refactor: POST env vars as JSON array instead of KEY=value string

Replace the string-serialized KEY=value format with a proper JSON array
of {key, value} objects for the env var save endpoint.

Frontend changes:
- envVarEditor.submitAll() now uses fetch() with Content-Type:
  application/json and X-CSRF-Token header instead of form submission
- Sends JSON array: [{"key":"FOO","value":"bar"}, ...]
- Hidden bulk form replaced with hidden div holding CSRF token
- envVarEditor now receives appId parameter for the fetch URL

Backend changes:
- HandleEnvVarSave reads JSON body via json.NewDecoder instead of
  parsing form values with parseEnvPairs
- Returns JSON {"ok": true} instead of HTTP redirect
- Removed parseEnvPairs function and envPair struct entirely
- Added envPairJSON struct with json tags for deserialization

Tests updated to POST JSON arrays instead of form-encoded strings.

Closes #163

internal/handlers/app.go

@@ -903,50 +903,69 @@ func (h *Handlers) addKeyValueToApp(
 	http.Redirect(writer, request, "/apps/"+application.ID, http.StatusSeeOther)
 }
 
-// HandleEnvVarAdd handles adding an environment variable.
-func (h *Handlers) HandleEnvVarAdd() http.HandlerFunc {
-	return func(writer http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Request) {
-		h.addKeyValueToApp(
-			writer,
-			request,
-			func(ctx context.Context, application *models.App, key, value string) error {
-				envVar := models.NewEnvVar(h.db)
-				envVar.AppID = application.ID
-				envVar.Key = key
-				envVar.Value = value
-
-				return envVar.Save(ctx)
-			},
-		)
-	}
+// envPairJSON represents a key-value pair in the JSON request body.
+type envPairJSON struct {
+	Key   string `json:"key"`
+	Value string `json:"value"`
 }
 
-// HandleEnvVarDelete handles deleting an environment variable.
-func (h *Handlers) HandleEnvVarDelete() http.HandlerFunc {
+// HandleEnvVarSave handles bulk saving of all environment variables.
+// It reads a JSON array of {key, value} objects from the request body,
+// deletes all existing env vars for the app, and inserts the full
+// submitted set.
+func (h *Handlers) HandleEnvVarSave() http.HandlerFunc {
 	return func(writer http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Request) {
 		appID := chi.URLParam(request, "id")
-		envVarIDStr := chi.URLParam(request, "varID")
 
-		envVarID, parseErr := strconv.ParseInt(envVarIDStr, 10, 64)
-		if parseErr != nil {
+		application, findErr := models.FindApp(request.Context(), h.db, appID)
+		if findErr != nil || application == nil {
 			http.NotFound(writer, request)
 
 			return
 		}
 
-		envVar, findErr := models.FindEnvVar(request.Context(), h.db, envVarID)
-		if findErr != nil || envVar == nil || envVar.AppID != appID {
-			http.NotFound(writer, request)
+		var pairs []envPairJSON
+
+		decodeErr := json.NewDecoder(request.Body).Decode(&pairs)
+		if decodeErr != nil {
+			http.Error(writer, "Bad Request", http.StatusBadRequest)
 
 			return
 		}
 
-		deleteErr := envVar.Delete(request.Context())
+		ctx := request.Context()
+
+		// Delete all existing env vars for this app
+		deleteErr := models.DeleteEnvVarsByAppID(ctx, h.db, application.ID)
 		if deleteErr != nil {
-			h.log.Error("failed to delete env var", "error", deleteErr)
+			h.log.Error("failed to delete env vars", "error", deleteErr)
+			http.Error(
+				writer,
+				"Internal Server Error",
+				http.StatusInternalServerError,
+			)
+
+			return
 		}
 
-		http.Redirect(writer, request, "/apps/"+appID, http.StatusSeeOther)
+		// Insert the full new set
+		for _, p := range pairs {
+			envVar := models.NewEnvVar(h.db)
+			envVar.AppID = application.ID
+			envVar.Key = p.Key
+			envVar.Value = p.Value
+
+			saveErr := envVar.Save(ctx)
+			if saveErr != nil {
+				h.log.Error(
+					"failed to save env var",
+					"key", p.Key,
+					"error", saveErr,
+				)
+			}
+		}
+
+		h.respondJSON(writer, request, map[string]bool{"ok": true}, http.StatusOK)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1205,59 +1224,6 @@ func ValidateVolumePath(p string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// HandleEnvVarEdit handles editing an existing environment variable.
-func (h *Handlers) HandleEnvVarEdit() http.HandlerFunc {
-	return func(writer http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Request) {
-		appID := chi.URLParam(request, "id")
-		envVarIDStr := chi.URLParam(request, "varID")
-
-		envVarID, parseErr := strconv.ParseInt(envVarIDStr, 10, 64)
-		if parseErr != nil {
-			http.NotFound(writer, request)
-
-			return
-		}
-
-		envVar, findErr := models.FindEnvVar(request.Context(), h.db, envVarID)
-		if findErr != nil || envVar == nil || envVar.AppID != appID {
-			http.NotFound(writer, request)
-
-			return
-		}
-
-		formErr := request.ParseForm()
-		if formErr != nil {
-			http.Error(writer, "Bad Request", http.StatusBadRequest)
-
-			return
-		}
-
-		key := request.FormValue("key")
-		value := request.FormValue("value")
-
-		if key == "" || value == "" {
-			http.Redirect(writer, request, "/apps/"+appID, http.StatusSeeOther)
-
-			return
-		}
-
-		envVar.Key = key
-		envVar.Value = value
-
-		saveErr := envVar.Save(request.Context())
-		if saveErr != nil {
-			h.log.Error("failed to update env var", "error", saveErr)
-		}
-
-		http.Redirect(
-			writer,
-			request,
-			"/apps/"+appID+"?success=env-updated",
-			http.StatusSeeOther,
-		)
-	}
-}
-
 // HandleLabelEdit handles editing an existing label.
 func (h *Handlers) HandleLabelEdit() http.HandlerFunc {
 	return func(writer http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Request) {

internal/handlers/handlers_test.go

@@ -560,45 +560,87 @@ func testOwnershipVerification(t *testing.T, cfg ownedResourceTestConfig) {
 	cfg.verifyFn(t, testCtx, resourceID)
 }
 
-// TestDeleteEnvVarOwnershipVerification tests that deleting an env var
-// via another app's URL path returns 404 (IDOR prevention).
-func TestDeleteEnvVarOwnershipVerification(t *testing.T) { //nolint:dupl // intentionally similar IDOR test pattern
+// TestHandleEnvVarSaveBulk tests that HandleEnvVarSave replaces all env vars
+// for an app with the submitted set (monolithic delete-all + insert-all).
+func TestHandleEnvVarSaveBulk(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
-	testOwnershipVerification(t, ownedResourceTestConfig{
-		appPrefix1: "envvar-owner-app",
-		appPrefix2: "envvar-other-app",
-		createFn: func(t *testing.T, tc *testContext, ownerApp *models.App) int64 {
-			t.Helper()
+	testCtx := setupTestHandlers(t)
+	createdApp := createTestApp(t, testCtx, "envvar-bulk-app")
 
-			envVar := models.NewEnvVar(tc.database)
-			envVar.AppID = ownerApp.ID
-			envVar.Key = "SECRET"
-			envVar.Value = "hunter2"
-			require.NoError(t, envVar.Save(context.Background()))
+	// Create some pre-existing env vars
+	for _, kv := range [][2]string{{"OLD_KEY", "old_value"}, {"REMOVE_ME", "gone"}} {
+		ev := models.NewEnvVar(testCtx.database)
+		ev.AppID = createdApp.ID
+		ev.Key = kv[0]
+		ev.Value = kv[1]
+		require.NoError(t, ev.Save(context.Background()))
+	}
 
-			return envVar.ID
-		},
-		deletePath: func(appID string, resourceID int64) string {
-			return "/apps/" + appID + "/env/" + strconv.FormatInt(resourceID, 10) + "/delete"
-		},
-		chiParams: func(appID string, resourceID int64) map[string]string {
-			return map[string]string{"id": appID, "varID": strconv.FormatInt(resourceID, 10)}
-		},
-		handler: func(h *handlers.Handlers) http.HandlerFunc { return h.HandleEnvVarDelete() },
-		verifyFn: func(t *testing.T, tc *testContext, resourceID int64) {
-			t.Helper()
+	// Submit a new set as a JSON array of key/value objects
+	body := `[{"key":"NEW_KEY","value":"new_value"},{"key":"ANOTHER","value":"42"}]`
 
-			found, findErr := models.FindEnvVar(context.Background(), tc.database, resourceID)
-			require.NoError(t, findErr)
-			assert.NotNil(t, found, "env var should still exist after IDOR attempt")
-		},
-	})
+	r := chi.NewRouter()
+	r.Post("/apps/{id}/env", testCtx.handlers.HandleEnvVarSave())
+
+	request := httptest.NewRequest(
+		http.MethodPost,
+		"/apps/"+createdApp.ID+"/env",
+		strings.NewReader(body),
+	)
+	request.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+
+	recorder := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	r.ServeHTTP(recorder, request)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, recorder.Code)
+
+	// Verify old env vars are gone and new ones exist
+	envVars, err := models.FindEnvVarsByAppID(
+		context.Background(), testCtx.database, createdApp.ID,
+	)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Len(t, envVars, 2)
+
+	keys := make(map[string]string)
+	for _, ev := range envVars {
+		keys[ev.Key] = ev.Value
+	}
+
+	assert.Equal(t, "new_value", keys["NEW_KEY"])
+	assert.Equal(t, "42", keys["ANOTHER"])
+	assert.Empty(t, keys["OLD_KEY"], "old env vars should be deleted")
+	assert.Empty(t, keys["REMOVE_ME"], "old env vars should be deleted")
+}
+
+// TestHandleEnvVarSaveAppNotFound tests that HandleEnvVarSave returns 404
+// for a non-existent app.
+func TestHandleEnvVarSaveAppNotFound(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	testCtx := setupTestHandlers(t)
+
+	body := `[{"key":"KEY","value":"value"}]`
+
+	r := chi.NewRouter()
+	r.Post("/apps/{id}/env", testCtx.handlers.HandleEnvVarSave())
+
+	request := httptest.NewRequest(
+		http.MethodPost,
+		"/apps/nonexistent-id/env",
+		strings.NewReader(body),
+	)
+	request.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+
+	recorder := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	r.ServeHTTP(recorder, request)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusNotFound, recorder.Code)
 }
 
 // TestDeleteLabelOwnershipVerification tests that deleting a label
 // via another app's URL path returns 404 (IDOR prevention).
-func TestDeleteLabelOwnershipVerification(t *testing.T) { //nolint:dupl // intentionally similar IDOR test pattern
+func TestDeleteLabelOwnershipVerification(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	testOwnershipVerification(t, ownedResourceTestConfig{
@@ -714,41 +756,43 @@ func TestDeletePortOwnershipVerification(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NotNil(t, found, "port should still exist after IDOR attempt")
 }
 
-// TestHandleEnvVarDeleteUsesCorrectRouteParam verifies that HandleEnvVarDelete
-// reads the "varID" chi URL parameter (matching the route definition {varID}),
-// not a mismatched name like "envID".
-func TestHandleEnvVarDeleteUsesCorrectRouteParam(t *testing.T) {
+// TestHandleEnvVarSaveEmptyClears verifies that submitting an empty JSON
+// array deletes all existing env vars for the app.
+func TestHandleEnvVarSaveEmptyClears(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	testCtx := setupTestHandlers(t)
+	createdApp := createTestApp(t, testCtx, "envvar-clear-app")
 
-	createdApp := createTestApp(t, testCtx, "envdelete-param-app")
+	// Create a pre-existing env var
+	ev := models.NewEnvVar(testCtx.database)
+	ev.AppID = createdApp.ID
+	ev.Key = "DELETE_ME"
+	ev.Value = "gone"
+	require.NoError(t, ev.Save(context.Background()))
 
-	envVar := models.NewEnvVar(testCtx.database)
-	envVar.AppID = createdApp.ID
-	envVar.Key = "DELETE_ME"
-	envVar.Value = "gone"
-	require.NoError(t, envVar.Save(context.Background()))
-
-	// Use chi router with the real route pattern to test param name
+	// Submit empty JSON array
 	r := chi.NewRouter()
-	r.Post("/apps/{id}/env-vars/{varID}/delete", testCtx.handlers.HandleEnvVarDelete())
+	r.Post("/apps/{id}/env", testCtx.handlers.HandleEnvVarSave())
 
 	request := httptest.NewRequest(
 		http.MethodPost,
-		"/apps/"+createdApp.ID+"/env-vars/"+strconv.FormatInt(envVar.ID, 10)+"/delete",
-		nil,
+		"/apps/"+createdApp.ID+"/env",
+		strings.NewReader("[]"),
 	)
-	recorder := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	request.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
 
+	recorder := httptest.NewRecorder()
 	r.ServeHTTP(recorder, request)
 
-	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusSeeOther, recorder.Code)
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, recorder.Code)
 
-	// Verify the env var was actually deleted
-	found, findErr := models.FindEnvVar(context.Background(), testCtx.database, envVar.ID)
-	require.NoError(t, findErr)
-	assert.Nil(t, found, "env var should be deleted when using correct route param")
+	// Verify all env vars are gone
+	envVars, err := models.FindEnvVarsByAppID(
+		context.Background(), testCtx.database, createdApp.ID,
+	)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Empty(t, envVars, "all env vars should be deleted")
 }
 
 // TestHandleVolumeAddValidatesPaths verifies that HandleVolumeAdd validates

internal/server/routes.go

@@ -82,10 +82,8 @@ func (s *Server) SetupRoutes() {
 			r.Post("/apps/{id}/stop", s.handlers.HandleAppStop())
 			r.Post("/apps/{id}/start", s.handlers.HandleAppStart())
 
-			// Environment variables
-			r.Post("/apps/{id}/env-vars", s.handlers.HandleEnvVarAdd())
-			r.Post("/apps/{id}/env-vars/{varID}/edit", s.handlers.HandleEnvVarEdit())
-			r.Post("/apps/{id}/env-vars/{varID}/delete", s.handlers.HandleEnvVarDelete())
+			// Environment variables (monolithic bulk save)
+			r.Post("/apps/{id}/env", s.handlers.HandleEnvVarSave())
 
 			// Labels
 			r.Post("/apps/{id}/labels", s.handlers.HandleLabelAdd())

static/js/app-detail.js

@@ -6,6 +6,84 @@
  */
 
 document.addEventListener("alpine:init", () => {
+    // ============================================
+    // Environment Variable Editor Component
+    // ============================================
+    Alpine.data("envVarEditor", (appId) => ({
+        vars: [],
+        editIdx: -1,
+        editKey: "",
+        editVal: "",
+        appId: appId,
+
+        init() {
+            this.vars = Array.from(this.$el.querySelectorAll(".env-init")).map(
+                (span) => ({
+                    key: span.dataset.key,
+                    value: span.dataset.value,
+                }),
+            );
+        },
+
+        startEdit(i) {
+            this.editIdx = i;
+            this.editKey = this.vars[i].key;
+            this.editVal = this.vars[i].value;
+        },
+
+        saveEdit(i) {
+            this.vars[i] = { key: this.editKey, value: this.editVal };
+            this.editIdx = -1;
+            this.submitAll();
+        },
+
+        removeVar(i) {
+            if (!window.confirm("Delete this environment variable?")) {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            this.vars.splice(i, 1);
+            this.submitAll();
+        },
+
+        addVar(keyEl, valEl) {
+            const k = keyEl.value.trim();
+            const v = valEl.value.trim();
+
+            if (!k) {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            this.vars.push({ key: k, value: v });
+            this.submitAll();
+        },
+
+        submitAll() {
+            const csrfInput = this.$el.querySelector(
+                'input[name="gorilla.csrf.Token"]',
+            );
+            const csrfToken = csrfInput ? csrfInput.value : "";
+
+            fetch("/apps/" + this.appId + "/env", {
+                method: "POST",
+                headers: {
+                    "Content-Type": "application/json",
+                    "X-CSRF-Token": csrfToken,
+                },
+                body: JSON.stringify(
+                    this.vars.map((e) => ({ key: e.key, value: e.value })),
+                ),
+            }).then((res) => {
+                if (res.ok) {
+                    window.location.reload();
+                }
+            });
+        },
+    }));
+
+    // ============================================
+    // App Detail Page Component
+    // ============================================
     Alpine.data("appDetail", (config) => ({
         appId: config.appId,
         currentDeploymentId: config.initialDeploymentId,

templates/app_detail.html

@@ -101,9 +101,10 @@
     </div>
 
     <!-- Environment Variables -->
-    <div class="card p-6 mb-6">
+    <div class="card p-6 mb-6" x-data="envVarEditor('{{.App.ID}}')">
         <h2 class="section-title mb-4">Environment Variables</h2>
-        {{if .EnvVars}}
+        {{range .EnvVars}}<span class="env-init hidden" data-key="{{.Key}}" data-value="{{.Value}}"></span>{{end}}
+        <template x-if="vars.length > 0">
         <div class="overflow-x-auto mb-4">
             <table class="table">
                 <thead class="table-header">
@@ -114,47 +115,43 @@
                     </tr>
                 </thead>
                 <tbody class="table-body">
-                    {{range .EnvVars}}
-                    <tr x-data="{ editing: false }">
-                        <template x-if="!editing">
-                            <td class="font-mono font-medium">{{.Key}}</td>
+                    <template x-for="(env, idx) in vars" :key="idx">
+                    <tr>
+                        <template x-if="editIdx !== idx">
+                            <td class="font-mono font-medium" x-text="env.key"></td>
                         </template>
-                        <template x-if="!editing">
-                            <td class="font-mono text-gray-500">{{.Value}}</td>
+                        <template x-if="editIdx !== idx">
+                            <td class="font-mono text-gray-500" x-text="env.value"></td>
                         </template>
-                        <template x-if="!editing">
+                        <template x-if="editIdx !== idx">
                             <td class="text-right">
-                                <button @click="editing = true" class="text-primary-600 hover:text-primary-800 text-sm mr-2">Edit</button>
-                                <form method="POST" action="/apps/{{$.App.ID}}/env-vars/{{.ID}}/delete" class="inline" x-data="confirmAction('Delete this environment variable?')" @submit="confirm($event)">
-                                    {{ $.CSRFField }}
-                                    <button type="submit" class="text-error-500 hover:text-error-700 text-sm">Delete</button>
-                                </form>
+                                <button @click="startEdit(idx)" class="text-primary-600 hover:text-primary-800 text-sm mr-2">Edit</button>
+                                <button @click="removeVar(idx)" class="text-error-500 hover:text-error-700 text-sm">Delete</button>
                             </td>
                         </template>
-                        <template x-if="editing">
+                        <template x-if="editIdx === idx">
                             <td colspan="3">
-                                <form method="POST" action="/apps/{{$.App.ID}}/env-vars/{{.ID}}/edit" class="flex gap-2 items-center">
-                                    {{ $.CSRFField }}
-                                    <input type="text" name="key" value="{{.Key}}" required class="input flex-1 font-mono text-sm">
-                                    <input type="text" name="value" value="{{.Value}}" required class="input flex-1 font-mono text-sm">
+                                <form @submit.prevent="saveEdit(idx)" class="flex gap-2 items-center">
+                                    <input type="text" x-model="editKey" required class="input flex-1 font-mono text-sm">
+                                    <input type="text" x-model="editVal" required class="input flex-1 font-mono text-sm">
                                     <button type="submit" class="btn-primary text-sm">Save</button>
-                                    <button type="button" @click="editing = false" class="text-gray-500 hover:text-gray-700 text-sm">Cancel</button>
+                                    <button type="button" @click="editIdx = -1" class="text-gray-500 hover:text-gray-700 text-sm">Cancel</button>
                                 </form>
                                 <p class="text-xs text-amber-600 mt-1">⚠ Container restart needed after env var changes.</p>
                             </td>
                         </template>
                     </tr>
-                    {{end}}
+                    </template>
                 </tbody>
             </table>
         </div>
-        {{end}}
-        <form method="POST" action="/apps/{{.App.ID}}/env" class="flex flex-col sm:flex-row gap-2">
-                {{ .CSRFField }}
-            <input type="text" name="key" placeholder="KEY" required class="input flex-1 font-mono text-sm">
-            <input type="text" name="value" placeholder="value" required class="input flex-1 font-mono text-sm">
+        </template>
+        <form @submit.prevent="addVar($refs.newKey, $refs.newVal)" class="flex flex-col sm:flex-row gap-2">
+            <input x-ref="newKey" type="text" placeholder="KEY" required class="input flex-1 font-mono text-sm">
+            <input x-ref="newVal" type="text" placeholder="value" required class="input flex-1 font-mono text-sm">
             <button type="submit" class="btn-primary">Add</button>
         </form>
+        <div class="hidden">{{ .CSRFField }}</div>
     </div>
 
     <!-- Labels -->