refactor: form binding validation (#38832)

Make "form-fetch-action" highlight the invalid field as "error"
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wxiaoguang
2026-08-10 09:25:31 +08:00
committed by GitHub
parent b5aa8c4ff0
commit 9c915e4e1a
27 changed files with 411 additions and 323 deletions
+125 -96
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@@ -5,9 +5,12 @@
package middleware
import (
"net/http"
"reflect"
"strings"
"gitea.dev/modules/reqctx"
"gitea.dev/modules/setting"
"gitea.dev/modules/translation"
"gitea.dev/modules/util"
"gitea.dev/modules/validation"
@@ -15,6 +18,14 @@ import (
"gitea.com/go-chi/binding"
)
// ValidateContext is a special context for form validation middleware. It may be different from other contexts.
type ValidateContext struct {
Locale translation.Locale
Data reqctx.ContextData
Req *http.Request
Resp http.ResponseWriter
}
// Form form binding interface
type Form interface {
binding.Validator
@@ -49,7 +60,8 @@ func AssignForm(form any, data map[string]any) {
}
}
func getRuleBody(field reflect.StructField, prefix string) string {
func getRuleBody(field reflect.StructField, ruleName string) string {
prefix := ruleName + "("
for rule := range strings.SplitSeq(field.Tag.Get("binding"), ";") {
if strings.HasPrefix(rule, prefix) {
return rule[len(prefix) : len(rule)-1]
@@ -58,117 +70,134 @@ func getRuleBody(field reflect.StructField, prefix string) string {
return ""
}
// GetSize get size int form tag
func GetSize(field reflect.StructField) string {
return getRuleBody(field, "Size(")
}
// GetMinSize get minimal size in form tag
func GetMinSize(field reflect.StructField) string {
return getRuleBody(field, "MinSize(")
}
// GetMaxSize get max size in form tag
func GetMaxSize(field reflect.StructField) string {
return getRuleBody(field, "MaxSize(")
}
// GetInclude get include in form tag
func GetInclude(field reflect.StructField) string {
return getRuleBody(field, "Include(")
}
func ReportValidationError(errs binding.Errors, data map[string]any, fieldName, classification, errorMsg string) binding.Errors {
errs.Add([]string{fieldName}, classification, errorMsg)
data["HasError"] = true
data["ErrorMsg"] = fieldName + ": " + errorMsg
data["Err_"+fieldName] = true
// there is already a reported validation error, so no need to generate default error messages in Validate()
data["HasErrorFormValidation"] = true
func AddValidationError(errs binding.Errors, fieldName, errorMsg string) binding.Errors {
errs.Add([]string{fieldName}, validation.ErrCustomMessage, errorMsg)
return errs
}
func Validate(errs binding.Errors, data map[string]any, f Form, l translation.Locale) binding.Errors {
// try to restore the form's values as much as possible,
// especially for RenderWithErrDeprecated to re-render the form with errors
AssignForm(f, data)
if errs.Len() == 0 || data["HasErrorFormValidation"] == true {
return errs
func getFieldDisplayNameForMessage(f Form, l translation.Locale, fieldNames []string) (field reflect.StructField, ok bool, displayName string) {
if len(fieldNames) == 0 {
return field, false, ""
}
// if HasError=true, then must set default error message
// because still a lot of places use `ctx.Data["ErrorMsg"].(string)` even if the error fields can't be found
data["HasError"] = true
data["ErrorMsg"] = l.TrString("form.unknown_error")
typ := reflect.TypeOf(f)
if typ.Kind() == reflect.Pointer {
typ = typ.Elem()
}
field, fieldExists := typ.FieldByName(errs[0].FieldNames[0])
field, fieldExists := typ.FieldByName(fieldNames[0])
if !fieldExists {
return errs
return field, false, ""
}
if field.Tag.Get("form") == "-" {
return field, false, ""
}
trKeyFallback := "form." + field.Name
trKey := util.IfZero(field.Tag.Get("locale"), trKeyFallback)
displayName = l.TrString(trKey)
if displayName == trKeyFallback {
displayName = field.Name
}
return field, true, displayName
}
func BuildValidationErrorForUser(f Form, l translation.Locale, bindingErrs binding.Errors) (errorMessage, errorFieldName string, fieldNames []string) {
if bindingErrs.Len() == 0 {
return "", "", nil
}
bindingErr := bindingErrs[0]
fieldNames, classification, bindingErrMsg := bindingErr.FieldNames, bindingErr.Classification, bindingErr.Message
field, ok, fieldDisplayName := getFieldDisplayNameForMessage(f, l, fieldNames)
if !ok {
return l.TrString("error.occurred"), "", fieldNames
}
errorFieldName = field.Name
switch classification {
case binding.ERR_REQUIRED:
errorMessage = l.TrString("form.require_error", fieldDisplayName)
case binding.ERR_ALPHA_DASH:
errorMessage = l.TrString("form.alpha_dash_error", fieldDisplayName)
case binding.ERR_ALPHA_DASH_DOT:
errorMessage = l.TrString("form.alpha_dash_dot_error", fieldDisplayName)
case binding.ERR_MIN_SIZE:
errorMessage = l.TrString("form.min_size_error", fieldDisplayName, getRuleBody(field, "MinSize"))
case binding.ERR_MAX_SIZE:
errorMessage = l.TrString("form.max_size_error", fieldDisplayName, getRuleBody(field, "MaxSize"))
case binding.ERR_RANGE:
rangeMin, rangeMax, _ := strings.Cut(getRuleBody(field, "Range"), ",")
errorMessage = l.TrString("form.range_error", fieldDisplayName, rangeMin, rangeMax)
case binding.ERR_EMAIL:
errorMessage = l.TrString("form.email_error", fieldDisplayName)
case binding.ERR_URL:
errorMessage = l.TrString("form.url_error", fieldDisplayName)
case binding.ERR_IN:
ruleBody := getRuleBody(field, "In")
if strings.HasPrefix(ruleBody, ",") {
ruleBody = "(empty)" + ruleBody
}
errorMessage = l.TrString("form.in_error", fieldDisplayName, ruleBody)
case binding.ERR_INCLUDE:
errorMessage = l.TrString("form.include_error", fieldDisplayName, getRuleBody(field, "Include"))
case validation.ErrCustomMessage:
errorMessage = bindingErrMsg
case validation.ErrGitRefName:
errorMessage = l.TrString("form.git_ref_name_error", fieldDisplayName)
case validation.ErrGlobPattern:
errorMessage = l.TrString("form.glob_pattern_error", fieldDisplayName, bindingErrMsg)
case validation.ErrRegexPattern:
errorMessage = l.TrString("form.regex_pattern_error", fieldDisplayName, bindingErrMsg)
case validation.ErrUsername:
errorMessage = l.TrString("form.username_error", fieldDisplayName)
case validation.ErrInvalidGroupTeamMap:
errorMessage = l.TrString("form.invalid_group_team_map_error", fieldDisplayName, bindingErrMsg)
case validation.ErrInvalidBadgeSlug:
errorMessage = l.TrString("form.invalid_slug_error", fieldDisplayName)
default:
setting.PanicInDevOrTesting("unknown binding error classification: %v", classification)
var msg string
if classification != "" && bindingErrMsg != "" {
msg = classification + ": " + bindingErrMsg
} else {
msg = util.IfZero(bindingErrMsg, classification)
if msg == "" {
setting.PanicInDevOrTesting("no error message for binding error: %v", bindingErr)
}
msg = util.IfZero(msg, "unknown error")
}
errorMessage = l.TrString("form.field_invalid_message", fieldDisplayName, msg)
}
return errorMessage, errorFieldName, fieldNames
}
type contextKeySkipTmplFormValidationErrorType struct{}
var contextKeySkipTmplFormValidationError contextKeySkipTmplFormValidationErrorType
func SkipTmplFormValidationError(ctx reqctx.RequestContext) {
ctx.SetContextValue(contextKeySkipTmplFormValidationError, true)
}
func Validate(ctx *ValidateContext, errs binding.Errors, f Form) binding.Errors {
if ctx.Req.Context().Value(contextKeySkipTmplFormValidationError) == true {
// if it is not using tmpl-based validation error handling, just return the errors
// for example: when using "form-fetch-action", the validation error can be handled by GetFetchActionForm
return errs
}
errorMessage, errorFieldName, _ := BuildValidationErrorForUser(f, ctx.Locale, errs)
if errorMessage == "" {
return errs
}
data["Err_"+field.Name] = true
trName := field.Tag.Get("locale")
if len(trName) == 0 {
trName = l.TrString("form." + field.Name)
} else {
trName = l.TrString(trName)
// Legacy template error handling: try to restore the form's values as much as possible,
// especially for RenderWithErrDeprecated to re-render the form with errors.
AssignForm(f, ctx.Data)
ctx.Data["HasError"] = true
ctx.Data["ErrorMsg"] = errorMessage
if errorFieldName != "" {
ctx.Data["Err_"+errorFieldName] = true
}
switch errs[0].Classification {
case binding.ERR_REQUIRED:
data["ErrorMsg"] = trName + l.TrString("form.require_error")
case binding.ERR_ALPHA_DASH:
data["ErrorMsg"] = trName + l.TrString("form.alpha_dash_error")
case binding.ERR_ALPHA_DASH_DOT:
data["ErrorMsg"] = trName + l.TrString("form.alpha_dash_dot_error")
case validation.ErrGitRefName:
data["ErrorMsg"] = trName + l.TrString("form.git_ref_name_error")
case binding.ERR_SIZE:
data["ErrorMsg"] = trName + l.TrString("form.size_error", GetSize(field))
case binding.ERR_MIN_SIZE:
data["ErrorMsg"] = trName + l.TrString("form.min_size_error", GetMinSize(field))
case binding.ERR_MAX_SIZE:
data["ErrorMsg"] = trName + l.TrString("form.max_size_error", GetMaxSize(field))
case binding.ERR_EMAIL:
data["ErrorMsg"] = trName + l.TrString("form.email_error")
case binding.ERR_URL:
data["ErrorMsg"] = trName + l.TrString("form.url_error", errs[0].Message)
case binding.ERR_INCLUDE:
data["ErrorMsg"] = trName + l.TrString("form.include_error", GetInclude(field))
case validation.ErrGlobPattern:
data["ErrorMsg"] = trName + l.TrString("form.glob_pattern_error", errs[0].Message)
case validation.ErrRegexPattern:
data["ErrorMsg"] = trName + l.TrString("form.regex_pattern_error", errs[0].Message)
case validation.ErrUsername:
data["ErrorMsg"] = trName + l.TrString("form.username_error")
case validation.ErrInvalidGroupTeamMap:
data["ErrorMsg"] = trName + l.TrString("form.invalid_group_team_map_error", errs[0].Message)
case validation.ErrInvalidBadgeSlug:
data["ErrorMsg"] = trName + l.TrString("form.invalid_slug_error")
default:
msg := errs[0].Classification
if msg != "" && errs[0].Message != "" {
msg += ": "
}
msg += errs[0].Message
if msg == "" {
msg = l.TrString("form.unknown_error")
}
data["ErrorMsg"] = trName + ": " + msg
}
return errs
}
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@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
// Copyright 2026 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
package middleware
import (
"net/http"
"net/http/httptest"
"testing"
"gitea.dev/modules/translation"
"gitea.com/go-chi/binding"
"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
)
type testRangeForm struct {
Hours int `binding:"Range(0,1000)"`
}
func (f *testRangeForm) Validate(_ *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors { return errs }
func TestBuildValidationErrorForUser(t *testing.T) {
// an out-of-range value must reach its own message instead of the panicking "default" branch
form := &testRangeForm{Hours: 2000}
errs := binding.Validate(httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "/", nil), form)
errorMessage, errorFieldName, fieldNames := BuildValidationErrorForUser(form, translation.MockLocale{}, errs)
assert.Equal(t, "form.range_error:Hours,0,1000", errorMessage)
assert.Equal(t, "Hours", errorFieldName)
assert.Equal(t, []string{"Hours"}, fieldNames)
}
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@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func Bind[T any](_ T) http.HandlerFunc {
return func(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
theObj := new(T) // create a new form obj for every request but not use obj directly
data := middleware.GetContextData(req.Context())
binding.Bind(req, theObj)
_ = binding.Bind(req, theObj) // no need to handle "errs" here, the errors are handled in our middleware.Validate (binding.go)
SetForm(data, theObj)
middleware.AssignForm(theObj, data)
}
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ func SetForm(dataStore reqctx.ContextDataProvider, obj any) {
dataStore.GetData()["__form"] = obj
}
func IsFormSet(dataStore reqctx.RequestDataStore) bool {
return dataStore.GetData()["__form"] != nil
}
// GetForm returns the validate form information
func GetForm[T any](dataStore reqctx.RequestDataStore) T {
form, ok := dataStore.GetData()["__form"].(T)