[Bug] app crash when using color highlighter

[error-reporting]

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• Tried latest version

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• This issue is not duplicated with any other open or closed issues

Describe the bug

ytdlnis crash once every two use of extractor args and download in Terminal
Attempt to invoke virtual method 'int java.lang.Object.hashCode()' on a null object reference

android.text.SpannableStringInternal.hashCode(SpannableStringInternal.java:488)
android.text.SpannedString.hashCode(Unknown Source:0)
java.util.Objects.hashCode(Objects.java:98)
android.view.inputmethod.CursorAnchorInfo.(CursorAnchorInfo.java:435)
android.view.inputmethod.CursorAnchorInfo.(Unknown Source:0)
android.view.inputmethod.CursorAnchorInfo$Builder.build(CursorAnchorInfo.java:391)
android.widget.Editor$CursorAnchorInfoNotifier.updatePosition(Editor.java:4277)
android.widget.Editor$PositionListener.onPreDraw(Editor.java:3135)
android.view.ViewTreeObserver.dispatchOnPreDraw(ViewTreeObserver.java:977)
android.view.ViewRootImpl.performTraversals(ViewRootImpl.java:2642)
android.view.ViewRootImpl.doTraversal(ViewRootImpl.java:1601)
android.view.ViewRootImpl$TraversalRunnable.run(ViewRootImpl.java:7355)
android.view.Choreographer$CallbackRecord.run(Choreographer.java:1038)
android.view.Choreographer.doCallbacks(Choreographer.java:850)
android.view.Choreographer.doFrame(Choreographer.java:766)
android.view.Choreographer$FrameDisplayEventReceiver.run(Choreographer.java:1024)
android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:790)
android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:200)
android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:6971)
java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:524)
com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:858)

Expected behavior

the app and terminal work without crashing

Steps to reproduce

copy and paste this command
--write-pages
press keyboard enter key
then copy and paste this command
"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fk2prKnYnI"
wait then app crash

Device information

oppo cph1853
android 8.1 stock

Screenshots / Recordings

Additional context

it crash mid editing of yt-dlp extractor args
Attempt to invoke virtual method 'int java.lang.Object.hashCode()' on a null object reference

android.text.SpannableStringInternal.hashCode(SpannableStringInternal.java:488)
android.text.SpannedString.hashCode(Unknown Source:0)
java.util.Objects.hashCode(Objects.java:98)
android.view.inputmethod.CursorAnchorInfo.(CursorAnchorInfo.java:435)
android.view.inputmethod.CursorAnchorInfo.(Unknown Source:0)
android.view.inputmethod.CursorAnchorInfo$Builder.build(CursorAnchorInfo.java:391)
android.widget.Editor$CursorAnchorInfoNotifier.updatePosition(Editor.java:4277)
android.widget.Editor$PositionListener.onPreDraw(Editor.java:3135)
android.view.ViewTreeObserver.dispatchOnPreDraw(ViewTreeObserver.java:977)
android.view.ViewRootImpl.performTraversals(ViewRootImpl.java:2642)
android.view.ViewRootImpl.doTraversal(ViewRootImpl.java:1601)
android.view.ViewRootImpl$TraversalRunnable.run(ViewRootImpl.java:7355)
android.view.Choreographer$CallbackRecord.run(Choreographer.java:1038)
android.view.Choreographer.doCallbacks(Choreographer.java:850)
android.view.Choreographer.doFrame(Choreographer.java:766)
android.view.Choreographer$FrameDisplayEventReceiver.run(Choreographer.java:1024)
android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:790)
android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:200)
android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:6971)
java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:524)
com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:858)

[deniscerri]

Can you send a video recording

[error-reporting]

Record_2025-02-12-18-37-36.mp4

[deniscerri]

Pretty stage. Looks like as soon as you pasted it it crashed 🤔

[deniscerri]

Send me that command

[error-reporting]

edit the player client to ios and -f string of this in ytdlnis terminal
--extractor-args "youtube:player_client=android;lang=en;player_skip=webpage,configs;visitor_data=Cgtza2syNGU0ZVhpSSjd2Kq9BjIKCgJWThIEGgAgYg%3D%3D;po_token=web.gvs+MnhpBsz2yFIG5Wk6KuYp6_3yrkT7nQxpO_xS-tFA_d9tOxrCWsIXH4ZXTkhXW40ROVR8LGxLhm3cCnH-EJ6888ougC5AaTp7UHJc_xCjJEKadx5Zr9lbsDFSm-J5ef8lvwUAAckrSmJXFukjkRktGP2X1UrRbZUVgLg=,web.player+MlTshLS3fNt9Muy5Z-ZUYGYOVq4JS_BD5Wsud6ZD0CoDSKEez0dvH6WyKMeUfZCerGDERwuxsAeP7dowGv1j1hpopNLScrqoAKnJA06ud_lrR3hhkCg=" -f "(bv*+ba/b)[protocol=https]" "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_66gWwERbps"

[error-reporting]

and press run command and cancel the command then repeat as said above

[deniscerri]

@error-reporting can't for the life of me reproduce this. 😔

[error-reporting]

copy and paste this command
--write-pages
press keyboard enter key
then copy and paste this command
"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fk2prKnYnI" wait then app crash
you need to do it quick enough and having a low end phone

[error-reporting]

closing the issue because low end android 8.1 device is needed to reproduce the crash and not all commands crash the app

[deniscerri]

I'll try to reprod again

[error-reporting]

I'll try to reprod again

copy and paste this command
--write-pages
press keyboard enter key
then copy and paste this command
"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fk2prKnYnI" do it quickly

[deniscerri]

This could be related to the color highlighter, probably cant keep up with changes and crashes. It will be challenging to figure out how to solve it

[error-reporting]

the app only crash like this on android 8

[deniscerri]

I see

[error-reporting]

the url color highlighter In ytdlnis is bad on oppo android 8 and i think also android 7

[deniscerri]

What do you think of only adding color highlighter on Android 9 and up
Or make it a toggle to disable it

[error-reporting]

only adding terminal color highlighter on Android 10 and up
the gui color highlighter don't crash with Attempt to invoke virtual method 'int java.lang.Object.hashCode()' on a null object reference

[deniscerri]

I feel this is more related to phone memory.
I have found that color highlighter is taxing. So it's not related to android version.

I should add a toggle to disable it

[deniscerri]

Interesting. Well since highlighter doesn't crash in static environments i guess it's better if i made a toggle instead of completely removing it