"code" value in /declare response is not always numeric

[JoeBenner]

Environment

• Application Services Version: (probably N/A) but repro is on 3.26.0-5
• BIG-IP Version: (also probably N/A) 16.0.0.12

Summary

There are situations where AS3 returns a non-numeric value for "code". A pretty clean repro is to have an invalid (404) url in a "url" property for a WAF_Policy. This response is from a direct POST to /declare on BIG-IP. When we send the same declaration from BIG-IQ it really messes with our java code.

    {
            "code": "ERR_REQUEST_FAILED",
            "message": "declaration failed",
            "response": "GET https://raw.githubusercontent.com/f5devcentral/f5-asm-policy-templates/master/owasp_ready_template/owasp-auto-tune-v1.1.xmx get asm policy WAF_Policy from url response=404 body=404: Not Found",
            "host": "localhost",
            "tenant": "TestTenant",
            "runTime": 570
        }

Steps To Reproduce

1. Submit the following declaration (note the url is invalid - ends in xmx not xml)
2. :

{
    "class": "AS3",
    "action": "deploy",
    "declaration": {
        "class": "ADC",
        "schemaVersion": "3.12.0",
        "id": "xxx",
        "TestTenant": {
            "class": "Tenant",
            "TestApp": {
                "class": "Application",
                "serviceMain": {
                    "class": "Service_Generic",
                    "policyWAF": {
                        "use": "WAF_Policy"
                    },
                    "snat": "auto",
                    "virtualPort": 80,
                    "virtualAddresses": [
                        "10.21.102.2"
                    ]
                },
                "WAF_Policy": {
                    "url": {
                        "url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/f5devcentral/f5-asm-policy-templates/master/owasp_ready_template/owasp-auto-tune-v1.1.xmx"
                    },
                    "enforcementMode": "transparent",
                    "class": "WAF_Policy"
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

2. Observe the following error response:

    {
            "code": "ERR_REQUEST_FAILED",
            "message": "declaration failed",
            "response": "GET https://raw.githubusercontent.com/f5devcentral/f5-asm-policy-templates/master/owasp_ready_template/owasp-auto-tune-v1.1.xmx get asm policy WAF_Policy from url response=404 body=404: Not Found",
            "host": "localhost",
            "tenant": "TestTenant",
            "runTime": 570
        }

Expected Behavior

A numeric value in "code"

Actual Behavior

A non-numeric value in "code"

[dstokesf5]

Thank you for reporting this. I have confirmed the bug and added to our internal product backlog as AUTOTOOL-2447.

[sunitharonan]

If you are still looking for a fix, please reach out to us at [email protected]

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