Insomnia: [Bug] Windows goes blank after receiving response in a random request

[Navds]

[Bug]

• Insomnia Version: 5.16.6
• Operating System: Centos7

Details

I'm running insomnia-5.16.6-x86_64.AppImage on Centos7 with Gnome Shell 3.14.4, Gtk+ Theme Zorba-Black.
When I get response for a request, all window content goes white leaving only the title bar. Restarting Insomnia restore gui elements, until the next request reponse.

Dependencies:

libcurl: 7.59.0
OpenSSL: 1.1.0h
zlib: 1.2.11
nghttp2: 1.31.1

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[gschier]

Hmm, that's strange. Does it happen with any request, or a specific one?

Can you check View > Toggle DevTools > Console to see if there are any errors when it happens?

[Navds]

DevTools  was disconnected from the page. 
One page is reloaded, DevTools will automatically reconnect.

[sc0ttwad3]

I am having the same issue. To recreate: fresh install latest download for your OS (I'm running Windows 10 build 17692, Insomia v5.16.6) and step-by-step the tutorial. When you get to the GitHub OAuth 2.0 page, and send the correctly configured request, the prompt for GitHub credentials sign-in is successful then all you get in return is a new blank window.

Screenshot:

Not sure if having a working redirect_url on a server running at the time locally is required for the tutorial example, perhaps?

[gschier]

@sc0ttwad3 I'm pretty sure your problem is different. This issue is related to the app crashing, which results in the entire app becoming white. Your issue seems to be specific to the OAuth feature.

It's probably best to post a new (oauth-specific) issue outlining your problem. (you can just repost your above comment as a new issue)

[Navds]

Hi @gschier I'm not sure but I suspect it may be related to json parsing. These days, I'm working on SOAP and never experienced the crash. Tried some REST API with json formatted response and it goes blank every time.

[gschier]

@Navds, do you have a public URL handy that I can test with?

[Navds]

This for example:
GET https://www.metaweather.com/api/location/search/?query=san

[sc0ttwad3]

@gschier Thx. I went ahead as directed and created #1000

[gschier]

Thanks @sc0ttwad3!

@Navds that URL seems to work for me (on Mac) 😕

[Navds]

insomnia is awesome on my mac or windows too. This bug concerns only the appimage on linux

[gschier]

Oh, got it. I will try to reproduce it in a VM then

[Jiig]

Any updates on this? Getting the same error with:

Insomnia Version: 6.3.2
Operating System: Centos7

[aindong]

I encountered the same problem today when I restored my MacBook pro 13inch on a new MacBook Pro 2015 15inch.

Scenario 1:
Open Insomnia using my old data and requests -> shows white screen only

Scenario 2:
Delete insomnia folder under application support
Open Insomnia (no data) -> shows the UI -> create a test get requests https://google.com -> click send -> white screen only

Scenario 3:
Delete insomnia folder
Uninstall insomnia
Open Insomnia (no data) -> shows the ui -> create a test get requests https://google.com -> click send -> white screen only

OS: High Sierra
Screen: 15inch
Resolution: 1920x1200

[aindong]

Finally, I was able to make it run by removing and reinstalling zlib on my mac using brew.

[gschier]

@aindong how on Earth did you figure that one out?

[bjorntj]

Any progress on this? Having the same problem on my Linux computer using the AppImage version...

[sido420]

Same issue on my Mac 10.11.6 (El Capitan)