Unable to validate SDK for Android using React Native SDK

[Dacker15]

Describe the bug

If I try to use validateSDKIntegration on Android, I get this error:

java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'void io.branch.referral.validators.IntegrationValidatorDialog.SetTestResultForRowItem(int, java.lang.String, boolean, java.lang.String, java.lang.String)' on a null object reference
                                                                                                    	at io.branch.referral.validators.IntegrationValidator.doValidateWithAppConfig(IntegrationValidator.java:68)
                                                                                                    	at io.branch.referral.validators.IntegrationValidator.onAppConfigAvailable(IntegrationValidator.java:127)
                                                                                                    	at io.branch.referral.validators.ServerRequestGetAppConfig.onRequestSucceeded(ServerRequestGetAppConfig.java:28)
                                                                                                    	at io.branch.referral.ServerRequestQueue$BranchPostTask.onRequestSuccess(ServerRequestQueue.java:658)
                                                                                                    	at io.branch.referral.ServerRequestQueue$BranchPostTask.onPostExecuteInner(ServerRequestQueue.java:574)
                                                                                                    	at io.branch.referral.ServerRequestQueue$BranchPostTask.onPostExecute(ServerRequestQueue.java:559)
                                                                                                    	at io.branch.referral.ServerRequestQueue$BranchPostTask.onPostExecute(ServerRequestQueue.java:512)
                                                                                                    	at android.os.AsyncTask.finish(AsyncTask.java:771)
                                                                                                    	at android.os.AsyncTask.-$$Nest$mfinish(Unknown Source:0)
                                                                                                    	at android.os.AsyncTask$InternalHandler.handleMessage(AsyncTask.java:788)
                                                                                                    	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:106)
                                                                                                    	at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:201)
                                                                                                    	at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:288)
                                                                                                    	at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7872)
                                                                                                    	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
                                                                                                    	at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:548)
                                                                                                    	at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:936)

Steps to reproduce

1. Install React Native package using the instruction
2. Call branch.validateSDKIntegration() inside an useEffect with zero dependencies on App.tsx

Expected behavior

The dialog with validation results should appear

SDK Version

5.18.1

Make and Model

Pixel 7 (Emulator)

OS

13

Additional Information/Context

Looking at the code on Branch-SDK/src/main/java/io/branch/referral/validators/IntegrationValidator.java

Branch.enableLogging(iBranchLoggingCallbacks);
instance.validateSDKIntegration(context);
instance.integrationValidatorDialog = new IntegrationValidatorDialog(context);

seems that instantiation of integrationValidatorDialog happens after validateSDKIntegration.
Rewriting this part in this way:

instance.integrationValidatorDialog = new IntegrationValidatorDialog(context);
Branch.enableLogging(iBranchLoggingCallbacks);
instance.validateSDKIntegration(context);

could fix my problem?

[howwellapp]

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