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lukas 656a96f55c Fix A() component
Replaced single `url` parameter with explicit `url_name` (URL pattern name resolved via `reverse()`) and `href` (literal path). Fixes:
- Silent fallback (typos like `"ad_puchase"` silently became broken links) → now raises `NoReverseMatch` at render time
- `type(url) is str` gate → removed (implicit dual-mode eliminated entirely)
- Callable parameter (`url: Callable`) dead code → removed
- Implicit dual-mode (`url="name"` vs `url=reverse("name")`) → `url_name` vs `href` are now mutually exclusive params
- Inconsistent type annotation mixing `Callable` with string default → cleaned up
- Added `ValueError` when both `url_name` and `href` are provided
- Updated all 10 call sites across 6 view files and internal callers (`LinkedPurchase()`, `NameWithIcon()`)
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# Suggested Improvements to common/components.py
## Completed
### Caching on template rendering
- Added `functools.lru_cache` on `_render_cached()` wrapper around `render_to_string`
- Cache key: `(template_path, json.dumps(context, sort_keys=True))` — deterministic and unique
- `maxsize=4096` in production, disabled entirely in DEBUG mode (so template changes are reflected immediately)
- Only caches `template` path calls; `tag_name` calls are already nanosecond string ops
- Verified working: identical calls return identical output, different inputs produce separate cache entries
### Non-deterministic IDs
`randomid()` was replaced with `hashlib.sha1(content_hash.encode()).hexdigest()[:10]` for deterministic ID generation.
- `Popover()` passes content hash (`wrapped_content:popover_content:wrapped_classes`) so IDs are deterministic per unique content
- `games/templatetags/randomid.py` uses the same hash-based approach
- Fixes: caching (Popover output now cacheable), page consistency, thread safety
### Inconsistent return types
All component functions now return `SafeText` and are annotated accordingly. Redundant `mark_safe()` wrappers removed from `LinkedPurchase()` and `NameWithIcon()`.
### Fragile A() URL resolution
Replaced single `url` parameter with explicit `url_name` (URL pattern name resolved via `reverse()`) and `href` (literal path). Removed dead `Callable` type hint. `reverse()` now raises `NoReverseMatch` instead of silently falling back to literal text. Added mutual exclusion check — providing both parameters raises `ValueError`. Updated all 10 call sites across 6 view files and internal callers (`LinkedPurchase()`, `NameWithIcon()`).
## Incomplete
### Toast XSS vulnerability
Custom string escaping for Alpine.js interpolation:
```python
safe_message = message.replace("\\", "\\\\").replace("`", "\\`")
```
Doesn't protect against all injection vectors (e.g., `})` could close the
Alpine expression early).
**Fix**: Use proper HTML escaping + JSON serialization for safe template interpolation.
### No tests
Zero test coverage for the entire component system.
**Fix**: Add unit tests for each component function — basic rendering, edge cases,
and cache hit/miss verification.
### Default mutable arguments
`attributes: list[HTMLAttribute] = []` is a classic Python gotcha (though harmless
here since the list is only read, never mutated in place).
**Fix**: Use `attributes: list[HTMLAttribute] | None = None` and convert to `[]`
inside the function body.