Vector drawable does not work as placeholder image on API 17 (and probably below API 21)

Description

I have a SimpleDraweeView and a vector drawable XML. I tried to use the said XML as a placeholder in the Drawee but on API 17 (so probably below API 21) could not inflate the view and crashed the app.

AppCompatDelegate.setCompatVectorFromResourcesEnabled(true) does not seem to be a viable option as

This feature defaults to disabled, since enabling it can cause issues with memory usage, and problems updating Configuration instances.

Reproduction

Define the layout XML for the Drawee:

 <com.facebook.drawee.view.SimpleDraweeView
	android:id="@+id/cover"
	android:layout_width="60dp"
	android:layout_height="87dp"
	android:layout_marginEnd="12dp"
	android:layout_marginRight="12dp"
	app:imageUri="@{item.cover}"
	fresco:actualImageScaleType="centerCrop"
	fresco:placeholderImage="@drawable/ic_image_white_24dp"
	fresco:placeholderImageScaleType="centerInside"/>

where @drawable/ic_image_white_24dp is ic_image_white_24dp.xml:

<vector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
        android:width="24dp"
        android:height="24dp"
        android:viewportWidth="24.0"
        android:viewportHeight="24.0">
    <path
        android:fillColor="#FFFFFFFF"
        android:pathData="M21,19V5c0,-1.1 -0.9,-2 -2,-2H5c-1.1,0 -2,0.9 -2,2v14c0,1.1 0.9,2 2,2h14c1.1,0 2,-0.9 2,-2zM8.5,13.5l2.5,3.01L14.5,12l4.5,6H5l3.5,-4.5z"/>
</vector>

Note that the SimpleDraweeView has an app:imageUri attribute this is here because the data binding would not work otherwise, the implementation is pretty simple (it is not relevant to the bug though):

@BindingAdapter({"imageUri"})
public static void loadImage(SimpleDraweeView view, Uri imageUrl) {
    view.setImageURI(imageUrl);
}

The layout gets inflated by DataBindingUtil from a RecyclerView.Adapter located in a (support) Fragment that is attached to the parent AppCompatActivity.

The gradle file contains the necessary line for supporting vector drawables on lower API levels:

android {
    defaultConfig {
        vectorDrawables.useSupportLibrary = true
    }
}

Additional Information

• Fresco version: 1.3.0
• Platform version: API 17, HTC One X
• Support lib version: 25.3.1

[ibtisamasif]

@oprisnik I was able to fix this issue by adding AppCompatDelegate.setCompatVectorFromResourcesEnabled(true); in the onCreate of Application class. and this automatically fixes fresco:placeholderImage="@drawable/vector_graphic"

I have tested this in API level 19.

A similar question is posted on stackoverflow

This should also be added on official documentation FAQ’s section.

[Gericop]

@ibtisamasif The problem with that call is clearly documented:

This feature defaults to disabled, since enabling it can cause issues with memory usage, and problems updating Configuration instances. If you update the configuration manually, then you probably do not want to enable this. You have been warned.