Init ConfigurationBuilder using ReportsCrashes annotation

[hexonxons]

Is there any way to init acra without using annotations on Application class but on my custom class?
For example

@ReportsCrashes(
        httpMethod = HttpSender.Method.PUT,
        reportType = HttpSender.Type.JSON,
        formUri = "http://example.com",
        formUriBasicAuthLogin = "reporter",
        formUriBasicAuthPassword = "reporter",
        mode = ReportingInteractionMode.TOAST,
        resToastText = R.string.crash_toast_text,
        customReportContent = {
                ReportField.REPORT_ID,
                ReportField.APP_VERSION_CODE,
                ReportField.APP_VERSION_NAME,
                ReportField.PACKAGE_NAME,
                ReportField.PHONE_MODEL,
                ReportField.ANDROID_VERSION,
                ReportField.BUILD,
                ReportField.BRAND,
                ReportField.PRODUCT,
                ReportField.TOTAL_MEM_SIZE,
                ReportField.AVAILABLE_MEM_SIZE,
                ReportField.CUSTOM_DATA,
                ReportField.STACK_TRACE,
                ReportField.CRASH_CONFIGURATION,
                ReportField.DISPLAY,
                ReportField.USER_APP_START_DATE,
                ReportField.USER_CRASH_DATE,
                ReportField.LOGCAT,
                ReportField.EVENTSLOG,
                ReportField.IS_SILENT,
                ReportField.DEVICE_ID,
                ReportField.INSTALLATION_ID,
                ReportField.DEVICE_FEATURES,
                ReportField.ENVIRONMENT,
                ReportField.THREAD_DETAILS
        },
        logcatArguments = {"-t", "500", "-v", "long", "*:D"}
)
public final class CrashReporters {
    ...
}

In acra 4.6.2 there was ACRAConfiguration(ReportsCrashes) constructor, but I found no way to do same thing in acra 4.8.1 and all other cases relies on application. Another way is to implement ConfigurationBuilder(Application app)'s logic, but it is quite strange.

[william-ferguson-au]

The @ReportCrashes annotation must be on an Application class.

If you want to programmatically configure ACRA, it is quite simple. You just populate the ConfigurationBuilder with the values you want and then use it to create the ACRAConfiguration to use.

See https://github.com/ACRA/acra/wiki/BasicSetup#configuring-acra---programmatically

[hexonxons]

@william-ferguson-au Well, ok, but there is no @ReportCrashes annotation on MyApplication class in that example. And .build(); method fails with

Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to get length of null array
at org.acra.config.ACRAConfiguration.copyArray(ACRAConfiguration.java:1232)
at org.acra.config.ACRAConfiguration.<init>(ACRAConfiguration.java:113)
at org.acra.config.ConfigurationBuilder.build(ConfigurationBuilder.java:163)

cause annotationConfig.additionalDropBoxTags is null.

Is it wrong doc there?

[william-ferguson-au]

Damn. That's an oversight.
I'll fix it tonight.

[william-ferguson-au]

I have opened #365 to track the error.