Can get a 'hidden' validation warning trying to clone if exp_channel_titles missing ip

[robinsowell]

User was getting a weird issue trying to clone some entries- it would do a validation error message, but nothing was highlighted as invalid. After digging, it was objecting to a missing ip_address field- but there was no ip_address form field.

Digging into it, it validates the ip_address from/for the ip_address in exp_channel_titles.

Locally, I tried cloning an entry with a blank ip_address in that field- but that work. Then I stuck a 0 in the field, and boom- replicate.

Not sure why, but user had 0 in the ip_address db column for some of those entries, and if you try to clone those, it acts like there's a validation error. Though you can't see what's causing the error, because ip_address isn't a form field.

Note- tested with ip_address required to post in the settings. But no idea if that's in play- I suspect it is moot.

[robinsowell]

And in case it ever comes up- you. can see the validation errors for a form submit hacking ExpressionEngine/Model/Channel/ChannelEntry.php:

            // restore our package and view paths
            ee()->load->remove_package_path($info->getPath());
        }
		
		var_dump($result->getAllErrors()); die;

        return $result;
    }

    /**
     * Validate entry count for this channel against channel's
     * max_entries setting
     */
    public function validateMaxEntries($key, $value, $params, $rule)

[intoeetive]

The IP address is kinda special because it is the property on the ChannelEntry model, it has validation, but it's not on the page - so there is no place where the error could be shown.

Since this seems to currently be only one of this kind, I've added a "special case" to treat it.

The error message could have been better, but that's what comes from validation service (and I think it's generic on purpose)