Great, thanks.

On Fri, May 2, 2025 at 2:35 PM Gary Gregory <garydgreg...@gmail.com> wrote:

> I'll see about creating a release candidate over the next few days.
>
> Gary
>
> On Fri, May 2, 2025, 14:22 Robert Turner <rtur...@e-djuster.ca.invalid>
> wrote:
>
> > Okay, so it seems the functionality I need has already been added in
> > `master` [1] around 1 year ago, but hasn't been released yet.
> >
> > Is there a timeline for the next release?
> >
> > [1] https://github.com/apache/commons-fileupload/pull/315
> >
> >
> > On Fri, May 2, 2025 at 1:35 PM Robert Turner <rtur...@e-djuster.ca>
> wrote:
> >
> > > Looking at the code further, there is some code to support
> > > "multipart/related", but for some reason it doesn't seem to be being
> used
> > > in my use case. I will dig into it further and try to figure out what
> > > that's not being used in this case.
> > >
> > > On Fri, May 2, 2025 at 1:21 PM Robert Turner <rtur...@e-djuster.ca>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > >> Will do... I'll try to get a PR posted over the next couple of days.
> > >>
> > >> On Fri, May 2, 2025 at 1:20 PM Gary Gregory <garydgreg...@gmail.com>
> > >> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> Please add tests and create a PR. The tests are the best way to see
> the
> > >>> intent of the changes.
> > >>>
> > >>> Gary
> > >>>
> > >>> On Fri, May 2, 2025, 12:52 Robert Turner
> <rtur...@e-djuster.ca.invalid
> > >
> > >>> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>> > Thanks -- I have a local patch [1] on my machine (that I am just
> > >>> testing
> > >>> > now) if that is of interest to you (no tests added for it yet)
> > >>> >
> > >>> > [1]
> > >>> > diff --git
> > >>> >
> > >>> >
> > >>>
> >
> a/commons-fileupload2-core/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/fileupload2/core/AbstractFileUpload.java
> > >>> >
> > >>> >
> > >>>
> >
> b/commons-fileupload2-core/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/fileupload2/core/AbstractFileUpload.java
> > >>> > index 29876e9a..952b7920 100644
> > >>> > ---
> > >>> >
> > >>> >
> > >>>
> >
> a/commons-fileupload2-core/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/fileupload2/core/AbstractFileUpload.java
> > >>> > +++
> > >>> >
> > >>> >
> > >>>
> >
> b/commons-fileupload2-core/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/fileupload2/core/AbstractFileUpload.java
> > >>> > @@ -149,6 +149,11 @@ public abstract class AbstractFileUpload<R, I
> > >>> extends
> > >>> > FileItem<I>, F extends Fil
> > >>> >       */
> > >>> >      private F fileItemFactory;
> > >>> >
> > >>> > +    /**
> > >>> > +     * Controls part detection and skipping.
> > >>> > +     */
> > >>> > +    private boolean skipPartsWithoutNames = true;
> > >>> > +
> > >>> >      /**
> > >>> >       * Gets the boundary from the {@code Content-type} header.
> > >>> >       *
> > >>> > @@ -558,4 +563,27 @@ public abstract class AbstractFileUpload<R, I
> > >>> extends
> > >>> > FileItem<I>, F extends Fil
> > >>> >          this.sizeMax = sizeMax;
> > >>> >      }
> > >>> >
> > >>> > +    /**
> > >>> > +     * Returns the current setting for skipping parts without
> names.
> > >>> The
> > >>> > default value is true.
> > >>> > +     *
> > >>> > +     * @return true if parts without form field names or file
> names
> > >>> will
> > >>> > be skipped,
> > >>> > +     * false to include all parts.
> > >>> > +     * @see #setSkipPartsWithoutNames(boolean)
> > >>> > +     */
> > >>> > +    public boolean getSkipPartsWithoutNames() {
> > >>> > +        return skipPartsWithoutNames;
> > >>> > +    }
> > >>> > +
> > >>> > +    /**
> > >>> > +     * Enables or disables the skipping of parts with form field
> > >>> names or
> > >>> > file names. This
> > >>> > +     * can be used by calling code to consume multipart payloads
> > that
> > >>> are
> > >>> > not fully supported
> > >>> > +     * by this library.
> > >>> > +     *
> > >>> > +     * @param skipPartsWithoutNames Indicates that parts without
> > names
> > >>> > should be skipped.
> > >>> > +     *                             The default value is true.
> > >>> > +     * @see #getSkipPartsWithoutNames()
> > >>> > +     */
> > >>> > +    public void setSkipPartsWithoutNames(final boolean
> > >>> > skipPartsWithoutNames) {
> > >>> > +        this.skipPartsWithoutNames = skipPartsWithoutNames;
> > >>> > +    }
> > >>> >  }
> > >>> > diff --git
> > >>> >
> > >>> >
> > >>>
> >
> a/commons-fileupload2-core/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/fileupload2/core/FileItemInputIteratorImpl.java
> > >>> >
> > >>> >
> > >>>
> >
> b/commons-fileupload2-core/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/fileupload2/core/FileItemInputIteratorImpl.java
> > >>> > index 83fdfaaa..b40e927d 100644
> > >>> > ---
> > >>> >
> > >>> >
> > >>>
> >
> a/commons-fileupload2-core/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/fileupload2/core/FileItemInputIteratorImpl.java
> > >>> > +++
> > >>> >
> > >>> >
> > >>>
> >
> b/commons-fileupload2-core/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/fileupload2/core/FileItemInputIteratorImpl.java
> > >>> > @@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ class FileItemInputIteratorImpl implements
> > >>> > FileItemInputIterator {
> > >>> >                  }
> > >>> >              } else {
> > >>> >                  final var fileName =
> > fileUpload.getFileName(headers);
> > >>> > -                if (fileName != null) {
> > >>> > +                if (!fileUpload.getSkipPartsWithoutNames() ||
> > >>> fileName !=
> > >>> > null) {
> > >>> >                      currentItem = new FileItemInputImpl(this,
> > >>> fileName,
> > >>> > currentFieldName,
> headers.getHeader(AbstractFileUpload.CONTENT_TYPE),
> > >>> > false,
> > >>> >                              getContentLength(headers));
> > >>> >                      currentItem.setHeaders(headers);
> > >>> >
> > >>> > On Fri, May 2, 2025 at 12:45 PM Gary Gregory <
> garydgreg...@gmail.com
> > >
> > >>> > wrote:
> > >>> >
> > >>> > > I'll take a look at this and see if we can make it play nice with
> > >>> SOAP...
> > >>> > >
> > >>> > > Gary
> > >>> > >
> > >>> > > On Fri, May 2, 2025, 12:04 Robert Turner
> > >>> <rtur...@e-djuster.ca.invalid>
> > >>> > > wrote:
> > >>> > >
> > >>> > > > I've been trying to find a solution to easily allow receiving
> > >>> > attachments
> > >>> > > > in a multipart payload (such as "multipart/related") [1]. The
> > >>> > FileUpload
> > >>> > > > library comes very close to allowing us to at least receive
> such
> > >>> parts.
> > >>> > > >
> > >>> > > > However, with the current implementation (2.0.0-M2)
> > >>> > > > of FileItemInputIteratorImpl [3], any parts without a form
> field
> > >>> name
> > >>> > > > ("name" value in the Content-Disposition header) or a file name
> > >>> > > ("filename"
> > >>> > > > value in the Content-Disposition header) are discarded. A
> > related,
> > >>> but
> > >>> > > not
> > >>> > > > identical, work item is in the project jira, as FILEUPLOAD-281
> > >>> [2], but
> > >>> > > > this is quite an old item (from 2017) and the proposed patch is
> > >>> likely
> > >>> > no
> > >>> > > > longer suitable.
> > >>> > > >
> > >>> > > > I have been looking at the code, and I'm wondering if there is
> an
> > >>> easy
> > >>> > > way
> > >>> > > > that at least partial support for these "unsupported" multipart
> > >>> > payloads
> > >>> > > > could be added without much effort. At a fairly quick glance,
> it
> > >>> looks
> > >>> > > like
> > >>> > > > one could eliminate or bypass the `if (fileName == null)` check
> > in
> > >>> > > > FileItemInputIteratorImpl::findNextItem [3], and it "would
> work"
> > --
> > >>> > > > however, any code that relied on having a file name might fail
> --
> > >>> but I
> > >>> > > > don't see anything in the library that would fail, it would be
> > >>> client
> > >>> > > code
> > >>> > > > most likely that would fail (a breaking change).
> > >>> > > >
> > >>> > > > As such, a change like that would likely want to be controlled
> by
> > >>> some
> > >>> > > > "flag" or similar when constructing the "FileUpload" object
> > >>> (derived
> > >>> > from
> > >>> > > > AbstractFileUpload [4]), or by adding a method to control that
> > >>> flag to
> > >>> > > > AbstractFileUpload [4].
> > >>> > > >
> > >>> > > > I am happy to implement a solution / patch and post a PR /
> > change,
> > >>> but
> > >>> > > > given that I am not intimately familiar with the project, the
> > >>> > proposals /
> > >>> > > > suggestions above may not be in line with how the project wants
> > to
> > >>> > > evolve,
> > >>> > > > etc. If adding such functionality (or similar) is not
> desirable,
> > I
> > >>> will
> > >>> > > > likely resort to patching it in some way to at least bypass
> this
> > >>> > > > limitation, or trying to find another solution / library.
> > >>> > > >
> > >>> > > > As such, feedback on this would be greatly appreciated before I
> > >>> invest
> > >>> > > > additional effort going in the "wrong direction".
> > >>> > > >
> > >>> > > > Thanks for any feedback anyone can provide,
> > >>> > > >
> > >>> > > > Robert
> > >>> > > >
> > >>> > > >
> > >>> > > > [1] Motivation for this comes from trying to support a "SOAP
> with
> > >>> > > > attachments" style interface (not popular, but unfortunately
> used
> > >>> by a
> > >>> > > > product we need to integrate with, and is unchangeable by us).
> > The
> > >>> > > > related W3 document for this is "SOAP-attachments" (
> > >>> > > > https://www.w3.org/TR/SOAP-attachments), which uses the
> > Content-ID
> > >>> > part
> > >>> > > > header to identify parts instead of form fields or filenames.
> > >>> > > >
> > >>> > > > [2] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FILEUPLOAD-281
> > >>> > > >
> > >>> > > > [3]
> > >>> > > >
> > >>> > > >
> > >>> > >
> > >>> >
> > >>>
> >
> https://github.com/apache/commons-fileupload/blob/master/commons-fileupload2-core/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/fileupload2/core/FileItemInputIteratorImpl.java#L127
> > >>> > > >
> > >>> > > > [4]
> > >>> > > >
> > >>> > > >
> > >>> > >
> > >>> >
> > >>>
> >
> https://github.com/apache/commons-fileupload/blob/master/commons-fileupload2-core/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/fileupload2/core/AbstractFileUpload.java
> > >>> > > >
> > >>> > >
> > >>> >
> > >>>
> > >>
> >
>

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