.NET SDK code hangs at AdminToken()

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bfurner

• May 14, 2018 09:53

I have adapted boilerplate code from the Box SDK documentation using the .NET SDK that is able to successfully connect and upload files using the Dev Token authentication.  However, when I attempt to authenticate using the JWT method, my code just hangs at the AdminToken() call.  It never throws an error or times out.  The code just sits waiting for a response that never arrives.  As shown below, I can reach a breakpoint at the first line, but a breakpoint at the second line is never reached.

 

     var adminToken = boxJWT.AdminToken(); 

     var client = boxJWT.AdminClient(adminToken);

 

I'm not sure how to troubleshoot this issue at this point and any guidance would be greatly appreciated.

 

Brian Furner  

 

 

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  adblondin

  • April 06, 2020 04:32

  Was this problem ever resolved, or was it just ignored?

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  srudloff

  • April 07, 2020 10:41

  I am having this issue right now also!

   

  I would like to know how to resolve this issue, it is preventing me from completing my project

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  adblondin

  • April 08, 2020 16:16

  This is may be related to a known Box issue (https://github.com/box/box-windows-sdk-v2/issues/638).   I was able to determine the AdminToken() method was hanging when invoked on the main thread of a WebAPI Controller.  I was able to successful bypass the issue by spawning a new thread to execute the logic that ultimately invokes the AdminToken() method.

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  alfredbr

  • May 08, 2020 11:02

   is correct.

  You can get this to work if you create the AdminToken in a thread other than your controller thread. 

  This is what worked for me:

   

   

  BoxClient _boxClient = null;
  var thread = new System.Threading.Thread(() =>
  {
     var boxJWT = new BoxJWTAuth(boxConfig); // create boxConfig elsewhere
     var adminToken = boxJWT.AdminToken(); // create adminToken in new thread
     _boxClient = boxJWT.AdminClient(adminToken); // set your _boxClient
  });
  thread.Start(); // start the thread
  thread.Join(); // wait for the thread to finish (ugly code).
  Debug.Assert(_boxClient != null); // success!

   

   

  This is discussed in depth here: 

  https://github.com/box/box-windows-sdk-v2/issues/638

   

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  towns

  • May 08, 2020 13:34

  Hey Everyone, 

   

  We are aware of the issue with getting Admin Tokens using the .NET SDK. We have a PR that is working its way through the process. Once that PR lands successfully we will cut a new release of the SDK. Our ETA for this is early next week. 

  
  Thanks,

  John Townsend

   

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