React-native-branch-deep-linking-attribution: java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'boolean org.json.JSONObject.getBoolean(java.lang.String)' on a null object reference

[john1jan]

java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{com..MainActivity}:
 java.lang.NullPointerException: 
Attempt to invoke virtual method 'boolean org.json.JSONObject.getBoolean(java.lang.String)' on a null object reference
at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2756)
at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2825)
at android.app.ActivityThread.-wrap12(ActivityThread.java)
at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1557)
at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:110)
at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:203)
at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:6343)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:1084)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:945)
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'boolean org.json.JSONObject.getBoolean(java.lang.String)' on a null object reference
at io.branch.rnbranch.RNBranchModule$1.onInitFinished(RNBranchModule.java:110)
at io.branch.referral.Branch.initializeSession(Branch.java:2263)
at io.branch.referral.Branch.initUserSessionInternal(Branch.java:1255)
at io.branch.referral.Branch.initSession(Branch.java:917)
at io.branch.referral.Branch.initSession(Branch.java:991)
at io.branch.rnbranch.RNBranchModule.initSession(RNBranchModule.java:96)
at com.nextbillion.groww.MainActivity.onStart(MainActivity.java:33)
at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnStart(Instrumentation.java:1270)
at android.app.Activity.performStart(Activity.java:6706)
at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2719)
at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2825) 
at android.app.ActivityThread.-wrap12(ActivityThread.java) 
at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1557) 
at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:110) 
at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:203) 
at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:6343)

[john1jan]

fixed it.
I mistakenly added

inside the activity it should be outside the and inside tag

[jayporta]

I'm having the same issue but "inside the activity it should be outside the and inside tag" is unclear to me. Can someone clarify?

[dozoisch]

fixed it.
I mistakenly added
<meta-data android:name="io.branch.sdk.BranchKey" android:value="your_branch_key" />
inside the activity it should be outside the <activity> and inside <application> tag

@jayporta Here is the raw body. If anyone wonders

[SurajMDurgad]

I have it out side the <activity> tag and inside <application> tag but still I'm getting these crashes, I also updated it to recent version 3.1.2 still getting these crashes!
Any update?

[SurajMDurgad]

I was missing implementation 'com.android.installreferrer:installreferrer:1.1' for the v3.1.2.

https://github.com/BranchMetrics/react-native-branch-deep-linking-attribution/issues/300#issuecomment-595583916

[jdee]

Thanks for that. We need to update our docs for using Android 4.3.2.