[jira] [Commented] (HDFS-9302) WebHDFS throws NullPointerException if newLength is not provided
[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HDFS-9302?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel=14983184#comment-14983184 ] Karthik Palaniappan commented on HDFS-9302: --- Thanks for fixing this so quickly--it turns out the JIRA emails all ended up in my Junk folder :/ +1 on the patch! > WebHDFS throws NullPointerException if newLength is not provided > > > Key: HDFS-9302 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HDFS-9302 > Project: Hadoop HDFS > Issue Type: Bug > Components: HDFS >Affects Versions: 2.7.1 > Environment: Centos6 >Reporter: Karthik Palaniappan >Assignee: Jagadesh Kiran N >Priority: Minor > Fix For: 2.8.0 > > Attachments: HDFS-9302_00.patch, HDFS-9302_01.patch > > > $ curl -X POST "http://namenode:50070/webhdfs/v1/foo?op=truncate; > {"RemoteException":{"exception":"NullPointerException","javaClassName":"java.lang.NullPointerException","message":null}} > We should change newLength to be a required parameter in the webhdfs > documentation > (https://hadoop.apache.org/docs/r2.7.1/hadoop-project-dist/hadoop-hdfs/WebHDFS.html#New_Length), > and throw an IllegalArgumentException if isn't provided. -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v6.3.4#6332)
[jira] [Commented] (HDFS-9302) WebHDFS throws NullPointerException if newLength is not provided
[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HDFS-9302?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel=14978339#comment-14978339 ] Hudson commented on HDFS-9302: -- FAILURE: Integrated in Hadoop-Hdfs-trunk-Java8 #545 (See [https://builds.apache.org/job/Hadoop-Hdfs-trunk-Java8/545/]) HDFS-9302. WebHDFS throws NullPointerException if newLength is not (yliu: rev 6ff6663f64476eab5612ae9eb409104f44c6e6c7) * hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/web/resources/NamenodeWebHdfsMethods.java * hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt > WebHDFS throws NullPointerException if newLength is not provided > > > Key: HDFS-9302 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HDFS-9302 > Project: Hadoop HDFS > Issue Type: Bug > Components: HDFS >Affects Versions: 2.7.1 > Environment: Centos6 >Reporter: Karthik Palaniappan >Assignee: Jagadesh Kiran N >Priority: Minor > Fix For: 2.8.0 > > Attachments: HDFS-9302_00.patch, HDFS-9302_01.patch > > > $ curl -X POST "http://namenode:50070/webhdfs/v1/foo?op=truncate; > {"RemoteException":{"exception":"NullPointerException","javaClassName":"java.lang.NullPointerException","message":null}} > We should change newLength to be a required parameter in the webhdfs > documentation > (https://hadoop.apache.org/docs/r2.7.1/hadoop-project-dist/hadoop-hdfs/WebHDFS.html#New_Length), > and throw an IllegalArgumentException if isn't provided. -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v6.3.4#6332)
[jira] [Commented] (HDFS-9302) WebHDFS throws NullPointerException if newLength is not provided
[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HDFS-9302?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel=14978241#comment-14978241 ] Hudson commented on HDFS-9302: -- FAILURE: Integrated in Hadoop-Mapreduce-trunk-Java8 #593 (See [https://builds.apache.org/job/Hadoop-Mapreduce-trunk-Java8/593/]) HDFS-9302. WebHDFS throws NullPointerException if newLength is not (yliu: rev 6ff6663f64476eab5612ae9eb409104f44c6e6c7) * hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/web/resources/NamenodeWebHdfsMethods.java * hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt > WebHDFS throws NullPointerException if newLength is not provided > > > Key: HDFS-9302 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HDFS-9302 > Project: Hadoop HDFS > Issue Type: Bug > Components: HDFS >Affects Versions: 2.7.1 > Environment: Centos6 >Reporter: Karthik Palaniappan >Assignee: Jagadesh Kiran N >Priority: Minor > Fix For: 2.8.0 > > Attachments: HDFS-9302_00.patch, HDFS-9302_01.patch > > > $ curl -X POST "http://namenode:50070/webhdfs/v1/foo?op=truncate; > {"RemoteException":{"exception":"NullPointerException","javaClassName":"java.lang.NullPointerException","message":null}} > We should change newLength to be a required parameter in the webhdfs > documentation > (https://hadoop.apache.org/docs/r2.7.1/hadoop-project-dist/hadoop-hdfs/WebHDFS.html#New_Length), > and throw an IllegalArgumentException if isn't provided. -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v6.3.4#6332)
[jira] [Commented] (HDFS-9302) WebHDFS throws NullPointerException if newLength is not provided
[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HDFS-9302?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel=14978331#comment-14978331 ] Hudson commented on HDFS-9302: -- FAILURE: Integrated in Hadoop-Hdfs-trunk #2483 (See [https://builds.apache.org/job/Hadoop-Hdfs-trunk/2483/]) HDFS-9302. WebHDFS throws NullPointerException if newLength is not (yliu: rev 6ff6663f64476eab5612ae9eb409104f44c6e6c7) * hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/web/resources/NamenodeWebHdfsMethods.java * hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt > WebHDFS throws NullPointerException if newLength is not provided > > > Key: HDFS-9302 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HDFS-9302 > Project: Hadoop HDFS > Issue Type: Bug > Components: HDFS >Affects Versions: 2.7.1 > Environment: Centos6 >Reporter: Karthik Palaniappan >Assignee: Jagadesh Kiran N >Priority: Minor > Fix For: 2.8.0 > > Attachments: HDFS-9302_00.patch, HDFS-9302_01.patch > > > $ curl -X POST "http://namenode:50070/webhdfs/v1/foo?op=truncate; > {"RemoteException":{"exception":"NullPointerException","javaClassName":"java.lang.NullPointerException","message":null}} > We should change newLength to be a required parameter in the webhdfs > documentation > (https://hadoop.apache.org/docs/r2.7.1/hadoop-project-dist/hadoop-hdfs/WebHDFS.html#New_Length), > and throw an IllegalArgumentException if isn't provided. -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v6.3.4#6332)
[jira] [Commented] (HDFS-9302) WebHDFS throws NullPointerException if newLength is not provided
[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HDFS-9302?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel=14977821#comment-14977821 ] Yi Liu commented on HDFS-9302: -- OK, thanks Jagadesh, Akira, will commit shortly. > WebHDFS throws NullPointerException if newLength is not provided > > > Key: HDFS-9302 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HDFS-9302 > Project: Hadoop HDFS > Issue Type: Bug > Components: HDFS >Affects Versions: 2.7.1 > Environment: Centos6 >Reporter: Karthik Palaniappan >Assignee: Jagadesh Kiran N >Priority: Minor > Attachments: HDFS-9302_00.patch, HDFS-9302_01.patch > > > $ curl -X POST "http://namenode:50070/webhdfs/v1/foo?op=truncate; > {"RemoteException":{"exception":"NullPointerException","javaClassName":"java.lang.NullPointerException","message":null}} > We should change newLength to be a required parameter in the webhdfs > documentation > (https://hadoop.apache.org/docs/r2.7.1/hadoop-project-dist/hadoop-hdfs/WebHDFS.html#New_Length), > and throw an IllegalArgumentException if isn't provided. -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v6.3.4#6332)
[jira] [Commented] (HDFS-9302) WebHDFS throws NullPointerException if newLength is not provided
[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HDFS-9302?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel=14977945#comment-14977945 ] Hudson commented on HDFS-9302: -- FAILURE: Integrated in Hadoop-trunk-Commit #8717 (See [https://builds.apache.org/job/Hadoop-trunk-Commit/8717/]) HDFS-9302. WebHDFS throws NullPointerException if newLength is not (yliu: rev 6ff6663f64476eab5612ae9eb409104f44c6e6c7) * hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt * hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/web/resources/NamenodeWebHdfsMethods.java > WebHDFS throws NullPointerException if newLength is not provided > > > Key: HDFS-9302 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HDFS-9302 > Project: Hadoop HDFS > Issue Type: Bug > Components: HDFS >Affects Versions: 2.7.1 > Environment: Centos6 >Reporter: Karthik Palaniappan >Assignee: Jagadesh Kiran N >Priority: Minor > Fix For: 2.8.0 > > Attachments: HDFS-9302_00.patch, HDFS-9302_01.patch > > > $ curl -X POST "http://namenode:50070/webhdfs/v1/foo?op=truncate; > {"RemoteException":{"exception":"NullPointerException","javaClassName":"java.lang.NullPointerException","message":null}} > We should change newLength to be a required parameter in the webhdfs > documentation > (https://hadoop.apache.org/docs/r2.7.1/hadoop-project-dist/hadoop-hdfs/WebHDFS.html#New_Length), > and throw an IllegalArgumentException if isn't provided. -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v6.3.4#6332)
[jira] [Commented] (HDFS-9302) WebHDFS throws NullPointerException if newLength is not provided
[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HDFS-9302?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel=14978139#comment-14978139 ] Hudson commented on HDFS-9302: -- FAILURE: Integrated in Hadoop-Yarn-trunk #1329 (See [https://builds.apache.org/job/Hadoop-Yarn-trunk/1329/]) HDFS-9302. WebHDFS throws NullPointerException if newLength is not (yliu: rev 6ff6663f64476eab5612ae9eb409104f44c6e6c7) * hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt * hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/web/resources/NamenodeWebHdfsMethods.java > WebHDFS throws NullPointerException if newLength is not provided > > > Key: HDFS-9302 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HDFS-9302 > Project: Hadoop HDFS > Issue Type: Bug > Components: HDFS >Affects Versions: 2.7.1 > Environment: Centos6 >Reporter: Karthik Palaniappan >Assignee: Jagadesh Kiran N >Priority: Minor > Fix For: 2.8.0 > > Attachments: HDFS-9302_00.patch, HDFS-9302_01.patch > > > $ curl -X POST "http://namenode:50070/webhdfs/v1/foo?op=truncate; > {"RemoteException":{"exception":"NullPointerException","javaClassName":"java.lang.NullPointerException","message":null}} > We should change newLength to be a required parameter in the webhdfs > documentation > (https://hadoop.apache.org/docs/r2.7.1/hadoop-project-dist/hadoop-hdfs/WebHDFS.html#New_Length), > and throw an IllegalArgumentException if isn't provided. -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v6.3.4#6332)
[jira] [Commented] (HDFS-9302) WebHDFS throws NullPointerException if newLength is not provided
[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HDFS-9302?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel=14978013#comment-14978013 ] Hudson commented on HDFS-9302: -- FAILURE: Integrated in Hadoop-Mapreduce-trunk #2536 (See [https://builds.apache.org/job/Hadoop-Mapreduce-trunk/2536/]) HDFS-9302. WebHDFS throws NullPointerException if newLength is not (yliu: rev 6ff6663f64476eab5612ae9eb409104f44c6e6c7) * hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/web/resources/NamenodeWebHdfsMethods.java * hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt > WebHDFS throws NullPointerException if newLength is not provided > > > Key: HDFS-9302 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HDFS-9302 > Project: Hadoop HDFS > Issue Type: Bug > Components: HDFS >Affects Versions: 2.7.1 > Environment: Centos6 >Reporter: Karthik Palaniappan >Assignee: Jagadesh Kiran N >Priority: Minor > Fix For: 2.8.0 > > Attachments: HDFS-9302_00.patch, HDFS-9302_01.patch > > > $ curl -X POST "http://namenode:50070/webhdfs/v1/foo?op=truncate; > {"RemoteException":{"exception":"NullPointerException","javaClassName":"java.lang.NullPointerException","message":null}} > We should change newLength to be a required parameter in the webhdfs > documentation > (https://hadoop.apache.org/docs/r2.7.1/hadoop-project-dist/hadoop-hdfs/WebHDFS.html#New_Length), > and throw an IllegalArgumentException if isn't provided. -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v6.3.4#6332)
[jira] [Commented] (HDFS-9302) WebHDFS throws NullPointerException if newLength is not provided
[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HDFS-9302?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel=14978055#comment-14978055 ] Hudson commented on HDFS-9302: -- FAILURE: Integrated in Hadoop-Yarn-trunk-Java8 #606 (See [https://builds.apache.org/job/Hadoop-Yarn-trunk-Java8/606/]) HDFS-9302. WebHDFS throws NullPointerException if newLength is not (yliu: rev 6ff6663f64476eab5612ae9eb409104f44c6e6c7) * hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt * hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/web/resources/NamenodeWebHdfsMethods.java > WebHDFS throws NullPointerException if newLength is not provided > > > Key: HDFS-9302 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HDFS-9302 > Project: Hadoop HDFS > Issue Type: Bug > Components: HDFS >Affects Versions: 2.7.1 > Environment: Centos6 >Reporter: Karthik Palaniappan >Assignee: Jagadesh Kiran N >Priority: Minor > Fix For: 2.8.0 > > Attachments: HDFS-9302_00.patch, HDFS-9302_01.patch > > > $ curl -X POST "http://namenode:50070/webhdfs/v1/foo?op=truncate; > {"RemoteException":{"exception":"NullPointerException","javaClassName":"java.lang.NullPointerException","message":null}} > We should change newLength to be a required parameter in the webhdfs > documentation > (https://hadoop.apache.org/docs/r2.7.1/hadoop-project-dist/hadoop-hdfs/WebHDFS.html#New_Length), > and throw an IllegalArgumentException if isn't provided. -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v6.3.4#6332)
[jira] [Commented] (HDFS-9302) WebHDFS throws NullPointerException if newLength is not provided
[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HDFS-9302?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel=14976756#comment-14976756 ] Hadoop QA commented on HDFS-9302: - \\ \\ | (x) *{color:red}-1 overall{color}* | \\ \\ || Vote || Subsystem || Runtime || Comment || | {color:red}-1{color} | pre-patch | 17m 56s | Pre-patch trunk has 1 extant Findbugs (version 3.0.0) warnings. | | {color:green}+1{color} | @author | 0m 0s | The patch does not contain any @author tags. | | {color:red}-1{color} | tests included | 0m 0s | The patch doesn't appear to include any new or modified tests. Please justify why no new tests are needed for this patch. Also please list what manual steps were performed to verify this patch. | | {color:green}+1{color} | javac | 7m 46s | There were no new javac warning messages. | | {color:green}+1{color} | javadoc | 10m 22s | There were no new javadoc warning messages. | | {color:green}+1{color} | release audit | 0m 23s | The applied patch does not increase the total number of release audit warnings. | | {color:green}+1{color} | checkstyle | 1m 24s | There were no new checkstyle issues. | | {color:red}-1{color} | whitespace | 0m 0s | The patch has 1 line(s) that end in whitespace. Use git apply --whitespace=fix. | | {color:green}+1{color} | install | 1m 31s | mvn install still works. | | {color:green}+1{color} | eclipse:eclipse | 0m 33s | The patch built with eclipse:eclipse. | | {color:green}+1{color} | findbugs | 2m 33s | The patch does not introduce any new Findbugs (version 3.0.0) warnings. | | {color:green}+1{color} | native | 3m 16s | Pre-build of native portion | | {color:red}-1{color} | hdfs tests | 50m 0s | Tests failed in hadoop-hdfs. | | | | 95m 49s | | \\ \\ || Reason || Tests || | Failed unit tests | hadoop.hdfs.server.datanode.TestDataNodeHotSwapVolumes | | | hadoop.hdfs.shortcircuit.TestShortCircuitCache | \\ \\ || Subsystem || Report/Notes || | Patch URL | http://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/attachment/12769001/HDFS-9302_00.patch | | Optional Tests | javadoc javac unit findbugs checkstyle | | git revision | trunk / c28e16b | | Pre-patch Findbugs warnings | https://builds.apache.org/job/PreCommit-HDFS-Build/13226/artifact/patchprocess/trunkFindbugsWarningshadoop-hdfs.html | | whitespace | https://builds.apache.org/job/PreCommit-HDFS-Build/13226/artifact/patchprocess/whitespace.txt | | hadoop-hdfs test log | https://builds.apache.org/job/PreCommit-HDFS-Build/13226/artifact/patchprocess/testrun_hadoop-hdfs.txt | | Test Results | https://builds.apache.org/job/PreCommit-HDFS-Build/13226/testReport/ | | Java | 1.7.0_55 | | uname | Linux asf904.gq1.ygridcore.net 3.13.0-36-lowlatency #63-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT Wed Sep 3 21:56:12 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux | | Console output | https://builds.apache.org/job/PreCommit-HDFS-Build/13226/console | This message was automatically generated. > WebHDFS throws NullPointerException if newLength is not provided > > > Key: HDFS-9302 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HDFS-9302 > Project: Hadoop HDFS > Issue Type: Bug > Components: HDFS >Affects Versions: 2.7.1 > Environment: Centos6 >Reporter: Karthik Palaniappan >Assignee: Jagadesh Kiran N >Priority: Minor > Attachments: HDFS-9302_00.patch > > > $ curl -X POST "http://namenode:50070/webhdfs/v1/foo?op=truncate; > {"RemoteException":{"exception":"NullPointerException","javaClassName":"java.lang.NullPointerException","message":null}} > We should change newLength to be a required parameter in the webhdfs > documentation > (https://hadoop.apache.org/docs/r2.7.1/hadoop-project-dist/hadoop-hdfs/WebHDFS.html#New_Length), > and throw an IllegalArgumentException if isn't provided. -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v6.3.4#6332)
[jira] [Commented] (HDFS-9302) WebHDFS throws NullPointerException if newLength is not provided
[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HDFS-9302?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel=14977483#comment-14977483 ] Yi Liu commented on HDFS-9302: -- Looks good, Jagadesh. Just a small nit, +1 after addressing - please put the check above the code comment "// We treat each rest request as a separate client." > WebHDFS throws NullPointerException if newLength is not provided > > > Key: HDFS-9302 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HDFS-9302 > Project: Hadoop HDFS > Issue Type: Bug > Components: HDFS >Affects Versions: 2.7.1 > Environment: Centos6 >Reporter: Karthik Palaniappan >Assignee: Jagadesh Kiran N >Priority: Minor > Attachments: HDFS-9302_00.patch > > > $ curl -X POST "http://namenode:50070/webhdfs/v1/foo?op=truncate; > {"RemoteException":{"exception":"NullPointerException","javaClassName":"java.lang.NullPointerException","message":null}} > We should change newLength to be a required parameter in the webhdfs > documentation > (https://hadoop.apache.org/docs/r2.7.1/hadoop-project-dist/hadoop-hdfs/WebHDFS.html#New_Length), > and throw an IllegalArgumentException if isn't provided. -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v6.3.4#6332)
[jira] [Commented] (HDFS-9302) WebHDFS throws NullPointerException if newLength is not provided
[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HDFS-9302?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel=14977738#comment-14977738 ] Akira AJISAKA commented on HDFS-9302: - LGTM, +1. > WebHDFS throws NullPointerException if newLength is not provided > > > Key: HDFS-9302 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HDFS-9302 > Project: Hadoop HDFS > Issue Type: Bug > Components: HDFS >Affects Versions: 2.7.1 > Environment: Centos6 >Reporter: Karthik Palaniappan >Assignee: Jagadesh Kiran N >Priority: Minor > Attachments: HDFS-9302_00.patch, HDFS-9302_01.patch > > > $ curl -X POST "http://namenode:50070/webhdfs/v1/foo?op=truncate; > {"RemoteException":{"exception":"NullPointerException","javaClassName":"java.lang.NullPointerException","message":null}} > We should change newLength to be a required parameter in the webhdfs > documentation > (https://hadoop.apache.org/docs/r2.7.1/hadoop-project-dist/hadoop-hdfs/WebHDFS.html#New_Length), > and throw an IllegalArgumentException if isn't provided. -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v6.3.4#6332)
[jira] [Commented] (HDFS-9302) WebHDFS throws NullPointerException if newLength is not provided
[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HDFS-9302?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel=14974280#comment-14974280 ] Jagadesh Kiran N commented on HDFS-9302: Hi , i would like to work on this issue, [~Karthik Palaniappan] if you have already started, please assign it to you > WebHDFS throws NullPointerException if newLength is not provided > > > Key: HDFS-9302 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HDFS-9302 > Project: Hadoop HDFS > Issue Type: Bug > Components: HDFS >Affects Versions: 2.7.1 > Environment: Centos6 >Reporter: Karthik Palaniappan >Priority: Minor > > $ curl -X POST "http://namenode:50070/webhdfs/v1/foo?op=truncate; > {"RemoteException":{"exception":"NullPointerException","javaClassName":"java.lang.NullPointerException","message":null}} > We should change newLength to be a required parameter in the webhdfs > documentation > (https://hadoop.apache.org/docs/r2.7.1/hadoop-project-dist/hadoop-hdfs/WebHDFS.html#New_Length), > and throw an IllegalArgumentException if isn't provided. -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v6.3.4#6332)
[jira] [Commented] (HDFS-9302) WebHDFS throws NullPointerException if newLength is not provided
[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HDFS-9302?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel=14973001#comment-14973001 ] Yi Liu commented on HDFS-9302: -- [~Karthik Palaniappan], thanks for reporting this, it's better to return a better exception and error msg to user if there is no {{newLength}}. This can be done by checking whether newLength is null string (NewLengthParam#DEFAULT) in {{NamenodeWebHdfsMethods}}, feel free to upload a patch to fix it. In the document, the newLength is already a required parameter, for any optional parameter, there is [] > WebHDFS throws NullPointerException if newLength is not provided > > > Key: HDFS-9302 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HDFS-9302 > Project: Hadoop HDFS > Issue Type: Bug > Components: HDFS >Affects Versions: 2.7.1 > Environment: Centos6 >Reporter: Karthik Palaniappan >Priority: Minor > > $ curl -X POST "http://namenode:50070/webhdfs/v1/foo?op=truncate; > {"RemoteException":{"exception":"NullPointerException","javaClassName":"java.lang.NullPointerException","message":null}} > We should change newLength to be a required parameter in the webhdfs > documentation > (https://hadoop.apache.org/docs/r2.7.1/hadoop-project-dist/hadoop-hdfs/WebHDFS.html#New_Length), > and throw an IllegalArgumentException if isn't provided. -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v6.3.4#6332)