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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
Using File API of Parse SDK:
const file = new Parse.File('parse-server-logo', {
base64: 'data:image/jpeg;base64,ParseA==',
});
await file.save();
Using 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
For File API of Parse SDK:
The first argument must be of type string or an instance of Buffer, ArrayBuffer, or Array or an Array-like Object. Received undefined
For File upload Rest API:
{
"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 with Parse SDK version ^3.5.0-alpha.6. Please note that the same version of Parse SDK must be used in Parse Server. Parse Server uses the latest released version of Parse SDK (3.4.2) by default. You will need to override the SDK version for Parse server. To do so, you can add the following in package.json:
"overrides": {
"parse-server": {
"parse": "^3.5.0-alpha.6"
}
}
Also note that npm package overriding is only supported from npm version >=8.3.0.
Server
- Parse Server version:
5.2.8,5.3.0-alpha.30 - 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)"}