Error sending message: Type 'HomeSeer.Jui.Views.InvalidValueForTypeException' in Assembly 'PluginSdk' is not marked as serializable.

[alexbk66]

Environment and System Config

• OS: N/A
• Language: C#
• IDE: N/A
• HomeSeer Version: [v4.1.10.0]
• PluginSDK Version: [v1.2.1.0]

Describe the issue
All Exceptions thrown during processing requests from HS should be marked Serializable

Steps to Reproduce
Cause any exception, i.e. create an InputView(EInputType.Url) and pass string which is not a url

Expected behavior
The exception should be displayed to user

[spudwebb]

Did you try to mark the exception as serializable and if so, was it then displayed to the user?
I think this issue is more complicated than that, and the underlying problem is that exceptions (even if marked Serializable) are not propagated through HSCF, Tracked as HS-1083.

HomeSeer Version: [v4.0.0.30]
PluginSDK Version: [v1.0.6.0]

are you really testing with those versions ? if so you should update.

[alexbk66]

No, I'm on latest versions, sorry, that's default when you create an issue
HomeSeer Version: [v4.1.10.0]
PluginSDK Version: [v1.2.1.0]

[spudwebb]

It turns out we need to mark the exception Serializable and add a special constructor for HSCF to be able to deserialize it:

protected InvalidValueForTypeException(SerializationInfo info, StreamingContext context) : base(info, context) { }'

I fixed it as part of PSDK-117. It should be in the next SDK release.

[alexbk66]

Thank you. I tried to mark the exception Serializable - then the error isn't shown at all, but at least the plugin doesn't crash.
I added exception handler and instead of displaying the offending view - I add a lable with the error info. Do you have mechanism for displaying errors in the settings pages?

[spudwebb]

Fixed in Plugin SDK version 1.2.2