InvalidResponseSitecoreLayoutServiceClientException: The Sitecore layout service returned a response in an invalid format.

Project: https://github.com/Sitecore/MVP-Site

Resolution:

Home page throws the following error when VS project publish went wrong.

So, Performed

- Docker-compose down

- \clean.ps1 in the docker folder

- .\up.ps1

Error:

An unhandled exception occurred while processing the request.

SitecoreLayoutServiceServerException: The Sitecore layout service returned a server error.

Unknown location

InvalidResponseSitecoreLayoutServiceClientException: The Sitecore layout service returned a response in an invalid format.

Mvp.Project.MvpSite.Controllers.DefaultController.Index(Route route) in DefaultController.cs, line 43

• Stack 
• Query 
• Cookies 
• Headers 
• Routing

• SitecoreLayoutServiceServerException: The Sitecore layout service returned a server error.
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• InvalidResponseSitecoreLayoutServiceClientException: The Sitecore layout service returned a response in an invalid format.

  • Mvp.Project.MvpSite.Controllers.DefaultController.Index(Route route) in DefaultController.cs

    43. }

  • lambda_method(Closure , object , object[] )

  • Microsoft.Extensions.Internal.ObjectMethodExecutor.Execute(object target, object[] parameters)

  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ActionMethodExecutor+SyncActionResultExecutor.Execute(IActionResultTypeMapper mapper, ObjectMethodExecutor executor, object controller, object[] arguments)

  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ControllerActionInvoker.InvokeActionMethodAsync()

  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ControllerActionInvoker.Next(ref State next, ref Scope scope, ref object state, ref bool isCompleted)

  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ControllerActionInvoker.InvokeNextActionFilterAsync()

  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ControllerActionInvoker.Rethrow(ActionExecutedContextSealed context)

  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ControllerActionInvoker.Next(ref State next, ref Scope scope, ref object state, ref bool isCompleted)

  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ControllerActionInvoker.InvokeInnerFilterAsync()

  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ResourceInvoker.<InvokeNextResourceFilter>g__Awaited|24_0(ResourceInvoker invoker, Task lastTask, State next, Scope scope, object state, bool isCompleted)

  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Filters.MiddlewareFilterBuilder+<>c+<<BuildPipeline>b__8_0>d.MoveNext()

  • Sitecore.AspNet.RenderingEngine.Middleware.RenderingEngineMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext httpContext, IViewComponentHelper viewComponentHelper, IHtmlHelper htmlHelper)

  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ResourceInvoker.<InvokeNextResourceFilter>g__Awaited|24_0(ResourceInvoker invoker, Task lastTask, State next, Scope scope, object state, bool isCompleted)

  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ResourceInvoker.Rethrow(ResourceExecutedContextSealed context)

  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ResourceInvoker.Next(ref State next, ref Scope scope, ref object state, ref bool isCompleted)

  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ResourceInvoker.<InvokeFilterPipelineAsync>g__Awaited|19_0(ResourceInvoker invoker, Task lastTask, State next, Scope scope, object state, bool isCompleted)

  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ResourceInvoker.<InvokeAsync>g__Logged|17_1(ResourceInvoker invoker)

  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Routing.EndpointMiddleware.<Invoke>g__AwaitRequestTask|6_0(Endpoint endpoint, Task requestTask, ILogger logger)

  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization.AuthorizationMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext context)

  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.AuthenticationMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext context)

  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Localization.RequestLocalizationMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext context)

  • Sitecore.AspNet.ExperienceEditor.ExperienceEditorMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext httpContext)

  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Diagnostics.DeveloperExceptionPageMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext context)

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