Removed Preference.AltId

model/client.go

@@ -853,9 +853,17 @@ func (c *Client) SetPreferences(preferences *Preferences) (*Result, *AppError) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (c *Client) GetPreferencesByName(category string, name string) (*Result, *AppError) {
+func (c *Client) GetPreference(category string, name string) (*Result, *AppError) {
 	if r, err := c.DoApiGet("/preferences/"+category+"/"+name, "", ""); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
+	} else {
+		return &Result{r.Header.Get(HEADER_REQUEST_ID), r.Header.Get(HEADER_ETAG_SERVER), PreferenceFromJson(r.Body)}, nil
+	}
+}
+
+func (c *Client) GetPreferenceCategory(category string) (*Result, *AppError) {
+	if r, err := c.DoApiGet("/preferences/"+category, "", ""); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	} else {
 		preferences, _ := PreferencesFromJson(r.Body)
 		return &Result{r.Header.Get(HEADER_REQUEST_ID), r.Header.Get(HEADER_ETAG_SERVER), preferences}, nil

model/preference.go

@@ -9,17 +9,15 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	PREFERENCE_CATEGORY_DIRECT_CHANNELS = "direct_channels"
-	PREFERENCE_CATEGORY_TEST            = "test" // do not use, just for testing uniqueness while there's only one real category
-	PREFERENCE_NAME_SHOW                = "show"
-	PREFERENCE_NAME_TEST                = "test" // do not use, just for testing uniqueness while there's only one real name
+	PREFERENCE_CATEGORY_DIRECT_CHANNEL_SHOW = "direct_channel_show"
+	PREFERENCE_CATEGORY_TEST                = "test" // do not use, just for testing uniqueness while there's only one real category
+	PREFERENCE_NAME_TEST                    = "test" // do not use, just for testing while there's no constant name
 )
 
 type Preference struct {
 	UserId   string `json:"user_id"`
 	Category string `json:"category"`
 	Name     string `json:"name"`
-	AltId    string `json:"alt_id"`
 	Value    string `json:"value"`
 }
 
@@ -52,14 +50,11 @@ func (o *Preference) IsValid() *AppError {
 		return NewAppError("Preference.IsValid", "Invalid category", "category="+o.Category)
 	}
 
-	if len(o.Name) == 0 || len(o.Name) > 32 || !IsPreferenceNameValid(o.Name) {
+	// name can either be a valid constant or an id
+	if len(o.Name) == 0 || len(o.Name) > 32 || !(len(o.Name) == 26 || IsPreferenceNameValid(o.Name)) {
 		return NewAppError("Preference.IsValid", "Invalid name", "name="+o.Name)
 	}
 
-	if o.AltId != "" && len(o.AltId) != 26 {
-		return NewAppError("Preference.IsValid", "Invalid alternate id", "altId="+o.AltId)
-	}
-
 	if len(o.Value) > 128 {
 		return NewAppError("Preference.IsValid", "Value is too long", "value="+o.Value)
 	}
@@ -68,9 +63,9 @@ func (o *Preference) IsValid() *AppError {
 }
 
 func IsPreferenceCategoryValid(category string) bool {
-	return category == PREFERENCE_CATEGORY_DIRECT_CHANNELS || category == PREFERENCE_CATEGORY_TEST
+	return category == PREFERENCE_CATEGORY_DIRECT_CHANNEL_SHOW || category == PREFERENCE_CATEGORY_TEST
 }
 
 func IsPreferenceNameValid(name string) bool {
-	return name == PREFERENCE_NAME_SHOW || name == PREFERENCE_NAME_TEST
+	return name == PREFERENCE_NAME_TEST
 }

model/preference_test.go

@@ -9,15 +9,19 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestPreferenceIsValid(t *testing.T) {
-	preference := Preference{}
+	preference := Preference{
+		UserId:   "1234garbage",
+		Category: PREFERENCE_CATEGORY_DIRECT_CHANNEL_SHOW,
+		Name:     PREFERENCE_NAME_TEST,
+	}
 
 	if err := preference.IsValid(); err == nil {
 		t.Fatal()
 	}
 
 	preference.UserId = NewId()
-	if err := preference.IsValid(); err == nil {
-		t.Fatal()
+	if err := preference.IsValid(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
 	preference.Category = "1234garbage"
@@ -25,8 +29,8 @@ func TestPreferenceIsValid(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal()
 	}
 
-	preference.Category = PREFERENCE_CATEGORY_DIRECT_CHANNELS
-	if err := preference.IsValid(); err == nil {
+	preference.Category = PREFERENCE_CATEGORY_DIRECT_CHANNEL_SHOW
+	if err := preference.IsValid(); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal()
 	}
 
@@ -35,22 +39,12 @@ func TestPreferenceIsValid(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal()
 	}
 
-	preference.Name = PREFERENCE_NAME_SHOW
+	preference.Name = NewId()
 	if err := preference.IsValid(); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal()
 	}
 
-	preference.AltId = "1234garbage"
-	if err := preference.IsValid(); err == nil {
-		t.Fatal()
-	}
-
-	preference.AltId = NewId()
-	if err := preference.IsValid(); err != nil {
-		t.Fatal()
-	}
-
-	preference.Value = "1234garbage"
+	preference.Name = PREFERENCE_NAME_TEST
 	if err := preference.IsValid(); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal()
 	}
@@ -59,4 +53,9 @@ func TestPreferenceIsValid(t *testing.T) {
 	if err := preference.IsValid(); err == nil {
 		t.Fatal()
 	}
+
+	preference.Value = "1234garbage"
+	if err := preference.IsValid(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal()
+	}
 }

model/preferences.go

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 )
 
-type Preferences []*Preference
+type Preferences []Preference
 
 func (o *Preferences) ToJson() string {
 	b, err := json.Marshal(o)