No response when requesting empty string from Elektron Websocket

Tristan6846132

Hi, I encountered a problem when using the elektron real-time API described in this documentation https://github.com/Refinitiv/websocket-api/blob/master/WebsocketAPI_ProtocolSpecification.pdf

When I make a batch request via this API, I expect a batch response and then as many item responses as the number of strings I put in the "Key": "Name" array.

However when an item in the "Key": "Name" array is the empty string ("") the item's response never comes. I believe this is a bug.

Example of pathological request (this is Rust's representation of JSON):

Object({
  "ID": Number(2),
  "Key": Object({
    "Name": Array([String("")]),
    "Service": String("IDN_SELECTFEED"),
  }),
  "Streaming": Bool(false),
  "View": Array([String("DSPLY_NAME")]),
})

Then the batch response comes:

Object({
  "ID": Number(2),
  "State": Object({
    "Data": String("Ok"),
    "Stream": String("Closed"),
    "Text": String("Processed 1 total items from Batch Request. 1 Ok."),
  }),
  "Type": String("Status"),
})

But the item response for "" never comes, I believe I response containing an error message should be returned.

wasin.w

Hello @Tristan6846132

The "Request Rejected: Request key did not contain name." status text message is generated from the RTDS/TREP. The message means the request message does not have the item or RIC name.

I highly recommend you filter out the request message with an empty RICs string/array at the application level while the RTDS support team is investigating the issue.