Avoid null slice being null in JSON

commands/util.go

@@ -202,10 +202,12 @@ func scanVulnByCpeNames(cpeNames []string, scannedVulns []models.VulnInfo) ([]mo
 				val.CpeNames = names
 				set[detail.CveID] = val
 			} else {
-				set[detail.CveID] = models.VulnInfo{
+				v := models.VulnInfo{
 					CveID:    detail.CveID,
 					CpeNames: []string{name},
 				}
+				v.NilSliceToEmpty()
+				set[detail.CveID] = v
 			}
 		}
 	}

glide.lock

@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ imports:
 - name: github.com/k0kubun/pp
   version: f5dce6ed0ccf6c350f1679964ff6b61f3d6d2033
 - name: github.com/kotakanbe/go-cve-dictionary
-  version: c6894c632b69f1879fa49aa2f7b6a6c553061cfb
+  version: bbfdd41e7785a9b7163b5109b10ac2dea8f36d84
   subpackages:
   - config
   - db

models/models.go

@@ -92,18 +92,17 @@ func (r ScanResult) FillCveDetail() (ScanResult, error) {
 		return r, err
 	}
 
-	icves := config.Conf.Servers[r.ServerName].IgnoreCves
-
-	var known, unknown, ignored CveInfos
+	known, unknown, ignored := CveInfos{}, CveInfos{}, CveInfos{}
 	for _, d := range ds {
 		cinfo := CveInfo{
 			CveDetail: d,
 			VulnInfo:  set[d.CveID],
 		}
+		cinfo.NilSliceToEmpty()
 
 		// ignored
 		found := false
-		for _, icve := range icves {
+		for _, icve := range config.Conf.Servers[r.ServerName].IgnoreCves {
 			if icve == d.CveID {
 				ignored = append(ignored, cinfo)
 				found = true
@@ -251,6 +250,16 @@ type VulnInfo struct {
 	CpeNames         []string
 }
 
+// NilSliceToEmpty set nil slice fields to empty slice to avoid null in JSON
+func (v *VulnInfo) NilSliceToEmpty() {
+	if v.CpeNames == nil {
+		v.CpeNames = []string{}
+	}
+	if v.DistroAdvisories == nil {
+		v.DistroAdvisories = []DistroAdvisory{}
+	}
+}
+
 // FindByCveID find by CVEID
 func (s VulnInfos) FindByCveID(cveID string) (VulnInfo, bool) {
 	for _, p := range s {
@@ -312,6 +321,22 @@ type CveInfo struct {
 	VulnInfo
 }
 
+// NilSliceToEmpty set nil slice fields to empty slice to avoid null in JSON
+func (c *CveInfo) NilSliceToEmpty() {
+	if c.CveDetail.Nvd.Cpes == nil {
+		c.CveDetail.Nvd.Cpes = []cve.Cpe{}
+	}
+	if c.CveDetail.Jvn.Cpes == nil {
+		c.CveDetail.Jvn.Cpes = []cve.Cpe{}
+	}
+	if c.CveDetail.Nvd.References == nil {
+		c.CveDetail.Nvd.References = []cve.Reference{}
+	}
+	if c.CveDetail.Jvn.References == nil {
+		c.CveDetail.Jvn.References = []cve.Reference{}
+	}
+}
+
 // PackageInfoList is slice of PackageInfo
 type PackageInfoList []PackageInfo
 

scan/base.go

@@ -287,6 +287,11 @@ func (l *base) convertToModel() models.ScanResult {
 		errs = append(errs, fmt.Sprintf("%s", e))
 	}
 
+	// Avoid null slice being null in JSON
+	for i := range l.VulnInfos {
+		l.VulnInfos[i].NilSliceToEmpty()
+	}
+
 	return models.ScanResult{
 		ServerName:  l.ServerInfo.ServerName,
 		ScannedAt:   time.Now(),