fixed observe, aka #2567

app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/mvvm/Lifecycle.kt

@@ -1,16 +1,68 @@
 package com.lagradost.cloudstream3.mvvm
 
+import android.view.View
+import androidx.activity.ComponentActivity
+import androidx.core.view.doOnAttach
 import androidx.lifecycle.LifecycleOwner
 import androidx.lifecycle.LiveData
+import androidx.lifecycle.findViewTreeLifecycleOwner
+import androidx.viewbinding.ViewBinding
+import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.ui.BaseFragment
 
 /** NOTE: Only one observer at a time per value */
-fun <T> LifecycleOwner.observe(liveData: LiveData<T>, action: (t: T) -> Unit) {
+fun <T> ComponentActivity.observe(liveData: LiveData<T>, action: (T) -> Unit) {
-    liveData.removeObservers(this)
+    observeNullable(liveData) { t -> t?.run(action) }
-    liveData.observe(this) { it?.let { t -> action(t) } }
 }
 
 /** NOTE: Only one observer at a time per value */
-fun <T> LifecycleOwner.observeNullable(liveData: LiveData<T>, action: (t: T) -> Unit) {
+fun <T> ComponentActivity.observeNullable(liveData: LiveData<T>, action: (T?) -> Unit) {
     liveData.removeObservers(this)
-    liveData.observe(this) { action(it) }
+    liveData.observe(this, action)
+}
+
+/** NOTE: Only one observer at a time per value */
+fun <T, V : ViewBinding> BaseFragment<V>.observe(liveData: LiveData<T>, action: (T) -> Unit) {
+    observeNullable(liveData) { t -> t?.run(action) }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Attaches an observable to the root binding, instead of the fragment. This is more efficient as
+ * it will not call observe if the view is in the background.
+ *
+ * NOTE: Only one observer at a time per value
+ * */
+fun <T, V : ViewBinding> BaseFragment<V>.observeNullable(
+    liveData: LiveData<T>, action: (T?) -> Unit
+) {
+    val root = this.binding?.root
+    if (root == null) {
+        liveData.removeObservers(this)
+        liveData.observe(this, action)
+    } else {
+        root.doOnAttach { view ->
+            // On attach should make findViewTreeLifecycleOwner non-null, but use "this" just in case
+            val owner: LifecycleOwner = view.findViewTreeLifecycleOwner() ?: this@observeNullable
+            liveData.removeObservers(owner)
+            liveData.observe(owner, action)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/** NOTE: Only one observer at a time per value */
+fun <T> View.observe(liveData: LiveData<T>, action: (T) -> Unit) {
+    observeNullable(liveData) { t -> t?.run(action) }
+}
+
+/** NOTE: Only one observer at a time per value */
+fun <T> View.observeNullable(liveData: LiveData<T>, action: (T?) -> Unit) {
+    doOnAttach { view ->
+        // On attach should make findViewTreeLifecycleOwner non-null
+        val owner: LifecycleOwner? = view.findViewTreeLifecycleOwner()
+        if(owner == null) {
+            debugException { "Expected non-null findViewTreeLifecycleOwner" }
+            return@doOnAttach
+        }
+        liveData.removeObservers(owner)
+        liveData.observe(owner, action)
+    }
 }

app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/ui/home/HomeFragment.kt

@@ -651,7 +651,6 @@ class HomeFragment : BaseFragment<FragmentHomeBinding>(
             }
 
             homeMasterAdapter = HomeParentItemAdapterPreview(
-                fragment = this@HomeFragment,
                 homeViewModel, accountViewModel
             )
             homeMasterRecycler.setRecycledViewPool(ParentItemAdapter.sharedPool)

app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/ui/home/HomeParentItemAdapterPreview.kt

@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ import androidx.core.graphics.toColorInt
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.ui.setRecycledViewPool
 
 class HomeParentItemAdapterPreview(
-    val fragment: LifecycleOwner,
     private val viewModel: HomeViewModel,
     private val accountViewModel: AccountViewModel
 ) : ParentItemAdapter(
@@ -105,7 +104,7 @@ class HomeParentItemAdapterPreview(
             )
         }
 
-        return HeaderViewHolder(binding, viewModel, accountViewModel, fragment)
+        return HeaderViewHolder(binding, viewModel, accountViewModel)
     }
 
     override fun onBindHeader(holder: ViewHolderState<Bundle>) {
@@ -132,7 +131,6 @@ class HomeParentItemAdapterPreview(
         val binding: ViewBinding,
         val viewModel: HomeViewModel,
         accountViewModel: AccountViewModel,
-        fragment: LifecycleOwner,
     ) :
         ViewHolderState<Bundle>(binding) {
 
@@ -544,7 +542,7 @@ class HomeParentItemAdapterPreview(
             headProfilePicCard?.isGone = isLayout(TV or EMULATOR)
             alternateHeadProfilePicCard?.isGone = isLayout(TV or EMULATOR)
 
-            fragment.observe(viewModel.currentAccount) { currentAccount ->
+            (headProfilePic ?: alternateHeadProfilePic)?.observe(viewModel.currentAccount) { currentAccount ->
                 headProfilePic?.loadImage(currentAccount?.image)
                 alternateHeadProfilePic?.loadImage(currentAccount?.image)
             }
@@ -775,7 +773,7 @@ class HomeParentItemAdapterPreview(
         fun onViewAttachedToWindow() {
             previewViewpager.registerOnPageChangeCallback(previewCallback)
 
-            binding.root.findViewTreeLifecycleOwner()?.apply {
+            previewViewpager.apply {
                 observe(viewModel.preview) {
                     updatePreview(it)
                 }
@@ -800,7 +798,7 @@ class HomeParentItemAdapterPreview(
                     }
                     toggleListHolder?.isGone = visible.isEmpty()
                 }
-            } ?: debugException { "Expected findViewTreeLifecycleOwner" }
+            }
         }
     }
 }

app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/ui/settings/testing/TestFragment.kt

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class TestFragment : BaseFragment<FragmentTestingBinding>(
                 providerTest.setProgress(passed, failed, total)
             }
 
-            observeNullable(testViewModel.providerResults) {
+            observe(testViewModel.providerResults) {
                 safe {
                     val newItems = it.sortedBy { api -> api.first.name }
                     (providerTestRecyclerView.adapter as? TestResultAdapter)?.submitList(