1 files changed, 22 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/server/helpers/custom-validators/video-channels.ts b/server/helpers/custom-validators/video-channels.ts
index 2a6f56840..32faf36f7 100644
--- a/server/helpers/custom-validators/video-channels.ts
+++ b/server/helpers/custom-validators/video-channels.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import * as validator from 'validator'
 import { CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS } from '../../initializers'
 import { VideoChannelModel } from '../../models/video/video-channel'
 import { exists } from './misc'
+import { Response } from 'express'
 
 const VIDEO_CHANNELS_CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS = CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.VIDEO_CHANNELS
 
@@ -20,6 +21,12 @@ function isVideoChannelSupportValid (value: string) {
   return value === null || (exists(value) && validator.isLength(value, VIDEO_CHANNELS_CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.SUPPORT))
 }
 
+async function isLocalVideoChannelNameExist (name: string, res: Response) {
+  const videoChannel = await VideoChannelModel.loadLocalByName(name)
+
+  return processVideoChannelExist(videoChannel, res)
+}
+
 async function isVideoChannelExist (id: string, res: express.Response) {
   let videoChannel: VideoChannelModel
   if (validator.isInt(id)) {
@@ -28,23 +35,28 @@ async function isVideoChannelExist (id: string, res: express.Response) {
     videoChannel = await VideoChannelModel.loadByUUIDAndPopulateAccount(id)
   }
 
-  if (!videoChannel) {
-    res.status(404)
-      .json({ error: 'Video channel not found' })
-      .end()
-
-    return false
-  }
-
-  res.locals.videoChannel = videoChannel
-  return true
+  return processVideoChannelExist(videoChannel, res)
 }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 export {
+  isLocalVideoChannelNameExist,
   isVideoChannelDescriptionValid,
   isVideoChannelNameValid,
   isVideoChannelSupportValid,
   isVideoChannelExist
 }
+
+function processVideoChannelExist (videoChannel: VideoChannelModel, res: express.Response) {
+  if (!videoChannel) {
+    res.status(404)
+       .json({ error: 'Video channel not found' })
+       .end()
+
+    return false
+  }
+
+  res.locals.videoChannel = videoChannel
+  return true
+}