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Assuming storing objects are OK? But, not having looked at the typings, it feels sketchy allowing any objects to be stored like this, unless it is serialised when storing? Do we risk crashing the database if keys have . in them? (have happened before....)
The UI's client side database can drop data when encountering these hostile values.
They do not cause issues in Sofie server side.
New Behavior
When setting the datastore values, Sofie now validates them and no longer allows setting objects with hostile keys.
Nested object and arrays still work as intended.
Testing
I have added one or more unit tests for this PR
I have updated the relevant unit tests
No unit test changes are needed for this PR
Affected areas
This PR affects the Timeline Datastore.
Time Frame
Not urgent, but we would like to get this merged into the in-development release.
Timeline datastore writes validate nested field names and store BSON-converted values. Blueprint contexts validate values before scheduling deferred writes. Tests cover storage, publication, gateway processing, and WebUI handling.
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Timeline datastore validation and propagation
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Summary
Validate values before datastore writes packages/job-worker/src/playout/datastore.ts, packages/job-worker/src/blueprints/context/*, packages/job-worker/src/playout/__tests__/datastore.test.ts, packages/blueprints-integration/src/context/adlibActionContext.ts, packages/documentation/docs/for-developers/for-blueprint-developers/timeline-datastore.md
The validator checks BSON-converted values for nested field names that contain a dot or null byte, or start with a dollar sign. The datastore setter stores the converted value. Blueprint contexts validate values before scheduling deferred writes. Tests and documentation describe the restrictions and validation behavior.
Verify storage and publication behavior packages/sofie-core/src/__tests__/integration/timelineDatastoreHostileKeys.integration.test.ts
Integration tests cover invalid-value rejection, valid-value and datastore-key preservation, publication, DDP encoding, and cleanup.
Tests cover gateway handling of values with hostile field names, datastore keys containing dots or dollar signs, referenced content, and device-state updates after a value changes.
Verify WebUI handling of hostile fields packages/webui/src/meteor/__tests__/hostileFieldNames.test.ts
Tests cover DDP added and changed messages, rejected hostile values, preservation of prior data, and the effects of rejected messages on other updates in a batch.
The new datastore validation blocks hostile field names, but an object with both $ref and $id fields can still get through and reach the UI client, where it can cause update loss. The trigger is narrow, so this is worth fixing before merge but is unlikely to be widespread.
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Review comments at @packages/job-worker/src/playout/datastore.ts:
- Around line 51-52: Update the object-validation branch around Object.entries
so it validates the document fields MongoDB’s BSON serializer will actually
store, including nested Map entries and values transformed by custom toBSON
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- Line 70: Update the BSON conversion and validation path so DBRef values are
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Bug fix
Current Behavior
Concern raised by @jesperstarkar #1827 (comment)
The UI's client side database can drop data when encountering these hostile values.
They do not cause issues in Sofie server side.
New Behavior
When setting the datastore values, Sofie now validates them and no longer allows setting objects with hostile keys.
Nested object and arrays still work as intended.
Testing
Affected areas
This PR affects the Timeline Datastore.
Time Frame
Not urgent, but we would like to get this merged into the in-development release.
Other Information
Follow up for #1827
Status