getsentry · supervacuus · Mar 9, 2026 · Mar 5, 2026 · Mar 5, 2026 · Mar 5, 2026
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+name: Check Tombstone Proto Schema
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 9 * * *'
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  check:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+
+      - name: Check for newer Tombstone proto schema
+        run: ./scripts/check-tombstone-proto-schema.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 ### Fixes

 - Android: Add proguard rules to prevent error about missing Replay classes ([#5153](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-java/pull/5153))
+- Android: Remove the dependency on protobuf-lite for tombstones ([#5157](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-java/pull/5157))

 ## 8.34.0


@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ spotless = "7.0.4"
 gummyBears = "0.12.0"
 camerax = "1.3.0"
 openfeature = "1.18.2"
-protobuf = "3.25.8"

 [plugins]
 kotlin-android = { id = "org.jetbrains.kotlin.android", version.ref = "kotlin" }
@@ -61,7 +60,6 @@ spotless = { id = "com.diffplug.spotless", version.ref = "spotless" }
 detekt = { id = "io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt", version = "1.23.8" }
 jacoco-android = { id = "com.mxalbert.gradle.jacoco-android", version = "0.2.0" }
 kover = { id = "org.jetbrains.kotlinx.kover", version = "0.7.3" }
-protobuf = { id = "com.google.protobuf", version = "0.9.5" }
 vanniktech-maven-publish = { id = "com.vanniktech.maven.publish", version = "0.30.0" }
 springboot2 = { id = "org.springframework.boot", version.ref = "springboot2" }
 springboot3 = { id = "org.springframework.boot", version.ref = "springboot3" }
@@ -145,8 +143,7 @@ otel-javaagent-extension-api = { module = "io.opentelemetry.javaagent:openteleme
 otel-semconv = { module = "io.opentelemetry.semconv:opentelemetry-semconv", version.ref = "otelSemanticConventions" }
 otel-semconv-incubating = { module = "io.opentelemetry.semconv:opentelemetry-semconv-incubating", version.ref = "otelSemanticConventionsAlpha" }
 p6spy = { module = "p6spy:p6spy", version = "3.9.1" }
-protobuf-javalite = { module = "com.google.protobuf:protobuf-javalite", version.ref = "protobuf"}
-protoc = { module = "com.google.protobuf:protoc", version.ref = "protobuf" }
+epitaph = { module = "com.abovevacant:epitaph", version = "0.1.0" }
 quartz = { module = "org.quartz-scheduler:quartz", version = "2.3.0" }
 reactor-core = { module = "io.projectreactor:reactor-core", version = "3.5.3" }
 retrofit = { module = "com.squareup.retrofit2:retrofit", version.ref = "retrofit" }

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+TRACKED_COMMIT="981d145117e8992842cdddee555c57e60c7a220a"
+
+# tail -n +2 to remove the magic anti-XSSI prefix from the Gitiles JSON response
+LATEST_COMMIT=$(curl -sf \
+  'https://android.googlesource.com/platform/system/core/+log/refs/heads/main/debuggerd/proto/tombstone.proto?format=JSON' \
+  | tail -n +2 \
+  | jq -r '.log[0].commit')
+
+if [ -z "$LATEST_COMMIT" ] || [ "$LATEST_COMMIT" = "null" ]; then
+  echo "ERROR: Failed to fetch latest commit from Gitiles" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Tracked commit: $TRACKED_COMMIT"
+echo "Latest commit:  $LATEST_COMMIT"
+
+if [ "$LATEST_COMMIT" != "$TRACKED_COMMIT" ]; then
+  echo "Schema has been updated! Latest: https://android.googlesource.com/platform/system/core/+/${LATEST_COMMIT}/debuggerd/proto/tombstone.proto"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Schema is up to date."
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ plugins {
  alias(libs.plugins.jacoco.android)
  alias(libs.plugins.errorprone)
  alias(libs.plugins.gradle.versions)
-  alias(libs.plugins.protobuf)
 }

 android {
@@ -84,7 +83,7 @@ dependencies {
  implementation(libs.androidx.lifecycle.common.java8)
  implementation(libs.androidx.lifecycle.process)
  implementation(libs.androidx.core)
-  implementation(libs.protobuf.javalite)
+  implementation(libs.epitaph)

  errorprone(libs.errorprone.core)
  errorprone(libs.nopen.checker)
@@ -113,10 +112,3 @@ dependencies {
  testRuntimeOnly(libs.androidx.fragment.ktx)
  testRuntimeOnly(libs.timber)
 }
-
-protobuf {
-  protoc { artifact = libs.protoc.get().toString() }
-  generateProtoTasks {
-    all().forEach { task -> task.builtins { create("java") { option("lite") } } }
-  }
-}
@@ -54,9 +54,6 @@

 -keepnames class io.sentry.android.core.ApplicationNotResponding

-# protobuf-java lite
-# https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/blob/5d876c9fec1a6f2feb0750694f803f89312bffff/java/lite.md#r8-rule-to-make-production-app-builds-work
-keep class * extends com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessageLite { *; }

 ##---------------End: proguard configuration for android-core  ----------