nextcloud/server · error · OCP\AppFramework\OCS\OCSBadRequestException

Expiration time should be greater than 0 and less than or eq

Error message

Expiration time should be greater than 0 and less than or equal to 86400

What it means

Error "Expiration time should be greater than 0 and less than or equal to 86400" thrown in nextcloud/server.

Source

Thrown at apps/dav/lib/Controller/DirectController.php:75

	 *
	 * 200: Direct link returned
	 */
	#[NoAdminRequired]
	public function getUrl(int $fileId, int $expirationTime = 60 * 60 * 8): DataResponse {
		if (!$this->shareManager->shareApiAllowLinks()) {
			throw new OCSForbiddenException('Creating direct links is disabled');
		}

		$userFolder = $this->rootFolder->getUserFolder($this->userId);

		$file = $userFolder->getFirstNodeById($fileId);

		if (!$file) {
			throw new OCSNotFoundException();
		}

		if ($expirationTime <= 0 || $expirationTime > (60 * 60 * 24)) {
			throw new OCSBadRequestException('Expiration time should be greater than 0 and less than or equal to ' . (60 * 60 * 24));
		}

		if (!($file instanceof File)) {
			throw new OCSBadRequestException('Direct download only works for files');
		}

		$event = new BeforeDirectFileDownloadEvent($userFolder->getRelativePath($file->getPath()));
		$this->eventDispatcher->dispatchTyped($event);

		if ($event->isSuccessful() === false) {
			throw new OCSForbiddenException('Permission denied to download file');
		}

		//TODO: at some point we should use the directdownlaod function of storages
		$direct = new Direct();
		$direct->setUserId($this->userId);
		$direct->setFileId($fileId);

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at apps/dav/lib/Controller/DirectController.php:75 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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