Catch automotive exception and allow sensors to be enabled via server side

[dshokouhi]

Summary

Allows automotive sensors to be enabled in the play store build by enabling via the server side

User will get a notification to enable and will then be prompted to enable and grant permission upon selecting the notification.

Also catches the below crash I experienced using a new automotive emulator

2024-09-18 16:30:23.491 12966-12966 AndroidRuntime          io....stant.companion.android.debug  E  FATAL EXCEPTION: main (Ask Gemini)
                                                                                                    Process: io.homeassistant.companion.android.debug, PID: 12966
                                                                                                    java.lang.RuntimeException: java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'boolean android.car.drivingstate.CarUxRestrictions.isRequiresDistractionOptimization()' on a null object reference
                                                                                                    	at androidx.car.app.utils.RemoteUtils.lambda$dispatchCallFromHost$0(RemoteUtils.java:153)
                                                                                                    	at androidx.car.app.utils.RemoteUtils$$ExternalSyntheticLambda3.run(D8$$SyntheticClass:0)
                                                                                                    	at androidx.car.app.utils.ThreadUtils.runOnMain(ThreadUtils.java:38)
                                                                                                    	at androidx.car.app.utils.RemoteUtils.dispatchCallFromHost(RemoteUtils.java:145)
                                                                                                    	at androidx.car.app.utils.RemoteUtils.lambda$dispatchCallFromHost$1(RemoteUtils.java:184)
                                                                                                    	at androidx.car.app.utils.RemoteUtils$$ExternalSyntheticLambda4.run(D8$$SyntheticClass:0)
                                                                                                    	at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:942)
                                                                                                    	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
                                                                                                    	at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:201)
                                                                                                    	at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:288)
                                                                                                    	at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7924)
                                                                                                    	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)
                                                                                                    Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'boolean android.car.drivingstate.CarUxRestrictions.isRequiresDistractionOptimization()' on a null object reference
                                                                                                    	at io.homeassistant.companion.android.vehicle.BaseVehicleScreen.isDrivingOptimized(BaseVehicleScreen.kt:25)
                                                                                                    	at io.homeassistant.companion.android.vehicle.MainVehicleScreen.onGetTemplate(MainVehicleScreen.kt:181)
                                                                                                    	at androidx.car.app.Screen.getTemplateWrapper(Screen.java:359)
                                                                                                    	at androidx.car.app.ScreenManager.getTopTemplate(ScreenManager.java:280)
                                                                                                    	at androidx.car.app.AppManager$1$$ExternalSyntheticLambda1.dispatch(D8$$SyntheticClass:0)
                                                                                                    	at androidx.car.app.utils.RemoteUtils.lambda$dispatchCallFromHost$0(RemoteUtils.java:148)
                                                                                                    	at androidx.car.app.utils.RemoteUtils$$ExternalSyntheticLambda3.run(D8$$SyntheticClass:0) 
                                                                                                    	at androidx.car.app.utils.ThreadUtils.runOnMain(ThreadUtils.java:38) 
                                                                                                    	at androidx.car.app.utils.RemoteUtils.dispatchCallFromHost(RemoteUtils.java:145) 
                                                                                                    	at androidx.car.app.utils.RemoteUtils.lambda$dispatchCallFromHost$1(RemoteUtils.java:184) 
                                                                                                    	at androidx.car.app.utils.RemoteUtils$$ExternalSyntheticLambda4.run(D8$$SyntheticClass:0) 
                                                                                                    	at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:942) 
                                                                                                    	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99) 
                                                                                                    	at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:201) 
                                                                                                    	at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:288) 
                                                                                                    	at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7924) 
                                                                                                    	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) 
2024-09-18 16:30:23.509  2466-2466  CarApp.H.Tem            com...pps.automotive.templates.host  E  Error: [type: null, cause: null, debug msg: java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'boolean android.car.drivingstate.CarUxRestrictions.isRequiresDistractionOptimization()' on a null object reference (Ask Gemini)
                                                                                                    	at io.homeassistant.companion.android.vehicle.BaseVehicleScreen.isDrivingOptimized(BaseVehicleScreen.kt:25)
                                                                                                    	at io.homeassistant.companion.android.vehicle.MainVehicleScreen.onGetTemplate(MainVehicleScreen.kt:181)
                                                                                                    	at androidx.car.app.Screen.getTemplateWrapper(Screen.java:359)
                                                                                                    	at androidx.car.app.ScreenManager.getTopTemplate(ScreenManager.java:280)
                                                                                                    	at androidx.car.app.AppManager$1$$ExternalSyntheticLambda1.dispatch(D8$$SyntheticClass:0)
                                                                                                    	at androidx.car.app.utils.RemoteUtils.lambda$dispatchCallFromHost$0(RemoteUtils.java:148)
                                                                                                    	at androidx.car.app.utils.RemoteUtils$$ExternalSyntheticLambda3.run(D8$$SyntheticClass:0)
                                                                                                    	at androidx.car.app.utils.ThreadUtils.runOnMain(ThreadUtils.java:38)
                                                                                                    	at androidx.car.app.utils.RemoteUtils.dispatchCallFromHost(RemoteUtils.java:145)
                                                                                                    	at androidx.car.app.utils.RemoteUtils.lambda$dispatchCallFromHost$1(RemoteUtils.java:184)
                                                                                                    	at androidx.car.app.utils.RemoteUtils$$ExternalSyntheticLambda4.run(D8$$SyntheticClass:0)
                                                                                                    	at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:942)
                                                                                                    	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
                                                                                                    	at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:201)
                                                                                                    	at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:288)
                                                                                                    	at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7924)
                                                                                                    	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)
                                                                                                    ]

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Link to pull request in Documentation repository

Documentation: home-assistant/companion.home-assistant#1114

Any other notes

The polestar emulator no longer seems to work so I have switched to an Android 13 API emulator that works pretty well and no longer crashes or requires a weird play store update. Process is pretty smooth as well.

[dshokouhi]

Leaving as a draft as we should only merge this after our current build receives approval

[jpelgrom]

Previously (#4122 (comment)) my comment was that we should check the 'missing permission' notification. That has now been done so looks good to me :)

[domeng83]

@dshokouhi General Motors makes their Google Built In emulator available via their developer portal - https://developer.gm.com/in-vehicle-apps this has all sensors enabled on it and would be viable for testing.