Angular Component fails to Parse API Results

[jwcurnalia]

As a first step to implementing the new Angular component in our application I set up a simple test API to get an idea of how everything would hang together. I used the example code from the Get Started page as a base.

When the component received the output from the API it failed to parse as it was expecting a completely different structure. I was able to get it to work but had to actually rewrite the parsing code:

Original Code:

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        ControllerService.prototype.loadViewer = function () {
            var _this = this;
            var url = this.model.requestUrl.replace('{action}', this.model.action);
            this.httpClient.post(url, this.model.createPostParameters({ action: 'AngularViewerData' }, true, false), 'json').subscribe(function (data) {
                _this.model.clear();
                _this.stylesService.setupStyle(atob(data['styles']), 'viewer');
                _this.model.options = data;
                _this.checkTrExp();
                _this.initAutoUpdateCache();
                _this.subject.next({ action: 'viewer_loaded' });
                _this.getReport();
            });
        };

Modified Code:

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    ControllerService.prototype.loadViewer = function () {
        var _this = this;
        var url = this.model.requestUrl.replace('{action}', this.model.action);
        this.httpClient.post(url, this.model.createPostParameters({ action: 'AngularViewerData' }, true, false), 'json').subscribe(function (data) {
            _this.model.clear();
            var dataObject = JSON.parse(atob(data['Data']));
            var styles = dataObject['styles'];
            _this.stylesService.setupStyle(atob(styles), 'viewer');
            _this.model.options = dataObject;
            _this.checkTrExp();
            _this.initAutoUpdateCache();
            _this.subject.next({ action: 'viewer_loaded' });
            _this.getReport();
        });
    };

It looks like the expected format was a Data object base64 string for the 'styles' property. Instead I got an object where the entire Data object was a base64 string within a 'Data' property which then had a base64 string for the 'styles' property. Is there a different API source which should be used or is there an issue with the component itself?

[Lech Kulikowski]

Hello,

Please check samples at the following links:
https://github.com/stimulsoft/Samples-JS
https://github.com/stimulsoft/Samples-Angular

Thank you.

[jwcurnalia]

Sorry it took so long to respond I wanted to ensure that I was using code like what was indicated in the samples.

API:

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using Motivity.Reports;
using Stimulsoft.Report.Angular;
using System.Web.Mvc;

namespace Movation.Api.Controllers {
    public class PdfTestController : MovationAPIcontrollerBase {
        [HttpPost, ActionName("initviewer")]
        public ActionResult InitViewer() {
            var requestParams = StiAngularViewer.GetRequestParams();

            var options = new StiAngularViewerOptions();
            options.Actions.GetReport = "GetReport";
            options.Actions.ViewerEvent = "ViewerEvent";
            options.Appearance.ScrollbarsMode = true;

            return StiAngularViewer.ViewerDataResult(requestParams, options);
        }

        [HttpPost, ActionName("getreport")]
        public ActionResult GetReport(int id =137) {
            // retrieves a specific report (StiReport) by ID
            var report = ReportPdfHelper.GetReport(id);

            return StiAngularViewer.GetReportResult(report);
        }

        [HttpPost, ActionName("viewerevent")]
        public ActionResult ViewerEvent() {
            return StiAngularViewer.ViewerEventResult();
        }
    }
}

Component:

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<stimulsoft-viewer-angular
  [requestUrl]="'https://localhost/api/pdftest/137/{action}'"
  [action]="'initviewer'"
  [height]="'600px'"
>

Result:

ERROR DOMException: Failed to execute 'atob' on 'Window': The string to be decoded is not correctly encoded.

Source of Error:

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ControllerService.prototype.loadViewer = function () {
        var _this = this;
        var url = this.model.requestUrl.replace('{action}', this.model.action);
        this.httpClient.post(url, this.model.createPostParameters({ action: 'AngularViewerData' }, true, false), 'json').subscribe(function (data) {
            _this.model.clear();
            _this.stylesService.setupStyle(atob(data['styles']), 'viewer');
            _this.model.options = data;
            _this.checkTrExp();
            _this.initAutoUpdateCache();
            _this.subject.next({ action: 'viewer_loaded' });
            _this.getReport();
        });
    };

API Response Object:

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data: Object
   ContentType: "text/plain"
   Data: "eyJwYXBlclNpemVzIjpbIkxldHRlciIsIkxlZ2FsIiwiRXhlY3..."
   EnableBrowserCache: false
   FileName: null
   SaveFileDialog: false
   ShowSaveFileDialog: false

[Lech Kulikowski]

Hello,

Please send us a sample project that reproduces the issue for analysis.

Thank you.

[JussiSa]

Hello,

I'm facing this exact same issue. Unfortunately I don't have a sample project to send since I'm working in our product code.

My InitViewer function is as below:

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Public Function InitViewer() As Mvc.ActionResult
    Dim oRequestParams = StiAngularViewer.GetRequestParams()
    Dim oOptions = New StiAngularViewerOptions()
    oOptions.Actions.ViewerEvent = "ViewerEvent"
    oOptions.Actions.GetReport = "GetReport"

    Return StiAngularViewer.ViewerDataResult(oRequestParams, oOptions)
End Function

My Angular component:

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<!-- requestUrl is generated in a property in .ts file -->
<stimulsoft-viewer-angular
    [requestUrl]="requestUrl"
    [action]="'InitViewer'"
    [height]="'100%'"
></stimulsoft-viewer-angular>

The component calls InitViewer successfully but the StiAngularViewer.ViewerDataResult() method returns an object as jwcurnalia provided earlier (sample below).

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{
    ContentType: "application/json"
    Data: ".........."
    EnableBrowserCache: false
    FileName: null
    SaveFileDialog: false
    ShowSaveFileDialog: false
}

The Angular component tries to parse this result and read "style" property but it is absent as is a lot more.

Why does the ViewerDataResult() return an incorrect format?

Used versions:
- Stimulsoft.Reports.Angular 2024.3.4 (NuGet)
- stimulsoft-reports-angular 2024.3.4 (NPM)
I'm in .NET Framework 4.8 environment.

Funny thing is that it works perfect on the same configuration but in project with .NET 8.0 environment.

Edit:
What should be returned (from .NET 8):

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What is returned (.NET framework 4.8):

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[Vadim]

Hello

StiAngularViewer.ViewerDataResult() returns public class StiMvcActionResult : ActionResult that must exec method public override void ExecuteResult(ControllerContext context) that returns proper response
But instead of it response contains serialised object StiMvcActionResult
We can't reproduce this behaviour, maybe you have some response interceptors (or something else) that not allows to run ActionResult.ExecuteResult()

[JussiSa]

Actually found some difference: I inherit my API Controller from ApiController, not Controller like in your examples. Is there any inner workings in Controller that runs the ExecuteResult on return?

Edit: By creating a real .NET MVC route, it works as expected. So Web API ApiController cannot be used as the base.

[Vadim]

Hello

You can write own wrapper for StiMvcActionResult to return necessary data for your Controller.