[NIFI-4399] InvokeHttp produces NPE

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.0.0, 1.1.0, 1.2.0, 1.3.0
• Fix Version/s: 1.0.0, 1.1.0, 1.2.0, 1.3.0
• Assignee: Eric Ulicny
• Reporter: Bryan Bende
• Created: 20/Sep/17 13:26
• Updated: 10/Nov/22 16:41
• Resolved: 10/Nov/22 16:41

Description

Under the following conditions:

• GET request
• No incoming connection to InvokeHttp (i.e. its the source)
• 'Put Response Body in Attribute' is not set

A null "requestFlowFile" will get passed down and eventually call requestFlowFile.getAttributes().

2017-09-19 07:58:59,744 ERROR [Timer-Driven Process Thread-3] o.a.nifi.processors.standard.InvokeHTTP
java.lang.NullPointerException: null
        at org.apache.nifi.processors.standard.InvokeHTTP.setHeaderProperties(InvokeHTTP.java:859) ~[nifi-standard-processors-1.1.0.2.1.1.0-2.jar:1.1.0.2.1.1.0-2]
        at org.apache.nifi.processors.standard.InvokeHTTP.configureRequest(InvokeHTTP.java:814) ~[nifi-standard-processors-1.1.0.2.1.1.0-2.jar:1.1.0.2.1.1.0-2]
        at org.apache.nifi.processors.standard.InvokeHTTP.onTrigger(InvokeHTTP.java:613) ~[nifi-standard-processors-1.1.0.2.1.1.0-2.jar:1.1.0.2.1.1.0-2]
        at org.apache.nifi.processor.AbstractProcessor.onTrigger(AbstractProcessor.java:27) [nifi-api-1.1.0.2.1.1.0-2.jar:1.1.0.2.1.1.0-2]
        at org.apache.nifi.controller.StandardProcessorNode.onTrigger(StandardProcessorNode.java:1099) [nifi-framework-core-1.1.0.2.1.1.0-2.jar:1.1.0.2.1.1.0-2]
        at org.apache.nifi.controller.tasks.ContinuallyRunProcessorTask.call(ContinuallyRunProcessorTask.java:136) [nifi-framework-core-1.1.0.2.1.1.0-2.jar:1.1.0.2.1.1.0-2]
        at org.apache.nifi.controller.tasks.ContinuallyRunProcessorTask.call(ContinuallyRunProcessorTask.java:47) [nifi-framework-core-1.1.0.2.1.1.0-2.jar:1.1.0.2.1.1.0-2]
        at org.apache.nifi.controller.scheduling.TimerDrivenSchedulingAgent$1.run(TimerDrivenSchedulingAgent.java:132) [nifi-framework-core-1.1.0.2.1.1.0-2.jar:1.1.0.2.1.1.0-2]
        at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:511) [na:1.8.0_77]
        at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.runAndReset(FutureTask.java:308) [na:1.8.0_77]
        at java.util.concurrent.ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor$ScheduledFutureTask.access$301(ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor.java:180) [na:1.8.0_77]
        at java.util.concurrent.ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor$ScheduledFutureTask.run(ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor.java:294) [na:1.8.0_77]
        at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1142) [na:1.8.0_77]
        at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:617) [na:1.8.0_77]
        at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745) [na:1.8.0_77]