Play framework 2.2.1 HTTPs fails on connection attempt

Question

I am trying to run play framework 2.2.1 application on HTTPs in dev mode. I use the following command:

Development/Play/ssltest$ JAVA_OPTS=-Dhttps.port=9443 play run 

I got the following, which seems to be OK

--- (Running the application from SBT, auto-reloading is enabled) ---  [info] play - Listening for HTTP on /0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:9000 [info] play - Listening for HTTPS on port /0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:9443  (Server started, use Ctrl+D to stop and go back to the console...)     

However, when I try to connect to the app over HTTPS:

"https://localhost:9443" 

The app crash and I go the following stack of exceptions:

[error] play - Error loading fake key store java.security.cert.CertificateException: Subject class type invalid. at sun.security.x509.X509CertInfo.setSubject(X509CertInfo.java:888) ~[na:1.8.0-ea] at sun.security.x509.X509CertInfo.set(X509CertInfo.java:415) ~[na:1.8.0-ea] at play.core.server.netty.FakeKeyStore$.createSelfSignedCertificate(FakeKeyStore.scala:71) ~[play_2.10.jar:2.2.1] at play.core.server.netty.FakeKeyStore$.keyManagerFactory(FakeKeyStore.scala:34) ~[play_2.10.jar:2.2.1] at play.core.server.NettyServer$PlayPipelineFactory$$anonfun$sslContext$2.apply(NettyServer.scala:98) [play_2.10.jar:2.2.1] at play.core.server.NettyServer$PlayPipelineFactory$$anonfun$sslContext$2.apply(NettyServer.scala:94) [play_2.10.jar:2.2.1]  [info] play - Application started (Dev) [error] p.nettyException - Exception caught in Netty java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: invalid version format: ﾎﾫ?BYFￅﾛ￵￣X￶￧ﾣﾇ$￀+￀/ﾞﾜ￀ at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpVersion.<init>(HttpVersion.java:102) ~[netty.jar:na] at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpVersion.valueOf(HttpVersion.java:62) ~[netty.jar:na] at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpRequestDecoder.createMessage(HttpRequestDecoder.java:75) ~[netty.jar:na] at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpMessageDecoder.decode(HttpMessageDecoder.java:189) ~[netty.jar:na] at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpMessageDecoder.decode(HttpMessageDecoder.java:101) ~[netty.jar:na] at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.replay.ReplayingDecoder.callDecode(ReplayingDecoder.java:500) ~[netty.jar:na]  [error] p.nettyException - Exception caught in Netty java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: empty text at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpVersion.<init>(HttpVersion.java:97) ~[netty.jar:na] at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpVersion.valueOf(HttpVersion.java:62) ~[netty.jar:na] at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpRequestDecoder.createMessage(HttpRequestDecoder.java:75) ~[netty.jar:na] at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpMessageDecoder.decode(HttpMessageDecoder.java:189) ~[netty.jar:na] at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpMessageDecoder.decode(HttpMessageDecoder.java:101) ~[netty.jar:na] at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.replay.ReplayingDecoder.callDecode(ReplayingDecoder.java:500) ~[netty.jar:na]   [error] p.nettyException - Exception caught in Netty  java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: invalid version format: ﾎﾫ?BYFￅﾛ￵￣X￶￧ﾣﾇ$￀+￀/ﾞﾜ￀ at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpVersion.<init>(HttpVersion.java:102) ~[netty.jar:na] at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpVersion.valueOf(HttpVersion.java:62) ~[netty.jar:na] at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpRequestDecoder.createMessage(HttpRequestDecoder.java:75) ~[netty.jar:na] at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpMessageDecoder.decode(HttpMessageDecoder.java:189) ~[netty.jar:na] at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpMessageDecoder.decode(HttpMessageDecoder.java:101) ~[netty.jar:na] at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.replay.ReplayingDecoder.callDecode(ReplayingDecoder.java:500) ~[netty.jar:na]   [error] p.nettyException - Exception caught in Netty  java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: empty text at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpVersion.<init>(HttpVersion.java:97) ~[netty.jar:na] at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpVersion.valueOf(HttpVersion.java:62) ~[netty.jar:na] at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpRequestDecoder.createMessage(HttpRequestDecoder.java:75) ~[netty.jar:na] at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpMessageDecoder.decode(HttpMessageDecoder.java:189) ~[netty.jar:na] at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpMessageDecoder.decode(HttpMessageDecoder.java:101) ~[netty.jar:na] at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.replay.ReplayingDecoder.callDecode(ReplayingDecoder.java:500) ~[netty.jar:na]   [error] p.nettyException - Exception caught in Netty  java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: empty text at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpVersion.<init>(HttpVersion.java:97) ~[netty.jar:na] at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpVersion.valueOf(HttpVersion.java:62) ~[netty.jar:na] at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpRequestDecoder.createMessage(HttpRequestDecoder.java:75) ~[netty.jar:na] at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpMessageDecoder.decode(HttpMessageDecoder.java:189) ~[netty.jar:na] at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpMessageDecoder.decode(HttpMessageDecoder.java:101) ~[netty.jar:na] at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.replay.ReplayingDecoder.callDecode(ReplayingDecoder.java:500) ~[netty.jar:na]  [error] p.nettyException - Exception caught in Netty java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: empty text at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpVersion.<init>(HttpVersion.java:97) ~[netty.jar:na] at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpVersion.valueOf(HttpVersion.java:62) ~[netty.jar:na] at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpRequestDecoder.createMessage(HttpRequestDecoder.java:75) ~[netty.jar:na] at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpMessageDecoder.decode(HttpMessageDecoder.java:189) ~[netty.jar:na] at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpMessageDecoder.decode(HttpMessageDecoder.java:101) ~[netty.jar:na] at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.replay.ReplayingDecoder.callDecode(ReplayingDecoder.java:500) ~[netty.jar:na]  [error] p.nettyException - Exception caught in Netty java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: invalid version format: ￀ at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpVersion.<init>(HttpVersion.java:102) ~[netty.jar:na] at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpVersion.valueOf(HttpVersion.java:62) ~[netty.jar:na] at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpRequestDecoder.createMessage(HttpRequestDecoder.java:75) ~[netty.jar:na] at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpMessageDecoder.decode(HttpMessageDecoder.java:189) ~[netty.jar:na] at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpMessageDecoder.decode(HttpMessageDecoder.java:101) ~[netty.jar:na] at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.replay.ReplayingDecoder.callDecode(ReplayingDecoder.java:500) ~[netty.jar:na]  [error] p.nettyException - Exception caught in Netty java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: empty text at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpVersion.<init>(HttpVersion.java:97) ~[netty.jar:na] at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpVersion.valueOf(HttpVersion.java:62) ~[netty.jar:na] at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpRequestDecoder.createMessage(HttpRequestDecoder.java:75) ~[netty.jar:na] at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpMessageDecoder.decode(HttpMessageDecoder.java:189) ~[netty.jar:na] at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpMessageDecoder.decode(HttpMessageDecoder.java:101) ~[netty.jar:na] at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.replay.ReplayingDecoder.callDecode(ReplayingDecoder.java:500) ~[netty.jar:na]  [error] p.nettyException - Exception caught in Netty java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: invalid version format: ￀ at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpVersion.<init>(HttpVersion.java:102) ~[netty.jar:na] at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpVersion.valueOf(HttpVersion.java:62) ~[netty.jar:na] at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpRequestDecoder.createMessage(HttpRequestDecoder.java:75) ~[netty.jar:na] at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpMessageDecoder.decode(HttpMessageDecoder.java:189) ~[netty.jar:na] at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpMessageDecoder.decode(HttpMessageDecoder.java:101) ~[netty.jar:na] at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.replay.ReplayingDecoder.callDecode(ReplayingDecoder.java:500) ~[netty.jar:na]  [error] p.nettyException - Exception caught in Netty java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: empty text at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpVersion.<init>(HttpVersion.java:97) ~[netty.jar:na] at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpVersion.valueOf(HttpVersion.java:62) ~[netty.jar:na] at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpRequestDecoder.createMessage(HttpRequestDecoder.java:75) ~[netty.jar:na] at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpMessageDecoder.decode(HttpMessageDecoder.java:189) ~[netty.jar:na] at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpMessageDecoder.decode(HttpMessageDecoder.java:101) ~[netty.jar:na] at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.replay.ReplayingDecoder.callDecode(ReplayingDecoder.java:500) ~[netty.jar:na]  [error] p.nettyException - Exception caught in Netty java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: empty text at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpVersion.<init>(HttpVersion.java:97) ~[netty.jar:na] at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpVersion.valueOf(HttpVersion.java:62) ~[netty.jar:na] at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpRequestDecoder.createMessage(HttpRequestDecoder.java:75) ~[netty.jar:na] at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpMessageDecoder.decode(HttpMessageDecoder.java:189) ~[netty.jar:na] at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpMessageDecoder.decode(HttpMessageDecoder.java:101) ~[netty.jar:na] at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.replay.ReplayingDecoder.callDecode(ReplayingDecoder.java:500) ~[netty.jar:na]  [error] p.nettyException - Exception caught in Netty java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: empty text at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpVersion.<init>(HttpVersion.java:97) ~[netty.jar:na] at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpVersion.valueOf(HttpVersion.java:62) ~[netty.jar:na] at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpRequestDecoder.createMessage(HttpRequestDecoder.java:75) ~[netty.jar:na] at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpMessageDecoder.decode(HttpMessageDecoder.java:189) ~[netty.jar:na] at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpMessageDecoder.decode(HttpMessageDecoder.java:101) ~[netty.jar:na] at org.jboss.netty.handler.codec.replay.ReplayingDecoder.callDecode(ReplayingDecoder.java:500) ~[netty.jar:na]     

Answer 1

The issue is discussed here: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/play-framework/ip6cT70VjZ4/I5cHNv0rOWkJ

The problem is sending https requests to localhost. The solutions are:

1. the easy way: keep localhost url, but replace https with http
2. the hard way: set up correct domain name mapping by messing around with /etc/hosts and configure ssl to run on your localhost