Espresso clicks on the wrong location for rotated views

[TWiStErRob]

Description

I'm trying to find out what happened to this issue:
https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/64758984
(related: https://stackoverflow.com/q/42626452/253468)

It says fixed for a year now, yet Espresso 3.1.1 (latest stable atm) doesn't work. The code of GeneralLocation is exactly as described in the issue. I tried to search the history for the bug IDs but couldn't find any trace of the fix. Can you please help me find the fix, which version has the fix, whether it's released, or really any info? No mention in release notes either.

Steps to Reproduce

see https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/64758984

Expected Results

clicks correctly

Actual Results

perform(click()) passes, but OnClickListener not triggered

AndroidX Test and Android OS Versions

3.1.1, API 25

Link to a public git repo demonstrating the problem:

https://github.com/duanbo1983/espresso-click-sample

[sarn0ld]

There is a workaround from StackOverflow:
https://stackoverflow.com/a/55084395/2531709

Kotlin Version:

/**
 * Espresso has problems clicking on rotated image buttons:
 * https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/64758984
 * This is a workaround
 *
 */
fun forceClick(): ViewAction {
    return object : ViewAction {
        override fun getConstraints(): Matcher<View> {
            return allOf(isClickable(), isEnabled())
        }

        override fun getDescription(): String {
            return "force click"
        }

        override fun perform(uiController: UiController, view: View) {
            view.performClick()
            uiController.loopMainThreadUntilIdle()
        }
    }
}

Use with onView(R.id.my_rotated_image_button).perform(forceClick())