Preview of Null file is requested when "Transfer" tab is open
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Description
When uploading my photo library I discovered that there are many 404s in my access log. These request a preview of an empty file id. This only occurs when I have the "Transfer" tab is open.
Steps to reproduce
- Upload files via Automatic Photo Uploading
- Open "Transfer" tab
The following requests appear en-masse in my access log (dozens per second after uploading a file) wh
2024-12-22 10:43:36 Error 2003:e5:9f13:c800:502e:xxxx 404 GET /index.php/core/preview?fileId=&x=1024&y=1024&a=1&mode=cover&forceIcon=0&mimeFallback=0 HTTP/1.0
the iOS log says the following about this:
2024-12-22 10:51:22 [INFO] Upload complete https://nextcloudinstance.dummy.de/remote.php/dav/files/Simon/Camera Uploads/2016-08-14 18-11-45_2235.mov, result: success(19183362 bytes)
2024-12-22 10:51:23 Network request started: GET https://nextcloudinstance.dummy.de/index.php/core/preview?fileId=&x=1024&y=1024&a=1&mode=cover&forceIcon=0&mimeFallback=0
2024-12-22 10:51:23 Network request headers: ["Content-Type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded", "OCS-APIRequest": "true", "User-Agent": "Mozilla/5.0 (iOS) Nextcloud-iOS/6.2.1", "Accept": "application/json", "Authorization": "Basic TOKENRETRACTED"]
2024-12-22 10:51:23 Network request body: None
2024-12-22 10:51:23 Network request started: GET https://nextcloudinstance.dummy.de/index.php/core/preview?fileId=&x=1024&y=1024&a=1&mode=cover&forceIcon=0&mimeFallback=0
2024-12-22 10:51:23 Network request headers: ["Content-Type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded", "OCS-APIRequest": "true", "User-Agent": "Mozilla/5.0 (iOS) Nextcloud-iOS/6.2.1", "Accept": "application/json", "Authorization": "Basic TOKENRETRACTED"]
2024-12-22 10:51:23 Network request body: None
2024-12-22 10:51:23 Network request started: GET https://nextcloudinstance.dummy.de/index.php/core/preview?fileId=&x=1024&y=1024&a=1&mode=cover&forceIcon=0&mimeFallback=0
2024-12-22 10:51:23 Network request headers: ["Content-Type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded", "OCS-APIRequest": "true", "User-Agent": "Mozilla/5.0 (iOS) Nextcloud-iOS/6.2.1", "Accept": "application/json", "Authorization": "Basic TOKENRETRACTED"]
2024-12-22 10:51:23 Network request body: None
2024-12-22 10:51:23 Network request started: GET https://nextcloudinstance.dummy.de/index.php/core/preview?fileId=&x=1024&y=1024&a=1&mode=cover&forceIcon=0&mimeFallback=0
2024-12-22 10:51:23 Network request headers: ["Content-Type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded", "OCS-APIRequest": "true", "User-Agent": "Mozilla/5.0 (iOS) Nextcloud-iOS/6.2.1", "Authorization": "Basic TOKENRETRACTED", "Accept": "application/json"]
2024-12-22 10:51:23 Network request body: None
Environment data
iOS version: 18
Nextcloud iOS app version: 6.2.1.0
Server operating system:
Web server: Apache, nginx
PHP version: 8.3
Nextcloud version: 30.0.4
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue with Automatic Photo Uploading while the Transfer tab is open, and inspect the preview requests shown in the report. Trace why requests are sent with an empty fileId; done means uploads no longer trigger repeated preview requests for an empty file.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- ios, swift
- Domain
- mobile
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100