Add helper method for running a DB task and logging any exception it throws.

bramble-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/api/ThrowingRunnable.java

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+package org.briarproject.bramble.api;
+
+public interface ThrowingRunnable<T extends Throwable> {
+
+	void run() throws T;
+}

bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/sync/DuplexOutgoingSession.java

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package org.briarproject.bramble.sync;
 
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.ThrowingRunnable;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.ContactId;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.event.ContactRemovedEvent;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.DatabaseComponent;

bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/sync/SimplexOutgoingSession.java

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package org.briarproject.bramble.sync;
 
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.ThrowingRunnable;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.ContactId;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.event.ContactRemovedEvent;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.DatabaseComponent;

bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/sync/ThrowingRunnable.java

@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-package org.briarproject.bramble.sync;
-
-interface ThrowingRunnable<T extends Throwable> {
-
-	void run() throws T;
-}

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/contact/ContactListViewModel.java

@@ -45,10 +45,8 @@ import androidx.arch.core.util.Function;
 import androidx.lifecycle.LiveData;
 import androidx.lifecycle.MutableLiveData;
 
-import static java.util.logging.Level.WARNING;
 import static java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.LogUtils.logDuration;
-import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.LogUtils.logException;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.LogUtils.now;
 
 @NotNullByDefault
@@ -173,14 +171,9 @@ class ContactListViewModel extends DbViewModel implements EventListener {
 	}
 
 	void checkForPendingContacts() {
-		runOnDbThread(() -> {
+		runOnDbThreadOrLogException(() -> {
-			try {
+			boolean hasPending = !contactManager.getPendingContacts().isEmpty();
-				boolean hasPending =
-						!contactManager.getPendingContacts().isEmpty();
 			hasPendingContacts.postValue(hasPending);
-			} catch (DbException e) {
-				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
-			}
 		});
 	}
 

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/contact/add/remote/AddContactViewModel.java

@@ -66,15 +66,10 @@ public class AddContactViewModel extends DbViewModel {
 	}
 
 	private void loadHandshakeLink() {
-		runOnDbThread(() -> {
+		// If an exception is thrown the UI should stay disabled,
-			try {
-				handshakeLink.postValue(contactManager.getHandshakeLink());
-			} catch (DbException e) {
-				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
-				// the UI should stay disabled in this case,
 		// leaving the user unable to proceed
-			}
+		runOnDbThreadOrLogException(() ->
-		});
+				handshakeLink.postValue(contactManager.getHandshakeLink()));
 	}
 
 	LiveData<String> getHandshakeLink() {

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/contact/add/remote/PendingContactListViewModel.java

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.PendingContactState;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.event.PendingContactRemovedEvent;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.event.PendingContactStateChangedEvent;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.DatabaseExecutor;
-import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.DbException;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.TransactionManager;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.event.Event;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.event.EventBus;
@@ -33,10 +32,8 @@ import javax.inject.Inject;
 import androidx.lifecycle.LiveData;
 import androidx.lifecycle.MutableLiveData;
 
-import static java.util.logging.Level.WARNING;
 import static java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.PendingContactState.OFFLINE;
-import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.LogUtils.logException;
 
 @NotNullByDefault
 public class PendingContactListViewModel extends DbViewModel
@@ -90,8 +87,7 @@ public class PendingContactListViewModel extends DbViewModel
 	}
 
 	private void loadPendingContacts() {
-		runOnDbThread(() -> {
+		runOnDbThreadOrLogException(() -> {
-			try {
 			Collection<Pair<PendingContact, PendingContactState>> pairs =
 					contactManager.getPendingContacts();
 			List<PendingContactItem> items = new ArrayList<>(pairs.size());
@@ -105,9 +101,6 @@ public class PendingContactListViewModel extends DbViewModel
 			}
 			pendingContacts.postValue(items);
 			hasInternetConnection.postValue(online);
-			} catch (DbException e) {
-				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
-			}
 		});
 	}
 
@@ -116,13 +109,8 @@ public class PendingContactListViewModel extends DbViewModel
 	}
 
 	void removePendingContact(PendingContactId id) {
-		runOnDbThread(() -> {
+		runOnDbThreadOrLogException(() ->
-			try {
+				contactManager.removePendingContact(id));
-				contactManager.removePendingContact(id);
-			} catch (DbException e) {
-				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
-			}
-		});
 	}
 
 	LiveData<Boolean> getHasInternetConnection() {

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/conversation/ConversationViewModel.java

@@ -212,26 +212,18 @@ public class ConversationViewModel extends DbViewModel
 	}
 
 	void markMessageRead(GroupId g, MessageId m) {
-		runOnDbThread(() -> {
+		runOnDbThreadOrLogException(() -> {
-			try {
 			long start = now();
 			messagingManager.setReadFlag(g, m, true);
 			logDuration(LOG, "Marking read", start);
-			} catch (DbException e) {
-				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
-			}
 		});
 	}
 
 	void setContactAlias(String alias) {
-		runOnDbThread(() -> {
+		runOnDbThreadOrLogException(() -> {
-			try {
 			contactManager.setContactAlias(requireNonNull(contactId),
 					alias.isEmpty() ? null : alias);
 			loadContact(contactId);
-			} catch (DbException e) {
-				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
-			}
 		});
 	}
 
@@ -327,8 +319,7 @@ public class ConversationViewModel extends DbViewModel
 	@UiThread
 	private void storeMessage(PrivateMessage m) {
 		attachmentCreator.onAttachmentsSent(m.getMessage().getId());
-		runOnDbThread(() -> {
+		runOnDbThreadOrLogException(() -> {
-			try {
 			long start = now();
 			messagingManager.addLocalMessage(m);
 			logDuration(LOG, "Storing message", start);
@@ -339,9 +330,6 @@ public class ConversationViewModel extends DbViewModel
 					m.hasText(), m.getAttachmentHeaders());
 			// TODO add text to cache when available here
 			addedHeader.postEvent(h);
-			} catch (DbException e) {
-				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
-			}
 		});
 	}
 
@@ -383,12 +371,7 @@ public class ConversationViewModel extends DbViewModel
 
 	@UiThread
 	void recheckFeaturesAndOnboarding(ContactId contactId) {
-		runOnDbThread(() -> {
+		runOnDbThreadOrLogException(() ->
-			try {
+				checkFeaturesAndOnboarding(contactId));
-				checkFeaturesAndOnboarding(contactId);
-			} catch (DbException e) {
-				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
-			}
-		});
 	}
 }

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/forum/ForumListViewModel.java

@@ -40,10 +40,8 @@ import androidx.annotation.UiThread;
 import androidx.lifecycle.LiveData;
 import androidx.lifecycle.MutableLiveData;
 
-import static java.util.logging.Level.WARNING;
 import static java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.LogUtils.logDuration;
-import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.LogUtils.logException;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.LogUtils.now;
 import static org.briarproject.briar.api.forum.ForumManager.CLIENT_ID;
 
@@ -164,15 +162,11 @@ class ForumListViewModel extends DbViewModel implements EventListener {
 	}
 
 	void loadForumInvitations() {
-		runOnDbThread(() -> {
+		runOnDbThreadOrLogException(() -> {
-			try {
 			long start = now();
 			int available = forumSharingManager.getInvitations().size();
 			logDuration(LOG, "Loading available", start);
 			numInvitations.postValue(available);
-			} catch (DbException e) {
-				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
-			}
 		});
 	}
 

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/forum/ForumViewModel.java

@@ -51,10 +51,8 @@ import androidx.lifecycle.MutableLiveData;
 
 import static android.widget.Toast.LENGTH_SHORT;
 import static java.lang.Math.max;
-import static java.util.logging.Level.WARNING;
 import static java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.LogUtils.logDuration;
-import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.LogUtils.logException;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.LogUtils.now;
 
 @MethodsNotNullByDefault
@@ -122,14 +120,8 @@ class ForumViewModel extends ThreadListViewModel<ForumPostItem> {
 
 	LiveData<Forum> loadForum() {
 		MutableLiveData<Forum> forum = new MutableLiveData<>();
-		runOnDbThread(() -> {
+		runOnDbThreadOrLogException(() ->
-			try {
+				forum.postValue(forumManager.getForum(groupId)));
-				Forum f = forumManager.getForum(groupId);
-				forum.postValue(f);
-			} catch (DbException e) {
-				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
-			}
-		});
 		return forum;
 	}
 
@@ -147,16 +139,12 @@ class ForumViewModel extends ThreadListViewModel<ForumPostItem> {
 	@Override
 	public void createAndStoreMessage(String text,
 			@Nullable MessageId parentId) {
-		runOnDbThread(() -> {
+		runOnDbThreadOrLogException(() -> {
-			try {
 			LocalAuthor author = identityManager.getLocalAuthor();
 			GroupCount count = forumManager.getGroupCount(groupId);
 			long timestamp = max(count.getLatestMsgTime() + 1,
 					clock.currentTimeMillis());
 			createMessage(text, timestamp, parentId, author);
-			} catch (DbException e) {
-				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
-			}
 		});
 	}
 
@@ -171,15 +159,11 @@ class ForumViewModel extends ThreadListViewModel<ForumPostItem> {
 	}
 
 	private void storePost(ForumPost msg, String text) {
-		runOnDbThread(() -> {
+		runOnDbThreadOrLogException(() -> {
-			try {
 			long start = now();
 			ForumPostHeader header = forumManager.addLocalPost(msg);
 			addItemAsync(buildItem(header, text));
 			logDuration(LOG, "Storing forum post", start);
-			} catch (DbException e) {
-				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
-			}
 		});
 	}
 
@@ -195,39 +179,23 @@ class ForumViewModel extends ThreadListViewModel<ForumPostItem> {
 
 	@Override
 	protected void markItemRead(ForumPostItem item) {
-		runOnDbThread(() -> {
+		runOnDbThreadOrLogException(() ->
-			try {
+				forumManager.setReadFlag(groupId, item.getId(), true));
-				forumManager.setReadFlag(groupId, item.getId(), true);
-			} catch (DbException e) {
-				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
-			}
-		});
 	}
 
 	public void loadSharingContacts() {
-		runOnDbThread(() -> {
+		runOnDbThreadOrLogException(() -> {
-			try {
 			Collection<Contact> contacts =
 					forumSharingManager.getSharedWith(groupId);
-				Collection<ContactId> contactIds =
+			Collection<ContactId> contactIds = new ArrayList<>(contacts.size());
-						new ArrayList<>(contacts.size());
 			for (Contact c : contacts) contactIds.add(c.getId());
 			sharingController.addAll(contactIds);
-			} catch (DbException e) {
-				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
-			}
 		});
 	}
 
 	void deleteForum() {
-		runOnDbThread(() -> {
+		runOnDbThreadOrLogException(() ->
-			try {
+				forumManager.removeForum(forumManager.getForum(groupId)));
-				Forum f = forumManager.getForum(groupId);
-				forumManager.removeForum(f);
-			} catch (DbException e) {
-				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
-			}
-		});
 		Toast.makeText(getApplication(), R.string.forum_left_toast,
 				LENGTH_SHORT).show();
 	}

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/navdrawer/NavDrawerViewModel.java

@@ -66,10 +66,8 @@ public class NavDrawerViewModel extends DbViewModel {
 
 	@UiThread
 	void checkExpiryWarning() {
-		runOnDbThread(() -> {
+		runOnDbThreadOrLogException(() -> {
-			try {
+			Settings settings = settingsManager.getSettings(SETTINGS_NAMESPACE);
-				Settings settings =
-						settingsManager.getSettings(SETTINGS_NAMESPACE);
 			int warningInt = settings.getInt(EXPIRY_DATE_WARNING, 0);
 
 			if (warningInt == 0) {
@@ -80,36 +78,27 @@ public class NavDrawerViewModel extends DbViewModel {
 				long now = System.currentTimeMillis();
 				long daysSinceLastWarning =
 						(now - warningLong) / DAYS.toMillis(1);
-					long daysBeforeExpiry =
+				long daysBeforeExpiry = (EXPIRY_DATE - now) / DAYS.toMillis(1);
-							(EXPIRY_DATE - now) / DAYS.toMillis(1);
 
 				if (daysSinceLastWarning >= 30) {
 					showExpiryWarning.postValue(true);
-					} else if (daysBeforeExpiry <= 3 &&
+				} else if (daysBeforeExpiry <= 3 && daysSinceLastWarning > 0) {
-							daysSinceLastWarning > 0) {
 					showExpiryWarning.postValue(true);
 				} else {
 					showExpiryWarning.postValue(false);
 				}
 			}
-			} catch (DbException e) {
-				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
-			}
 		});
 	}
 
 	@UiThread
 	void expiryWarningDismissed() {
 		showExpiryWarning.setValue(false);
-		runOnDbThread(() -> {
+		runOnDbThreadOrLogException(() -> {
-			try {
 			Settings settings = new Settings();
 			int date = (int) (System.currentTimeMillis() / 1000L);
 			settings.putInt(EXPIRY_DATE_WARNING, date);
 			settingsManager.mergeSettings(settings, SETTINGS_NAMESPACE);
-			} catch (DbException e) {
-				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
-			}
 		});
 	}
 
@@ -145,30 +134,21 @@ public class NavDrawerViewModel extends DbViewModel {
 	@UiThread
 	void checkTransportsOnboarding() {
 		if (showTransportsOnboarding.getValue() != null) return;
-		runOnDbThread(() -> {
+		runOnDbThreadOrLogException(() -> {
-			try {
+			Settings settings = settingsManager.getSettings(SETTINGS_NAMESPACE);
-				Settings settings =
-						settingsManager.getSettings(SETTINGS_NAMESPACE);
 			boolean show =
 					settings.getBoolean(SHOW_TRANSPORTS_ONBOARDING, true);
 			showTransportsOnboarding.postValue(show);
-			} catch (DbException e) {
-				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
-			}
 		});
 	}
 
 	@UiThread
 	void transportsOnboardingShown() {
 		showTransportsOnboarding.setValue(false);
-		runOnDbThread(() -> {
+		runOnDbThreadOrLogException(() -> {
-			try {
 			Settings settings = new Settings();
 			settings.putBoolean(SHOW_TRANSPORTS_ONBOARDING, false);
 			settingsManager.mergeSettings(settings, SETTINGS_NAMESPACE);
-			} catch (DbException e) {
-				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
-			}
 		});
 	}
 }

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/navdrawer/PluginViewModel.java

@@ -45,12 +45,10 @@ import static android.bluetooth.BluetoothAdapter.ACTION_STATE_CHANGED;
 import static android.bluetooth.BluetoothAdapter.EXTRA_STATE;
 import static android.bluetooth.BluetoothAdapter.STATE_ON;
 import static java.util.logging.Level.INFO;
-import static java.util.logging.Level.WARNING;
 import static java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.api.plugin.Plugin.PREF_PLUGIN_ENABLE;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.api.plugin.Plugin.State.STARTING_STOPPING;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.LogUtils.logDuration;
-import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.LogUtils.logException;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.LogUtils.now;
 
 @NotNullByDefault
@@ -185,8 +183,7 @@ public class PluginViewModel extends DbViewModel implements EventListener {
 	}
 
 	private void loadSettings() {
-		runOnDbThread(() -> {
+		runOnDbThreadOrLogException(() -> {
-			try {
 			boolean tor = isPluginEnabled(TorConstants.ID,
 					TorConstants.DEFAULT_PREF_PLUGIN_ENABLE);
 			torEnabledSetting.postValue(tor);
@@ -196,9 +193,6 @@ public class PluginViewModel extends DbViewModel implements EventListener {
 			boolean bt = isPluginEnabled(BluetoothConstants.ID,
 					BluetoothConstants.DEFAULT_PREF_PLUGIN_ENABLE);
 			btEnabledSetting.postValue(bt);
-			} catch (DbException e) {
-				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
-			}
 		});
 	}
 
@@ -222,14 +216,10 @@ public class PluginViewModel extends DbViewModel implements EventListener {
 	}
 
 	private void mergeSettings(Settings s, String namespace) {
-		runOnDbThread(() -> {
+		runOnDbThreadOrLogException(() -> {
-			try {
 			long start = now();
 			settingsManager.mergeSettings(s, namespace);
 			logDuration(LOG, "Merging settings", start);
-			} catch (DbException e) {
-				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
-			}
 		});
 	}
 

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/privategroup/conversation/GroupViewModel.java

@@ -52,10 +52,8 @@ import androidx.lifecycle.LiveData;
 import androidx.lifecycle.MutableLiveData;
 
 import static java.lang.Math.max;
-import static java.util.logging.Level.WARNING;
 import static java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.LogUtils.logDuration;
-import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.LogUtils.logException;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.LogUtils.now;
 
 @MethodsNotNullByDefault
@@ -143,15 +141,11 @@ class GroupViewModel extends ThreadListViewModel<GroupMessageItem> {
 	}
 
 	private void loadPrivateGroup(GroupId groupId) {
-		runOnDbThread(() -> {
+		runOnDbThreadOrLogException(() -> {
-			try {
 			PrivateGroup g = privateGroupManager.getPrivateGroup(groupId);
 			privateGroup.postValue(g);
 			Author author = identityManager.getLocalAuthor();
 			isCreator.postValue(g.getCreator().equals(author));
-			} catch (DbException e) {
-				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
-			}
 		});
 	}
 
@@ -190,8 +184,7 @@ class GroupViewModel extends ThreadListViewModel<GroupMessageItem> {
 	@Override
 	public void createAndStoreMessage(String text,
 			@Nullable MessageId parentId) {
-		runOnDbThread(() -> {
+		runOnDbThreadOrLogException(() -> {
-			try {
 			LocalAuthor author = identityManager.getLocalAuthor();
 			MessageId previousMsgId =
 					privateGroupManager.getPreviousMsgId(groupId);
@@ -199,9 +192,6 @@ class GroupViewModel extends ThreadListViewModel<GroupMessageItem> {
 			long timestamp = count.getLatestMsgTime();
 			timestamp = max(clock.currentTimeMillis(), timestamp + 1);
 			createMessage(text, timestamp, parentId, author, previousMsgId);
-			} catch (DbException e) {
-				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
-			}
 		});
 	}
 
@@ -217,55 +207,36 @@ class GroupViewModel extends ThreadListViewModel<GroupMessageItem> {
 	}
 
 	private void storePost(GroupMessage msg, String text) {
-		runOnDbThread(() -> {
+		runOnDbThreadOrLogException(() -> {
-			try {
 			long start = now();
 			GroupMessageHeader header =
 					privateGroupManager.addLocalMessage(msg);
 			addItemAsync(buildItem(header, text));
 			logDuration(LOG, "Storing group message", start);
-			} catch (DbException e) {
-				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
-			}
 		});
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	protected void markItemRead(GroupMessageItem item) {
-		runOnDbThread(() -> {
+		runOnDbThreadOrLogException(() ->
-			try {
+				privateGroupManager.setReadFlag(groupId, item.getId(), true));
-				privateGroupManager.setReadFlag(groupId, item.getId(), true);
-			} catch (DbException e) {
-				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
-			}
-		});
 	}
 
 	public void loadSharingContacts() {
-		runOnDbThread(() -> {
+		runOnDbThreadOrLogException(() -> {
-			try {
 			Collection<GroupMember> members =
 					privateGroupManager.getMembers(groupId);
 			Collection<ContactId> contactIds = new ArrayList<>();
 			for (GroupMember m : members) {
-					if (m.getContactId() != null)
+				if (m.getContactId() != null) contactIds.add(m.getContactId());
-						contactIds.add(m.getContactId());
 			}
 			sharingController.addAll(contactIds);
-			} catch (DbException e) {
-				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
-			}
 		});
 	}
 
 	void deletePrivateGroup() {
-		runOnDbThread(() -> {
+		runOnDbThreadOrLogException(() ->
-			try {
+				privateGroupManager.removePrivateGroup(groupId));
-				privateGroupManager.removePrivateGroup(groupId);
-			} catch (DbException e) {
-				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
-			}
-		});
 	}
 
 	LiveData<PrivateGroup> getPrivateGroup() {

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/privategroup/list/GroupListViewModel.java

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package org.briarproject.briar.android.privategroup.list;
 
 import android.app.Application;
 
-import org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.ContactManager;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.DatabaseExecutor;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.DbException;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.Transaction;
@@ -49,10 +48,8 @@ import androidx.lifecycle.LiveData;
 import androidx.lifecycle.MutableLiveData;
 
 import static java.util.Objects.requireNonNull;
-import static java.util.logging.Level.WARNING;
 import static java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.LogUtils.logDuration;
-import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.LogUtils.logException;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.LogUtils.now;
 import static org.briarproject.briar.api.privategroup.PrivateGroupManager.CLIENT_ID;
 
@@ -200,25 +197,17 @@ class GroupListViewModel extends DbViewModel implements EventListener {
 	}
 
 	void removeGroup(GroupId g) {
-		runOnDbThread(() -> {
+		runOnDbThreadOrLogException(() -> {
-			try {
 			long start = now();
 			groupManager.removePrivateGroup(g);
 			logDuration(LOG, "Removing group", start);
-			} catch (DbException e) {
-				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
-			}
 		});
 	}
 
 	void loadNumInvitations() {
-		runOnDbThread(() -> {
+		runOnDbThreadOrLogException(() -> {
-			try {
 			int i = groupInvitationManager.getInvitations().size();
 			numInvitations.postValue(i);
-			} catch (DbException e) {
-				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
-			}
 		});
 	}
 

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/threaded/ThreadListViewModel.java

@@ -44,10 +44,8 @@ import androidx.lifecycle.LiveData;
 import androidx.lifecycle.MutableLiveData;
 
 import static java.util.logging.Level.INFO;
-import static java.util.logging.Level.WARNING;
 import static java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.LogUtils.logDuration;
-import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.LogUtils.logException;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.LogUtils.now;
 
 @MethodsNotNullByDefault
@@ -145,17 +143,12 @@ public abstract class ThreadListViewModel<I extends ThreadItem>
 	}
 
 	private void loadStoredMessageId() {
-		runOnDbThread(() -> {
+		runOnDbThreadOrLogException(() -> {
-			try {
+			storedMessageId.set(messageTracker.loadStoredMessageId(groupId));
-				storedMessageId
-						.set(messageTracker.loadStoredMessageId(groupId));
 			if (LOG.isLoggable(INFO)) {
 				LOG.info("Loaded last top visible message id " +
 						storedMessageId);
 			}
-			} catch (DbException e) {
-				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
-			}
 		});
 	}
 
@@ -229,13 +222,10 @@ public abstract class ThreadListViewModel<I extends ThreadItem>
 	}
 
 	void storeMessageId(@Nullable MessageId messageId) {
-		if (messageId != null) runOnDbThread(() -> {
+		if (messageId != null) {
-			try {
+			runOnDbThreadOrLogException(() ->
-				messageTracker.storeMessageId(groupId, messageId);
+					messageTracker.storeMessageId(groupId, messageId));
-			} catch (DbException e) {
-				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
 		}
-		});
 	}
 
 	protected abstract void markItemRead(I item);

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/viewmodel/DbViewModel.java

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package org.briarproject.briar.android.viewmodel;
 
 import android.app.Application;
 
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.ThrowingRunnable;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.DatabaseExecutor;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.DbCallable;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.DbException;
@@ -76,6 +77,30 @@ public abstract class DbViewModel extends AndroidViewModel {
 		});
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Runs the given task on the {@link DatabaseExecutor}
+	 * and waits for the DB to open. If the task throws a {@link DbException}
+	 * it's caught and logged.
+	 * <p>
+	 * If you need a list of items to be displayed in a
+	 * {@link RecyclerView.Adapter},
+	 * use {@link #loadList(DbCallable, UiConsumer)} instead.
+	 */
+	protected void runOnDbThreadOrLogException(
+			ThrowingRunnable<DbException> task) {
+		dbExecutor.execute(() -> {
+			try {
+				lifecycleManager.waitForDatabase();
+				task.run();
+			} catch (InterruptedException e) {
+				LOG.warning("Interrupted while waiting for database");
+				Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
+			} catch (DbException e) {
+				logException(LOG, WARNING, e);
+			}
+		});
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Loads a list of items on the {@link DatabaseExecutor} within a single
 	 * {@link Transaction} and publishes it as a {@link LiveResult}