400 bad request DELETE handler application/json request with empty body

Simon Collins

Hi

We're in the middle of integrating with a 3rd party's API. One of the their calls expects us to set up a DELETE handler that accepts a paramater in the header but has no body. They are setting the content-type as application/json. It appears that in these circumstances ORDS is failing the calls with "Expected one of: <<{,[>> but got: <<EOF>>". It's expecting at least a {} in the body but getting nothing. There's a link to a very similar post below.

Is this a restriction / issue with ORDS or should the vendor not be setting the header to "application/json" if no body is passed through. I'm being told that they cannot change as many other clients use the API suite so we're at a bit on an impasse. We're on ORDS 20.2

Any advice, workarounds would be appreciated

Thanks

Simon

https://community.oracle.com/tech/developers/discussion/4345611/creating-post-handler-with-content-type-application-json

thatJeffSmith-Oracle

if you tell us to expect a json doc on the body of the request and then you don't send one, it's going to cause a problem

if you're doing a delete, there's no need to provide a content-type on your request

You're version of ORDS is almost 2 years old now, I'd try 21.4, but I would probably expect the same behavior.

Simon Collins

Hi Jeff

Thanks for the reply. The problem is it's not our API. It's someone else's (a very large hotel company). They are supplying the content_type in the DELETE request and they say they can't change their API for us ...

I'll get back to them - I might try if the latest version of ORDS if all else fails

Thanks

Simon

thatJeffSmith-Oracle

File a Bug...in the meantime ask if they can amend the request to include an empty json doc in their DELETE requests.

Saying you can't change something is disingenuous - you don't too <> you can't. The very large hotel company should also be engaged to see what can be done. Or put something in the middle to intercept and re-write the request.

Simon Collins

I would agree with you. I'm a bit of a middle man in this conversation to be honest.

I'll see if we can get some meaningful dialogue opened up with them

Thanks

Simon