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HiltWorker Fails to Inject FireStoreRepository Due to Missing Constructor

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I'm scheduling a periodic worker using PeriodicWorkRequestBuilder to fetch data via a FireStoreRepository and send a notification. However, the worker fails on start with a NoSuchMethodException indicating it can't find the expected constructor for DailyInterestingPlaceNotificationWorker.

LogCat snippet:

BASH
Scheduling work ID faacd85c-18fb-43a0-950c-55473ed2de3aJob ID 42
Starting work for faacd85c-18fb-43a0-950c-55473ed2de3a
Processor: processing WorkGenerationalId(workSpecId=faacd85c-18fb-43a0-950c-55473ed2de3a, generation=0)
Compat change id reported: 263076149; UID 10218; state: ENABLED
Could not instantiate com.amel.faerntourism.worker.DailyInterestingPlaceNotificationWorker
java.lang.NoSuchMethodException: com.amel.faerntourism.worker.DailyInterestingPlaceNotificationWorker.<init> [class android.content.Context, class androidx.work.WorkerParameters]
    at java.lang.Class.getConstructor0(Class.java:3395)
    at java.lang.Class.getDeclaredConstructor(Class.java:3077)
    at androidx.work.WorkerFactory.createWorkerWithDefaultFallback$fallbackToReflection(WorkerFactory.kt:87)
    at androidx.work.WorkerFactory.createWorkerWithDefaultFallback(WorkerFactory.kt:96)
    at androidx.work.impl.WorkerWrapper.runWorker(WorkerWrapper.kt:234)
    at androidx.work.impl.WorkerWrapper.access$runWorker(WorkerWrapper.kt:67)
    at androidx.work.impl.WorkerWrapper$launch$1$resolution$1.invokeSuspend(WorkerWrapper.kt:98)
    at androidx.work.impl.WorkerWrapper$launch$1$resolution$1.invoke(Unknown Source:8)
    at androidx.work.impl.WorkerWrapper$launch$1.invoke(Unknown Source:4)
    at kotlinx.coroutines.intrinsics.UndispatchedKt.startUndispatchedOrReturn(Undispatched.kt:42)
    at kotlinx.coroutines.BuildersKt__Builders_commonKt.withContext(Builders.common.kt:164)
    at kotlinx.coroutines.BuildersKt.withContext(Unknown Source:1)
    at androidx.work.impl.WorkerWrapper$launch$1.invokeSuspend(WorkerWrapper.kt:98)
    at androidx.work.impl.WorkerWrapper$launch$1.invoke(Unknown Source:8)
    at androidx.work.impl.WorkerWrapper$launch$1.invoke(Unknown Source:4)
    at androidx.work.ListenableFutureKt$launchFuture$1$2.invokeSuspend(ListenableFuture.kt:42)
    at kotlin.coroutines.jvm.internal.BaseContinuationImpl.resumeWith(ContinuationImpl.kt:33)
    at kotlinx.coroutines.DispatchedTask.run(DispatchedTask.kt:101)
    at androidx.work.impl.utils.SerialExecutorImpl$Task.run(SerialExecutorImpl.java:96)
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1145)
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:644)
    at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:1012)
Could not create Worker com.amel.faerntourism.worker.DailyInterestingPlaceNotificationWorker
androidx.work.impl.background.systemalarm.RescheduleReceiver enabled
androidx.work.impl.background.systemalarm.RescheduleReceiver disabled

When I remove the repository dependency from the worker constructor (leaving only doWork() { result.success() }), the worker executes successfully. Below are relevant code snippets:

Worker:

KOTLIN
package com.amel.faerntourism.worker

import android.content.Context
import androidx.hilt.work.HiltWorker
import androidx.work.CoroutineWorker
import androidx.work.WorkerParameters
import com.amel.faerntourism.data.FireStoreRepository
import com.amel.faerntourism.worker.makeInterestingPlaceNotification
import dagger.assisted.Assisted
import dagger.assisted.AssistedInject

@HiltWorker
class DailyInterestingPlaceNotificationWorker @AssistedInject constructor(
    @Assisted context: Context,
    @Assisted workerParams: WorkerParameters,
    private val fireStoreRepository: FireStoreRepository
) : CoroutineWorker(context, workerParams) {

    override suspend fun doWork(): Result {
        val placesResult = fireStoreRepository.getPlaces()

        placesResult.onSuccess { places ->
            if (places.isNotEmpty()) {
                val randomPlace = places.random()

                makeInterestingPlaceNotification(randomPlace, applicationContext)

                return Result.success()
            } else {
                return Result.failure()
            }
        }.onFailure {
            return Result.failure()
        }
        return Result.failure()
    }
}

Notification building:

KOTLIN
package com.amel.faerntourism.worker

import android.annotation.SuppressLint
import android.app.NotificationChannel
import android.app.NotificationManager
import android.content.Context
import android.os.Build
import androidx.annotation.RequiresApi
import androidx.core.app.NotificationCompat
import androidx.core.app.NotificationManagerCompat
import com.amel.faerntourism.CHANNEL_ID
import com.amel.faerntourism.NOTIFICATION_ID
import com.amel.faerntourism.NOTIFICATION_TITLE
import com.amel.faerntourism.R
import com.amel.faerntourism.VERBOSE_NOTIFICATION_CHANNEL_DESCRIPTION
import com.amel.faerntourism.VERBOSE_NOTIFICATION_CHANNEL_NAME
import com.amel.faerntourism.data.model.Place

@SuppressLint("MissingPermission")
fun makeInterestingPlaceNotification(
    place: Place,
    context: Context
) {
    if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O) createNotificationChannel(context)

    val builder = NotificationCompat.Builder(context, CHANNEL_ID)
        .setSmallIcon(R.drawable.landscape)
        .setContentTitle(NOTIFICATION_TITLE)
        .setContentText(place.name)
        .setPriority(NotificationCompat.PRIORITY_HIGH)
        .setAutoCancel(true)
        .build()

    NotificationManagerCompat.from(context).notify(NOTIFICATION_ID, builder)
}

@RequiresApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.O)
private fun createNotificationChannel(context: Context) {
    val importance = NotificationManager.IMPORTANCE_HIGH
    val channel = NotificationChannel(
        CHANNEL_ID,
        VERBOSE_NOTIFICATION_CHANNEL_NAME,
        importance
    )
    channel.description = VERBOSE_NOTIFICATION_CHANNEL_DESCRIPTION

    val notificationManager =
        context.getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE) as NotificationManager?

    notificationManager?.createNotificationChannel(channel)
}

Firestore repository:

KOTLIN
package com.amel.faerntourism.data

import com.amel.faerntourism.data.model.Article
import com.amel.faerntourism.data.model.Place
import com.google.firebase.firestore.FirebaseFirestore
import com.google.firebase.firestore.toObject
import kotlinx.coroutines.tasks.await
import javax.inject.Inject

interface FireStoreRepository {
    suspend fun getPlaces(): Result<List<Place>>
    suspend fun getArticles(): Result<List<Article>>

    suspend fun getPlace(id: String): Result<Place>
    suspend fun getArticle(id: String): Result<Article>
}

class FireStoreRepositoryImpl @Inject constructor(
    private val fireStore: FirebaseFirestore
) : FireStoreRepository {
    override suspend fun getPlaces(): Result<List<Place>> =
        try {
            val snapshot = fireStore.collection(PLACES_COLLECTION).get().await()

            val places = snapshot.documents.map { document ->
                document.toObject<Place>()?.copy(id = document.id) ?: Place()
            }

            Result.success(places)
        } catch (e: Exception) {
            Result.failure(e)
        }

    override suspend fun getArticles(): Result<List<Article>> =
        try {
            val snapshot = fireStore.collection(ARTICLES_COLLECTION).get().await()

            val articles = snapshot.documents.map { document ->
                document.toObject<Article>()?.copy(id = document.id) ?: Article()
            }

            Result.success(articles)
        } catch (e: Exception) {
            Result.failure(e)
        }


    override suspend fun getPlace(id: String): Result<Place> =
        try {
            val docSnapshot = fireStore.collection(PLACES_COLLECTION)
                .document(id)
                .get()
                .await()

            if (docSnapshot.exists()) {
                Result.success(
                    docSnapshot.toObject<Place>()?.copy(id = docSnapshot.id) ?: Place()
                )
            } else {
                Result.failure(NoSuchElementException("No place found with id $id"))
            }
        } catch (e: Exception) {
            Result.failure(e)
        }

    override suspend fun getArticle(id: String): Result<Article> =
        try {
            val docSnapshot = fireStore.collection(ARTICLES_COLLECTION)
                .document(id)
                .get()
                .await()

            if (docSnapshot.exists()) {
                Result.success(
                    docSnapshot.toObject<Article>()?.copy(id = docSnapshot.id) ?: Article()
                )
            } else {
                Result.failure(NoSuchElementException("No article found with id $id"))
            }
        } catch (e: Exception) {
            Result.failure(e)
        }

    companion object {
        const val ARTICLES_COLLECTION = "articles"
        const val PLACES_COLLECTION = "places"
    }
}

Firestore module:

KOTLIN
package com.amel.faerntourism.di

import com.amel.faerntourism.data.FireStoreRepository
import com.amel.faerntourism.data.FireStoreRepositoryImpl
import com.google.firebase.Firebase
import com.google.firebase.firestore.FirebaseFirestore
import com.google.firebase.firestore.firestore
import dagger.Module
import dagger.Provides
import dagger.hilt.InstallIn
import dagger.hilt.components.SingletonComponent
import javax.inject.Singleton

@Module
@InstallIn(SingletonComponent::class)
object FireStoreModule {

    @Singleton
    @Provides
    fun provideFireStore(): FirebaseFirestore = Firebase.firestore

    @Singleton
    @Provides
    fun providesFireStoreRepository(impl: FireStoreRepositoryImpl): FireStoreRepository = impl
}

Main activity:

KOTLIN
package com.amel.faerntourism

import DailyInterestingPlaceNotificationWorker
import android.os.Bundle
import androidx.activity.ComponentActivity
import androidx.activity.compose.setContent
import androidx.activity.viewModels
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxSize
import androidx.compose.material3.Surface
import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.navigation.NavHostController
import androidx.navigation.compose.NavHost
import androidx.navigation.compose.composable
import androidx.navigation.compose.rememberNavController
import androidx.work.ExistingPeriodicWorkPolicy
import androidx.work.OneTimeWorkRequestBuilder
import androidx.work.PeriodicWorkRequestBuilder
import androidx.work.WorkManager
import com.amel.faerntourism.ui.AuthViewModel
import com.amel.faerntourism.ui.screens.detailed.ArticleScreen
import com.amel.faerntourism.ui.screens.detailed.PlaceScreen
import com.amel.faerntourism.ui.screens.general.AccountScreen
import com.amel.faerntourism.ui.screens.general.ArticlesScreen
import com.amel.faerntourism.ui.screens.general.HomeScreen
import com.amel.faerntourism.ui.screens.general.ToursScreen
import com.amel.faerntourism.ui.theme.FaernTourismTheme
import dagger.hilt.android.AndroidEntryPoint
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit

@AndroidEntryPoint
class FaernActivity : ComponentActivity() {

    private val authViewModel by viewModels<AuthViewModel>()

    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)

        val periodicRequest = PeriodicWorkRequestBuilder<DailyInterestingPlaceNotificationWorker>(
            12, TimeUnit.HOURS,
        ).build()

        WorkManager.getInstance(applicationContext).enqueueUniquePeriodicWork(
            DAILY_WORK_NAME,
            ExistingPeriodicWorkPolicy.KEEP,
            periodicRequest
        )

        setContent {
            FaernTourismTheme {
                Surface(
                    modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize()
                ) {
                    val navController = rememberNavController()

                    FaernNavHost(navController, authViewModel)
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

Application:

KOTLIN
package com.amel.faerntourism

import android.app.Application
import dagger.hilt.android.HiltAndroidApp

@HiltAndroidApp
class FaernApplication : Application(), Configuration.Provider {

    @Inject
    lateinit var workerFactory: HiltWorkerFactory

    override val workManagerConfiguration: Configuration
        get() = Configuration.Builder()
            .setWorkerFactory(workerFactory)
            .build()
}

Android manifest:

XML
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    package="com.amel.faerntourism">

    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_LOCATION" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS" />

    <application
        android:name="com.amel.faerntourism.FaernApplication"
        android:allowBackup="true"
        android:dataExtractionRules="@xml/data_extraction_rules"
        android:fullBackupContent="@xml/backup_rules"
        android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
        android:label="@string/app_name"
        android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round"
        android:supportsRtl="true"
        android:theme="@style/Theme.FaernTourism"
        tools:targetApi="31">
        <service android:name="com.amel.faerntourism.models.service.LocationService" android:foregroundServiceType="location"/>

        <provider
            android:name="androidx.startup.InitializationProvider"
            android:authorities="${applicationId}.androidx-startup"
            android:exported="false"
            android:multiprocess="true"
            tools:node="merge">
            <meta-data
                android:name="androidx.work.impl.WorkManagerInitializer"
                android:value="androidx.startup"
                tools:node="remove" />
        </provider>

        <activity
            android:name="com.amel.faerntourism.FaernActivity"
            android:exported="true"
            android:theme="@style/Theme.FaernTourism">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
    </application>

</manifest>

Some hilt dependencies:

GROOVY
implementation(libs.hilt.android)
kapt(libs.hilt.android.compiler)
implementation(libs.androidx.hilt.work)
kapt(libs.androidx.hilt.compiler)
implementation(libs.androidx.hilt.navigation.compose)

I suspect the issue might be with the provider configuration in the manifest or the default WorkManager initializer not using the HiltWorkerFactory. Any insights on resolving this injection error?

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Answer by StackOverflow TychoAI Agent • 1 month ago

Below is an explanation and solution in markdown.

Problem Explanation

Your error indicates that WorkManager was unable to find a constructor with the signature
(Context, WorkerParameters) for your worker class:

NoSuchMethodException: com.amel.faerntourism.worker.DailyInterestingPlaceNotificationWorker.<init>(Context, WorkerParameters)

This happens because your worker’s constructor uses dependency injection via Hilt (@AssistedInject). When WorkManager instantiates a worker via reflection (using the default WorkerFactory), it looks for a no-argument constructor matching (Context, WorkerParameters) but cannot find it due to the extra parameter being injected.

Even though you’ve set up Hilt’s WorkerFactory (by overriding the Application’s work configuration), the default WorkManager initializer may still be used if the configuration isn’t applied correctly.

How to Fix It

Ensure Hilt’s WorkerFactory is Used:

In your Application class you must implement Configuration.Provider and provide your HiltWorkerFactory. You already did this:

KOTLIN
@HiltAndroidApp
class FaernApplication : Application(), Configuration.Provider {

    @Inject
    lateinit var workerFactory: HiltWorkerFactory

    override val workManagerConfiguration: Configuration
        get() = Configuration.Builder()
            .setWorkerFactory(workerFactory)
            .build()
}

Make sure this Application class is referenced in your manifest as the android:name for the <application> tag.

Remove the Default WorkManager Initializer:

WorkManager may still try to initialize itself using its default initializer if the metadata is present. In your manifest you have a provider with metadata for WorkManager initialization. You need to remove or override this metadata so that your configuration is actually used.

For example, remove the meta-data element by adding a tools directive. You already have something like this:
```
XML
<provider
    android:name="androidx.startup.InitializationProvider"
    android:authorities="${applicationId}.androidx-startup"
    android:exported="false"
    android:multiprocess="true"
    tools:node="merge">
    <meta-data
        android:name="androidx.work.impl.WorkManagerInitializer"
        android:value="androidx.startup"
        tools:node="remove" />
</provider>
```
Double-check that this removal is effective. You can also completely remove the provider if it isn’t required, so that WorkManager uses your custom configuration.

Verify Hilt Worker Setup:

Double-check that your worker class is annotated correctly with both @HiltWorker and uses @AssistedInject for its constructor parameters:

KOTLIN
@HiltWorker
class DailyInterestingPlaceNotificationWorker @AssistedInject constructor(
    @Assisted context: Context,
    @Assisted workerParams: WorkerParameters,
    private val fireStoreRepository: FireStoreRepository
) : CoroutineWorker(context, workerParams) {

    override suspend fun doWork(): Result {
        // Your implementation...
    }
}

Make sure your gradle setup includes both Hilt and the AndroidX Hilt Work libraries.

Clean and Rebuild:

After ensuring the above, do a clean rebuild of your project. This will guarantee that Dagger Hilt’s generated code (including the worker factory) is properly generated and hooked up.

Summary

Your worker fails because WorkManager’s default instantiation is used instead of Hilt’s WorkerFactory. To fix it:

Implement and register your Hilt WorkerFactory in your Application class.
Remove or override the default WorkManager initializer from the manifest.
Make sure your worker class is correctly annotated with @HiltWorker and uses @AssistedInject.

Following these steps should resolve the missing constructor error and allow your worker to be injected properly.

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