package model
import (
"strings"
"github.com/mattermost/focalboard/server/utils"
)
// Category is a board category
// swagger:model
type Category struct {
// The id for this category
// required: true
ID string `json:"id"`
// The name for this category
Name string `json:"name"`
// The user's id for this category
UserID string `json:"userID"`
// The team id for this category
TeamID string `json:"teamID"`
// The creation time in miliseconds since the current epoch
CreateAt int64 `json:"createAt"`
// The last modified time in miliseconds since the current epoch
UpdateAt int64 `json:"updateAt"`
// The deleted time in miliseconds since the current epoch. Set to indicate this category is deleted
// required: false
DeleteAt int64 `json:"deleteAt"`
}
func (c *Category) Hydrate() {
c.ID = utils.NewID(utils.IDTypeNone)
c.CreateAt = utils.GetMillis()
c.UpdateAt = c.CreateAt
func (c *Category) IsValid() error {
if strings.TrimSpace(c.ID) == "" {
return newErrInvalidCategory("category ID cannot be empty")
if strings.TrimSpace(c.Name) == "" {
return newErrInvalidCategory("category name cannot be empty")
if strings.TrimSpace(c.UserID) == "" {
return newErrInvalidCategory("category user ID cannot be empty")
if strings.TrimSpace(c.TeamID) == "" {
return newErrInvalidCategory("category team id ID cannot be empty")
return nil
type ErrInvalidCategory struct {
msg string
func newErrInvalidCategory(msg string) *ErrInvalidCategory {
return &ErrInvalidCategory{
msg: msg,
func (e *ErrInvalidCategory) Error() string {
return e.msg