Why I can't add the "node()" text to the Issue body or comment?

[Murz]

In our Jira v8.22.3 instance we can't put the "node()"  text into the Issue body (description of the task), even if it is placed inside code block!

If I put this "node()"  into the text - on save process I'm getting the error "Invalid URL" with description like this:

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Extra information: 11689269343140253972

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Same problem is when we try to add a comment with the "node()" text, but for comments - it submits well without any error shown, but just disappears after submitting! That's especially annoying, because I'm losing all my comment text (it disappears so I need to type it again from scratch!).

Our team have a lot of code parts with "node()" text, so bumps into this bug very often!

And the workarounds:

1. If I add a space between like this "node ()" - it starts working.

But if I have a surrounding text like "my_function_for_node()" - it doesn't help.

2. Paste the code as image.

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Does anybody have any idea what can be the source of that issue?

Maybe some plugin can cause this problem? How can I figure-out which one exactly?

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I've tested this on other Jira instance (version 9.0.0) and on that one it works - I can add a comment with "asdas node() asdasd".

And on another instance with Jira v8.20.11 - it works too!

But on my Jira instance (version v8.22.3) - Jira still doesn't allow this substring in comment text :(

So maybe this bug was already fixed in some recent versions, even in minor 8.x.x branch?

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist- · Accepted solution]

Welcome to the Atlassian Community!

It's not an app, node() is a function in Jira, it's giving you system information about the Jira server/DC you're running.

I don't think there's a way to turn it off, but I would check the dark feature flags to see if there might be one that does it in your version.  (As a system admin, go to <Jira base URL>/secure/admin/SiteDarkFeatures!default.jspa and read over the flags in there.  Be warned, here be dragonnes - changing these settings can break stuff and Atlassian don't have to support you)

I think this should be raised with Atlassian ideally.  Go to https://support.atlassian.com/contact and raise something for server

[Murz]

@Nic Brough -Adaptavist-  Thanks for the detailed explanation!

So the issue with unable to add a text with "node()" substring is reproducible on your Jira instance too, with the same unclear error text?  Even inside code block? That's very strange that no one report this before...

[Murz]

I've tested this on other Jira instance (version 9.0.0) and on that one it works - I can add a comment with "asdas node() asdasd".

And on another instance with Jira v8.20.11 - it works too!

But on my Jira instance (version v8.22.3) - Jira still doesn't allow this substring in comment text :(

So maybe this bug was fixed in some recent versions, even in minor 8.x.x branch?

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

Yep, I replicated it on an 8.22 Data Center install, that's how I knew how to talk about it.  I'd also seen it on a very early DC version, it was a debugging function, telling you something about the node that the page was being served from. 

I didn't know they'd turned it off in some versions, and then, by the look of it, accidentally enabled it in 8.22!