Adding 'anonymous*' to reserved_usernames blocks creation of 'AnonymousXX' name structure in Anonymous mode

JammyDodger · October 13, 2022, 10:08am

It’s the anonymous* that’s the culprit:

The user_name_suggester checks the reserved names before allocating one, so adding that will be what’s gumming it up:

spec/lib/user_name_suggester_spec.rb

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          # frozen_string_literal: true
          
          require 'user_name_suggester'
          
          RSpec.describe UserNameSuggester do
            describe '.suggest' do
              before do
                SiteSetting.min_username_length = 3
                SiteSetting.max_username_length = 15
                SiteSetting.reserved_usernames = ''
              end
          
              it "keeps adding numbers to the username" do
                Fabricate(:user, username: 'sam')
                Fabricate(:user, username: 'sAm1')
                Fabricate(:user, username: 'sam2')
                Fabricate(:user, username: 'sam4')
          
                expect(UserNameSuggester.suggest('saM')).to eq('saM3')
              end

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Adding 'anonymous*' to reserved_usernames blocks creation of 'AnonymousXX' name structure in Anonymous mode

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