Add video channels

1 files changed, 45 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/server/helpers/custom-validators/video-authors.ts b/server/helpers/custom-validators/video-authors.ts
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+++ b/server/helpers/custom-validators/video-authors.ts
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+import * as Promise from 'bluebird'
+import * as validator from 'validator'
+import * as express from 'express'
+import 'express-validator'
+
+import { database as db } from '../../initializers'
+import { AuthorInstance } from '../../models'
+import { logger } from '../logger'
+
+import { isUserUsernameValid } from './users'
+
+function isVideoAuthorNameValid (value: string) {
+  return isUserUsernameValid(value)
+}
+
+function checkVideoAuthorExists (id: string, res: express.Response, callback: () => void) {
+  let promise: Promise<AuthorInstance>
+  if (validator.isInt(id)) {
+    promise = db.Author.load(+id)
+  } else { // UUID
+    promise = db.Author.loadByUUID(id)
+  }
+
+  promise.then(author => {
+    if (!author) {
+      return res.status(404)
+        .json({ error: 'Video author not found' })
+        .end()
+    }
+
+    res.locals.author = author
+    callback()
+  })
+    .catch(err => {
+      logger.error('Error in video author request validator.', err)
+      return res.sendStatus(500)
+    })
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+export {
+  checkVideoAuthorExists,
+  isVideoAuthorNameValid
+}