Error 500 retrieving rooms info with REST API plugin

Openfire Plugins
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Hi guys.
I was using Openfire v.4.5.1 with REST API plugin v.1.3.9. Everything was ok.

I updated Openfire to v.4.6.2 and the plugin to v.1.4.0. From that moment I have the following problem: when the REST client asks about the rooms, the server returns 500 and the Openfire log shows the following error

2021.03.12 11:02:46 org.jivesoftware.openfire.container.PluginServlet - org.jivesoftware.openfire.muc.MUCRole$Role cannot be cast to java.lang.String (through reference chain: org.jivesoftware.openfire.plugin.rest.entity.MUCRoomEntities["chatRooms"]->java.util.ArrayList[0]->org.jivesoftware.openfire.plugin.rest.entity.MUCRoomEntity["broadcastPresenceRoles"]->java.util.UnmodifiableRandomAccessList[0])
org.codehaus.jackson.map.JsonMappingException: org.jivesoftware.openfire.muc.MUCRole$Role cannot be cast to java.lang.String (through reference chain: org.jivesoftware.openfire.plugin.rest.entity.MUCRoomEntities["chatRooms"]->java.util.ArrayList[0]->org.jivesoftware.openfire.plugin.rest.entity.MUCRoomEntity["broadcastPresenceRoles"]->java.util.UnmodifiableRandomAccessList[0])
	at org.codehaus.jackson.map.JsonMappingException.wrapWithPath(JsonMappingException.java:218) ~[?:?]
	at org.codehaus.jackson.map.JsonMappingException.wrapWithPath(JsonMappingException.java:197) ~[?:?]
	at org.codehaus.jackson.map.ser.std.SerializerBase.wrapAndThrow(SerializerBase.java:166) ~[?:?]
	at org.codehaus.jackson.map.ser.std.IndexedStringListSerializer.serializeContents(IndexedStringListSerializer.java:99) ~[?:?]
	at org.codehaus.jackson.map.ser.std.IndexedStringListSerializer.serialize(IndexedStringListSerializer.java:63) ~[?:?]
	at org.codehaus.jackson.map.ser.std.IndexedStringListSerializer.serialize(IndexedStringListSerializer.java:24) ~[?:?]
	at org.codehaus.jackson.map.ser.BeanPropertyWriter.serializeAsField(BeanPropertyWriter.java:446) ~[?:?]
	at org.codehaus.jackson.map.ser.std.BeanSerializerBase.serializeFields(BeanSerializerBase.java:150) ~[?:?]
	at org.codehaus.jackson.map.ser.BeanSerializer.serialize(BeanSerializer.java:112) ~[?:?]
	at org.codehaus.jackson.map.ser.std.StdContainerSerializers$IndexedListSerializer.serializeContents(StdContainerSerializers.java:122) ~[?:?]
	at org.codehaus.jackson.map.ser.std.StdContainerSerializers$IndexedListSerializer.serializeContents(StdContainerSerializers.java:71) ~[?:?]
	at org.codehaus.jackson.map.ser.std.AsArraySerializerBase.serialize(AsArraySerializerBase.java:86) ~[?:?]
	at org.codehaus.jackson.map.ser.BeanPropertyWriter.serializeAsField(BeanPropertyWriter.java:446) ~[?:?]
	at org.codehaus.jackson.map.ser.std.BeanSerializerBase.serializeFields(BeanSerializerBase.java:150) ~[?:?]
	at org.codehaus.jackson.map.ser.BeanSerializer.serialize(BeanSerializer.java:112) ~[?:?]
	at org.codehaus.jackson.map.ser.StdSerializerProvider._serializeValue(StdSerializerProvider.java:610) ~[?:?]
	at org.codehaus.jackson.map.ser.StdSerializerProvider.serializeValue(StdSerializerProvider.java:256) ~[?:?]
	at org.codehaus.jackson.map.ObjectMapper.writeValue(ObjectMapper.java:1613) ~[?:?]
	at org.codehaus.jackson.jaxrs.JacksonJsonProvider.writeTo(JacksonJsonProvider.java:559) ~[?:?]
	at com.sun.jersey.json.impl.provider.entity.JacksonProviderProxy.writeTo(JacksonProviderProxy.java:160) ~[?:?]
	at com.sun.jersey.spi.container.ContainerResponse.write(ContainerResponse.java:302) ~[?:?]
	at com.sun.jersey.server.impl.application.WebApplicationImpl._handleRequest(WebApplicationImpl.java:1510) ~[?:?]
	at com.sun.jersey.server.impl.application.WebApplicationImpl.handleRequest(WebApplicationImpl.java:1419) ~[?:?]
	at com.sun.jersey.server.impl.application.WebApplicationImpl.handleRequest(WebApplicationImpl.java:1409) ~[?:?]
	at com.sun.jersey.spi.container.servlet.WebComponent.service(WebComponent.java:409) ~[?:?]
	at com.sun.jersey.spi.container.servlet.ServletContainer.service(ServletContainer.java:558) ~[?:?]
	at com.sun.jersey.spi.container.servlet.ServletContainer.service(ServletContainer.java:733) ~[?:?]
	at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:790) ~[javax.servlet-api-3.1.0.jar:3.1.0]
	at org.jivesoftware.openfire.container.PluginServlet.handleServlet(PluginServlet.java:461) ~[xmppserver-4.6.2.jar:4.6.2-TY]
	at org.jivesoftware.openfire.container.PluginServlet.service(PluginServlet.java:134) ~[xmppserver-4.6.2.jar:4.6.2-TY]
	at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:790) ~[javax.servlet-api-3.1.0.jar:3.1.0]
	at org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.ServletHolder$NotAsync.service(ServletHolder.java:1452) ~[jetty-servlet-9.4.35.v20201120.jar:9.4.35.v20201120]
	at org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.ServletHolder.handle(ServletHolder.java:791) ~[jetty-servlet-9.4.35.v20201120.jar:9.4.35.v20201120]
	at org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler$ChainEnd.doFilter(ServletHandler.java:1626) ~[jetty-servlet-9.4.35.v20201120.jar:9.4.35.v20201120]
	at org.jivesoftware.admin.PluginFilter.doFilter(PluginFilter.java:226) ~[xmppserver-4.6.2.jar:4.6.2-TY]
	at org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.FilterHolder.doFilter(FilterHolder.java:193) ~[jetty-servlet-9.4.35.v20201120.jar:9.4.35.v20201120]
	at org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler$Chain.doFilter(ServletHandler.java:1601) ~[jetty-servlet-9.4.35.v20201120.jar:9.4.35.v20201120]
	at org.jivesoftware.admin.AuthCheckFilter.doFilter(AuthCheckFilter.java:234) ~[xmppserver-4.6.2.jar:4.6.2-TY]
	at org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.FilterHolder.doFilter(FilterHolder.java:193) ~[jetty-servlet-9.4.35.v20201120.jar:9.4.35.v20201120]
	at org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler$Chain.doFilter(ServletHandler.java:1601) ~[jetty-servlet-9.4.35.v20201120.jar:9.4.35.v20201120]
	at com.opensymphony.sitemesh.webapp.SiteMeshFilter.obtainContent(SiteMeshFilter.java:129) ~[sitemesh-2.4.2.jar:?]
	at com.opensymphony.sitemesh.webapp.SiteMeshFilter.doFilter(SiteMeshFilter.java:77) ~[sitemesh-2.4.2.jar:?]
	at org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.FilterHolder.doFilter(FilterHolder.java:201) ~[jetty-servlet-9.4.35.v20201120.jar:9.4.35.v20201120]
	at org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler$Chain.doFilter(ServletHandler.java:1601) ~[jetty-servlet-9.4.35.v20201120.jar:9.4.35.v20201120]
	at org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler.doHandle(ServletHandler.java:548) ~[jetty-servlet-9.4.35.v20201120.jar:9.4.35.v20201120]
	at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ScopedHandler.handle(ScopedHandler.java:143) ~[jetty-server-9.4.35.v20201120.jar:9.4.35.v20201120]
	at org.eclipse.jetty.security.SecurityHandler.handle(SecurityHandler.java:602) ~[jetty-security-9.4.35.v20201120.jar:9.4.35.v20201120]
	at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.HandlerWrapper.handle(HandlerWrapper.java:127) ~[jetty-server-9.4.35.v20201120.jar:9.4.35.v20201120]
	at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ScopedHandler.nextHandle(ScopedHandler.java:235) ~[jetty-server-9.4.35.v20201120.jar:9.4.35.v20201120]
	at org.eclipse.jetty.server.session.SessionHandler.doHandle(SessionHandler.java:1624) ~[jetty-server-9.4.35.v20201120.jar:9.4.35.v20201120]
	at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ScopedHandler.nextHandle(ScopedHandler.java:233) ~[jetty-server-9.4.35.v20201120.jar:9.4.35.v20201120]
	at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ContextHandler.doHandle(ContextHandler.java:1435) ~[jetty-server-9.4.35.v20201120.jar:9.4.35.v20201120]
	at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ScopedHandler.nextScope(ScopedHandler.java:188) ~[jetty-server-9.4.35.v20201120.jar:9.4.35.v20201120]
	at org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler.doScope(ServletHandler.java:501) ~[jetty-servlet-9.4.35.v20201120.jar:9.4.35.v20201120]
	at org.eclipse.jetty.server.session.SessionHandler.doScope(SessionHandler.java:1594) ~[jetty-server-9.4.35.v20201120.jar:9.4.35.v20201120]
	at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ScopedHandler.nextScope(ScopedHandler.java:186) ~[jetty-server-9.4.35.v20201120.jar:9.4.35.v20201120]
	at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ContextHandler.doScope(ContextHandler.java:1350) ~[jetty-server-9.4.35.v20201120.jar:9.4.35.v20201120]
	at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ScopedHandler.handle(ScopedHandler.java:141) ~[jetty-server-9.4.35.v20201120.jar:9.4.35.v20201120]
	at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ContextHandlerCollection.handle(ContextHandlerCollection.java:191) ~[jetty-server-9.4.35.v20201120.jar:9.4.35.v20201120]
	at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.HandlerCollection.handle(HandlerCollection.java:146) ~[jetty-server-9.4.35.v20201120.jar:9.4.35.v20201120]
	at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.HandlerWrapper.handle(HandlerWrapper.java:127) ~[jetty-server-9.4.35.v20201120.jar:9.4.35.v20201120]
	at org.eclipse.jetty.server.Server.handle(Server.java:516) ~[jetty-server-9.4.35.v20201120.jar:9.4.35.v20201120]
	at org.eclipse.jetty.server.HttpChannel.lambda$handle$1(HttpChannel.java:388) ~[jetty-server-9.4.35.v20201120.jar:9.4.35.v20201120]
	at org.eclipse.jetty.server.HttpChannel.dispatch(HttpChannel.java:633) [jetty-server-9.4.35.v20201120.jar:9.4.35.v20201120]
	at org.eclipse.jetty.server.HttpChannel.handle(HttpChannel.java:380) [jetty-server-9.4.35.v20201120.jar:9.4.35.v20201120]
	at org.eclipse.jetty.server.HttpConnection.onFillable(HttpConnection.java:273) [jetty-server-9.4.35.v20201120.jar:9.4.35.v20201120]
	at org.eclipse.jetty.io.AbstractConnection$ReadCallback.succeeded(AbstractConnection.java:311) [jetty-io-9.4.35.v20201120.jar:9.4.35.v20201120]
	at org.eclipse.jetty.io.FillInterest.fillable(FillInterest.java:105) [jetty-io-9.4.35.v20201120.jar:9.4.35.v20201120]
	at org.eclipse.jetty.io.ChannelEndPoint$1.run(ChannelEndPoint.java:104) [jetty-io-9.4.35.v20201120.jar:9.4.35.v20201120]
	at org.eclipse.jetty.util.thread.strategy.EatWhatYouKill.runTask(EatWhatYouKill.java:336) [jetty-util-9.4.35.v20201120.jar:9.4.35.v20201120]
	at org.eclipse.jetty.util.thread.strategy.EatWhatYouKill.doProduce(EatWhatYouKill.java:313) [jetty-util-9.4.35.v20201120.jar:9.4.35.v20201120]
	at org.eclipse.jetty.util.thread.strategy.EatWhatYouKill.tryProduce(EatWhatYouKill.java:171) [jetty-util-9.4.35.v20201120.jar:9.4.35.v20201120]
	at org.eclipse.jetty.util.thread.strategy.EatWhatYouKill.run(EatWhatYouKill.java:129) [jetty-util-9.4.35.v20201120.jar:9.4.35.v20201120]
	at org.eclipse.jetty.util.thread.ReservedThreadExecutor$ReservedThread.run(ReservedThreadExecutor.java:375) [jetty-util-9.4.35.v20201120.jar:9.4.35.v20201120]
	at org.eclipse.jetty.util.thread.QueuedThreadPool.runJob(QueuedThreadPool.java:773) [jetty-util-9.4.35.v20201120.jar:9.4.35.v20201120]
	at org.eclipse.jetty.util.thread.QueuedThreadPool$Runner.run(QueuedThreadPool.java:905) [jetty-util-9.4.35.v20201120.jar:9.4.35.v20201120]
	at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748) [?:1.8.0_275]
Caused by: java.lang.ClassCastException: org.jivesoftware.openfire.muc.MUCRole$Role cannot be cast to java.lang.String
	at org.codehaus.jackson.map.ser.std.IndexedStringListSerializer.serializeContents(IndexedStringListSerializer.java:91) ~[?:?]
	... 73 more

Any idea?

3

Hi.

I was having the same issue so I decide to take a look at the code and I find out it has been broken since OpenFire 4.6.1.

In the git commit 62ab9734dfb1f08795e8ac5b47e4a5d55ee8b51a ( aka “OF-2168: MUC presence broadcast supression based on role”), there was a change in the signature of the method getRolesToBroadcastPresence() and setRolesToBroadcastPresence() of the class MUCRoom and since the REST API plugin is based on older version of the plugins API, it has been broken.

Right now the maven repository of OpenFire is still referring to the version 4.6.0, so it’s not possible to easily rebuild the REST API plugin. Hopefully they’ll update the maven repository soon, this way a new version of the plugin may be released as well.

Anyway, you can find the same issue reported on the plugin github repository.

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4

We’ve been seeing this issue also.
v1.4.0 is incompatible
v1.5.0 is compatible as noted in the commit at https://github.com/igniterealtime/openfire-restAPI-plugin/commit/649b8d97dfdaf2005ac955131622485fa8d4f4db

This issue is related to HazelCast PluginServlet RoomRemovedEvent ClassCastException.

We had hoped the PR at https://github.com/igniterealtime/Openfire/pull/1831 would resolve the issues we’re seeing with OF v4.6.3 and RestAPI-Plugin v1.5.0 but we’re still seeing problems. We’re still seeing this exception sometimes, but not with ‘GET chatrooms’ – with other endpoints instead.

5

This problem will be resolved in the upcoming version 1.6.0 of the REST API plugin. A snapshot/prerelease download can be obtained from Ignite Realtime: Openfire Plugins