"Improve personality registry validation and API

src/routes/chats.js

@@ -7,14 +7,20 @@ import {asyncHandler} from "../middleware/asyncHandler.js";
 import {generationCancellation} from "../middleware/generationCancellation.js";
 import {requireLogin} from "../middleware/auth.js";
 import {validateBody} from "../middleware/validate.js";
-import {getPersonality, listPersonalities, DEFAULT_PERSONALITY_ID} from "../services/personalityRegistry.js";
+import {getPersonality, getPersonalityMetadata, listPersonalities, DEFAULT_PERSONALITY_ID} from "../services/personalityRegistry.js";
 
-const createChatValidator = (body) => ({
+const createChatValidator = (body) => {
+    const rawPersonalityId = body?.personalityId;
+    if (rawPersonalityId != null && (typeof rawPersonalityId !== "string" || !rawPersonalityId.trim())) {
+        return {error: "personalityId must be a non-empty string"};
+    }
+    return {
         value: {
             title: String(body?.title || "New chat").trim() || "New chat",
-        personalityId: body?.personalityId == null ? DEFAULT_PERSONALITY_ID : String(body.personalityId)
+            personalityId: rawPersonalityId == null ? DEFAULT_PERSONALITY_ID : rawPersonalityId.trim()
         }
-});
+    };
+};
 
 const messageValidator = (body) => {
     const content = String(body?.content || "").trim();
@@ -147,7 +153,7 @@ export function createChatsRouter({repositories, chatService, modelService, conf
     router.get("/chats", (req, res) => res.json({chats: repositories.listChats(req.session.user)}));
     router.get("/personalities", (_req, res) => res.json({personalities: listPersonalities(), defaultPersonalityId: DEFAULT_PERSONALITY_ID}));
     router.get("/personalities/:id", (req, res) => {
-        const personality = listPersonalities().find(item => item.id === req.params.id);
+        const personality = getPersonalityMetadata(req.params.id);
         return personality ? res.json({personality}) : res.status(404).json({error: "Personality not found"});
     });
     router.get("/chats/search", (req, res) => res.json({chats: repositories.searchChats(req.session.user, req.query.q || "")}));
@@ -170,10 +176,14 @@ export function createChatsRouter({repositories, chatService, modelService, conf
         const chatId = Number(req.params.id);
         const chat = repositories.getChat(chatId, req.session.user);
         if (!chat) return res.status(404).json({error: "Chat not found"});
-        const personalityId = String(req.body?.personalityId || "");
+        const personalityId = req.body?.personalityId;
-        if (!getPersonality(personalityId)) return res.status(400).json({error: "Unknown personality"});
+        if (typeof personalityId !== "string" || !personalityId.trim()) {
-        repositories.updateChatPersonality(chatId, req.session.user, personalityId);
+            return res.status(400).json({error: "personalityId must be a non-empty string"});
-        return res.json({chat: repositories.getChat(chatId, req.session.user), personality: listPersonalities().find(item => item.id === personalityId)});
+        }
+        const normalizedPersonalityId = personalityId.trim();
+        if (!getPersonality(normalizedPersonalityId)) return res.status(400).json({error: "Unknown personality"});
+        repositories.updateChatPersonality(chatId, req.session.user, normalizedPersonalityId);
+        return res.json({chat: repositories.getChat(chatId, req.session.user), personality: getPersonalityMetadata(normalizedPersonalityId)});
     });
 
     router.put("/chats/:id", validateBody((body) => {

src/services/personalityRegistry.js

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+export const DEFAULT_PERSONALITY_ID = "general-assistant";
+
 const entries = [
     {
         id: "general-assistant", name: "Leonardo", specialization: "General Assistance",
@@ -79,15 +81,54 @@ Present the reasoning in a readable order: frame the problem, identify decisive
     }
 ];
 
-const registry = new Map(entries.map(entry => [entry.id, Object.freeze(entry)]));
+const requiredMetadataFields = [
-export const DEFAULT_PERSONALITY_ID = "general-assistant";
+    "id",
+    "name",
+    "specialization",
+    "description",
+    "longDescription",
+    "historicalInspiration",
+    "icon",
+    "accentColor",
+    "systemPrompt"
+];
 
-export function getPersonality(id) {
+function createRegistry(definitions) {
-    return registry.get(id) || null;
+    const ids = new Set();
+    const defaultEntries = definitions.filter(entry => entry.id === DEFAULT_PERSONALITY_ID);
+
+    if (defaultEntries.length !== 1) {
+        throw new Error(`Personality registry must contain exactly one default personality: ${DEFAULT_PERSONALITY_ID}`);
+    }
+
+    for (const entry of definitions) {
+        if (!entry || typeof entry !== "object") throw new Error("Personality registry entries must be objects");
+        for (const field of requiredMetadataFields) {
+            if (typeof entry[field] !== "string" || !entry[field].trim()) {
+                throw new Error(`Personality ${entry.id || "<unknown>"} is missing ${field}`);
+            }
+        }
+        if (!/^[a-z0-9]+(?:-[a-z0-9]+)*$/.test(entry.id)) {
+            throw new Error(`Personality ID is not kebab-case: ${entry.id}`);
+        }
+        if (ids.has(entry.id)) throw new Error(`Duplicate personality ID: ${entry.id}`);
+        if (!/^#[0-9a-f]{6}$/i.test(entry.accentColor)) {
+            throw new Error(`Invalid accent color for personality: ${entry.id}`);
+        }
+        if (entry.systemPrompt.length < 1200) {
+            throw new Error(`Personality ${entry.id} needs a substantial system prompt`);
+        }
+        ids.add(entry.id);
+    }
+
+    return new Map(definitions.map(entry => [entry.id, Object.freeze({...entry})]));
 }
 
-export function listPersonalities() {
+const registry = createRegistry(entries);
-    return entries.map(entry => ({
+
+function toPublicMetadata(entry) {
+    if (!entry) return null;
+    return {
         id: entry.id,
         name: entry.name,
         specialization: entry.specialization,
@@ -96,10 +137,26 @@ export function listPersonalities() {
         historicalInspiration: entry.historicalInspiration,
         icon: entry.icon,
         accentColor: entry.accentColor,
-        ...(entry.isDefault ? {isDefault: true} : {})
+        isDefault: entry.id === DEFAULT_PERSONALITY_ID
-    }));
+    };
+}
+
+export function getPersonality(id) {
+    return registry.get(id) || null;
+}
+
+export function resolvePersonalityId(id) {
+    return registry.has(id) ? id : DEFAULT_PERSONALITY_ID;
+}
+
+export function listPersonalities() {
+    return entries.map(toPublicMetadata);
+}
+
+export function getPersonalityMetadata(id) {
+    return toPublicMetadata(getPersonality(id));
 }
 
 export function getPersonalitySystemPrompt(id) {
-    return getPersonality(id)?.systemPrompt || registry.get(DEFAULT_PERSONALITY_ID).systemPrompt;
+    return registry.get(resolvePersonalityId(id)).systemPrompt;
 }

src/services/workspaceImportService.js

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * @file Prüft und normalisiert importierte Arbeitsbereiche mit Personas, Chats und Nachrichtenbeziehungen.
  */
 import {parseSources} from "./chatMessageHelpers.js";
-import {getPersonality, DEFAULT_PERSONALITY_ID} from "./personalityRegistry.js";
+import {resolvePersonalityId} from "./personalityRegistry.js";
 
 const VALID_PERSONA_TYPES = new Set(["assistant", "user"]);
 const VALID_MESSAGE_ROLES = new Set(["user", "bot", "assistant", "system"]);
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ function validateChat(chat, index, errors) {
         branched_from_message_id: sourceId(chat.branched_from_message_id ?? chat.branchedFromMessageId),
         title,
         stored_title: title,
-        personality_id: getPersonality(chat.personality_id ?? chat.personalityId)?.id || DEFAULT_PERSONALITY_ID,
+        personality_id: resolvePersonalityId(chat.personality_id ?? chat.personalityId),
         folder_name: optionalText(chat.folder_name || chat.folderName),
         is_pinned: Boolean(chat.is_pinned || chat.isPinned),
         archived_at: optionalText(chat.archived_at || chat.archivedAt),

test/app.test.js

@@ -158,7 +158,9 @@ test("personality API keeps prompts private, validates IDs, and enforces chat ow
     const defaultChat = await request(server.baseUrl, "/chats", {method:"POST", jar:owner, body:{systemPrompt:"Injected"}});
     assert.equal(defaultChat.json.chat.personality_id, "general-assistant");
     assert.equal((await request(server.baseUrl, "/chats", {method:"POST", jar:owner, body:{personalityId:"invented"}})).status, 400);
+    assert.equal((await request(server.baseUrl, "/chats", {method:"POST", jar:owner, body:{personalityId:["programmer"]}})).status, 400);
     assert.equal((await request(server.baseUrl, `/chats/${created.json.chat.id}/personality`, {method:"PUT", jar:other, body:{personalityId:"tutor"}})).status, 404);
+    assert.equal((await request(server.baseUrl, `/chats/${created.json.chat.id}/personality`, {method:"PUT", jar:owner, body:{personalityId:["tutor"]}})).status, 400);
     assert.equal((await request(server.baseUrl, `/chats/${created.json.chat.id}/personality`, {method:"PUT", jar:owner, body:{personalityId:"tutor"}})).json.chat.personality_id, "tutor");
     assert.equal((await request(server.baseUrl, "/personas", {method:"POST", jar:owner, body:{name:"Custom"}})).status, 404);
 });