[midPoint] Convert string to binary data in 3.5.1 - outbound mapping

[Pavol Mederly]

Hello Attila,

thanks for finding the patch. I absolutely forgot about it. It seems to 
be safe to use it with 3.5.1; in fact, I'm cherrypicking it now into 
3.5-support branch.

Pavol Mederly
Software developer
evolveum.com

On 20.06.2017 12:19, Attila Szlovak wrote:
> Pavol,
>
> this error is related to workflow when also .getBytes() method is used
> in attribute mapping - if the workflow is disabled then it works ok.
>
> I found a commit  ('Fixed "No Java package for class [B" exception.'
> https://github.com/Evolveum/midpoint/commit/9a892a6a312b3b2c031a9721e096110cd2385773)
> - it is applied in branch with tag v3.C (I hope that it is not only a
> joke :) because it is also in master branch).
>
> If I apply this commit to v3.5.1 (and recompile the war) then the error
> disappears. I'm testing the recompiled version and it seems ok.
>
> Is there a reason why this commit was not added to 3.5.1 or is it safe
> to use it with 3.5.1?
>
> S pozdravom/Best regards/Üdvözlettel,
>
> Attila Szlovák
>
> On 06/19/2017 07:29 PM, Pavol Mederly wrote:
>> Attila,
>>
>> could you paste the whole stack trace, please?
>>
>> Without that I am not sure about the root of the cause.
>>
>> Pavol Mederly
>> Software developer
>> evolveum.com
>>
>> On 14.06.2017 17:43, Attila Szlovak wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I'm using an outbound mapping (in Groovy) for a custom attribute
>>> sshPublicKey (it is defined as "xsd:string" in midPoint and as "Binary
>>> Data - OctetString" in LDAP resource) and in 3.4.1 works fine with
>>> conversion "sshPublicKey?.getBytes()" but in 3.5.1 I got an error
>>> message:
>>>
>>> "Workflow process(es) could not be started:
>>> com.evolveum.midpoint.util.exception.SystemException: No Java package
>>> for class [B"
>>>
>>> If the code with .getbytes() method is disabled then the error message
>>> disappears so it seems that .getBytes() method does not work anymore in
>>> 3.5.1.
>>>
>>> Is it a planned change and should I use an alternative method for
>>> mapping such a string attribute?
>>>
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