fix: do not ignore I/O errors in BlobObject::store_from_base64

src/blob.rs

@@ -234,8 +234,13 @@ impl<'a> BlobObject<'a> {
     /// If `data` represents an image of known format, this adds the corresponding extension.
     ///
     /// Even though this function is not async, it's OK to call it from an async context.
-    pub(crate) fn store_from_base64(context: &Context, data: &str) -> Result<String> {
+    ///
-        let buf = base64::engine::general_purpose::STANDARD.decode(data)?;
+    /// Returns an error if there is an I/O problem,
+    /// but in case of a failure to decode base64 returns `Ok(None)`.
+    pub(crate) fn store_from_base64(context: &Context, data: &str) -> Result<Option<String>> {
+        let Ok(buf) = base64::engine::general_purpose::STANDARD.decode(data) else {
+            return Ok(None);
+        };
         let name = if let Ok(format) = image::guess_format(&buf) {
             if let Some(ext) = format.extensions_str().first() {
                 format!("file.{ext}")
@@ -246,7 +251,7 @@ impl<'a> BlobObject<'a> {
             String::new()
         };
         let blob = BlobObject::create_and_deduplicate_from_bytes(context, &buf, &name)?;
-        Ok(blob.as_name().to_string())
+        Ok(Some(blob.as_name().to_string()))
     }
 
     /// Recode image to avatar size.

src/config.rs

@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ impl Context {
             Config::Selfavatar if value.is_empty() => None,
             Config::Selfavatar => {
                 config_value = BlobObject::store_from_base64(self, value)?;
-                Some(config_value.as_str())
+                config_value.as_deref()
             }
             _ => Some(value),
         };

src/contact.rs

@@ -369,16 +369,15 @@ async fn import_vcard_contact(context: &Context, contact: &VcardContact) -> Resu
         return Ok(id);
     }
     let path = match &contact.profile_image {
-        Some(image) => match BlobObject::store_from_base64(context, image) {
+        Some(image) => match BlobObject::store_from_base64(context, image)? {
-            Err(e) => {
+            None => {
                 warn!(
                     context,
-                    "import_vcard_contact: Could not decode and save avatar for {}: {e:#}.",
+                    "import_vcard_contact: Could not decode avatar for {}.", contact.addr
-                    contact.addr
                 );
                 None
             }
-            Ok(path) => Some(path),
+            Some(path) => Some(path),
         },
         None => None,
     };

src/mimeparser.rs

@@ -714,14 +714,16 @@ impl MimeMessage {
     }
 
     /// Parses avatar action headers.
-    fn parse_avatar_headers(&mut self, context: &Context) {
+    fn parse_avatar_headers(&mut self, context: &Context) -> Result<()> {
         if let Some(header_value) = self.get_header(HeaderDef::ChatGroupAvatar) {
-            self.group_avatar = self.avatar_action_from_header(context, header_value.to_string());
+            self.group_avatar =
+                self.avatar_action_from_header(context, header_value.to_string())?;
         }
 
         if let Some(header_value) = self.get_header(HeaderDef::ChatUserAvatar) {
-            self.user_avatar = self.avatar_action_from_header(context, header_value.to_string());
+            self.user_avatar = self.avatar_action_from_header(context, header_value.to_string())?;
         }
+        Ok(())
     }
 
     fn parse_videochat_headers(&mut self) {
@@ -828,7 +830,7 @@ impl MimeMessage {
 
     async fn parse_headers(&mut self, context: &Context) -> Result<()> {
         self.parse_system_message_headers(context);
-        self.parse_avatar_headers(context);
+        self.parse_avatar_headers(context)?;
         self.parse_videochat_headers();
         if self.delivery_report.is_none() {
             self.squash_attachment_parts();
@@ -930,21 +932,18 @@ impl MimeMessage {
         &mut self,
         context: &Context,
         header_value: String,
-    ) -> Option<AvatarAction> {
+    ) -> Result<Option<AvatarAction>> {
-        if header_value == "0" {
+        let res = if header_value == "0" {
             Some(AvatarAction::Delete)
         } else if let Some(base64) = header_value
             .split_ascii_whitespace()
             .collect::<String>()
             .strip_prefix("base64:")
         {
-            match BlobObject::store_from_base64(context, base64) {
+            match BlobObject::store_from_base64(context, base64)? {
-                Ok(path) => Some(AvatarAction::Change(path)),
+                Some(path) => Some(AvatarAction::Change(path)),
-                Err(err) => {
+                None => {
-                    warn!(
+                    warn!(context, "Could not decode avatar base64");
-                        context,
-                        "Could not decode and save avatar to blob file: {:#}", err,
-                    );
                     None
                 }
             }
@@ -958,7 +957,7 @@ impl MimeMessage {
                         if let Some(blob) = part.param.get(Param::File) {
                             let res = Some(AvatarAction::Change(blob.to_string()));
                             self.parts.remove(i);
-                            return res;
+                            return Ok(res);
                         }
                         break;
                     }
@@ -966,7 +965,8 @@ impl MimeMessage {
                 i += 1;
             }
             None
-        }
+        };
+        Ok(res)
     }
 
     /// Returns true if the message was encrypted as defined in