[Bug]: Android sync "Cannot read properties of null"

[BrunoAFK]

Describe the bug

I was following steps from wiki https://github.com/denolehov/obsidian-git/wiki/Installation#mobile but after i did everything right i got error

TypeError: Cannot read properties of null (reading 'slice')

I'm using gitlab and syncing .obsidian folder too

Steps to reproduce

https://github.com/denolehov/obsidian-git/wiki/Installation#mobile

I'm using gitlab and syncing .obsidian folder too

Expected Behavior

That repo is synced

Operating system

Android

Plugin version

2.10.1

[mathisgauthey]

Same issue there when I'm not starting fresh on a new vault.

[tomshaffner]

Same issue here.

Of note though; in my case closing the app completely out of memory and reopening it and then pushing seemed to solve the issue.

[tildejustin]

I am having this issue when trying to push to remote.

[BusterBlade5]

I have the same error. Did you manage to solve it? @tildejustin

[BusterBlade5]

Any idea how to solve it? @denolehov

[tildejustin]

I redid my local install and cloned my repo through the app instead of mgit but was still having unfixable mergeconflict errors and wierd gitignore issues on mobile so I just gave up for the time being.

[miaoerduo]

same issue when pulling from remote.

[makkuro-kuroe]

I have had the same problem since today morning... Can I check the error trace from the mobile app?

I tried searching for "slice" in my vault, but I have no results.

[PierreGtch]

Same here (gitlab.com repo, android) except the error appeared with reading 'length'. Cloning the repo worked by following the instructions here, the error appeared when trying to commit.

[LightTemplar]

me too :(

[LightTemplar]

I've used an ADB debugger and got this message in the console:

Uncaught (in promise) TypeError: Cannot read properties of null (reading 'slice')
    at GitPackIndex.readSlice (plugin:obsidian-git:13460:35)
    at async readObjectPacked (plugin:obsidian-git:13560:22)
    at async _readObject (plugin:obsidian-git:13584:14)
    at async GitWalkerRepo.readdir (plugin:obsidian-git:14336:30)
    at async Promise.all (/index 0)
    at async unionWalkerFromReaddir (plugin:obsidian-git:14614:21)
    at async walk2 (plugin:obsidian-git:14624:46)
    at async Promise.all (/index 2)
    at async walk2 (plugin:obsidian-git:14628:28)
    at async Object.walk (plugin:obsidian-git:20599:12) 

I hope, it will help.

[LightTemplar]

I checked repo on the phone with termux and its git - git pull and git status works. So, the problem is in the plug-in.

[BusterBlade5]

@LightTemplar I was hoping that the dev would maybe fix this. But I surrender and now I use Syncthing to sync with my phone and just deactivate the plugin in the mobile. At least there is an option to do that. And it works pretty nicely. I just use git on my pc.

[Trel725]

Same here. Seems to be connected with size of pack files, created by isomorphic-git. https://github.com/isomorphic-git/isomorphic-git/issues/1163#issuecomment-1577646030

[mathisgauthey]

I ended up paying for Sync, student promo code. But don't know yet what I'll do next year.

[LightTemplar]

@mathisgauthey, I don't have problems with paying, I have problems with trusting someone with my data.

[mathisgauthey]

@mathisgauthey, I don't have problems with paying, I have problems with trusting someone with my data.

I would recommend that you check this post

That's what I used to do on Android for using Obsidian sync with a git repo before moving to obsidian sync !

It's a bit techy but it works fine.

[LightTemplar]

@mathisgauthey, that would work for me, thanks!