relax new contribution validation, with tests

.gitignore

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+**/__pycache__/

README.md

@@ -77,6 +77,15 @@ contribution. These files are created from the database using the script `script
 The Processing application's contribution manager reads in a `contribs.txt` file.
 This file is created from the database using the script `scripts/to_contribs_txt.py`.
 
+These artifacts are created and released via Github Actions.
+
+## Contributing
+
+Thanks for your interest in contributing to this repository.
+The scripts are currently written in Python.
+
+Because much of this repository is workflows and automation, we recommend to run the workflows on your fork before
+creating pull requests.
 
 ## Contributors
 

requirements.txt

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ruamel.yaml
 tenacity~=9.0.0
 requests~=2.32.3
-pydantic~=2.9.2
+pydantic~=2.11
 javaproperties~=0.8.2
+pytest

scripts/parse_and_validate_properties_txt.py

@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 Reads a properties txt file from a library's release artifacts,
 and validates the contents. If valid, it returns the contents
 as an object.
-
-TODO: write tests for validation
 """
 import json
 import argparse
@@ -13,38 +11,32 @@
 import re
 import os
 from typing import Optional, Union
-from pydantic import BaseModel, Field, ConfigDict, field_validator
+from pydantic import BaseModel, Field, ConfigDict, field_validator, AliasChoices
 import javaproperties as jp
 
 
+
 class PropertiesBase(BaseModel):
     name: str
-    authors: str
+    authors: str = Field(validation_alias=AliasChoices('authors','authorList'))
     url: str
-    categories: Optional[str] = Field(None)
+    categories: Optional[str] = Field(None, validation_alias=AliasChoices('categories','category'))
     sentence: str
     paragraph: Optional[str] = None
     version: int
     prettyVersion: str
     minRevision: int = Field(0)
     maxRevision: int = Field(0)
-    modes: Optional[str] = Field(None, alias='compatibleModesList')
+    modes: Optional[str] = Field(None, validation_alias=AliasChoices('modes','compatibleModesList'))
 
     model_config = ConfigDict(
         extra='allow',
     )
 
 class PropertiesExisting(PropertiesBase):
-    authors: str = Field(alias='authorList')
-    categories: Optional[str] = Field(None, alias='category')
     version: Union[int, str]
     prettyVersion: Optional[str] = None
 
-    model_config = ConfigDict(
-        extra='allow',
-        populate_by_name=True,
-    )
-
     @field_validator('minRevision', 'maxRevision', mode='before')
     def default_on_error(cls, v):
         if v.isdigit():
@@ -54,7 +46,7 @@ def default_on_error(cls, v):
 
 
 class LibraryPropertiesNew(PropertiesBase):
-    categories: str
+    categories: str = Field(validation_alias=AliasChoices('categories','category'))
 
 
 @retry(stop=stop_after_attempt(3),

tests/unit/conftest.py

@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+import pytest
+
+
+# Test Fixtures
+@pytest.fixture
+def valid_properties_data():
+    """Complete valid data for PropertiesExisting"""
+    return {
+        "name": "Test Library",
+        "authors": "John Doe, Jane Smith",
+        "url": "https://example.com/library",
+        "categories": "utility,helper",
+        "sentence": "A helpful test library for demonstrations",
+        "paragraph": "This is a more detailed description of the test library.",
+        "version": "1",
+        "prettyVersion": "1.0.0",
+        "minRevision": "5",
+        "maxRevision": "10",
+        "modes": "standard,debug"
+    }
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def valid_properties_data_aliases():
+    """Complete valid data for PropertiesExisting"""
+    return {
+        "name": "Test Library",
+        "authorList": "John Doe, Jane Smith",
+        "url": "https://example.com/library",
+        "category": "utility,helper",
+        "sentence": "A helpful test library for demonstrations",
+        "paragraph": "This is a more detailed description of the test library.",
+        "version": "1",
+        "prettyVersion": "1.0.0",
+        "minRevision": "5",
+        "maxRevision": "10",
+        "compatibleModesList": "standard,debug"
+    }
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def minimal_properties_base_data():
+    """Minimal required data for PropertiesExisting"""
+    return {
+        "name": "Minimal Library",
+        "authors": "Test Author",
+        "url": "https://minimal.com",
+        "sentence": "A minimal test case",
+        "version": "1",
+        "prettyVersion": "1.0"
+    }
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def minimal_properties_base_data_aliases():
+    """Minimal required data for PropertiesExisting"""
+    return {
+        "name": "Minimal Library",
+        "authorList": "Test Author",
+        "url": "https://minimal.com",
+        "sentence": "A minimal test case",
+        "version": "1",
+        "prettyVersion": "1.0"
+    }
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def minimal_properties_existing_data():
+    """Minimal required data for PropertiesExisting"""
+    return {
+        "name": "Minimal Library",
+        "authors": "Test Author",
+        "url": "https://minimal.com",
+        "sentence": "A minimal test case",
+        "version": "1",
+    }
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def minimal_properties_existing_data_aliases():
+    """Minimal required data for PropertiesExisting"""
+    return {
+        "name": "Minimal Library",
+        "authorList": "Test Author",
+        "url": "https://minimal.com",
+        "sentence": "A minimal test case",
+        "version": "1",
+    }
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def minimal_properties_library_data():
+    """Minimal required data for PropertiesExisting"""
+    return {
+        "name": "Minimal Library",
+        "authors": "Test Author",
+        "url": "https://minimal.com",
+        "categories": "minimal,library",
+        "sentence": "A minimal test case",
+        "version": "1",
+        "prettyVersion": "1.0"
+    }
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def minimal_properties_library_data_aliases():
+    """Minimal required data for PropertiesExisting"""
+    return {
+        "name": "Minimal Library",
+        "authorList": "Test Author",
+        "url": "https://minimal.com",
+        "category": "minimal,library",
+        "sentence": "A minimal test case",
+        "version": "1",
+        "prettyVersion": "1.0"
+    }
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def properties_with_extra_fields():
+    """Data with extra fields (should be allowed due to extra='allow')"""
+    return {
+        "name": "Extra Fields Library",
+        "authors": "Extra Author",
+        "url": "https://extra.com",
+        "categories": "extra,fields",
+        "sentence": "Library with extra fields",
+        "version": "2",
+        "prettyVersion": "2.0",
+        "customField": "custom value",
+        "anotherExtra": "42"
+    }