@loopback/rest 5.1.0 → 5.2.1

package/dist/validation/ajv-factory.provider.js

@@ -16,72 +16,69 @@ const ajvErrors = require('ajv-errors');
 /**
  * A provider class that instantiate an AJV instance
  */
-let AjvFactoryProvider = /** @class */ (() => {
-    let AjvFactoryProvider = class AjvFactoryProvider {
-        constructor(options = {}) {
-            this.options = options;
-        }
-        value() {
-            return options => {
-                var _a;
-                let validationOptions = {
-                    ...this.options,
-                    ...options,
-                };
-                // See https://github.com/epoberezkin/ajv#options
-                validationOptions = {
-                    allErrors: true,
-                    jsonPointers: true,
-                    // nullable: support keyword "nullable" from Open API 3 specification.
-                    nullable: true,
-                    // Allow OpenAPI spec binary format
-                    unknownFormats: ['binary'],
-                    ...validationOptions,
-                };
-                debug('AJV options', validationOptions);
-                const ajvInst = new ajv_1.default(validationOptions);
-                if (validationOptions.ajvKeywords === true) {
-                    ajvKeywords(ajvInst);
-                }
-                else if (Array.isArray(validationOptions.ajvKeywords)) {
-                    ajvKeywords(ajvInst, validationOptions.ajvKeywords);
-                }
-                if (validationOptions.ajvErrors === true) {
-                    ajvErrors(ajvInst);
-                }
-                else if (((_a = validationOptions.ajvErrors) === null || _a === void 0 ? void 0 : _a.constructor) === Object) {
-                    ajvErrors(ajvInst, validationOptions.ajvErrors);
-                }
-                if (this.keywords) {
-                    this.keywords.forEach(keyword => {
-                        debug('Adding Ajv keyword %s', keyword.name);
-                        ajvInst.addKeyword(keyword.name, keyword);
-                    });
-                }
-                if (this.formats) {
-                    this.formats.forEach(format => {
-                        debug('Adding Ajv format %s', format.name);
-                        ajvInst.addFormat(format.name, format);
-                    });
-                }
-                return ajvInst;
+let AjvFactoryProvider = class AjvFactoryProvider {
+    constructor(options = {}) {
+        this.options = options;
+    }
+    value() {
+        return options => {
+            var _a;
+            let validationOptions = {
+                ...this.options,
+                ...options,
             };
-        }
-    };
-    tslib_1.__decorate([
-        core_1.inject(core_1.filterByTag(keys_1.RestTags.AJV_KEYWORD)),
-        tslib_1.__metadata("design:type", Array)
-    ], AjvFactoryProvider.prototype, "keywords", void 0);
-    tslib_1.__decorate([
-        core_1.inject(core_1.filterByTag(keys_1.RestTags.AJV_FORMAT)),
-        tslib_1.__metadata("design:type", Array)
-    ], AjvFactoryProvider.prototype, "formats", void 0);
-    AjvFactoryProvider = tslib_1.__decorate([
-        core_1.bind({ scope: core_1.BindingScope.SINGLETON }),
-        tslib_1.__param(0, core_1.inject(keys_1.RestBindings.REQUEST_BODY_PARSER_OPTIONS.deepProperty('validation'), { optional: true })),
-        tslib_1.__metadata("design:paramtypes", [Object])
-    ], AjvFactoryProvider);
-    return AjvFactoryProvider;
-})();
+            // See https://github.com/epoberezkin/ajv#options
+            validationOptions = {
+                allErrors: true,
+                jsonPointers: true,
+                // nullable: support keyword "nullable" from Open API 3 specification.
+                nullable: true,
+                // Allow OpenAPI spec binary format
+                unknownFormats: ['binary'],
+                ...validationOptions,
+            };
+            debug('AJV options', validationOptions);
+            const ajvInst = new ajv_1.default(validationOptions);
+            if (validationOptions.ajvKeywords === true) {
+                ajvKeywords(ajvInst);
+            }
+            else if (Array.isArray(validationOptions.ajvKeywords)) {
+                ajvKeywords(ajvInst, validationOptions.ajvKeywords);
+            }
+            if (validationOptions.ajvErrors === true) {
+                ajvErrors(ajvInst);
+            }
+            else if (((_a = validationOptions.ajvErrors) === null || _a === void 0 ? void 0 : _a.constructor) === Object) {
+                ajvErrors(ajvInst, validationOptions.ajvErrors);
+            }
+            if (this.keywords) {
+                this.keywords.forEach(keyword => {
+                    debug('Adding Ajv keyword %s', keyword.name);
+                    ajvInst.addKeyword(keyword.name, keyword);
+                });
+            }
+            if (this.formats) {
+                this.formats.forEach(format => {
+                    debug('Adding Ajv format %s', format.name);
+                    ajvInst.addFormat(format.name, format);
+                });
+            }
+            return ajvInst;
+        };
+    }
+};
+tslib_1.__decorate([
+    core_1.inject(core_1.filterByTag(keys_1.RestTags.AJV_KEYWORD)),
+    tslib_1.__metadata("design:type", Array)
+], AjvFactoryProvider.prototype, "keywords", void 0);
+tslib_1.__decorate([
+    core_1.inject(core_1.filterByTag(keys_1.RestTags.AJV_FORMAT)),
+    tslib_1.__metadata("design:type", Array)
+], AjvFactoryProvider.prototype, "formats", void 0);
+AjvFactoryProvider = tslib_1.__decorate([
+    core_1.bind({ scope: core_1.BindingScope.SINGLETON }),
+    tslib_1.__param(0, core_1.inject(keys_1.RestBindings.REQUEST_BODY_PARSER_OPTIONS.deepProperty('validation'), { optional: true })),
+    tslib_1.__metadata("design:paramtypes", [Object])
+], AjvFactoryProvider);
 exports.AjvFactoryProvider = AjvFactoryProvider;
 //# sourceMappingURL=ajv-factory.provider.js.map

package/dist/validation/ajv-factory.provider.js.map

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package/dist/validation/request-body.validator.d.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import { RequestBodyObject, SchemasObject } from '@loopback/openapi-v3';
+import { ReferenceObject, RequestBodyObject, SchemaObject, SchemasObject } from '@loopback/openapi-v3';
 import { RequestBody } from '..';
-import { RequestBodyValidationOptions } from '../types';
+import { RequestBodyValidationOptions, ValueValidationOptions } from '../types';
 /**
  * Check whether the request body is valid according to the provided OpenAPI schema.
  * The JSON schema is generated from the OpenAPI schema which is typically defined
@@ -12,3 +12,11 @@ import { RequestBodyValidationOptions } from '../types';
  * @param options - Request body validation options for AJV
  */
 export declare function validateRequestBody(body: RequestBody, requestBodySpec?: RequestBodyObject, globalSchemas?: SchemasObject, options?: RequestBodyValidationOptions): Promise<void>;
+/**
+ * Validate the request body data against JSON schema.
+ * @param body - The request body data.
+ * @param schema - The JSON schema used to perform the validation.
+ * @param globalSchemas - Schema references.
+ * @param options - Request body validation options.
+ */
+export declare function validateValueAgainstSchema(value: any, schema: SchemaObject | ReferenceObject, globalSchemas?: SchemasObject, options?: ValueValidationOptions): Promise<void>;

package/dist/validation/request-body.validator.js

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 // This file is licensed under the MIT License.
 // License text available at https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
-exports.validateRequestBody = void 0;
+exports.validateValueAgainstSchema = exports.validateRequestBody = void 0;
 const tslib_1 = require("tslib");
 const openapi_v3_1 = require("@loopback/openapi-v3");
 const debug_1 = tslib_1.__importDefault(require("debug"));
@@ -47,7 +47,10 @@ async function validateRequestBody(body, requestBodySpec, globalSchemas = {}, op
     if (!schema)
         return;
     options = { coerceTypes: !!body.coercionRequired, ...options };
-    await validateValueAgainstSchema(body.value, schema, globalSchemas, options);
+    await validateValueAgainstSchema(body.value, schema, globalSchemas, {
+        ...options,
+        source: 'body',
+    });
 }
 exports.validateRequestBody = validateRequestBody;
 /**
@@ -91,7 +94,7 @@ function getKeyForOptions(options) {
  */
 async function validateValueAgainstSchema(
 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
-body, schema, globalSchemas = {}, options = {}) {
+value, schema, globalSchemas = {}, options = {}) {
     var _a, _b;
     let validate;
     const cache = (_a = options.compiledSchemaCache) !== null && _a !== void 0 ? _a : DEFAULT_COMPILED_SCHEMA_CACHE;
@@ -111,10 +114,10 @@ body, schema, globalSchemas = {}, options = {}) {
     }
     let validationErrors = [];
     try {
-        const validationResult = await validate(body);
-        // When body is optional & values is empty / null, ajv returns null
+        const validationResult = await validate(value);
+        // When value is optional & values is empty / null, ajv returns null
         if (validationResult || validationResult === null) {
-            debug('Request body passed AJV validation.');
+            debug(`Value from ${options.source} passed AJV validation.`);
             return;
         }
     }
@@ -123,12 +126,26 @@ body, schema, globalSchemas = {}, options = {}) {
     }
     /* istanbul ignore if */
     if (debug.enabled) {
-        debug('Invalid request body: %s. Errors: %s', util_1.default.inspect(body, { depth: null }), util_1.default.inspect(validationErrors));
+        debug('Invalid value: %s. Errors: %s', util_1.default.inspect(value, { depth: null }), util_1.default.inspect(validationErrors));
     }
     if (typeof options.ajvErrorTransformer === 'function') {
         validationErrors = options.ajvErrorTransformer(validationErrors);
     }
-    const error = __1.RestHttpErrors.invalidRequestBody();
+    // Throw invalid request body error
+    if (options.source === 'body') {
+        const error = __1.RestHttpErrors.invalidRequestBody();
+        addErrorDetails(error, validationErrors);
+        throw error;
+    }
+    // Throw invalid value error
+    const error = new __1.HttpErrors.BadRequest('Invalid value.');
+    addErrorDetails(error, validationErrors);
+    throw error;
+}
+exports.validateValueAgainstSchema = validateValueAgainstSchema;
+function addErrorDetails(
+// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+error, validationErrors) {
     error.details = lodash_1.default.map(validationErrors, e => {
         return {
             path: e.dataPath,
@@ -137,7 +154,6 @@ body, schema, globalSchemas = {}, options = {}) {
             info: e.params,
         };
     });
-    throw error;
 }
 /**
  * Create a validate function for the given schema

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package/package.json

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 {
   "name": "@loopback/rest",
-  "version": "5.1.0",
-  "description": "",
+  "version": "5.2.1",
+  "description": "Expose controllers as REST endpoints and route REST API requests to controller methods",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "types": "dist/index.d.ts",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=10"
+    "node": ">=10.16"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "acceptance": "lb-mocha \"dist/__tests__/acceptance/**/*.js\"",
@@ -20,52 +20,54 @@
   "author": "IBM Corp.",
   "copyright.owner": "IBM Corp.",
   "license": "MIT",
+  "publishConfig": {
+    "access": "public"
+  },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@loopback/context": "^3.8.2",
-    "@loopback/core": "^2.7.1",
-    "@loopback/express": "^1.2.2",
-    "@loopback/http-server": "^2.1.6",
-    "@loopback/openapi-v3": "^3.4.2",
-    "@openapi-contrib/openapi-schema-to-json-schema": "^3.0.0",
+    "@loopback/core": "^2.9.2",
+    "@loopback/express": "^1.2.6",
+    "@loopback/http-server": "^2.1.10",
+    "@loopback/openapi-v3": "^3.4.6",
+    "@openapi-contrib/openapi-schema-to-json-schema": "^3.0.3",
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-    "@types/express": "^4.17.6",
-    "@types/express-serve-static-core": "^4.17.6",
-    "@types/http-errors": "^1.6.3",
+    "@types/express": "^4.17.7",
+    "@types/express-serve-static-core": "^4.17.8",
+    "@types/http-errors": "^1.8.0",
     "@types/on-finished": "^2.3.1",
     "@types/serve-static": "1.13.4",
     "@types/type-is": "^1.6.3",
-    "ajv": "^6.12.2",
+    "ajv": "^6.12.3",
     "ajv-errors": "^1.0.1",
-    "ajv-keywords": "^3.4.1",
+    "ajv-keywords": "^3.5.1",
     "body-parser": "^1.19.0",
     "cors": "^2.8.5",
     "debug": "^4.1.1",
     "express": "^4.17.1",
-    "http-errors": "^1.7.3",
+    "http-errors": "^1.8.0",
     "js-yaml": "^3.14.0",
     "json-schema-compare": "^0.2.2",
-    "lodash": "^4.17.15",
+    "lodash": "^4.17.19",
     "on-finished": "^2.3.0",
     "path-to-regexp": "^6.1.0",
     "qs": "^6.9.4",
-    "strong-error-handler": "^3.4.0",
+    "strong-error-handler": "^3.5.0",
     "tslib": "^2.0.0",
     "type-is": "^1.6.18",
-    "validator": "^13.0.0"
+    "validator": "^13.1.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@loopback/build": "^5.4.2",
-    "@loopback/eslint-config": "^8.0.0",
-    "@loopback/openapi-spec-builder": "^2.1.6",
-    "@loopback/repository": "^2.6.0",
-    "@loopback/testlab": "^3.1.6",
+    "@loopback/build": "^6.1.1",
+    "@loopback/eslint-config": "^8.0.4",
+    "@loopback/openapi-spec-builder": "^2.1.10",
+    "@loopback/repository": "^2.10.0",
+    "@loopback/testlab": "^3.2.1",
     "@types/debug": "^4.1.5",
-    "@types/js-yaml": "^3.12.4",
+    "@types/js-yaml": "^3.12.5",
     "@types/json-schema-compare": "^0.2.0",
-    "@types/lodash": "^4.14.153",
+    "@types/lodash": "^4.14.157",
     "@types/multer": "^1.4.3",
-    "@types/node": "^10.17.24",
+    "@types/node": "^10.17.27",
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     "multer": "^1.4.2"
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     "directory": "packages/rest"
   },
-  "gitHead": "64afb3616e94b96703524aba8be722efefa7c2c5"
+  "gitHead": "5538896411bb56467ae52670a29d1aec1690be74"
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package/src/body-parsers/body-parser.json.ts

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 // This file is licensed under the MIT License.
 // License text available at https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
 
-import {inject} from '@loopback/context';
+import {inject} from '@loopback/core';
 import {json} from 'body-parser';
 import {is} from 'type-is';
 import {RestBindings} from '../keys';

package/src/body-parsers/body-parser.raw.ts

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 // This file is licensed under the MIT License.
 // License text available at https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
 
-import {inject} from '@loopback/context';
+import {inject} from '@loopback/core';
 import {raw} from 'body-parser';
 import {is} from 'type-is';
 import {RestBindings} from '../keys';

package/src/body-parsers/body-parser.text.ts

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 // This file is licensed under the MIT License.
 // License text available at https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
 
-import {inject} from '@loopback/context';
+import {inject} from '@loopback/core';
 import {text} from 'body-parser';
 import {is} from 'type-is';
 import {RestBindings} from '../keys';

package/src/body-parsers/body-parser.ts

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {
   filterByTag,
   inject,
   instantiateClass,
-} from '@loopback/context';
+} from '@loopback/core';
 import {isReferenceObject, OperationObject} from '@loopback/openapi-v3';
 import debugModule from 'debug';
 import {is} from 'type-is';

package/src/body-parsers/body-parser.urlencoded.ts

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 // This file is licensed under the MIT License.
 // License text available at https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
 
-import {inject} from '@loopback/context';
+import {inject} from '@loopback/core';
 import {urlencoded} from 'body-parser';
 import {is} from 'type-is';
 import {RestBindings} from '../keys';

package/src/coercion/coerce-parameter.ts

@@ -3,9 +3,19 @@
 // This file is licensed under the MIT License.
 // License text available at https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
 
-import {isReferenceObject, ParameterObject} from '@loopback/openapi-v3';
+import {
+  isReferenceObject,
+  ParameterObject,
+  ReferenceObject,
+  SchemaObject,
+} from '@loopback/openapi-v3';
 import debugModule from 'debug';
-import {RestHttpErrors} from '../';
+import {
+  RequestBodyValidationOptions,
+  RestHttpErrors,
+  validateValueAgainstSchema,
+  ValueValidationOptions,
+} from '../';
 import {parseJson} from '../parse-json';
 import {
   DateCoercionOptions,
@@ -27,18 +37,14 @@ const debug = debugModule('loopback:rest:coercion');
  *
  * @param data - The raw data get from http request
  * @param schema - The parameter's schema defined in OpenAPI specification
+ * @param options - The ajv validation options
  */
-export function coerceParameter(
+export async function coerceParameter(
   data: string | undefined | object,
   spec: ParameterObject,
+  options?: ValueValidationOptions,
 ) {
-  let schema = spec.schema;
-
-  // If a query parameter is a url encoded Json object, the schema is defined under content['application/json']
-  if (!schema && spec.in === 'query' && spec.content) {
-    const jsonSpec = spec.content['application/json'];
-    schema = jsonSpec.schema;
-  }
+  const schema = extractSchemaFromSpec(spec);
 
   if (!schema || isReferenceObject(schema)) {
     debug(
@@ -72,7 +78,7 @@ export function coerceParameter(
     case 'boolean':
       return coerceBoolean(data, spec);
     case 'object':
-      return coerceObject(data, spec);
+      return coerceObject(data, spec, options);
     case 'string':
     case 'password':
       return coerceString(data, spec);
@@ -158,21 +164,55 @@ function coerceBoolean(data: string | object, spec: ParameterObject) {
   throw RestHttpErrors.invalidData(data, spec.name);
 }
 
-function coerceObject(input: string | object, spec: ParameterObject) {
+async function coerceObject(
+  input: string | object,
+  spec: ParameterObject,
+  options?: RequestBodyValidationOptions,
+) {
   const data = parseJsonIfNeeded(input, spec);
 
-  if (data === undefined) {
+  if (data == null) {
     // Skip any further checks and coercions, nothing we can do with `undefined`
-    return undefined;
+    return data;
   }
 
   if (typeof data !== 'object' || Array.isArray(data))
     throw RestHttpErrors.invalidData(input, spec.name);
 
-  // TODO(bajtos) apply coercion based on properties defined by spec.schema
+  const schema = extractSchemaFromSpec(spec);
+  if (schema) {
+    // Apply coercion based on properties defined by spec.schema
+    await validateValueAgainstSchema(
+      data,
+      schema,
+      {},
+      {...options, coerceTypes: true, source: 'parameter'},
+    );
+  }
+
   return data;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Extract the schema from an OpenAPI parameter specification. If the root level
+ * one not found, search from media type 'application/json'.
+ *
+ * @param spec The parameter specification
+ */
+function extractSchemaFromSpec(
+  spec: ParameterObject,
+): SchemaObject | ReferenceObject | undefined {
+  let schema = spec.schema;
+
+  // If a query parameter is a url encoded Json object,
+  // the schema is defined under content['application/json']
+  if (!schema && spec.in === 'query') {
+    schema = spec.content?.['application/json']?.schema;
+  }
+
+  return schema;
+}
+
 function parseJsonIfNeeded(
   data: string | object,
   spec: ParameterObject,

package/src/http-handler.ts

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 // This file is licensed under the MIT License.
 // License text available at https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
 
-import {Context} from '@loopback/context';
+import {Context} from '@loopback/core';
 import {
   ComponentsObject,
   ControllerSpec,

package/src/index.ts

@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@
  */
 
 export * from '@loopback/openapi-v3';
+export {
+  ErrorHandlerOptions,
+  ErrorWriterOptions,
+  StrongErrorHandler,
+  writeErrorToResponse,
+} from 'strong-error-handler';
 export * from './body-parsers';
 export * from './http-handler';
 export * from './keys';

package/src/keys.ts

@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
 // This file is licensed under the MIT License.
 // License text available at https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
 
-import {BindingKey, Context} from '@loopback/context';
-import {CoreBindings} from '@loopback/core';
+import {BindingKey, Context, CoreBindings} from '@loopback/core';
 import {InvokeMiddleware} from '@loopback/express';
 import {HttpProtocol} from '@loopback/http-server';
 import {OpenApiSpec, OperationObject} from '@loopback/openapi-v3';

package/src/parser.ts

@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ async function buildOperationArguments(
     }
     const spec = paramSpec as ParameterObject;
     const rawValue = getParamFromRequest(spec, request, pathParams);
-    const coercedValue = coerceParameter(rawValue, spec);
+    const coercedValue = await coerceParameter(rawValue, spec);
     paramArgs.push(coercedValue);
   }
 

package/src/providers/find-route.provider.ts

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 // This file is licensed under the MIT License.
 // License text available at https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
 
-import {Context, inject, Provider} from '@loopback/context';
+import {Context, inject, Provider} from '@loopback/core';
 import {FindRoute, Request} from '../types';
 import {HttpHandler} from '../http-handler';
 import {RestBindings} from '../keys';

package/src/providers/invoke-method.provider.ts

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 // This file is licensed under the MIT License.
 // License text available at https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
 
-import {Context, inject, Provider} from '@loopback/context';
+import {Context, inject, Provider} from '@loopback/core';
 import {InvokeMethod, OperationArgs, OperationRetval} from '../types';
 import {RestBindings} from '../keys';
 import {RouteEntry} from '../router';

package/src/providers/log-error.provider.ts

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 // This file is licensed under the MIT License.
 // License text available at https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
 
-import {Provider} from '@loopback/context';
+import {Provider} from '@loopback/core';
 import {LogError, Request} from '../types';
 
 export class LogErrorProvider implements Provider<LogError> {

package/src/providers/parse-params.provider.ts

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 // This file is licensed under the MIT License.
 // License text available at https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
 
-import {inject, Provider} from '@loopback/context';
+import {inject, Provider} from '@loopback/core';
 import {RequestBodyParser} from '../body-parsers';
 import {RestBindings} from '../keys';
 import {parseOperationArgs} from '../parser';

package/src/providers/reject.provider.ts

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 // License text available at https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
 
 import {LogError, Reject, HandlerContext} from '../types';
-import {inject, Provider} from '@loopback/context';
+import {inject, Provider} from '@loopback/core';
 import {HttpError} from 'http-errors';
 import {RestBindings} from '../keys';
 import {writeErrorToResponse, ErrorWriterOptions} from 'strong-error-handler';