Added custom error type when no username and password are given when creating a new user

models/error.go

@@ -37,6 +37,19 @@ func (err ErrNoUsername) Error() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("you need to specify a username [user id: %d]", err.UserID)
 }
 
+// ErrNoUsernamePassword represents a "UsernameAlreadyExists" kind of error.
+type ErrNoUsernamePassword struct {}
+
+// IsErrNoUsernamePassword checks if an error is a ErrUsernameExists.
+func IsErrNoUsernamePassword(err error) bool {
+	_, ok := err.(ErrNoUsernamePassword)
+	return ok
+}
+
+func (err ErrNoUsernamePassword) Error() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("you need to specify a username and a password")
+}
+
 // ErrUserDoesNotExist represents a "UsernameAlreadyExists" kind of error.
 type ErrUserDoesNotExist struct {
 	UserID int64

models/user_add_update.go

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ func CreateUser(user User) (newUser User, err error) {
 
 	// Check if we have all needed informations
 	if newUser.Password == "" || newUser.Username == "" {
-		return User{}, fmt.Errorf("you need to specify at least a username and a password")
+		return User{}, ErrNoUsernamePassword{}
 	}
 
 	// Check if the user already existst

routes/api/v1/user_add_update.go

@@ -73,6 +73,11 @@ func UserAddOrUpdate(c echo.Context) error {
 			return c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, models.Message{"Please specify a username."})
 		}
 
+		// Check for no username or password provided
+		if models.IsErrNoUsernamePassword(err) {
+			return c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, models.Message{"Please specify a username and a password."})
+		}
+
 		// Check for user does not exist
 		if models.IsErrUserDoesNotExist(err) {
 			return c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, models.Message{"The user does not exist."})