Zend_Http_Client - Response Error- Boolean Invalid

Question

I'm trying to figure out why I'm getting an invalid boolean error when posting to a URL. Error and code is below.

Ideas would be greatly appreciated, I can also provide more details.

Error response:

Array( 
    [error] => Array ( 
        [errorCode] => 1008 
        [errorType] => Validation 
        [errorMessage] => Invalid boolean value 
        [obj] => collectionOnDelivery 
    ) 
    [data] => 
)

Code:

$client = new Zend_Http_Client($url);
$client->setMethod(Zend_Http_Client::POST);
$client->setHeaders('Host', 'url.api.com');    
$client->setHeaders(Zend_Http_Client::CONTENT_TYPE, 'application/json');
$client->setHeaders('Accept', 'application/json');   
$client->setHeaders('Content-Length', strlen($payload)); 
$client->setParameterPost(
    array(
        'collectionOnDelivery' => false,
        'jobId' => null,
        'invoice'  => null,
        'collectionDate' => $date,
        'consolidate' => false,
        'consignment', $payload
    ));
$response = $client->request();

API documentation

Example Request is shown below:
POST /url HTTP/1.1
Host: url.api.com
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: application/json
Content-Length: 2416
{
"job_id": null,
"collectionOnDelivery": false,
"invoice": null,
"collectionDate": "2012-05-01T09:00:00",
"consolidate": false,
"consignment": [{ // Array of details about consignment }]
 }

Post Parameters

collectionOnDelivery boolean

consignment object[]

collectionDate date

consolidate boolean

This error seems to be coming from the API service. The answer below is probably correct but you should check the API docs to confirm the types and expected values for the collectionOnDelivery parameter. — Phil
– Phil, Commented Jul 31, 2014 at 23:55
Note that the API Doc is indicating the JSON values it expects. When you pass your array through setParameterPost, you're not sending JSON values, you're sending PHP in which will be encoded to JSON by that function (I assume). — Josh KG
– Josh KG, Commented Aug 1, 2014 at 16:02
If I use $client->setRawData($payload); Which is what I was using initially, I get response code 500, response body internal server error. — elfling
– elfling, Commented Aug 1, 2014 at 16:26

Josh KG · Accepted Answer · 2014-07-31 22:56:50Z

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HTTP Post values are strings, so when you try to pass a boolean you are getting an error. Try replacing your booleans with strings:

'collectionOnDelivery' => "false",

answered Jul 31, 2014 at 22:56

Josh KG

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elfling Over a year ago

Unfortunately not. So I'm guessing that the way I'm sending data is incorrect. I've updated the question showing bits of the API doc that this refers to, so any insight there would be appreciated.

Josh KG Over a year ago

You tried changing all your booleans/nulls to strings? Including that "consolidate" one and the "invoice"? What's the error you get after changing to strings?

elfling Over a year ago

Then I get response 500 and internal server error as the response body.

Josh KG Over a year ago

I just noticed your final item looks like incorrect syntax: 'consignment', $payload -- should that be 'consignment' => $payload ?

K.A.F. Over a year ago

Try setting it to zero instead of the text "false"

Jonathan Drapeau · Accepted Answer · 2014-08-01 18:19:08Z

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I ended up changing to setRawData as the correct method to send the JSON data.

The reason setRawData failed the first time was because it required the consignment array to be inside another array. Translating [{ into PHP was my error in the end, which is a double array.

$content = array(
            'collectionOnDelivery' => false,
            'job_id' => null,
            'invoice'  => null,
            'collectionDate' => $date,
            'consolidate' => false,
            "consignment" => array(array(/*ARRAY OF DETAILS*/)));
$payload =  Zend_Json::encode($content);

Then setting the post as follows

$client->setRawData($payload);

edited Aug 1, 2014 at 18:19

Jonathan Drapeau

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answered Aug 1, 2014 at 17:16

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