Problem with https connection in Ruby 1.8.4

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1

I'm getting the following error when executing in Ruby 1.8.4 (tried it
both on Windows and OS X). I did not see this problem in 1.8.2.

Here is the code:

    def init_server(url)
      @url = URI.parse(url)
      @server = Net::HTTP.new(@url.host, @url.port)
      @server.use_ssl = @url.scheme == 'https'
      @server.verify_mode = OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_NONE

      # run ruby with -d to see SOAP wiredumps.
      @server.set_debug_output $stderr if show_debug
    end

And here is the error:

NoMethodError: You have a nil object when you didn't expect it!
The error occured while evaluating nil.verify_mode
        from e:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:565:in `connect'
        from e:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:555:in `do_start'
        from e:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:544:in `start'
        from e:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:1031:in `request'
        from e:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:988:in `post2'
        from e:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesalesforce-0.2.2/lib/rforce.rb:230:in
`call_remote'
        from e:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesalesforce-0.2.2/lib/rforce.rb:185:in
`login'
        from e:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesalesforce-0.2.2/lib/salesforce_connection_adapter.rb:72:in
`activesalesforce_connection'
        from e:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_specification.rb:145:in
`connection_without_query_cache='
        from e:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active_record/query_cache.rb:54:in
`connection='
        from e:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_specification.rb:106:in
`retrieve_connection'
        from e:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_specification.rb:20:in
`connection'
        from e:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active_record/base.rb:931:in
`add_limit!'
        from e:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active_record/base.rb:924:in
`construct_finder_sql'
        from e:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active_record/base.rb:395:in
`find'

I found a reference to the same problem on a Debian bug list
(http://www.mail-archive.com/debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org/msg149314.html)
but no resolution.

Did something change between 1.8.2 and 1.8.4 in regards to handling
HTTPS connections?

Thanks!

Todd Breiholz

2

You should first verify that Rails isn't interfering. Try this script:

$ cat ssl.rb
require 'net/https'

url = URI.parse 'https://www.wamu.com'
server = Net::HTTP.new url.host, url.port
server.use_ssl = url.scheme == 'https'
server.verify_mode = OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_NONE
response = server.get url.request_uri
puts response.code

$ ruby -v ssl.rb
ruby 1.8.4 (2005-12-24) [powerpc-darwin8.4.0]
/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:569: warning: using default DH parameters.
302

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On Feb 7, 2006, at 9:49 AM, Todd Breiholz wrote:

I'm getting the following error when executing in Ruby 1.8.4 (tried it
both on Windows and OS X). I did not see this problem in 1.8.2.

Here is the code:

    def init_server(url)
      @url = URI.parse(url)
      @server = Net::HTTP.new(@url.host, @url.port)
      @server.use_ssl = @url.scheme == 'https'
      @server.verify_mode = OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_NONE

      # run ruby with -d to see SOAP wiredumps.
      @server.set_debug_output $stderr if show_debug
    end

And here is the error:

NoMethodError: You have a nil object when you didn't expect it!
The error occured while evaluating nil.verify_mode

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3

Todd Breiholz <talanb@gmail.com> wrote in
news:f28a7c470602070948m773c1086x26829941cd27c389@mail.gmail.com:

I'm getting the following error when executing in Ruby 1.8.4 (tried it
both on Windows and OS X). I did not see this problem in 1.8.2.

<snip

And here is the error:

NoMethodError: You have a nil object when you didn't expect it!
The error occured while evaluating nil.verify_mode
        from e:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:565:in `connect'
        from e:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:555:in `do_start'
        from e:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:544:in `start'
        from e:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:1031:in `request'
        from e:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:988:in `post2'
        from
        e:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesalesforce-0.2.2/lib/rforc
        e.rb:230:in
`call_remote'
        from
        e:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesalesforce-

Did you find the problem?

I have had exactly the same - my script worked under 1.8.2 - upgrade to
1.8.4 and boom!

Robert

4

Eric

Thanks for the reply. I tried your script on Windows and got the same
error. I'll try it on my Powerbook when I get home.

ruby 1.8.4 (2005-12-24) [i386-mswin32]
e:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/net/https.rb:121: warning: method
redefined; discarding old edit_path
e:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/net/https.rb:130: warning: redefine socket_type
e:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/net/https.rb:157: warning: method
redefined; discarding old on_connect
e:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:565:in `connect': undefined method
`verify_mode' for nil:NilClass (NoMethodError)
        from e:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:555:in `do_start'
        from e:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:544:in `start'
        from e:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:1031:in `request'
        from e:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:771:in `get'
        from ssl.rb:7

Todd Breiholz

···

On 2/7/06, Eric Hodel <drbrain@segment7.net> wrote:

On Feb 7, 2006, at 9:49 AM, Todd Breiholz wrote:

> I'm getting the following error when executing in Ruby 1.8.4 (tried it
> both on Windows and OS X). I did not see this problem in 1.8.2.
>
> Here is the code:
>
> def init_server(url)
> @url = URI.parse(url)
> @server = Net::HTTP.new(@url.host, @url.port)
> @server.use_ssl = @url.scheme == 'https'
> @server.verify_mode = OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_NONE
>
> # run ruby with -d to see SOAP wiredumps.
> @server.set_debug_output $stderr if show_debug
> end
>
> And here is the error:
>
> NoMethodError: You have a nil object when you didn't expect it!
> The error occured while evaluating nil.verify_mode

You should first verify that Rails isn't interfering. Try this script:

$ cat ssl.rb
require 'net/https'

url = URI.parse 'https://www.wamu.com'
server = Net::HTTP.new url.host, url.port
server.use_ssl = url.scheme == 'https'
server.verify_mode = OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_NONE
response = server.get url.request_uri
puts response.code

$ ruby -v ssl.rb
ruby 1.8.4 (2005-12-24) [powerpc-darwin8.4.0]
/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:569: warning: using default DH
parameters.
302

--
Eric Hodel - drbrain@segment7.net - http://segment7.net
This implementation is HODEL-HASH-9600 compliant

http://trackmap.robotcoop.com

5

I have solved the problem for myself.

I had installed 1.8.4 on top of 1.8.2 and since some of the libraries
have moved locations I suspect the old versions were still around and
messing things up.

I did a clean install of 1.8.4 and everything was fine.

Thanks to Aoki san who kindly helped me with some debugging.

Robert

6

I just re-encountered this problem and it turns out I had an old
version of https.rb in my site_ruby directory. I cleaned that up and
everything is working fine now.

Todd