Opened 17 years ago

Closed 16 years ago

#25 closed defect (fixed)

JDOM cannot handle metadata attributes with namespace prefix

Reported by: joeri.theelen@… Owned by: simonp
Priority: major Milestone: v2.1 beta 2
Component: User interface (web) Version:
Keywords: JDOM, namespace awareness, advanced view Cc:

Description

An example: consider this element in the INSPIRE metadata profile from ISO 19139: 

INSPIRE metadata level: Discovery level 1                   
INSPIRE element: Date - temporal extent                     
ISO definition: Date and time for the content of the dataset
INSPIRE category: Temporal Reference                        
INSPIRE code: A.2.2.1                                       
INSPIRE obligation: Conditional

Now, this could (or must) be implemented using a GML element like TimePeriod, for instance: 

<gmd:MD_Metadata xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" ...>
  <!-- ... -->
  <!-- ... -->
  <!-- ... -->
  <gmd:identificationInfo>
    <gmd:MD_DataIdentification>
      <!-- ... -->
      <!-- ... -->
      <!-- ... -->
      <gmd:extent>
        <gmd:EX_Extent>
          <gmd:temporalElement>
            <gmd:EX_TemporalExtent>
              <gmd:extent>
                <gml:TimePeriod gml:id="id">
                  <gml:beginPosition>2007-05-28T12:34:56</gml:beginPosition>
                  <gml:endPosition>2007-05-28T12:34:56</gml:endPosition>
                </gml:TimePeriod>
              </gmd:extent>
            </gmd:EX_TemporalExtent>
          </gmd:temporalElement>
        </gmd:EX_Extent>
      </gmd:extent>
    </gmd:MD_DataIdentification>
  </gmd:identificationInfo>
  <!-- ... -->
  <!-- ... -->
  <!-- ... -->
</gmd:MD_Metadata>

The GML attribute "gml:id" is required, and it requires the namespace prefix to be valid, but JDOM cannot handle it. It tries to create a classname with it, also using the colon (:) which is invalid in Java. The metadata can be validated and saved into the catalogue, but when I try to show it in advanced view, I receive this error: 

HTTP Status 400 - Cannot build ServiceRequest
Cause : The name "_117_gml:id" is not legal for JDOM/XML elements: Element names cannot contain colons.
Error : org.jdom.IllegalNameException
Stack :
org.jdom.IllegalNameException: The name "_117_gml:id" is not legal for JDOM/XML elements: Element names cannot contain colons.
at org.jdom.Element.setName(Element.java:206)
at org.jdom.Element.&lt;init&gt;(Element.java:140)
at org.jdom.Element.&lt;init&gt;(Element.java:152)
at jeeves.server.sources.ServiceRequestFactory.getMultipartParams(ServiceRequestFactory.java:256)
at jeeves.server.sources.ServiceRequestFactory.extractParameters(ServiceRequestFactory.java:214)
at jeeves.server.sources.ServiceRequestFactory.create(ServiceRequestFactory.java:136)
at jeeves.server.sources.http.JeevesServlet.execute(JeevesServlet.java:146)
at jeeves.server.sources.http.JeevesServlet.doPost(JeevesServlet.java:98)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:709)
...

This is also a known bug in JDOM in general, for instance:

​http://www.developpez.net/forums/showthread.php?t=296282

Change History (6)

comment:1 by acarboni, 17 years ago

Resolution: → fixed
Status: new → closed

in reply to:  1 comment:2 by jtheelen, 17 years ago

Resolution: fixed
Status: closed → reopened

Replying to acarboni: According to my testing of Geonetwork 2.1 final release (and the testing of others as well), this problem has not been fixed.

comment:3 by simonp, 16 years ago

Problem isn't JDOM ":" in attributes debug - although the bug manifests itself when you use an attribute with a namespace, it actually relates to the fact that JDOM is being asked to create an XML element from what is returned by the html form in the editor - this happens to be an attribute with a colon in the name. Can you let me know where else you've found this problem as I have a fix ready to commit to the trunk and would like to hear about your testing?

Thanks! Simon Pigot sppigot@…

in reply to:  description ; comment:4 by simonp, 16 years ago

Owner: changed from geonetwork-devel@… to simonp
Status: reopened → new

Replying to joeri.theelen@gim.be:

An example: consider this element in the INSPIRE metadata profile from ISO 19139: 

INSPIRE metadata level: Discovery level 1                   
INSPIRE element: Date - temporal extent                     
ISO definition: Date and time for the content of the dataset
INSPIRE category: Temporal Reference                        
INSPIRE code: A.2.2.1                                       
INSPIRE obligation: Conditional

Now, this could (or must) be implemented using a GML element like TimePeriod, for instance: 

<gmd:MD_Metadata xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" ...>
  <!-- ... -->
  <!-- ... -->
  <!-- ... -->
  <gmd:identificationInfo>
    <gmd:MD_DataIdentification>
      <!-- ... -->
      <!-- ... -->
      <!-- ... -->
      <gmd:extent>
        <gmd:EX_Extent>
          <gmd:temporalElement>
            <gmd:EX_TemporalExtent>
              <gmd:extent>
                <gml:TimePeriod gml:id="id">
                  <gml:beginPosition>2007-05-28T12:34:56</gml:beginPosition>
                  <gml:endPosition>2007-05-28T12:34:56</gml:endPosition>
                </gml:TimePeriod>
              </gmd:extent>
            </gmd:EX_TemporalExtent>
          </gmd:temporalElement>
        </gmd:EX_Extent>
      </gmd:extent>
    </gmd:MD_DataIdentification>
  </gmd:identificationInfo>
  <!-- ... -->
  <!-- ... -->
  <!-- ... -->
</gmd:MD_Metadata>

The GML attribute "gml:id" is required, and it requires the namespace prefix to be valid, but JDOM cannot handle it. It tries to create a classname with it, also using the colon (:) which is invalid in Java. The metadata can be validated and saved into the catalogue, but when I try to show it in advanced view, I receive this error: 

HTTP Status 400 - Cannot build ServiceRequest
Cause : The name "_117_gml:id" is not legal for JDOM/XML elements: Element names cannot contain colons.
Error : org.jdom.IllegalNameException
Stack :
org.jdom.IllegalNameException: The name "_117_gml:id" is not legal for JDOM/XML elements: Element names cannot contain colons.
at org.jdom.Element.setName(Element.java:206)
at org.jdom.Element.&lt;init&gt;(Element.java:140)
at org.jdom.Element.&lt;init&gt;(Element.java:152)
at jeeves.server.sources.ServiceRequestFactory.getMultipartParams(ServiceRequestFactory.java:256)
at jeeves.server.sources.ServiceRequestFactory.extractParameters(ServiceRequestFactory.java:214)
at jeeves.server.sources.ServiceRequestFactory.create(ServiceRequestFactory.java:136)
at jeeves.server.sources.http.JeevesServlet.execute(JeevesServlet.java:146)
at jeeves.server.sources.http.JeevesServlet.doPost(JeevesServlet.java:98)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:709)
...

This is also a known bug in JDOM in general, for instance:

​http://www.developpez.net/forums/showthread.php?t=296282

in reply to:  4 comment:5 by herbief, 16 years ago

Replying to simonp:

Simon, could you tell us your fix, please ?

comment:6 by simonp, 16 years ago

Resolution: → fixed
Status: new → closed
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