File upload fails using REST API --data-raw

[musthafa1996]

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Issue Description

Parse server throws the following error while uploading files:
The first argument must be of type string or an instance of Buffer, ArrayBuffer, or Array or an Array-like Object. Received undefined

Steps to reproduce

The issue could be reproduced using the following curl request for File upload Rest API:

curl --location --request POST 'http://198.199.84.19:1337/parse/files/test.txt' \
--header 'X-Parse-Application-Id: <APP_ID>' \
--header 'X-Parse-REST-API-Key: <REST_API_KEY>' \
--header 'X-Parse-Master-Key: <MASTER_KEY>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/text' \
--data-raw 'Hello world' 

Actual Outcome

The above request must respond with:

{
    "code": 130,
    "error": "The first argument must be of type string or an instance of Buffer, ArrayBuffer, or Array or an Array-like Object. Received undefined"
}

Expected Outcome

Successfully upload the file and respond with the URL to the file. A sample success response would be:

{
    "url": "http://localhost:1337/parse/files/APP_ID/0fef055962401a0c5d23d9c10b737a07_test.txt",
    "name": "0fef055962401a0c5d23d9c10b737a07_test.txt"
}

Environment

This issue occurs on the latest released version of parse-server 5.2.8, as well as in the latest alpha version 5.3.0-alpha.30.

Server

• Parse Server version: 5.2.8
• Operating system: macOS Monterey, Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS
• Local or remote host (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Heroku, Digital Ocean, etc): local. Digital Ocean

Database

• System (MongoDB or Postgres): Postgres
• Database version: PostgreSQL 14.1
• Local or remote host (MongoDB Atlas, mLab, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, etc): local, 'Digital Ocean'

Client

• SDK (iOS, Android, JavaScript, PHP, Unity, etc): Javascript
• SDK version: ^3.5.0-alpha.6

Logs

error: Error creating a file: The first argument must be of type string or an instance of Buffer, ArrayBuffer, or Array or an Array-like Object. Received undefined {"code":"ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE","stack":"TypeError [ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE]: The first argument must be of type string or an instance of Buffer, ArrayBuffer, or Array or an Array-like Object. Received undefined\n at new NodeError (node:internal/errors:393:5)\n at Function.from (node:buffer:328:9)\n at createHandler (/api/node_modules/parse-server/src/Routers/FilesRouter.js:167:35)\n at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)"} error: The first argument must be of type string or an instance of Buffer, ArrayBuffer, or Array or an Array-like Object. Received undefined {"code":130,"stack":"TypeError [ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE]: The first argument must be of type string or an instance of Buffer, ArrayBuffer, or Array or an Array-like Object. Received undefined\n at new NodeError (node:internal/errors:393:5)\n at Function.from (node:buffer:328:9)\n at createHandler (/api/node_modules/parse-server/src/Routers/FilesRouter.js:167:35)\n at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)"}

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[musthafa1996]

Related to parse-community/Parse-SDK-JS#1579

[musthafa1996]

Fixed with parse-community/Parse-SDK-JS#1578

[mtrezza]

Before we close this issue, just to confirm, the issue only existed when using the former alpha version of the Parse JS SDK with Parse Server. Since Parse Server never used that alpha version of the SDK (not even in a pre-release version), it was never an issue that occurred in any version of Parse Server. Is that correct?

[musthafa1996]

Yes, that's right.

[mtrezza]

Thanks for confirming.