[FIX] Invalid runtime API usage when retrieving binary payload from a mime-datasource

ballerina-tests/Dependencies.toml

@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 org = "ballerina"
 name = "mime"
-version = "2.5.0"
+version = "2.5.1"
 scope = "testOnly"
 dependencies = [
 	{org = "ballerina", name = "io"},

ballerina-tests/tests/http_request_payload_retrieval_test.bal

@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2022, WSO2 LLC. (http://www.wso2.org) All Rights Reserved.
+//
+// WSO2 LLC. licenses this file to you under the Apache License,
+// Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except
+// in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+// software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+// "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+// KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+// specific language governing permissions and limitations
+// under the License.
+
+import ballerina/http;
+import ballerina/test;
+
+@test:Config {
+    groups: ["binaryPayloadRetrieval"]
+}
+function testStringToBinaryPayloadRetrieval() returns error? {
+    http:Request req = new;
+    string payload = "This is a sample message";
+    req.setTextPayload(payload);
+    byte[] binaryPayload = check req.getBinaryPayload();
+    test:assertEquals(payload.toBytes().length(), binaryPayload.length());
+}
+
+@test:Config {
+    groups: ["binaryPayloadRetrieval"]
+}
+function testXmlToBinaryPayloadRetrieval() returns error? {
+    http:Request req = new;
+    xml payload = xml `<StorageServiceProperties><HourMetrics><Version>1.0</Version><Enabled>false</Enabled><RetentionPolicy><Enabled>false</Enabled></RetentionPolicy></HourMetrics></StorageServiceProperties>`;
+    req.setXmlPayload(payload);
+    byte[] binaryPayload = check req.getBinaryPayload();
+    test:assertEquals(payload.toString().toBytes().length(), binaryPayload.length());
+}
+
+@test:Config {
+    groups: ["binaryPayloadRetrieval"]
+}
+function testJsonToBinaryPayloadRetrieval() returns error? {
+    http:Request req = new;
+    json payload = {
+        "message": "This is a sample message"
+    };
+    req.setJsonPayload(payload);
+    byte[] binaryPayload = check req.getBinaryPayload();
+    test:assertEquals(payload.toString().toBytes().length(), binaryPayload.length());
+}

ballerina/Ballerina.toml

@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ path = "../native/build/libs/http-native-2.5.2-SNAPSHOT.jar"
 [[platform.java11.dependency]]
 groupId = "io.ballerina.stdlib"
 artifactId = "mime-native"
-version = "2.5.0"
-path = "./lib/mime-native-2.5.0.jar"
+version = "2.5.1"
+path = "./lib/mime-native-2.5.1-20221213-143100-2be7554.jar"
 
 [[platform.java11.dependency]]
 groupId = "io.ballerina.stdlib"

ballerina/Dependencies.toml

@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ modules = [
 [[package]]
 org = "ballerina"
 name = "mime"
-version = "2.5.0"
+version = "2.5.1"
 dependencies = [
 	{org = "ballerina", name = "io"},
 	{org = "ballerina", name = "jballerina.java"},

changelog.md

@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ This file contains all the notable changes done to the Ballerina HTTP package th
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/), and this project adheres to 
 [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [Unreleased]
+
+## Fixed
+- [Binary payload retrieved from the `http:Request` has different content-length than the original payload](https://github.com/ballerina-platform/ballerina-standard-library/issues/3662)
+
 ## [2.5.1] - 2022-12-01
 
 ### Fixed

gradle.properties

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ stdlibTaskVersion=2.3.0
 stdlibLogVersion=2.5.0
 stdlibCryptoVersion=2.3.0
 stdlibFileVersion=1.5.0
-stdlibMimeVersion=2.5.0
+stdlibMimeVersion=2.5.1-20221213-143100-2be7554
 stdlibCacheVersion=3.3.0
 stdlibUuidVersion=1.4.0
 stdlibAuthVersion=2.5.0