TypeError: preg_match(): Argument #2 ($subject) must be of type string, array given

[krabina]

Setup and configuration

• SMW version: 4.1.3
• SESP version: 3.0.5
• MW version: 1.39.7
• PHP version: 8
• DB (MySQL etc. and version):

Issue

rebuildData.php produces an error on some pages:

TypeError: preg_match(): Argument #2 ($subject) must be of type string, array given
Backtrace:
from 
* /extensions/SemanticExtraSpecialProperties/src/PropertyAnnotators/ExifPropertyAnnotator.php(203)
#0  /extensions/SemanticExtraSpecialProperties/src/PropertyAnnotators/ExifPropertyAnnotator.php(203): preg_match()
#1  /extensions/SemanticExtraSpecialProperties/src/PropertyAnnotators/ExifPropertyAnnotator.php(178): SESP\PropertyAnnotators\ExifPropertyAnnotator->convertExifDate()
#2  /extensions/SemanticExtraSpecialProperties/src/PropertyAnnotators/ExifPropertyAnnotator.php(169): SESP\PropertyAnnotators\ExifPropertyAnnotator->makeDataItemTime()
#3  /extensions/SemanticExtraSpecialProperties/src/PropertyAnnotators/ExifPropertyAnnotator.php(141): SESP\PropertyAnnotators\ExifPropertyAnnotator->createDataItemFromExif()
#4  /extensions/SemanticExtraSpecialProperties/src/PropertyAnnotators/ExifPropertyAnnotator.php(113): SESP\PropertyAnnotators\ExifPropertyAnnotator->addExifDataTo()
#5  /extensions/SemanticExtraSpecialProperties/src/PropertyAnnotators/ExifPropertyAnnotator.php(100): SESP\PropertyAnnotators\ExifPropertyAnnotator->getDataItemFromExifData()
#6  /extensions/SemanticExtraSpecialProperties/src/PropertyAnnotators/DispatchingPropertyAnnotator.php(73): SESP\PropertyAnnotators\ExifPropertyAnnotator->addAnnotation()
#7  /extensions/SemanticExtraSpecialProperties/src/ExtraPropertyAnnotator.php(72): SESP\PropertyAnnotators\DispatchingPropertyAnnotator->addAnnotation()
#8  /extensions/SemanticExtraSpecialProperties/src/HookRegistry.php(178): SESP\ExtraPropertyAnnotator->addAnnotation()
#9  /includes/HookContainer/HookContainer.php(338): SESP\HookRegistry->SESP\{closure}()
#10  /includes/HookContainer/HookContainer.php(137): MediaWiki\HookContainer\HookContainer->callLegacyHook()
#11  /extensions/SemanticMediaWiki/src/Store.php(235): MediaWiki\HookContainer\HookContainer->run()
#12  /extensions/SemanticMediaWiki/src/DataUpdater.php(420): SMW\Store->updateData()
#13  /extensions/SemanticMediaWiki/src/DataUpdater.php(297): SMW\DataUpdater->updateData()
#14  /extensions/SemanticMediaWiki/src/DataUpdater.php(197): SMW\DataUpdater->runUpdate()
#15  /extensions/SemanticMediaWiki/src/ParserData.php(469): SMW\DataUpdater->doUpdate()
#16  /extensions/SemanticMediaWiki/src/MediaWiki/Jobs/UpdateJob.php(305): SMW\ParserData->updateStore()
#17  /extensions/SemanticMediaWiki/src/MediaWiki/Jobs/UpdateJob.php(218): SMW\MediaWiki\Jobs\UpdateJob->updateStore()
#18  /extensions/SemanticMediaWiki/src/MediaWiki/Jobs/UpdateJob.php(139): SMW\MediaWiki\Jobs\UpdateJob->parse_content()
#19  /extensions/SemanticMediaWiki/src/MediaWiki/Jobs/UpdateJob.php(94): SMW\MediaWiki\Jobs\UpdateJob->doUpdate()
#20  /extensions/SemanticMediaWiki/src/SQLStore/Rebuilder/Rebuilder.php(247): SMW\MediaWiki\Jobs\UpdateJob->run()
#21  /extensions/SemanticMediaWiki/src/Maintenance/DataRebuilder.php(472): SMW\SQLStore\Rebuilder\Rebuilder->rebuild()
#22  /extensions/SemanticMediaWiki/src/Maintenance/DataRebuilder.php(385): SMW\Maintenance\DataRebuilder->doUpdateById()
#23  /extensions/SemanticMediaWiki/src/Maintenance/DataRebuilder.php(224): SMW\Maintenance\DataRebuilder->rebuildAll()
#24  /extensions/SemanticMediaWiki/maintenance/rebuildData.php(198): SMW\Maintenance\DataRebuilder->rebuild()
#25  /maintenance/includes/MaintenanceRunner.php(309): SMW\Maintenance\rebuildData->execute()
#26  /maintenance/doMaintenance.php(85): MediaWiki\Maintenance\MaintenanceRunner->run()
#27  /extensions/SemanticMediaWiki/maintenance/rebuildData.php(294): require_once(string)
#28 {main}

Steps to reproduce the observation (recommendation is to use the sandbox):

[krabina]

the --ignore-exceptions option does not work in this case

[kghbln]

I can confirm this for the following setup:

• MediaWiki 1.39.7 (2ba7e95) 13 mei 2024 11:45
• PHP 8.1.2-1ubuntu2.17 (apache2handler)
• MariaDB 10.6.16-MariaDB-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
• ICU 70.1
• Semantic MediaWiki 4.1.3
• Semantic Extra Special Properties 3.0.5