RealmTransformer not executing on with AGP 7.2.0/1

[pedronveloso]

How frequently does the bug occur?

All the time

Description

Android Studio just updated their stable IDE version. I'm using the recommended Gradle tooling version that came with the IDE update.
The app compiles normally, but crashes at runtime - and according to the error it seems fairly clear that the Realm plugin didn't work as expected. Let me know if you need further information.

Stacktrace & log output

java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError: RealmTransformer doesn't seem to be applied. Please update the project configuration to use the Realm Gradle plugin. See https://docs.mongodb.com/realm/sdk/android/install/#customize-dependecies-defined-by-the-realm-gradle-plugin
        at io.realm.RealmConfiguration.<clinit>(RealmConfiguration.java:80)
        at io.realm.RealmConfiguration.access$000(RealmConfiguration.java:68)
        at io.realm.RealmConfiguration$Builder.initializeBuilder(RealmConfiguration.java:552)
        at io.realm.RealmConfiguration$Builder.<init>(RealmConfiguration.java:538)
        at io.realm.Realm.initializeRealm(Realm.java:320)
        at io.realm.Realm.init(Realm.java:261)
        at com.patreon.android.data.manager.RealmManager.initialize(RealmManager.java:55)

### Can you reproduce the bug?

Yes, always

### Reproduction Steps

_No response_

### Version

10.10.1

### What SDK flavour are you using?

Local Database only

### Are you using encryption?

No, not using encryption

### Platform OS and version(s)

all

### Build environment

Android Studio version: Android Studio Chipmunk | 2021.2.1
Build #AI-212.5712.43.2112.8512546, built on April 28, 2022

Gradle : gradle-7.3.3-all

Realm: 10.10.1

[ewnu]

I get same results when I update AGP from 7.1.3 to 7.2.0.
I'm sticking with 7.1.3 until this gets fixed

[cmelchior]

I tried to reproduce this with our IntroExample, Chipmunk and AGP 7.2.0 and it seemed to work fine.

Can you provide more information about your project setup? If you can reproduce in a sample project it would be even better.

Also, have you tried a clean build to see if that fixes the issue?

[VicMikhailau]

@cmelchior The same result. After upadtaing to the Chipmunk and AGP 7.2.0 - all works as expected.

[cmelchior]

@VicMikhailau Not 100% sure if you mean it worked after upgrading or it failed with the same error that @pedronveloso is reporting?

[VicMikhailau]

@cmelchior It worked after upgrading without any issues.

[pedronveloso]

Clean build also has the same result. It compiles just fine, but crashes at runtime. I'll try Realm's sample for comparison.

[patricknanganocappello]

Got the same problem, I've also tried a clean build without any success

[anshulmak]

Got the same issue. I've tried clean build and Invalidate Caches too but the apk is crashing.

[VadimWelldone]

Also, got crashes at runtime. Maybe it's related to this breaking change in AGP 7.2: https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/gradle-plugin-api-updates#instrumentatin-apis-deprecated because AGP produces such a warning message and points out to Realm plugin:

AGPBI: {"kind":"warning","text":"API 'android.registerTransform' is obsolete.\nIt will be removed in version 8.0 of the Android Gradle plugin.\nThe Transform API is removed to improve build performance. Projects that use the\nTransform API force the Android Gradle plugin to use a less optimized flow for the\nbuild that can result in large regressions in build times. It’s also difficult to\nuse the Transform API and combine it with other Gradle features; the replacement\nAPIs aim to make it easier to extend the build without introducing performance or\ncorrectness issues.\n\nThere is no single replacement for the Transform API—there are new, targeted\nAPIs for each use case. All the replacement APIs are in the\nandroidComponents {} block.\nFor more information, see https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/gradle-plugin-api-updates#transform-api.\nTo determine what is calling android.registerTransform, use -Pandroid.debug.obsoleteApi=true on the command line to display more information.","sources":[{}]}