nhs number validation fix

src/eligibility_signposting_api/common/request_validator.py

@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ def validate_request_params() -> Callable:
     def decorator(func: Callable) -> Callable:
         @wraps(func)
         def wrapper(*args, **kwargs) -> ResponseReturnValue:  # noqa:ANN002,ANN003
-            path_nhs_number = str(kwargs.get("nhs_number"))
-            header_nhs_no = str(request.headers.get(NHS_NUMBER_HEADER))
+            path_nhs_number = str(kwargs.get("nhs_number")) if kwargs.get("nhs_number") else None
+            header_nhs_no = str(request.headers.get(NHS_NUMBER_HEADER)) if request.headers.get(NHS_NUMBER_HEADER) else None
 
             if not validate_nhs_number(path_nhs_number, header_nhs_no):
                 message = "You are not authorised to request information for the supplied NHS Number"

tests/integration/in_process/test_eligibility_endpoint.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from http import HTTPStatus
 
+import pytest
 from botocore.client import BaseClient
 from brunns.matchers.data import json_matching as is_json_that
 from brunns.matchers.werkzeug import is_werkzeug_response as is_response
@@ -39,6 +40,55 @@ def test_nhs_number_given(
             is_response().with_status_code(HTTPStatus.OK).and_text(is_json_that(has_key("processedSuggestions"))),
         )
 
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        "headers",
+        [
+            {"nhs-login-nhs-number": None},  # header present but empty
+            {},  # header missing entirely
+            {"nhs-login-nhs-number": ""},  # header present but blank
+        ],
+    )
+    def test_nhs_number_given_but_no_nhs_number_in_header(
+        self,
+        client: FlaskClient,
+        persisted_person: NHSNumber,
+        campaign_config: CampaignConfig,  # noqa: ARG002
+        secretsmanager_client: BaseClient,  # noqa: ARG002
+        headers: dict,
+    ):
+        # Given
+        # When
+        response = client.get(f"/patient-check/{persisted_person}", headers=headers)
+
+        # Then
+        assert_that(
+            response,
+            is_response()
+            .with_status_code(HTTPStatus.OK)
+            .and_text(is_json_that(has_key("processedSuggestions"))),
+        )
+
+    def test_nhs_number_given_but_header_nhs_number_doesnt_match(
+        self,
+        client: FlaskClient,
+        persisted_person: NHSNumber,
+        campaign_config: CampaignConfig,  # noqa: ARG002
+        secretsmanager_client: BaseClient,  # noqa: ARG002
+    ):
+        # Given
+        headers = {"nhs-login-nhs-number": f"123{str(persisted_person)}"}
+
+        # When
+        response = client.get(f"/patient-check/{persisted_person}", headers=headers)
+
+        # Then
+        assert_that(
+            response,
+            is_response()
+            .with_status_code(HTTPStatus.FORBIDDEN)
+            .and_text(is_json_that(has_entries(resourceType="OperationOutcome"))),
+        )
+
     def test_no_nhs_number_given(self, client: FlaskClient):
         # Given
 

tests/unit/common/test_request_validator.py

@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@ class TestValidateNHSNumber:
         ("path_nhs", "header_nhs", "expected_result", "expected_log_msg"),
         [
             (None, None, False, "NHS number is not present in path"),
-            ("1234567890", None, True, None),
             (None, "1234567890", False, "NHS number is not present in path"),
+            ("1234567890", None, True, None),
+            ("1234567890", "", True, None),
             ("1234567890", "0987654321", False, "NHS number mismatch"),
             ("1234567890", "1234567890", True, None),
         ],
@@ -40,15 +41,24 @@ def test_validate_nhs_number(self, path_nhs, header_nhs, expected_result, expect
 
 
 class TestValidateRequestParams:
-    def test_validate_request_params_success(self, app, caplog):
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        "headers",
+        [
+            {"nhs-login-nhs-number": None},  # header present but empty
+            {},  # header missing entirely
+            {"nhs-login-nhs-number": ""},  # header present but blank
+            {"nhs-login-nhs-number": "1234567890"} # present and matches
+        ],
+    )
+    def test_validate_request_params_success(self, headers, app, caplog):
         mock_api = MagicMock(return_value="success")
 
         decorator = request_validator.validate_request_params()
         dummy_route = decorator(mock_api)
 
         with app.test_request_context(
             "/dummy?id=1234567890",
-            headers={"nhs-login-nhs-number": "1234567890"},
+            headers=headers,
             method="GET",
         ):
             with caplog.at_level(logging.INFO):