/posts.rss returns a 500 internal server error: "ActionView::Template::Error (undefined method `title' for nil:NilClass)"

Hi! I’m brand new to Discourse so if there’s any better ways to report this, or additional information needed, please do let me know.

I’m trying to show the latests posts on our support portal, and for that I was pointed to the /posts.rss endpoint. Unfortunately, that throws a 500 internal server error. Just upgraded to the latest to make sure it’s not something that was already fixed.

Version: v1.4.0.beta9 +5.
Install type: self-hosted docker install
Server: 1gb Rackspace Cloud Server, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, with 1gb swap set up.

Under Logs > Error Logs in the admin I found the following error:

ActionView::Template::Error (undefined method `title' for nil:NilClass)

The backtrace is as follows (looooooong backtrace):


/var/www/discourse/app/views/posts/latest.rss.erb:12:in `block in _app_views_posts_latest_rss_erb__3102590862193518318_70022677448760'
/var/www/discourse/app/views/posts/latest.rss.erb:9:in `each'
/var/www/discourse/app/views/posts/latest.rss.erb:9:in `_app_views_posts_latest_rss_erb__3102590862193518318_70022677448760'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionview-4.1.10/lib/action_view/template.rb:145:in `block in render'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/activesupport-4.1.10/lib/active_support/notifications.rb:161:in `instrument'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionview-4.1.10/lib/action_view/template.rb:339:in `instrument'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionview-4.1.10/lib/action_view/template.rb:143:in `render'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/rack-mini-profiler-0.9.6/lib/mini_profiler/profiling_methods.rb:77:in `block in profile_method'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionview-4.1.10/lib/action_view/renderer/template_renderer.rb:55:in `block (2 levels) in render_template'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionview-4.1.10/lib/action_view/renderer/abstract_renderer.rb:38:in `block in instrument'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/activesupport-4.1.10/lib/active_support/notifications.rb:159:in `block in instrument'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/activesupport-4.1.10/lib/active_support/notifications/instrumenter.rb:20:in `instrument'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/activesupport-4.1.10/lib/active_support/notifications.rb:159:in `instrument'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionview-4.1.10/lib/action_view/renderer/abstract_renderer.rb:38:in `instrument'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionview-4.1.10/lib/action_view/renderer/template_renderer.rb:54:in `block in render_template'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionview-4.1.10/lib/action_view/renderer/template_renderer.rb:62:in `render_with_layout'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionview-4.1.10/lib/action_view/renderer/template_renderer.rb:53:in `render_template'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionview-4.1.10/lib/action_view/renderer/template_renderer.rb:17:in `render'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionview-4.1.10/lib/action_view/renderer/renderer.rb:42:in `render_template'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionview-4.1.10/lib/action_view/renderer/renderer.rb:23:in `render'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionview-4.1.10/lib/action_view/rendering.rb:99:in `_render_template'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionpack-4.1.10/lib/action_controller/metal/streaming.rb:217:in `_render_template'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionview-4.1.10/lib/action_view/rendering.rb:82:in `render_to_body'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionpack-4.1.10/lib/action_controller/metal/rendering.rb:32:in `render_to_body'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionpack-4.1.10/lib/action_controller/metal/renderers.rb:32:in `render_to_body'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionpack-4.1.10/lib/abstract_controller/rendering.rb:25:in `render'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionpack-4.1.10/lib/action_controller/metal/rendering.rb:16:in `render'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionpack-4.1.10/lib/action_controller/metal/instrumentation.rb:44:in `block (2 levels) in render'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/activesupport-4.1.10/lib/active_support/core_ext/benchmark.rb:12:in `block in ms'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/2.0.0/benchmark.rb:296:in `realtime'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/activesupport-4.1.10/lib/active_support/core_ext/benchmark.rb:12:in `ms'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionpack-4.1.10/lib/action_controller/metal/instrumentation.rb:44:in `block in render'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionpack-4.1.10/lib/action_controller/metal/instrumentation.rb:87:in `cleanup_view_runtime'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/activerecord-4.1.10/lib/active_record/railties/controller_runtime.rb:25:in `cleanup_view_runtime'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionpack-4.1.10/lib/action_controller/metal/instrumentation.rb:43:in `render'
/var/www/discourse/app/controllers/posts_controller.rb:53:in `block (2 levels) in latest'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionpack-4.1.10/lib/action_controller/metal/mime_responds.rb:258:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionpack-4.1.10/lib/action_controller/metal/mime_responds.rb:258:in `respond_to'
/var/www/discourse/app/controllers/posts_controller.rb:47:in `latest'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionpack-4.1.10/lib/action_controller/metal/implicit_render.rb:4:in `send_action'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionpack-4.1.10/lib/abstract_controller/base.rb:189:in `process_action'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionpack-4.1.10/lib/action_controller/metal/rendering.rb:10:in `process_action'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionpack-4.1.10/lib/abstract_controller/callbacks.rb:20:in `block in process_action'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/activesupport-4.1.10/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:113:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/activesupport-4.1.10/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:113:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/activesupport-4.1.10/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:552:in `block (2 levels) in compile'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/activesupport-4.1.10/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:502:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/activesupport-4.1.10/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:502:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/activesupport-4.1.10/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:86:in `run_callbacks'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionpack-4.1.10/lib/abstract_controller/callbacks.rb:19:in `process_action'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionpack-4.1.10/lib/action_controller/metal/rescue.rb:29:in `process_action'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionpack-4.1.10/lib/action_controller/metal/instrumentation.rb:32:in `block in process_action'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/activesupport-4.1.10/lib/active_support/notifications.rb:159:in `block in instrument'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/activesupport-4.1.10/lib/active_support/notifications/instrumenter.rb:20:in `instrument'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/activesupport-4.1.10/lib/active_support/notifications.rb:159:in `instrument'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionpack-4.1.10/lib/action_controller/metal/instrumentation.rb:30:in `process_action'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionpack-4.1.10/lib/action_controller/metal/params_wrapper.rb:250:in `process_action'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/activerecord-4.1.10/lib/active_record/railties/controller_runtime.rb:18:in `process_action'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionpack-4.1.10/lib/abstract_controller/base.rb:136:in `process'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionview-4.1.10/lib/action_view/rendering.rb:30:in `process'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/rack-mini-profiler-0.9.6/lib/mini_profiler/profiling_methods.rb:77:in `block in profile_method'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionpack-4.1.10/lib/action_controller/metal.rb:196:in `dispatch'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionpack-4.1.10/lib/action_controller/metal/rack_delegation.rb:13:in `dispatch'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionpack-4.1.10/lib/action_controller/metal.rb:232:in `block in action'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionpack-4.1.10/lib/action_dispatch/routing/route_set.rb:82:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionpack-4.1.10/lib/action_dispatch/routing/route_set.rb:82:in `dispatch'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionpack-4.1.10/lib/action_dispatch/routing/route_set.rb:50:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionpack-4.1.10/lib/action_dispatch/journey/router.rb:73:in `block in call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionpack-4.1.10/lib/action_dispatch/journey/router.rb:59:in `each'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionpack-4.1.10/lib/action_dispatch/journey/router.rb:59:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionpack-4.1.10/lib/action_dispatch/routing/route_set.rb:692:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/rack-protection-1.5.3/lib/rack/protection/frame_options.rb:31:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/omniauth-1.2.2/lib/omniauth/strategy.rb:186:in `call!'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/omniauth-1.2.2/lib/omniauth/strategy.rb:164:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/omniauth-1.2.2/lib/omniauth/strategy.rb:186:in `call!'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/omniauth-1.2.2/lib/omniauth/strategy.rb:164:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/omniauth-1.2.2/lib/omniauth/strategy.rb:186:in `call!'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/omniauth-1.2.2/lib/omniauth/strategy.rb:164:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/omniauth-1.2.2/lib/omniauth/strategy.rb:186:in `call!'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/omniauth-1.2.2/lib/omniauth/strategy.rb:164:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/omniauth-1.2.2/lib/omniauth/strategy.rb:186:in `call!'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/omniauth-1.2.2/lib/omniauth/strategy.rb:164:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/omniauth-1.2.2/lib/omniauth/builder.rb:59:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/rack-1.5.5/lib/rack/conditionalget.rb:25:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/rack-1.5.5/lib/rack/head.rb:11:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/lib/middleware/anonymous_cache.rb:124:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionpack-4.1.10/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/params_parser.rb:27:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionpack-4.1.10/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/flash.rb:254:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/message_bus-1.0.16/lib/message_bus/rack/middleware.rb:60:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/rack-1.5.5/lib/rack/session/abstract/id.rb:225:in `context'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/rack-1.5.5/lib/rack/session/abstract/id.rb:220:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionpack-4.1.10/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/cookies.rb:562:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/activerecord-4.1.10/lib/active_record/query_cache.rb:36:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/activerecord-4.1.10/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb:621:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionpack-4.1.10/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/callbacks.rb:29:in `block in call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/activesupport-4.1.10/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:82:in `run_callbacks'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionpack-4.1.10/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/callbacks.rb:27:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionpack-4.1.10/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/remote_ip.rb:76:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionpack-4.1.10/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/debug_exceptions.rb:17:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionpack-4.1.10/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/show_exceptions.rb:30:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/logster-0.8.4.5.pre/lib/logster/middleware/reporter.rb:31:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/railties-4.1.10/lib/rails/rack/logger.rb:38:in `call_app'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/railties-4.1.10/lib/rails/rack/logger.rb:22:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/config/initializers/quiet_logger.rb:10:in `call_with_quiet_assets'
/var/www/discourse/config/initializers/silence_logger.rb:26:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/actionpack-4.1.10/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/request_id.rb:21:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/rack-1.5.5/lib/rack/methodoverride.rb:21:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/rack-1.5.5/lib/rack/runtime.rb:17:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/rack-1.5.5/lib/rack/sendfile.rb:112:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/rack-mini-profiler-0.9.6/lib/mini_profiler/profiler.rb:170:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/lib/middleware/request_tracker.rb:72:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/railties-4.1.10/lib/rails/engine.rb:514:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/railties-4.1.10/lib/rails/application.rb:144:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/railties-4.1.10/lib/rails/railtie.rb:194:in `public_send'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/railties-4.1.10/lib/rails/railtie.rb:194:in `method_missing'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/rack-1.5.5/lib/rack/builder.rb:138:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/rack-1.5.5/lib/rack/urlmap.rb:65:in `block in call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/rack-1.5.5/lib/rack/urlmap.rb:50:in `each'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/rack-1.5.5/lib/rack/urlmap.rb:50:in `call'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/unicorn-4.8.3/lib/unicorn/http_server.rb:576:in `process_client'
/var/www/discourse/lib/scheduler/defer.rb:85:in `process_client'
/var/www/discourse/lib/middleware/unicorn_oobgc.rb:95:in `process_client'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/unicorn-4.8.3/lib/unicorn/http_server.rb:670:in `worker_loop'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/unicorn-4.8.3/lib/unicorn/http_server.rb:525:in `spawn_missing_workers'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/unicorn-4.8.3/lib/unicorn/http_server.rb:140:in `start'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/gems/unicorn-4.8.3/bin/unicorn:126:in `<top (required)>'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/bin/unicorn:23:in `load'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.0.0/bin/unicorn:23:in `<main>'

Interestingly, the /posts.json endpoint does work as expected.

Looks like that is a bug @techapj?

Looking at the source code, post with a missing topic. Did you change anything directly at the database level?

Reckon this might fix it:
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/3653

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Sure thanks for this, @techapj can you review that?

no probs, its trivial and a good fix, I merged :slight_smile:

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