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+import * as express from 'express'
+import { body } from 'express-validator'
+import { isBulkRemoveCommentsOfScopeValid } from '@server/helpers/custom-validators/bulk'
+import { doesAccountNameWithHostExist } from '@server/helpers/middlewares'
+import { UserRight } from '@shared/models'
+import { BulkRemoveCommentsOfBody } from '@shared/models/bulk/bulk-remove-comments-of-body.model'
+import { logger } from '../../helpers/logger'
+import { areValidationErrors } from './utils'
+
+const bulkRemoveCommentsOfValidator = [
+ body('accountName').exists().withMessage('Should have an account name with host'),
+ body('scope')
+ .custom(isBulkRemoveCommentsOfScopeValid).withMessage('Should have a valid scope'),
+
+ async (req: express.Request, res: express.Response, next: express.NextFunction) => {
+ logger.debug('Checking bulkRemoveCommentsOfValidator parameters', { parameters: req.body })
+
+ if (areValidationErrors(req, res)) return
+ if (!await doesAccountNameWithHostExist(req.body.accountName, res)) return
+
+ const user = res.locals.oauth.token.User
+ const body = req.body as BulkRemoveCommentsOfBody
+
+ if (body.scope === 'instance' && user.hasRight(UserRight.REMOVE_ANY_VIDEO_COMMENT) !== true) {
+ return res.status(403)
+ .json({
+ error: 'User cannot remove any comments of this instance.'
+ })
+ }
+
+ return next()
+ }
+]
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+export {
+ bulkRemoveCommentsOfValidator
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------