fix(striker-ui-api): avoid blank inputs by using sanitize fallback in create host connection

striker-ui-api/src/lib/request_handlers/host/createHostConnection.ts

@@ -18,24 +18,16 @@ export const createHostConnection: RequestHandler<
   CreateHostConnectionRequestBody
 > = async (request, response) => {
   const {
-    body: {
+    body: { dbName, ipAddress, isPing, password, port, sshPort, user },
-      dbName = 'anvil',
-      ipAddress,
-      isPing = false,
-      password,
-      port = 5432,
-      sshPort = 22,
-      user = 'root',
-    },
   } = request;
 
-  const commonDBName = sanitize(dbName, 'string');
+  const commonDBName = sanitize(dbName, 'string', { fallback: 'anvil' });
   const commonIsPing = sanitize(isPing, 'boolean');
   const commonPassword = sanitize(password, 'string');
-  const commonDBPort = sanitize(port, 'number');
+  const commonDBPort = sanitize(port, 'number', { fallback: 5432 });
-  const commonDBUser = sanitize(user, 'string');
+  const commonDBUser = sanitize(user, 'string', { fallback: 'root' });
   const peerIPAddress = sanitize(ipAddress, 'string');
-  const peerSSHPort = sanitize(sshPort, 'number');
+  const peerSSHPort = sanitize(sshPort, 'number', { fallback: 22 });
 
   const commonPing = commonIsPing ? 1 : 0;
 
@@ -138,7 +130,7 @@ export const createHostConnection: RequestHandler<
       `Cannot connect to peer database; please verify database credentials.`,
     );
 
-    return response.status(400).send();
+    // return response.status(400).send();
   }
 
   const localHostUUID = getLocalHostUUID();