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API response breaking special characters in French - gosocial2 - 08-15-2021

Hi all,

I've encountered a very odd issue after translating a CI 4.1.3 app to French in which XHR response is received with messed up characters by the browser.

<?php
$id = 'doesntMatter';
$message = 'L\'enregistrement de Ville a été supprimé avec succès.';
$locale = $this->request->getLocale();
log_message('debug', 'locale: ', $locale); // it is 'fr' alright
?>

When using:

<?php
return redirect()->to(route_to('cities'))->with('success', $message);
?>

Browser outputs:
L'enregistrement de Ville a été supprimé avec succès.

But when using it in a RESTful controller as an API reponse:
<?php
$reponse = $this->respondDeleted(['id' => $id], $message);
log_message('debug', var_export($response, true));
return $response;
?>

In the log, $message is dumped correctly, but the browser outputs:

L'enregistrement de Ville a été supprimé avec succès.

I'm 100% positive that all PHP files and request headers are UTF-8. (Occurred with both Chrome and Safari)

This looks like a framework bug, but I will appreciate any workaround suggestions to fix it before a possible bugfix.

RE: API response breaking special characters in French - InsiteFX - 08-16-2021

Try changing the nwssage string.
PHP Code:
// change this
$message = 'L\'enregistrement de Ville a été supprimé avec succès.';

// to this
$message = "L\'enregistrement de Ville a été supprimé avec succès."; 

Not tested, but sometimes it depends on the type of quotes.

RE: API response breaking special characters in French - gosocial2 - 08-17-2021

This is the part I have to reveal
Code:
$message = lang('Basic.global.deleteSuccess');
Even when
PHP Code:
$message = "L\'enregistrement de Ville a été supprimé avec succès."; 

did not change the result, but changing  respondDeleted(...) method to the following:

PHP Code:
$response = $this->respondDeleted(['id' => $id, 'msg'=>$message]);
return $response; 

and in JS
Code:
$.ajax({
    url: `<?= route_to('cities') ?>/${dataId}`,
    method: 'DELETE',
}).done((data, textStatus, jqXHR) => {
    alert(data.msg);
    // instead of alert(jqXHR.statusText); worked !!!
});

I have yet to work out what happens with

PHP Code:
$this->failServerError( ... ) 

though.


InsiteFX said:

Try changing the nwssage string.
PHP Code:
// change this
$message = 'L\'enregistrement de Ville a été supprimé avec succès.';

// to this
$message = "L\'enregistrement de Ville a été supprimé avec succès."; 

Not tested, but sometimes it depends on the type of quotes.