Bulk extension field updates via merge-attributes with UNSET_VALUE sentinel (#5471)

* feat: add bulk extension field updates with UNSET_VALUE sentinel for key deletion

- Add `UNSET_VALUE` sentinel constant to signal complete field removal from character cards
- Add `writeExtensionFieldBulk()` function to update extension fields across multiple characters in a single API call
- Add `deleteValueByPath()` utility function to remove nested object keys by dot-path
- Update `writeExtensionField()` to support `UNSET_VALUE` for deleting extension keys
- Extend `/api/characters/merge-attributes

* Revert package-lock.json changes

* Allow null values in merge-attributes filter path validation

Change filter.path existence check to only skip on undefined, not null. This allows merging attributes when the existing value is explicitly null, treating null as a valid value rather than absence of a value.

* fix: share forbiddenRegExp between modules

* feat: add writeExtensionFieldBulk and UNSET_VALUE constant to getContext

* Update src/endpoints/characters.js

Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

* fix: validate for .png extension

* Update public/scripts/extensions.js

Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

* refactor: extract shouldSkip logic as a function param to avoid double parsing

---------

Co-authored-by: Cohee <18619528+Cohee1207@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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Wolfsblvt
2026-04-19 23:06:28 +02:00
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parent b436971a09
commit d720605be8
5 changed files with 316 additions and 33 deletions
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@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { DOMPurify, Popper } from '../lib.js';
import { eventSource, event_types, saveSettings, saveSettingsDebounced, getRequestHeaders, animation_duration, CLIENT_VERSION } from '../script.js';
import { POPUP_RESULT, POPUP_TYPE, Popup } from './popup.js';
import { renderTemplate, renderTemplateAsync } from './templates.js';
import { delay, equalsIgnoreCaseAndAccents, isSubsetOf, sanitizeSelector, setValueByPath, versionCompare } from './utils.js';
import { delay, deleteValueByPath, equalsIgnoreCaseAndAccents, isSubsetOf, sanitizeSelector, setValueByPath, versionCompare } from './utils.js';
import { getContext } from './st-context.js';
import { isAdmin } from './user.js';
import { addLocaleData, getCurrentLocale, t } from './i18n.js';
@@ -1839,6 +1839,18 @@ export async function runGenerationInterceptors(chat, contextSize, type) {
return aborted;
}
/**
* Sentinel value that signals a field should be completely removed (unset)
* from the character card rather than being set to any value. Pass this as
* the `value` argument to {@link writeExtensionField} or
* {@link writeExtensionFieldBulk} to delete the key entirely.
*
* Using `null` as a value will set the field to `null` (the key remains).
* Using this sentinel will delete the key from the character card.
* @type {string}
*/
export const UNSET_VALUE = '__@@UNSET@@__';
/**
* Writes a field to the character's data extensions object.
* @param {number|string} characterId Index in the character array
@@ -1853,13 +1865,23 @@ export async function writeExtensionField(characterId, key, value) {
console.warn('Character not found', characterId);
return;
}
const path = `data.extensions.${key}`;
setValueByPath(character, path, value);
const extensionPath = `data.extensions.${key}`;
const isUnset = value === UNSET_VALUE;
if (isUnset) {
deleteValueByPath(character, extensionPath);
} else {
setValueByPath(character, extensionPath, value);
}
// Process JSON data
if (character.json_data) {
const jsonData = JSON.parse(character.json_data);
setValueByPath(jsonData, path, value);
if (isUnset) {
deleteValueByPath(jsonData, extensionPath);
} else {
setValueByPath(jsonData, extensionPath, value);
}
character.json_data = JSON.stringify(jsonData);
// Make sure the data doesn't get lost when saving the current character
@@ -1888,6 +1910,107 @@ export async function writeExtensionField(characterId, key, value) {
}
}
/**
* @typedef {object} BulkExtensionFieldResult
* @property {string[]} updated Avatar filenames that were successfully updated
* @property {string[]} skipped Avatar filenames skipped (filter didn't match or unreadable)
* @property {string[]} failed Avatar filenames where the update failed
*/
/**
* Writes (or deletes) an extension field for multiple characters in a single
* bulk request. Unlike {@link writeExtensionField}, this sends one API call
* for all characters, and the server processes them in parallel.
*
* When `value` is {@link UNSET_VALUE} the extension key is **deleted** from
* each matching character card. Passing `null` sets the field to `null`
* (the key is preserved).
*
* @param {string[]|null} avatars Avatar filenames to update. Pass `null` or an
* empty array to target **all** characters in the user's character directory.
* @param {string} key Extension field name (e.g. "greeting_tools")
* @param {any} value Field value, `null` to set null, or
* {@link UNSET_VALUE} to delete the key entirely
* @param {object} [options={}] Optional settings
* @param {string} [options.filterPath] Dot-path filter — the server will only
* update characters where this path is present and not `undefined`;
* `null` still counts as a match. Useful when the frontend has shallow
* character data and cannot pre-filter.
* Defaults to `data.extensions.<key>` when unsetting, so deletion requests
* automatically skip characters where the field is missing/`undefined`.
* @returns {Promise<BulkExtensionFieldResult>} Summary of the bulk operation
*/
export async function writeExtensionFieldBulk(avatars, key, value, { filterPath } = {}) {
const context = getContext();
const extensionPath = `data.extensions.${key}`;
const isUnset = value === UNSET_VALUE;
// Build the server request
const requestBody = {
avatars: Array.isArray(avatars) && avatars.length > 0 ? avatars : [],
data: {
data: {
extensions: {
[key]: value,
},
},
},
};
// Default filter: when unsetting, only touch characters that have the field
const resolvedFilterPath = filterPath ?? (isUnset ? extensionPath : undefined);
if (resolvedFilterPath) {
requestBody.filter = { path: resolvedFilterPath };
}
const mergeResponse = await fetch('/api/characters/merge-attributes', {
method: 'POST',
headers: getRequestHeaders(),
body: JSON.stringify(requestBody),
});
if (!mergeResponse.ok) {
console.error('Bulk extension field update failed', mergeResponse.statusText);
return { updated: [], skipped: [], failed: [] };
}
/** @type {BulkExtensionFieldResult} */
const result = await mergeResponse.json();
// Sync in-memory character objects for successfully updated characters
const updatedSet = new Set(result.updated);
for (const character of context.characters) {
if (!character || !updatedSet.has(character.avatar)) continue;
if (isUnset) {
deleteValueByPath(character, extensionPath);
} else {
setValueByPath(character, extensionPath, value);
}
// Keep json_data in sync
if (character.json_data) {
const jsonData = JSON.parse(character.json_data);
if (isUnset) {
deleteValueByPath(jsonData, extensionPath);
} else {
setValueByPath(jsonData, extensionPath, value);
}
character.json_data = JSON.stringify(jsonData);
}
}
// If the currently active character was updated, sync the hidden input
if (context.characterId !== undefined) {
const activeChar = context.characters[context.characterId];
if (activeChar && updatedSet.has(activeChar.avatar) && activeChar.json_data) {
$('#character_json_data').val(activeChar.json_data);
}
}
return result;
}
/**
* Prompts the user to enter the Git URL of the extension to import.
* After obtaining the Git URL, makes a POST request to '/api/extensions/install' to import the extension.
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@@ -77,7 +77,9 @@ import {
renderExtensionTemplate,
renderExtensionTemplateAsync,
saveMetadataDebounced,
UNSET_VALUE,
writeExtensionField,
writeExtensionFieldBulk,
} from './extensions.js';
import { groups, openGroupChat, selected_group, unshallowGroupMembers } from './group-chats.js';
import { addLocaleData, getCurrentLocale, t, translate } from './i18n.js';
@@ -202,6 +204,7 @@ export function getContext() {
generateRaw,
generateRawData,
writeExtensionField,
writeExtensionFieldBulk,
getThumbnailUrl,
selectCharacterById,
messageFormatting,
@@ -296,6 +299,9 @@ export function getContext() {
symbols: {
ignore: IGNORE_SYMBOL,
},
constants: {
unset: UNSET_VALUE,
},
};
}
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@@ -2061,6 +2061,23 @@ export function setValueByPath(obj, path, value) {
currentObject[keyParts[keyParts.length - 1]] = value;
}
/**
* Deletes a value from a nested object at the given dot-separated path.
* @param {object} obj Object to delete from
* @param {string} path Dot-separated key path (e.g. "data.extensions.myKey")
*/
export function deleteValueByPath(obj, path) {
const keyParts = path.split('.');
let current = obj;
for (let i = 0; i < keyParts.length - 1; i++) {
if (!current || typeof current !== 'object') return;
current = current[keyParts[i]];
}
if (current && typeof current === 'object') {
delete current[keyParts[keyParts.length - 1]];
}
}
/**
* Flashes the given HTML element via CSS flash animation for a defined period
* @param {JQuery<HTMLElement>} element - The element to flash
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@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { Jimp, JimpMime } from '../jimp.js';
import storage from 'node-persist';
import { AVATAR_WIDTH, AVATAR_HEIGHT, DEFAULT_AVATAR_PATH } from '../constants.js';
import { default as validateAvatarUrlMiddleware, getFileNameValidationFunction } from '../middleware/validateFileName.js';
import { default as validateAvatarUrlMiddleware, getFileNameValidationFunction, forbiddenRegExp } from '../middleware/validateFileName.js';
import { deepMerge, humanizedDateTime, tryParse, MemoryLimitedMap, getConfigValue, mutateJsonString, clientRelativePath, getUniqueName, sanitizeSafeCharacterReplacements } from '../util.js';
import { TavernCardValidator } from '../validator/TavernCardValidator.js';
import { parse, read, write } from '../character-card-parser.js';
@@ -1219,46 +1219,182 @@ router.post('/edit-attribute', validateAvatarUrlMiddleware, async function (requ
}
});
/**
* Sentinel value that signals a field should be completely removed (unset)
* from the character card rather than being set to any value. Use this in
* the merge payload wherever a key should be deleted.
*
* Both the server and the frontend share this constant so that callers can
* explicitly opt into deletion without overloading `null`.
* @type {string}
*/
const UNSET_SENTINEL = '__@@UNSET@@__';
/** Maximum number of characters processed in parallel during bulk merge */
const BULK_MERGE_CONCURRENCY = 10;
/**
* Recursively walks `source` and removes any key from `target` whose
* corresponding value in `source` equals the {@link UNSET_SENTINEL}.
* Called after {@link deepMerge} so that the sentinel gets replaced by
* an actual key deletion.
* @param {object} target The merged character object to clean up
* @param {object} source The original update payload (pre-merge clone)
*/
function processUnsetSentinels(target, source) {
for (const key of Object.keys(source)) {
if (source[key] === UNSET_SENTINEL) {
_.unset(target, key);
} else if (_.isPlainObject(source[key]) && _.isPlainObject(target[key])) {
processUnsetSentinels(target[key], source[key]);
}
}
}
/**
* Reads a character card, applies a merge update (with sentinel-based
* unsetting), validates the result, and writes it back.
* @param {string} avatarPath Full path to the character PNG
* @param {string} avatar Avatar filename (e.g. "char.png")
* @param {object} updateData The merge payload to apply
* @param {import("express").Request} request Express request object
* @param {((data: any) => boolean) | null} [shouldSkip] Optional function to determine if a character should be skipped based on its original data (used for bulk merge filtering)
* @returns {Promise<{ok: boolean, error?: string, skipped?: boolean}>} Result of the merge operation, including any validation error
*/
async function mergeCharacterUpdate(avatarPath, avatar, updateData, request, shouldSkip = null) {
const pngStringData = await readCharacterData(avatarPath);
if (!pngStringData) {
return { ok: false, error: 'Invalid character file' };
}
let character = JSON.parse(pngStringData);
if (typeof shouldSkip === 'function' && shouldSkip(character)) {
return { ok: false, skipped: true };
}
const update = _.cloneDeep(updateData);
_.unset(update, 'json_data');
_.unset(character, 'json_data');
character = deepMerge(character, update);
processUnsetSentinels(character, update);
const validator = new TavernCardValidator(character);
//Accept either V1 or V2.
if (!validator.validate()) {
return { ok: false, error: validator.lastValidationError ?? 'Validation failed' };
}
const targetImg = avatar.replace('.png', '');
await writeCharacterData(avatarPath, JSON.stringify(character), targetImg, request);
return { ok: true };
}
/**
* Handle a POST request to edit character properties.
*
* Merges the request body with the selected character and
* validates the result against TavernCard V2 specification.
* Operates in two modes depending on the request body:
*
* @param {Object} request - The HTTP request object.
* @param {Object} response - The HTTP response object.
* **Single mode** (default behavior) — when `avatar` (string) is present:
* Merges the request body with the selected character and validates the
* result against TavernCard V2 specification.
*
* **Bulk mode** — when `avatars` (array) is present:
* Applies the same merge to multiple characters in parallel. Supports:
* - An explicit list of avatars, or all characters when the array is empty
* - An optional server-side `filter` so only characters where a given
* JSON path exists and is non-null are updated
*
* In both modes, any value equal to the sentinel `__@@UNSET@@__` will cause
* that key to be **deleted** from the character card instead of being set.
*
* @param {import("express").Request} request - The HTTP request object
* @param {import("express").Response} response - The HTTP response object
* @returns {void}
* */
*/
router.post('/merge-attributes', getFileNameValidationFunction('avatar'), async function (request, response) {
try {
// ── Bulk mode: avatars array is present ──────────────────
if (Array.isArray(request.body.avatars)) {
const { avatars, data, filter } = request.body;
if (!_.isPlainObject(data)) {
return response.status(400).send({ message: 'No valid update data provided.' });
}
// Determine which avatar files to process
let targetAvatars;
if (avatars.length > 0) {
for (const avatar of avatars) {
if (typeof avatar !== 'string' || forbiddenRegExp.test(avatar) || path.extname(avatar).toLowerCase() !== '.png') {
return response.status(400).send({ message: `Invalid avatar filename: ${avatar}` });
}
}
targetAvatars = avatars;
} else {
// Empty array → scan all characters in the directory
const files = fs.readdirSync(request.user.directories.characters);
targetAvatars = files.filter(file => path.extname(file).toLowerCase() === '.png');
}
const updated = [];
const skipped = [];
const failed = [];
/**
* Process a single character in bulk: read, filter, merge, validate, write.
* @param {string} avatar Avatar filename
*/
const processOne = async (avatar) => {
const avatarPath = path.join(request.user.directories.characters, avatar);
try {
/** @type {(character: object) => boolean} */
let shouldSkip = () => false;
// Apply optional server-side filter before updating the card
if (filter && typeof filter.path === 'string') {
shouldSkip = (character) => {
const value = _.get(character, filter.path);
return value === undefined;
};
}
const result = await mergeCharacterUpdate(avatarPath, avatar, data, request, shouldSkip);
if (result.ok) {
updated.push(avatar);
} else if (result.skipped) {
skipped.push(avatar);
} else {
console.warn(`Bulk merge failed for ${avatar}:`, result.error);
failed.push(avatar);
}
} catch (error) {
console.error(`Bulk merge failed for ${avatar}:`, error);
failed.push(avatar);
}
};
// Process in parallel with a concurrency limit
for (let i = 0; i < targetAvatars.length; i += BULK_MERGE_CONCURRENCY) {
const batch = targetAvatars.slice(i, i + BULK_MERGE_CONCURRENCY);
await Promise.allSettled(batch.map(processOne));
}
return response.send({ updated, skipped, failed });
}
// ── Single mode (default behavior) ───────────────────────
const update = request.body;
const avatarPath = path.join(request.user.directories.characters, update.avatar);
const pngStringData = await readCharacterData(avatarPath);
if (!pngStringData) {
console.error('Error: invalid character file.');
return response.status(400).send('Error: invalid character file.');
}
let character = JSON.parse(pngStringData);
_.unset(update, 'json_data');
_.unset(character, 'json_data');
character = deepMerge(character, update);
const validator = new TavernCardValidator(character);
const targetImg = (update.avatar).replace('.png', '');
//Accept either V1 or V2.
if (validator.validate()) {
await writeCharacterData(avatarPath, JSON.stringify(character), targetImg, request);
const result = await mergeCharacterUpdate(avatarPath, update.avatar, update, request);
if (result.ok) {
response.sendStatus(200);
} else {
console.warn(validator.lastValidationError);
response.status(400).send({ message: `Validation failed for ${character.name}`, error: validator.lastValidationError });
console.warn(result.error);
response.status(400).send({ message: `Validation failed for ${update.avatar}`, error: result.error });
}
} catch (exception) {
response.status(500).send({ message: 'Unexpected error while saving character.', error: exception.toString() });
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@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
import path from 'node:path';
export const forbiddenRegExp = path.sep === '/' ? /[/\x00]/ : /[/\x00\\]/;
/**
* Checks if an object has a toString method.
* @param {object} o Object to check
@@ -23,7 +25,6 @@ export function getFileNameValidationFunction(fieldName) {
*/
return function validateAvatarUrlMiddleware(req, res, next) {
if (req.body && fieldName in req.body && (typeof req.body[fieldName] === 'string' || hasToString(req.body[fieldName]))) {
const forbiddenRegExp = path.sep === '/' ? /[/\x00]/ : /[/\x00\\]/;
if (forbiddenRegExp.test(req.body[fieldName])) {
console.error('An error occurred while validating the request body', {
handle: req.user.profile.handle,