`node transfer list` fails with option `--once-only=yes` (infinite loop)

[cbrown1234]

This relates to IBM support ticket TS021925049, from where I was directed to raise an issue here

Version details

ascli --version
4.25.5

HSTS servers version: 4.4.7.1

This works fine

ascli node transfer list --log-level=debug --preset=demo-source --format=json 

However this errors:

#! /bin/bash

set -euo pipefail

ascli config preset update demo-source --url="https://<our hsts cluster's load balancer>:9092" --username='$USERNAME_SOURCE' --password="$PASSWORD_SOURCE"

ascli node transfer list --log-level=debug --preset=demo-source --format=json --once-only=yes >> transfer.log.yaml 2>> transfer.error.log

It seems to get stuck in an indefinite loop before eventually erroring with the error:

...
DEBG URI=https://<our hsts cluster's load balancer>:9092/ops/transfers?iteration_token=🔑
DEBG response: code=200, mime=application/json, content-type=application/json; charset=utf-8
DEBG result: code=200 mime=application/json
DEBG result_data (json)=
[
   <redacted>
]
DEBG raise_on_error GET /ops/transfers?iteration_token=🔑
DEBG result=http:#<Net::HTTPOK:0x00007e0c86481ff0>, data:Array
DEBG call GET [ops/transfers]
DEBG using Basic auth
DEBG send request (retries=0)
DEBG query (json)=
{
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}
DEBG URI=https://<our hsts cluster's load balancer>:9092/ops/transfers?iteration_token=🔑
DEBG response: code=200, mime=application/json, content-type=application/json; charset=utf-8
DEBG result: code=200 mime=application/json
ERRR Other(JSON::ParserError): unexpected character: ']' at line 1 column 7
DEBG Backtrace:
/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/ruby/4.0.2/lib/ruby/4.0.0/json/common.rb:353:in 'JSON::Ext::Parser.parse'
/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/ruby/4.0.2/lib/ruby/4.0.0/json/common.rb:353:in 'JSON.parse'
/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/lib/ruby/gems/4.0.0/gems/aspera-cli-4.25.5/lib/aspera/rest.rb:461:in 'Aspera::Rest#call'
/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/lib/ruby/gems/4.0.0/gems/aspera-cli-4.25.5/lib/aspera/rest.rb:550:in 'Aspera::Rest#read'
/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/lib/ruby/gems/4.0.0/gems/aspera-cli-4.25.5/lib/aspera/api/node.rb:537:in 'block in Aspera::Api::Node#read_with_paging'
/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/lib/ruby/gems/4.0.0/gems/aspera-cli-4.25.5/lib/aspera/api/node.rb:536:in 'Kernel#loop'
/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/lib/ruby/gems/4.0.0/gems/aspera-cli-4.25.5/lib/aspera/api/node.rb:536:in 'Aspera::Api::Node#read_with_paging'
/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/lib/ruby/gems/4.0.0/gems/aspera-cli-4.25.5/lib/aspera/cli/plugins/node.rb:889:in 'Aspera::Cli::Plugins::Node#execute_action'
/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/lib/ruby/gems/4.0.0/gems/aspera-cli-4.25.5/lib/aspera/cli/main.rb:232:in 'Aspera::Cli::Main#process_command_line'
/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/lib/ruby/gems/4.0.0/gems/aspera-cli-4.25.5/bin/ascli:36:in '<top (required)>'
/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/ruby/4.0.2/lib/ruby/4.0.0/rubygems.rb:304:in 'Kernel#load'
/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/ruby/4.0.2/lib/ruby/4.0.0/rubygems.rb:304:in 'Gem.activate_and_load_bin_path'
/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/lib/ruby/gems/4.0.0/bin/ascli:25:in '<main>'
/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/ruby/4.0.2/lib/ruby/4.0.0/json/common.rb:353:in 'JSON::Ext::Parser.parse': unexpected character: ']' at line 1 column 7 (JSON::ParserError)
	from /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/ruby/4.0.2/lib/ruby/4.0.0/json/common.rb:353:in 'JSON.parse'
	from /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/lib/ruby/gems/4.0.0/gems/aspera-cli-4.25.5/lib/aspera/rest.rb:461:in 'Aspera::Rest#call'
	from /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/lib/ruby/gems/4.0.0/gems/aspera-cli-4.25.5/lib/aspera/rest.rb:550:in 'Aspera::Rest#read'
	from /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/lib/ruby/gems/4.0.0/gems/aspera-cli-4.25.5/lib/aspera/api/node.rb:537:in 'block in Aspera::Api::Node#read_with_paging'
	from /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/lib/ruby/gems/4.0.0/gems/aspera-cli-4.25.5/lib/aspera/api/node.rb:536:in 'Kernel#loop'
	from /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/lib/ruby/gems/4.0.0/gems/aspera-cli-4.25.5/lib/aspera/api/node.rb:536:in 'Aspera::Api::Node#read_with_paging'
	from /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/lib/ruby/gems/4.0.0/gems/aspera-cli-4.25.5/lib/aspera/cli/plugins/node.rb:889:in 'Aspera::Cli::Plugins::Node#execute_action'
	from /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/lib/ruby/gems/4.0.0/gems/aspera-cli-4.25.5/lib/aspera/cli/main.rb:232:in 'Aspera::Cli::Main#process_command_line'
	from /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/lib/ruby/gems/4.0.0/gems/aspera-cli-4.25.5/bin/ascli:36:in '<top (required)>'
	from /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/ruby/4.0.2/lib/ruby/4.0.0/rubygems.rb:304:in 'Kernel#load'
	from /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/ruby/4.0.2/lib/ruby/4.0.0/rubygems.rb:304:in 'Gem.activate_and_load_bin_path'
	from /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/lib/ruby/gems/4.0.0/bin/ascli:25:in '<main>'

(Full logs have been uploaded to the IBM support ticket)

[laurent-martin]

Thanks for reporting that, yes, it is a bug.

In fact that feature is tested, but the test was marked "flaky", where in fact it was an actual bug in ascli.
It will be fixed in the next release, ... very soon.

[laurent-martin]

fixed in release 4.25.6

[laurent-martin]

@cbrown1234 , when you can , please confirm that it fixes your case.
Just upgrade to latest version.
Thanks

[cbrown1234]

This appears to be working with 4.25.6, thanks!