TRUNK-6298: Validate required fields (person, username) during user creation#6132
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The createUser method had a TODO to check required fields before persisting a new User. Without these checks, a User could be created without an associated Person or without a username/systemId, leading to NullPointerExceptions or data integrity issues downstream. This change adds validation that: - User must have an associated Person (required for name, demographics) - User must have either a username or systemId (required for login) Both checks throw APIException with internationalized message keys, consistent with the existing password validation pattern. Added message keys: - User.creating.person.required - User.creating.username.required Addresses the TODO: 'Check required fields for user!!'
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Thanks for this @RohithVangalla1 Would you mind creating a ticket in the JIRA issue tracker and attach on this PR please?
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Description of what I changed
Adds missing required field validation to
UserServiceImpl.createUser()as indicated by the existing TODO comment.The
createUsermethod had a TODO: "Check required fields for user!!" Without these checks, a User could be created without an associated Person or without a username/systemId, leading to NullPointerExceptions or data integrity issues in downstream operations (e.g., displaying user names, login attempts).Added validation before password validation and persistence:
user.getPerson() == null→ throwsAPIExceptionwith keyUser.creating.person.requiredAPIExceptionwith keyUser.creating.username.requiredBoth follow the same pattern as the existing password validation (
User.creating.password.required).Message keys added to messages.properties:
User.creating.person.required=A person must be associated with the user when creating a userUser.creating.username.required=A username or system id is required when creating a userAddresses the TODO in UserServiceImpl.java line 123: "Check required fields for user!!"
Issue I worked on
No existing JIRA issue — this addresses a long-standing TODO in the codebase. Happy to create a ticket if needed.
Checklist: I completed these to help reviewers :)
mvn clean packageright before creating this pull request and added all formatting changes to my commit.