refactor(dao) better full update handling in DAO and API

kong/api/crud_helpers.lua

@@ -67,10 +67,10 @@ function _M.paginated_set(self, dao_collection)
     if next_total > 0 then
       next_url = self:build_url(self.req.parsed_url.path, {
         port = self.req.parsed_url.port,
-        query = ngx.encode_args({
-                  offset = ngx.encode_base64(data.next_page),
-                  size = size
-                })
+        query = ngx.encode_args {
+          offset = ngx.encode_base64(data.next_page),
+          size = size
+        }
       })
     end
 
@@ -80,11 +80,22 @@ function _M.paginated_set(self, dao_collection)
   -- This check is required otherwise the response is going to be a
   -- JSON Object and not a JSON array. The reason is because an empty Lua array `{}`
   -- will not be translated as an empty array by cjson, but as an empty object.
-  local result = #data == 0 and "{\"data\":[],\"total\":0}" or {data=data, ["next"]=next_url, total=total}  
+  local result = #data == 0 and "{\"data\":[],\"total\":0}" or {data = data, ["next"] = next_url, total = total}
 
   return responses.send_HTTP_OK(result, type(result) ~= "table")
 end
 
+function _M.get(params, dao_collection)
+  local rows, err = dao_collection:find_by_keys(params)
+  if err then
+    return app_helpers.yield_error(err)
+  elseif rows[1] == nil then
+    return responses.send_HTTP_NOT_FOUND()
+  else
+    return responses.send_HTTP_OK(rows[1])
+  end
+end
+
 function _M.put(params, dao_collection)
   local res, new_entity, err
 
@@ -120,14 +131,12 @@ function _M.post(params, dao_collection, success)
   end
 end
 
-function _M.patch(params, old_entity, dao_collection)
-  for k, v in pairs(params) do
-    old_entity[k] = v
-  end
-
-  local updated_entity, err = dao_collection:update(old_entity)
+function _M.patch(params, dao_collection)
+  local updated_entity, err = dao_collection:update(params)
   if err then
     return app_helpers.yield_error(err)
+  elseif updated_entity == nil then
+    return responses.send_HTTP_NOT_FOUND()
   else
     return responses.send_HTTP_OK(updated_entity)
   end

kong/api/routes/apis.lua

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 local crud = require "kong.api.crud_helpers"
 local syslog = require "kong.tools.syslog"
 local constants = require "kong.constants"
+local validations = require "kong.dao.schemas_validation"
 
 return {
   ["/apis/"] = {
@@ -18,18 +19,25 @@ return {
   },
 
   ["/apis/:name_or_id"] = {
-    before = crud.find_api_by_name_or_id,
+    before = function(self, dao_factory)
+      if validations.is_valid_uuid(self.params.name_or_id) then
+        self.params.id = self.params.name_or_id
+      else
+        self.params.name = self.params.name_or_id
+      end
+      self.params.name_or_id = nil
+    end,
 
     GET = function(self, dao_factory, helpers)
-      return helpers.responses.send_HTTP_OK(self.api)
+      crud.get(self.params, dao_factory.apis)
     end,
 
     PATCH = function(self, dao_factory)
-      crud.patch(self.params, self.api, dao_factory.apis)
+      crud.patch(self.params, dao_factory.apis)
     end,
 
     DELETE = function(self, dao_factory)
-      crud.delete(self.api, dao_factory.apis)
+      crud.delete(self.params, dao_factory.apis)
     end
   },
 
@@ -57,38 +65,22 @@ return {
     end
   },
 
-  ["/apis/:name_or_id/plugins/:plugin_id"] = {
+  ["/apis/:name_or_id/plugins/:id"] = {
     before = function(self, dao_factory, helpers)
       crud.find_api_by_name_or_id(self, dao_factory, helpers)
       self.params.api_id = self.api.id
-
-      local fetch_keys = {
-        api_id = self.api.id,
-        id = self.params.plugin_id
-      }
-      self.params.plugin_id = nil
-
-      local data, err = dao_factory.plugins:find_by_keys(fetch_keys)
-      if err then
-        return helpers.yield_error(err)
-      end
-
-      self.plugin = data[1]
-      if not self.plugin then
-        return helpers.responses.send_HTTP_NOT_FOUND()
-      end
     end,
 
-    GET = function(self, dao_factory, helpers)
-      return helpers.responses.send_HTTP_OK(self.plugin)
+    GET = function(self, dao_factory)
+      crud.get(self.params, dao_factory.plugins)
     end,
 
-    PATCH = function(self, dao_factory, helpers)
-      crud.patch(self.params, self.plugin, dao_factory.plugins)
+    PATCH = function(self, dao_factory)
+      crud.patch(self.params, dao_factory.plugins)
     end,
 
     DELETE = function(self, dao_factory)
-      crud.delete(self.plugin, dao_factory.plugins)
+      crud.delete(self.params, dao_factory.plugins)
     end
   }
 }

kong/api/routes/consumers.lua

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+local validations = require "kong.dao.schemas_validation"
 local crud = require "kong.api.crud_helpers"
 
 return {
@@ -16,20 +17,25 @@ return {
   },
 
   ["/consumers/:username_or_id"] = {
-    before = function(self, dao_factory, helpers)
-      crud.find_consumer_by_username_or_id(self, dao_factory, helpers)
+    before = function(self, dao_factory)
+      if validations.is_valid_uuid(self.params.username_or_id) then
+        self.params.id = self.params.username_or_id
+      else
+        self.params.username = self.params.username_or_id
+      end
+      self.params.username_or_id = nil
     end,
 
     GET = function(self, dao_factory, helpers)
-      return helpers.responses.send_HTTP_OK(self.consumer)
+      crud.get(self.params, dao_factory.consumers)
     end,
 
     PATCH = function(self, dao_factory, helpers)
-      crud.patch(self.params, self.consumer, dao_factory.consumers)
+      crud.patch(self.params, dao_factory.consumers)
     end,
 
     DELETE = function(self, dao_factory, helpers)
-      crud.delete(self.consumer, dao_factory.consumers)
+      crud.delete(self.params, dao_factory.consumers)
     end
   }
 }

kong/dao/cassandra/base_dao.lua

@@ -176,94 +176,103 @@ local function extract_primary_key(t, primary_key, clustering_key)
 end
 
 ---
--- When updating a row that has a json-as-text column (ex: plugin.config),
+-- Complete a partial entity given to `update`.
+-- Also handle updating a row that has a json-as-text column (ex: plugin.config),
 -- we want to avoid overriding it with a partial value.
 -- Ex: config.key_name + config.hide_credential, if we update only one field,
--- the other should be preserved. Of course this only applies in partial update.
-local function fix_tables(t, old_t, schema)
-  for k, v in pairs(schema.fields) do
-    if t[k] ~= nil and v.schema then
-      local s = type(v.schema) == "function" and v.schema(t) or v.schema
-      for s_k, s_v in pairs(s.fields) do
-        if not t[k][s_k] and old_t[k] then
-          t[k][s_k] = old_t[k][s_k]
+-- the other should be preserved. Of course this only applies in partial updates.
+local function complete_partial_entity(new_t, old_t, schema)
+  for field_key, field_rules in pairs(schema.fields) do
+    if new_t[field_key] == nil and old_t[field_key] ~= nil then
+      new_t[field_key] = old_t[field_key]
+    elseif new_t[field_key] ~= nil and field_rules.schema ~= nil then
+      -- Retrieve the field's schema
+      local field_schema = type(field_rules.schema) == "function" and field_rules.schema(old_t) or field_rules.schema
+
+      -- Replace each of those subfields with the value from the already inserted entity
+      -- if not present in the new_fields
+      for s_k, s_v in pairs(field_schema.fields) do
+        if new_t[field_key][s_k] == nil and old_t[field_key] ~= nil then
+          new_t[field_key][s_k] = old_t[field_key][s_k]
         end
       end
-      fix_tables(t[k], old_t[k], s)
+
+      -- Recursive call for sub fields
+      complete_partial_entity(new_t[field_key], old_t[field_key], field_schema)
     end
   end
 end
 
----
--- Update an entity: find the row with the given PRIMARY KEY and update the other values
+--- Update an entity.
+-- Find the row with the given PRIMARY KEY and update its colums with values
+-- from the given table and return the complete entity, with updates taken into account.
+-- If asked, the update can be "full", just like an HTTP PUT method would expect to work:
+-- any schema field that is not included in the given argument will be set to CQL `null` (unset).
 -- Performs schema validation, 'UNIQUE' and 'FOREIGN' checks.
 -- @see check_unique_fields
 -- @see check_foreign_fields
--- @param[type=table] t A table representing the entity to update. It **must** contain the entity's PRIMARY KEY (can be composite).
--- @param[type=boolean] full  If **true**, set to NULL any column not in the `t` parameter, such as a PUT query would do for example.
--- @treturn table Updated entity or nil.
--- @treturn table Error if any during the execution.
+-- @param[type=table] t A table representing the entity to update. It must contain the entity's PRIMARY KEY (can be composite).
+-- @param[type=boolean] full  If true, set to CQL `null` any column not in the `t` argument, such as a PUT query would do for example.
+-- @treturn table `result`: Updated entity or nil.
+-- @treturn table `error`: Error if any during the execution.
 function BaseDao:update(t, full)
   assert(t ~= nil, "Cannot update a nil element")
   assert(type(t) == "table", "Entity to update must be a table")
 
-  local ok, db_err, errors, self_err
-
-  -- Check if exists to prevent upsert
-  local res, err = self:find_by_primary_key(t)
-  if err then
-    return false, err
-  elseif not res then
-    return false
+  -- Check if the entity exists to prevent upsert and retrieve its old values
+  local entity, err = self:find_by_primary_key(t)
+  if entity == nil or err then
+    return nil, err
   end
 
   if not full then
-    fix_tables(t, res, self._schema)
+    complete_partial_entity(t, entity, self._schema)
   end
 
   -- Validate schema
-  ok, errors, self_err = validations.validate_entity(t, self._schema, {
-    partial_update = not full,
+  local ok, errors, err = validations.validate_entity(t, self._schema, {
+    update = true,
+    old_t = entity,
     full_update = full,
     dao = self._factory
   })
-  if self_err then
-    return nil, self_err
+  if err then
+    return nil, err
   elseif not ok then
     return nil, DaoError(errors, error_types.SCHEMA)
   end
 
-  ok, errors, db_err = self:check_unique_fields(t, true)
-  if db_err then
-    return nil, DaoError(db_err, error_types.DATABASE)
+  ok, errors, err = self:check_unique_fields(t, true)
+  if err then
+    return nil, DaoError(err, error_types.DATABASE)
   elseif not ok then
     return nil, DaoError(errors, error_types.UNIQUE)
   end
 
-  ok, errors, db_err = self:check_foreign_fields(t)
-  if db_err then
-    return nil, DaoError(db_err, error_types.DATABASE)
+  ok, errors, err = self:check_foreign_fields(t)
+  if err then
+    return nil, DaoError(err, error_types.DATABASE)
   elseif not ok then
     return nil, DaoError(errors, error_types.FOREIGN)
   end
 
   -- Extract primary key from the entity
   local t_primary_key, t_no_primary_key = extract_primary_key(t, self._primary_key, self._clustering_key)
 
-  -- If full, add `null` values to the SET part of the query for nil columns
+  -- If full, add CQL `null` to the SET part of the query for nil columns
   if full then
     for k, v in pairs(self._schema.fields) do
-      if not t[k] and not v.immutable then
+      if t[k] == nil and not v.immutable then
         t_no_primary_key[k] = cassandra.unset
       end
     end
   end
 
   local update_q, columns = query_builder.update(self._table, t_no_primary_key, t_primary_key)
 
-  local _, stmt_err = self:build_args_and_execute(update_q, columns, self:_marshall(t))
-  if stmt_err then
-    return nil, stmt_err
+  local _, err = self:build_args_and_execute(update_q, columns, self:_marshall(t))
+  if err then
+    return nil, err
   else
     return self:_unmarshall(t)
   end

kong/dao/schemas/apis.lua

@@ -105,9 +105,7 @@ local function check_name(name)
     if err then
       ngx.log(ngx.ERR, err)
       return
-    end
-
-    if m then
+    elseif m then
       return false, "name must only contain alphanumeric and '., -, _, ~' characters"
     end
   end
@@ -120,7 +118,7 @@ return {
   primary_key = {"id"},
   fields = {
     id = {type = "id", dao_insert_value = true},
-    created_at = {type = "timestamp", dao_insert_value = true},
+    created_at = {type = "timestamp", immutable = true, dao_insert_value = true},
     name = {type = "string", unique = true, queryable = true, default = default_name, func = check_name},
     request_host = {type = "string", unique = true, queryable = true, func = check_request_host_and_path,
                   regex = "([a-zA-Z0-9-]+(\\.[a-zA-Z0-9-]+)*)"},

kong/dao/schemas/consumers.lua

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ return {
   primary_key = {"id"},
   fields = {
     id = { type = "id", dao_insert_value = true },
-    created_at = { type = "timestamp", dao_insert_value = true },
+    created_at = { type = "timestamp", immutable = true, dao_insert_value = true },
     custom_id = { type = "string", unique = true, queryable = true, func = check_custom_id_and_username },
     username = { type = "string", unique = true, queryable = true, func = check_custom_id_and_username }
   }

kong/dao/schemas/plugins.lua

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ return {
     },
     created_at = {
       type = "timestamp",
+      immutable = true,
       dao_insert_value = true
     },
     api_id = {