mite-standard · mmzdouc · Mar 10, 2026 · Mar 9, 2026 · Mar 10, 2026 · Mar 10, 2026
diff --git a/app/services/submission.py b/app/services/submission.py
@@ -46,7 +46,12 @@ def verify_state(token: str) -> SubmissionState:
 
 def check_schema(data: dict):
     """Check if data meets schema"""
-    SchemaManager().validate_mite(data)
+    try:
+        SchemaManager().validate_mite(data)
+    except Exception as e:
+        s = f"Entry does not pass JSON Schema validation: {e!s}"
+        logger.warning(s)
+        raise HTTPException(400, detail=s) from e
 
 
 def check_own_entry(user: str, data: dict):

diff --git a/app/static/js/submission.js b/app/static/js/submission.js
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ function createGeneralComment(container, data = {}) {
 function createHtmlEnzymeUniprot(container, data = {}) {
     const entryHtml = `
         <div class="form-floating">
-            <input id="enzyme_uniprot" name="enzyme_uniprot" class="form-control form-control-sm" placeholder="n/a" type="text" value="${escapeHtml(data?.enzyme?.databaseIds?.uniprot ?? "")}" title="UniProtKB or UniParc ID of enzyme">
+            <input id="enzyme_uniprot" name="enzyme_uniprot" class="form-control form-control-sm" placeholder="n/a" type="text" value="${escapeHtml(data?.enzyme?.databaseIds?.uniprot ?? "")}" title="UniProtKB or UniParc ID (e.g. 'Q93KW1')">
             <label for="enzyme_description" class="form-label" >UniProt ID<span class="mandatory">**</span> <i class="bi bi-question-circle"></i></label>
         </div>
     `;
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ function createHtmlEnzymeUniprot(container, data = {}) {
 function createHtmlEnzymeGenpept(container, data = {}) {
     const entryHtml = `
         <div class="form-floating">
-            <input id="enzyme_genpept" name="enzyme_genpept" class="form-control form-control-sm" placeholder="n/a" type="text" value="${escapeHtml(data?.enzyme?.databaseIds?.genpept ?? "")}" title="NCBI GenPept ID of enzyme">
+            <input id="enzyme_genpept" name="enzyme_genpept" class="form-control form-control-sm" placeholder="n/a" type="text" value="${escapeHtml(data?.enzyme?.databaseIds?.genpept ?? "")}" title="NCBI GenPept ID (e.g. 'AAK83184.1')">
             <label for="enzyme_genpept" class="form-label">GenPept ID<span class="mandatory">**</span> <i class="bi bi-question-circle"></i></label>
         </div>
     `;
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ function createHtmlEnzymeGenpept(container, data = {}) {
 function createHtmlEnzymeMibig(container, data = {}) {
     const entryHtml = `
         <div class="form-floating">
-            <input id="enzyme_mibig" name="enzyme_mibig" pattern="^BGC.+" minlength="10" maxlength="10" class="form-control form-control-sm" placeholder="n/a" type="text" value="${escapeHtml(data?.enzyme?.databaseIds?.mibig ?? "")}" title="MIBiG ID of the BGC containing the enzyme">
+            <input id="enzyme_mibig" name="enzyme_mibig" class="form-control form-control-sm" pattern="^(BGC[0-9]{7}|new[0-9]{7})$" placeholder="n/a" type="text" value="${escapeHtml(data?.enzyme?.databaseIds?.mibig ?? "")}" title="BGC containing the enzyme (e.g. 'BGC0000026' or 'new0000001'">
             <label for="enzyme_mibig" class="form-label">MIBiG ID <i class="bi bi-question-circle"></i></label>
         </div>
     `;
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ function createHtmlEnzymeMibig(container, data = {}) {
 function createHtmlEnzymeWikidata(container, data = {}) {
     const entryHtml = `
         <div class="form-floating">
-            <input id="enzyme_wikidata" name="enzyme_wikidata" class="form-control form-control-sm" placeholder="n/a" type="text" value="${escapeHtml(data?.enzyme?.databaseIds?.wikidata ?? "")}" title="The Wikidata QID of the enzyme">
+            <input id="enzyme_wikidata" name="enzyme_wikidata" class="form-control form-control-sm" placeholder="n/a" type="text" value="${escapeHtml(data?.enzyme?.databaseIds?.wikidata ?? "")}" title="The Wikidata QID (e.g. 'Q113145171')">
             <label for="enzyme_wikidata" class="form-label">Wikidata ID <i class="bi bi-question-circle"></i></label>
         </div>
     `;
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ function createHtmlRef(data, className, jsonID) {
             <div class="row d-flex align-items-center mb-1">
                 <div class="col">
                     <div class="form-floating">
-                        <input type="text" name="${jsonID}" pattern="^doi:10.+" id="${jsonID}" class="form-control form-control-sm" placeholder="n/a" value="${data}" required title="A Digital Object Identifier describing the reference publication. Must begin with 'doi:10.'">
+                        <input type="text" name="${jsonID}" pattern="^doi:10.+" id="${jsonID}" class="form-control form-control-sm" placeholder="n/a" value="${data}" required title="A Digital Object Identifier of a reference publication (e.g. 'doi:10.1016/j.chembiol.2004.08.016')">
                         <label for="${jsonID}" class="form-label">Reference DOI<span class="mandatory">*</span> <i class="bi bi-question-circle"></i></label>
                     </div>
                 </div>
@@ -273,33 +273,33 @@ function createHtmlAuxEnyzme(data = {}, index) {
                 <div class="row m-2 g-2">
                     <div class="col">
                          <div class="form-floating">
-                            <input type="text" name="auxenzyme[${index}]name" id="auxenzyme[${index}]name" class="form-control form-control-sm" placeholder="n/a" value="${escapeHtml(data?.name ?? "")}" required title="The commonly used name of the auxiliary enzyme (e.g. 'McjB')">
+                            <input type="text" name="auxenzyme[${index}]name" id="auxenzyme[${index}]name" class="form-control form-control-sm" placeholder="n/a" value="${escapeHtml(data?.name ?? "")}" required title="The commonly used enzyme name (e.g. 'McjB')">
                             <label for="auxenzyme[${index}]name" class="form-label">Name<span class="mandatory">*</span> <i class="bi bi-question-circle"></i></label>
                         </div>
                     </div>
                     <div class="col">
                         <div class="form-floating">
-                            <input type="text" name="auxenzyme[${index}]description" id="auxenzyme[${index}]description" class="form-control form-control-sm" placeholder="n/a" maxlength="50" value="${escapeHtml(data?.description ?? "")}" required title="Auxiliary enzyme type description (e.g. 'Peptidase')">
+                            <input type="text" name="auxenzyme[${index}]description" id="auxenzyme[${index}]description" class="form-control form-control-sm" placeholder="n/a" maxlength="50" value="${escapeHtml(data?.description ?? "")}" required title="Enzyme type description (e.g. 'Peptidase')">
                             <label for="auxenzyme[${index}]description" class="form-label">Type<span class="mandatory">*</span> <i class="bi bi-question-circle"></i></label>
                         </div>
                     </div>
                 </div>
                 <div class="row m-2 g-2">
                     <div class="col">
                         <div class="form-floating">
-                            <input type="text" name="auxenzyme[${index}]uniprot" id="auxenzyme[${index}]uniprot" class="form-control form-control-sm" placeholder="n/a" value="${escapeHtml(data?.databaseIds?.uniprot ?? "")}" title="UniProtKB or UniParc ID of the enzyme">
+                            <input type="text" name="auxenzyme[${index}]uniprot" id="auxenzyme[${index}]uniprot" class="form-control form-control-sm" placeholder="n/a" value="${escapeHtml(data?.databaseIds?.uniprot ?? "")}" title="UniProtKB or UniParc ID (e.g. 'Q93KW1')">
                             <label for="auxenzyme[${index}]uniprot" class="form-label">UniProt ID<span class="mandatory">**</span> <i class="bi bi-question-circle"></i></label>
                         </div>
                     </div>
                     <div class="col">
                         <div class="form-floating">
-                            <input type="text" name="auxenzyme[${index}]genpept" id="auxenzyme[${index}]genpept" class="form-control form-control-sm" placeholder="n/a" value="${escapeHtml(data?.databaseIds?.genpept ?? "")}" title="NCBI GenPept ID of the enzyme">
+                            <input type="text" name="auxenzyme[${index}]genpept" id="auxenzyme[${index}]genpept" class="form-control form-control-sm" placeholder="n/a" value="${escapeHtml(data?.databaseIds?.genpept ?? "")}" title="NCBI GenPept ID (e.g. 'AAK83184.1')">
                             <label for="auxenzyme[${index}]genpept" class="form-label">GenPept ID<span class="mandatory">**</span> <i class="bi bi-question-circle"></i></label>
                         </div>
                     </div>
                     <div class="col">
                         <div class="form-floating">
-                            <input type="text" name="auxenzyme[${index}]wikidata" id="auxenzyme[${index}]wikidata" class="form-control form-control-sm" placeholder="n/a" value="${escapeHtml(data?.databaseIds?.wikidata ?? "")}" title="Wikidata QID of the enzyme">
+                            <input type="text" name="auxenzyme[${index}]wikidata" id="auxenzyme[${index}]wikidata" class="form-control form-control-sm" placeholder="n/a" value="${escapeHtml(data?.databaseIds?.wikidata ?? "")}" title="The Wikidata QID (e.g. 'Q113145171')">
                             <label for="auxenzyme[${index}]wikidata" class="form-label">Wikidata ID <i class="bi bi-question-circle"></i></label>
                         </div>
                     </div>
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ function createHtmlReaction(data = {}, index, form_vals) {
                         <div class="row m-2 g-2">
                             <div class="col">
                                 <div class="form-floating">
-                                    <input id="reaction[${index}]smarts" name="reaction[${index}]smarts" class="form-control form-control-sm" placeholder="n/a" type="text" value="${escapeHtml(data?.reactionSMARTS ?? "")}" required title="Reaction SMARTS describing substrate specificity and the introduced changes. Include any (covalent) co-factors the substrate(s)/product(s) may be attached to. Use e.g. Ketcher to draw the reaction SMARTS.">
+                                    <input id="reaction[${index}]smarts" name="reaction[${index}]smarts" class="form-control form-control-sm" placeholder="n/a" type="text" value="${escapeHtml(data?.reactionSMARTS ?? "")}" required title="Reaction SMARTS describing substrate specificity and the introduced changes.">
                                     <label for="reaction[${index}]smart" class="form-label">Reaction SMARTS<span class="mandatory">*</span> <i class="bi bi-question-circle"></i></label>
                                 </div>
                             </div>
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ function addHtmlKnownReaction(data, index_outer, index_inner) {
             <div class="row m-2 g-2">
                 <div class="col">
                     <div class="form-floating">
-                        <input type="text" name="reaction[${index_outer}]knownreaction[${index_inner}]substrate" id="reaction[${index_outer}]knownreaction[${index_inner}]substrate" class="form-control form-control-sm" placeholder="n/a" value="${escapeHtml(data?.substrate ?? "")}" required title="The reaction substrate(s) SMILES string. Covalently attached co-factors must be specified. Multiple substrates/non-covalent co-factors can be specified using dot notation ('substrate1.substrate2'). Use e.g. Ketcher to draw the SMILES.">
+                        <input type="text" name="reaction[${index_outer}]knownreaction[${index_inner}]substrate" id="reaction[${index_outer}]knownreaction[${index_inner}]substrate" class="form-control form-control-sm" placeholder="n/a" value="${escapeHtml(data?.substrate ?? "")}" required title="The reaction substrate(s) SMILES string. Multiple substrates can be specified using dot notation ('substrate1.substrate2').">
                         <label for="reaction[${index_outer}]knownreaction[${index_inner}]substrate" class="form-label">Substrate SMILES<span class="mandatory">*</span> <i class="bi bi-question-circle"></i></label>
                     </div>
                 </div>
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ function insertProductForm(container_id, data = "") {
         <div class="row align-items-center mb-1">
             <div class="col">
                 <div class="form-floating">
-                    <input type="text" name="${container_id}" id="${container_id}" class="form-control form-control-sm" placeholder="n/a" value='${data}' required title="A single reaction product SMILES string. Covalently attached co-factors must be specified. Dot notation is not permitted and each product/non-covalent co-factor must be specified in a separate field. Use e.g. Ketcher to draw the SMILES.">
+                    <input type="text" name="${container_id}" id="${container_id}" class="form-control form-control-sm" placeholder="n/a" value='${data}' required title="A single reaction product SMILES string. Each product must be specified in a separate field.">
                     <label for="${container_id}" class="form-label">Product SMILES<span class="mandatory">*</span> <i class="bi bi-question-circle"></i></label>
                 </div>
             </div>
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ function insertForbiddenProductForm(container_id, data = "") {
         <div class="row d-flex align-items-center mb-1">
             <div class="col">
                 <div class="form-floating">
-                    <input type="text" name="${container_id}" id="${container_id}" class="form-control form-control-sm" placeholder="n/a" value='${data}' required title="A single forbidden reaction product SMILES string ('must not' result from reaction). Covalently attached co-factors must be specified. Dot notation is not permitted and each product/non-covalent co-factor must be specified in a separate field. Use e.g. Ketcher to draw the SMILES.">
+                    <input type="text" name="${container_id}" id="${container_id}" class="form-control form-control-sm" placeholder="n/a" value='${data}' required title="A single forbidden reaction product SMILES string ('must not' result from reaction).">
                     <label for="${container_id}" class="form-label">Forbidden Product SMILES <i class="bi bi-question-circle"></i></label>
                 </div>
             </div>

diff --git a/app/templates/submission.html b/app/templates/submission.html
@@ -90,10 +90,27 @@ <h4 class="fw-semibold lh-2">Error during creation of new submission!</h4>
     </div>
   </form>
   {% if kanban %}
-  <div class="kanban">
+  <div class="row my-3">
+    <div class="col">
+      <h3 class="fw-semibold lh-2">Kanban Board</h3>
+      <p>
+        This <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanban_board">Kanban Board</a> gives an overview of the entries currently under preparation.
+        <br>
+        Before starting a new submission, please check if your enzyme hasn't already been described.
+      </p>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+  <div class="kanban my-2">
     {% for column, prs in kanban.items() %}
       <div class="kanban-column">
         <h3>{{ column }}</h3>
+        {% if column == "Draft" %}
+        <p>Incomplete entries currently under work</p>
+        {% elif column == "In Review" %}
+        <p>Completed entries waiting for review</p>
+        {% else %}
+        <p>Reviewed entries waiting for the next release</p>
+        {% endif %}
 
         {% for pr in prs %}
           <div class="kanban-card">
@@ -108,8 +125,6 @@ <h3>{{ column }}</h3>
       </div>
     {% endfor %}
   </div>
-  {% else %}
-    <h3 class="my-3">Kanban board not supported in development mode.</h3>
   {% endif %}
 </div>
 <script type="text/javascript" src="{{ url_for('static', path='js/disable_button.js') }}" defer></script>

diff --git a/app/web/views/submission.py b/app/web/views/submission.py
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ async def submission(
             u_id=str(uuid.uuid1()), step="draft", issued=time.time(), role="submitter"
         )
     )
-    kanban = None
 
+    kanban = {"Draft": [], "In Review": [], "Reviewed": []}
     if repo:
         kanban = await get_kanban_cached(repo)
 

diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "mite_web"
-version = "2.0.0.beta.15"
+version = "2.0.0.beta.16"
 description = "MITE (Minimum Information about a Tailoring Enzyme) Database Web App"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.12.0,<3.13.0" # because of rdkit 2024 in mite_extras

diff --git a/tests/test_service/test_submission2.py b/tests/test_service/test_submission2.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ def test_check_schema_valid(mite_entry):
 
 
 def test_check_schema_invalid():
-    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+    with pytest.raises(HTTPException):
         check_schema({})