)
                at androidx.test.espresso.Espresso$1.run(Espresso.java:1)
                at java.base/java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:545)
                at java.base/java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:328)
                at android.os.Handler.$$robo$$android_os_Handler$handleCallback(Handler.java:1095)
                at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java)
                at android.os.Handler.$$robo$$android_os_Handler$dispatchMessageImpl(Handler.java:135)
                at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessageImpl(Handler.java)
                at android.os.Handler.$$robo$$android_os_Handler$dispatchMessage(Handler.java:125)
                at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java)
                at org.robolectric.shadows.ShadowPausedLooper$IdlingRunnable.run(ShadowPausedLooper.java:542)
                at org.robolectric.shadows.LooperControlService.executeControlTask(LooperControlService.java:174)
                at org.robolectric.shadows.LooperControlService.executeControlTask(LooperControlService.java:166)
                at org.robolectric.shadows.ShadowPausedLooper.idle(ShadowPausedLooper.java:104)
                at org.robolectric.android.internal.LocalControlledLooper.drainMainThreadUntilIdle(LocalControlledLooper.java:19)
                at androidx.test.espresso.Espresso.onIdle(Espresso.java:11)
                ... 45 more

                Caused by:
                java.lang.NoSuchMethodException: android.hardware.input.InputManager.getInstance()
                    at java.base/java.lang.Class.getDeclaredMethod(Class.java:2422)
                    at androidx.test.espresso.base.InputManagerEventInjectionStrategy.initialize(InputManagerEventInjectionStrategy.java:5)
                    ... 72 more
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