JavaScript Server Side Functions 'null' [Feature Request]

[MVdev1]

Calling server side javascript functions supplies a string with the letters "null" when the parameter is left blank.

Ideally, you'd have an empty string or a null in the variable you get in your server side javascript environment but for now I am testing for a string with the letters n-u-l-l.

REPRO:

1. Create a new javascript server side function with at least 1 parameter (using studio) - let's call it x.
2. Click execute without filling in any parameters

Notice that x will be "null" on the server.

You can return {aaa: x} to see the results or add code like this...

if (x == null) return {"a":"null string"}; << Expect this
if (x == "null") return {"b":"string with n-u-l-l"}; <<<<<<< Get this.
if (x.length == 0) return {"c":"empty string"}; << Could live with this
return {"d": x};

Results:

[
{
"@type": "d",
"@Version": 0,
"b": "string with n-u-l-l"
}
]

[luigidellaquila]

Hi @MVdev1

If I didn't get it wrong, this issue is related to:

• the Function panel in Studio: this cannot be fixed, because the parameters are a simple HTML form, you cannot set a non-string value there
• HTTP API: in this case I really don't know how to support it, a URL is just a string, I cannot set a null value (and "null" is a valid string...)

Any suggestion is welcome

Thanks

Luigi

[wolf4ood]

This issue will be fixed once
orientechnologies/orientdb-studio#445
is implemented