[Bug-1747]Perspective and system.user.getRoles("") user source not found

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1

In the startup script for a Perspective popup I have

def runAction(self):
    roles = system.user.getRoles("")
    ...

and it results in the following error when applying the script

File "<function:runAction>", line 31, in runAction
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: 
    User Source "" not found.

Any idea what's wrong with this? The manual states

  • Scope: Gateway, Vision Client, Perspective Session

If anyone cares, I'm creating a popup with a flex repeater with a checkbox per role to allow selection of which roles have access to each password in my database.

2

Did you configure a user source for the project?
In the Designer’s menu: Project > Project Properties > General > User Source
If that has not been set, then you can’t request any information about users because you’ve not specified where to look.

3

Yes. I’m using an AD hybrid user source and the script works in the Script Console.

import json
instances = []
roles = system.user.getRoles("")
print roles
c = 0
for role in roles:
	instance = {}
	instance['caption'] = role
	instance['checked'] = False
	instances.append(instance)
print(json.dumps(instances, indent = 4))

Thanks.

Oh, and the error shows up when I’m hitting the OK / Apply buttons. I haven’t even had the joy of trying to run it.

4

I think there’s a disconnect between running it in the console and running it in a Perspective session. That being said, you’re right it’s not working. That being said, you don’t need this function in a Perspective context anyway:

roles = self.session.props.auth.user.roles

Update: Ignore that last part. I thought you were trying to get the roles of a user, but it looks like you’re trying to get all of the roles for the User Source.

Current Workaround:
You need to supply the name of the default User Source for the project.

I’ve opened an internal ticket to address the issue.

5

So I’m not bonkers. That’s a relief.
Thanks for the fix. It’s working now

def runAction(self):
    roles = system.user.getRoles("AD internal hybrid")

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