Add feature: Firefly III can create account of the right type if you submit ID of the wrong type.

app/Services/Internal/Support/JournalServiceTrait.php

@@ -69,28 +69,38 @@ trait JournalServiceTrait
         unset($array);
 
         // and now try to find it, based on the type of transaction.
-        $message = 'Based on the fact that the transaction is a %s, the %s account should be in: %s. Direction is %s.';
+        $message = 'Transaction = %s, %s account should be in: %s. Direction is %s.';
         Log::debug(sprintf($message, $transactionType, $direction, implode(', ', $expectedTypes[$transactionType] ?? ['UNKNOWN']), $direction));
 
-        Log::debug('Now searching by ID');
         $result       = $this->findAccountById($data, $expectedTypes[$transactionType]);
-        Log::debug('If nothing is found, searching by IBAN');
         $result       = $this->findAccountByIban($result, $data, $expectedTypes[$transactionType]);
         $ibanResult   = $result;
-        // if result is NULL but IBAN is set, any result of the search by NAME can't overrule
-        // this account. In such a case, the name search must be retried with a new name.
-
-        Log::debug('If nothing is found, searching by number');
         $result       = $this->findAccountByNumber($result, $data, $expectedTypes[$transactionType]);
         $numberResult = $result;
-        Log::debug('If nothing is found, searching by name');
         $result       = $this->findAccountByName($result, $data, $expectedTypes[$transactionType]);
 
+        // if result is NULL but IBAN is set, any result of the search by NAME can't overrule
+        // this account. In such a case, the name search must be retried with a new name.
         if (null !== $result && null === $numberResult && null === $ibanResult && null !== $data['iban']) {
             $data['name'] = sprintf('%s (%s)', $data['name'], $data['iban']);
             Log::debug(sprintf('Search again using the new name, "%s".', $data['name']));
             $result = $this->findAccountByName(null, $data, $expectedTypes[$transactionType]);
         }
+        // if the result is NULL but the ID is set, an account could exist of the wrong type.
+        // that data can be used to create a new account of the right type.
+        if (null === $result && null !== $data['id']) {
+            Log::debug(sprintf('Account #%d may exist and be of the wrong type, use data to create one of the right type.', $data['id']));
+            $temp = $this->findAccountById(['id' => $data['id']], []);
+            if (null !== $temp) {
+                $tempData = [
+                    'name'   => $temp->name,
+                    'iban'   => $temp->iban,
+                    'number' => null,
+                    'bic'    => null,
+                ];
+                $result   = $this->createAccount(null, $tempData, $expectedTypes[$transactionType][0]);
+            }
+        }
 
         Log::debug('If nothing is found, create it.');
         $result = $this->createAccount($result, $data, $expectedTypes[$transactionType][0]);
@@ -106,19 +116,25 @@ trait JournalServiceTrait
      */
     private function findAccountById(array $data, array $types): ?Account
     {
-        $search = null;
         // first attempt, find by ID.
         if (null !== $data['id']) {
             $search = $this->accountRepository->find((int)$data['id']);
             if (null !== $search && in_array($search->accountType->type, $types, true)) {
                 Log::debug(
-                    sprintf('Found "account_id" object: #%d, "%s" of type %s', $search->id, $search->name, $search->accountType->type)
+                    sprintf('Found "account_id" object: #%d, "%s" of type %s (1)', $search->id, $search->name, $search->accountType->type)
                 );
-            }
-        }
-
                 return $search;
             }
+            if (null !== $search && 0 === count($types)) {
+                Log::debug(
+                    sprintf('Found "account_id" object: #%d, "%s" of type %s (2)', $search->id, $search->name, $search->accountType->type)
+                );
+                return $search;
+            }
+        }
+        Log::debug(sprintf('Found no account by ID #%d of types', $data['id']), $types);
+        return null;
+    }
 
     /**
      * @param  Account|null  $account
@@ -129,9 +145,14 @@ trait JournalServiceTrait
      */
     private function findAccountByIban(?Account $account, array $data, array $types): ?Account
     {
-        // third attempt, find by IBAN
+        if (null !== $account) {
-        if (null === $account && null !== $data['iban']) {
+            Log::debug(sprintf('Already have account #%d ("%s"), return that.', $account->id, $account->name));
-            Log::debug(sprintf('Found nothing by account iban "%s".', $data['iban']));
+            return $account;
+        }
+        if (null === $data['iban'] || '' === $data['iban']) {
+            Log::debug('IBAN is empty, will not search for IBAN.');
+            return null;
+        }
         // find by preferred type.
         $source = $this->accountRepository->findByIbanNull($data['iban'], [$types[0]]);
         // or any expected type.
@@ -140,11 +161,10 @@ trait JournalServiceTrait
         if (null !== $source) {
             Log::debug(sprintf('Found "account_iban" object: #%d, %s', $source->id, $source->name));
 
-                $account = $source;
+            return $source;
         }
-        }
+        Log::debug(sprintf('Found no account with IBAN "%s" of expected types', $data['iban']), $types);
-
+        return null;
-        return $account;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -156,9 +176,14 @@ trait JournalServiceTrait
      */
     private function findAccountByNumber(?Account $account, array $data, array $types): ?Account
     {
-        // third attempt, find by account number
+        if (null !== $account) {
-        if (null === $account && null !== $data['number'] && '' !== (string)$data['number']) {
+            Log::debug(sprintf('Already have account #%d ("%s"), return that.', $account->id, $account->name));
-            Log::debug(sprintf('Searching for account number "%s".', $data['number']));
+            return $account;
+        }
+        if (null === $data['number'] || '' === $data['number']) {
+            Log::debug('Account number is empty, will not search for account number.');
+            return null;
+        }
         // find by preferred type.
         $source = $this->accountRepository->findByAccountNumber((string)$data['number'], [$types[0]]);
 
@@ -168,11 +193,11 @@ trait JournalServiceTrait
         if (null !== $source) {
             Log::debug(sprintf('Found account: #%d, %s', $source->id, $source->name));
 
-                $account = $source;
+            return $source;
-            }
         }
 
-        return $account;
+        Log::debug(sprintf('Found no account with account number "%s" of expected types', $data['number']), $types);
+        return null;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -184,21 +209,28 @@ trait JournalServiceTrait
      */
     private function findAccountByName(?Account $account, array $data, array $types): ?Account
     {
-        // second attempt, find by name.
+        if (null !== $account) {
-        if (null === $account && null !== $data['name']) {
+            Log::debug(sprintf('Already have account #%d ("%s"), return that.', $account->id, $account->name));
+            return $account;
+        }
+        if (null === $data['name'] || '' === $data['name']) {
+            Log::debug('Account name is empty, will not search for account name.');
+            return null;
+        }
+
         // find by preferred type.
         $source = $this->accountRepository->findByName($data['name'], [$types[0]]);
+
         // or any expected type.
         $source = $source ?? $this->accountRepository->findByName($data['name'], $types);
 
         if (null !== $source) {
             Log::debug(sprintf('Found "account_name" object: #%d, %s', $source->id, $source->name));
 
-                $account = $source;
+            return $source;
         }
-        }
+        Log::debug(sprintf('Found no account with account name "%s" of expected types', $data['name']), $types);
-
+        return null;
-        return $account;
     }
 
     /**

app/Validation/Account/DepositValidation.php

@@ -106,7 +106,11 @@ trait DepositValidation
         $accountIban   = array_key_exists('iban', $array) ? $array['iban'] : null;
         $accountNumber = array_key_exists('number', $array) ? $array['number'] : null;
         Log::debug('Now in validateDepositSource', $array);
+
+        // null = we found nothing at all or didnt even search
+        // false = invalid results
         $result = null;
+
         // source can be any of the following types.
         $validTypes = array_keys($this->combinations[$this->transactionType]);
         if (null === $accountId && null === $accountName && false === $this->canCreateTypes($validTypes)) {
@@ -123,7 +127,7 @@ trait DepositValidation
             $search = $this->accountRepository->find($accountId);
             if (null !== $search && !in_array($search->accountType->type, $validTypes, true)) {
                 Log::debug(sprintf('User submitted an ID (#%d), which is a "%s", so this is not a valid source.', $accountId, $search->accountType->type));
-                $result = false;
+                Log::debug(sprintf('Firefly III accepts ID #%d as valid account data.', $accountId));
             }
         }
 

changelog.md

@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
+Alpha 2
+
+
+- Data import: when you submit a transaction but give the ID of an account of the wrong type, Firefly III will try to create an account of the right type. For example: you submit a deposit but the source account is an expense account: Firefly III will try to create a revenue account instead. 
+
+
+
 ## 5.8.0-alpha.1 - 2023-01-08
 
 This is the first release of the new 5.8.0 series of Firefly III. It should upgrade the database automatically BUT