fix(core): new unique-id validator

src/app/core/admin/admin-entity-details/admin-entity-field/admin-entity-field.component.ts

@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@ import { EntityDatatype } from "../../../basic-datatypes/entity/entity.datatype"
 import { EntityArrayDatatype } from "../../../basic-datatypes/entity-array/entity-array.datatype";
 import { ConfigurableEnumService } from "../../../basic-datatypes/configurable-enum/configurable-enum.service";
 import { EntityRegistry } from "../../../entity/database-entity.decorator";
-import { uniqueIdValidator } from "../../../common-components/entity-form/unique-id-validator";
 import { AdminEntityService } from "../../admin-entity.service";
 import { ConfigureEnumPopupComponent } from "../../../basic-datatypes/configurable-enum/configure-enum-popup/configure-enum-popup.component";
 import { ConfigurableEnum } from "../../../basic-datatypes/configurable-enum/configurable-enum";
 import { generateIdFromLabel } from "../../../../utils/generate-id-from-label/generate-id-from-label";
 import { merge } from "rxjs";
 import { filter } from "rxjs/operators";
+import { uniqueIdValidator } from "app/core/common-components/entity-form/unique-id-validator/unique-id-validator";
 
 /**
  * Allows configuration of the schema of a single Entity field, like its dataType and labels.
@@ -115,10 +115,12 @@ export class AdminEntityFieldComponent implements OnChanges {
   }
 
   private initSettings() {
-    this.fieldIdForm = this.fb.control(this.fieldId, [
-      Validators.required,
-      uniqueIdValidator(Array.from(this.entityType.schema.keys())),
-    ]);
+    this.fieldIdForm = this.fb.control(this.fieldId, {
+      validators: [Validators.required],
+      asyncValidators: [
+        uniqueIdValidator(Array.from(this.entityType.schema.keys())),
+      ],
+    });
     this.additionalForm = this.fb.control(this.entitySchemaField.additional);
 
     this.schemaFieldsForm = this.fb.group({

src/app/core/basic-datatypes/string/edit-text/edit-text.component.html

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <mat-form-field>
   <mat-label>{{ label }}</mat-label>
   <input [formControl]="formControl" matInput [title]="label" type="text" />
-  <mat-error *ngIf="formControl.errors">
+  <mat-error>
     <app-error-hint [form]="formControl"></app-error-hint>
   </mat-error>
 </mat-form-field>

src/app/core/common-components/entity-field-edit/entity-field-edit.component.html

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         component: _field.editComponent,
         config: {
           formFieldConfig: _field,
-          formControl: form.get(_field.id),
+          formControl: form?.get(_field.id),
           entity: entity
         }
       }"

src/app/core/common-components/entity-form/dynamic-form-validators/dynamic-validators.service.spec.ts

@@ -5,43 +5,64 @@ import {
   patternWithMessage,
 } from "./dynamic-validators.service";
 import { FormValidatorConfig } from "./form-validator-config";
-import { UntypedFormControl, ValidatorFn } from "@angular/forms";
+import {
+  AsyncValidatorFn,
+  UntypedFormControl,
+  ValidatorFn,
+} from "@angular/forms";
+import { EntityMapperService } from "../../../entity/entity-mapper/entity-mapper.service";
+import { User } from "../../../user/user";
 
 describe("DynamicValidatorsService", () => {
   let service: DynamicValidatorsService;
 
+  let mockedEntityMapper: jasmine.SpyObj<EntityMapperService>;
+
   beforeEach(() => {
-    TestBed.configureTestingModule({});
+    mockedEntityMapper = jasmine.createSpyObj("EntityMapperService", [
+      "loadType",
+    ]);
+
+    TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+      providers: [
+        { provide: EntityMapperService, useValue: mockedEntityMapper },
+      ],
+    });
     service = TestBed.inject(DynamicValidatorsService);
   });
 
   it("should be created", () => {
     expect(service).toBeTruthy();
   });
 
-  function testValidator(
-    validator: ValidatorFn,
+  async function testValidator(
+    validator: ValidatorFn | AsyncValidatorFn,
     successState: any,
     failureState: any,
   ) {
-    const results = [successState, failureState].map((state) => {
-      const mockControl = new UntypedFormControl(state);
-      return validator(mockControl);
-    });
-    expect(results[0])
+    function dummyFormControl(state) {
+      const control = new UntypedFormControl(state);
+      control.markAsDirty();
+      return control;
+    }
+
+    const resultSuccess = await validator(dummyFormControl(successState));
+    expect(resultSuccess)
       .withContext("Expected validator not to have errors")
       .toBeNull();
-    expect(results[1])
+
+    const resultFailure = await validator(dummyFormControl(failureState));
+    expect(resultFailure)
       .withContext("Expected validator to have errors")
-      .not.toBeNull();
+      .toEqual(jasmine.any(Object));
   }
 
   it("should load validators from the config", () => {
     const config: FormValidatorConfig = {
       min: 9,
       pattern: "[a-z]*",
     };
-    const validators = service.buildValidators(config);
+    const validators = service.buildValidators(config).validators;
     expect(validators).toHaveSize(2);
     testValidator(validators[0], 10, 8);
     testValidator(validators[1], "ab", "1");
@@ -55,7 +76,7 @@ describe("DynamicValidatorsService", () => {
       validEmail: true,
       pattern: "foo",
     };
-    const validators = service.buildValidators(config);
+    const validators = service.buildValidators(config).validators;
     [
       [10, 8],
       [8, 11],
@@ -73,7 +94,7 @@ describe("DynamicValidatorsService", () => {
         message: "M",
         pattern: "[a-z]",
       },
-    });
+    }).validators;
     expect(validators).toHaveSize(1);
     const invalidForm = new UntypedFormControl("09");
     const validationErrors = validators[0](invalidForm);
@@ -83,6 +104,16 @@ describe("DynamicValidatorsService", () => {
       }),
     );
   });
+
+  it("should build uniqueId async validator", async () => {
+    const config: FormValidatorConfig = {
+      uniqueId: "User",
+    };
+    mockedEntityMapper.loadType.and.resolveTo([new User("existing id")]);
+
+    const validators = service.buildValidators(config).asyncValidators;
+    await testValidator(validators[0], "new id", "existing id");
+  });
 });
 
 describe("patternWithMessage", () => {

src/app/core/common-components/entity-form/dynamic-form-validators/dynamic-validators.service.ts

@@ -1,9 +1,16 @@
 import { Injectable } from "@angular/core";
 import { DynamicValidator, FormValidatorConfig } from "./form-validator-config";
-import { AbstractControl, ValidatorFn, Validators } from "@angular/forms";
+import {
+  AbstractControl,
+  FormControl,
+  FormControlOptions,
+  ValidationErrors,
+  ValidatorFn,
+  Validators,
+} from "@angular/forms";
 import { LoggingService } from "../../../logging/logging.service";
-
-type ValidatorFactory = (value: any, name: string) => ValidatorFn;
+import { uniqueIdValidator } from "../unique-id-validator/unique-id-validator";
+import { EntityMapperService } from "../../../entity/entity-mapper/entity-mapper.service";
 
 /**
  * creates a pattern validator that also carries a predefined
@@ -47,23 +54,45 @@ export class DynamicValidatorsService {
    * given a value that serves as basis for the validation.
    * @private
    */
-  private static validators: {
-    [key in DynamicValidator]: ValidatorFactory | null;
-  } = {
-    min: (value) => Validators.min(value as number),
-    max: (value) => Validators.max(value as number),
-    pattern: (value) => {
-      if (typeof value === "object") {
-        return patternWithMessage(value.pattern, value.message);
-      } else {
-        return Validators.pattern(value as string);
+  private getValidator(
+    key: DynamicValidator,
+    value: any,
+  ):
+    | { async?: false; fn: ValidatorFn }
+    | {
+        async: true;
+        fn: AsyncPromiseValidatorFn;
       }
-    },
-    validEmail: (value) => (value ? Validators.email : null),
-    required: (value) => (value ? Validators.required : null),
-  };
+    | null {
+    switch (key) {
+      case "min":
+        return { fn: Validators.min(value as number) };
+      case "max":
+        return { fn: Validators.max(value as number) };
+      case "pattern":
+        if (typeof value === "object") {
+          return { fn: patternWithMessage(value.pattern, value.message) };
+        } else {
+          return { fn: Validators.pattern(value as string) };
+        }
+      case "validEmail":
+        return value ? { fn: Validators.email } : null;
+      case "uniqueId":
+        return value ? this.buildUniqueIdValidator(value) : null;
+      case "required":
+        return value ? { fn: Validators.required } : null;
+      default:
+        this.loggingService.warn(
+          `Trying to generate validator ${key} but it does not exist`,
+        );
+        return null;
+    }
+  }
 
-  constructor(private loggingService: LoggingService) {}
+  constructor(
+    private loggingService: LoggingService,
+    private entityMapper: EntityMapperService,
+  ) {}
 
   /**
    * Builds all validator functions that are part of the configuration object.
@@ -76,24 +105,58 @@ export class DynamicValidatorsService {
    * [ Validators.required, Validators.max(5) ]
    * @see ValidatorFn
    */
-  public buildValidators(config: FormValidatorConfig): ValidatorFn[] {
-    const validators: ValidatorFn[] = [];
+  public buildValidators(config: FormValidatorConfig): FormControlOptions {
+    const formControlOptions = {
+      validators: [],
+      asyncValidators: [],
+    };
+
     for (const key of Object.keys(config)) {
-      const factory = DynamicValidatorsService.validators[key];
-      if (!factory) {
-        this.loggingService.warn(
-          `Trying to generate validator ${key} but it does not exist`,
-        );
-        continue;
-      }
-      const validatorFn = factory(config[key], key);
-      if (validatorFn !== null) {
-        validators.push(validatorFn);
+      const validatorFn = this.getValidator(
+        key as DynamicValidator,
+        config[key],
+      );
+
+      if (validatorFn?.async) {
+        const validatorFnWithReadableErrors = (control) =>
+          validatorFn
+            .fn(control)
+            .then((res) => this.addHumanReadableError(key, res));
+        formControlOptions.asyncValidators.push(validatorFnWithReadableErrors);
+      } else if (validatorFn) {
+        const validatorFnWithReadableErrors = (control: FormControl) =>
+          this.addHumanReadableError(key, validatorFn.fn(control));
+        formControlOptions.validators.push(validatorFnWithReadableErrors);
       }
-      // A validator function of `null` is a legal case. For example
-      // { required : false } produces a `null` validator function
+
+      // A validator function of `null` is a legal case, for which no validator function is added.
+      // For example `{ required : false }` produces a `null` validator function
+    }
+
+    if (formControlOptions.asyncValidators.length > 0) {
+      (formControlOptions as FormControlOptions).updateOn = "blur";
+    }
+
+    return formControlOptions;
+  }
+
+  private addHumanReadableError(
+    validatorType: string,
+    validationResult: ValidationErrors | null,
+  ): ValidationErrors {
+    if (!validationResult) {
+      return validationResult;
     }
-    return validators;
+
+    validationResult[validatorType] = {
+      ...validationResult[validatorType],
+      errorMessage: this.descriptionForValidator(
+        validatorType,
+        validationResult[validatorType],
+      ),
+    };
+
+    return validationResult;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -103,7 +166,7 @@ export class DynamicValidatorsService {
    * @param validator The validator to get the description for
    * @param validationValue The value associated with the validator
    */
-  public descriptionForValidator(
+  private descriptionForValidator(
     validator: DynamicValidator | string,
     validationValue: any,
   ): string {
@@ -126,6 +189,8 @@ export class DynamicValidatorsService {
         return $localize`Please enter a valid date`;
       case "isNumber":
         return $localize`Please enter a valid number`;
+      case "uniqueId":
+        return validationValue;
       default:
         this.loggingService.error(
           `No description defined for validator "${validator}": ${JSON.stringify(
@@ -135,4 +200,23 @@ export class DynamicValidatorsService {
         throw $localize`Invalid input`;
     }
   }
+
+  private buildUniqueIdValidator(value: string): {
+    async: true;
+    fn: AsyncPromiseValidatorFn;
+  } {
+    return {
+      fn: uniqueIdValidator(() =>
+        this.entityMapper
+          .loadType(value)
+          // TODO: extend this to allow checking for any configurable property (e.g. Child.name rather than only id)
+          .then((entities) => entities.map((entity) => entity.getId(false))),
+      ),
+      async: true,
+    };
+  }
 }
+
+export type AsyncPromiseValidatorFn = (
+  control: FormControl,
+) => Promise<ValidationErrors | null>;

src/app/core/common-components/entity-form/dynamic-form-validators/form-validator-config.ts

@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ export type DynamicValidator =
   | "required"
   /** type: boolean */
   | "validEmail"
+  /** type: string = EntityType; check against existing ids of the entity type */
+  | "uniqueId"
   /** type: string or regex */
   | "pattern";