Can't import backup

[ChaRob8747]

Steps to reproduce

1. Create a backup
2. Pull it to computer (mac) with adb
3. Factory-reset device (Google Pixel 4a)
4. Push it to device with adb
5. Reinstall LibreTube
6. Load backup
7. Error!

Expected behavior

LibreTube should be in the same state it was before I factory reset my smartphone.

Actual behavior

First time, it crashed. Subsequent tries, it gave me an error message I'll try to attach in a reply here.

LibreTube version

0.23.2

Android version

Android 14

Other details

I switched from LineageOS to crdroid. Also, I can't attach the backup file itself outa fear it contains private information.

Acknowledgements

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[ChaRob8747]

kotlinx.serialization.json.internal.JsonDecodingException: Expected end of the object '}', but had 'EOF' instead at path: $.watchPositions[380] JSON input: },{"videoId":"y9Jds326gks","..... at kotlinx.serialization.json.internal.WriteModeKt.JsonDecodingException(SourceFile:1) at kotlinx.serialization.json.internal.WriteModeKt.JsonDecodingException(SourceFile:2) at kotlinx.serialization.json.internal.AbstractJsonLexer.fail(SourceFile:52) at kotlinx.serialization.json.internal.AbstractJsonLexer.fail$default(SourceFile:13) at kotlinx.serialization.json.internal.AbstractJsonLexer.fail$kotlinx_serialization_json(SourceFile:73) at kotlinx.serialization.json.internal.AbstractJsonLexer.unexpectedToken(SourceFile:48) at kotlinx.serialization.json.internal.AbstractJsonLexer.consumeNextToken(SourceFile:11) at kotlinx.serialization.json.internal.StreamingJsonDecoder.endStructure(SourceFile:53) at com.github.libretube.db.obj.WatchPosition$$serializer.deserialize(SourceFile:54) at kotlinx.serialization.json.internal.StreamingJsonDecoder.decodeSerializableValue$1(SourceFile:92) at kotlin.ResultKt.decodeSerializableElement(SourceFile:11) at kotlinx.serialization.json.internal.StreamingJsonDecoder.decodeSerializableElement(SourceFile:46) at kotlinx.serialization.internal.CollectionLikeSerializer.readElement(SourceFile:8) at kotlinx.serialization.internal.AbstractCollectionSerializer.merge(SourceFile:35) at kotlinx.serialization.internal.AbstractCollectionSerializer.deserialize(SourceFile:6) at kotlinx.serialization.json.internal.StreamingJsonDecoder.decodeSerializableValue$1(SourceFile:92) at kotlin.ResultKt.decodeNullableSerializableElement(SourceFile:30) at com.github.libretube.obj.BackupFile$$serializer.deserialize(SourceFile:1) at com.github.libretube.obj.BackupFile$$serializer.deserialize(SourceFile:2) at kotlinx.serialization.json.internal.StreamingJsonDecoder.decodeSerializableValue$1(SourceFile:92) at okio.Utf8.decodeByReader(SourceFile:26) at kotlin.math.MathKt.decodeFromStream(SourceFile:17) at com.github.libretube.helpers.BackupHelper.restoreAdvancedBackup(SourceFile:196) at com.github.libretube.ui.preferences.BackupRestoreSettings$getBackupFile$1$1.invokeSuspend(SourceFile:49) at kotlin.coroutines.jvm.internal.BaseContinuationImpl.resumeWith(SourceFile:9) at kotlinx.coroutines.DispatchedTask.run(SourceFile:115) at androidx.work.impl.WorkerWrapper$1.run(SourceFile:76) at kotlinx.coroutines.scheduling.TaskImpl.run(SourceFile:3) at kotlinx.coroutines.scheduling.CoroutineScheduler$Worker.run(SourceFile:92) Suppressed: kotlinx.coroutines.internal.DiagnosticCoroutineContextException: [StandaloneCoroutine{Cancelling}@9db29a, Dispatchers.IO]

[Bnyro]

It seems like the JSON file you're trying to import isn't actually valid. Can you please paste it into a json validator somewhere?

[alejandro-alzate]

I had that issue, sucks that i nuked mine.
I would sended mine otherwise.
my steps were all the same but without the adb and format bits.
now my best guess is that that old beef between microsoft and unix systems about the newline thing \n & \r\n because when i move a repo folder between windows and linux, when i'm on linux git complains about the newline thing.
But i have no proof for that, and also my backup never left my phone which on my case makes it weirder that happened to me.

[ChaRob8747]

It seems like the JSON file you're trying to import isn't actually valid. Can you please paste it into a json validator somewhere?

It is invalid

[alejandro-alzate]

Is libretube exporting a malformed JSON perhaps?
but why?

[Bnyro]

It does not, the only thing that can happen is a write timeout / the app is killed before it can finish writing the file.

[ChaRob8747]

I don't think I interrupted it while it was doing the deed but it was quite a while ago so maybe I did I forgot I have.

[alejandro-alzate]

Yeah mine neither.