Download NPM packages returned "500" code error after upgrading Nexus from 3.29.0-02 to 3.30.0-01

Hi Team,

I can’t download packages from npm repository. Nexus return “500” code error.
The 3.29.0-02 version of nexus does not have this problem.

There is nexus log :

2021-03-22 13:01:25,215+0800 WARN  [qtp156912133-1110]  *UNKNOWN org.sonatype.nexus.repository.httpbridge.internal.ViewServlet - Failure servicing: GET /nexus/repository/npm-group/throttle-debounce/-/throttle-debounce-1.1.0.tgz
java.lang.NullPointerException: null
	at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.npm.internal.httpclient.NpmRedirectStrategy.getRedirect(NpmRedirectStrategy.java:52)
	at org.apache.http.impl.execchain.RedirectExec.execute(RedirectExec.java:126)
	at org.apache.http.impl.client.InternalHttpClient.doExecute(InternalHttpClient.java:185)
	at org.apache.http.impl.client.CloseableHttpClient.execute(CloseableHttpClient.java:72)
	at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.httpclient.FilteredHttpClientSupport.lambda$0(FilteredHttpClientSupport.java:56)
	at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.httpclient.internal.BlockingHttpClient.filter(BlockingHttpClient.java:124)
	at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.httpclient.FilteredHttpClientSupport.doExecute(FilteredHttpClientSupport.java:56)
	at org.apache.http.impl.client.CloseableHttpClient.execute(CloseableHttpClient.java:83)
	at org.apache.http.impl.client.CloseableHttpClient.execute(CloseableHttpClient.java:108)
	at org.apache.http.impl.client.CloseableHttpClient.execute(CloseableHttpClient.java:56)
	at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.proxy.ProxyFacetSupport.execute(ProxyFacetSupport.java:529)
	at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.npm.internal.orient.OrientNpmProxyFacet.execute(OrientNpmProxyFacet.java:125)
	at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.proxy.ProxyFacetSupport.fetch(ProxyFacetSupport.java:446)
	at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.proxy.ProxyFacetSupport.fetch(ProxyFacetSupport.java:416)
	at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.npm.internal.orient.OrientNpmProxyFacet.fetch(OrientNpmProxyFacet.java:106)
	at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.proxy.ProxyFacetSupport.doGet(ProxyFacetSupport.java:283)
	at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.proxy.ProxyFacetSupport.lambda$1(ProxyFacetSupport.java:259)
	at org.sonatype.nexus.common.io.CooperatingFuture.performCall(CooperatingFuture.java:122)
	at org.sonatype.nexus.common.io.CooperatingFuture.call(CooperatingFuture.java:64)
	at org.sonatype.nexus.common.io.ScopedCooperationFactorySupport$ScopedCooperation.cooperate(ScopedCooperationFactorySupport.java:99)
	at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.proxy.ProxyFacetSupport.get(ProxyFacetSupport.java:250)
	at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.proxy.ProxyFacetSupport.get(ProxyFacetSupport.java:239)
	at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.proxy.ProxyHandler.handle(ProxyHandler.java:52)
	at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.Context.proceed(Context.java:88)
	at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.storage.LastDownloadedHandler.handle(LastDownloadedHandler.java:59)
	at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.Context.proceed(Context.java:88)
	at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.storage.UnitOfWorkHandler.handle(UnitOfWorkHandler.java:39)
	at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.Context.proceed(Context.java:88)
	at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.Context$proceed$0.call(Unknown Source)
	at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.npm.internal.orient.OrientNpmProxyRecipe$_closure1.doCall(OrientNpmProxyRecipe.groovy:276)
	at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor263.invoke(Unknown Source)
	at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
	at org.codehaus.groovy.reflection.CachedMethod.invoke(CachedMethod.java:98)
	at groovy.lang.MetaMethod.doMethodInvoke(MetaMethod.java:325)
	at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.metaclass.ClosureMetaClass.invokeMethod(ClosureMetaClass.java:264)
	at groovy.lang.MetaClassImpl.invokeMethod(MetaClassImpl.java:1034)
	at groovy.lang.MetaClassImpl.invokeMethod(MetaClassImpl.java:1099)
	at groovy.lang.MetaClassImpl.invokeMethod(MetaClassImpl.java:1034)
	at groovy.lang.Closure.call(Closure.java:420)
	at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.ConvertedClosure.invokeCustom(ConvertedClosure.java:54)
	at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.ConversionHandler.invoke(ConversionHandler.java:124)
	at com.sun.proxy.$Proxy196.handle(Unknown Source)
	at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.Context.proceed(Context.java:88)
	at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.handlers.ContentHeadersHandler.handle(ContentHeadersHandler.java:46)
	at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.Context.proceed(Context.java:88)
	at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.handlers.ConditionalRequestHandler.handle(ConditionalRequestHandler.java:72)
	at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.Context.proceed(Context.java:88)
	at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.http.PartialFetchHandler.handle(PartialFetchHandler.java:59)
	at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.Context.proceed(Context.java:88)
	at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.cache.NegativeCacheHandler.handle(NegativeCacheHandler.java:56)
	at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.Context.proceed(Context.java:88)
	at com.sonatype.nexus.clm.internal.orient.FirewallContributedHandler.handle(FirewallContributedHandler.java:104)
	at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.Context.proceed(Context.java:88)
	at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.handlers.HandlerContributor.handle(HandlerContributor.java:67)
	at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.Context.proceed(Context.java:88)
	at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.npm.internal.NpmHandlers$1.handle(NpmHandlers.java:58)
	at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.Context.proceed(Context.java:88)
	at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.routing.internal.RoutingRuleHandler.handle(RoutingRuleHandler.java:52)
	at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.Context.proceed(Context.java:88)
	at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.security.SecurityHandler.handle(SecurityHandler.java:51)
	at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.Context.proceed(Context.java:88)
	at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.handlers.TimingHandler.handle(TimingHandler.java:58)
	at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.Context.proceed(Context.java:88)
	at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.Context.start(Context.java:179)
	at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.Router.dispatch(Router.java:65)
	at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.ConfigurableViewFacet.dispatch(ConfigurableViewFacet.java:52)
	at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.group.GroupHandler.getFirst(GroupHandler.java:139)
	at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.group.GroupHandler.doGet(GroupHandler.java:116)
	at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.group.GroupHandler.handle(GroupHandler.java:100)
	at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.Context.proceed(Context.java:88)
	at com.sonatype.nexus.clm.internal.orient.FirewallContributedHandler.handle(FirewallContributedHandler.java:104)
	at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.Context.proceed(Context.java:88)
	at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.handlers.HandlerContributor.handle(HandlerContributor.java:67)
	at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.Context.proceed(Context.java:88)
	at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.security.SecurityHandler.handle(SecurityHandler.java:51)
	at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.Context.proceed(Context.java:88)
	at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.handlers.TimingHandler.handle(TimingHandler.java:58)
	at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.Context.proceed(Context.java:88)
	at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.Context.start(Context.java:179)
	at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.Router.dispatch(Router.java:65)
	at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.ConfigurableViewFacet.dispatch(ConfigurableViewFacet.java:52)
	at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.view.ConfigurableViewFacet.dispatch(ConfigurableViewFacet.java:43)
	at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.httpbridge.internal.ViewServlet.dispatchAndSend(ViewServlet.java:213)
	at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.httpbridge.internal.ViewServlet.doService(ViewServlet.java:175)
	at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.httpbridge.internal.ViewServlet.service(ViewServlet.java:127)
	at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:790)
	at com.google.inject.servlet.ServletDefinition.doServiceImpl(ServletDefinition.java:290)
	at com.google.inject.servlet.ServletDefinition.doService(ServletDefinition.java:280)
	at com.google.inject.servlet.ServletDefinition.service(ServletDefinition.java:184)
	at com.google.inject.servlet.DynamicServletPipeline.service(DynamicServletPipeline.java:71)
	at com.google.inject.servlet.FilterChainInvocation.doFilter(FilterChainInvocation.java:85)
	at org.apache.shiro.web.servlet.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:112)
	at com.google.inject.servlet.FilterChainInvocation.doFilter(FilterChainInvocation.java:82)
	at org.apache.shiro.web.servlet.ProxiedFilterChain.doFilter(ProxiedFilterChain.java:61)
	at org.apache.shiro.web.servlet.AdviceFilter.executeChain(AdviceFilter.java:108)
	at org.apache.shiro.web.servlet.AdviceFilter.doFilterInternal(AdviceFilter.java:137)
	at org.apache.shiro.web.servlet.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:125)
	at org.apache.shiro.web.servlet.ProxiedFilterChain.doFilter(ProxiedFilterChain.java:66)
	at org.apache.shiro.web.servlet.AdviceFilter.executeChain(AdviceFilter.java:108)
	at org.apache.shiro.web.servlet.AdviceFilter.doFilterInternal(AdviceFilter.java:137)
	at org.apache.shiro.web.servlet.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:125)
	at org.apache.shiro.web.servlet.ProxiedFilterChain.doFilter(ProxiedFilterChain.java:66)
	at org.apache.shiro.web.servlet.AdviceFilter.executeChain(AdviceFilter.java:108)
	at org.apache.shiro.web.servlet.AdviceFilter.doFilterInternal(AdviceFilter.java:137)
	at org.apache.shiro.web.servlet.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:125)
	at org.apache.shiro.web.servlet.ProxiedFilterChain.doFilter(ProxiedFilterChain.java:66)
	at org.apache.shiro.web.servlet.AdviceFilter.executeChain(AdviceFilter.java:108)
	at org.apache.shiro.web.servlet.AdviceFilter.doFilterInternal(AdviceFilter.java:137)
	at org.apache.shiro.web.servlet.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:125)
	at org.apache.shiro.web.servlet.ProxiedFilterChain.doFilter(ProxiedFilterChain.java:66)
	at org.apache.shiro.web.servlet.AbstractShiroFilter.executeChain(AbstractShiroFilter.java:450)
	at org.sonatype.nexus.security.SecurityFilter.executeChain(SecurityFilter.java:96)
	at org.apache.shiro.web.servlet.AbstractShiroFilter$1.call(AbstractShiroFilter.java:365)
	at org.apache.shiro.subject.support.SubjectCallable.doCall(SubjectCallable.java:90)
	at org.apache.shiro.subject.support.SubjectCallable.call(SubjectCallable.java:83)
	at org.apache.shiro.subject.support.DelegatingSubject.execute(DelegatingSubject.java:387)
	at org.apache.shiro.web.servlet.AbstractShiroFilter.doFilterInternal(AbstractShiroFilter.java:362)
	at org.sonatype.nexus.security.SecurityFilter.doFilterInternal(SecurityFilter.java:112)
	at org.apache.shiro.web.servlet.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:125)
	at com.google.inject.servlet.FilterChainInvocation.doFilter(FilterChainInvocation.java:82)
	at org.sonatype.nexus.repository.httpbridge.internal.ExhaustRequestFilter.doFilter(ExhaustRequestFilter.java:80)
	at com.google.inject.servlet.FilterChainInvocation.doFilter(FilterChainInvocation.java:82)
	at com.sonatype.nexus.licensing.internal.LicensingRedirectFilter.doFilter(LicensingRedirectFilter.java:116)
	at com.google.inject.servlet.FilterChainInvocation.doFilter(FilterChainInvocation.java:82)
	at com.codahale.metrics.servlet.AbstractInstrumentedFilter.doFilter(AbstractInstrumentedFilter.java:112)
	at com.google.inject.servlet.FilterChainInvocation.doFilter(FilterChainInvocation.java:82)
	at org.sonatype.nexus.internal.web.ErrorPageFilter.doFilter(ErrorPageFilter.java:79)
	at com.google.inject.servlet.FilterChainInvocation.doFilter(FilterChainInvocation.java:82)
	at org.sonatype.nexus.internal.web.EnvironmentFilter.doFilter(EnvironmentFilter.java:101)
	at com.google.inject.servlet.FilterChainInvocation.doFilter(FilterChainInvocation.java:82)
	at org.sonatype.nexus.internal.web.HeaderPatternFilter.doFilter(HeaderPatternFilter.java:98)
	at com.google.inject.servlet.FilterChainInvocation.doFilter(FilterChainInvocation.java:82)
	at com.google.inject.servlet.DynamicFilterPipeline.dispatch(DynamicFilterPipeline.java:104)
	at com.google.inject.servlet.GuiceFilter.doFilter(GuiceFilter.java:133)
	at org.sonatype.nexus.bootstrap.osgi.DelegatingFilter.doFilter(DelegatingFilter.java:73)
	at org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.FilterHolder.doFilter(FilterHolder.java:201)
	at org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler$Chain.doFilter(ServletHandler.java:1601)
	at org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler.doHandle(ServletHandler.java:548)
	at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ScopedHandler.handle(ScopedHandler.java:143)
	at org.eclipse.jetty.security.SecurityHandler.handle(SecurityHandler.java:602)
	at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.HandlerWrapper.handle(HandlerWrapper.java:127)
	at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ScopedHandler.nextHandle(ScopedHandler.java:235)
	at org.eclipse.jetty.server.session.SessionHandler.doHandle(SessionHandler.java:1624)
	at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ScopedHandler.nextHandle(ScopedHandler.java:233)
	at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ContextHandler.doHandle(ContextHandler.java:1435)
	at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ScopedHandler.nextScope(ScopedHandler.java:188)
	at org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler.doScope(ServletHandler.java:501)
	at org.eclipse.jetty.server.session.SessionHandler.doScope(SessionHandler.java:1594)
	at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ScopedHandler.nextScope(ScopedHandler.java:186)
	at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ContextHandler.doScope(ContextHandler.java:1350)
	at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ScopedHandler.handle(ScopedHandler.java:141)
	at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.HandlerWrapper.handle(HandlerWrapper.java:127)
	at com.codahale.metrics.jetty9.InstrumentedHandler.handle(InstrumentedHandler.java:239)
	at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.HandlerCollection.handle(HandlerCollection.java:146)
	at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.HandlerWrapper.handle(HandlerWrapper.java:127)
	at org.eclipse.jetty.server.Server.handle(Server.java:516)
	at org.eclipse.jetty.server.HttpChannel.lambda$handle$1(HttpChannel.java:388)
	at org.eclipse.jetty.server.HttpChannel.dispatch(HttpChannel.java:633)
	at org.eclipse.jetty.server.HttpChannel.handle(HttpChannel.java:380)
	at org.eclipse.jetty.server.HttpConnection.onFillable(HttpConnection.java:279)
	at org.eclipse.jetty.io.AbstractConnection$ReadCallback.succeeded(AbstractConnection.java:311)
	at org.eclipse.jetty.io.FillInterest.fillable(FillInterest.java:105)
	at org.eclipse.jetty.io.ssl.SslConnection$DecryptedEndPoint.onFillable(SslConnection.java:540)
	at org.eclipse.jetty.io.ssl.SslConnection.onFillable(SslConnection.java:395)
	at org.eclipse.jetty.io.ssl.SslConnection$2.succeeded(SslConnection.java:161)
	at org.eclipse.jetty.io.FillInterest.fillable(FillInterest.java:105)
	at org.eclipse.jetty.io.ChannelEndPoint$1.run(ChannelEndPoint.java:104)
	at org.eclipse.jetty.util.thread.strategy.EatWhatYouKill.runTask(EatWhatYouKill.java:336)
	at org.eclipse.jetty.util.thread.strategy.EatWhatYouKill.doProduce(EatWhatYouKill.java:313)
	at org.eclipse.jetty.util.thread.strategy.EatWhatYouKill.tryProduce(EatWhatYouKill.java:171)
	at org.eclipse.jetty.util.thread.strategy.EatWhatYouKill.run(EatWhatYouKill.java:129)
	at org.eclipse.jetty.util.thread.ReservedThreadExecutor$ReservedThread.run(ReservedThreadExecutor.java:383)
	at org.eclipse.jetty.util.thread.QueuedThreadPool.runJob(QueuedThreadPool.java:882)
	at org.eclipse.jetty.util.thread.QueuedThreadPool$Runner.run(QueuedThreadPool.java:1036)
	at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748)

Annotation

The error suggests that something is wrong with the redirect response returned from the upstream repository.

Do you know what is remote npm registry that is in use?

BTW, although this is undoubtedly due to a remote of one of the proxy repositories in the group not being an actual npm registry, there is still a bug here. It shouldn’t fail with an NPE. Please raise an issue in the “dev - nexus” project at https://issues.sonatype.org.

This appears to may have been fixed recently by a member of commnity via Bug fix for NpmRedirectStrategy's NPE by moonfruit · Pull Request #85 · sonatype/nexus-public · GitHub
and the fix will be part of 3.31.0 (or maybe 3.30.1?) - there is no ETA for that release yet.

I know, Thanks

Thanks for your reply.