- Hoist isRename/trimmedName above try block so catch can roll back user
migration when updateRoleByName throws (not just returns null)
- Add description type + max-length (2000) validation in create and update,
consistent with groups handler
- Remove redundant getRoleByName existence check in deleteRoleHandler —
use deleteRoleByName return value directly
- Skip no-op name write when body.name equals current name (use isRename)
- Extract getUserModel() accessor to DRY repeated Model<IUser> casts
- Use name.trim() consistently in createRoleByName error messages
- Add tests: rename-throw rollback, description validation (create+update),
update delete test mocks to match simplified handler
- Roll back user migration if updateRoleByName returns null during a
rename (race: role deleted between existence check and update)
- Add test verifying rollback calls updateUsersByRole in reverse
- Update PR #12400 description to reflect current test counts (56
handler tests, 40 data-layer tests) and safety features
- Gate deleteRoleByName on existence check — skip user reassignment and
cache invalidation when role doesn't exist (fixes test mismatch)
- Reverse rename order: migrate users before renaming role so a migration
failure leaves the system in a consistent state
- Add .sort({ _id: 1 }) to listUsersByRole for deterministic pagination
- Import shared AdminMember type from data-schemas instead of local copy;
make joinedAt optional since neither groups nor roles populate it
- Change IRole.description from optional to required to match schema default
- Add data-layer tests for updateUsersByRole and countUsersByRole
- Add handler test verifying users-first rename ordering and migration
failure safety
- Block renaming system roles (ADMIN/USER) and add user migration on rename
- Add input validation: name max-length, trim on update, duplicate name check
- Replace fragile String.includes error matching with prefix-based classification
- Catch MongoDB 11000 duplicate key in createRoleByName
- Add pagination (limit/offset/total) to getRoleMembersHandler
- Reverse delete order in deleteRoleByName — reassign users before deletion
- Add role existence check in removeRoleMember; drop unused createdAt select
- Add Array.isArray guard for permissions input; use consistent ?? coalescing
- Fix import ordering per AGENTS.md conventions
- Type-cast mongoose.models.User as Model<IUser> for proper TS inference
- Add comprehensive tests: rename guards, pagination, validation, 500 paths
The updateRoleHandler guard rejected any request where body.name matched
a system role, even when the name was not being changed. This blocked
editing a system role's description. Compare against the URL param to
only reject actual renames to reserved names.
- Add description to IRole, CreateRoleRequest, UpdateRoleRequest types
- Add description field to Mongoose roleSchema (default: '')
- Wire description through createRoleHandler and updateRoleHandler
- Include description in listRoles select clause so it appears in list
The existing accessRole.ts already exports createRole/deleteRole for the
AccessRole model. In createMethods index.ts, these are spread after
roleMethods, overwriting them. Renamed our Role methods to
createRoleByName/deleteRoleByName to match the existing pattern
(getRoleByName, updateRoleByName) and avoid the collision.
