signal-cli works, but Signal plugin doesn't

[fredl99]

Hi,

I have signal-cli installed an it's working fine. (i.e. can register devices, send&receive, etc.)

The Signal plugin doesn't send anything at all. The server's log gets filled with lines like this:
PHP Notice: Undefined variable: user in /var/www/virtual/c5c53fb0/sites/kanboard/plugins/Signal/Notification/Signal.php on line 80
(The line number changes)

What can I do, where can I look at, what information can I provide?

Thanks in advance!

[bhopmann]

Hi fredl99,

thank your for you request.
Are you trying to send project notifications to a signal group?

[fredl99]

Hi @stratmaster ,
Thanks for your attention!

No, I'm only trying to notify myself. I don't even have any groups at Signal.

[bhopmann]

Dear @fredl99,

could you please provide some informations about your settings (of course, you won't have to post your real numbers)? Especially:

• My Profile -> Integrations -> Signal
• Settings -> Integrations -> Signal
• And the project in question: Configure this project -> Edit project -> Project owner set?
• Configure this project -> Integrations -> Signal

By the way: With the current development version of the plugin the PHP Notices should have disappeared. See this changes: #7be9685.

[fredl99]

Hi @stratmaster
Many thanks for your reply & sorry for the delay.
These are the requested settings:

My Profile -> Integrations -> Signal

Pfad zu signal-cli Config-Ordner
[empty]
Leer lassen, um globale Einstellungen zu verwenden ("/home/${USER}/.local/share/signal-cli").

Signal Benutzername
[empty]
Leer lassen, um globale Einstellungen zu verwenden ("+43XXXYYYYYYY").

Signal Empfänger
+43XXXZZZZZZZ

Settings -> Integrations -> Signal

Temporärer Ordner
/home/${USER}/tmp/

Pfad zu Java-Installation
/home/${USER}/bin/java
(Symlink: /home/${USER}/bin/java -> jre1.8.0_201/bin/java)

# additional info:
$ java -version
java version "1.8.0_201"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_201-b09)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.201-b09, mixed mode)

Pfad zu signal-cli Interface
/home/${USER}/bin/signal-cli
(Symlink: /home/${USER}/bin/signal-cli -> signal-cli-0.6.2/bin/signal-cli)

Pfad zu signal-cli Config-Ordner
/home/${USER}/.local/share/signal-cli

# additional info:
$ ls /home/${USER}/.local/share/signal-cli
attachments  avatars  data

Signal Benutzername
+43XXXYYYYYYY

the project in question: Configure this project -> Edit project -> Project owner set
Berechtigungen und Besitz Projekt-Besitzer [my Username]

Configure this project -> Integrations -> Signal

Pfad zu signal-cli Config-Ordner
[empty]
Leer lassen, um globale Einstellungen zu verwenden ("/home/c5c53fb0/.local/share/signal-cli").

Signal Benutzername
[empty]
Leer lassen, um globale Einstellungen zu verwenden ("+43XXXYYYYYYY").

Signal Empfänger-Gruppe
[empty]

I already have the latest Signal version via git. I compaired the files against the current master.zip, but there's no difference.

I feel there's something wrong about the config folder, but I have no clue which other folder to use. As mentioned, signal-cli works correctly with this setup.

Many thanks for your help!
Fredl.

[bhopmann]

Settings -> Integrations -> Signal

Pfad zu signal-cli Config-Ordner
/home/${USER}/.local/share/signal-cli

I feel there's something wrong about the config folder, but I have no clue which other folder to use. As mentioned, signal-cli works correctly with this setup.

Have you allready tried to use the given folder directly with signal-cli on the command line with the --config /home/${USER}/.local/share/signal-cli flag? Otherway you could try to change the path to something like /home/${USER}/.config/signal for example.

[fredl99]

I haven't tried that before, but this is what happens:
--config /home/${USER}/.local/share/signal-cli works the same as without that option.
Using any other path leads to: User is not registered. No matter, if the given path exists or is incomplete or doesn't exist at all.
/home/${USER}/.local/share/signal-cli seems to be the default when --config is not used and does the same as when I enter exactly this path. And that's what I do at kanboard. Although there I also tried to leave it empty with no success.

BTW: The "Undefined variable: user" notice is gone meanwhile. So the heading of this issue was wrong now. Changed it.

Unfortunately I can't see anything else in the Logs...

[bhopmann]

Just one thought: Does your web server user (under which kanboard is running) has privileges to run signal-cli and java within the home folder?

Furthermore, does your php instance allow executing an external program via exec() command (e.g. safe mode enabled or exec disabled in php.ini)?

[fredl99]

Very good point, thank you! I'm feeling really stupid for not recognizing that by myself.
I'll look into that after the Easter holidays.