chris.sutcliffe

chris.sutcliffe

I’m hoping this post isn’t off topic for this forum. I’m sending a http post to a REST endpoint leveraging HTTPotion and I’m getting the following response:

    %HTTPotion.ErrorResponse{
  message: "{:content_length_undefined, {:stat_code, '200'}, \"HTTP/1.1 200 OK\\r\\nContent-Type: application/vnd.dcp-v1+json\\r\\nDate: Wed, 19 Dec 2018 15:11:34 GMT\\r\\nAccess-Control-Allow-Origin: *\\r\\nAccess-Control-Allow-Methods: GET, POST, DELETE, PUT,OPTIONS\\r\\nAccess-Control-Allow-Headers: Content-Type, X-Access-Token\\r\\nAccess-Control-Expose-Headers: X-Access-Token\\r\\nSet-Cookie: c9c54d0c7a2119a88cbb4d1c8a1ef0d0=ed20f80f36ef856038563a2c27ff36ee; path=/; HttpOnly\"}"
}

what’s confusing me is why HTTPotion is treating this as an error when the status_code is 200? I thought of capturing the raw request and response on the wire, but because the endpoint is encrypted, this isn’t an option.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

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idi527

idi527

:waving_hand:

Seems like the response doesn’t have Content-Length header set. The way HTTPotion represents the error is funny though. Seems like it just inspects the error tuple from ibrowse.

Just in case, there is a way to decrypt https requests with wireshark.

chris.sutcliffe

chris.sutcliffe OP

I “figured it out” by switching to HTTPoison and passing hackney: [:insecure]. When I switched to HTTPoison it stated that the CA was unknown, so with this option it works. Curious that HTTPotion didn’t provide a more meaningful error.

voltone

voltone

This is not related to the certificate. HTTPotion/ibrowse ignore the server’s certificate unless you explicitly opt-in to peer certificate verification, whereas HTTPoison/hackney enable server certificate verification by default. See https://blog.voltone.net/post/7 (still relevant 2 years later, unfortunately).

The root cause is the lack of the “Content-Length” header in the response, as @idi527 pointed out . HTTPotion/ibrowse consider that a malformed response, while HTTPoison/hackney apparently make a best-effort attempt to handle the response despite the protocol violation.

axelson

axelson

Scenic Core Team

I think your meant HTTPoison/hackney instead of HTTPotion/hackney (the last time you refer to it)

voltone

voltone

Damn those HTTPuns, yes, thanks

chris.sutcliffe

chris.sutcliffe OP

Thanks for detailed answer folks, much appreciated!

OvermindDL1

OvermindDL1

You should make an updated post with Tesla and Buoy too! Or update the existing one? :slight_smile:

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