HTTP::Headers Doesn't like SOAP::Lite fields named "APR::Table=HASH(0x7f7929552af0)" [rt.cpan.org #84461]

Migrated from rt.cpan.org#84461 (status was 'new')

Requestors:

• david@justatheory.com

Attachments:

• smime.p7s

From david@justatheory.com on 2013-04-06 05:06:02:

Started getting errors like this from SOAP::Lite recently:

[Sat Apr 06 04:52:16 2013] [error] Error executing SOAP command: Illegal field name 'APR::Table=HASH(0x7f7929552af0)' at /usr/local/share/perl5/SOAP/Transport/HTTP.pm line 818\n

This is caused by this change in HTTP-Headers 6.05:

> 2012-10-20 HTTP-Message 6.05
> 
> Gisle Aas (5):
>       Updated ignores
>       No need to prevent visiting field values starting with '_'
>       Report the correct croak caller for delegated methods
>       Disallow empty field names or field names containing ':'
>       Make the extra std_case entries local to each header

I fixed it by downgrading HTTP::Messages, but the real question is: should field names defined as objects actually be allowed? Or is this a bug in SOAP::Lite?

Thanks,

David

Start by reviewing the HTTP::Headers 6.05 change that disallows field names containing ':' and the failure reported at SOAP/Transport/HTTP.pm line 818. Reproduce the SOAP::Lite request if possible, then determine whether object-derived field names should be accepted or whether SOAP::Lite must change; done requires an agreed ownership decision and regression coverage.