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fix: Server crash when afterFind trigger returns a non-array value - #10756

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Issue

An afterFind trigger that returns a truthy non-array value (an object, a string, a number) crashes the server.

The afterFind branch of getResponseObject falls back to request.objects only when the response is falsy. Any other value goes straight to response.map(...), which throws TypeError: response.map is not a function. That throw happens inside the success handler of .then(success, error) in maybeRunAfterFindTrigger. The chain is created inside a new Promise executor and nothing handles its rejection, so:

  • the outer promise never settles and the client request hangs;
  • the rejection is unhandled. Node turns it into an uncaughtException, and Parse Server's handler calls process.exit(1).

Every query on a class with such a trigger takes the server down. The same applies to an afterFind webhook that responds with a non-array success value.

Approach

  • In the afterFind branch of getResponseObject, reject with SCRIPT_FAILED and the message afterFind trigger must return an array of objects. when the response is not an array. Returning null or undefined still falls back to the original objects.
  • Add .catch(error) after .then(success, error) in maybeRunAfterFindTrigger and maybeRunTrigger, so any future throw inside success becomes a request error instead of an unhandled rejection.
  • Wrap the trigger logging in maybeRunTrigger's success and error callbacks so a serialization failure (for example a circular attribute set by the trigger) cannot stop the promise from settling. Previously this also left the request hanging with an unhandled rejection.

Specs cover find and get with object, string and number return values, and confirm that null and undefined still return the original objects, and that a beforeSave trigger leaving an unserializable object still settles (with the original error when the trigger rejects).

Tasks

  • Add tests

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Bug Fixes
    • Queries using an afterFind trigger now return a clear error when the trigger responds with a value that isn’t an array of objects.
    • Returning null or undefined from the trigger preserves the original query results.
    • Improved error handling for failures during trigger processing, including cases where logging also fails.
    • Circular values encountered while logging trigger results no longer mask the trigger’s original error; successful triggers that leave circular values still reject as expected.

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afterFind now rejects non-array results with SCRIPT_FAILED. Trigger logging exceptions are caught. Tests cover find and get behavior, null and undefined results, and circular values during beforeSave.

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Trigger handling

Layer / File(s) Summary
Validate afterFind results
src/triggers.js, spec/CloudCode.spec.js
The response handler rejects non-array afterFind results with SCRIPT_FAILED. Tests cover find and get failures and verify that null and undefined preserve the original find results.
Catch trigger logging exceptions
src/triggers.js, spec/CloudCode.spec.js
Success and error logging use logSafely to catch logging exceptions. The trigger promise chain catches rejections raised by its success handler. Tests cover circular values during beforeSave.

Priority: ⬆️ High

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Suggested reviewers: mtrezza


Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 5889c

The trigger-handling change is mergeable with a bounded test-coverage gap: strengthen the successful-trigger test so it verifies that logging failure does not change the outcome.

Architecture Summary

Architecture risk: 🔵 Low · up to 5889c

The change affects 2 systems.

Changed systems: spec, src

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Systems and components

  • observed — spec (service) was modified; 1 changed file maps to changed impact.
  • observed — src (service) was modified; 1 changed file maps to changed impact.

Before / after behavior

  • observed — Modified behavior in src/triggers.js: getResponseObject now rejects non-array afterFind responses with a Parse.Error using SCRIPT_FAILED; previously it proceeded to map the response.
  • observed — Modified behavior in src/triggers.js: Added logSafely, which catches exceptions thrown by a logging callback and reports them with logger.error.
  • observed — Modified behavior in src/triggers.js: maybeRunAfterFindTrigger now adds a catch after .then(success, error) to handle rejections arising from that handler.
  • observed — Modified behavior in src/triggers.js: maybeRunTrigger now invokes success logging through logSafely, retaining the existing trigger-specific log-level selection.

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Docstring Coverage Warning Docstring coverage is 50.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 6 functions across 2 files. Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.
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Check name Status Explanation
Title check Passed The title uses the required fix: prefix, starts the summary with a capitalized word, and accurately describes the change to prevent server crashes from non-array afterFind results.
Description check Passed The description includes the required Pull Request, Issue, Approach, and Tasks sections. It explains the failure, remediation, and test coverage. It marks the test task complete; omitted documentation…
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Out of Scope Changes check Passed Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Security Check Passed No new security vulnerability is introduced. The diff validates afterFind results before calling .map, and converts invalid values into SCRIPT_FAILED. The added promise catches route trigger-han…
Engage In Review Feedback Passed The review feedback was engaged. The posted thread is marked resolved, and the reviewer confirmation states it was addressed. Commit 58231c541 implements the requested change: both trigger logging c…

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- Around line 1038-1039: Update the error handler in the `.then(success,
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@mtrezza could you review and or merge this one? I have one more PR to open and apparently I'm at my limit, but I think this one is pretty clear and clean

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🧹 Nitpick comments (1)
spec/CloudCode.spec.js (1)

2360-2368: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Make this test distinguish logging failure from save serialization failure.

The trigger leaves a circular value on the object passed to save(), so the save can reject during object serialization. Because the assertion accepts any rejection, it can also pass when the success logger throws and .catch(error) converts that failure into a rejected save. The test does not prove that the logging exception is safely ignored or that the successful trigger settles as intended.

Use a serializable save payload and inject a failure into the success logging call, then assert the trigger runner's settlement and the expected save result separately.

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Review comment at @spec/CloudCode.spec.js around lines 2360 - 2368:
Update the test case around the successful `beforeSave` trigger to use a
serializable object and inject a failure specifically in the success logging
call. Assert trigger-runner settlement and the expected save result separately,
so a logging failure cannot be mistaken for a serialization rejection.

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Review comments at @spec/CloudCode.spec.js:
- Around line 2360-2368: Update the test case around the successful `beforeSave`
trigger to use a serializable object and inject a failure specifically in the
success logging call. Assert trigger-runner settlement and the expected save
result separately, so a logging failure cannot be mistaken for a serialization
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