ServiceFeatureTable.populateFromService silently returns 0 features when returnGeometry=false + spatial filter

BenHaas4 — Thu, 21 May 2026 19:13:19 GMT

Summary

In FeatureRequestMode.ManualCache, ServiceFeatureTable.populateFromService(...) with a spatial predicate (geometry + spatialRelationship) silently drops every server-returned feature when returnGeometry = false. The SDK appears to re-apply the spatial filter locally against the just-cached rows; those rows carry null geometry because the SDK itself requested returnGeometry=false; a local intersects(envelope, null) returns false for every row, so the cache evaluates to empty even though the server replied with the correct features. No exception, no log warning.

How to reproduce

Layer	URL
Forests	https://services1.arcgis.com/gGHDlz6USftL5Pau/ArcGIS/rest/services/FS_Recreation_One_App_Online_View/FeatureServer/3
Sites	https://services1.arcgis.com/gGHDlz6USftL5Pau/ArcGIS/rest/services/FS_Recreation_One_App_Online_View/FeatureServer/0

Both support esriSpatialRelIntersects and esriSpatialRelEnvelopeIntersects. Both queryable anonymously.

REST Baseline

GET https://services1.arcgis.com/gGHDlz6USftL5Pau/ArcGIS/rest/services/FS_Recreation_One_App_Online_View/FeatureServer/3/query ?where=1=1 &geometry=-122.3,44.7,-121.4,45.7 &geometryType=esriGeometryEnvelope &inSR=4326 &spatialRel=esriSpatialRelEnvelopeIntersects &outFields=OBJECTID,COMMONNAME &returnGeometry=false &f=json

Returns 4 features:

OBJECTID COMMONNAME

61961	Gifford Pinchot National Forest
61964	Mt. Hood National Forest
61972	Willamette National Forest
61974	Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area

Sites (point) — Trillium Lake area inside Mt. Hood NF. Bbox -121.80,45.20,-121.65,45.30 (WGS84).

GET https://services1.arcgis.com/gGHDlz6USftL5Pau/ArcGIS/rest/services/FS_Recreation_One_App_Online_View/FeatureServer/0/query ?where=1=1 &geometry=-121.80,45.20,-121.65,45.30 &geometryType=esriGeometryEnvelope &inSR=4326 &spatialRel=esriSpatialRelEnvelopeIntersects &outFields=OBJECTID,PUBLIC_SITE_NAME &returnGeometry=false &f=json

Returns 10 features: Pioneer Woman's Grave Trailhead, Jackpot Meadows, Trillium Lake Campground, Trillium Lake Day Use Area, Barlow Pass Snow Park & Trailhead, Snow Bunny Sliding Area Sno-Park, Frog Lake Snow Park & Trailhead, Devils Half Acre, Trillium Snow Park, Frog Lake Campground.

SDK reproducer — minimal standalone

The reproducer below uses only the public SDK API. It can be dropped into a fresh Android project's MainActivity.onCreate (with viewModelScope.launch { ... }) and run against the URLs above.

import com.arcgismaps.data.FeatureRequestMode import com.arcgismaps.data.QueryParameters import com.arcgismaps.data.ServiceFeatureTable import com.arcgismaps.data.SpatialRelationship import com.arcgismaps.geometry.Envelope import com.arcgismaps.geometry.SpatialReference suspend fun reproduce(serviceUrl: String, envelope: Envelope, outFields: List<String>) { for (returnGeometry in listOf(false, true)) { val table = ServiceFeatureTable(serviceUrl).apply { featureRequestMode = FeatureRequestMode.ManualCache } table.load().getOrThrow() val params = QueryParameters().apply { whereClause = "1=1" this.returnGeometry = returnGeometry geometry = envelope spatialRelationship = SpatialRelationship.Intersects // SDK coerces to EnvelopeIntersects for an Envelope input } val features = table.populateFromService( parameters = params, clearCache = true, outFields = outFields ).getOrThrow().toList() println("$serviceUrl returnGeometry=$returnGeometry → ${features.size} feature(s)") } } // Forests (polygon, expect 4) reproduce( "https://services1.arcgis.com/gGHDlz6USftL5Pau/ArcGIS/rest/services/FS_Recreation_One_App_Online_View/FeatureServer/3", Envelope(-122.3, 44.7, -121.4, 45.7, SpatialReference.wgs84()), listOf("OBJECTID", "COMMONNAME") ) // Sites (point, expect 10) reproduce( "https://services1.arcgis.com/gGHDlz6USftL5Pau/ArcGIS/rest/services/FS_Recreation_One_App_Online_View/FeatureServer/0", Envelope(-121.80, 45.20, -121.65, 45.30, SpatialReference.wgs84()), listOf("OBJECTID", "PUBLIC_SITE_NAME") )

Observed delta — deterministic one-flag reproducer (verified 2026-05-21 against SDK 200.8.0 and 300.0.0 on Android 16, emulator arm64-v8a)

Same code path, same envelope; only QueryParameters.returnGeometry changes.

Layer returnGeometry SDK 200.8.0 result SDK 300.0.0 result Server response (HTTP 200)

Layer	returnGeometry	SDK 200.8	SDK 300.0	Server Response
FeatureServer/3 — forests, polygon	false	0 features	0 features	4 features in body
FeatureServer/3 — forests, polygon	true	4 features	4 features	4 features in body
FeatureServer/0 — sites, point	false	0 features	0 features	10 features in body
FeatureServer/0 — sites, point	true	10 features	10 features	10 features in body

Server returns the correct features in all eight runs. With returnGeometry = false the SDK silently filters them all out before returning to the caller. No exception, no log warning. The bug is unchanged between 200.8.0 and the most recent 300.0.0 release. SDK result counts pasted from SdkBugReproducer logcat output; server responses verified by SdkRequestCaptureInterceptor wire capture (see verbatim excerpts below).

Verbatim wire capture — forests layer, returnGeometry=false

SdkRequestCapture: → Get https://services1.arcgis.com/gGHDlz6USftL5Pau/ArcGIS/rest/services/FS_Recreation_One_App_Online_View/FeatureServer/3/query hdr User-Agent: ArcGISMaps-Kotlin/200.8.0 (Android 16.0; arm64-v8a; GOOGLE-SDK_GPHONE64_ARM64) gov.usda.fs.nfg.dev params: f=json geometry={"xmin":-122.3,"ymin":44.700000000000003,"xmax":-121.40000000000001,"ymax":45.700000000000003} geometryType=esriGeometryEnvelope inSR=4326 outFields=OBJECTID,COMMONNAME outSR=3857 returnDistinctValues=false returnGeometry=false returnM=true returnZ=true spatialRel=esriSpatialRelEnvelopeIntersects where=1=1 SdkRequestCapture: ← code=200 body: {"objectIdFieldName":"OBJECTID",…,"features":[ {"attributes":{"OBJECTID":61961,"COMMONNAME":"Gifford Pinchot National Forest"}}, {"attributes":{"OBJECTID":61964,"COMMONNAME":"Mt. Hood National Forest"}}, {"attributes":{"OBJECTID":61974,"COMMONNAME":"Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area"}}, {"attributes":{"OBJECTID":61972,"COMMONNAME":"Willamette National Forest"}} ]} SdkBugReproducer: returnGeometry=false → 0 feature(s) in 248ms (REST baseline 4)

The server returned 4 features. The SDK delivered 0 features to its caller.

With returnGeometry=true flipped (next run, ~200 ms later), the SDK delivered all 4 features:

SdkBugReproducer: returnGeometry=true → 4 feature(s) in 254ms (REST baseline 4) OBJECTID=61961 COMMONNAME=Gifford Pinchot National Forest OBJECTID=61964 COMMONNAME=Mt. Hood National Forest OBJECTID=61972 COMMONNAME=Willamette National Forest OBJECTID=61974 COMMONNAME=Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area

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