podcast refresh failing

[Spaceboy 2493]

hi, in the last couple of days the pod cast refresh has started to fail and i cannot see any reason why from the log which is attached.

 

thanks!

[Luke 37048]

please always post a complete log

[ebr 14910]

Are you running the latest version?

[Spaceboy 2493]

of course!

[ebr 14910]

@@Luke it is throwing a null ref trying to determine if something is a directory in the resolution helper.

 

Is there something about the way I'm calling this that needs to change?

	Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
	   at MediaBrowser.Controller.Library.ItemResolveArgs.get_IsDirectory()
	   at MediaBrowser.Controller.Resolvers.EntityResolutionHelper.EnsureDates(IFileSystem fileSystem, BaseItem item, ItemResolveArgs args, Boolean includeCreationTime)
	   at PodCasts.Entities.VodCast.<>c__DisplayClass8.<ValidateChildrenInternal>b__2(BaseItem child)
	   at System.Threading.Tasks.Parallel.<>c__DisplayClass2d`2.<ForEachWorker>b__23(Int32 i)
	   at System.Threading.Tasks.Parallel.<>c__DisplayClassf`1.<ForWorker>b__c()
	   at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.InnerInvoke()
	   at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.InnerInvokeWithArg(Task childTask)
	   at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.<>c__DisplayClass11.<ExecuteSelfReplicating>b__10(Object param0)

EntityResolutionHelper.EnsureDates(FileSystem, currentChild, child.ResolveArgs, false);

[Luke 37048]

does this reproduce for you or anyone on our test team? first we have to find out what is null. i'll add some null checks to the beginning of that method.

[ebr 14910]

No, it doesn't happen for me.  I think it is related to that particular podcast or episode.

[Spaceboy 2493]

ok, hopefully this is helpful:

 

    <string>http://www.engadget.com/engadgetshow.xml</string>

    <string>http://feeds.twit.tv/specials_video_large</string>

    <string>http://feeds.theonion.com/onionnewsnetwork</string>

    <string>http://feeds.feedburner.com/TedtalksHD?format=xml</string>

    <string>http://www.mevio.com/feeds/bestofyoutube.xml</string>

    <string>http://www.howstuffworks.com/podcasts/techstuff.rss</string>

    <string>http://www.howstuffworks.com/podcasts/stuff-you-missed-in-history-class.rss</string>

    <string>http://www.howstuffworks.com/podcasts/coolest-stuff-on-the-planet.rss</string>

    <string>http://www.howstuffworks.com/podcasts/stuff-you-should-know.rss</string>

 

the final one is problematic. adding it causes the error,removing it makes it work. i had others to test but i've lost them trying to work out where the problem was (

[Luke 37048]

Ok. I added some exceptions that will give us more information when the next server is released.

[ebr 14910]

are these virtual items? EnsureDates wasn't really designed to be called against those because there's no FIleInfo

 

See above .

[Spaceboy 2493]

ok, so its still failing, new log attached, hopefully this has more detail for you. thanks

[ebr 14910]

@@Spaceboy - try the beta version of PodCasts I just put up 1.0.0.5.

[Spaceboy 2493]

that does the job. all fixed, thanks guys

[ebr 14910]

Failing the exact same way.  @@Luke, what did you add?

[Luke 37048]

Failing the exact same way.  @@Luke, what did you add?

 

Well spaceboy's log is 5105, the release build. so that might suggest it's not related to the changes in today's dev build.

[ebr 14910]

I think I can just eliminate the call that is causing the issue in the first place.

 

Podcasts are virtual so don't have resolve args or file system dates anyway.

[Luke 37048]

are these virtual items? EnsureDates wasn't really designed to be called against those because there's no FIleInfo