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Fix preview crash on UNC and malformed paths - #2052
Previewing a file selected from a UNC path (\\server\share\..., \\wsl$\...) can fail with System.ArgumentException: Illegal characters in path at Path.GetExtension inside ResolveShortcut. The same file previews correctly through a mapped drive. Path validation also runs in extension filtering and the info-card fallback, so one bad path can abort the whole preview.
Fix
Added PathHelper, which parses extensions for UNC paths without calling Path.GetExtension/Path.CheckInvalidPathChars, normalizes surrounding quotes and whitespace, and falls back to direct segment parsing for malformed paths.
ResolveShortcut now uses PathHelper.IsShortcut and returns the original path when a shortcut cannot be resolved, instead of throwing.
Extension filtering uses the safe extension parser.
The info card uses safe file-name/root parsing and catches ArgumentException while inspecting an unusable path, so it can still be shown.
Local paths and mapped drives keep the existing Path.GetExtension behavior.
dotnet test QuickLook.Tests/QuickLook.Tests.csproj -c Release
Result: passed 35, failed 0, skipped 0.
Before the fix, the malformed UNC cases failed with the same ArgumentException: Illegal characters in path from Path.CheckInvalidPathChars. The Release build of QuickLook and QuickLook.Common also succeeds.
- Parse extensions without Path.CheckInvalidPathChars for UNC paths.
- Return the original path when a shortcut cannot be resolved.
- Guard the info card against path parsing failures.
- Add regression tests covering SMB/WSL UNC, local, and malformed paths.
FixesQL-Win#2012
The change adds shared helpers for path extraction and detection, including UNC paths. Extension filtering, shortcut resolution, and info display use these helpers. Tests cover path handling and last-write-time results.
Changes: UNC path handling
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Path parsing and tests QuickLook.Common/Helpers/PathHelper.cs, QuickLook.Tests/PathHelperTests.cs, QuickLook.Tests/QuickLook.Tests.csproj
Adds normalized path extraction and detection for extensions, filenames, roots, shortcuts, and UNC paths. Tests cover UNC, WSL, local, and selected malformed paths.
Extension filtering and shortcut detection use PathHelper. Shortcut resolution returns the original path if loading or extraction fails, or if extraction returns an empty path. The info panel handles selected ArgumentException cases during size inspection and leaves the modification date blank when no last-write time is available.
On machines in time zones behind UTC, a missing or unreadable file can show a bogus 1600 modification date in the info card. The new missing-path unit test also fails there. The preview crash fix itself is unaffected. A small fix to the sentinel check is advisable before merging.
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The title "Fix preview crash on UNC and malformed paths" matches the main change. The PR adds PathHelper with safe UNC and malformed-path handling, guards shortcut resolution, and catches ArgumentExce…
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Directly linked issue #2012 asks that UNC files preview like local files. At minimum, it asks that ArgumentException be caught in ResolveShortcut. At head, QuickLook/NativeMethods/QuickLook.cs Resolve…
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All changed areas map to #2012. PathHelper.cs (GetExtension, GetFileName, GetPathRoot, GetLastWriteTime, IsShortcut, IsUncPath) provides the safe parsing the issue requires. ResolveShortcut, Extension…
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The title "Fix preview crash on UNC and malformed paths" matches the main change. The PR adds PathHelper with safe UNC and malformed-path handling, guards shortcut resolution, and catches ArgumentException in the info card, which targets the preview crash described in the linked issue. The title is concise, specific, and free of file lists or vague terms.
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Directly linked issue #2012 asks that UNC files preview like local files. At minimum, it asks that ArgumentException be caught in ResolveShortcut. At head, QuickLook/NativeMethods/QuickLook.cs ResolveShortcut calls PathHelper.IsShortcut and wraps the shortcut load and GetPath calls in a try/catch that returns the original path. This meets the minimum requirement from #2012. The stack trace path (ResolveShortcut to Path.GetExtension) is covered by PathHelper.GetExtension, which parses UNC extensions without Path.GetExtension and falls back to manual parsing on ArgumentException. Extension filtering (ExtensionFilterHelper.IsExtensionAllowed) and the info card (InfoPanel.xaml.cs, with safe file-name and root parsing and ArgumentException handling) also use the safe helpers. Tests cover SMB UNC forms (domain, short name, IP), WSL UNC forms, malformed UNC inputs, and local and mapped-drive paths. #617 is mentioned only as possibly related and is not a separate acceptance criterion. No non-coding requirements apply. Uncertainty: end-to-end preview rendering of a UNC file was not verified by test or by inspection. The assessment relies on code-level evidence and the PR-reported test run.
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All changed areas map to #2012. PathHelper.cs (GetExtension, GetFileName, GetPathRoot, GetLastWriteTime, IsShortcut, IsUncPath) provides the safe parsing the issue requires. ResolveShortcut, ExtensionFilterHelper, and InfoPanel.xaml.cs changes implement the ArgumentException handling and the info-card fallback. The GetLastWriteTime null handling supports the info card and is tied to the same fallback behavior. PathHelperTests.cs and the QuickLook.Tests project (net462, MSTest) are supporting tests for the new helper. The PR states that local paths and mapped drives keep the existing Path.GetExtension behavior, so no unrelated behavior change is shown. The review used the whole-PR summary and one focused head inspection of ResolveShortcut. Other changed files were assessed from the summary only.
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Catch UnauthorizedAccessException from the last-write-time read.
File.GetLastWriteTime(path) can throw UnauthorizedAccessException for a file the user cannot access. The catch (ArgumentException) clause does not handle it. The exception leaves DisplayInfo. InfoPanel is also the default plugin, so the viewer does not fall back. It closes and shows "Failed to preview".
Handle UnauthorizedAccessException with the same fallback as ArgumentException:
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- catch (ArgumentException)+ catch (Exception e) when (e is ArgumentException || e is UnauthorizedAccessException)
{
last = DateTime.MinValue;
}
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Review comment at @QuickLook/Plugin/InfoPanel/InfoPanel.xaml.cs around lines 65
- 72:
Update the exception handling around File.GetLastWriteTime in DisplayInfo to
also catch UnauthorizedAccessException and assign the same DateTime.MinValue
fallback used for ArgumentException.
QuickLook.Tests compiles only PathHelper.cs. No test calls ExtensionFilterHelper.IsExtensionAllowed, ResolveShortcut, or InfoPanel.DisplayInfo. A regression in one of these callers leaves the suite passing. For example:
IsExtensionAllowed reverts to Path.GetExtension for a UNC path.
ResolveShortcut stops returning the original path when resolution fails.
DisplayInfo drops its fallback for a malformed path.
Tests on PathHelper alone do not detect these regressions. The tests must invoke these caller paths with UNC and malformed inputs and assert their results.
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Review comment at @QuickLook.Tests/QuickLook.Tests.csproj around lines 16 - 18:
Extend QuickLook.Tests beyond PathHelper to invoke
ExtensionFilterHelper.IsExtensionAllowed, ResolveShortcut, and
InfoPanel.DisplayInfo. Add coverage for UNC and malformed paths that asserts
IsExtensionAllowed handles UNC paths, ResolveShortcut returns the original path
when resolution fails, and DisplayInfo preserves its malformed-path fallback;
include the necessary caller code in the test project without changing these
behaviors.
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- Around line 103-104: Update the timestamp lookup in PathHelper to read the UTC
file time and compare it against the exact zero-file-time sentinel before
conversion; return null for that sentinel, and convert only valid timestamps to
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Check the UTC sentinel before converting to local time.
File.GetLastWriteTime converts the timestamp to local time. In a negative UTC offset, the missing-file sentinel becomes December 31, 1600. The last.Year == 1601 check therefore misses it. The .NET Framework implementation performs this local-time conversion explicitly. (raw.githubusercontent.com)
This makes GetLastWriteTimeReturnsNullForMissingPath fail on affected Windows machines. It also lets the info panel display the sentinel as a real modification date.
Read the UTC timestamp, compare the exact sentinel, then convert valid timestamps to local time.
Proposed fix
- var last = File.GetLastWriteTime(path);- if (last.Year == 1601)+ var last = File.GetLastWriteTimeUtc(path);+ if (last == DateTime.FromFileTimeUtc(0))
{
- // File.GetLastWriteTime returns the 1601 sentinel for missing or unreadable paths.+ // A zero file time indicates an unavailable timestamp.
return null;
}
- return last;+ return last.ToLocalTime();
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Review comment at @QuickLook.Common/Helpers/PathHelper.cs around lines 103 - 104:
Update the timestamp lookup in PathHelper to read the UTC file time and compare it against the exact zero-file-time sentinel before conversion; return null for that sentinel, and convert only valid timestamps to local time before returning them.
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Problem
Previewing a file selected from a UNC path (
\\server\share\...,\\wsl$\...) can fail withSystem.ArgumentException: Illegal characters in pathatPath.GetExtensioninsideResolveShortcut. The same file previews correctly through a mapped drive. Path validation also runs in extension filtering and the info-card fallback, so one bad path can abort the whole preview.Fix
PathHelper, which parses extensions for UNC paths without callingPath.GetExtension/Path.CheckInvalidPathChars, normalizes surrounding quotes and whitespace, and falls back to direct segment parsing for malformed paths.ResolveShortcutnow usesPathHelper.IsShortcutand returns the original path when a shortcut cannot be resolved, instead of throwing.ArgumentExceptionwhile inspecting an unusable path, so it can still be shown.Path.GetExtensionbehavior.Tests
Added
QuickLook.Tests(MSTest, net462) covering:\\server\share\file.png,\\server.domain\...,\\10.1.2.3\...\\wsl$\...,\\wsl.localhost\...Command:
Result: passed 35, failed 0, skipped 0.
Before the fix, the malformed UNC cases failed with the same
ArgumentException: Illegal characters in pathfromPath.CheckInvalidPathChars. The Release build ofQuickLookandQuickLook.Commonalso succeeds.Fixes #2012