[FLEX-27222] http.requestTimeout silently switches the request from a POST to a GET

• Type: Bug
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: Adobe Flex SDK 3.5 (Release)
• Component/s: RPC: HTTPService
• Environment: Affected OS(s): All OS Platforms; Language Found: English
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Adobe JIRA
• Created: 04/Apr/11 07:40
• Updated: 05/Apr/11 03:20

Description

If you set the http.requestTimeout method, it will silently ignore the fact you asked it to be a POST request and discards any and all headers.

Also a known issue in Flex is that GET request have all headers dumped.

Steps to reproduce:

var http:HTTPService = new HTTPService()
http = new HTTPService();
http.method = "POST";
var encoder:Base64Encoder = new Base64Encoder();
encoder.insertNewLines = false;
encoder.encode(login.username + ":" + login.password);
http.headers =

{Authorization:"Basic " + encoder.toString()}

;
http.resultFormat = "text";
http.addEventListener(ResultEvent.RESULT, resultHandler);
http.addEventListener(FaultEvent.FAULT, resultHandler);
http.url = "http://www.example.com/post;

//http.requestTimeout = 5; //Watch out for this, enable it and it changes the request to GET & destroys the headers.

http.method = "POST";
http.send();

Actual Results:

changes the request to GET & destroys the headers.

Expected Results:

Leave the request as what I asked for, don't destroy the headers and timeout after 5 seconds if it can't connect.

Workaround (if any):

Leave the user sitting there, without any feedback if the application cannot connect.

Further information:

I am running the application as a sand-boxed SWF file, using the debugger and a packet capture application (wireshark).
If you want a packet capture file, just ask and I'll send it over.