cause of JSON::ParserError (784: unexpected token at '{ - ruby-on-rails

I upload some files through Uppy, which saves the related JSON to a hidden form element. My create action submits this as a param called uppyResult. The input element looks like this once uploads are complete:
<input
name="uppyResult"
type="hidden"
value="[
{
"successful":[
{"source":"Dashboard","id":"uppy-e5vuacxwuamsw4u/png-1e-image/png-56448-1625714886789","name":"E5vUACXWUAMsW4u.png","extension":"png","meta":{"relativePath":null,"name":"E5vUACXWUAMsW4u.png","type":"image/png","key":"cache/663ecb0c8cac3ea40327f625f46cecdd.png","Content-Disposition":"inline; filename=\"E5vUACXWUAMsW4u.png\"; filename*=UTF-8''E5vUACXWUAMsW4u.png","Content-Type":"image/png","policy":"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","x-amz-credential":"AKIA3JEZZFANO3B6R4TO/20210715/region/s3/aws4_request","x-amz-algorithm":"AWS4-HMAC-SHA256","x-amz-date":"20210715T213717Z","x-amz-signature":"d95631770c5ad9aad4e21c59966463b7b7e29f55946a52145ae934d8cf2d8237"},"type":"image/png","data":{},"progress":{"uploadStarted":1626385018193,"uploadComplete":true,"percentage":100,"bytesUploaded":58322,"bytesTotal":58322,"postprocess":null},"size":56448,"isRemote":false,"remote":"","preview":"blob:https://example.com/ae686b0e-1cae-4b43-9589-b7c01446b7f0","xhrUpload":{"method":"post","formData":true,"endpoint":"https://bucket.s3.region.amazonaws.com","metaFields":["key","Content-Disposition","Content-Type","policy","x-amz-credential","x-amz-algorithm","x-amz-date","x-amz-signature"],"headers":{}},"response":{"status":204,"body":{"location":null},"uploadURL":null},"uploadURL":null,"isPaused":false},
{"source":"Dashboard","id":"uppy-91920f5bd03f91282b38941096ec4ffc/jpg-1e-image/jpeg-44471-1626247994037","name":"91920f5bd03f91282b38941096ec4ffc.jpg","extension":"jpg","meta":{"relativePath":null,"name":"91920f5bd03f91282b38941096ec4ffc.jpg","type":"image/jpeg","key":"cache/7ed930a77fb05ed135624e3c74187c84.jpg","Content-Disposition":"inline; filename=\"91920f5bd03f91282b38941096ec4ffc.jpg\"; filename*=UTF-8''91920f5bd03f91282b38941096ec4ffc.jpg","Content-Type":"image/jpeg","policy":"eyJleHBpcmF0aW9uIjoiMjAyMS0wNy0xNVQyMjozNzoxN1oiLCJjb25kaXRpb25zIjpbeyJidWNrZXQiOiJmcmFjdGlvbmNsdWItZGV2MiJ9LHsia2V5IjoiY2FjaGUvN2VkOTMwYTc3ZmIwNWVkMTM1NjI0ZTNjNzQxODdjODQuanBnIn0seyJDb250ZW50LURpc3Bvc2l0aW9uIjoiaW5saW5lOyBmaWxlbmFtZT1cIjkxOTIwZjViZDAzZjkxMjgyYjM4OTQxMDk2ZWM0ZmZjLmpwZ1wiOyBmaWxlbmFtZSo9VVRGLTgnJzkxOTIwZjViZDAzZjkxMjgyYjM4OTQxMDk2ZWM0ZmZjLmpwZyJ9LHsiQ29udGVudC1UeXBlIjoiaW1hZ2UvanBlZyJ9LFsiY29udGVudC1sZW5ndGgtcmFuZ2UiLDAsMTA0ODU3NjBdLHsieC1hbXotY3JlZGVudGlhbCI6IkFLSUEzSkVaWkZBTk8zQjZSNFRPLzIwMjEwNzE1L3VzLXdlc3QtMS9zMy9hd3M0X3JlcXVlc3QifSx7IngtYW16LWFsZ29yaXRobSI6IkFXUzQtSE1BQy1TSEEyNTYifSx7IngtYW16LWRhdGUiOiIyMDIxMDcxNVQyMTM3MTdaIn1dfQ==","x-amz-credential":"AKIA3JEZZFANO3B6R4TO/20210715/region/s3/aws4_request","x-amz-algorithm":"AWS4-HMAC-SHA256","x-amz-date":"20210715T213717Z","x-amz-signature":"c9566b00a78bc465de654768745f39275c1a51038b98095dc9eb1e2f51d24cd2"},"type":"image/jpeg","data":{},"progress":{"uploadStarted":1626385018193,"uploadComplete":true,"percentage":100,"bytesUploaded":46446,"bytesTotal":46446,"postprocess":null},"size":44471,"isRemote":false,"remote":"","preview":"blob:https://example.com/99a4ad8f-0112-442f-ab57-fdf89eeed805","xhrUpload":{"method":"post","formData":true,"endpoint":"https://bucket.s3.region.amazonaws.com","metaFields":["key","Content-Disposition","Content-Type","policy","x-amz-credential","x-amz-algorithm","x-amz-date","x-amz-signature"],"headers":{}},"response":{"status":204,"body":{"location":null},"uploadURL":null},"uploadURL":null,"isPaused":false}
],
"failed":[],
"uploadID":"ckr5fnbkf00013g631ll6q1yk"
}
]"
>
My create action then does this:
def create
#item = current_user.owned_items.create(item_params)
successful_results.each do |file|
media_file_params = [{
fileable_type: "Item",
fileable_id: #item.id,
file_data: {
id: file["meta"]["key"].sub!("cache/", "store/"),
storage: "store",
metadata: {
filename: file["name"],
size: file["size"],
mime_type: file["type"]
}
}
}]
MediaFile.create(media_file_params)
end
end
private
def successful_results
uppy_result[0]['successful']
end
def uppy_result
JSON.parse(params["uppyResult"])
end
def item_params
params.require(:item).permit(:info)
end
This is throwing an error: JSON::ParserError (784: unexpected token at '{:id=>"store/8116adea58af1759f3865d315695ed8e.png", :storage=>"store", :metadata=>{:filename=>"E5vUACXWUAMsW4u.png", :size=>56448, :mime_type=>"image/png"}}'):
I thought that maybe the symbols were supposed to be strings, but that's definitely not it.

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REACT CODE:
form-
<form onSubmit={handleSubmit}>
<label>Name:</label>
<input type="text" required value={name} onChange={handleNameChange} name="name" placeholder="name"/>
<label>Password:</label>
<input type="password" required value={password} onChange={handlePasswordChange} name="password" placeholder="password"/>
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methods -
const [name, setName] = useState("")
const [password, setPassword] = useState("")
const handleNameChange = (e) => {
setName(e.target.value);
}
const handlePasswordChange = (e) => {
setPassword(e.target.value);
}
const handleSubmit = (e) => {
e.preventDefault();
const data = {name, password}
fetch("http://localhost:3000/users", {
method: 'POST',
body: JSON.stringify(data),
headers: {
Content_Type: "application/json",
}
})
RAILS CODE:
users controller-
def create
user = User.create(user_params)
if user.valid?
payload = {user_id: user.id}
token = encode_token(payload)
render json: { user: user, jwt: token }
else
render json: { error: 'failed to create user' }, status: :not_acceptable
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private
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error -
backend error
It looks like user.valid? returns false, so your else statement kicks in:
render json: { error: 'failed to create user' }, status: :not_acceptable
The status: :not_acceptable generates the 406 error.
You should probably include the reason why user is not valid, and return a bad request response instead:
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How to build complex json to POST to a web service with Rails 5.2 and Faraday gem?

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### Create the variable for the BusinessArea, get the location header in return
connection = Faraday.new("https://sis-sms-r.application.opendataquality.ch", :ssl => {:verify => false})
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description: {
en: #skill.description_translations.where(language: :en).take!,
de: #skill.description_translations.where(language: :de_OFS).take!,
fr: #skill.description_translations.where(language: :fr_OFS).take!
},
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name: {
en: #skill.name_translations.where(language: :en).take!,
de: #skill.name_translations.where(language: :de_OFS).take!,
fr: #skill.name_translations.where(language: :fr_OFS).take!
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pattern: nil,
pseudonymized: true,
validFrom: Time.now,
validTo: Time.now + 1.year,
version: "1",
responsibleDeputy: {
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name: #skill.deputy.external_directory_id
},
responsibleOrgUnit: {
identifier: #skill.organisation.code,
name: #skill.organisation.external_reference
},
responsiblePerson: {
identifier: #skill.responsible.email,
name: #skill.responsible.external_directory_id
}
}
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Thanks a lot for showing me the way.
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class JSONClient
attr_reader :connection
def initialize(base_uri, **opts, &block)
#connection = Faraday.new(
base_uri,
**opts
) do |f|
f.request :json # encode req bodies as JSON
f.response :json # decode response bodies as JSON
yield f if block_given?
end
end
end
class BusinessAreaClient < JSONClient
def initialize(**opts)
super(
"https://sis-sms-r.application.opendataquality.ch",
ssl: { verify: false},
**opts
)
end
def defined_variables(skill:, uiid: token:)
response = connection.post(
"/api/InformationFields/#{uuid}/definedVariables"
SkillSerializer.serialize(skill),
{
'Authorization' => "Bearer #{token}"
}
)
if response.success?
response
else
# handle errors
end
end
end
response = BusinessAreaClient.new
.defined_variables(
skill: skill,
uuid: business_area.uuid,
token: token
)
This gives you object that can be tested in isolation and stubbed out. Its also the only object that should know about the quirks and particularities of the API thus limiting the impact on your application if it should change.
While using a view sounds like a good idea intially you're basically using a very awkward DSL to generate basic data structures like arrays and hashes that map 1-1 to JSON. jBuilder is also very slow.
As a first step to refactoring you could just extract turning a Skill into JSON into its own PORO:
class SkillSerializer < SimpleDelegator
LANG_MAPPING = {
en: :en,
de: :de_OFS,
fr: :fr_OFS
}.freeze
def serialize
{
definedVariableType: skill_type.property,
description: translate(description_translations),
identifier: "Variable TEST 10",
name: translate(name_translations),
pattern: nil,
pseudonymized: true,
validFrom: Time.now,
validTo: Time.now + 1.year,
version: "1",
responsibleDeputy: {
identifier: deputy.email,
name: deputy.external_directory_id
},
responsibleOrgUnit: {
identifier: organisation.code,
name: organisation.external_reference
},
responsiblePerson: {
identifier: responsible.email,
name: responsible.external_directory_id
}
}
end
def self.serialize(object)
new(object).serialize
end
private
# should probally be refactored to not cause an excessive amount of queries
def translate(relation)
LANG_MAPPING.dup.transform_values do |lang|
relation.where(language: lang).take!
end
end
end
ActiveModel::Serializers is also an option.

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I am sure that the body has come correctly to the controller because I used byebug and printed out the param value.
For example, it looked like this: <div><!--block-->test</div>
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module V1
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value={props.value}
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data-direct-upload-url={`${bURL}/rails/active_storage/direct_uploads`}
data-blob-url-template={`${bURL}/rails/active_storage/blobs/:signed_id/*filename`}
ref={trixInput}
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form#contactform.form-horizontal action="/contacts" method="post" name="contactform" role="form"
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i.flaticon-arrow209
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/* --------------------------------------------
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-------------------------------------------- */
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invalid: 'glyphicon glyphicon-remove',
validating: 'glyphicon glyphicon-refresh'
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validators: {
notEmpty: {
message: ''
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},
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validators: {
notEmpty: {
message: ''
},
emailAddress: {
message: ''
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},
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notEmpty: {
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this.submitQuoteButton = $("<button />")
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$.ajax({
type: "POST",
url: "../quotes/create",
data: {
name : "John ",
email: "john#john.com",
json: "data",
uid: "uid",
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dataType:'text',
success: function(data,status,xhr){
console.log(status);
alert("SUCCESS!");
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console.log(status,error);
alert("ERROR!");
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