custom_profile_fields: Display_in_profile_summary optional for update.

api_docs/changelog.md

@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ format used by the Zulip server that they are interacting with.
 
 **Feature level 252**
 
-* `PATCH /realm/profile_fields/{field_id}`: `name`, `hint` and `field_data` fields are
-  now optional during an update. Previously we required the clients to populate
-  the fields in the PATCH request even if there was no change to those fields'
-  values.
+* `PATCH /realm/profile_fields/{field_id}`: `name`, `hint`, `display_in_profile_summary`
+  and `field_data` fields are now optional during an update. Previously we required
+  the clients to populate the fields in the PATCH request even if there was no
+  change to those fields' values.
 
 **Feature level 251**
 

zerver/actions/custom_profile_fields.py

@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ def try_update_realm_custom_profile_field(
     name: Optional[str] = None,
     hint: Optional[str] = None,
     field_data: Optional[ProfileFieldData] = None,
-    display_in_profile_summary: bool = False,
+    display_in_profile_summary: Optional[bool] = None,
     required: bool = False,
 ) -> None:
     if name is not None:
@@ -112,8 +112,9 @@ def try_update_realm_custom_profile_field(
     if hint is not None:
         field.hint = hint
 
-    field.display_in_profile_summary = display_in_profile_summary
     field.required = required
+    if display_in_profile_summary is not None:
+        field.display_in_profile_summary = display_in_profile_summary
 
     if field.field_type in (
         CustomProfileField.SELECT,

zerver/tests/test_custom_profile_data.py

@@ -581,6 +581,18 @@ class UpdateCustomProfileFieldTest(CustomProfileFieldTestCase):
         )
         self.assert_json_success(result)
 
+        # Not sending display_in_profile_summary should not set it to false.
+        result = self.client_patch(
+            f"/json/realm/profile_fields/{field.id}",
+            info={
+                "hint": "Fav editor",
+            },
+        )
+        field.refresh_from_db()
+        self.assertEqual(field.hint, "Fav editor")
+        self.assertEqual(field.display_in_profile_summary, True)
+        self.assert_json_success(result)
+
         field = CustomProfileField.objects.get(name="Birthday", realm=realm)
         result = self.client_patch(
             f"/json/realm/profile_fields/{field.id}",

zerver/views/custom_profile_fields.py

@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ def validate_custom_profile_field(
 
 def validate_custom_profile_field_update(
     field: CustomProfileField,
-    display_in_profile_summary: bool,
+    display_in_profile_summary: Optional[bool] = None,
     field_data: Optional[ProfileFieldData] = None,
     name: Optional[str] = None,
     hint: Optional[str] = None,
@@ -134,6 +134,8 @@ def validate_custom_profile_field_update(
             field_data = {}
         else:
             field_data = orjson.loads(field.field_data)
+    if display_in_profile_summary is None:
+        display_in_profile_summary = field.display_in_profile_summary
 
     assert field_data is not None
     validate_custom_profile_field(
@@ -245,8 +247,8 @@ def update_realm_custom_profile_field(
     field_data: Optional[ProfileFieldData] = REQ(
         default=None, json_validator=check_profile_field_data
     ),
-    display_in_profile_summary: bool = REQ(default=False, json_validator=check_bool),
     required: bool = REQ(default=False, json_validator=check_bool),
+    display_in_profile_summary: Optional[bool] = REQ(default=None, json_validator=check_bool),
 ) -> HttpResponse:
     realm = user_profile.realm
     try: