Places: com.google.gson.JsonSyntaxException: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Expected BEGIN_OBJECT but was BEGIN_ARRAY at line 408 column 36 path $.result.secondary_opening_hours

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OS type and version:
Gradle JDK: jbr-17, 17.0.6
Kotlin JVM: 1.8.0

Library version and other environment information:
com.google.maps:google-maps-services:2.2.0

Running on Ktor server v 2.2.3

Steps to reproduce

Make a call to PlacesApi.placeDetails with placeId ChIJTSQM7Smze0gR627zU4Cvkn4

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return try {
            val response = PlacesApi.placeDetails(GoogleApiClient.context, id).await()
        } catch (e: Throwable) {
            PlacesDetailClientResponse.Error
        }

Stack trace

com.google.gson.JsonSyntaxException: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Expected BEGIN_OBJECT but was BEGIN_ARRAY at line 408 column 36 path $.result.secondary_opening_hours

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I have received the same issue when using Java 17, and sending a request for place with id ChIJhbDp64aLGGAR5ywd2IRem7Q

According to the official API documentation here, the secondary_opening_hours field is an Array, which seems to be the cause of the problem

I bypassed this bug by excluding the secondary_opening_hours field -

        PlaceDetailsRequest request = PlacesApi.placeDetails(geoApiContext, placeId);
        
        request.fields(Arrays.stream(PlaceDetailsRequest.FieldMask.values())
                .filter(x -> x != PlaceDetailsRequest.FieldMask.SECONDARY_OPENING_HOURS)
                .toArray(PlaceDetailsRequest.FieldMask[]::new));

        PlaceDetails response = request.await();

Here's the same thing in Kotlin if anybody needs it:

        val request = PlacesApi.placeDetails(geoApiContext, placeId)
        val fields = HashSet<PlaceDetailsRequest.FieldMask>()
        fields.addAll(PlaceDetailsRequest.FieldMask.values())
        fields.remove(PlaceDetailsRequest.FieldMask.SECONDARY_OPENING_HOURS)
        request.fields(*fields.toTypedArray())
        val placeDetails: PlaceDetails? = try {
            request.await()
        } catch (e: Exception) {
            println("refreshPlaces - Google Places SDK exception - PlacesApi.placeDetails() - placeId = ${placeId}, error = ${e.message}")
        }

This is a json response parsing issue of the google library and should be fixed ASAP! That something like this is open for over 2 years should be unacceptable.

I also ran into this issue when using PlacesApi.placeDetails(...). The JsonSyntaxException seems to be caused by the secondary_opening_hours field being returned as an array instead of an object in some responses.

My workaround was to explicitly only request the fields I needed, which excluded secondary_opening_hours entirely and helped reduce the size of the API response as well:

PlaceDetails placeDetails = PlacesApi.placeDetails(context, result.placeId)
    .fields(
        FieldMask.PLACE_ID,
        FieldMask.NAME,
        FieldMask.FORMATTED_ADDRESS,
        FieldMask.FORMATTED_PHONE_NUMBER,
        FieldMask.RATING,
        FieldMask.PRICE_LEVEL,
        FieldMask.GEOMETRY
    )
    .await();

This approach avoids the field altogether and ensures you're not requesting more data than necessary.

@MattWilliams89

@MattWilliams89 do you have something else besides the placeId? Because its expired. Or anyone else got a store/company/place where this happens that I can test? I am working on a PR to fix this.

fix googlemaps#906 - secondary opening hours must be an array

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