Fixes #2602: Return HTTP 204 when no new IPs/prefixes are available for provisioning

netbox/ipam/api/views.py

@@ -96,25 +96,34 @@ class PrefixViewSet(CustomFieldModelViewSet):
             for i, requested_prefix in enumerate(requested_prefixes):
 
                 # Validate requested prefix size
-                error_msg = None
-                if 'prefix_length' not in requested_prefix:
-                    error_msg = "Item {}: prefix_length field missing".format(i)
-                elif not isinstance(requested_prefix['prefix_length'], int):
-                    error_msg = "Item {}: Invalid prefix length ({})".format(
-                        i, requested_prefix['prefix_length']
+                prefix_length = requested_prefix.get('prefix_length')
+                if prefix_length is None:
+                    return Response(
+                        {
+                            "detail": "Item {}: prefix_length field missing".format(i)
+                        },
+                        status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST
                     )
-                elif prefix.family == 4 and requested_prefix['prefix_length'] > 32:
-                    error_msg = "Item {}: Invalid prefix length ({}) for IPv4".format(
-                        i, requested_prefix['prefix_length']
+                try:
+                    prefix_length = int(prefix_length)
+                except ValueError:
+                    return Response(
+                        {
+                            "detail": "Item {}: Invalid prefix length ({})".format(i, prefix_length),
+                        },
+                        status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST
                     )
-                elif prefix.family == 6 and requested_prefix['prefix_length'] > 128:
-                    error_msg = "Item {}: Invalid prefix length ({}) for IPv6".format(
-                        i, requested_prefix['prefix_length']
+                if prefix.family == 4 and prefix_length > 32:
+                    return Response(
+                        {
+                            "detail": "Item {}: Invalid prefix length ({}) for IPv4".format(i, prefix_length),
+                        },
+                        status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST
                     )
-                if error_msg:
+                elif prefix.family == 6 and prefix_length > 128:
                     return Response(
                         {
-                            "detail": error_msg
+                            "detail": "Item {}: Invalid prefix length ({}) for IPv6".format(i, prefix_length),
                         },
                         status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST
                     )
@@ -131,7 +140,7 @@ class PrefixViewSet(CustomFieldModelViewSet):
                         {
                             "detail": "Insufficient space is available to accommodate the requested prefix size(s)"
                         },
-                        status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST
+                        status=status.HTTP_204_NO_CONTENT
                     )
 
                 # Remove the allocated prefix from the list of available prefixes
@@ -187,7 +196,7 @@ class PrefixViewSet(CustomFieldModelViewSet):
                         "detail": "An insufficient number of IP addresses are available within the prefix {} ({} "
                                   "requested, {} available)".format(prefix, len(requested_ips), len(available_ips))
                     },
-                    status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST
+                    status=status.HTTP_204_NO_CONTENT
                 )
 
             # Assign addresses from the list of available IPs and copy VRF assignment from the parent prefix

netbox/ipam/tests/test_api.py

@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ class PrefixTest(APITestCase):
 
         # Try to create one more prefix
         response = self.client.post(url, {'prefix_length': 30}, **self.header)
-        self.assertHttpStatus(response, status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
+        self.assertHttpStatus(response, status.HTTP_204_NO_CONTENT)
         self.assertIn('detail', response.data)
 
     def test_create_multiple_available_prefixes(self):
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ class PrefixTest(APITestCase):
             {'prefix_length': 30, 'description': 'Test Prefix 5'},
         ]
         response = self.client.post(url, data, format='json', **self.header)
-        self.assertHttpStatus(response, status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
+        self.assertHttpStatus(response, status.HTTP_204_NO_CONTENT)
         self.assertIn('detail', response.data)
 
         # Verify that no prefixes were created (the entire /28 is still available)
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ class PrefixTest(APITestCase):
 
         # Try to create one more IP
         response = self.client.post(url, {}, **self.header)
-        self.assertHttpStatus(response, status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
+        self.assertHttpStatus(response, status.HTTP_204_NO_CONTENT)
         self.assertIn('detail', response.data)
 
     def test_create_multiple_available_ips(self):
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ class PrefixTest(APITestCase):
         # Try to create nine IPs (only eight are available)
         data = [{'description': 'Test IP {}'.format(i)} for i in range(1, 10)]  # 9 IPs
         response = self.client.post(url, data, format='json', **self.header)
-        self.assertHttpStatus(response, status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
+        self.assertHttpStatus(response, status.HTTP_204_NO_CONTENT)
         self.assertIn('detail', response.data)
 
         # Verify that no IPs were created (eight are still available)