[Question] method is deleted when apply `io.sentry.android.gradle` in final class file

[joechan-cq]

Gradle Version

8.7

AGP Version

8.5.2

Code Minifier/Optimizer

R8

Version

4.11.0

Sentry SDK Version

7.0.0

Steps to Reproduce

Platform: Android
JDK Version: 18

build apk on debug mode, disable minifyEnabled。

It's so confusing that when I apply io.sentry.android.gradle plugin, the method which named getIdentifier in another class file would be deleted. I can't find it in the final output class file.

If not apply plugin, the method won't be deleted.

Maybe it's not the issue with sentry, but I have nowhere else to turn for help.

Expected Result

the method is kept in the final class file.

Actual Result

the method is deleted in the final class file.

[romtsn]

hi @joechan-cq were you able to reproduce it on a fresh project? You could also try disabling tracing as follows, maybe it will resolve the issue:

sentry {
  tracingInstrumentation.enabled.set(false)
}

[joechan-cq]

sentry {
tracingInstrumentation.enabled.set(false)
}

It works. I found some ASM bytecode operation in the plugin code. Does this mean it triggered a certain rule, causing this to happen?

[romtsn]

I actually don't know. It'd be great if you could provide a reproducible sample project. Or at least share the full source code of the problematic file so we can see which ASM visitor caused this.