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ChriCC
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5 years ago

Java desktop DbxWebAuth with withRedirectUri NPE

Hi everyone, as I wrote in the object, I get an NPE on the line: HttpSession session = request.getSession(true); Hi everyone, as I wrote in the object, I get an NPE on the line: I'm using this...
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Greg-DB
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5 years ago

[ Cross-linking for reference: https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/Java-desktop-DbxWebAuth-with-withRedirectUri-NPE/td-p/411576 ]

 

This DbxWebAuth flow is meant for use with web apps, via whatever web framework you might be using. The request and response objects in this basic sample initially aren't set, and instead are just null as a placeholder. Without setting them, the NPE is expected.

 

We do have a working example with these set here:

 

https://github.com/dropbox/dropbox-sdk-java/blob/c710ef80f1c2700031baad7c615dc9934162c090/examples/web-file-browser/src/main/java/com/dropbox/core/examples/web_file_browser/DropboxAuth.java

 

 

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