Jabfox not working with 5.0 dev

[bernhard-kleine]

• I have tested the latest master version from http://builds.jabref.org/master/ and the problem persists
  JabRef 5.0-dev--snapshot--2018-08-24--master--f43b9c7e8
  Windows 7 6.1 amd64
  Java 1.8.0_181

Steps to reproduce:

1. I tried JabFox from Firefox Quantum 61.0.2. (64Bit)
2. the files where correctly placed and the

`REG ADD "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Mozilla\NativeMessagingHosts\org.jabref.jabref" /ve /d "C:\Program Files\JabRef5\jabref.json" /f

C:\Windows\system32>REG ADD "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Mozilla\NativeMessagingHosts\org.jabref.jabref" /ve /d "C:\Program Files\JabRef5\jabref.json" /f
Der Vorgang wurde erfolgreich beendet....`

was correctly executed.
3. Pressing the Jabfox icon on the page of on https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-385095-9.00175-5
resulted in some action but the JabRef import window never opened, not even in the background.

It appears that Jabfox is not working with 5.0 dev.

[tobiasdiez]

Can you please try out the latest development version. I fixed a few import-related things a few days ago which should make JabFox work again. (By the way, the checkbox at the top of the issue template asking you to try the most recent version is there for a purpose...).

[bernhard-kleine]

I have tested the version from
JabRef 5.0-dev--snapshot--2018-09-03--master--b39ed7b94
Windows 7 6.1 amd64
Java 1.8.0_181
I can see in firefox the "Import references into JabRef" but that entry is bleached and does not react to clicking. The export to Zotero works.

[bernhard-kleine]

I also tested the doi entry above. This shows a Jabref symbol in firefox but the jabref inport window does not open. Which Zotero is neccessary for importing?

[bernhard-kleine]

Even with the latest update from today, Jabfox is not working

Jabfox is below the ... but when you want to click it, it is bleached and nothing happens when clicked.
The jabref.json is correctly in the jabref5 directory and the

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Mozilla\NativeMessagingHosts\org.jabref.jabref

has the correct value.

JabRef 5.0-dev--snapshot--2018-10-02--master--0b45ab51c
Windows 7 6.1 amd64
Java 1.8.0_181

[AEgit]

Cannot confirm for:

JabRef 5.0-dev--snapshot--2019-04-08--master--3d2d61d0c
Windows 10 10.0 amd64
Java 1.8.0_201

[6-AND-9]

Can confirm issue for:

JabRef 5.0-dev--snapshot--2019-05-30--master--ef2ebe165
Windows 10 10.0 amd64
Java 1.8.0_181

Clicking the JabFox icon anywhere goes through the motions, but gets stuck at [Importing in JabRef...]. In the plugin management section of Firefox it says the connection to JabRef is successful.

[6-AND-9]

OK, an update:

Now when clicking on JabFox's icon, the signal is sent to JabRef. Unfortunately, it opens a new instance of JabRef, does not offer an import dialog, and creates a completely new database in a new tab ("untitled") that contains the new entry.

I remember there was a setting somewhere to prevent running multiple instances of JabRef (which could potentially solve the first problem), but I couldn't find it in the Preferences window.

Here's a copy of the log:

Port is blocked
java.net.BindException: Address already in use: JVM_Bind
at java.net.DualStackPlainSocketImpl.bind0(Native Method)
at java.net.DualStackPlainSocketImpl.socketBind(Unknown Source)
at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.bind(Unknown Source)
at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.bind(Unknown Source)
at java.net.ServerSocket.bind(Unknown Source)
at java.net.ServerSocket.(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref.logic.remote.server.RemoteListenerServer.(RemoteListenerServer.java:29)
at org.jabref.logic.remote.server.RemoteListenerServerThread.(RemoteListenerServerThread.java:18)
at org.jabref.logic.remote.server.RemoteListenerServerLifecycle.open(RemoteListenerServerLifecycle.java:43)
at org.jabref.logic.remote.server.RemoteListenerServerLifecycle.openAndStart(RemoteListenerServerLifecycle.java:70)
at org.jabref.JabRefMain.handleMultipleAppInstances(JabRefMain.java:149)
at org.jabref.JabRefMain.start(JabRefMain.java:70)
at com.sun.javafx.application.LauncherImpl.lambda$launchApplication1$161(LauncherImpl.java:863)
at com.sun.javafx.application.PlatformImpl.lambda$runAndWait$174(PlatformImpl.java:326)
at com.sun.javafx.application.PlatformImpl.lambda$null$172(PlatformImpl.java:295)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at com.sun.javafx.application.PlatformImpl.lambda$runLater$173(PlatformImpl.java:294)
at com.sun.glass.ui.InvokeLaterDispatcher$Future.run(InvokeLaterDispatcher.java:95)
at com.sun.glass.ui.win.WinApplication._runLoop(Native Method)
at com.sun.glass.ui.win.WinApplication.lambda$null$147(WinApplication.java:177)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)

Opening: D:[edited out]\JabRef 5.bib
Could not connect to the update server. Please try again later and/or check your network connection.
java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused: connect
at java.net.DualStackPlainSocketImpl.connect0(Native Method)
at java.net.DualStackPlainSocketImpl.socketConnect(Unknown Source)
at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.doConnect(Unknown Source)
at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.connectToAddress(Unknown Source)
at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source)
at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source)
at java.net.SocksSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source)
at java.net.Socket.connect(Unknown Source)
at sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source)
at sun.security.ssl.BaseSSLSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source)
at sun.net.NetworkClient.doConnect(Unknown Source)
at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.openServer(Unknown Source)
at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.openServer(Unknown Source)
at sun.net.www.protocol.https.HttpsClient.(Unknown Source)
at sun.net.www.protocol.https.HttpsClient.New(Unknown Source)
at sun.net.www.protocol.https.AbstractDelegateHttpsURLConnection.getNewHttpClient(Unknown Source)
at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.plainConnect0(Unknown Source)
at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.plainConnect(Unknown Source)
at sun.net.www.protocol.https.AbstractDelegateHttpsURLConnection.connect(Unknown Source)
at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.getInputStream0(Unknown Source)
at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.getInputStream(Unknown Source)
at sun.net.www.protocol.https.HttpsURLConnectionImpl.getInputStream(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref.logic.util.Version.getAllAvailableVersions(Version.java:96)
at org.jabref.gui.help.VersionWorker.getNewVersion(VersionWorker.java:53)
at org.jabref.gui.util.BackgroundTask$1.call(BackgroundTask.java:46)
at org.jabref.gui.util.DefaultTaskExecutor$1.call(DefaultTaskExecutor.java:122)
at javafx.concurrent.Task$TaskCallable.call(Task.java:1423)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(Unknown Source)
at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Unknown Source)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(Unknown Source)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(Unknown Source)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)

[Siedlerchr]

Thank you for reporting this issue. We think, that is already fixed in our development version and consequently the change will be included in the next release.

We would like to ask you to use a development build from https://builds.jabref.org/master and report back if it works for you. Please remember to make a backup of your library before trying-out this version.

[AEgit]

JabRef 5.0.0-dev--2019-10-17----e81d58c51
Windows 10 10.0 amd64
Java 12.0.2

Can confirm that this appears to be fixed in the current dev version.

[bernhard-kleine]

@tobiasdiez
There seems to be something very strange with Jabfox:
The files JabRef.bat and JabRef.ps1 are not to be found where they seemed to be. They are obviously gone from master since the directory master/buildres/windows has only files to support linux. The file JabrefHost.ps1 is obviously not the file to where the $jabRefJarFileName is to be changed.
I wonder whether the move of Jabref.jar to the subdir will be stable and whether the subdir should added to $jabRefJarFileName is stable than it should become fixed in Jabref.ps1.
I could manage to get the Jabfox icon in the url-block of firefox, but not the opening of the jabref import dialog. Since I was not sure whether the version was the correct one, I started to download the version from 2019-10-17 which failed (as mentioned in the forum). I then removed the old versions of jabref5 and got rid also of .ps1 and the .bat file. The version 2019-10-18 works.