Error: Trying to get property of non-object in hidden-group.blade.php

[Eingang]

Summary
Rendering SeAT Groups dashboard generates server error because hidden-group.blade.php is trying to access a property of a non-object.

Version
SeAT 3.0.14
SeAT Groups 1.6.9

Error

[2019-02-15 16:49:05] local.ERROR: Trying to get property 'name' of non-object (View: /home/sites/bladesofgrass.space/seat/seat/vendor/herpaderpaldent/seat-groups/src/resources/views/partials/hidden-group.blade.php) (View: /home/sites/bladesofgrass.space/seat/seat/vendor/herpaderpaldent/seat-groups/src/resources/views/partials/hidden-group.blade.php) {"userId":92355251,"email":"[email protected]","exception":"[object] (ErrorException(code: 0): Trying to get property 'name' of non-object (View: /home/sites/bladesofgrass.space/seat/seat/vendor/herpaderpaldent/seat-groups/src/resources/views/partials/hidden-group.blade.php) (View: /home/sites/bladesofgrass.space/seat/seat/vendor/herpaderpaldent/seat-groups/src/resources/views/partials/hidden-group.blade.php) at /home/sites/bladesofgrass.space/seat/seat/storage/framework/views/01e9a292ca7186f041f10335bd6e6ca67e90c972.php:9, ErrorException(code: 0): Trying to get property 'name' of non-object (View: /home/sites/bladesofgrass.space/seat/seat/vendor/herpaderpaldent/seat-groups/src/resources/views/partials/hidden-group.blade.php) at /home/sites/bladesofgrass.space/seat/seat/storage/framework/views/01e9a292ca7186f041f10335bd6e6ca67e90c972.php:9, ErrorException(code: 0): Trying to get property 'name' of non-object at /home/sites/bladesofgrass.space/seat/seat/storage/framework/views/01e9a292ca7186f041f10335bd6e6ca67e90c972.php:9)
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Discussion
I was using the web interface to add users to hidden groups over an hour-long period. At some point, I clicked on the menu item to return back to the SeAT Groups dashboard and had a nasty server misconfiguration error. The Laravel log shows SeAT Groups synching without errors at least twice during the hour period I was doing this.

It wasn't just me who couldn't see the page. Seemingly anyone I tried with SeatgroupsView or SeatgroupsCreate permissions could no longer view the SeAT Groups dashboard via the menu item. The About page works fine. Synching continues without any errors in the Laravel log (with Debug enabled).

I'm not a number! I'm a free pilot with a name!

[herpaderpaldent]

Seems like user 92355251 does not have a main_character set

[Eingang]

Good theory, but that's not it. I'd just spent several hours doing stuff with no problem. However, on the off chance my main character preference had somehow disappeared, I went to my Profile and checked my main preference when the error occurred. I even clicked 'Update' just to be sure.

The other user groups I tested with also had mains set. There's only one user group currently with no main set.

[entropylaw]

I am also having this exact issue. I created new accounts from separate EVE accounts, set them as superuser and they also get this error. How ever, when I impersonate regular users, they can view groups.

[herpaderpaldent]

Good chance it relates to #115

It makes sense for a superuser to get that error

[entropylaw]

It has worked fine for the last year. Just rather randomly started doing it. Also every user that is active, had to go and "set their main character" that was ready set to view the index of seat groups. I gave a toon without super user all seatgroup perms, they can browse it, but they cant see all the groups like my super user account can.