podcast refresh failing

[Spaceboy 2573]

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 42077]

please always post a complete log

[ebr 16169]

Are you running the latest version?

[Spaceboy 2573]

of course!

[ebr 16169]

@@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 42077]

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 16169]

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

[Spaceboy 2573]

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 42077]

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

[ebr 16169]

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

 

See above .

[Spaceboy 2573]

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

[ebr 16169]

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

[Spaceboy 2573]

that does the job. all fixed, thanks guys

[ebr 16169]

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

[Luke 42077]

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 16169]

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 42077]

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