[TYPO3-dev] ExtDirect failure with new Extension Manager

[Taras Sajuk]

In the detail view of a loaded extension (coming from "Available
Extensions") most of the tabs are working o.k. but if I hit the submit
button on "Database Update" or "Configuration" I always get two Alarm boxes:

   - one telling "Connection Problem - Sorry, but an error occurred while
   connecting to the server. Please check your network connection."
   - another simply saying "false"

This is due to a 500 response on the ExtDirect POST request. A short look
on the request POST payload:

>
> {"action":"ExtDirect","method":"saveExtensionConfiguration","data":[{},"852fe958b76e38ef02ca7b29a03ac2e05b11dfd5"
> ],"type":"rpc","tid":14}

points to the source of the problem: the "data" does not hold an array with
name-value pairs as first element, but an empty object "{}".

Strangely, there isn't a problem with the more complex "Files" tab.

It does look like ExtJS does not send the right ExtDirct POST.

Any idea how to pinpoint the bug?

Taras Sajuk