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6EHPS2
Explorer | Level 3
6 years ago

ListFolderAsync() throws InvalidCastException when file or folder name is ISO-8601 date

Description

When a file or a folder exists with a name that is an ISO-8601 date (such as "2019-12-25T23:58:05"), the ListFolderAsync() method fails by throwing a System.InvalidCastException.

Steps to reproduce

  1. Create a folder test in the root folder of your Dropbox.
  2. Upload a file with the name 2019-12-25T23:58:05 to the folder /test or create a new folder with that name as a subfolder of the folder /test. Make sure that there is no file extension.
  3. Run the following C# program, after providing a valid access token: 
public class Program
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        using var dbx = new DropboxClient(oauth2AccessToken: "...");
        var result = dbx.Files.ListFolderAsync(
            path: "/test"
        ).GetAwaiter().GetResult();
    }
}


Expected result

The method should return a list of Dropbox.Api.Files.Metadata objects, including one object representing the file or folder created above.

Actual result

The program crashes with the following exception:

System.InvalidCastException
HResult=0x80004002
Message=Value '12/25/2019 23:58:05' is not valid System.String type
Source=Dropbox.Api
StackTrace:
at Dropbox.Api.Stone.JsonReader.ReadValue[T]()
at Dropbox.Api.Stone.JsonReader.Dropbox.Api.Stone.IJsonReader.ReadString()
at Dropbox.Api.Stone.StringDecoder.Decode(IJsonReader reader)
at Dropbox.Api.Files.FileMetadata.FileMetadataDecoder.SetField(FileMetadata value, String fieldName, IJsonReader reader)
at Dropbox.Api.Stone.StructDecoder`1.DecodeFields(IJsonReader reader)
at Dropbox.Api.Files.Metadata.MetadataDecoder.Decode(String tag, IJsonReader reader)
at Dropbox.Api.Stone.UnionDecoder`1.DecodeFields(IJsonReader reader)
at Dropbox.Api.Stone.StructDecoder`1.Decode(IJsonReader reader)
at Dropbox.Api.Stone.ListDecoder`1.TryReadArrayItem(IJsonReader reader, IDecoder`1 decoder, T& value)
at Dropbox.Api.Stone.ListDecoder`1.Decode(IJsonReader reader, IDecoder`1 itemDecoder)
at Dropbox.Api.Stone.StructDecoder`1.ReadList[TItem](IJsonReader reader, IDecoder`1 itemDecoder)
at Dropbox.Api.Files.ListFolderResult.ListFolderResultDecoder.SetField(ListFolderResult value, String fieldName, IJsonReader reader)
at Dropbox.Api.Stone.StructDecoder`1.DecodeFields(IJsonReader reader)
at Dropbox.Api.Stone.StructDecoder`1.Decode(IJsonReader reader)
at Dropbox.Api.Stone.JsonReader.Read[T](String json, IDecoder`1 decoder)
at Dropbox.Api.DropboxRequestHandler.<Dropbox-Api-Stone-ITransport-SendRpcRequestAsync>d__12`3.MoveNext()
at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw() in /_/src/System.Private.CoreLib/shared/System/Runtime/ExceptionServices/ExceptionDispatchInfo.cs:line 63
at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task) in /_/src/System.Private.CoreLib/shared/System/Runtime/CompilerServices/TaskAwaiter.cs:line 180
at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task) in /_/src/System.Private.CoreLib/shared/System/Runtime/CompilerServices/TaskAwaiter.cs:line 151
at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter`1.GetResult() in /_/src/System.Private.CoreLib/shared/System/Runtime/CompilerServices/TaskAwaiter.cs:line 369
at DropboxUpload.Program.Main(String[] args) in C:\my\vs\repos\DropboxUpload\Program.cs:line 681

This exception was originally thrown at this call stack:
Dropbox.Api.Stone.JsonReader.ReadValue<T>()
Dropbox.Api.Stone.JsonReader.Dropbox.Api.Stone.IJsonReader.ReadString()
Dropbox.Api.Stone.StringDecoder.Decode(Dropbox.Api.Stone.IJsonReader)
Dropbox.Api.Files.FileMetadata.FileMetadataDecoder.SetField(Dropbox.Api.Files.FileMetadata, string, Dropbox.Api.Stone.IJsonReader)
Dropbox.Api.Stone.StructDecoder<T>.DecodeFields(Dropbox.Api.Stone.IJsonReader)
Dropbox.Api.Files.Metadata.MetadataDecoder.Decode(string, Dropbox.Api.Stone.IJsonReader)
Dropbox.Api.Stone.UnionDecoder<T>.DecodeFields(Dropbox.Api.Stone.IJsonReader)
Dropbox.Api.Stone.StructDecoder<T>.Decode(Dropbox.Api.Stone.IJsonReader)
Dropbox.Api.Stone.ListDecoder<T>.TryReadArrayItem(Dropbox.Api.Stone.IJsonReader, Dropbox.Api.Stone.IDecoder<T>, out T)
Dropbox.Api.Stone.ListDecoder<T>.Decode(Dropbox.Api.Stone.IJsonReader, Dropbox.Api.Stone.IDecoder<T>)
...
[Call Stack Truncated]

 

  • Greg-DB's avatar
    Greg-DB
    Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff

    Thank you for the well written bug report! I can reproduce this issue here. We'll look into it and I'll follow up on this thread once I have an update on it from the team.

    • Greg-DB's avatar
      Greg-DB
      Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff

      This should be fixed as of v6.0.1 of the SDK.

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