Adding a call to logger from params_parser to give detailed debug information when invalid xml or json is posted

[#2481 state:committed]

Signed-off-by: Jeremy Kemper <jeremy@bitsweat.net>

Author: Jay Pignata

actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/params_parser.rb

@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ def parse_formatted_parameters(env)
             false
         end
       rescue Exception => e # YAML, XML or Ruby code block errors
+        logger.debug "Error occurred while parsing request parameters.\nContents:\n\n#{request.raw_post}"
+
         raise
           { "body" => request.raw_post,
             "content_type" => request.content_type,
@@ -67,5 +69,9 @@ def content_type_from_legacy_post_data_format_header(env)
 
         nil
       end
+
+      def logger
+        defined?(Rails.logger) ? Rails.logger : Logger.new($stderr)
+      end
   end
 end

actionpack/test/dispatch/request/json_params_parsing_test.rb

@@ -30,16 +30,36 @@ def teardown
     )
   end
 
+  test "logs error if parsing unsuccessful" do
+    with_test_routing do
+      begin
+        $stderr = StringIO.new
+        json = "[\"person]\": {\"name\": \"David\"}}"
+        post "/parse", json, {'CONTENT_TYPE' => 'application/json'}
+        assert_response :error
+        $stderr.rewind && err = $stderr.read
+        assert err =~ /Error occurred while parsing request parameters/
+      ensure
+        $stderr = STDERR
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
   private
     def assert_parses(expected, actual, headers = {})
+      with_test_routing do
+        post "/parse", actual, headers
+        assert_response :ok
+        assert_equal(expected, TestController.last_request_parameters)
+      end
+    end
+
+    def with_test_routing
       with_routing do |set|
         set.draw do |map|
           map.connect ':action', :controller => "json_params_parsing_test/test"
         end
-
-        post "/parse", actual, headers
-        assert_response :ok
-        assert_equal(expected, TestController.last_request_parameters)
+        yield
       end
     end
 end

actionpack/test/dispatch/request/xml_params_parsing_test.rb

@@ -38,6 +38,21 @@ def teardown
     end
   end
 
+  test "logs error if parsing unsuccessful" do
+    with_test_routing do
+      begin
+        $stderr = StringIO.new
+        xml = "<person><name>David</name><avatar type='file' name='me.jpg' content_type='image/jpg'>#{ActiveSupport::Base64.encode64('ABC')}</avatar></pineapple>"
+        post "/parse", xml, default_headers
+        assert_response :error
+        $stderr.rewind && err = $stderr.read
+        assert err =~ /Error occurred while parsing request parameters/
+      ensure
+        $stderr = STDERR
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
   test "parses multiple files" do
     xml = <<-end_body
       <person>
@@ -85,4 +100,4 @@ class LegacyXmlParamsParsingTest < XmlParamsParsingTest
     def default_headers
       {'HTTP_X_POST_DATA_FORMAT' => 'xml'}
     end
-end
+end