Encoded input error from Africastalking #257

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opened 2025-01-07 10:30:08 +01:00 by Alfred-mk · 1 comment

Alfred-mk commented

2025-01-07 10:30:08 +01:00

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Africastalking are sending some improperly encoded input.
A plus sign (+) should be encoded as %2B, but instead it is passed as +
This is then decoded as a space, leading to an invalid input

Example from the server logs:
atserver:parse.go:46 Received request: {"body":"phoneNumber=%2B254724942097\u0026serviceCode=%2A483%2A061%23\u0026text=1%2A+254705136690\u0026sessionId=ATUid_c32d6023259534334f0d567b90e41ae4\u0026networkCode=63902"}=??

The text is decoded as text=1* 254705136690

The correct encoding for the text should be:
text=1%2A%2B254705136690

This would then be decoded as text=1*+254705136690

- Africastalking are sending some improperly encoded input. - A plus sign (+) should be encoded as %2B, but instead it is passed as + - This is then decoded as a space, leading to an invalid input Example from the server logs: `atserver:parse.go:46 Received request: {"body":"phoneNumber=%2B254724942097\u0026serviceCode=%2A483%2A061%23\u0026text=1%2A+254705136690\u0026sessionId=ATUid_c32d6023259534334f0d567b90e41ae4\u0026networkCode=63902"}=??` The text is decoded as `text=1* 254705136690` The correct encoding for the text should be: `text=1%2A%2B254705136690` This would then be decoded as `text=1*+254705136690`