Merge pull request #186 from fairdataihub/copying-license

feat: ✨ Detect COPYING & COPYING.LESSER license files

Author: slugb0t

ui/prisma/migrations/20260701183609_add_license_path_to_license_request/migration.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+-- AlterTable
+ALTER TABLE "LicenseRequest" ADD COLUMN     "license_path" TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '';

ui/prisma/schema.prisma

@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ model LicenseRequest {
   contains_license     Boolean      @default(false)
   license_status       String       @default("")
   license_id           String?
+  license_path         String       @default("")
   license_content      String       @default("")
   pull_request_url     String       @default("")
   created_at           DateTime     @default(now())

ui/server/services/compliance/license.ts

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export interface LicenseResult {
 interface ExistingLicense {
   id: string;
   license_id: string | null;
+  license_path: string;
   license_content: string;
   license_status: string;
   contains_license: boolean;
@@ -59,7 +60,13 @@ function normalizeContent(content: string | null | undefined): string {
 
 // == Public API ===============================================================
 
-const LICENSE_PATHS = ["LICENSE", "LICENSE.md", "LICENSE.txt"];
+const LICENSE_PATHS = [
+  "LICENSE",
+  "LICENSE.md",
+  "LICENSE.txt",
+  "COPYING",
+  "COPYING.LESSER",
+];
 
 /**
  * Checks whether a LICENSE file exists in the repository and detects its SPDX ID.
@@ -205,6 +212,7 @@ export async function updateLicenseDatabase(
   let licenseId: string | null = license.spdx_id;
   let licenseContent = license.content;
   let licenseContentEmpty = license.content === "";
+  let licensePath = license.status ? license.path : "";
 
   const existingLicense = await prisma.licenseRequest.findUnique({
     where: { repository_id: repositoryId },
@@ -222,13 +230,15 @@ export async function updateLicenseDatabase(
       licenseId = existingLicense.license_id;
       licenseContent = existingLicense.license_content;
       licenseContentEmpty = !licenseContent;
+      licensePath = existingLicense.license_path;
     }
 
     return prisma.licenseRequest.update({
       data: {
         contains_license: license.status,
         license_status: licenseContentEmpty ? "invalid" : "valid",
         license_id: licenseId,
+        license_path: licensePath,
         license_content: licenseContent,
         custom_license_title:
           licenseId === "Custom" ? existingLicense.custom_license_title : "",
@@ -252,6 +262,7 @@ export async function updateLicenseDatabase(
       contains_license: license.status,
       license_status: licenseContentEmpty ? "invalid" : "valid",
       license_id: licenseId,
+      license_path: licensePath,
       license_content: licenseContent,
       custom_license_title: "",
       repository: { connect: { id: repositoryId } },

ui/server/services/dashboard/manager.ts

@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ async function _subjectsFromDb(repositoryId: number): Promise<{
     cwl: null,
     license: {
       content: licenseDb?.license_content ?? "",
-      path: "",
+      path: licenseDb?.license_path ?? "",
       spdx_id: licenseDb?.license_id ?? null,
       status: licenseDb?.contains_license ?? false,
     },

ui/server/services/dashboard/renderer.ts

@@ -543,17 +543,17 @@ function renderLicense(
 
   let section = "";
   if (license.status && licenseId && licenseId !== "Custom") {
-    section = `## LICENSE ✔️\n\nA \`LICENSE\` file is found at the root level of the repository.\n\n${badge}\n\n`;
+    section = `## LICENSE ✔️\n\nA \`${license.path}\` file is found at the root level of the repository.\n\n**Detected license:** \`${licenseId}\` (SPDX identifier)\n\n${badge}\n\n`;
   } else if (license.status && licenseId === "Custom" && !customLicenseTitle) {
     section =
-      `## LICENSE ❗\n\nYour \`LICENSE\` file needs verification. This can happen when:\n` +
+      `## LICENSE ❗\n\nYour \`${license.path}\` file needs verification. This can happen when:\n` +
       `- Your license content was modified and we need you to confirm the license type\n` +
       `- You're using a license that GitHub doesn't recognize but may still be a valid SPDX license\n` +
       `- You're using a truly custom license\n\n` +
       `> [!NOTE]\n> If you plan to archive on Zenodo, you'll need to select a license from the SPDX license list. Custom licenses are not currently supported by Zenodo's API.\n\n` +
       `Click the "Edit license" button below to **confirm your license type** (select from the dropdown and choose "Keep existing content") or provide a custom license title.\n\n${badge}\n\n`;
   } else if (license.status && licenseId === "Custom" && customLicenseTitle) {
-    section = `## LICENSE ✔️\n\nA custom \`LICENSE\` file titled as **${customLicenseTitle}**, has been found at the root level of this repository. If you would like to update the title or change license, click the "Edit license" button below.\n\n${badge}\n\n`;
+    section = `## LICENSE ✔️\n\nA custom \`${license.path}\` file titled as **${customLicenseTitle}**, has been found at the root level of this repository. If you would like to update the title or change license, click the "Edit license" button below.\n\n${badge}\n\n`;
   } else {
     section =
       `## LICENSE ❌\n\nTo make your software reusable, a \`LICENSE\` file is expected at the root level of your repository.\n` +