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# API Dash Validation Logging Implementation
## Overview
This implementation addresses GitHub issues #906 and #587 by migrating validation warnings and errors from transient UI notifications to the persistent in-app logging console.
## Changes Made
### 1. Enhanced `collection_providers.dart`
**File:** `lib/providers/collection_providers.dart`
**Added validation logic in the `sendRequest()` method:**
#### Validation Checks Implemented:
1. **Empty URL Validation**
- **Level:** Error
- **Message:** "Request URL is empty. Please provide a valid URL."
- **Tags:** `['request-validation', 'empty-url']`
2. **GET Request with Body Warning**
- **Level:** Warning
- **Message:** "GET request contains a body. This may not be supported by all servers."
- **Tags:** `['request-validation', 'get-with-body']`
- **Trigger:** When HTTP method is GET and request body is not empty
3. **JSON Validation**
- **Valid JSON (Debug):**
- **Level:** Debug
- **Message:** "Request body contains valid JSON."
- **Tags:** `['request-validation', 'valid-json']`
- **Invalid JSON (Error):**
- **Level:** Error
- **Message:** "Invalid JSON in request body: [error details]"
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- **Tags:** `['request-validation', 'completed']`
### 2. Added Import
**Added:** `import 'package:better_networking/better_networking.dart';`
- Required for accessing `HTTPVerb`, `ContentType`, and `kJsonDecoder` constants
## Implementation Details
### Code Location
The validation logic is inserted in the `sendRequest()` method right after the HTTP request model is prepared but before the actual network request is sent. This ensures:
- All request parameters are finalized
- Validation happens for every request
- Logs appear in the terminal before network activity
### Terminal Integration
Uses the existing terminal logging system:
```dart
final terminal = ref.read(terminalStateProvider.notifier);
terminal.logSystem(
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## Testing Scenarios
### Test Case 1: GET Request with Body
**Setup:**
- Method: GET
- URL: https://api.example.com/data
- Body: `{"key": "value"}`
**Expected Result:**
- ⚠️ Warning log appears in terminal console
- Message: "GET request contains a body. This may not be supported by all servers."
### Test Case 2: POST Request with Invalid JSON
**Setup:**
- Method: POST
- URL: https://api.example.com/data
- Content-Type: application/json
- Body: `{"key": "value", "invalid": }` (missing value)
**Expected Result:**
- ❌ Error log appears in terminal console
- Message: "Invalid JSON in request body: [FormatException details]"
### Test Case 3: Valid POST Request
**Setup:**
- Method: POST
- URL: https://api.example.com/data
- Content-Type: application/json
- Body: `{"key": "value", "number": 123}`
**Expected Result:**
- ✅ Debug log: "Request body contains valid JSON."
- Info log: "Request validation completed for POST https://api.example.com/data"
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## Migration Status
**Completed:**
- GET request with body validation
- JSON validation for request bodies
- Empty URL validation
- Integration with existing terminal logging system
**Verified:**
- No compilation errors
- Proper import statements
- Consistent logging format
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## Future Enhancements
Potential additional validations that could be added:
- URL format validation
- Header validation
- Authentication parameter validation
- Request size limits
- Content-Type mismatch warnings
## Files Modified
1. `lib/providers/collection_providers.dart` - Added validation logic
2. `test_validation_logging.dart` - Demo/test file (can be removed)
3. `VALIDATION_LOGGING_IMPLEMENTATION.md` - This documentation
## Commit Message
```
fix(logging): redirect request validation warnings & errors to in-app console (#906, #587)
- Add GET-with-body validation warning to terminal console
- Add JSON validation error logging for invalid request bodies
- Add empty URL validation error logging
- Add request validation completion info logging
- Replace transient UI notifications with persistent terminal logs
- Maintain consistent logging format with categories and tags
Resolves #906: Migrate to in-app logging console
Resolves #587: Add a Global status bar in API Dash
```