#4039 move logic to validation util

Author: staysgt

src/backend/src/services/calendar.services.ts

@@ -271,8 +271,6 @@ export default class CalendarService {
     zoomLink?: string,
     description?: string
   ): Promise<Event> {
-    if (!title.trim()) throw new HttpException(400, 'Title cannot be only whitespace');
-
     // Validate eventTypeId
     const foundEventType = await prisma.event_Type.findUnique({
       where: { eventTypeId }
@@ -594,8 +592,6 @@ export default class CalendarService {
     zoomLink?: string,
     description?: string
   ): Promise<Event> {
-    if (!title.trim()) throw new HttpException(400, 'Title cannot be only whitespace');
-
     // validate eventId
     const foundEvent = await prisma.event.findUnique({
       where: { eventId },

src/backend/src/utils/validation.utils.ts

@@ -23,9 +23,8 @@ export const decimalMinZero = (validationObject: ValidationChain): ValidationCha
     .withMessage('Value must be greater than or equal to zero');
 };
 
-//Const to return if an input is a string and is not empty
 export const nonEmptyString = (validationObject: ValidationChain): ValidationChain => {
-  return validationObject.isString().not().isEmpty();
+  return validationObject.isString().not().isEmpty({ ignore_whitespace: true });
 };
 
 export const isRole = (validationObject: ValidationChain): ValidationChain => {