[PATCH container] networkedit: fix #4911: changed primaryfield to proxmoxtextfield to allow empty bond-primary

[PATCH container] networkedit: fix #4911: changed primaryfield to proxmoxtextfield to allow empty bond-primary

[Lukas Sichert]

Currently, when creating an active-backup bond, it is not possible to leave the primary-bond field blank, even though this value is optional in the backend.
If no value is currently set in the frontend, it sends the value '' to the backend. There, it is interpreted as the name of an interface, which is incorrect, and therefore the error 'bond-primary: invalid format - invalid network interface name '' ' is displayed.
Changing the field type to 'proxmoxtextfield' will prevent the empty string from being sent due to the way we submit the data and make it therefore possible to not set any value in the frontend.
Addtionally, the deleteEmpty flag is set, so that devices, that were unset, will be deleted by the backend.

Signed-off-by: Lukas Sichert <l.sichert@proxmox.com>
---
 src/node/NetworkEdit.js | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/node/NetworkEdit.js b/src/node/NetworkEdit.js
index 39c7e35..c945139 100644
--- a/src/node/NetworkEdit.js
+++ b/src/node/NetworkEdit.js
@@ -239,10 +239,11 @@ Ext.define('Proxmox.node.NetworkEdit', {
                 disabled: true,
             });
 
-            let primaryfield = Ext.createWidget('textfield', {
+            let primaryfield = Ext.createWidget('proxmoxtextfield', {
                 fieldLabel: 'bond-primary',
                 name: 'bond-primary',
                 value: '',
+                deleteEmpty: !me.isCreate,
                 disabled: true,
             });
 
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Re: [PATCH container] networkedit: fix #4911: changed primaryfield to proxmoxtextfield to allow empty bond-primary

[Friedrich Weber]

Thanks for the patch (I run into this regularly myself...)!

Some comments on the subject:

- if I'm not mistaken it's a bit too long [1]
- the repo should be "manager", should "container"
- I'd split networkedit into two words: "network edit"
- I'd suggest to have "ui:" for frontend changes somewhere (pve-manager
also contains backend code)
- And "fix #4911:" should be moved to the beginning [1]

And on the commit message:

In general, the line-length should be at most 72 characters [1].

On 09/02/2026 16:48, Lukas Sichert wrote:
> Currently, when creating an active-backup bond, it is not possible to leave the primary-bond field blank, even though this value is optional in the backend.
> If no value is currently set in the frontend, it sends the value '' to the backend. There, it is interpreted as the name of an interface, which is incorrect, and therefore the error 'bond-primary: invalid format - invalid network interface name '' ' is displayed.
> Changing the field type to 'proxmoxtextfield' will prevent the empty string from being sent due to the way we submit the data [...]

If possible, "we" should be avoided in comment messages [1].

Also, it might be nice to be a bit more precise in which sense
proxmoxtextfield sends the data differently.

> Addtionally, the deleteEmpty flag is set, so that devices, that were unset, will be deleted by the backend.

typo: Additionally

> 
> Signed-off-by: Lukas Sichert <l.sichert@proxmox.com>
> ---
>  src/node/NetworkEdit.js | 3 ++-
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/src/node/NetworkEdit.js b/src/node/NetworkEdit.js
> index 39c7e35..c945139 100644
> --- a/src/node/NetworkEdit.js
> +++ b/src/node/NetworkEdit.js
> @@ -239,10 +239,11 @@ Ext.define('Proxmox.node.NetworkEdit', {
>                  disabled: true,
>              });
>  
> -            let primaryfield = Ext.createWidget('textfield', {
> +            let primaryfield = Ext.createWidget('proxmoxtextfield', {
>                  fieldLabel: 'bond-primary',
>                  name: 'bond-primary',
>                  value: '',
> +                deleteEmpty: !me.isCreate,
>                  disabled: true,
>              });
>  


[1]
https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Developer_Documentation#Commits_and_Commit_Messages