JR54055: REST Call fails when attribute value contains a trailing percent age character (%).

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When an attribute value contains a trailing percentage character
  (for example, "20%"), a REST call that is trying to facet
  according to this attribute will fail with the following error:
  
  Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: URLDecoder:
  Incomplete trailing escape (%) pattern
   at java.net.URLDecoder.decode(URLDecoder.java:179)
   at
  com.ibm.commerce.foundation.server.services.rest.search.expressi
  on.solr.SolrRESTSearchByFacetExpressionProvider.invoke(SolrRESTS
  earchByFacetExpressionProvider.java:265)
   at
  com.ibm.commerce.foundation.server.services.rest.search.expressi
  on.solr.SolrRESTSearchExpressionProvider.invoke(SolrRESTSearchEx
  pressionProvider.java:282)
   at
  com.ibm.commerce.foundation.server.services.search.SearchService
  Facade.invokeSearchExpressionProvider(SearchServiceFacade.java:1
  57)
   at
  com.ibm.commerce.foundation.server.services.search.SearchService
  Facade.performSearch(SearchServiceFacade.java:191)
   ... 94 more
  
  This error occurs because the URLDecoder is trying to decode a
  string that is already decoded.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• USERS AFFECTED:
  WebSphere Commerce V7 users who include a trailing percentage
  character (%) in an attribute value.
  
  PROBLEM ABSTRACT:
  REST Call fails when attribute value contains a trailing
  percentage character (%).
  
  BUSINESS IMPACT:
  Faceting by particular attribute values will result in an error.
  
  RECOMMENDATION:
  

Problem conclusion

• The error handling logic is improved to properly handle
  exceptions when decoding fails.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  WC BUS DEV ED W

• Fixed component ID

  5724I3900

Applicable component levels

• R700 PSY

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