"can't dump File" error

Rails
1

Hi all,

I’m using attachment_fu to upload files using a pretty standard
configuration, and have come across the following error. When I upload
a file (fill in a form and submit to a “create” action), I get the
error:

TypeError (can’t dump File):

The browser then renders:

Status: 500 Internal Server Error
can’t dump File

The upload code still works successfully, and the photos are shown
when the page is reloaded. I’m not sure, but I think this may be
related to changing session storage from the default
to :active_record_store. A full stack trace is below. Has anyone else
come across this issue?

Many thanks,
Adam

TypeError (can’t dump File):
/var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/
session/active_record_store.rb:83:in dump' /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/ session/active_record_store.rb:83:inmarshal’
/var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/
session/active_record_store.rb:136:in marshal_data!' /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.0.2/lib/active_record/ callbacks.rb:307:insend’
/var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.0.2/lib/active_record/
callbacks.rb:307:in callback' /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.0.2/lib/active_record/ callbacks.rb:304:ineach’
/var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.0.2/lib/active_record/
callbacks.rb:304:in callback' /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.0.2/lib/active_record/ callbacks.rb:212:increate_or_update’
/var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.0.2/lib/active_record/
base.rb:1972:in save_without_validation' /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.0.2/lib/active_record/ validations.rb:934:insave_without_transactions’
/var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.0.2/lib/active_record/
transactions.rb:108:in save' /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.0.2/lib/active_record/ connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb:66:intransaction’
/var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.0.2/lib/active_record/
transactions.rb:80:in transaction' /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.0.2/lib/active_record/ transactions.rb:100:intransaction’
/var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.0.2/lib/active_record/
transactions.rb:108:in save' /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.0.2/lib/active_record/ transactions.rb:120:inrollback_active_record_state!’
/var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.0.2/lib/active_record/
transactions.rb:108:in save' /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/ session/active_record_store.rb:310:inupdate’
/var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.0.2/lib/active_record/
base.rb:1198:in silence' /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/ session/active_record_store.rb:310:inupdate’
/var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/
session/active_record_store.rb:317:in close' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/cgi/session.rb:324:inclose’
/var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/
base.rb:1247:in close_session' /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/ base.rb:1292:inprocess_cleanup_without_flash’
/var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/
flash.rb:173:in process_cleanup_without_session_management_support' /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/ session_management.rb:133:inprocess_cleanup_without_components’
/var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/
components.rb:161:in process_cleanup' /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/ base.rb:532:inprocess_without_filters’
/var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/
filters.rb:685:in process_without_session_management_support' /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/ session_management.rb:123:inprocess’
/var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/
base.rb:388:in process' /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/ dispatcher.rb:171:inhandle_request’
/var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/
dispatcher.rb:115:in dispatch' /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/ dispatcher.rb:126:indispatch_cgi’
/var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/
dispatcher.rb:9:in dispatch' /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.3/bin/../lib/mongrel/rails.rb: 76:inprocess’
/var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.3/bin/…/lib/mongrel/rails.rb:
74:in synchronize' /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.3/bin/../lib/mongrel/rails.rb: 74:inprocess’
/var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.3/lib/mongrel.rb:159:in
process_client' /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.3/lib/mongrel.rb:158:ineach’
/var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.3/lib/mongrel.rb:158:in
process_client' /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.3/lib/mongrel.rb:285:inrun’
/var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.3/lib/mongrel.rb:285:in
initialize' /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.3/lib/mongrel.rb:285:innew’
/var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.3/lib/mongrel.rb:285:in run' /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.3/lib/mongrel.rb:268:ininitialize’
/var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.3/lib/mongrel.rb:268:in new' /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.3/lib/mongrel.rb:268:inrun’
/var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.3/lib/mongrel/configurator.rb:
282:in run' /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.3/lib/mongrel/configurator.rb: 281:ineach’
/var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.3/lib/mongrel/configurator.rb:
281:in run' /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.3/bin/mongrel_rails:128:inrun’
/var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.3/lib/mongrel/command.rb:212:in
run' /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.3/bin/mongrel_rails:281 /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.0.2/lib/active_support/ dependencies.rb:489:inload’
/var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.0.2/lib/active_support/
dependencies.rb:489:in load' /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.0.2/lib/active_support/ dependencies.rb:342:innew_constants_in’
/var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.0.2/lib/active_support/
dependencies.rb:489:in load' /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.0.2/lib/commands/servers/mongrel.rb: 64 /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:ingem_original_require’
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in require' /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.0.2/lib/active_support/ dependencies.rb:496:inrequire’
/var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.0.2/lib/active_support/
dependencies.rb:342:in new_constants_in' /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.0.2/lib/active_support/ dependencies.rb:496:inrequire’
/var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.0.2/lib/commands/server.rb:39
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in
gem_original_require' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:inrequire’
./script/server:3
-e:2:in `load’
-e:2

2

I’m getting the same thing with the memcache session and another
person(in another thread) has had this problem as well.
Mike Kohout

3

Hi Michael,

I found a solution to this. The problem was that I was trying to store
the params hash in either the flash or session hash (I forget which),
with the idea that I could use this information to redirect the user
in a particular way. However, when I uploaded a file, the params hash
would include a File object (e.g. :filedata => <#FileXXX>. You can’t
store a File object in the session storage, hence the error.

Hope this helps,
Adam

4

hmm…I was getting this behavior from regular ol attachment_fu. To
solve it, I just rolled my own file code.

But thanks for the update!

5

Michael K. wrote in post #693402:

hmm…I was getting this behavior from regular ol attachment_fu. To
solve it, I just rolled my own file code.

But thanks for the update!

Pls can you describe how you got around this issue?

Thanks.
Taiwo