feat(api): validate request fields before rpc calls - #497
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📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughChangesThe ingestion API now validates constrained paths and JSON payloads before gRPC calls. The read API applies constraints to path, query, and body fields, including identifiers, dates, relation directions, and required attribute names. Request validation
Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes Merge Risk: 🟠 High · up to Current validation can reject previously valid ingestion requests while still allowing malformed data or validator-approved payloads to reach failing conversion and RPC paths. These API regressions should be fixed before merge. Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant HTTPClient
participant PostEntitiesResource
participant ConstraintValidate
participant ValidationHelpers
participant GRPCCall
HTTPClient->>PostEntitiesResource: Submit entity JSON
PostEntitiesResource->>ConstraintValidate: Validate EntityCreatePayload
ConstraintValidate-->>PostEntitiesResource: Valid payload or validation error
PostEntitiesResource->>ValidationHelpers: Validate relationships and attributes
ValidationHelpers-->>PostEntitiesResource: Validation result
PostEntitiesResource->>GRPCCall: Send valid entity request
PostEntitiesResource-->>HTTPClient: Return http:BadRequest on validation failure
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Several new regex constraints allow empty strings and array-form relationship/attribute validation can miss missing/blank key, potentially turning bad requests into 500s instead of 400s.
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Pull request overview
This PR adds request validation at the API edge (read-api + ingestion-api) using Ballerina’s ballerina/constraint library so malformed inputs are rejected with HTTP 400 before any gRPC calls are made.
Changes:
- Added
@constraintannotations to OpenAPI-generated request record types inread-api/types.bal(date formats, relation direction, record filter field_name). - Introduced constrained path/query parameter wrapper types in
read-api/read_api_service.balto fail fast during request binding. - Implemented explicit
constraint:validate-based validation for ingestion create/update payloads, plus semantic checks (ID match, kind immutability) and per-entry validation for relationships/attributes.
File summaries
| File | Description |
|---|---|
| opengin/read-api/types.bal | Adds constraint annotations to generated request types for earlier 400s on invalid bodies. |
| opengin/read-api/read_api_service.bal | Adds constrained parameter types for path/query binding-time validation. |
| opengin/ingestion-api/update_api_service_copy.bal | Adds constraint:validate payload validation and helper validation functions before gRPC calls. |
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opengin/read-api/types.bal:91
- This pattern uses an outer optional group (
(...)?), which means an empty string passes validation. For an optional field (activeAt?), it’s better to reject blank values when the parameter is present and rely on optionality for omission.
@constraint:String {
pattern: {
value: re `(\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}(T\d{2}:\d{2}(:\d{2})?(\.\d+)?(Z|[+-]\d{2}:?\d{2})?)?)?`,
message: "Invalid activeAt format, expected YYYY-MM-DD or RFC3339"
}
opengin/read-api/types.bal:99
- The startTime/endTime patterns are wrapped in an optional group (
(...)?), so a blank string matches and will be accepted when the field is provided but empty. Removing the outer optional makes validation reject empty values while still allowing omission viastartTime?/endTime?.
@constraint:String {
pattern: {
value: re `(\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}(T\d{2}:\d{2}(:\d{2})?(\.\d+)?(Z|[+-]\d{2}:?\d{2})?)?)?`,
message: "Invalid startTime format, expected YYYY-MM-DD or RFC3339"
}
opengin/ingestion-api/update_api_service_copy.bal:176
- For relationship updates provided as an array,
keyis not validated. Ifkeyis missing/blank,convertJsonToEntity()will fail later oncheck item.key, returning a 500 instead of a 400 for a malformed request.
if rels is json[] {
foreach json item in rels {
if item is map<json> {
RelationshipUpdatePayload|error rel = constraint:validate(item["value"]);
if rel is error {
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3-7: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 🏗️ Heavy liftPreserve the constraints during code generation.
bal openapi -i ../contracts/rest/read_api.yaml --mode servicerecreates both generated files. The OpenAPI source definesformat: date-time, but not the addedpattern,minLength, or nonblank-value constraints. Regeneration can remove these constraints and disable request validation. Add them to the OpenAPI contract or generator template, or add a generation check that fails when they are missing.🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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In `@opengin/ingestion-api/update_api_service_copy.bal`:
- Around line 144-145: Update the array-entry validation in
update_api_service_copy.bal so each complete envelope requires a non-blank key
before conversion: validate key alongside the create relationship value at lines
144-145, the update relationship value at lines 174-175, and the attribute value
at lines 227-228. Preserve the existing value validation and ensure invalid
entries return http:BadRequest rather than propagating a conversion error.
- Around line 49-50: Update the date-time validation patterns at
opengin/ingestion-api/update_api_service_copy.bal lines 49-50, 78-79, 100-101,
and 121-122 to perform calendar-aware semantic parsing after the existing
lexical format check. Ensure invalid dates and times are rejected with HTTP 400,
while valid optional values and RFC3339 timestamps continue through request
validation.
In `@opengin/read-api/read_api_service.bal`:
- Around line 51-53: In opengin/read-api/read_api_service.bal lines 51-53, add
explicit validation before any gRPC call for DateTimeParam, created, terminated,
activeAt, startTime, and endTime; ensure validation rejects malformed syntax,
invalid calendar dates, clock values, and UTC offsets rather than relying on
`@constraint`:String. Update the corresponding fields in
opengin/read-api/types.bal lines 19, 26, 89, 97, and 105 to use or support this
validator, preserving valid YYYY-MM-DD and RFC3339 values.
In `@opengin/read-api/types.bal`:
- Around line 64-67: Update the String constraint on records[].field_name to
reject whitespace-only values, not just empty strings, while preserving the
existing required-field validation message and downstream serialization
behavior.
---
Nitpick comments:
In `@opengin/read-api/types.bal`:
- Around line 3-7: Preserve the request-validation constraints applied in the
generated read API types and service during regeneration: update the OpenAPI
contract or generator template to emit the existing pattern, minLength, and
nonblank-value constraints, or add a generation check that fails when they are
absent. Apply this for opengin/read-api/types.bal lines 3-7 and
opengin/read-api/read_api_service.bal lines 37-39; both sites require
preservation through code generation rather than manual-only annotations.
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win
Reject invalid calendar and clock values.
These patterns accept invalid values such as 2025-02-30 and 2025-01-01T29:99Z. Such values pass request validation and reach the gRPC layer, instead of producing HTTP 400 as required.
Use calendar-aware date-time parsing after the lexical format check.
opengin/ingestion-api/update_api_service_copy.bal#L49-L50: validate optional date-time values semantically.opengin/ingestion-api/update_api_service_copy.bal#L78-L79: validatecreatedsemantically.opengin/ingestion-api/update_api_service_copy.bal#L100-L101: validate relationshipstartTimesemantically.opengin/ingestion-api/update_api_service_copy.bal#L121-L122: validate attributestartTimesemantically.
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In `@opengin/ingestion-api/update_api_service_copy.bal` around lines 49 - 50,
Update the date-time validation patterns at
opengin/ingestion-api/update_api_service_copy.bal lines 49-50, 78-79, 100-101,
and 121-122 to perform calendar-aware semantic parsing after the existing
lexical format check. Ensure invalid dates and times are rejected with HTTP 400,
while valid optional values and RFC3339 timestamps continue through request
validation.
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| message: "Invalid date-time format, expected YYYY-MM-DD or RFC3339" |
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift
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site:ballerina.io/spec/constraint Ballerina constraint String pattern full match validation HTTP 400
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In Ballerina, the constraint:String annotation provides a pattern constraint that performs a full match validation against the provided regular expression [1]. To implement this, you define a string type with the @constraint:String annotation, specifying the pattern using the re literal [1]: @constraint:String { pattern: re [a-z0-9]+ } type Username string; It is important to note that the Ballerina Constraint library does not perform automatic validation or return HTTP 400 responses when used within an HTTP service [1]. The library provides the constraint:validate function, which must be explicitly called by the developer [1]. To return an HTTP 400 Bad Request when validation fails, you must handle the error returned by the validate function within your service logic [1]: import ballerina/http; import ballerina/constraint; service / on new http:Listener(8080) { resource function post user(Username username) returns http:Ok|http:BadRequest { // Explicitly validate the input Username|constraint:Error result = constraint:validate(username, Username); if result is constraint:Error { // Return HTTP 400 on validation failure return http:BadRequest{body: result.message}; } return http:Ok; } }
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The phrase "does not automatically validate constraint" typically refers to programming libraries or frameworks where defined constraints on data types are not enforced implicitly by the system but instead require the developer to explicitly invoke a validation function [1]. In technical contexts, such as the Ballerina programming language's Constraint library, a developer defines constraints on data types using annotations [1]. However, the system does not automatically check these constraints when data is assigned or processed [1]. To ensure data adheres to these rules, the developer must manually call a validation function, such as the library's validate function [1]. If this function is not explicitly called, the code may process data that violates the defined constraints, potentially leading to errors later [1]. This pattern is common in various software frameworks where developers are responsible for triggering data validation logic at appropriate points in the application's lifecycle, such as upon receiving an HTTP request or before performing a database operation, rather than relying on automatic, implicit validation [1].
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Validate all date-time values before the gRPC calls.
The @constraint:String annotations do not validate values automatically, and this service does not call constraint:validate. The service copies DateTimeParam into the attribute ReadEntity request, and copies created, terminated, activeAt, startTime, and endTime into entity filters before gRPC calls. Invalid values can therefore bypass HTTP 400 handling.
Add explicit validation for all six fields. The validator must also reject invalid calendar dates, clock values, and UTC offsets, such as 2024-02-31, 2024-01-01T25:00:00Z, and 2024-01-01T00:00:00+99:99.
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In `@opengin/read-api/read_api_service.bal` around lines 51 - 53, In
opengin/read-api/read_api_service.bal lines 51-53, add explicit validation
before any gRPC call for DateTimeParam, created, terminated, activeAt,
startTime, and endTime; ensure validation rejects malformed syntax, invalid
calendar dates, clock values, and UTC offsets rather than relying on
`@constraint`:String. Update the corresponding fields in
opengin/read-api/types.bal lines 19, 26, 89, 97, and 105 to use or support this
validator, preserving valid YYYY-MM-DD and RFC3339 values.
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262-264: 🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick winRequire a non-blank update body ID.
EntityUpdatePayload.idis optional, and this condition rejects only a non-blank ID that differs from the path ID. A payload with noidor with"id": " "passes validation and reachesUpdateEntity, although the API contract requires the body ID.Make the field required and non-blank, or return
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130-135: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick winValidate date fields in update payloads.
EntityUpdatePayloadleavescreated,terminated,name.startTime, andname.endTimeas unconstrained strings.validateUpdatePayloaddoes not validate these fields, so invalid dates can reachUpdateEntityinstead of returning HTTP 400.Use the constrained date type or add equivalent semantic checks before the RPC call.
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Inline comments:
In `@opengin/ingestion-api/update_api_service_copy.bal`:
- Line 49: Update OptionalDateTimeString validation to accept an empty string as
the established absence marker while retaining validation for non-empty ISO-8601
timestamps, so terminated and name.endTime requests continue returning HTTP 201.
Locate the regex value constraint shown in the diff and adjust only that
validation contract.
- Line 49: Validate each non-empty OptionalDateTimeString value semantically in
the POST /entities create flow before copying it into the protobuf entity or
calling CreateEntity; parse date-only values as valid dates and timestamp values
as RFC3339, returning http:BadRequest when parsing fails while preserving
empty-string compatibility for omitted fields.
- Around line 236-237: Update convertJsonToEntity to handle direct
AttributeValuePayload objects in array entries before requiring the values map,
extracting startTime, endTime, and value consistently with the existing map-form
branch. Preserve the current handling for map-form entries and other value
types.
- Around line 145-146: Update the map branches in validateNewRelationships,
validateUpdateRelationships, and validateAttributeValues to reject keys whose
trimmed string is blank, using the same validation applied to rawKey. Ensure
invalid keys are handled before convertJsonToEntity so they are not included in
CreateEntity or UpdateEntity payloads.
In `@opengin/read-api/read_api_service.bal`:
- Line 52: Update the DateTimeParam validation beyond the regex shape check to
reject impossible calendar dates, times, and timezone offsets before the gRPC
filter is invoked. Add a route-level test covering an invalid value such as
2024-99-99 and assert HTTP 400 with no gRPC call.
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In `@opengin/ingestion-api/update_api_service_copy.bal`:
- Around line 262-264: Update validateUpdatePayload so EntityUpdatePayload.id
must be present and non-blank before proceeding to UpdateEntity, returning
http:BadRequest for missing or whitespace-only IDs while preserving rejection of
IDs that differ from urlId.
- Around line 130-135: Constrain the date fields in EntityUpdatePayload by using
the established date type, or add equivalent semantic validation in
validateUpdatePayload for created, terminated, name.startTime, and name.endTime.
Ensure invalid dates are rejected with HTTP 400 before the UpdateEntity RPC
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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win
Preserve the empty-string timestamp contract.
The enforced REST test sends terminated: "" and name.endTime: "" and expects HTTP 201. OptionalDateTimeString rejects both values during constraint:validate, so the request returns HTTP 400 before the gRPC call. The OpenAPI schema marks these fields nullable but does not define empty strings. Either accept "" as the existing absence marker, or migrate the test and callers to omit absent timestamps and update the contract.
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In `@opengin/ingestion-api/update_api_service_copy.bal` at line 49, Update
OptionalDateTimeString validation to accept an empty string as the established
absence marker while retaining validation for non-empty ISO-8601 timestamps, so
terminated and name.endTime requests continue returning HTTP 201. Locate the
regex value constraint shown in the diff and adjust only that validation
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win
Validate OptionalDateTimeString values semantically before creation
OptionalDateTimeString is reachable through the POST /entities create path. Its regex accepts values such as 2024-99-99 and 2024-01-01T25:00. The create handler copies these strings into the protobuf entity and sends them to CreateEntity. Parse each non-empty value as a valid date or RFC3339 timestamp, and return http:BadRequest when parsing fails. This is separate from empty-string compatibility for omitted optional fields.
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In `@opengin/ingestion-api/update_api_service_copy.bal` at line 49, Validate each
non-empty OptionalDateTimeString value semantically in the POST /entities create
flow before copying it into the protobuf entity or calling CreateEntity; parse
date-only values as valid dates and timestamp values as RFC3339, returning
http:BadRequest when parsing fails while preserving empty-string compatibility
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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win
Reject blank keys in map-form relationships and attributes.
The map branches in validateNewRelationships, validateUpdateRelationships, and validateAttributeValues do not validate key. Empty and whitespace-only keys therefore reach convertJsonToEntity, which forwards them in the entity payload sent to CreateEntity or UpdateEntity. Apply the same trimmed non-blank check to all three map branches.
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In `@opengin/ingestion-api/update_api_service_copy.bal` around lines 145 - 146,
Update the map branches in validateNewRelationships,
validateUpdateRelationships, and validateAttributeValues to reject keys whose
trimmed string is blank, using the same validation applied to rawKey. Ensure
invalid keys are handled before convertJsonToEntity so they are not included in
CreateEntity or UpdateEntity payloads.
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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win
Support direct AttributeValuePayload objects in array entries.
validateAttributeValue accepts a direct object, but convertJsonToEntity expects every non-array value to contain values. A valid array entry therefore passes validation and then fails during conversion. Add a direct-object conversion branch that reads startTime, endTime, and value, as the map-form branch does.
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In `@opengin/ingestion-api/update_api_service_copy.bal` around lines 236 - 237,
Update convertJsonToEntity to handle direct AttributeValuePayload objects in
array entries before requiring the values map, extracting startTime, endTime,
and value consistently with the existing map-form branch. Preserve the current
handling for map-form entries and other value types.
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In Ballerina HTTP module version 2.8.0, constraint validation support for path, query, and header parameters was introduced [1]. This feature allows developers to apply constraint annotations (provided by the Ballerina Constraint library) directly to resource method parameters to validate incoming requests [2][3]. When these constraints are applied, if a validation fails, the HTTP listener automatically returns a 400 Bad Request response [2]. Usage examples include: 1. Path Parameter Validation By defining a constrained type, you can validate path parameters: @constraint:Int { minValue: 1, maxValue: 100 } type Id int; resource function get users/[Id id] returns User {... } 2. Query Parameter Validation You can similarly constrain query parameters: @constraint:String { minLength: 2, maxLength: 20 } type UserName string; resource function get users(UserName name) returns User {... } This functionality ensures that input data is validated against defined constraints before reaching the resource method logic, providing a built-in mechanism for input sanitization and error handling [2][3].
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- 1: https://github.com/ballerina-platform/module-ballerina-http/blob/master/changelog.md
- 2: GitHub issue 4371 in ballerina-platform/ballerina-library (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference)
- 3: https://ballerina.io/spec/constraint/
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The ballerina/http module is a standard library module in Ballerina [1]. Because it is part of the standard library, you do not need to manually add it as a dependency in your Ballerina.toml file [2]. To use the HTTP module in your project, simply import it directly in your Ballerina source files: import ballerina/http; The Ballerina compiler automatically manages standard library modules as part of the Ballerina distribution [2]. Dependencies listed in Ballerina.toml are reserved for external packages fetched from Ballerina Central or local repositories [2][3].
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- 2: https://ballerina.io/learn/manage-dependencies/
- 3: https://ballerina.io/learn/publish-packages-to-ballerina-central/
Validate date values, not only their shape. ballerina/http is pinned to 2.13.8, so constrained query validation is supported. However, DateTimeParam still accepts values such as 2024-99-99, 2024-01-01T25:00, and 2024-01-01T00:00+99:99, which then reach the gRPC filter. Add semantic validation and a route-level test that returns HTTP 400 without calling gRPC.
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In `@opengin/read-api/read_api_service.bal` at line 52, Update the DateTimeParam
validation beyond the regex shape check to reject impossible calendar dates,
times, and timezone offsets before the gRPC filter is invoked. Add a route-level
test covering an invalid value such as 2024-99-99 and assert HTTP 400 with no
gRPC call.
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what changed
@constraintannotations to request payload types intypes.bal(record filterfield_name, relationdirection, date formats) and constrained path/query param types (EntityIdParam,AttributeNameParam,DateTimeParam). Invalid values are rejected with 400 at request binding time, before any gRPC call.POST /entitiesvalidates the JSON body withconstraint:validateagainstEntityCreatePayload(requiresid,kind.major/minor,created,name.value);PUT /entities/{id}validates shape plus id-match and kind-immutable rules; relationship and attribute leaves are validated per entry.DELETE/GETrequire a non-blank id. All failures return 400 before the RPC.why
Invalid or incomplete payloads were sent over gRPC and only failed at the core service layer. Validation now happens at the API edge using the
ballerina/constraintstandard library (automatic binding validation for typed payloads/params, explicitconstraint:validatefor untyped JSON).Note:
types.balis generated by the OpenAPI tool; the@constraintannotations there must be re-applied if it is regenerated.verification
docker compose build read ingestionpasses (bal buildsucceeds for both services, constraint dependency resolves from Central).Summary by CodeRabbit
400 Bad Requestresponses.