Ticket #38720: 38720.diff

src/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-comments-controller.php

@@ -431 +431 @@
                 }
 
                 /*
-                 * Do not allow a comment to be created with an empty string for
+                 * Do not allow a comment to be created with missing or empty
                  * comment_content. See wp_handle_comment_submission().
                  */
-                if ( '' === $prepared_comment['comment_content'] ) {
-                        return new WP_Error( 'rest_comment_content_invalid', __( 'Comment content is invalid.' ), array( 'status' => 400 ) );
+                if ( empty( $prepared_comment['comment_content'] ) ) {
+                        return new WP_Error( 'rest_comment_content_required', __( 'Missing comment content.' ), array( 'status' => 400 ) );
                 }
 
                 // Setting remaining values before wp_insert_comment so we can use wp_allow_comment().
@@ -1064 +1064 @@
                         }
                 }
 
-                // Require 'comment_content' unless only the 'comment_status' is being updated.
-                if ( ! empty( $prepared_comment ) && ! isset( $prepared_comment['comment_content'] ) ) {
-                        return new WP_Error( 'rest_comment_content_required', __( 'Missing comment content.' ), array( 'status' => 400 ) );
-                }
-
                 /**
                  * Filters a comment after it is prepared for the database.
                  *

tests/phpunit/tests/rest-api/rest-comments-controller.php

@@ -827 +827 @@
                 $this->assertEquals( self::$post_id, $data['post'] );
         }
 
+        public function test_create_item_no_content() {
+                wp_set_current_user( 0 );
+
+                $params = array(
+                        'post'    => self::$post_id,
+                        'author_name'  => 'Comic Book Guy',
+                        'author_email' => 'cbg@androidsdungeon.com',
+                        'author_url'   => 'http://androidsdungeon.com',
+                        'content' => '',
+                        'date'    => '2014-11-07T10:14:25',
+                );
+
+                $request = new WP_REST_Request( 'POST', '/wp/v2/comments' );
+                $request->add_header( 'content-type', 'application/json' );
+                $request->set_body( wp_json_encode( $params ) );
+                $response = $this->server->dispatch( $request );
+                $this->assertErrorResponse( 'rest_comment_content_required', $response, 400 );
+
+                unset( $params['content'] );
+                $request->set_body( wp_json_encode( $params ) );
+                $response = $this->server->dispatch( $request );
+                $this->assertErrorResponse( 'rest_comment_content_required', $response, 400 );
+        }
+
         public function test_create_item_using_accepted_content_raw_value() {
                 wp_set_current_user( 0 );