[ux] Raw Zod validation strings shown to users ("Too small: expected string to have >=N characters") #130

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Ghost · 2026-06-22T06:27:53+03:00

Ghost commented

2026-06-22 06:27:53 +03:00

Severity: ux-polish

Several forms surface internal Zod error strings verbatim instead of human copy:

Profile name (/settings/account/profile): empty → "Too small: expected string to have >=1 characters"; 80 chars → "Too big: expected string to have <=40 characters".
Change password: short new password → "Too small: expected string to have >=8 characters".
Create group: 0–1 char name → "Too small: expected string to have >=2 characters".

Expected: friendly messages, e.g. "Name is required", "Name must be 40 characters or fewer", "Password must be at least 8 characters", "Group name must be at least 2 characters".

Suggested fix: provide custom messages on the Zod schemas (.min(1, "Name is required") etc.).

Filed from an automated full-product QA pass on develop @ v0.93.0-64-gb60190ff, fresh DB. Items were observed live in the browser; grouped issues collect several small related findings.

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**Severity:** ux-polish Several forms surface internal Zod error strings verbatim instead of human copy: - **Profile name** (`/settings/account/profile`): empty → "Too small: expected string to have >=1 characters"; 80 chars → "Too big: expected string to have <=40 characters". - **Change password**: short new password → "Too small: expected string to have >=8 characters". - **Create group**: 0–1 char name → "Too small: expected string to have >=2 characters". **Expected:** friendly messages, e.g. "Name is required", "Name must be 40 characters or fewer", "Password must be at least 8 characters", "Group name must be at least 2 characters". **Suggested fix:** provide custom messages on the Zod schemas (`.min(1, "Name is required")` etc.). --- _Filed from an automated full-product QA pass on `develop` @ `v0.93.0-64-gb60190ff`, fresh DB. Items were observed live in the browser; grouped issues collect several small related findings._ ### Screenshot ![Issue 130: empty Name shows raw Zod string 'Too small: expected string to have >=1 characters'](https://gitea.vvzvlad.xyz/attachments/2da82468-446b-4214-b11d-b7b5f2827264)

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2026-06-22 20:48:21 +03:00

fix(qa): resolve QA-pass issues #122–#134 #135

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2026-06-22 20:48:23 +03:00

fix(qa): resolve QA-pass issues #122–#134

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2026-06-22 21:07:20 +03:00

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