server/neo4j_util: cover up client sending us unrequired properties for link name - name & __type; need to fix client but good enough for now

1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/server/neo4j_util.py b/src/server/neo4j_util.py
index 9ca97fae..46672cfa 100644
--- a/src/server/neo4j_util.py
+++ b/src/server/neo4j_util.py
@@ -216,6 +216,14 @@ def gen_query_create_from_link_map(link_map, input_to_DB_property_map=lambda _:
             del prop_dict['__dst_id']
             del prop_dict['__src_id']
 
+            # TODO - somewhere else?
+            if '__type' in prop_dict:
+                console.log('warning: client is sending us __type link property, it should not')
+            if 'name' in prop_dict:
+                console.log('warning: client is sending us name link property, it should not')
+            del prop_dict['__type']
+            del prop_dict['name']
+
             q_params = {'src': { 'id': src_id} ,
                         'dst': { 'id': dst_id} ,
                         'link_attr' : input_to_DB_property_map(prop_dict)}