Startup crash on minified build types with AGP9

[matejsemancik]

Braintree SDK Version

6.17.0

Environment

Both

Android Version & Device

All versions and devices

Braintree dependencies

com.braintreepayments.api:drop-in:6.17.0

Describe the bug

Minified variant of app which integrates latest version of drop-in SDK crashes on startup when built using Android Gradle Plugin 9.

java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to get provider androidx.startup.InitializationProvider: c8.m: java.lang.RuntimeException: Failed to create an instance of androidx.work.impl.WorkDatabase
	at android.app.ActivityThread.installProvider(ActivityThread.java:7493)
	at android.app.ActivityThread.installContentProviders(ActivityThread.java:6999)
	at android.app.ActivityThread.handleBindApplication(ActivityThread.java:6770)
	at android.app.ActivityThread.-$$Nest$mhandleBindApplication(Unknown Source:0)
	at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2134)
	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:106)
	at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:201)
	at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:288)
	at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7898)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
	at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:548)
	at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:936)
Caused by: c8.m: java.lang.RuntimeException: Failed to create an instance of androidx.work.impl.WorkDatabase
	at d4.a.b(SourceFile:96)
	at d4.a.a(SourceFile:82)
	at androidx.startup.InitializationProvider.onCreate(SourceFile:51)
	at android.content.ContentProvider.attachInfo(ContentProvider.java:2451)
	at android.content.ContentProvider.attachInfo(ContentProvider.java:2421)
	at android.app.ActivityThread.installProvider(ActivityThread.java:7488)
	at android.app.ActivityThread.installContentProviders(ActivityThread.java:6999) 
	at android.app.ActivityThread.handleBindApplication(ActivityThread.java:6770) 
	at android.app.ActivityThread.-$$Nest$mhandleBindApplication(Unknown Source:0) 
	at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2134) 
	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:106) 
	at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:201) 
	at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:288) 
	at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7898) 
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method) 
	at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:548) 
	at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:936) 
Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: Failed to create an instance of androidx.work.impl.WorkDatabase
	at v3.i.b(SourceFile:606)
	at k4.m.<init>(SourceFile:200)
	at androidx.work.WorkManagerInitializer.b(SourceFile:121)
	at d4.a.b(SourceFile:82)
	at d4.a.a(SourceFile:82) 
	at androidx.startup.InitializationProvider.onCreate(SourceFile:51) 
	at android.content.ContentProvider.attachInfo(ContentProvider.java:2451) 
	at android.content.ContentProvider.attachInfo(ContentProvider.java:2421) 
	at android.app.ActivityThread.installProvider(ActivityThread.java:7488) 
	at android.app.ActivityThread.installContentProviders(ActivityThread.java:6999) 
	at android.app.ActivityThread.handleBindApplication(ActivityThread.java:6770) 
	at android.app.ActivityThread.-$$Nest$mhandleBindApplication(Unknown Source:0) 
	at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2134) 
	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:106) 
	at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:201) 
	at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:288) 
	at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7898) 
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method) 
	at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:548) 
	at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:936) 

Disabling androidx.startup.InitializationProvider inside Manifest reveals issues with creation of analytics Room database

<provider
    android:name="androidx.startup.InitializationProvider"
    android:authorities="${applicationId}.androidx-startup"
    tools:node="remove" />

java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{dev.matsem.braintreerepro/dev.matsem.braintreerepro.MainActivity}: java.lang.RuntimeException: Failed to create an instance of com.braintreepayments.api.AnalyticsDatabase
	at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:3676)
	at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:3813)
	at android.app.servertransaction.LaunchActivityItem.execute(LaunchActivityItem.java:101)
	at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.executeCallbacks(TransactionExecutor.java:135)
	at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.execute(TransactionExecutor.java:95)
	at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2308)
	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:106)
	at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:201)
	at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:288)
	at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7898)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
	at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:548)
	at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:936)
Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: Failed to create an instance of com.braintreepayments.api.AnalyticsDatabase
	at h1.i.a(SourceFile:700)
	at a2.t0.<init>(SourceFile:161)
	at dev.matsem.braintreerepro.MainActivity.onCreate(SourceFile:23)
	at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:8290)
	at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:8269)
	at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1384)
	at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:3657)
	at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:3813) 
	at android.app.servertransaction.LaunchActivityItem.execute(LaunchActivityItem.java:101) 
	at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.executeCallbacks(TransactionExecutor.java:135) 
	at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.execute(TransactionExecutor.java:95) 
	at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2308) 
	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:106) 
	at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:201) 
	at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:288) 
	at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7898) 
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method) 
	at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:548) 
	at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:936) 

To reproduce

1. Clone https://github.com/matejsemancik/repro-braintree
2. Install release variant of app
3. Observe crash

Expected behavior

App does not crash at startup or at any time during initialisation of any SDK components when built using AGP9

Screenshots

No response

[matejsemancik]

It looks like a workaround for now is to add this rule into application-level proguard rules. I believe this issue would get resolved if Braintree core SDK updated its androidx dependencies. Also this issue should be reported to https://github.com/braintree/braintree_android repo.

-keep class * extends androidx.room.RoomDatabase { *; }