Fixed some more small bugs in validation when only a partial times dataset is put

src/server/BreCal/__init__.py

@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ def create_app(test_config=None, instance_path=None):
     try:
         import os
         print(f'Instance path = {app.instance_path}')
-        os.makedirs(app.instance_path)
+        if not os.path.exists(app.instance_path):
+            os.makedirs(app.instance_path)
     except OSError:
         pass
 

src/server/BreCal/database/sql_utils.py

@@ -12,3 +12,11 @@ def get_user_data_for_id(user_id:int, expiration_time:int=90):
     user_data["exp"] = (datetime.datetime.now()+datetime.timedelta(minutes=expiration_time)).timestamp()
     return user_data
 
+
+def get_times_data_for_id(times_id:int):
+    """helper function to load previous times data from the database"""
+    query = "SELECT * FROM times where id = ?id?"
+    pdata = execute_sql_query_standalone(query=query, param={"id":times_id})
+    pdata = pdata[0] if len(pdata)>0 else None
+    assert pdata is not None, f"could not find times with id {times_id}"
+    return pdata

src/server/BreCal/validators/input_validation_times.py

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ from BreCal.validators.input_validation_utils import check_if_user_is_bsmd_type,
 from BreCal.database.sql_queries import SQLQuery
 from BreCal.database.sql_handler import execute_sql_query_standalone
 from BreCal.database.sql_handler import get_assigned_participant_of_type
+from BreCal.database.sql_utils import get_times_data_for_id
 from BreCal.validators.validation_base_utils import check_if_int_is_valid_flag, check_if_string_has_special_characters
 import werkzeug
 
@@ -98,6 +99,10 @@ class InputValidationTimes():
         # 1.) Check for the presence of required fields
         InputValidationTimes.check_times_required_fields_put_data(content)
 
+        # 1.5) Load model from database and set existing fields from dict to model
+        old_times = get_times_data_for_id(content["id"])
+        loadedModel = {**old_times, **loadedModel}
+
         # 2.) Only users of the same participant_id, which the times dataset refers to, can update the entry
         InputValidationTimes.check_user_belongs_to_same_group_as_dataset_determines(user_data, loadedModel=loadedModel, times_id=None)
 
@@ -411,10 +416,10 @@ class InputValidationTimes():
 
         # commonly used in the DELETE-request
         if times_id is not None:
-            # #TODO_refactor: 
+            # #TODO_refactor:
             (shipcall_id, times_assigned_participant) = InputValidationTimes.prepare_authority_check_for_delete_request(times_id, pdata)
 
-        # get the matching entry from the shipcall participant map, where the role matches. Raise an error, when there is no match. 
+        # get the matching entry from the shipcall participant map, where the role matches. Raise an error, when there is no match.
         assigned_agency = get_assigned_participant_of_type(shipcall_id, participant_type=ParticipantType.AGENCY)
 
         # a) the user has the participant ID of the assigned entry for a given role
@@ -422,24 +427,25 @@ class InputValidationTimes():
 
         # b) the user is the assigned agency
         user_is_assigned_agency = user_participant_id == assigned_agency.id
-        
+
         # c) the user is BSMD, if the assigned agency allows that
         assigned_agency_has_bsmd_flag = assigned_agency.flags == 1
         user_is_bsmd_type = check_if_user_is_bsmd_type(user_data={"participant_id":user_participant_id})
         user_is_bsmd_and_assigned_agency_has_flag = assigned_agency_has_bsmd_flag & user_is_bsmd_type
-        
+
         if user_is_assigned_role:
             return
-        
+
         elif user_is_assigned_agency:
             return
-        
+
         elif user_is_bsmd_and_assigned_agency_has_flag:
             return
-        
+
         else:
-            raise ValidationError({"user_participant_type": f"The dataset may only be changed by a user belonging to the same participant group as the times dataset is referring to. Alternatively, the assigned agency may edit and delete the dataset. As a special case, BSMD users may edit and delete times datasets, when the assigned agency allows that. User participant_id: {user_participant_id}; Dataset participant_id: {participant_id_of_times_dataset}"})
+            times_participant_id = loadedModel.get("participant_id")
-    
+            raise ValidationError({"user_participant_type": f"The dataset may only be changed by a user belonging to the same participant group as the times dataset is referring to. Alternatively, the assigned agency may edit and delete the dataset. As a special case, BSMD users may edit and delete times datasets, when the assigned agency allows that. User participant_id: {user_participant_id}; Dataset participant_id: {times_participant_id}"})
+
     @staticmethod
     def get_participant_id_from_shipcall_participant_map(shipcall_id:typing.Optional[int], participant_type:int, spm_shipcall_data=None)->int:
             """use shipcall_id and participant_type to identify the matching participant_id"""
@@ -503,20 +509,20 @@ class InputValidationTimes():
 
         has_bsmd_flag = ParticipantFlag.BSMD in [ParticipantFlag(participant.get("flags"))]
         return has_bsmd_flag
-    
+
     @staticmethod
     def prepare_authority_check_for_put_request(loadedModel)->typing.Tuple[int,Participant]:
         """extracts the loadedModel to obtain relevant arguments"""
         shipcall_id = loadedModel["shipcall_id"]
         participant_type = loadedModel["participant_type"]
 
-        # get the matching entry from the shipcall participant map, where the role matches. Raise an error, when there is no match. 
+        # get the matching entry from the shipcall participant map, where the role matches. Raise an error, when there is no match.
         times_assigned_participant = get_assigned_participant_of_type(shipcall_id, participant_type=participant_type)
 
         if times_assigned_participant is None:
             raise ValidationError({"participant_type":"the requested participant type is not assigned to the shipcall."})
         return (shipcall_id, times_assigned_participant)
-    
+
     @staticmethod
     def prepare_authority_check_for_delete_request(times_id, pdata=None)->typing.Tuple[int,Participant]:
         if pdata is None: # regular behavior. pdata is only defined in unit tests.
@@ -531,8 +537,8 @@ class InputValidationTimes():
         else:
             participant_type = pdata[0].get("participant_type")
             shipcall_id = pdata[0].get("shipcall_id")
-            
+
-        # get the matching entry from the shipcall participant map, where the role matches. Raise an error, when there is no match. 
+        # get the matching entry from the shipcall participant map, where the role matches. Raise an error, when there is no match.
         times_assigned_participant = get_assigned_participant_of_type(shipcall_id, participant_type=participant_type)
 
         if times_assigned_participant is None: