Trim identify requests

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[claude]

Code Review: Trim identify requests

✅ Positive Aspects

Good defensive programming: Adding .trim() to user input is a solid practice to handle accidental whitespace that could cause lookup failures or duplicate records.

Consistent application: The changes are applied consistently across the codebase - in getRealIdentifier(), findAliasFromIdentifyRequest(), and the player creation flow in player.service.ts.

Follows existing patterns: I can see .trim() is already used elsewhere in the codebase (player-auth, user registration, game channels, etc.), so this change aligns with established conventions.

🔍 Code Quality & Best Practices

The implementation is clean and straightforward. The changes are minimal and focused, which reduces risk of introducing bugs.

Potential improvement: Consider if trimming should be moved earlier in the validation layer. The validateIdentifyQueryParam function already checks for non-empty strings after trimming:

check: typeof val === 'string' && val.trim().length > 0,

But doesn't actually return the trimmed value, so trimming happens later in multiple places.

🐛 Potential Issues

No major issues identified. The changes are safe and shouldn't break existing functionality.

Minor consideration: The async getRealIdentifier function trims in the return statement, but for Steam integrations, it calls integration.getPlayerIdentifier() - ensure that function also handles trimming appropriately if needed.

🔒 Security Considerations

Positive security impact: Trimming input helps prevent potential issues with whitespace-based bypasses or unintended duplicates.

No security concerns with these changes.

⚡ Performance Considerations

Minimal performance impact: .trim() operations are very fast and won't impact performance.

Potential optimization: Since identifiers are used for database lookups, consistent trimming prevents unnecessary duplicate queries for the same logical identifier.

🧪 Test Coverage

Missing test coverage: No existing tests found for findAliasFromIdentifyRequest, getRealIdentifier, or the trimming behavior specifically.

Recommendation: Consider adding tests to verify:

• Whitespace is properly trimmed from service names and identifiers
• Lookups work correctly with trimmed values
• Edge cases like empty strings after trimming are handled

✨ Overall Assessment

This is a solid, low-risk improvement that enhances data consistency. The changes are well-targeted and follow existing codebase patterns.

Approved ✅

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Codecov Report

✅ All modified and coverable lines are covered by tests.
✅ Project coverage is 99.18%. Comparing base (e651ee6) to head (1d24f9a).
⚠️ Report is 2 commits behind head on develop.

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