Error installing Widgets from community in User Interfaces

tnemrap · November 13, 2021, 4:53pm

When i try to install user widgets in user interface i get an error and this in log.

2021-11-13 17:48:57.116 [ERROR] [munity.CommunityUIWidgetAddonHandler] - Widget from marketplace is invalid: Couldn't find the widget in the add-on entry

What am i doing wrong?

rlkoshak · November 15, 2021, 5:26pm

It looks like the author didn’t post the widget correctly. The forum post has a specific format that has to be used.

ubeaut · December 22, 2021, 9:55pm

Hi,
I have upgraded OpenHab to version 3.2.0 and I am getting the same error as well as this:

2021-12-23 08:51:29.423 [ERROR] [munity.CommunityUIWidgetAddonHandler] - Unable to parse YAML: Cannot deserialize value of type `java.util.Date` from String "Jan 1, 2021, 4:08:53 PM": not a valid representation (error: Failed to parse Date value 'Jan 1, 2021, 4:08:53 PM': Unparseable date: "Jan 1, 2021, 4:08:53 PM")
 at [Source: (StringReader); line: 12, column: 12] (through reference chain: org.openhab.core.ui.components.RootUIComponent["timestamp"])
2021-12-23 08:51:29.424 [ERROR] [munity.CommunityUIWidgetAddonHandler] - Widget from marketplace is invalid: Unable to parse YAML

Andrew_Rowe · December 23, 2021, 12:16am

maybe post the widget code you tried to use

ubeaut · December 23, 2021, 12:41am

It is pretty much any widgets in the User interfaces page.
The dishwasher widget.
The harmony hub remote.

Is there something else I have to do to get them to install?

misko903 · December 23, 2021, 12:23pm

Same issue here, 3.2.0 on RPi4 Buster.

nelson.aponte · December 26, 2021, 8:31pm

I have the same issue, but it’s not with all widgets. I could install from the UI the Battery Level Status and Universal Toggle ; however, I couldn’t install the Washing machine status widget or Dishwasher Status.

Most probably what @rlkoshak mentioned is correct, although these are not new widgets. They seem to have been published and downloaded by many people since February.

Edit: I only get this error, not the one with the YAML:

tnemrap:

When i try to install user widgets in user interface i get an error and this in log.
2021-11-13 17:48:57.116 [ERROR] [munity.CommunityUIWidgetAddonHandler] - Widget from marketplace is invalid: Couldn't find the widget in the add-on entry
What am i doing wrong?

cra · December 26, 2021, 10:47pm

Hi,
since I have the same issue, I tried to install nearly all of the available widgets, including the battery status, Garbage Collection, Keypad, etc. All of which without success…
It’s allwas the same error message:

[ERROR] [munity.CommunityUIWidgetAddonHandler] - Unable to parse YAML: Cannot deserialize value of type java.util.Date from String “Oct 28, 2021, 10:52:35 AM”: not a valid representation (error: Failed to parse Date value ‘Oct 28, 2021, 10:52:35 AM’: Unparseable date: “Oct 28, 2021, 10:52:35 AM”)
at [Source: (StringReader); line: 37, column: 12] (through reference chain: org.openhab.core.ui.components.RootUIComponent[“timestamp”])
My installation is RPi 3B+ with upgraded OH vom 2 to 3.2 via 3.1

So, I don’t think it’s a problem with the widgets, but could it be a problem with date format? My region is Austria.

nelson.aponte · December 27, 2021, 9:28pm

Hi, @cra. Welcome to the community and thanks for doing the in-depth test and sharing the results.

It would be useful to use the code fences option in the text editor when reporting error messages. There is a great post from Rich Koshak on the topic (How to use code fences)

Regards.

cra · January 1, 2022, 4:32pm

Hi,
@nelson.aponte, sorry, will do so next time.

But,surprising that no one else has this marketplace problem?

Regards,
Christian

KingCrab · January 2, 2022, 6:49am

It looks like I have the same problem. Updated from 3.0.2 to 3.2.0 with region Germany.

bkumio · January 2, 2022, 10:12am

Dear all,

on my new installed OH3.2 (VM on QNAP NAS with Ubuntu20.04LTS) I do have the same problems.

If I would do a wild guess I thing we ahve a regional settings problem. I installed my Ubunto with German locale and I see the errors below in the log file (tried 3 different ones) always referencing on the “timestamp” row as issue.

Interestingly there is one widget called “AirCondition Controller” which I am able to add. but it looks like all the others dont (havent tested all of them but 6-8 others ) .

Any idea ?
M

2022-01-02 11:00:37.723 [ERROR] [munity.CommunityUIWidgetAddonHandler] - Unable to parse YAML: Cannot deserialize value of type `java.util.Date` from String "May 18, 2021, 12:42:12 PM": not a valid representation (error: Failed to parse Date value 'May 18, 2021, 12:42:12 PM': Unparseable date: "May 18, 2021, 12:42:12 PM")
 at [Source: (StringReader); line: 31, column: 12] (through reference chain: org.openhab.core.ui.components.RootUIComponent["timestamp"])
2022-01-02 11:00:37.757 [ERROR] [munity.CommunityUIWidgetAddonHandler] - Widget from marketplace is invalid: Unable to parse YAML
2022-01-02 11:05:33.053 [ERROR] [munity.CommunityUIWidgetAddonHandler] - Unable to parse YAML: Cannot deserialize value of type `java.util.Date` from String "Oct 4, 2021, 11:28:30 PM": not a valid representation (error: Failed to parse Date value 'Oct 4, 2021, 11:28:30 PM': Unparseable date: "Oct 4, 2021, 11:28:30 PM")
 at [Source: (StringReader); line: 71, column: 12] (through reference chain: org.openhab.core.ui.components.RootUIComponent["timestamp"])
2022-01-02 11:05:33.057 [ERROR] [munity.CommunityUIWidgetAddonHandler] - Widget from marketplace is invalid: Unable to parse YAML
2022-01-02 11:05:42.288 [ERROR] [munity.CommunityUIWidgetAddonHandler] - Unable to parse YAML: Cannot deserialize value of type `java.util.Date` from String "Feb 3, 2021, 1:12:37 PM": not a valid representation (error: Failed to parse Date value 'Feb 3, 2021, 1:12:37 PM': Unparseable date: "Feb 3, 2021, 1:12:37 PM")
 at [Source: (StringReader); line: 25, column: 12] (through reference chain: org.openhab.core.ui.components.RootUIComponent["timestamp"])
2022-01-02 11:05:42.309 [ERROR] [munity.CommunityUIWidgetAddonHandler] - Widget from marketplace is invalid: Unable to parse YAML

JustinG · January 2, 2022, 7:36pm

This is odd, because the AirCondition Controller also has the timestamp property with a date that doesn’t appear to be functionally different than the ones giving you the errors.

timestamp: Oct 6, 2021, 3:47:22 PM

@ysc, any idea what’s gong on here?

misko903 · January 2, 2022, 7:48pm

Same problems.


2022-01-02 21:01:42.260 [ERROR] [munity.CommunityUIWidgetAddonHandler] - Unable to parse YAML: Cannot deserialize value of type `java.util.Date` from String "Oct 2, 2021, 9:24:59 PM": not a valid representation (error: Failed to parse Date value 'Oct 2, 2021, 9:24:59 PM': Unparseable date: "Oct 2, 2021, 9:24:59 PM")

 at [Source: (StringReader); line: 36, column: 12] (through reference chain: org.openhab.core.ui.components.RootUIComponent["timestamp"])

2022-01-02 21:01:42.261 [ERROR] [munity.CommunityUIWidgetAddonHandler] - Widget from marketplace is invalid: Unable to parse YAML

bkumio · January 3, 2022, 11:48am

yes, indeed same format of timestamp on the AirCondition Controller widget. Perhaps the logged error is just a knock-on effect and not the root cause…

I will try to copy the yaml code from one that does not work and add this as a personal widget to see if this is a may be a problem of the “marketplace”

M

EDIT : 13:36h
I tried with the garage widget rlk_lock_list from Rich Koshak. Addng from the marketplace did not worked. But If I go to developer tools → widgets I could add the YAML code without any problems and then use the widget on an Item chainging the “Add Metadata” and “Default List Item Widget”.

ysc · January 3, 2022, 2:31pm

I was confused by this too because the parser is explicitely configured to handle this date format:

github.com

openhab/openhab-core/blob/0bdaeef789a52d637134800f3dbaf4827b543c60/bundles/org.openhab.core.addon.marketplace/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/addon/marketplace/internal/community/CommunityUIWidgetAddonHandler.java#L61


      
          private final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(CommunityUIWidgetAddonHandler.class);
          ObjectMapper yamlMapper;
          
          private UIComponentRegistry widgetRegistry;
          
          @Activate
          public CommunityUIWidgetAddonHandler(final @Reference UIComponentRegistryFactory uiComponentRegistryFactory) {
              this.widgetRegistry = uiComponentRegistryFactory.getRegistry("ui:widget");
              this.yamlMapper = new ObjectMapper(new YAMLFactory());
              yamlMapper.findAndRegisterModules();
              this.yamlMapper.setDateFormat(new SimpleDateFormat("MMM d, yyyy, hh:mm:ss aa"));
          }
          
          @Override
          public boolean supports(String type, String contentType) {
              return "ui".equals(type) && UIWIDGETS_CONTENT_TYPE.equals(contentType);
          }
          
          @Override
          public boolean isInstalled(String id) {
              return widgetRegistry.getAll().stream().anyMatch(w -> w.hasTag(id));

It doesn’t specify the Locale however and if the system-configured one happens to be German, October 3-character is likely “Okt”, not “Oct”. Should be an easy fix.

In the meantime removing this timestamp line from the widgets’ code works too, as it’s not too important.