[QPID-2916] C++ broker & Python client will silently truncate strings whose length is greater than the max length supported by the type.

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 0.7
• Fix Version/s: 0.7
• Component/s: C++ Broker, C++ Client, Python Client

Environment

Linux

• Assignee: Ken Giusti
• Reporter: Ken Giusti
• Created: 28/Oct/10 15:21
• Updated: 28/Oct/10 21:41
• Resolved: 28/Oct/10 21:41

Description

While testing QMF, I attempted to send a string of length > 255 bytes as a str8. Both the broker and the python client will encode the string by either truncating it, or incorrectly truncating the length.