Add validation for Mastodon handles to prevent invalid URLs

Fixes #3363

Previously, users could enter invalid Mastodon handles like just "username",
which resulted in broken URLs like "https://undefined/@username" on the public
pages.

This change adds validation to enforce proper Mastodon handle formats:
- [email protected]
- @[email protected]
- https://instance.social/@username

The validation is applied in:
- Participant profile updates (api/participants/mutations.py)
- Submission forms for talks/workshops (api/submissions/mutations.py)
- Grant applications (api/grants/mutations.py)

Also added a test case to verify the validation works correctly.

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Co-authored-by: Marco Acierno <[email protected]>

Author: github-actions[bot]

backend/api/grants/mutations.py

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 from enum import Enum
 from typing import Annotated, Union, Optional
 from participants.models import Participant
+import re
 
 from privacy_policy.record import record_privacy_policy_acceptance
 import strawberry
@@ -24,6 +25,12 @@
 from grants.tasks import get_name
 from notifications.models import EmailTemplate, EmailTemplateIdentifier
 
+FACEBOOK_LINK_MATCH = re.compile(r"^http(s)?:\/\/(www\.)?facebook\.com\/")
+LINKEDIN_LINK_MATCH = re.compile(r"^http(s)?:\/\/(www\.)?linkedin\.com\/")
+MASTODON_HANDLE_MATCH = re.compile(
+    r"^(https?:\/\/[a-zA-Z0-9\-\.]+\.[a-zA-Z]{2,}\/@[a-zA-Z0-9_]+|@?[a-zA-Z0-9_]+@[a-zA-Z0-9\-\.]+\.[a-zA-Z]{2,})$"
+)
+
 
 @strawberry.type
 class GrantErrors(BaseErrorType):
@@ -101,6 +108,29 @@ def validate(self, conference: Conference, user: User) -> GrantErrors:
                 errors.add_error(field, f"{field}: Cannot be empty")
                 continue
 
+        # Validate social media fields
+        if self.participant_linkedin_url and not LINKEDIN_LINK_MATCH.match(
+            self.participant_linkedin_url
+        ):
+            errors.add_error(
+                "participant_linkedin_url", "Linkedin URL should be a linkedin.com link"
+            )
+
+        if self.participant_facebook_url and not FACEBOOK_LINK_MATCH.match(
+            self.participant_facebook_url
+        ):
+            errors.add_error(
+                "participant_facebook_url", "Facebook URL should be a facebook.com link"
+            )
+
+        if self.participant_mastodon_handle and not MASTODON_HANDLE_MATCH.match(
+            self.participant_mastodon_handle
+        ):
+            errors.add_error(
+                "participant_mastodon_handle",
+                "Mastodon handle should be in format: [email protected] or @[email protected] or https://instance.social/@username",
+            )
+
         return errors
 
 

backend/api/participants/mutations.py

@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
 
 FACEBOOK_LINK_MATCH = re.compile(r"^http(s)?:\/\/(www\.)?facebook\.com\/")
 LINKEDIN_LINK_MATCH = re.compile(r"^http(s)?:\/\/(www\.)?linkedin\.com\/")
+MASTODON_HANDLE_MATCH = re.compile(
+    r"^(https?:\/\/[a-zA-Z0-9\-\.]+\.[a-zA-Z]{2,}\/@[a-zA-Z0-9_]+|@?[a-zA-Z0-9_]+@[a-zA-Z0-9\-\.]+\.[a-zA-Z]{2,})$"
+)
 
 
 @strawberry.type
@@ -77,6 +80,14 @@ def validate(self) -> UpdateParticipantErrors:
                 "facebook_url", "Facebook URL should be a facebook.com link"
             )
 
+        if self.mastodon_handle and not MASTODON_HANDLE_MATCH.match(
+            self.mastodon_handle
+        ):
+            errors.add_error(
+                "mastodon_handle",
+                "Mastodon handle should be in format: [email protected] or @[email protected] or https://instance.social/@username",
+            )
+
         return errors.if_has_errors
 
 

backend/api/submissions/mutations.py

@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@
 
 FACEBOOK_LINK_MATCH = re.compile(r"^http(s)?:\/\/(www\.)?facebook\.com\/")
 LINKEDIN_LINK_MATCH = re.compile(r"^http(s)?:\/\/(www\.)?linkedin\.com\/")
+MASTODON_HANDLE_MATCH = re.compile(
+    r"^(https?:\/\/[a-zA-Z0-9\-\.]+\.[a-zA-Z]{2,}\/@[a-zA-Z0-9_]+|@?[a-zA-Z0-9_]+@[a-zA-Z0-9\-\.]+\.[a-zA-Z]{2,})$"
+)
 
 
 @strawberry.type
@@ -197,6 +200,14 @@ def validate(self, conference: Conference):
                 "speaker_facebook_url", "Facebook URL should be a facebook.com link"
             )
 
+        if self.speaker_mastodon_handle and not MASTODON_HANDLE_MATCH.match(
+            self.speaker_mastodon_handle
+        ):
+            errors.add_error(
+                "speaker_mastodon_handle",
+                "Mastodon handle should be in format: [email protected] or @[email protected] or https://instance.social/@username",
+            )
+
         return errors
 
 

backend/api/submissions/tests/test_edit_submission.py

@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ def _update_submission(
                     validationSpeakerInstagramHandle: speakerInstagramHandle
                     validationSpeakerLinkedinUrl: speakerLinkedinUrl
                     validationSpeakerFacebookUrl: speakerFacebookUrl
+                    validationSpeakerMastodonHandle: speakerMastodonHandle
                     validationMaterials: materials {
                         fileId
                         url
@@ -922,6 +923,61 @@ def test_update_submission_with_invalid_linkedin_social_url(graphql_client, user
     ] == ["Linkedin URL should be a linkedin.com link"]
 
 
+def test_update_submission_with_invalid_mastodon_handle(graphql_client, user):
+    conference = ConferenceFactory(
+        topics=("life", "diy"),
+        languages=("it", "en"),
+        durations=("10", "20"),
+        active_cfp=True,
+        audience_levels=("adult", "senior"),
+        submission_types=("talk", "workshop"),
+    )
+
+    submission = SubmissionFactory(
+        speaker_id=user.id,
+        custom_topic="life",
+        custom_duration="10m",
+        custom_audience_level="adult",
+        custom_submission_type="talk",
+        languages=["it"],
+        tags=["python", "ml"],
+        conference=conference,
+        speaker_level=Submission.SPEAKER_LEVELS.intermediate,
+        previous_talk_video="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlPhMPnQ58k",
+    )
+
+    graphql_client.force_login(user)
+
+    new_topic = conference.topics.filter(name="diy").first()
+    new_audience = conference.audience_levels.filter(name="senior").first()
+    new_tag = SubmissionTagFactory(name="yello")
+    new_duration = conference.durations.filter(name="20m").first()
+    new_type = conference.submission_types.filter(name="workshop").first()
+
+    response = _update_submission(
+        graphql_client,
+        submission=submission,
+        new_topic=new_topic,
+        new_audience=new_audience,
+        new_tag=new_tag,
+        new_duration=new_duration,
+        new_type=new_type,
+        new_speaker_level=Submission.SPEAKER_LEVELS.experienced,
+        new_previous_talk_video="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ",
+        new_short_social_summary="test",
+        new_speaker_mastodon_handle="justusername",
+    )
+
+    submission.refresh_from_db()
+
+    assert response["data"]["updateSubmission"]["__typename"] == "SendSubmissionErrors"
+    assert response["data"]["updateSubmission"]["errors"][
+        "validationSpeakerMastodonHandle"
+    ] == [
+        "Mastodon handle should be in format: [email protected] or @[email protected] or https://instance.social/@username"
+    ]
+
+
 def test_update_submission_with_photo_to_upload(
     graphql_client,
     user,