Trying to open a notification results in an exception

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Resolution: No Longer Reproducible
• Affects Version/s: Master
• Fix Version/s: None
• Component/s: User Notifications
• Labels: None

Steps to reproduce:

1. Go to Dynamic Data Lists
2. Add a Data Definition with a text field
3. Add a DDL list and select the new Data Definition
4. Go to the new list, add a new record
5. Click change language and change to es-ES
6. submit for publication
7. go to notifications to approve request
8. try opening a notification

Expected Results: I should be able to approve a request

Actual result: Clicking a notification results in nothing opening and an exception appears on the console.

Error:

020-06-15 21:08:52.261 ERROR [http-nio-8080-exec-6][PortletServlet:119] javax.portlet.PortletException: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: null is not a valid redirect020-06-15 21:08:52.261 ERROR [http-nio-8080-exec-6][PortletServlet:119] javax.portlet.PortletException: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: null is not a valid redirectjavax.portlet.PortletException: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: null is not a valid redirect at com.liferay.notifications.web.internal.portlet.NotificationsPortlet.processAction(NotificationsPortlet.java:259) at com.liferay.portlet.internal.FilterChainImpl.doFilter(FilterChainImpl.java:77) at com.liferay.portal.kernel.portlet.PortletFilterUtil.doFilter(PortletFilterUtil.java:50) at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.PortletServlet.service(PortletServlet.java:115) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:741) at org.eclipse.equinox.http.servlet.internal.registration.EndpointRegistration.service(EndpointRegistration.java:153) at org.eclipse.equinox.http.servlet.internal.servlet.ResponseStateHandler.processRequest(ResponseStateHandler.java:62) at org.eclipse.equinox.http.servlet.internal.context.DispatchTargets.doDispatch(DispatchTargets.java:120) at org.eclipse.equinox.http.servlet.internal.servlet.RequestDispatcherAdaptor.include(RequestDispatcherAdaptor.java:48) at com.liferay.portlet.internal.InvokerPortletImpl.invoke(InvokerPortletImpl.java:571) at com.liferay.portlet.internal.InvokerPortletImpl.invokeAction(InvokerPortletImpl.java:611) at com.liferay.portlet.internal.InvokerPortletImpl.processAction(InvokerPortletImpl.java:286) at com.liferay.portal.monitoring.internal.portlet.MonitoringInvokerPortlet.processAction(MonitoringInvokerPortlet.java:195) at com.liferay.portlet.internal.PortletContainerImpl._processAction(PortletContainerImpl.java:521) at com.liferay.portlet.internal.PortletContainerImpl.lambda$processAction$0(PortletContainerImpl.java:148) at com.liferay.portlet.internal.PortletContainerImpl._preserveGroupIds(PortletContainerImpl.java:425) at com.liferay.portlet.internal.PortletContainerImpl.processAction(PortletContainerImpl.java:141) at com.liferay.portlet.SecurityPortletContainerWrapper.processAction(SecurityPortletContainerWrapper.java:91) at com.liferay.portlet.RestrictPortletContainerWrapper.processAction(RestrictPortletContainerWrapper.java:72) at com.liferay.portal.kernel.portlet.PortletContainerUtil.processAction(PortletContainerUtil.java:117) at com.liferay.portal.action.LayoutAction.processLayout(LayoutAction.java:347) at com.liferay.portal.action.LayoutAction.execute(LayoutAction.java:170) at com.liferay.portal.struts.PortalRequestProcessor._process(PortalRequestProcessor.java:414) at com.liferay.portal.struts.PortalRequestProcessor.process(PortalRequestProcessor.java:154) at com.liferay.portal.internal.servlet.MainServlet.doPost(MainServlet.java:214) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:660) at com.liferay.portal.internal.servlet.MainServlet.service(MainServlet.java:621) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:741) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:231) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166) at org.apache.tomcat.websocket.server.WsFilter.doFilter(WsFilter.java:53) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166) at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:124) at com.liferay.portal.servlet.filters.password.modified.PasswordModifiedFilter.processFilter(PasswordModifiedFilter.java:62) at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:49) at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.processDoFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:215) at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:116) at com.liferay.portal.servlet.filters.lockout.LockoutFilter.processFilter(LockoutFilter.java:58) at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:49) at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.processDoFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:215) at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:116) at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.processFilter(BaseFilter.java:147) at com.liferay.portal.servlet.filters.secure.BaseAuthFilter.processFilter(BaseAuthFilter.java:340) at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:49) at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.processDoFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:215) at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:116) at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.processFilter(BaseFilter.java:147) at com.liferay.portal.monitoring.internal.servlet.filter.MonitoringFilter.processFilter(MonitoringFilter.java:183) at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:49) at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.processDoFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:215) at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:116) at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilter.doFilter(InvokerFilter.java:104) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.invoke(ApplicationDispatcher.java:712) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.processRequest(ApplicationDispatcher.java:459) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.doForward(ApplicationDispatcher.java:384) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.forward(ApplicationDispatcher.java:312) at com.liferay.friendly.url.internal.servlet.FriendlyURLServlet.service(FriendlyURLServlet.java:463) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:741) at com.liferay.portal.servlet.ServletAdapter.service(ServletAdapter.java:99) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:741) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:231) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166) at org.apache.tomcat.websocket.server.WsFilter.doFilter(WsFilter.java:53) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166) at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:124) at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.processFilter(BaseFilter.java:147) at com.liferay.portal.servlet.filters.i18n.I18nFilter.processFilter(I18nFilter.java:368) at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:49) at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.processDoFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:215) at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:116) at com.liferay.portal.servlet.filters.password.modified.PasswordModifiedFilter.processFilter(PasswordModifiedFilter.java:62) at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:49) at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.processDoFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:215) at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:116) at com.liferay.portal.servlet.filters.lockout.LockoutFilter.processFilter(LockoutFilter.java:58) at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:49) at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.processDoFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:215) at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:116) at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.processFilter(BaseFilter.java:147) at com.liferay.portal.servlet.filters.secure.BaseAuthFilter.processFilter(BaseAuthFilter.java:340) at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:49) at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.processDoFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:215) at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:116) at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.processFilter(BaseFilter.java:147) at com.liferay.portal.servlet.filters.etag.ETagFilter.processFilter(ETagFilter.java:87) at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:49) at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.processDoFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:215) at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:116) at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.processFilter(BaseFilter.java:147) at com.liferay.portal.servlet.filters.autologin.AutoLoginFilter.processFilter(AutoLoginFilter.java:264) at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:49) at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.processDoFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:215) at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:116) at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.processFilter(BaseFilter.java:147) at com.liferay.portal.sharepoint.SharepointFilter.processFilter(SharepointFilter.java:88) at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:49) at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.processDoFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:215) at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:116) at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.processFilter(BaseFilter.java:147) at com.liferay.portal.servlet.filters.virtualhost.VirtualHostFilter.processFilter(VirtualHostFilter.java:250) at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:49) at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.processDoFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:215) at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:116) at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.processFilter(BaseFilter.java:147) at com.liferay.portal.monitoring.internal.servlet.filter.MonitoringFilter.processFilter(MonitoringFilter.java:183) at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:49) at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.processDoFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:215) at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:116) at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.processDirectCallFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:196) at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:99) at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.processDirectCallFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:196) at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:99) at org.tuckey.web.filters.urlrewrite.RuleChain.handleRewrite(RuleChain.java:176) at org.tuckey.web.filters.urlrewrite.RuleChain.doRules(RuleChain.java:145) at org.tuckey.web.filters.urlrewrite.UrlRewriter.processRequest(UrlRewriter.java:92) at org.tuckey.web.filters.urlrewrite.UrlRewriteFilter.doFilter(UrlRewriteFilter.java:389) at com.liferay.portal.servlet.filters.urlrewrite.UrlRewriteFilter.processFilter(UrlRewriteFilter.java:65) at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:49) at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.processDoFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:215) at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:116) at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.processDirectCallFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:175) at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:99) at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.processDirectCallFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:175) at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:99) at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.processDirectCallFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:196) at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:99) at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilter.doFilter(InvokerFilter.java:104) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:202) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:96) at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:541) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:139) at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:92) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:74) at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:343) at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.service(Http11Processor.java:373) at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProcessorLight.process(AbstractProcessorLight.java:65) at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol$ConnectionHandler.process(AbstractProtocol.java:868) at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.NioEndpoint$SocketProcessor.doRun(NioEndpoint.java:1594) at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.SocketProcessorBase.run(SocketProcessorBase.java:49) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1149) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:624) at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.TaskThread$WrappingRunnable.run(TaskThread.java:61) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748)Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: null is not a valid redirect at com.liferay.portlet.internal.ActionResponseImpl.sendRedirect(ActionResponseImpl.java:47) at com.liferay.notifications.web.internal.portlet.NotificationsPortlet._sendRedirect(NotificationsPortlet.java:404) at com.liferay.notifications.web.internal.portlet.NotificationsPortlet.markNotificationAsRead(NotificationsPortlet.java:150) at com.liferay.notifications.web.internal.portlet.NotificationsPortlet.processAction(NotificationsPortlet.java:240) ... 148 more 

Reproduced on 

Tomcat 9.0.33 + HSQL

Portal Master Git ID a328ded8dd3200e439bfe1eeec06aab56dfb9c11