Reject unrecognised directoryType in jamulusserver/setDirectory

[mcfnord]

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jamulusserver/setDirectory replied "ok" to any directoryType string and mapped an unrecognised one to any_genre_1, the public default, because DeserializeDirectoryType() returned AT_DEFAULT on a lookup miss. The same miss made the existing "custom needs an address" guard unreachable for "CUSTOM". The lookup now returns bool with an out-parameter; an unrecognised value returns error -32602 with the message pljones asked for on #3915, and the directory setting is left unchanged. The doc comment no longer claims the result is always "ok", and docs/JSON-RPC.md is regenerated.

CHANGELOG: Server: jamulusserver/setDirectory rejects an unrecognised directoryType instead of silently registering the server with the default public directory.

Context: Fixes an issue?

Fixes: #3915

Does this change need documentation? What needs to be documented and how?

docs/JSON-RPC.md is regenerated in this PR. Nothing on the website.

Status of this Pull Request

Working implementation.

What is missing until this pull request can be merged?

Review. Tested on loopback against the patched server: eight unrecognised values (NONE, CUSTOM, custon, custom with a trailing space, GENRE_ROCK, genre-rock, "", unknown_xyz) all return -32602 and getServerProfile still reports the previous type; none still applies (the other valid values were unchanged by this revision and were verified in the earlier 24-case A/B); custom without an address is still rejected by the existing guard. Builds clean with -Wall -Wextra; clang-format clean.

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setDirectory now rejects unrecognized directoryType values with error -32602 and leaves the directory setting unchanged. The lookup reports success through a boolean result and output parameter. The RPC documentation describes accepted values and exact matching rules.

Changes

Directory type validation

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Validate setDirectory input src/serverrpc.h, src/serverrpc.cpp, docs/JSON-RPC.md	DeserializeDirectoryType now reports whether the input matches an accepted value. setDirectory returns error -32602 for unrecognized values without changing the directory setting. The documentation lists accepted values and states that matching is case-sensitive and does not trim whitespace.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 38a99

Invalid directory types are rejected without changing settings, but callers are not told which values are accepted. Include the valid choices in the error before merging.

Security Architecture Review

Security architecture risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 38a99

The change prevents invalid directory names from silently selecting a public directory. Supported values retain their existing behavior, authentication remains unchanged, and rejected requests cannot update directory settings.

Retained concerns
No architecture-level concerns identified.

Security review details

Security Blast Radius

• inferred — The affected authority is directory configuration and registration for the server reached through this RPC connection. Rejecting an invalid caller-supplied type removes its previous route to default-directory selection; it does not add a method, privilege, or downstream registration destination.

Trust Boundaries and Controls

• observed — The existing RPC dispatcher requires per-connection shared-secret authentication before invoking methods other than apiAuth, including setDirectory. This authority gate is unchanged. The handler additionally rejects unknown directory identities before mutation and preserves the existing custom-address requirement.

Resilience and Maintainability Implications

• inferred — Because the invalid-type branch performs no directory setter call, its failure path requires no registration rollback or cleanup. Repeating such a rejected request cannot initiate directory lifecycle work through this handler.

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 3 | ❌ 2

❌ Failed checks (2 warnings)

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Linked Issues check	⚠️ Warning	Issue [#3915] requires an unrecognised directoryType to return JSON-RPC error -32602, identify the invalid value and accepted values in the error, and leave the directory setting unchanged. The cu…	Update the unrecognised-directoryType error to include the invalid value and the complete accepted-value set. Add or update an automated test that verifies the error content and confirms that the directory setting remains unchanged.
Docstring Coverage	⚠️ Warning	Docstring coverage is 33.33% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 3 functions across 2 files. (1 skipped: 1…	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

✅ Passed checks (3 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely identifies the main change: rejecting unrecognised directoryType values in jamulusserver/setDirectory.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description covers the required sections, explains the behavior change, references issue #3915, documents the documentation update, states the implementation status, lists testing and remaining wo…
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The changes are limited to setDirectory parsing and rejection, its declaration, JSON-RPC documentation, and related release documentation. These changes support issue [#3915]. No unrelated change is…

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Explanation

Issue [#3915] requires an unrecognised directoryType to return JSON-RPC error -32602, identify the invalid value and accepted values in the error, and leave the directory setting unchanged. The current code rejects lookup failures with -32602, includes the supplied value, and returns before updating the directory. However, the error message in src/serverrpc.cpp does not list the accepted values. The documentation lists matching behavior, but it does not satisfy the issue requirement for the error response.

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Docstring coverage is 33.33% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 3 functions across 2 files. (1 skipped: 1 unsupported.)

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[pljones]

returns error -32602 -- maybe use CRpcServer::iErrInvalidParams? But do whatever's consistent.

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🟡 Minor · Include the accepted directoryType values in the invalid-type error. · JSON-RPC.md:517

docs/JSON-RPC.md:517
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Include the accepted directoryType values in the invalid-type error.

sumStringToDirectoryType is the lookup table used by DeserializeDirectoryType, so the handler can derive the accepted values from the same authoritative mapping. The current error identifies only the rejected value and does not satisfy the requested error detail.

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Review comment at @docs/JSON-RPC.md at line 517:
Update the invalid `directoryType` error to include the accepted values,
deriving them from the authoritative `sumStringToDirectoryType` mapping used by
`DeserializeDirectoryType`; update the JSON-RPC result description to document
that error detail.

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- Line 517: Update the invalid `directoryType` error to include the accepted
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