Handle aliases in path2uid

src/plone/restapi/deserializer/utils.py

@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 from plone.uuid.interfaces import IUUID
 from plone.uuid.interfaces import IUUIDAware
 from zope.component import getMultiAdapter
+from plone.app.redirector.interfaces import IRedirectionStorage
+from zope.component import getUtility
+
 import re
 
 PATH_RE = re.compile(r"^(.*?)((?=/@@|#).*)?$")
@@ -35,6 +38,14 @@ def path2uid(context, link):
         suffix = match.group(2) or ""
 
     obj = portal.unrestrictedTraverse(path, None)
+    if obj is None:
+        # last try: maybe the object or some parent has been renamed.
+        # if yes, there should be a reference into redirection storage
+        storage = getUtility(IRedirectionStorage)
+        alias_path = storage.get(path)
+        if alias_path:
+            path = alias_path
+            obj = portal.unrestrictedTraverse(path, None)
     if obj is None or obj == portal:
         return link
     segments = path.split("/")

src/plone/restapi/tests/test_blocks_deserializer.py

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from plone import api
 from plone.dexterity.interfaces import IDexterityFTI
 from plone.dexterity.interfaces import IDexterityItem
 from plone.restapi.behaviors import IBlocks
@@ -724,3 +725,16 @@ def test_deserialize_url_with_image_scales(self):
         res = self.deserialize(blocks=blocks)
         self.assertTrue(res.blocks["123"]["url"].startswith("../resolveuid/"))
         self.assertNotIn("image_scales", res.blocks["123"])
+
+    def test_deserializer_resolve_path_also_if_it_is_an_alias(self):
+
+        self.portal.invokeFactory(
+            "Document",
+            id="doc",
+        )
+        api.content.move(source=self.portal.doc, id="renamed-doc")
+        blocks = {"abc": {"href": "%s/doc" % self.portal.absolute_url()}}
+
+        res = self.deserialize(blocks=blocks)
+        link = res.blocks["abc"]["href"]
+        self.assertTrue(link.startswith("../resolveuid/"))