Upload image gives "string doesn't match expected pattern"

[jspayne]

Describe the bug When creating a post by uploading an image, I get the error "string doesn't match expected format"

To Reproduce (if applicable) Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Go to Create, New Post
2. Click on image button
3. Click on Attach an Image, select file
4. Click upload

Expected behavior Image uploads and is attached to the post

Versions

• Browser: Safari
• Photon version: 0.8.1 (according to package.json. I can't find it anywhere else)

[Xyphyn]

Photon is at 0.9.6. Try updating to that first.

[jgeorgeson]

I'm seeing similar issues attaching images, either as the post URL, in the post body, or in a comment. For me it's returning a red 500 error response popup in the bottom-right. This is on photon.lemmy.world, running v0.9.6

[Xyphyn]

500 is a server side error, so it's probably an issue with lemmy.world. I'll make the error messages more helpful soon though.

[jgeorgeson]

I forgot to mention that I don't get the error when I switch back to plain old lemmy.world, only with photon.lemmy.world. Though it could still be a configuration issue with their deployment. I'll look for a replace to report it to the admins their too.

[Xyphyn]

This is due to how photon uploads images. Lemmy still has an issue where you can't upload images without a cookie, so i proxy it. It could be an issue with a rate limit or something

[Xyphyn]

Does this issue occur on Voyager as well? If so, it's for the same reason

[jgeorgeson]

I am able to upload images posting at m.lemmy.world.

[Xyphyn]

Strange. It's a 500, so it seems to be a server error. This will be fixed once Lemmy fixes CORS.