undefined method `downcase' for nil:NilClass

[angelacode]

Why am I getting this error? I get the atoken and asecret from the authentication hash after using OmniAuth. Seems okay, but then when I try to access the profile method, it borks:

  8     @user = User.find(params[:id]) 
  9     @client = LinkedIn::Client.new(ENV["LINKEDIN_KEY"], ENV["LINKEDIN_SECRET"]) 
 10     @client.authorize_from_access(@user.atoken, @user.asecret) 
 11     if @user == current_user 
 12       @client.profile 
 13     else 
 14       @client.profile(:id => @user.uid) 
 15     end 
 16   end 

[renatosnrg]

Hi Angela,

I've made a pull request to solve this issue.

I hope it can help you!

[simonmorley]

Hi

I'm still having this issue with latest build. How can I fix?

Thanks

Simon

[renatosnrg]

My pull request is not merged yet. You can try my fork until my pull request (or other fix) is not applied to the current master.

[simonmorley]

Thanks for the message. I get no errors with your fork but also strangely, no output?! Any suggestions?

[renatosnrg]

Can you post your code here? I'm using with no problems in my production environment.

[simonmorley]

Hi, sorry for the delay, I wasn't notified about a reply!

Linkedin Model:

require 'linkedin'
class LinkedinToken < ConsumerToken
def client
client = LinkedIn::Client.new(LinkedinToken.consumer.key, LinkedinToken.consumer.secret)
client.authorize_from_access(token, secret)
@client = client.profile
end
end

show:

Linkedin: <% @user.linkedin_token.client %>

I think it's a ruby error and nothing to do with your gem but I really appreciate your help :)

[simonmorley]

Got it working, think there was a typo. Still a little confused though - I end us with a linkedin::mash not a hashie and have no idea how to get the data out?

[renatosnrg]

You can get the fields directly using LinkedIn::Mash:

profile = client.profile
first_name = profile.first_name
current_position = profile.positions.all.find{|pos| pos.is_current == true} unless profile.positions.all.nil?
profile.picture_url

[marckohlbrugge]

I was having the same problem (using OmniAuth like Simon and Angela), but your fork fixed it Renato. Thanks! Hope it gets merged with the master soon.

[jeremyw]

What's going on with this? I'm seeing the same error. It looks like omniauth is not using the entire API endpoint, just a relative path.

[marckohlbrugge]

@jeremyw, see here: #55

[rtlong]

I can confirm that @renatosnrg's pull request fixed it. Specifically, all I needed was one commit: renatosnrg/linkedin@90b6641

[javan]

This just bit me too.

>> client = LinkedIn::Client.new(API_KEY, API_SECRET)
>> client.authorize_from_access(ACCESS_TOKEN, ACCESS_SECRET)
>> client.profile
NoMethodError: undefined method `downcase' for nil:NilClass
    from /Users/javan/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p334/gems/oauth-0.4.5/lib/oauth/request_proxy/base.rb:93:in `normalized_uri'
    from /Users/javan/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p334/gems/oauth-0.4.5/lib/oauth/request_proxy/base.rb:113:in `signature_base_string'
    from /Users/javan/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p334/gems/oauth-0.4.5/lib/oauth/signature/base.rb:77:in `signature_base_string'
    from /Users/javan/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p334/gems/oauth-0.4.5/lib/oauth/signature/hmac/base.rb:12:in `digest'
    from /Users/javan/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p334/gems/oauth-0.4.5/lib/oauth/signature/base.rb:65:in `signature'
    from /Users/javan/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p334/gems/oauth-0.4.5/lib/oauth/signature.rb:23:in `sign'
    from /Users/javan/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p334/gems/oauth-0.4.5/lib/oauth/client/helper.rb:45:in `signature'
    from /Users/javan/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p334/gems/oauth-0.4.5/lib/oauth/client/helper.rb:75:in `header'
    from /Users/javan/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p334/gems/oauth-0.4.5/lib/oauth/client/net_http.rb:91:in `set_oauth_header'
    from /Users/javan/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p334/gems/oauth-0.4.5/lib/oauth/client/net_http.rb:30:in `send'
    from /Users/javan/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p334/gems/oauth-0.4.5/lib/oauth/client/net_http.rb:30:in `oauth!'
    from /Users/javan/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p334/gems/oauth-0.4.5/lib/oauth/consumer.rb:227:in `sign!'
    from /Users/javan/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p334/gems/oauth-0.4.5/lib/oauth/consumer.rb:191:in `create_signed_request'
    from /Users/javan/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p334/gems/oauth-0.4.5/lib/oauth/consumer.rb:162:in `request'
    from /Users/javan/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p334/gems/oauth-0.4.5/lib/oauth/tokens/consumer_token.rb:25:in `request'
    from /Users/javan/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p334/gems/oauth-0.4.5/lib/oauth/tokens/access_token.rb:12:in `request'
    from /Users/javan/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p334/gems/oauth-0.4.5/lib/oauth/tokens/access_token.rb:27:in `get'
    from /Users/javan/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p334/gems/linkedin-0.3.1/lib/linked_in/helpers/request.rb:15:in `get'
    from /Users/javan/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p334/gems/linkedin-0.3.1/lib/linked_in/api/query_methods.rb:32:in `simple_query'
    from /Users/javan/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p334/gems/linkedin-0.3.1/lib/linked_in/api/query_methods.rb:8:in `profile'
    from (irb):10

[huned]

more productively: +1 for @renatosnrg's pull request! :)

[comp615]

+1 please merge this in!

[lstone]

Please merge this!

[thoughtpunch]

MERGE!!@!#!@#!@#!

[johnsome]

+1 please merge

[Phiction]

+1 for merge

[ryanatwork]

This has been fixed in the last merge.