Community,
I’m trying to use the API to upload RPMS to a repository. Here is my curl:https://MYSERVER/katello/api/repositories/20148/upload_content
I get the following error:path' for #\u003cString:0x00007f79fa005e30\u003e\nDid you mean? pathmap","errors":["undefined method path’ for #\u003cString:0x00007f79fa005e30\u003e\nDid you mean? pathmap”]}%
Is this an API bug and I have to use a different API call or am I missing something in my curl?
Thanks
Hi @btanaka ,
Could you please post your Foreman and Katello versions?
Also, do you see a backtrace in the production logs that goes along with the undefined method error ?
Foreman: 3.1.3
where and what log on the server would I find that error?
Thanks
iballou:
undefined method
Found it:path' for #<String:0x00007f79bc3ee828> 7602cb15 | Did you mean? pathmap 7602cb15 | /opt/theforeman/tfm/root/usr/share/gems/gems/katello-4.3.1/app/controllers/katello/api/v2/repositories_controller.rb:389:in block in upload_content’collect' 7602cb15 | /opt/theforeman/tfm/root/usr/share/gems/gems/katello-4.3.1/app/controllers/katello/api/v2/repositories_controller.rb:388:in upload_content’send_action' 7602cb15 | /opt/theforeman/tfm/root/usr/share/gems/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.7/lib/abstract_controller/base.rb:195:in process_action’process_action' 7602cb15 | /opt/theforeman/tfm/root/usr/share/gems/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.7/lib/abstract_controller/callbacks.rb:42:in block in process_action’block in run_callbacks' 7602cb15 | /usr/share/foreman/app/controllers/concerns/foreman/controller/timezone.rb:10:in set_timezone’block in run_callbacks' 7602cb15 | /usr/share/foreman/app/models/concerns/foreman/thread_session.rb:32:in clear_thread’block in run_callbacks' 7602cb15 | /usr/share/foreman/app/controllers/concerns/foreman/controller/topbar_sweeper.rb:12:in set_topbar_sweeper_controller’block in run_callbacks' 7602cb15 | /opt/theforeman/tfm/root/usr/share/gems/gems/audited-4.9.0/lib/audited/sweeper.rb:14:in around’block in run_callbacks' 7602cb15 | /opt/theforeman/tfm/root/usr/share/gems/gems/audited-4.9.0/lib/audited/sweeper.rb:14:in around’block in run_callbacks' 7602cb15 | /opt/theforeman/tfm/root/usr/share/gems/gems/activesupport-6.0.3.7/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:139:in run_callbacks’process_action' 7602cb15 | /opt/theforeman/tfm/root/usr/share/gems/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.7/lib/action_controller/metal/rescue.rb:22:in process_action’block in process_action' 7602cb15 | /opt/theforeman/tfm/root/usr/share/gems/gems/activesupport-6.0.3.7/lib/active_support/notifications.rb:180:in block in instrument’instrument' 7602cb15 | /opt/theforeman/tfm/root/usr/share/gems/gems/activesupport-6.0.3.7/lib/active_support/notifications.rb:180:in instrument’process_action' 7602cb15 | /opt/theforeman/tfm/root/usr/share/gems/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.7/lib/action_controller/metal/params_wrapper.rb:245:in process_action’process_action' 7602cb15 | /opt/theforeman/tfm/root/usr/share/gems/gems/katello-4.3.1/app/controllers/katello/concerns/api/api_controller.rb:50:in process_action’process' 7602cb15 | /opt/theforeman/tfm/root/usr/share/gems/gems/actionview-6.0.3.7/lib/action_view/rendering.rb:39:in process’dispatch' 7602cb15 | /opt/theforeman/tfm/root/usr/share/gems/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.7/lib/action_controller/metal.rb:254:in dispatch’dispatch' 7602cb15 | /opt/theforeman/tfm/root/usr/share/gems/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.7/lib/action_dispatch/routing/route_set.rb:33:in serve’block in <class:Constraints>' 7602cb15 | /opt/theforeman/tfm/root/usr/share/gems/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.7/lib/action_dispatch/routing/mapper.rb:48:in serve’block in serve' 7602cb15 | /opt/theforeman/tfm/root/usr/share/gems/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.7/lib/action_dispatch/journey/router.rb:32:in each’serve' 7602cb15 | /opt/theforeman/tfm/root/usr/share/gems/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.7/lib/action_dispatch/routing/route_set.rb:834:in call’call' 7602cb15 | /opt/theforeman/tfm/root/usr/share/gems/gems/railties-6.0.3.7/lib/rails/railtie.rb:190:in public_send’method_missing' 7602cb15 | /opt/theforeman/tfm/root/usr/share/gems/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.7/lib/action_dispatch/routing/mapper.rb:19:in block in class:Constraints ’serve' 7602cb15 | /opt/theforeman/tfm/root/usr/share/gems/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.7/lib/action_dispatch/journey/router.rb:49:in block in serve’each' 7602cb15 | /opt/theforeman/tfm/root/usr/share/gems/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.7/lib/action_dispatch/journey/router.rb:32:in serve’call' 7602cb15 | /opt/theforeman/tfm/root/usr/share/gems/gems/katello-4.3.1/lib/katello/middleware/organization_created_enforcer.rb:18:in call’call' 7602cb15 | /opt/theforeman/tfm/root/usr/share/gems/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.7/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/static.rb:126:in call’call' 7602cb15 | /opt/theforeman/tfm/root/usr/share/gems/gems/apipie-dsl-2.4.0/lib/apipie_dsl/static_dispatcher.rb:67:in call’call' 7602cb15 | /opt/theforeman/tfm/root/usr/share/gems/gems/apipie-rails-0.5.17/lib/apipie/extractor/recorder.rb:137:in call’call' 7602cb15 | /opt/theforeman/tfm/root/usr/share/gems/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.7/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/static.rb:126:in call’call' 7602cb15 | /opt/theforeman/tfm/root/usr/share/gems/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.7/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/static.rb:126:in call’call' 7602cb15 | /usr/share/foreman/lib/foreman/middleware/telemetry.rb:10:in call’call' 7602cb15 | /usr/share/foreman/lib/foreman/middleware/catch_json_parse_errors.rb:9:in call’call' 7602cb15 | /opt/theforeman/tfm/root/usr/share/gems/gems/rack-2.2.3/lib/rack/etag.rb:27:in call’call' 7602cb15 | /opt/theforeman/tfm/root/usr/share/gems/gems/rack-2.2.3/lib/rack/head.rb:12:in call’call' 7602cb15 | /usr/share/foreman/lib/foreman/middleware/logging_context_session.rb:22:in call’context' 7602cb15 | /opt/theforeman/tfm/root/usr/share/gems/gems/rack-2.2.3/lib/rack/session/abstract/id.rb:260:in call’call' 7602cb15 | /opt/theforeman/tfm/root/usr/share/gems/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.7/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/callbacks.rb:27:in block in call’run_callbacks' 7602cb15 | /opt/theforeman/tfm/root/usr/share/gems/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.7/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/callbacks.rb:26:in call’call' 7602cb15 | /opt/theforeman/tfm/root/usr/share/gems/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.7/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/debug_exceptions.rb:32:in call’call' 7602cb15 | /opt/theforeman/tfm/root/usr/share/gems/gems/railties-6.0.3.7/lib/rails/rack/logger.rb:37:in call_app’call' 7602cb15 | /opt/theforeman/tfm/root/usr/share/gems/gems/sprockets-rails-3.2.1/lib/sprockets/rails/quiet_assets.rb:13:in call’call' 7602cb15 | /opt/theforeman/tfm/root/usr/share/gems/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.7/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/remote_ip.rb:81:in call’call' 7602cb15 | /opt/theforeman/tfm/root/usr/share/gems/gems/katello-4.3.1/lib/katello/prevent_json_parsing.rb:12:in call’call' 7602cb15 | /opt/theforeman/tfm/root/usr/share/gems/gems/rack-2.2.3/lib/rack/runtime.rb:22:in call’call' 7602cb15 | /opt/theforeman/tfm/root/usr/share/gems/gems/actionpack-6.0.3.7/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/executor.rb:14:in call’call' 7602cb15 | /opt/theforeman/tfm/root/usr/share/gems/gems/rack-2.2.3/lib/rack/sendfile.rb:110:in call’call' 7602cb15 | /opt/theforeman/tfm/root/usr/share/gems/gems/secure_headers-6.3.0/lib/secure_headers/middleware.rb:11:in call’call' 7602cb15 | /opt/theforeman/tfm/root/usr/share/gems/gems/railties-6.0.3.7/lib/rails/railtie.rb:190:in public_send’method_missing' 7602cb15 | /opt/theforeman/tfm/root/usr/share/gems/gems/rack-2.2.3/lib/rack/urlmap.rb:74:in block in call’each' 7602cb15 | /opt/theforeman/tfm/root/usr/share/gems/gems/rack-2.2.3/lib/rack/urlmap.rb:58:in call’call' 7602cb15 | /opt/theforeman/tfm/root/usr/share/gems/gems/puma-5.5.0/lib/puma/request.rb:77:in block in handle_request’with_force_shutdown' 7602cb15 | /opt/theforeman/tfm/root/usr/share/gems/gems/puma-5.5.0/lib/puma/request.rb:76:in handle_request’process_client' 7602cb15 | /opt/theforeman/tfm/root/usr/share/gems/gems/puma-5.5.0/lib/puma/thread_pool.rb:147:in block in spawn_thread’block in create_with_logging_context' 7602cb15 | /opt/theforeman/tfm/root/usr/share/gems/gems/logging-2.3.0/lib/logging/diagnostic_context.rb:474:in block in create_with_logging_context’
I found part of my issue. I had to add the following headers:
now when i run the curl I get a 400 and:
and then a bunch of text like this:
Changing the content type to Content-Type:multipart/form-data returns me to the path error…so I guess I’m back where I started
I believe you were on the right track using JSON as the data type. Can I see how you formatted the json data in the curl command?
curl -H “Accept:application/json” -H “Content-Type:multipart/form-data” https://MYSERVER/katello/api/repositories/20148/upload_content
I was trying to find docs on that API route – I did find some docs among the Satellite ones. However, it uses some alternative API routes. I’m gonna try the upload_content one myself, but in the meantime, this might be helpful: Chapter 5. Using the Red Hat Satellite API Red Hat Satellite 6.10 | Red Hat Customer Portal
iballou
October 25, 2023, 7:31pm
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I dug in the code and reminded myself that the upload_content URL is used by the UI – it sounds like we have some Rails magic that gets the file data in the correct shape for that specific endpoint.
The content_uploads endpoint mentioned in the docs I linked, on the other hand, is used by hammer – I would go that route instead. Plus, it has chunking support in case you need to upload bigger RPMs.
iballou
October 25, 2023, 7:39pm
11
For some more explanation, we use something called Rack to get the files uploading right for that upload_content endpoint. You end up seeing something like the following json if you upload content via the API:
{:path=>"/tmp/RackMultipart20231025-17684-zz7z3.rpm", :filename=>"ModemManager-1.10.8-3.el8.x86_64.rpm"}
The code chunks the RPMs for you.
Some more raw data to show off the middleware doing its thing:
19:35:48 rails.1 | 2023-10-25T19:35:48 [I|app|33caa7d8] Started POST "/katello/api/v2/repositories/1/upload_content" for 192.168.122.1 at 2023-10-25 19:35:48 +0000
19:35:48 rails.1 | 2023-10-25T19:35:48 [I|app|33caa7d8] Processing by Katello::Api::V2::RepositoriesController#upload_content as HTML
19:35:48 rails.1 | 2023-10-25T19:35:48 [I|app|33caa7d8] Parameters: {"content"=>[#<ActionDispatch::Http::UploadedFile:0x00007f5c1cfebe40 @tempfile=#<Tempfile:/tmp/RackMultipart20231025-17684-zz7z3.rpm>, @original_filename="ModemManager-1.10.8-3.el8.x86_64.rpm", @content_type="application/x-rpm", @headers="Content-Disposition: form-data; name=\"content[]\"; filename=\"ModemManager-1.10.8-3.el8.x86_64.rpm\"\r\nContent-Type: application/x-rpm\r\n">], "authenticity_token"=>"C31Bv6Qk4hdlt0lZ1iTvdawZ6YlVOGntMu9ZPLI8-ArvaULkN6UzrHYlCrgLJ4PWcoZc2-0VliVjIt3VsRBE_Q", "api_version"=>"v2", "id"=>"1"}
Anyway, I hope that helps explain why I think you should try the content_uploads/ endpoints instead.
btanaka
October 25, 2023, 8:09pm
12
Thanks so much! That make sense. And thanks for the link! I was trying to make those API calls work also and had issues with syntax and such.
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