Provide flag to disable throwing of cache initialization exceptions

PiperOrigin-RevId: 241497141

library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/upstream/cache/SimpleCache.java

@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ public final class SimpleCache implements Cache {
   private static final HashSet<File> lockedCacheDirs = new HashSet<>();
 
   private static boolean cacheFolderLockingDisabled;
+  private static boolean cacheInitializationExceptionsDisabled;
 
   private final File cacheDir;
   private final CacheEvictor evictor;
@@ -101,6 +102,16 @@ public final class SimpleCache implements Cache {
   }
 
   /**
+   * Disables throwing of cache initialization exceptions.
+   *
+   * @deprecated Don't use this. Provided for problematic upgrade cases only.
+   */
+  @Deprecated
+  public static void disableCacheInitializationExceptions() {
+    cacheInitializationExceptionsDisabled = true;
+  }
+
+  /**
    * Deletes all content belonging to a cache instance.
    *
    * @param cacheDir The cache directory.
@@ -272,7 +283,7 @@ public final class SimpleCache implements Cache {
    * @throws CacheException If an error occurred during initialization.
    */
   public synchronized void checkInitialization() throws CacheException {
-    if (initializationException != null) {
+    if (!cacheInitializationExceptionsDisabled && initializationException != null) {
       throw initializationException;
     }
   }