Function validatePluginVariable

pkg/plugin/GlobalPluginService.go:2354–2391

ValidateStepVariable validates the step variable It validates the following: - variable.IsExposed is false, then it's an internal variable (not exposed in UI) and no validation is required - variable.Name is mandatory - format commonBean.Format is mandatory - variable.Value should be a valid value f

(variable *bean2.PluginVariableDto)

// Returns:
//   - error: validation error (util.ApiError)
func validatePluginVariable(variable *bean2.PluginVariableDto) error {
	if variable == nil {
		return nil
	}
	if !variable.IsExposed {
		// if the variable is not exposed, then it's an internal variable (not exposed in UI).
		// for internal variables, we don't need to validate the value.
		// assuming internal variables are always valid.
		return nil
	}
	// validate name
	// if invalid, return error
	if len(variable.Name) == 0 {
		errMsg := fmt.Sprintf("variable name is mandatory")
		return util.NewApiError(http.StatusBadRequest, errMsg, errMsg)
	}
	// validate format
	// if invalid, return error
	// format is mandatory
	format, err := commonBean.NewFormat(variable.Format.String())
	if err != nil {
		errMsg := fmt.Sprintf("variable '%s' has invalid format '%s'", variable.Name, variable.Format)
		return util.NewApiError(http.StatusBadRequest, errMsg, errMsg)
	}

	// value is optional
	if len(variable.GetValue()) != 0 {
		// validate value based on format
		// convert value to format
		// if invalid, return error
		_, convErr := format.Convert(variable.GetValue())
		if convErr != nil {
			errMsg := fmt.Sprintf("variable '%s' has invalid value '%s' for format '%s'", variable.Name, variable.Value, variable.Format)
			return util.NewApiError(http.StatusBadRequest, errMsg, errMsg)
		}
	}
	return nil
}

func (impl *GlobalPluginServiceImpl) GetNewPluginStepsDtoByRefPluginIdentifier(identifier string) (*bean2.PluginStepsDto, error) {
	pluginMetadata, err := impl.globalPluginRepository.GetPluginMetadataByPluginIdentifier(identifier)