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Posted to users@nifi.apache.org by William Gosse <Wi...@aifoundry.com> on 2019/03/22 19:47:24 UTC
Weird ListFile Issue
I ran into kind of a weird issue with the ListFile processor. I was referencing a variable for my input directory and had enter the variable name incorrectly.
So I assumed that the with my incorrect variable name the value of the Input Directory would be null or an empty string.
When I started the InputFile it started listing all the files inside of my Nifi install directory. Things got bad when the my FetchFile started to delete them.
I'm on 1.9.1 but I was wondering if this was the normal behavior or some kind of bug.
If anyone has seen this behavior and has some kind of viable workaround please let me know.
RE: Weird ListFile Issue
Posted by William Gosse <Wi...@aifoundry.com>.
Yep exactly. It probably shouldn’t do anything if its null or empty.
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Looks like the processor started listing CWD
On Fri, Mar 22, 2019, 2:00 PM William Gosse <Wi...@aifoundry.com>> wrote:
The real var name was aimuploaddir and the error was aimduploaddir. Think I have a work around to prevent the tragedy was wiping out Nifi. I did this:
${aimuploaddir:replaceEmpty('xxxxxxxxXXXXXXXX')}
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William
What was the real dir name vs the erroneous name? What might happens depends on many factors such as os behaviors.
thanks
On Fri, Mar 22, 2019, 12:47 PM William Gosse <Wi...@aifoundry.com>> wrote:
I ran into kind of a weird issue with the ListFile processor. I was referencing a variable for my input directory and had enter the variable name incorrectly.
So I assumed that the with my incorrect variable name the value of the Input Directory would be null or an empty string.
When I started the InputFile it started listing all the files inside of my Nifi install directory. Things got bad when the my FetchFile started to delete them.
I'm on 1.9.1 but I was wondering if this was the normal behavior or some kind of bug.
If anyone has seen this behavior and has some kind of viable workaround please let me know.
Re: Weird ListFile Issue
Posted by Andrew Grande <ap...@gmail.com>.
Looks like the processor started listing CWD
On Fri, Mar 22, 2019, 2:00 PM William Gosse <Wi...@aifoundry.com>
wrote:
> The real var name was aimuploaddir and the error was aimduploaddir. Think
> I have a work around to prevent the tragedy was wiping out Nifi. I did this:
>
> ${aimuploaddir:replaceEmpty('xxxxxxxxXXXXXXXX')}
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* Joe Witt <jo...@gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Friday, March 22, 2019 4:06 PM
> *To:* users@nifi.apache.org
> *Subject:* Re: Weird ListFile Issue
>
>
>
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> William
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>
> What was the real dir name vs the erroneous name? What might happens
> depends on many factors such as os behaviors.
>
>
>
> thanks
>
>
>
> On Fri, Mar 22, 2019, 12:47 PM William Gosse <Wi...@aifoundry.com>
> wrote:
>
> I ran into kind of a weird issue with the ListFile processor. I was
> referencing a variable for my input directory and had enter the variable
> name incorrectly.
>
> So I assumed that the with my incorrect variable name the value of the
> Input Directory would be null or an empty string.
>
> When I started the InputFile it started listing all the files inside of my
> Nifi install directory. Things got bad when the my FetchFile started to
> delete them.
>
> I'm on 1.9.1 but I was wondering if this was the normal behavior or some
> kind of bug.
>
> If anyone has seen this behavior and has some kind of viable workaround
> please let me know.
>
>
RE: Weird ListFile Issue
Posted by William Gosse <Wi...@aifoundry.com>.
The real var name was aimuploaddir and the error was aimduploaddir. Think I have a work around to prevent the tragedy was wiping out Nifi. I did this:
${aimuploaddir:replaceEmpty('xxxxxxxxXXXXXXXX')}
From: Joe Witt <jo...@gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, March 22, 2019 4:06 PM
To: users@nifi.apache.org
Subject: Re: Weird ListFile Issue
[CAUTION: This email originated from outside of Kodak Alaris. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe.]
________________________________
William
What was the real dir name vs the erroneous name? What might happens depends on many factors such as os behaviors.
thanks
On Fri, Mar 22, 2019, 12:47 PM William Gosse <Wi...@aifoundry.com>> wrote:
I ran into kind of a weird issue with the ListFile processor. I was referencing a variable for my input directory and had enter the variable name incorrectly.
So I assumed that the with my incorrect variable name the value of the Input Directory would be null or an empty string.
When I started the InputFile it started listing all the files inside of my Nifi install directory. Things got bad when the my FetchFile started to delete them.
I'm on 1.9.1 but I was wondering if this was the normal behavior or some kind of bug.
If anyone has seen this behavior and has some kind of viable workaround please let me know.
Re: Weird ListFile Issue
Posted by Joe Witt <jo...@gmail.com>.
William
What was the real dir name vs the erroneous name? What might happens
depends on many factors such as os behaviors.
thanks
On Fri, Mar 22, 2019, 12:47 PM William Gosse <Wi...@aifoundry.com>
wrote:
> I ran into kind of a weird issue with the ListFile processor. I was
> referencing a variable for my input directory and had enter the variable
> name incorrectly.
>
> So I assumed that the with my incorrect variable name the value of the
> Input Directory would be null or an empty string.
>
> When I started the InputFile it started listing all the files inside of my
> Nifi install directory. Things got bad when the my FetchFile started to
> delete them.
>
> I'm on 1.9.1 but I was wondering if this was the normal behavior or some
> kind of bug.
>
> If anyone has seen this behavior and has some kind of viable workaround
> please let me know.
>
>