Screenshots not showing Coil images correctly

[guerrerorodrigo]

Description I have different tests that use Paparazzi. These tests are for a custom Icon that use rememberAsyncImagePainter() and an ImageRequest from Coil. I'm following this approach to setup the tests.

These tests live in different classes. For the sake of this sample, there are three different classes, each with the exact same test.

After executing ./gradlew app:recordPaparazziDebug, I get the different images for the tests. The following are the images I get:

Test #1:

Test #2:

Test #3:

Only the test that is executed first, shows the image. The image is missing from the other tests, even though the tests are exactly the same.

Steps to Reproduce Sample project can be found here. You can run ./gradlew app:recordPaparazziDebug to get the images.

Expected behavior All images should show the icon.

Additional information:

• Paparazzi Version: 1.3.1
• OS: API 33
• Compile SDK: 33 and 34
• Gradle Version: 8.0, also had the issue with 8.3
• Android Gradle Plugin Version: 8.1.1 and 8.1.2

[mrmike]

I think this might be related to https://github.com/cashapp/paparazzi/issues/1087#issuecomment-1728303515

[guerrerorodrigo]

@mrmike I don't think it's related, since I don't use a LazyColumn

[yschimke]

The tests don't look exactly the same. With matching intercept logic, do they match?

[guerrerorodrigo]

The tests don't look exactly the same. With matching intercept logic, do they match?

The three tests in https://github.com/guerrerorodrigo/paparazzicoil/tree/master/app/src/test/java/com/rodrigoguerrero/paparazzicoil are exactly the same. Same tests, testing the same composable. However, only the first screenshot is generated correctly.

[yschimke]

Double check. The intercept calls differ.

[guerrerorodrigo]

that makes no difference. now they are all the same, same result.

[colinrtwhite]

Hi folks I took a look at this and opened an issue on the Coil tracker to track. I'm not 100% sure if this is a Coil issue, a Paparazzi issue, or somewhere in-between. I added some more info in the ticket (including a work-around), but it possibly appears to be a timing issue.

[ashley-figueira]

I get the same result when using Parameterized Tests.

Here is an example:

@RunWith(TestParameterInjector::class)
@Category(ScreenshotTest::class)
class MyScreenshotTest(
    @TestParameter config: Config
) {

    enum class Config(
         val deviceConfig: DeviceConfig
    ) {
        NEXUS_4(deviceConfig = DeviceConfig.NEXUS_4),
        NEXUS_5(deviceConfig = DeviceConfig.NEXUS_5)
    }

   @get:Rule
   val paparazzi = Paparazzi(deviceConfig = config.deviceConfig)

    @Before
    fun setUp() {
        val engine = FakeImageLoaderEngine.Builder()
            .intercept("https://www.google.com/image.jpg", ColorDrawable(Color.RED))
            .default(ColorDrawable(Color.BLUE))
            .build()
        val imageLoader = ImageLoader.Builder(paparazzi.context)
            .components { add(engine) }
            .build()
        Coil.setImageLoader(imageLoader)
    }

    @After
    fun after() {
        Coil.reset()
    }

    @Test
    fun myScreenshotTest() {
        val imageUrl = "https://www.google.com/image.jpg"
        paparazzi.snapshot {
            MyImage(
                imageUrl = imageUrl,
                contentDescription = null
            )
        }
    }
}

This results in only the first screenshot overriding the image while the second does not.

[kartik-prakash]

Any updates here? This has become a huge blocker for us.

[xavijimenezmulet]

Any updates? This is a block for us as well. We found a workaround but for us it's not a good test. If you set a contentscale to None it works.

[inktomi]

This issue is very easy to reproduce with a basic coil test like this with the latest dependencies:

@RunWith(TestParameterInjector::class)
class CoilSnapshotTest {
    // rule setup, etc.. 
    @TestParameter
    val nightMode: Boolean = false

    @Before
    @OptIn(ExperimentalCoilApi::class)
    fun setup() {
        val engine = FakeImageLoaderEngine.Builder()
            .default(ColorDrawable(Color.MAGENTA))
            .build()

        val imageLoader = ImageLoader.Builder(rule.context)
            .components { add(engine) }
            .build()

        Coil.setImageLoader(imageLoader)
    }

    // Tests, only one will show the magenta image. 

}

[mtzhisham]

Was able to bypass this by setting the main dispatchers to Unconfined in the @Before method, more on why here #1087 (comment)

  @Before
  fun before() {
      Dispatchers.setMain(Dispatchers.Unconfined) // setting the dispatcher to Unconfined for tests
      val engine = FakeImageLoaderEngine.Builder()
          ..

[richardortiz84]

Was able to bypass this by setting the main dispatchers to Unconfined in the @Before method, more on why here #1087 (comment)

  @Before
  fun before() {
      Dispatchers.setMain(Dispatchers.Unconfined) // setting the dispatcher to Unconfined for tests
      val engine = FakeImageLoaderEngine.Builder()
          ..

After implementing this fix we were able to get a lot of screenshot tests to work correctly. Shortly after we had a few edge cases came up where the fix did not work. It would seem this fix works for simple cases where the painter is used directly in an Image. For more complex cases where the setup relies on watching the AsyncImagePainter.State it does not seem to work.

For example:

AnimatedContent(
    painterState,
    label = "Image Load Transition",
) { state ->
    when (state) {
        State.Empty, is State.Loading -> ImageLoadingContent()
        is State.Success -> ImageSuccessContent()
        is State.Error -> ImageErrorContent()
    }
}

[julioromano]

I run into this too in a Junit.Parameterized test that uses Paparazzi to screenshot some views (old fashioned views, not using compose) that use Coil inside. Only the first screenshot of the series shows images loaded by Coil.

The Dispatchers.setMain(Dispatchers.Unconfined) workaround fixes it so far.

[geoff-powell]

Yep, looks like Coil has implemented a fix here. Thanks @colinrtwhite!