[IMPLEMENTED] Remove Asset meta data value max length

[Andreas_Bergstrom]

I have…

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I’m submitting a…

• [ ] Regression (a behavior that stopped working in a new release)
• [ ] Bug report
• [ ] Performance issue
• [X] Documentation issue or request

Current behavior

More of question and/or possible loophole here, really. I was thinking about adding a base64 representation of a thumbnail for uploaded image assets. This works to the extent that I have a rule that triggers on Asset changes and pings an external API that then creates the thumbnail and persists it to the a meta data field, so far, so good.

The base64 string, even for a 50px thumbnail ends up at 2000+ characters, which makes the Asset editor complain as the max length for a metadata field is 1000. The API allows saving it, but the UI complains. Is there a reason for the 1000 character limit, or can it be removed? Is storing larger strings as metadata a bad idea?

Environment

• [X] Self hosted with docker
• [ ] Self hosted with IIS
• [ ] Self hosted with other version
• [ ] Cloud version

Version: 6.0.1

Browser:

• [ ] Chrome (desktop)
• [ ] Chrome (Android)
• [ ] Chrome (iOS)
• [ ] Firefox
• [ ] Safari (desktop)
• [ ] Safari (iOS)
• [ ] IE
• [X] Edge

[Sebastian]

Hi,

which asset editor do you mean?

[Andreas_Bergstrom]

Hi,

the one that opens up when clicking the pen icon on an asset, please find screenshot attached.

[Sebastian]

Yes, we can remove that.

[Andreas_Bergstrom]

Thanks for answering! I assume this isn’t a config setting somewhere (I looked but could’t find any obvious)? If not, should I post a feature request, or how does this work?

[Sebastian]

I have changed it, but not tested it yet.