Android Question Google Play Game Services library - issues with TurnBasedMultipPlayer [solved with workaround]

[Greg Breinholt]

I've been (successfully) using this Library to use the Google Play leaderboard:

Google Play Game Services

This is a wrapper for the Google Play Services related to games. This library was tested successfully with the API 37 of Google Play Services. List of features: Sign-in: supported; Achievements: supported; Leaderboards: supported; Real-time multiplayer: supported (NEW!); Turn-based...

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All worked fine, but suddenly getting the error below. Note that I am not actually using TurnbasedMultiplayer in my code.. but from what I can see, Google has killed this API:

Turn-based Multiplayer | Play Games Services | Google for Developers

developers.google.com

Anyone have any ideas how to resolve this? Does it need an update to the Library removing all links to the removed API?

Greg

Edit: Workaround found Removing/replacing the asynchronous calls stops the crash. See the later comments.

Recommended to use this library:

[New] Google Play Games Services

Hi everyone, This is a complete wrapper of the latest Google Play Games Services (v17.2.1). I made this for @Jack Cole and he allowed me to post it on the forum to help other users. Though the functionalities are almost the same but the implementation is a little different than the old wrapper...

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[Computersmith64]

That's correct I am using this code:

    'Loads the list of leaderboards  
    Leaderboards.LoadLeaderboardMetadata(True).SetResultEvent("GP_onLeaderboardsLoaded")

I was not aware that I'm using custom Leaderboard - I created one in the Play Console (image below).
Is this classed as custom?

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Do you know if there an alternative way to create the Leaderboard or get the data from it that would prevent the error?

Oh - my mistake. You are using a standard leaderboard, but I'm not sure why you're calling LoadLeaderboardMetadata. If you want a list of leaderboards, you should call getAllLeaderboardsIntent - but if you only have 1 leaderboard then you should just call it directly with GetLeaderboardIntent("leaderboard_id").

- Colin.

 

[Greg Breinholt]

Oh - my mistake. You are using a standard leaderboard, but I'm not sure why you're calling LoadLeaderboardMetadata. If you want a list of leaderboards, you should call getAllLeaderboardsIntent - but if you only have 1 leaderboard then you should just call it directly with GetLeaderboardIntent("leaderboard_id").

- Colin.

OK... got it working - much appreciate your insights! ;-)

I stopped using the LoadLeaderboardMetadata (wasn't really using it, other than as a check that the leaderboard existed), and I was getting the data through the Leaderboard ID anyway. But I was getting then getting the same error on submitting a score. Changing the code as below removed the error:

'Leaderboards.SubmitScoreImmediate(Leaderboard_Id, Percent).SetResultEvent("GP_onScoreSubmitted")
Leaderboards.SubmitScore(Leaderboard_Id, Percent)

I was using this code to show a toast when it was a submission was made and a new high score returned. But I think I can explore other ways to compare the users score with the current Leaderboard high score and provide them with appropriate feedback.

 

[Computersmith64]

OK... got it working - much appreciate your insights! ;-)

I stopped using the LoadLeaderboardMetadata (wasn't really using it, other than as a check that the leaderboard existed), and I was getting the data through the Leaderboard ID anyway. But I was getting then getting the same error on submitting a score. Changing the code as below removed the error:

'Leaderboards.SubmitScoreImmediate(Leaderboard_Id, Percent).SetResultEvent("GP_onScoreSubmitted")
Leaderboards.SubmitScore(Leaderboard_Id, Percent)

I was using this code to show a toast when it was a submission was made and a new high score returned. But I think I can explore other ways to compare the users score with the current Leaderboard high score and provide them with appropriate feedback.

Yeah - I've never used the asynchronous submit functions. I find that the "fire & forget" submissions are generally 100% reliable.

- Colin.

 

[Jack Cole]

This isn't working for me because I am trying to load achievements.

Achievements.Load(False).SetResultEvent("GP_onAchievementsLoaded")

Here is the error:

java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Failed resolution of: Lcom/google/android/gms/games/multiplayer/turnbased/TurnBasedMultiplayer$CancelMatchResult;
at flm.b4a.googleplay.PendingResultWrapper.SetResultCallback(PendingResultWrapper.java:579)
at flm.b4a.googleplay.PendingResultWrapper.SetResultEvent(PendingResultWrapper.java:738)
at mindware.minegames.starter._connection_success(starter.java:294)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
at anywheresoftware.b4a.shell.Shell.runMethod(Shell.java:732)
at anywheresoftware.b4a.shell.Shell.raiseEventImpl(Shell.java:351)
at anywheresoftware.b4a.shell.Shell.raiseEvent(Shell.java:255)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
at anywheresoftware.b4a.ShellBA.raiseEvent2(ShellBA.java:144)
at anywheresoftware.b4a.keywords.Common.CallSub4(Common.java:1082)
at anywheresoftware.b4a.keywords.Common.CallSubNew2(Common.java:1037)
at mindware.minegames.clsconnection._gpc_onsigninsucceeded(clsconnection.java:518)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
at anywheresoftware.b4a.shell.Shell.runMethod(Shell.java:732)
at anywheresoftware.b4a.shell.Shell.raiseEventImpl(Shell.java:351)
at anywheresoftware.b4a.shell.Shell.raiseEvent(Shell.java:255)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
at anywheresoftware.b4a.ShellBA.raiseEvent2(ShellBA.java:144)
at anywheresoftware.b4a.BA.raiseEvent(BA.java:193)
at flm.b4a.googleplay.GooglePlayConnection.SucceedSignIn(GooglePlayConnection.java:437)
at flm.b4a.googleplay.GooglePlayConnection.onConnected(GooglePlayConnection.java:422)
at com.google.android.gms.common.internal.zah.zaa(com.google.android.gmslay-services-base@@17.5.0:30)
at com.google.android.gms.common.api.internal.zaar.zaa(com.google.android.gmslay-services-base@@17.5.0:295)
at com.google.android.gms.common.api.internal.zaaf.zaf(com.google.android.gmslay-services-base@@17.5.0:130)
at com.google.android.gms.common.api.internal.zaaf.zaa(com.google.android.gmslay-services-base@@17.5.0:108)
at com.google.android.gms.common.api.internal.zaaz.onConnected(com.google.android.gmslay-services-base@@17.5.0:105)

 

[Computersmith64]

This isn't working for me because I am trying to load achievements.

Achievements.Load(False).SetResultEvent("GP_onAchievementsLoaded")

Here is the error:

Is there a specific reason you're trying to load achievements? I used to load them & then check to see which ones were locked before unlocking them, but I found this to be problematic, so I just execute an unlock regardless. If the achievement is already unlocked, then GPGS just ignores the request. If you're using incremental achievements this might not work though...

- Colin.

 

[Jack Cole]

I have a few things that the Achievements list is needed for.

I have a menu item where they can open their achievements. I update all achievements when they try to open their achievements.

Is there a way to update an achievement without having the Achievements variable initialized?

 

[Computersmith64]

I have a few things that the Achievements list is needed for.

I have a menu item where they can open their achievements. I update all achievements when they try to open their achievements.

Is there a way to update an achievement without having the Achievements variable initialized?

To show a player their achievements, I use:

Private i As Intent = Achievements.GetAchievementsIntent
GPUtils.StartActivityForResult(i, ACHIEVEMENTS_DLG)

To unlock an achievement I use:

Achievements.Unlock("achievement_id")

- Colin.

 

[Jack Cole]

To show a player their achievements, I use:

Private i As Intent = Achievements.GetAchievementsIntent
GPUtils.StartActivityForResult(i, ACHIEVEMENTS_DLG)

To unlock an achievement I use:

Achievements.Unlock("achievement_id")

- Colin.

Thanks. This might work.

 

[Greg Breinholt]

I kind of wish that the Google Play Games Services library was one of the official internal libraries (same as the GooglePlayBilling)... since its core to use Google's Leaderboards & Achievements. But I accept that there's only so many libraries that Erel can support, and this might not be a priority.

 

[Computersmith64]

I kind of wish that the Google Play Games Services library was one of the official internal libraries (same as the GooglePlayBilling)... since its core to use Google's Leaderboards & Achievements. But I accept that there's only so many libraries that Erel can support, and this might not be a priority.

I agree - & that's actually why I've ended up rewriting some of my apps in Kotlin. When you rely heavily on library wrappers (like I do for GPGS) & they get out of sync with newer versions of the Android APIs, it makes it very hard to keep existing apps working. Unfortunately I don't have the time (or expertise) to rewrite a wrapper as complex as the GPGS one.

- Colin.

 

[Jack Cole]

Ok, I got it to work. There are some features that I can't use anymore like checking for a score being a new best score on a leaderboard.

 

[Jack Cole]

How about we see if Biswajit would update/rewrite the library (on contract to be paid)? I too wish it would be an official library, but it probably won't happen as this library is maybe not used by enough people.

 

[Greg Breinholt]

How about we see if Biswajit would update/rewrite the library (on contract to be paid)? I too wish it would be an official library, but it probably won't happen as this library is maybe not used by enough people.

I think user @Informatix created the original lib - he might be in a better position to update (though it was several years ago!)

 

[Jack Cole]

I think user @Informatix created the original lib - he might be in a better position to update (though it was several years ago!)

Yes, I sent a private message to @Informatix about this, but have received no response.

 

[DonManfred]

Again: The Library Informatix wrapped in the past is another library then the new Game Services Library.
The new one replaces the old one.

One need to write a completely new wrapper for the new Lib

 

[Informatix]

Again: The Library Informatix wrapped in the past is another library then the new Game Services Library.
The new one replaces the old one.

One need to write a completely new wrapper for the new Lib

I agree. It is better to use the new API than trying to tinker with my library because sooner or later the old API will be completely deprecated.
I consider my library to be a dead project and should no longer be used.

 

[Jack Cole]

I have contracted with @Biswajit to re-write the library with the new API. I will authorize him to share with the community when it's ready.

 

[Biswajit]

I have contracted with @Biswajit to re-write the library with the new API. I will authorize him to share with the community when it's ready.

Here is the new wrapper.

[New] Google Play Games Services

Hi everyone, This is a complete wrapper of the latest Google Play Games Services (v17.2.1). I made this for @Jack Cole and he allowed me to post it on the forum to help other users. Though the functionalities are almost the same but the implementation is a little different than the old wrapper...

www.b4x.com