[CB-12460] Memory leak storing files > 20 MB

• Type: Bug
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: 3.5.0
• Component/s: cordova-plugin-file

Environment

Android 6

• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: L Carvalho
• Created: 15/Feb/17 10:41
• Updated: 20/Feb/17 11:14

Description

Repro steps:

1. Download a file larger than 20 MB
2. Store it in local device using Cordova-file-api (any version)
3. When testing in Android device, the app crashes when writting the file blob

Logcat output:

E AndroidRuntime: java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Failed to allocate a 53011102 byte allocation with 16777216 free bytes and 49MB until OOM
02-15 09:54:04.274 19648 19693 E AndroidRuntime: at java.lang.StringFactory.newStringFromChars(Native Method)
02-15 09:54:04.274 19648 19693 E AndroidRuntime: at java.lang.AbstractStringBuilder.toString(AbstractStringBuilder.java:629)
02-15 09:54:04.274 19648 19693 E AndroidRuntime: at java.lang.StringBuilder.toString(StringBuilder.java:663)
02-15 09:54:04.274 19648 19693 E AndroidRuntime: at org.json.JSONTokener.nextString(JSONTokener.java:211)
02-15 09:54:04.274 19648 19693 E AndroidRuntime: at org.json.JSONTokener.nextValue(JSONTokener.java:107)
02-15 09:54:04.274 19648 19693 E AndroidRuntime: at org.json.JSONTokener.readArray(JSONTokener.java:429)
02-15 09:54:04.274 19648 19693 E AndroidRuntime: at org.json.JSONTokener.nextValue(JSONTokener.java:103)
02-15 09:54:04.274 19648 19693 E AndroidRuntime: at org.json.JSONArray.<init>(JSONArray.java:92)
02-15 09:54:04.274 19648 19693 E AndroidRuntime: at org.json.JSONArray.<init>(JSONArray.java:108)
02-15 09:54:04.274 19648 19693 E AndroidRuntime: at org.apache.cordova.file.FileUtils$25.run(FileUtils.java:565)
02-15 09:54:04.274 19648 19693 E AndroidRuntime: at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1113)
02-15 09:54:04.274 19648 19693 E AndroidRuntime: at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:588)
02-15 09:54:04.274 19648 19693 E AndroidRuntime: at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:818)
02-15 09:54:04.276 600 2324 W ActivityManager: Force finishing activity MainActivity