Revert ROOM 2.4.1

app/build.gradle

@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ dependencies {
     def documentfile_version = "1.1.0-alpha01"
     def lifecycle_version = "2.4.0" // 2.5.0-alpha04
     def lifecycle_extensions_version = "2.2.0"
-    def room_version = "2.4.2" // 2.5.0-alpha01
+    def room_version = "2.4.1" // 2.5.0-alpha01
     def sqlite_version = "2.2.0" // 2.3.0-alpha01
     def requery_version = "3.36.0"
     def paging_version = "2.1.2" //  3.1.1

app/src/main/java/androidx/room/InvalidationTracker.java

@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ public class InvalidationTracker {
     @SuppressWarnings("WeakerAccess") /* synthetic access */
     volatile SupportSQLiteStatement mCleanupStatement;
 
-    private final ObservedTableTracker mObservedTableTracker;
+    private ObservedTableTracker mObservedTableTracker;
 
     private final InvalidationLiveDataContainer mInvalidationLiveDataContainer;
 
@@ -115,8 +115,6 @@ public class InvalidationTracker {
 
     private MultiInstanceInvalidationClient mMultiInstanceInvalidationClient;
 
-    private final Object mSyncTriggersLock = new Object();
-
     /**
      * Used by the generated code.
      *
@@ -539,13 +537,14 @@ public class InvalidationTracker {
             return;
         }
         try {
-            Lock closeLock = mDatabase.getCloseLock();
+            // This method runs in a while loop because while changes are synced to db, another
-            closeLock.lock();
+            // runnable may be skipped. If we cause it to skip, we need to do its work.
-            try {
+            while (true) {
-                // Serialize adding and removing table trackers, this is specifically important
+                Lock closeLock = mDatabase.getCloseLock();
-                // to avoid missing invalidation before a transaction starts but there are
+                closeLock.lock();
-                // pending (possibly concurrent) observer changes.
+                try {
-                synchronized (mSyncTriggersLock) {
+                    // there is a potential race condition where another mSyncTriggers runnable
+                    // can start running right after we get the tables list to sync.
                     final int[] tablesToSync = mObservedTableTracker.getTablesToSync();
                     if (tablesToSync == null) {
                         return;
@@ -567,9 +566,10 @@ public class InvalidationTracker {
                     } finally {
                         database.endTransaction();
                     }
+                    mObservedTableTracker.onSyncCompleted();
+                } finally {
+                    closeLock.unlock();
                 }
-            } finally {
-                closeLock.unlock();
             }
         } catch (IllegalStateException | SQLiteException exception) {
             // may happen if db is closed. just log.
@@ -789,6 +789,13 @@ public class InvalidationTracker {
 
         boolean mNeedsSync;
 
+        /**
+         * After we return non-null value from getTablesToSync, we expect a onSyncCompleted before
+         * returning any non-null value from getTablesToSync.
+         * This allows us to workaround any multi-threaded state syncing issues.
+         */
+        boolean mPendingSync;
+
         ObservedTableTracker(int tableCount) {
             mTableObservers = new long[tableCount];
             mTriggerStates = new boolean[tableCount];
@@ -845,7 +852,7 @@ public class InvalidationTracker {
         }
 
         /**
-         * If this returns non-null there are no pending sync operations.
+         * If this returns non-null, you must call onSyncCompleted.
          *
          * @return int[] An int array where the index for each tableId has the action for that
          * table.
@@ -853,7 +860,7 @@ public class InvalidationTracker {
         @Nullable
         int[] getTablesToSync() {
             synchronized (this) {
-                if (!mNeedsSync) {
+                if (!mNeedsSync || mPendingSync) {
                     return null;
                 }
                 final int tableCount = mTableObservers.length;
@@ -866,8 +873,19 @@ public class InvalidationTracker {
                     }
                     mTriggerStates[i] = newState;
                 }
+                mPendingSync = true;
                 mNeedsSync = false;
-                return mTriggerStateChanges.clone();
+                return mTriggerStateChanges;
+            }
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * if getTablesToSync returned non-null, the called should call onSyncCompleted once it
+         * is done.
+         */
+        void onSyncCompleted() {
+            synchronized (this) {
+                mPendingSync = false;
             }
         }
     }