LinkedIn connect unreliable. Random 401s

[mschipperheyn]

Hi,

I'm using the LinkedIn Connect function and I'm seeing a kind of sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. This is what I seem to be getting at times

[MSA] WARN [2011-08-12 15:11:55,438] RestTemplate.handleResponseError(478) | POST request for "https://api.linkedin.com/uas/oauth/accessToken" resulted in 401 (Unauthorized); invoking error handler
[MSA] ERROR [2011-08-12 15:11:55,442] MySimpleExceptionResolver.doResolveException(24) | org.springframework.web.client.HttpClientErrorException: 401 Unauthorized
org.springframework.web.client.HttpClientErrorException: 401 Unauthorized
    at org.springframework.web.client.DefaultResponseErrorHandler.handleError(DefaultResponseErrorHandler.java:75)
    at org.springframework.web.client.RestTemplate.handleResponseError(RestTemplate.java:486)
    at org.springframework.web.client.RestTemplate.doExecute(RestTemplate.java:443)
    at org.springframework.web.client.RestTemplate.execute(RestTemplate.java:415)
    at org.springframework.web.client.RestTemplate.exchange(RestTemplate.java:391)
    at org.springframework.social.oauth1.OAuth1Template.exchangeForToken(OAuth1Template.java:195)
    at org.springframework.social.oauth1.OAuth1Template.exchangeForAccessToken(OAuth1Template.java:133)
    at org.springframework.social.connect.web.ConnectSupport.completeConnection(ConnectSupport.java:101)
    at org.springframework.social.connect.web.ConnectController.oauth1Callback(ConnectController.java:154) 

And then it suddenly works normally. So, the 401 seems kind of false.

Does Linkedin use some kind of timeout on your connect requests where in a development situation rapid connect, disconnect leads to exceptions?

Kind regards,
Marc

[mschipperheyn]

I'm also seeing this guy

[MSA] ERROR [2011-08-12 15:42:28,510] MySimpleExceptionResolver.doResolveException(24) | java.lang.NullPointerException
java.lang.NullPointerException
    at org.springframework.social.oauth1.AuthorizedRequestToken.getValue(AuthorizedRequestToken.java:44)
    at org.springframework.social.oauth1.OAuth1Template.exchangeForAccessToken(OAuth1Template.java:129)
    at org.springframework.social.connect.web.ConnectSupport.completeConnection(ConnectSupport.java:101)
    at org.springframework.social.connect.web.ProviderSignInController.oauth1Callback(ProviderSignInController.java:146) 

[Keith Donald]

Somebody (ConnectController) is creating a new AuthorizedRequestToken from a null OAuthToken (request token) instance. Since the request token is retrieved from the session after the provider callback, is it possible your session expired in the meantime - or was otherwise not reassociated? We should handle this case more cleanly, but I'd be interested to know why the request token is dissappearing from user sessions in your environment.

[mschipperheyn]

I seriously dont know. The code is the same as being used for Facebook and Twitter login, which work fine.