Open Jeopardy after start music or news, music or news not stopped.

[zhaokai3000]

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Briefly summarize your issue:

After starting music or news, try to ask Alexa to open Jeopardy. News or music still playing in the background, while Jeopardy is playing in the front. Two sounds mixed together.

What is the expected behavior?

News broadcast is stopped after Jeopardy starts.

What behavior are you observing?

Still broadcasting news while Jeopardy is playing.

Provide the steps to reproduce the issue, if applicable:

Step1. Ask Alexa for some news, start broadcasting flash briefings; Step2, Ask Alexa to open Jeopardy.

Tell us about your environment:

What version of the AVS Device SDK are you using?

2.9.2

Tell us what hardware you're using:

• [x] Desktop / Laptop
• [ ] Raspberry Pi
• [ ] Other - tell us more:

Tell us about your OS (Type & version):

• [x] Linux
• [ ] MacOS
• [ ] Raspbian Stretch
• [ ] Raspbian Jessy
• [ ] Other - tell us more:

Have you tried the same use case with AVS Device SDK SampleApp?

• [ ] The issue is not applicable to the AVS Device SDK SampleApp.
• [x] The issue is not reproducible on the AVS Device SDK SampleApp.

[powj]

Thank you for bringing this to our attention, we have been able to reproduce this issue and will be investigating.

[1cengizk]

@zhaokai3000 You can apply the following patch as a workaround for this problem, while we are working on a permanent fix.

You can modify the following lines as follows and then rebuild: https://github.com/alexa/alexa-smart-screen-sdk/blob/master/modules/GUI/js/src/lib/media/AVSAudioPlayer.ts#L93-L94

super.onError(id, reason);
if (reason.toString().includes(`TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'component')`)) return;
this.playing = false;

[zhaokai3000]

@zhaokai3000 You can apply the following patch as a workaround for this problem, while we are working on a permanent fix.

You can modify the following lines as follows and then rebuild: https://github.com/alexa/alexa-smart-screen-sdk/blob/master/modules/GUI/js/src/lib/media/AVSAudioPlayer.ts#L93-L94

super.onError(id, reason);
if (reason.toString().includes(`TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'component')`)) return;
this.playing = false;

Will try. Thanks!

[zhaokai3000]

    public onError(id : string, reason : string) : void {
        super.onError(id, reason);
        if (reason.toString().includes(`TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'component')`)) {
            return;
        }
        this.playing = false;
        this.releaseFocus();
        if (this.activityToken !== undefined) {
            this.activityTracker.recordInactive(this.activityToken);
            this.activityToken = undefined;
        }
    }

@1cengizk Sorry but the workaround seems doesn't work. Still have news mixed with Jeopardy sounds.

[powj]

Hi @zhaokai3000, could you add console.log(reason); at the beginning of the onError function above, then provide the console logs from your browser.

[zhaokai3000]

Sorry that I forgot to mention that I tested this on my arm linux device last time, which is running smart screen sdk 2.9.2. Console log for the reason is: TypeError: Cannot read property 'component' of undefined

I tested this change again on ubuntu running smart screen sdk 2.9.1 and it works. Console log for the reason is: TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'component')

[powj]

Thank you for providing these logs, to enable both cases to be caught I recommend modifying the check to be: if (reason.toString().includes("TypeError:")) return;

[zhaokai3000]

The workaround patch works. Thanks!