[Image] Can't display avatar with HTTP 301

[just4fun]

I created an iOS APP for university BBS (built in PHP) with React Native 0.14.

When I send request to fetch user info, I will get a record including filed avatar, which has value like http://bbs.uestc.edu.cn/uc_server/avatar.php?uid=32044&size=middle, and I assigned it to source filed of <Image> like below,

<Image
  style={styles.avatar}
  source={{uri: authrization.avatar}} />

Updated recently:

It seems like a PHP method (I'm not familiar with PHP), since the value of avatar will become http://bbs.uestc.edu.cn/uc_server/data/avatar/000/03/20/44_avatar_middle.jpg if I type the original value in the browser.

I tried to display http://bbs.uestc.edu.cn/uc_server/avatar.php?uid=32044&size=middle in html with <img> tag, it will get 301 code and then get the right picture with extension.

However, the avatar is not displayed sometimes with RN. See the screenshot.

Seems like RN didn't support the redirect well even in latest 0.21.

Does the <Image> component only support static picture file which ends with jpg|png|gif?

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[k7k0]

@just4fun I'm having the same problem, images without extension aren't showed. Did you resolve the issue?

[just4fun]

@k7k0 No, there is no feedback both on Github issue and StackOverflow.

@ide Any ideas?

[k7k0]

@just4fun on my case it turned to be a file-format problem, it's a WebP file instead of regular JPG. Not supported on iOS yet http://stackoverflow.com/questions/34815053/load-remote-image-without-extension/34825697#34825697

[just4fun]

@k7k0 thank you, in my case, there is no any extension, the url seems like a PHP method.

[grabbou]

I think the issue here is not the type, but redirect that happens and that might not be supported in RN itself. If you could display image straight away w/o redirecting, that should solve the problem.

[just4fun]

@grabbou yes, there is no extension but redirect in my case, I also think it's not supported well in RN. But sometimes it works well, it's weird.

[just4fun]

I tried to display http://bbs.uestc.edu.cn/uc_server/avatar.php?uid=32044&size=middle in html with <img> tag, it will get 301 code and then get the right picture with extension.

Seems like RN didn't support the redirect well even in latest 0.21.

[janicduplessis]

@facebook-github-bot bugfix

[facebook-github-bot]

Hey @just4fun, we're a small team and rely on the community to fix issues that don't affect fb apps. If you're sure this is a bug can you send a pull request with a fix?

[hayeah]

#7262 should fix this problem.

[just4fun]

@hayeah Thank you, but I found your PR has been closed?

[grabbou]

GitHub bot closes PRs and merges them manually - see the commit reference above :)

[just4fun]

@grabbou Gotcha, thanks.
@hayeah I'm gonna learn Objective-C if FB can't support this feature, since this issue avoid me to submit my RN app to App Store. Thanks again.

[hayeah]

@just4fun the PR is merged