Update the Openstack API to handle case where personality is set but

null in the request to create a server.

2 files changed, 16 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/nova/api/openstack/servers.py b/nova/api/openstack/servers.py
index 3ecd4fb01..bf21ed17f 100644
--- a/nova/api/openstack/servers.py
+++ b/nova/api/openstack/servers.py
@@ -220,6 +220,11 @@ class Controller(wsgi.Controller):
         underlying compute service.
         """
         injected_files = []
+
+        # NOTE(dprince): handle case where 'personality: null' is in JSON req
+        if not personality:
+            return injected_files
+
         for item in personality:
             try:
                 path = item['path']
diff --git a/nova/tests/api/openstack/test_servers.py b/nova/tests/api/openstack/test_servers.py
index 03e00af2a..230c9d03c 100644
--- a/nova/tests/api/openstack/test_servers.py
+++ b/nova/tests/api/openstack/test_servers.py
@@ -943,11 +943,13 @@ class TestServerInstanceCreation(test.TestCase):
         server['name'] = 'new-server-test'
         server['imageId'] = 1
         server['flavorId'] = 1
-        if personality_files is not None:
+        if personality_files:
             personalities = []
             for path, contents in personality_files:
                 personalities.append({'path': path, 'contents': contents})
             server['personality'] = personalities
+        else:
+            server['personality'] = None
         return {'server': server}
 
     def _get_create_request_json(self, body_dict):
@@ -976,7 +978,7 @@ class TestServerInstanceCreation(test.TestCase):
             for item in metadata.iteritems():
                 body_parts.append('<meta key="%s">%s</meta>' % item)
             body_parts.append('</metadata>')
-        if 'personality' in server:
+        if 'personality' in server and server['personality'] is not None:
             personalities = server['personality']
             body_parts.append('<personality>')
             for file in personalities:
@@ -1093,6 +1095,13 @@ class TestServerInstanceCreation(test.TestCase):
         self.assertEquals(response.status_int, 400)
         self.assertEquals(injected_files, None)
 
+    def test_create_instance_with_null_personality(self):
+        personality = None
+        request, response, injected_files = \
+            self._create_instance_with_personality_json(personality)
+        self.assertEquals(response.status_int, 200)
+        self.assertEquals(injected_files, [])
+
     def test_create_instance_with_three_personalities(self):
         files = [
             ('/etc/sudoers', 'ALL ALL=NOPASSWD: ALL\n'),