[WEB-2945] chore: handled the unique state name validation

[NarayanBavisetti]

Description

this pull request handles the validation for duplicate state names.

Type of Change

• Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
• Feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
• Improvement (change that would cause existing functionality to not work as expected)
• Code refactoring
• Performance improvements
• Documentation update

References

WEB-2945

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes
  • Improved error handling for state creation
  • Added specific error message when attempting to create a state with a duplicate name

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Walkthrough

This pull request enhances error handling in the StateViewSet class within the apiserver/plane/app/views/state/base.py file. The changes specifically address the state creation process by introducing robust error management for IntegrityError exceptions. When a state creation fails due to a name conflict, the code now returns a more informative error response, indicating that the state name is already taken. An additional import for IntegrityError from Django's utility modules supports this new error handling mechanism.

Changes

File	Change Summary
apiserver/plane/app/views/state/base.py	- Added import for IntegrityError from django.db.utils - Enhanced create method with specific error handling for name conflicts

Possibly related PRs

• [WEB-2499] fix: project state setting dnd #5881: Changes to the StateItem component related to project states

Suggested labels

🧹chore, ⚙️backend

Suggested reviewers

• pablohashescobar
• gurusainath
• pushya22

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An error handler leaps with might!
No more silent fails, no more despair,
Naming conflicts now we'll declare!
A rabbit's fix, precise and clean,
Making error messages keen! 🚀

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Actionable comments posted: 0

🧹 Nitpick comments (1)

apiserver/plane/app/views/state/base.py (1)

49-55: Consider enhancing the error message and adding logging.

While the current implementation correctly handles duplicate state names, consider these improvements:

1. Make the error message more specific about the uniqueness scope
2. Add logging for debugging purposes

Here's a suggested enhancement:

     except IntegrityError as e:
         if "already exists" in str(e):
+            import logging
+            logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+            logger.warning(f"Duplicate state name attempted in project {project_id}: {str(e)}")
             return Response(
-                {"name": "The state name is already taken"},
+                {"name": "A state with this name already exists in this project"},
                 status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST,
             )
+        logger.error(f"Unexpected integrity error in project {project_id}: {str(e)}")
+        return Response(
+            {"error": "An unexpected error occurred while creating the state"},
+            status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST,
+        )

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• apiserver/plane/app/views/state/base.py (2 hunks)

🔇 Additional comments (3)

apiserver/plane/app/views/state/base.py (3)

4-6: LGTM! Clean import organization.

The IntegrityError import is correctly placed in the Django imports section and is necessary for the new error handling functionality.

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43-48: LGTM! Proper error handling implementation.

The implementation correctly validates the state data and returns appropriate responses for both success and validation failure cases.

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43-55: Verify test coverage for the new error handling.

Please ensure that the test suite includes cases for:

1. Attempting to create a state with a duplicate name
2. Various IntegrityError scenarios

Let's check for existing tests: