[jira] [Created] (NIFI-5606) UpdateRecord doesn't allow population of nested fields if input parent is null

[Joseph Percivall (JIRA)]

Joseph Percivall created NIFI-5606:
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             Summary: UpdateRecord doesn't allow population of nested fields if 
input parent is null
                 Key: NIFI-5606
                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/NIFI-5606
             Project: Apache NiFi
          Issue Type: Bug
    Affects Versions: 1.7.1
            Reporter: Joseph Percivall


To reproduce, open the TestUpdateRecord.java processor and change the dynamic 
properties in testFieldValuesInEL[1] to the following:
{noformat}
runner.setProperty("/name/last", "NiFi");
runner.setProperty("/name/first", "Apache");{noformat}
 

Also, change person.json[2] to have no name field:

 
{noformat}
{
   "id": 485,
   "mother": {
       "last": "Doe",
       "first": "Jane"
   }
}{noformat}
 

After running, the output is:

 
{noformat}
[ { "id" : 485, "name" : null } ]{noformat}
 

Where the expected output would be:
{noformat}
{
   "id": 485,
   "name": {
       "last": "NiFi",
       "first": "Apache"
   }
}
{noformat}
 

[1][https://github.com/apache/nifi/blob/4c787799ff7d971eb924df1e496da8338e6ab192/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-standard-bundle/nifi-standard-processors/src/test/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/standard/TestUpdateRecord.java#L303]

[2] 
[https://github.com/apache/nifi/blob/9ebf2cfaf1fdb1a28427aed5a8168004071efd12/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-standard-bundle/nifi-standard-processors/src/test/resources/TestUpdateRecord/input/person.json#L3]

 



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