fix: allow update of empty template description (#7225)

cli/templateedit_test.go

@@ -167,11 +167,13 @@ func TestTemplateEdit(t *testing.T) {
 
 		// Test the cli command.
 		displayName := "New Display Name 789"
+		description := "New Description ABC"
 		icon := "/icons/new-icon.png"
 		cmdArgs := []string{
 			"templates",
 			"edit",
 			template.Name,
+			"--description", description,
 			"--display-name", displayName,
 			"--icon", icon,
 		}
@@ -186,8 +188,8 @@ func TestTemplateEdit(t *testing.T) {
 		// Assert that the template metadata changed.
 		updated, err := client.Template(context.Background(), template.ID)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		assert.Equal(t, template.Name, updated.Name)             // doesn't change
-		assert.Equal(t, initialDescription, updated.Description) // doesn't change
+		assert.Equal(t, template.Name, updated.Name) // doesn't change
+		assert.Equal(t, description, updated.Description)
 		assert.Equal(t, displayName, updated.DisplayName)
 		assert.Equal(t, icon, updated.Icon)
 	})
@@ -234,9 +236,9 @@ func TestTemplateEdit(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		// Properties don't change
 		assert.Equal(t, template.Name, updated.Name)
-		assert.Equal(t, template.Description, updated.Description)
 		// These properties are removed, as the API considers it as "delete" request
 		// See: https://github.com/coder/coder/issues/5066
+		assert.Equal(t, "", updated.Description)
 		assert.Equal(t, "", updated.Icon)
 		assert.Equal(t, "", updated.DisplayName)
 	})

coderd/coderdtest/coderdtest.go

@@ -591,9 +591,8 @@ func CreateWorkspaceBuild(
 // compatibility with testing. The name assigned is randomly generated.
 func CreateTemplate(t *testing.T, client *codersdk.Client, organization uuid.UUID, version uuid.UUID, mutators ...func(*codersdk.CreateTemplateRequest)) codersdk.Template {
 	req := codersdk.CreateTemplateRequest{
-		Name:        randomUsername(t),
-		Description: randomUsername(t),
-		VersionID:   version,
+		Name:      randomUsername(t),
+		VersionID: version,
 	}
 	for _, mut := range mutators {
 		mut(&req)

coderd/templates.go

@@ -493,8 +493,8 @@ func (api *API) patchTemplateMeta(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		}
 
 		// Update template metadata -- empty fields are not overwritten,
-		// except for display_name, icon, and default_ttl.
-		// The exception is required to clear content of these fields with UI.
+		// except for display_name, description, icon, and default_ttl.
+		// These exceptions are required to clear content of these fields with UI.
 		name := req.Name
 		displayName := req.DisplayName
 		desc := req.Description
@@ -503,9 +503,6 @@ func (api *API) patchTemplateMeta(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		if name == "" {
 			name = template.Name
 		}
-		if desc == "" {
-			desc = template.Description
-		}
 
 		var err error
 		updated, err = tx.UpdateTemplateMetaByID(ctx, database.UpdateTemplateMetaByIDParams{