Trying to call location permission when service is started but app crashes

Question

I have a button in my app that starts a service in my app. the service requires permission for it to work. I have added the permission request to the service but when I press the button to start the service my app crashes. here is the service

public class MQTTService extends Service {
        private PowerManager.WakeLock wakeLock;
        private MqttAndroidClient clientPhone;
        public static String uri;
        private FusedLocationProviderClient fusedLocationClient;
        private LocationRequest locationRequest;



        public void     MQTTService() {
            clientPhone = new MqttAndroidClient(this, serverUri, clientId);
            clientPhone.setCallback(new MqttCallback() {
                public void connectComplete(boolean b, String s) {

                }
                @Override
                public void connectionLost(Throwable throwable) {

                }
                @Override
                public void messageArrived(String topic, MqttMessage mqttMessage) throws Exception {
                    Log.w("Mqtt", mqttMessage.toString());
                    Log.e("message ", String.valueOf(mqttMessage));
                    Toast.makeText(MQTTService.this, "Crash Occurred", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                    Intent dialogIntent = new Intent(MQTTService.this, alert.class);
                    dialogIntent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
                    startActivity(dialogIntent);
                }
                @Override
                public void deliveryComplete(IMqttDeliveryToken iMqttDeliveryToken) {

                }
            });
        }
        @Override
        public IBinder onBind(Intent intent) {
            // TODO: Return the communication channel to the service.
            throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not yet implemented");
        }

        @Override
        public void onCreate() {
            super.onCreate();
            callPermissions();
            requestLocationUpdates();

        }

        @Override
        public void onDestroy() {
            super.onDestroy();
            if (wakeLock.isHeld()) {
                wakeLock.release();
            }

            if(clientPhone!=null) {
            /*unregisterResources is needed,otherwise receive this error:
              has leaked ServiceConnection org.eclipse.paho.android.service.MqttAndroidClient*/
                try {
                    clientPhone.unregisterResources();
                    clientPhone.close();
                    clientPhone.disconnect();
                } catch (Exception e) {
                    e.printStackTrace();
                }
            }
            unregisterReceiver(m_ScreenOffReceiver);
            m_ScreenOffReceiver = null;

        }
        public void requestLocationUpdates() {
            if (ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(this, Manifest.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION) == PermissionChecker.PERMISSION_GRANTED && ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(this, Manifest.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION) == PermissionChecker.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
                fusedLocationClient = LocationServices.getFusedLocationProviderClient(this);

                locationRequest = new LocationRequest();
                locationRequest.setInterval(2000);
                locationRequest.setFastestInterval(4000);
                locationRequest.setPriority(LocationRequest.PRIORITY_HIGH_ACCURACY);

                fusedLocationClient.requestLocationUpdates(locationRequest, new LocationCallback() {
                    @Override
                    public void onLocationResult(LocationResult locationResult) {
                        super.onLocationResult(locationResult);
                        uri = "http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=" + locationResult.getLastLocation().getLatitude() + "," + locationResult.getLastLocation().getLongitude();
                    }
                }, getMainLooper());
            }
        }
    public void callPermissions(){
        String[] permissions = {Manifest.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION, Manifest.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION};
        Permissions.check(this/*context*/, permissions, null/*rationale*/, null/*options*/, new PermissionHandler() {
            @Override
            public void onGranted() {
                // do your task.
                requestLocationUpdates();
            }

            @Override
            public void onDenied(Context context, ArrayList<String> deniedPermissions) {
                super.onDenied(context, deniedPermissions);
                callPermissions();
            }
        });
    }


    }

this is my stacktrace

2020-05-04 20:32:29.440 17319-17357/com.example.carcrashdetection E/Perf: Fail to get file list com.example.carcrashdetection
2020-05-04 20:32:29.440 17319-17319/com.example.carcrashdetection E/AndroidRuntime: FATAL EXCEPTION: main
    Process: com.example.carcrashdetection, PID: 17319
    java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to create service com.example.carcrashdetection.MQTTService: android.util.AndroidRuntimeException: Calling startActivity() from outside of an Activity  context requires the FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK flag. Is this really what you want?
        at android.app.ActivityThread.handleCreateService(ActivityThread.java:4082)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.access$1800(ActivityThread.java:231)
        at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1968)
        at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:107)
        at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:214)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7682)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
        at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:516)
        at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:950)
     Caused by: android.util.AndroidRuntimeException: Calling startActivity() from outside of an Activity  context requires the FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK flag. Is this really what you want?
        at android.app.ContextImpl.startActivity(ContextImpl.java:964)
        at android.app.ContextImpl.startActivity(ContextImpl.java:940)
        at android.content.ContextWrapper.startActivity(ContextWrapper.java:383)
        at com.nabinbhandari.android.permissions.Permissions.check(Permissions.java:121)
        at com.example.carcrashdetection.MQTTService.callPermissions(MQTTService.java:282)
        at com.example.carcrashdetection.MQTTService.onCreate(MQTTService.java:95)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.handleCreateService(ActivityThread.java:4070)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.access$1800(ActivityThread.java:231) 
        at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1968) 
        at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:107) 
        at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:214) 
        at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7682) 
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method) 
        at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:516) 
        at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:950) 
2020-05-04 20:32:29.440 17319-17357/com.example.carcrashdetection E/Perf: getFolderSize() : Exception_1 = java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to get length of null array
2020-05-04 20:32:29.444 17319-17319/com.example.carcrashdetection I/Process: Sending signal. PID: 17319 SIG: 9

I have more methods in the original service but I got rid of them for the purpose of this question as I dont feel they are the problem. It is ever since I added the location method and the permissions for accessing location that my app started to crash. Am I calling the permissions wrong?

Answer 1

Your problem has nothing to do with permissions. Your app is crashing here:

2020-05-04 20:32:29.440 17319-17357/com.example.carcrashdetection E/Perf: getFolderSize(): Exception_1 = java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to get length of null array