Flurry Error Message for Android

Question

Is there anyone who uses Flurry to create reports for uncaught exceptions that can post some sample code on how to do this?

I don't see any example through Flurry myself, and although I saw code samples of custom exception reporters, I did not see a simple example of how to implement basic error reporting using Flurry.

Thanks.

Answer 1

This is a good feedback. We are exploring the addition of full stack traces for error reporting, which we hope will see in the next major version of the SDK. We will also consider filtering by device model.

In the meantime, we have added a new REST API to export your error reports if you want to do your own analysis. If you need help using it, you can simply contact support or let me know.

Sean / CTO / Flurry, Inc.

Answer 2

Flurry does this automatically (if you run it). However, the error report is lame. They catch the message without specifying a stack trace, so you can see (for example) that people get a lot of NullPointerException s, but you won’t know where and how, the re-occurrence. If you try to do this yourself using the FlurryAgent.onEvent() method, you will quickly find that they limit you to 255 characters.

If you need detailed error reporting, you really should roll out right now.

Answer 3

I was not going to post this initially, but since it sounds like the Flurry error message is crappy, you should check android-remote-stacktrace . It sends a stack trace to a URL that you can use to redirect it to email or just to collect it on the server.

Answer 4

I do not use it for exceptions excepted, but you can catch it and then send it to a flurry.

Answer 5

I use bugsense for error reporting. It catches the full stack trace when an uncaught exception occurs, and also gives some useful information about the device - OS version, application version, WiFi available on the device, etc. You can add your own messages and tags for certain events.

I already fixed a couple of crashes in my application thanks to this.

Answer 6

As people post alternatives to getting stack traces, I recommend ACRA. ACRA can send a stack trace to a spreadsheet on Google Drive / docs. Or you can also send it to your server if you want. By default, it also includes the phone model, Android version, device memory, and other data.