Merge branch 'release/v6.0.29'

v6.0.28

.ci/php-cs-fixer/composer.lock

@@ -8,16 +8,16 @@
     "packages": [
         {
             "name": "composer/pcre",
-            "version": "3.1.0",
+            "version": "3.1.1",
             "source": {
                 "type": "git",
                 "url": "https://github.com/composer/pcre.git",
-                "reference": "4bff79ddd77851fe3cdd11616ed3f92841ba5bd2"
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-                "reference": "4bff79ddd77851fe3cdd11616ed3f92841ba5bd2",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/composer/pcre/zipball/00104306927c7a0919b4ced2aaa6782c1e61a3c9",
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             "require": {
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
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             "support": {
                 "issues": "https://github.com/composer/pcre/issues",
-                "source": "https://github.com/composer/pcre/tree/3.1.0"
+                "source": "https://github.com/composer/pcre/tree/3.1.1"
             },
             "funding": [
                 {
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
                     "type": "tidelift"
                 }
             ],
-            "time": "2022-11-17T09:50:14+00:00"
+            "time": "2023-10-11T07:11:09+00:00"
         },
         {
             "name": "composer/semver",
@@ -226,16 +226,16 @@
         },
         {
             "name": "friendsofphp/php-cs-fixer",
-            "version": "v3.26.1",
+            "version": "v3.37.0",
             "source": {
                 "type": "git",
                 "url": "https://github.com/PHP-CS-Fixer/PHP-CS-Fixer.git",
-                "reference": "d023ba6684055f6ea1da1352d8a02baca0426983"
+                "reference": "d5ccc3807fd496ac2b448e8e5e57aa0772f0d18b"
             },
             "dist": {
                 "type": "zip",
-                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/PHP-CS-Fixer/PHP-CS-Fixer/zipball/d023ba6684055f6ea1da1352d8a02baca0426983",
-                "reference": "d023ba6684055f6ea1da1352d8a02baca0426983",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/PHP-CS-Fixer/PHP-CS-Fixer/zipball/d5ccc3807fd496ac2b448e8e5e57aa0772f0d18b",
+                "reference": "d5ccc3807fd496ac2b448e8e5e57aa0772f0d18b",
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             "require": {
@@ -268,8 +268,6 @@
                 "phpspec/prophecy": "^1.16",
                 "phpspec/prophecy-phpunit": "^2.0",
                 "phpunit/phpunit": "^9.5",
-                "phpunitgoodpractices/polyfill": "^1.6",
-                "phpunitgoodpractices/traits": "^1.9.2",
                 "symfony/phpunit-bridge": "^6.2.3",
                 "symfony/yaml": "^5.4 || ^6.0"
             },
@@ -309,7 +307,7 @@
             ],
             "support": {
                 "issues": "https://github.com/PHP-CS-Fixer/PHP-CS-Fixer/issues",
-                "source": "https://github.com/PHP-CS-Fixer/PHP-CS-Fixer/tree/v3.26.1"
+                "source": "https://github.com/PHP-CS-Fixer/PHP-CS-Fixer/tree/v3.37.0"
             },
             "funding": [
                 {
@@ -317,7 +315,7 @@
                     "type": "github"
                 }
             ],
-            "time": "2023-09-08T19:09:07+00:00"
+            "time": "2023-10-28T14:49:50+00:00"
         },
         {
             "name": "psr/container",
@@ -917,16 +915,16 @@
         },
         {
             "name": "symfony/finder",
-            "version": "v6.3.3",
+            "version": "v6.3.5",
             "source": {
                 "type": "git",
                 "url": "https://github.com/symfony/finder.git",
-                "reference": "9915db259f67d21eefee768c1abcf1cc61b1fc9e"
+                "reference": "a1b31d88c0e998168ca7792f222cbecee47428c4"
             },
             "dist": {
                 "type": "zip",
-                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/symfony/finder/zipball/9915db259f67d21eefee768c1abcf1cc61b1fc9e",
-                "reference": "9915db259f67d21eefee768c1abcf1cc61b1fc9e",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/symfony/finder/zipball/a1b31d88c0e998168ca7792f222cbecee47428c4",
+                "reference": "a1b31d88c0e998168ca7792f222cbecee47428c4",
                 "shasum": ""
             },
             "require": {
@@ -961,7 +959,7 @@
             "description": "Finds files and directories via an intuitive fluent interface",
             "homepage": "https://symfony.com",
             "support": {
-                "source": "https://github.com/symfony/finder/tree/v6.3.3"
+                "source": "https://github.com/symfony/finder/tree/v6.3.5"
             },
             "funding": [
                 {
@@ -977,7 +975,7 @@
                     "type": "tidelift"
                 }
             ],
-            "time": "2023-07-31T08:31:44+00:00"
+            "time": "2023-09-26T12:56:25+00:00"
         },
         {
             "name": "symfony/options-resolver",
@@ -1745,16 +1743,16 @@
         },
         {
             "name": "symfony/string",
-            "version": "v6.3.2",
+            "version": "v6.3.5",
             "source": {
                 "type": "git",
                 "url": "https://github.com/symfony/string.git",
-                "reference": "53d1a83225002635bca3482fcbf963001313fb68"
+                "reference": "13d76d0fb049051ed12a04bef4f9de8715bea339"
             },
             "dist": {
                 "type": "zip",
-                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/symfony/string/zipball/53d1a83225002635bca3482fcbf963001313fb68",
-                "reference": "53d1a83225002635bca3482fcbf963001313fb68",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/symfony/string/zipball/13d76d0fb049051ed12a04bef4f9de8715bea339",
+                "reference": "13d76d0fb049051ed12a04bef4f9de8715bea339",
                 "shasum": ""
             },
             "require": {
@@ -1811,7 +1809,7 @@
                 "utf8"
             ],
             "support": {
-                "source": "https://github.com/symfony/string/tree/v6.3.2"
+                "source": "https://github.com/symfony/string/tree/v6.3.5"
             },
             "funding": [
                 {
@@ -1827,7 +1825,7 @@
                     "type": "tidelift"
                 }
             ],
-            "time": "2023-07-05T08:41:27+00:00"
+            "time": "2023-09-18T10:38:32+00:00"
         }
     ],
     "packages-dev": [],

.env.example

@@ -195,6 +195,16 @@ MAP_DEFAULT_LAT=51.983333
 MAP_DEFAULT_LONG=5.916667
 MAP_DEFAULT_ZOOM=6
 
+#
+# Some objects have room for an URL, like transactions and webhooks.
+# By default, the following protocols are allowed:
+# http, https, ftp, ftps, mailto
+#
+# To change this, set your preferred comma separated set below.
+# Be sure to include http, https and other default ones if you need to.
+#
+VALID_URL_PROTOCOLS=
+
 #
 # Firefly III authentication settings
 #

.github/label-actions.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# Configuration for Label Actions - https://github.com/dessant/label-actions
+
+# The `feature` label is added to issues
+feature:
+  issues:
+    # Post a comment, `{issue-author}` is an optional placeholder
+    comment: |
+      Hi there! This is an automatic reply. `Share and enjoy`
+
+      This issue has been marked as a feature request. The requested (new) feature will become a part of Firefly III or the data importer in due course.
+
+      If you come across this issue, please be aware there is NO need to reply with "+1" or "me too" or "I need this too" or whatever. Such comments are not helpful, and do not influence [the roadmap](https://roadmap.firefly-iii.org/). Your comment may be :skull: deleted. You can subscribe to this issue to get updates.
+
+      Thank you for your contributions.
+
+enhancement:
+  issues:
+    # Post a comment, `{issue-author}` is an optional placeholder
+    comment: |
+      Hi there! This is an automatic reply. `Share and enjoy`
+
+      This issue has been marked as an enhancement. The requested enhancement to an existing feature will become a part of Firefly III or the data importer in due course.
+
+      If you come across this issue, please be aware there is NO need to reply with "+1" or "me too" or "I need this too" or whatever. Such comments are not helpful, and do not influence [the roadmap](https://roadmap.firefly-iii.org/). Your comment may be :skull: deleted. You can subscribe to this issue to get updates.
+
+      Thank you for your contributions.
+
+# The `solved` label is added to discussions
+triage:
+  issues:
+    # Post a comment, `{issue-author}` is an optional placeholder
+    comment: |
+      Hi there! This is an automatic reply. `Share and enjoy`
+
+      This issue has been marked as being in triage. The root cause is not known yet, or the issue needs more investigation. You can help by sharing debug information (from `/debug`) if you also have this issue or when you haven't already done so.
+
+      Thank you for your contributions.

.github/workflows/cleanup.yml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # This workflow prunes old workflow runs for an entire repository.
 
-name: Prune old builds
+name: "Chore - prune old builds"
 
 on:
   schedule:

.github/workflows/closed-issues.yml

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: "Reply to closed issue"
+name: "Issues - reply to closed issue"
 on:
   issues:
     types:
@@ -12,11 +12,13 @@ jobs:
           message: |
             Hi there! This is an automatic reply. `Share and enjoy`
 
-            This issue is now 🔒 closed. Please be aware that closed issues are **not** watched.
+            This issue is now 🔒 closed. Please be aware that closed issues are not monitored by the developer of Firefly III.
 
-            - If the original bug is not actually fixed, please feel free to open [a new issue](https://github.com/firefly-iii/firefly-iii/issues/new/choose). Please refer to this issue for clarity.
+            - If the original bug is not actually fixed, please open [a new issue](https://github.com/firefly-iii/firefly-iii/issues/new/choose). Refer to this issue for clarity.
             - Follow-up questions must be posted in a new [discussion](https://github.com/firefly-iii/firefly-iii/discussions/)
-            - Further replies to this issue will get **no response**.
+            - Further replies to this issue may get no response.
+
+            If there is more to discuss, please open [a new issue](https://github.com/firefly-iii/firefly-iii/issues/new/choose) or [discussion](https://github.com/firefly-iii/firefly-iii/discussions/).
 
             Thank you for your contributions.
           repo-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"

.github/workflows/depsreview.yaml

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: 'Dependency Review'
+name: 'Code - dependency review'
 on: [ pull_request ]
 
 permissions:

.github/workflows/label-actions.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+name: 'Issues - reply to specific labels'
+
+on:
+  issues:
+    types: [labeled, unlabeled]
+  pull_request_target:
+    types: [labeled, unlabeled]
+  discussion:
+    types: [labeled, unlabeled]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  issues: write
+  pull-requests: write
+  discussions: write
+
+jobs:
+  action:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: dessant/label-actions@v3

.github/workflows/laravel.yml

@@ -1,146 +0,0 @@
-name: Firefly III
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches-ignore:
-      - '**'
-
-jobs:
-  prepare:
-
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - name: Copy .env
-        run: test -f .env || cp .ci/.env.ci .env
-      - name: Prepare dependencies
-        run: |
-          set -euxo pipefail
-          export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/.composer/vendor/bin/
-          composer global require hirak/prestissimo --no-plugins --no-scripts
-          composer install --no-ansi --no-interaction --no-scripts --no-progress --prefer-dist --no-suggest
-
-          touch ./storage/database/database.sqlite
-      - name: Prepare Firefly III
-        run: |
-          chmod -R 777 storage bootstrap/cache
-          php artisan migrate --seed
-          php artisan firefly-iii:upgrade-database
-      - name: Upload database
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
-        with:
-          name: database
-          path: storage/database/database.sqlite
-      - name: Upload cache
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
-        with:
-          name: cache
-          path: bootstrap/cache/
-      - name: Upload composer cache
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
-        with:
-          name: composer
-          path: ~/.composer
-
-  laravel-tests:
-
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    needs:
-      - prepare
-
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - name: Copy .env
-        run: test -f .env || cp .ci/.env.ci .env
-      - name: Download database
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
-        with:
-          name: database
-          path: storage/database/database.sqlite
-      - name: Download cache
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
-        with:
-          name: cache
-          path: bootstrap/cache/
-      - name: Download vendor
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
-        with:
-          name: composer
-          path: ~/.composer
-      - name: Install composer
-        run: composer install --no-ansi --no-interaction --no-scripts --no-progress --prefer-dist --no-suggest
-
-      - name: PHPUnit tests
-        uses: php-actions/phpunit@v1
-        with:
-          config: phpunit.xml
-          memory: 512M
-
-  coding-standards:
-
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    needs:
-      - prepare
-
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - name: Copy .env
-        run: test -f .env || cp .ci/.env.ci .env
-      - name: Download database
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
-        with:
-          name: database
-          path: storage/database/database.sqlite
-      - name: Download cache
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
-        with:
-          name: cache
-          path: bootstrap/cache/
-      - name: Download vendor
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
-        with:
-          name: composer
-          path: ~/.composer
-      - name: install depenencies
-        run: |
-          composer global require nette/coding-standard
-          composer install --no-ansi --no-interaction --no-scripts --no-progress --prefer-dist --no-suggest
-
-      - name: Execute code standard
-        run: /home/runner/.composer/vendor/bin/ecs check app tests --config ./.ci/firefly-iii-standard.yml
-
-  phpstan:
-
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    needs:
-      - prepare
-
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - name: Copy .env
-        run: test -f .env || cp .ci/.env.ci .env
-      - name: Download database
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
-        with:
-          name: database
-          path: storage/database/database.sqlite
-      - name: Download cache
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
-        with:
-          name: cache
-          path: bootstrap/cache/
-      - name: Download vendor
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
-        with:
-          name: composer
-          path: ~/.composer
-      - name: Install depenencies
-        run: |
-          composer install --no-ansi --no-interaction --no-scripts --no-progress --prefer-dist --no-suggest
-
-      - name: Execute PHPStan
-        run: vendor/bin/phpstan analyse -c .ci/phpstan.neon

.github/workflows/lock.yml

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Lock old issues
+name: 'Issues - Lock old issues'
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:

.github/workflows/qodana.yml

@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-name: Qodana
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - main
-      - develop
-jobs:
-  qodana:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    name: 'Qodana Scan'
-    steps:
-      - name: Setup PHP with no coverage driver
-        uses: shivammathur/setup-php@v2
-        with:
-          php-version: '8.2'
-          coverage: none
-          extensions: bcmath, intl
-        env:
-          update: true
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0  # Shallow clones should be disabled for a better relevancy of analysis
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: |
-          composer install --no-scripts
-          cp .env.example .env
-          php artisan key:generate
-          php artisan clear-compiled
-          php artisan ide-helper:generate;
-
-      - name: 'Qodana Scan'
-        uses: JetBrains/qodana-action@main
-        env:
-          QODANA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.QODANA_TOKEN }}

.github/workflows/sonarcloud.yml

@@ -1,14 +1,37 @@
-name: Sonarcloud
+name: 'Code - Run Sonarcloud'
 on:
   pull_request:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
       - develop
+env:
+  DB_CONNECTION: mysql
+  DB_HOST: "127.0.0.1"
+  DB_DATABASE: firefly
+  DB_USER: firefly
+  DB_PASSWORD: secret_firefly_password
+
 jobs:
   sonarcloud:
     name: SonarCloud
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    services:
+      mariadb:
+        image: mariadb:latest
+        ports:
+          - 3306:3306
+        env:
+          MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: yes
+          MYSQL_USER: ${{ env.DB_USER }}
+          MYSQL_PASSWORD: ${{ env.DB_PASSWORD }}
+          MYSQL_DATABASE: ${{ env.DB_DATABASE }}
+        options: >-
+          --health-cmd="healthcheck.sh --connect --innodb_initialized"
+          --health-interval=10s
+          --health-timeout=5s
+          --health-retries=3
+
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
@@ -24,16 +47,49 @@ jobs:
         with:
           php-version: '8.2'
           coverage: xdebug
+          extensions: >-
+            bcmath
+            curl
+            fileinfo
+            iconv
+            intl
+            json
+            mbstring
+            openssl
+            pdo
+            session
+            simplexml
+            sodium
+            tokenizer
+            xml
+            xmlwriter
 
       - name: Install Composer dependencies
         run: composer install --prefer-dist --no-interaction --no-progress --no-scripts
 
+      - name: Verify Database connection
+        env:
+          PORT: ${{ job.services.mariadb.ports[3306] }}
+        run: |
+          while ! mysqladmin ping -h"${{env.DB_HOST}}" -P"${PORT}" --silent; do
+            sleep 1
+          done
+
       - name: Copy environment file
-        run: cp .env.example .env
+        run: sed 's@DB_HOST=.*@DB_HOST=${{env.DB_HOST}}@g' .env.example > .env
 
       - name: Generate app key
         run: php artisan key:generate
 
+      - name: "Create the database"
+        run: php artisan firefly-iii:create-database
+
+      - name: "Upgrades the database to the latest version"
+        run: php artisan firefly-iii:upgrade-database
+
+      - name: "Integrity Database Report"
+        run: php artisan firefly-iii:report-integrity
+
       - name: "Run tests with coverage"
         run: composer coverage
 

.github/workflows/stale.yml

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: "Close stale issues"
+name: "Issues - close stale issues"
 on:
   schedule:
     - cron: "30 1 * * *"

.gitignore

@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 /node_modules
-/frontend/node_modules
 /storage/*.key
 /vendor
-/.vagrant
 npm-debug.log
 yarn-error.log
 .env

.htaccess

@@ -8,7 +8,5 @@
 # To hide directory listing
 Options All -Indexes
 
-# To prevent access to .env and other files
-<Files .*>
+# To prevent access any file
 Deny from all
-</Files>

app/Api/V1/Controllers/Autocomplete/AccountController.php

@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ class AccountController extends Controller
         $date  = $data['date'] ?? today(config('app.timezone'));
 
         $return = [];
-        $result = $this->repository->searchAccount((string)$query, $types, $data['limit']);
+
+        $result = $this->repository->searchAccount((string)$query, $types, $this->parameters->get('limit'));
         // TODO this code is duplicated in the V2 Autocomplete controller, which means this code is due to be deprecated.
         $defaultCurrency = app('amount')->getDefaultCurrency();
 

app/Api/V1/Controllers/Autocomplete/BillController.php

@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ class BillController extends Controller
     /**
      * Documentation for this endpoint is at:
      * https://api-docs.firefly-iii.org/?urls.primaryName=2.0.0%20(v1)#/autocomplete/getBillsAC
-     * TODO expand API to add active field.
      *
      * @param AutocompleteRequest $request
      *
@@ -67,7 +66,7 @@ class BillController extends Controller
     public function bills(AutocompleteRequest $request): JsonResponse
     {
         $data     = $request->getData();
-        $result   = $this->repository->searchBill($data['query'], $data['limit']);
+        $result   = $this->repository->searchBill($data['query'], $this->parameters->get('limit'));
         $filtered = $result->map(
             static function (Bill $item) {
                 return [

app/Api/V1/Controllers/Autocomplete/BudgetController.php

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class BudgetController extends Controller
     public function budgets(AutocompleteRequest $request): JsonResponse
     {
         $data     = $request->getData();
-        $result   = $this->repository->searchBudget($data['query'], $data['limit']);
+        $result   = $this->repository->searchBudget($data['query'], $this->parameters->get('limit'));
         $filtered = $result->map(
             static function (Budget $item) {
                 return [

app/Api/V1/Controllers/Autocomplete/CategoryController.php

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class CategoryController extends Controller
     public function categories(AutocompleteRequest $request): JsonResponse
     {
         $data     = $request->getData();
-        $result   = $this->repository->searchCategory($data['query'], $data['limit']);
+        $result   = $this->repository->searchCategory($data['query'], $this->parameters->get('limit'));
         $filtered = $result->map(
             static function (Category $item) {
                 return [

app/Api/V1/Controllers/Autocomplete/CurrencyController.php

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ namespace FireflyIII\Api\V1\Controllers\Autocomplete;
 use FireflyIII\Api\V1\Controllers\Controller;
 use FireflyIII\Api\V1\Requests\Autocomplete\AutocompleteRequest;
 use FireflyIII\Models\TransactionCurrency;
-use FireflyIII\Repositories\Currency\CurrencyRepositoryInterface;
+use FireflyIII\Repositories\UserGroups\Currency\CurrencyRepositoryInterface;
 use FireflyIII\User;
 use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class CurrencyController extends Controller
     public function currencies(AutocompleteRequest $request): JsonResponse
     {
         $data       = $request->getData();
-        $collection = $this->repository->searchCurrency($data['query'], $data['limit']);
+        $collection = $this->repository->searchCurrency($data['query'], $this->parameters->get('limit'));
         $result     = [];
 
         /** @var TransactionCurrency $currency */
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class CurrencyController extends Controller
     public function currenciesWithCode(AutocompleteRequest $request): JsonResponse
     {
         $data       = $request->getData();
-        $collection = $this->repository->searchCurrency($data['query'], $data['limit']);
+        $collection = $this->repository->searchCurrency($data['query'], $this->parameters->get('limit'));
         $result     = [];
 
         /** @var TransactionCurrency $currency */

app/Api/V1/Controllers/Autocomplete/ObjectGroupController.php

@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class ObjectGroupController extends Controller
     {
         $data   = $request->getData();
         $return = [];
-        $result = $this->repository->search($data['query'], $data['limit']);
+        $result = $this->repository->search($data['query'], $this->parameters->get('limit'));
 
         /** @var ObjectGroup $objectGroup */
         foreach ($result as $objectGroup) {

app/Api/V1/Controllers/Autocomplete/PiggyBankController.php

@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class PiggyBankController extends Controller
     public function piggyBanks(AutocompleteRequest $request): JsonResponse
     {
         $data            = $request->getData();
-        $piggies         = $this->piggyRepository->searchPiggyBank($data['query'], $data['limit']);
+        $piggies         = $this->piggyRepository->searchPiggyBank($data['query'], $this->parameters->get('limit'));
         $defaultCurrency = app('amount')->getDefaultCurrency();
         $response        = [];
 
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ class PiggyBankController extends Controller
     public function piggyBanksWithBalance(AutocompleteRequest $request): JsonResponse
     {
         $data            = $request->getData();
-        $piggies         = $this->piggyRepository->searchPiggyBank($data['query'], $data['limit']);
+        $piggies         = $this->piggyRepository->searchPiggyBank($data['query'], $this->parameters->get('limit'));
         $defaultCurrency = app('amount')->getDefaultCurrency();
         $response        = [];
         /** @var PiggyBank $piggy */

app/Api/V1/Controllers/Autocomplete/RecurrenceController.php

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class RecurrenceController extends Controller
     public function recurring(AutocompleteRequest $request): JsonResponse
     {
         $data        = $request->getData();
-        $recurrences = $this->repository->searchRecurrence($data['query'], $data['limit']);
+        $recurrences = $this->repository->searchRecurrence($data['query'], $this->parameters->get('limit'));
         $response    = [];
 
         /** @var Recurrence $recurrence */

app/Api/V1/Controllers/Autocomplete/RuleController.php

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class RuleController extends Controller
     public function rules(AutocompleteRequest $request): JsonResponse
     {
         $data     = $request->getData();
-        $rules    = $this->repository->searchRule($data['query'], $data['limit']);
+        $rules    = $this->repository->searchRule($data['query'], $this->parameters->get('limit'));
         $response = [];
 
         /** @var Rule $rule */

app/Api/V1/Controllers/Autocomplete/RuleGroupController.php

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class RuleGroupController extends Controller
     public function ruleGroups(AutocompleteRequest $request): JsonResponse
     {
         $data     = $request->getData();
-        $groups   = $this->repository->searchRuleGroup($data['query'], $data['limit']);
+        $groups   = $this->repository->searchRuleGroup($data['query'], $this->parameters->get('limit'));
         $response = [];
 
         /** @var RuleGroup $group */

app/Api/V1/Controllers/Autocomplete/TagController.php

@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class TagController extends Controller
     {
         $data = $request->getData();
 
-        $result = $this->repository->searchTags($data['query'], $data['limit']);
+        $result = $this->repository->searchTags($data['query'], $this->parameters->get('limit'));
         $array  = [];
         /** @var Tag $tag */
         foreach ($result as $tag) {

app/Api/V1/Controllers/Autocomplete/TransactionController.php

@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class TransactionController extends Controller
     public function transactions(AutocompleteRequest $request): JsonResponse
     {
         $data   = $request->getData();
-        $result = $this->repository->searchJournalDescriptions($data['query'], $data['limit']);
+        $result = $this->repository->searchJournalDescriptions($data['query'], $this->parameters->get('limit'));
 
         // limit and unique
         $filtered = $result->unique('description');
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class TransactionController extends Controller
             }
         }
         if (!is_numeric($data['query'])) {
-            $result = $this->repository->searchJournalDescriptions($data['query'], $data['limit']);
+            $result = $this->repository->searchJournalDescriptions($data['query'], $this->parameters->get('limit'));
         }
 
         // limit and unique

app/Api/V1/Controllers/Autocomplete/TransactionTypeController.php

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class TransactionTypeController extends Controller
     public function transactionTypes(AutocompleteRequest $request): JsonResponse
     {
         $data  = $request->getData();
-        $types = $this->repository->searchTypes($data['query'], $data['limit']);
+        $types = $this->repository->searchTypes($data['query'], $this->parameters->get('limit'));
         $array = [];
 
         /** @var TransactionType $type */

app/Api/V1/Controllers/Chart/AccountController.php

@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ use FireflyIII\Exceptions\FireflyException;
 use FireflyIII\Models\Account;
 use FireflyIII\Models\AccountType;
 use FireflyIII\Repositories\Account\AccountRepositoryInterface;
-use FireflyIII\Repositories\Currency\CurrencyRepositoryInterface;
 use FireflyIII\Support\Http\Api\ApiSupport;
 use FireflyIII\User;
 use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
@@ -46,7 +45,6 @@ class AccountController extends Controller
 {
     use ApiSupport;
 
-    private CurrencyRepositoryInterface $currencyRepository;
     private AccountRepositoryInterface $repository;
 
     /**
@@ -64,9 +62,6 @@ class AccountController extends Controller
                 $this->repository = app(AccountRepositoryInterface::class);
                 $this->repository->setUser($user);
 
-                $this->currencyRepository = app(CurrencyRepositoryInterface::class);
-                $this->currencyRepository->setUser($user);
-
                 return $next($request);
             }
         );

app/Api/V1/Controllers/Controller.php

@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@ abstract class Controller extends BaseController
     {
         // get global parameters
         $this->allowedSort = config('firefly.allowed_sort_parameters');
-        $this->parameters  = $this->getParameters();
         $this->middleware(
             function ($request, $next) {
+                $this->parameters = $this->getParameters();
                 if (auth()->check()) {
                     $language = app('steam')->getLanguage();
                     app()->setLocale($language);
@@ -137,6 +137,11 @@ abstract class Controller extends BaseController
             if (null !== $value) {
                 $bag->set($integer, (int)$value);
             }
+            if (null === $value && 'limit' === $integer && auth()->check()) {
+                // set default for user:
+                $pageSize = (int)app('preferences')->getForUser(auth()->user(), 'listPageSize', 50)->data;
+                $bag->set($integer, $pageSize);
+            }
         }
 
         // sort fields:

app/Api/V1/Controllers/Insight/Expense/AccountController.php

@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ use FireflyIII\Api\V1\Controllers\Controller;
 use FireflyIII\Api\V1\Requests\Insight\GenericRequest;
 use FireflyIII\Repositories\Account\AccountRepositoryInterface;
 use FireflyIII\Repositories\Account\OperationsRepositoryInterface;
-use FireflyIII\Repositories\Currency\CurrencyRepositoryInterface;
 use FireflyIII\Support\Http\Api\ApiSupport;
 use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
 
@@ -43,7 +42,6 @@ class AccountController extends Controller
 {
     use ApiSupport;
 
-    private CurrencyRepositoryInterface   $currencyRepository;
     private OperationsRepositoryInterface $opsRepository;
     private AccountRepositoryInterface    $repository;
 
@@ -61,9 +59,6 @@ class AccountController extends Controller
                 $this->repository = app(AccountRepositoryInterface::class);
                 $this->repository->setUser($user);
 
-                $this->currencyRepository = app(CurrencyRepositoryInterface::class);
-                $this->currencyRepository->setUser($user);
-
                 $this->opsRepository = app(OperationsRepositoryInterface::class);
                 $this->opsRepository->setUser($user);
 

app/Api/V1/Controllers/Insight/Income/AccountController.php

@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ use FireflyIII\Api\V1\Controllers\Controller;
 use FireflyIII\Api\V1\Requests\Insight\GenericRequest;
 use FireflyIII\Repositories\Account\AccountRepositoryInterface;
 use FireflyIII\Repositories\Account\OperationsRepositoryInterface;
-use FireflyIII\Repositories\Currency\CurrencyRepositoryInterface;
 use FireflyIII\Support\Http\Api\ApiSupport;
 use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
 
@@ -43,7 +42,6 @@ class AccountController extends Controller
 {
     use ApiSupport;
 
-    private CurrencyRepositoryInterface   $currencyRepository;
     private OperationsRepositoryInterface $opsRepository;
     private AccountRepositoryInterface    $repository;
 
@@ -61,9 +59,6 @@ class AccountController extends Controller
                 $this->repository = app(AccountRepositoryInterface::class);
                 $this->repository->setUser($user);
 
-                $this->currencyRepository = app(CurrencyRepositoryInterface::class);
-                $this->currencyRepository->setUser($user);
-
                 $this->opsRepository = app(OperationsRepositoryInterface::class);
                 $this->opsRepository->setUser($user);
 

app/Api/V1/Controllers/Models/Account/ListController.php

@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class ListController extends Controller
     public function attachments(Account $account): JsonResponse
     {
         $manager    = $this->getManager();
-        $pageSize   = (int)app('preferences')->getForUser(auth()->user(), 'listPageSize', 50)->data;
+        $pageSize   = $this->parameters->get('limit');
         $collection = $this->repository->getAttachments($account);
 
         $count       = $collection->count();
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ class ListController extends Controller
         $manager = $this->getManager();
 
         // types to get, page size:
-        $pageSize = (int)app('preferences')->getForUser(auth()->user(), 'listPageSize', 50)->data;
+        $pageSize = $this->parameters->get('limit');
 
         // get list of budgets. Count it and split it.
         $collection = $this->repository->getPiggyBanks($account);
@@ -152,15 +152,9 @@ class ListController extends Controller
      */
     public function transactions(Request $request, Account $account): JsonResponse
     {
-        $pageSize = (int)app('preferences')->getForUser(auth()->user(), 'listPageSize', 50)->data;
+        $pageSize = $this->parameters->get('limit');
         $type     = $request->get('type') ?? 'default';
         $this->parameters->set('type', $type);
-
-        // user can overrule page size with limit parameter.
-        $limit = $this->parameters->get('limit');
-        if (null !== $limit && $limit > 0) {
-            $pageSize = $limit;
-        }
         $types   = $this->mapTransactionTypes($this->parameters->get('type'));
         $manager = $this->getManager();
         /** @var User $admin */
@@ -172,8 +166,11 @@ class ListController extends Controller
         $collector->setUser($admin)->setAccounts(new Collection([$account]))
                   ->withAPIInformation()->setLimit($pageSize)->setPage($this->parameters->get('page'))->setTypes($types);
 
-        if (null !== $this->parameters->get('start') && null !== $this->parameters->get('end')) {
-            $collector->setRange($this->parameters->get('start'), $this->parameters->get('end'));
+        if (null !== $this->parameters->get('start')) {
+            $collector->setStart($this->parameters->get('start'));
+        }
+        if (null !== $this->parameters->get('end')) {
+            $collector->setEnd($this->parameters->get('end'));
         }
 
         $paginator = $collector->getPaginatedGroups();

app/Api/V1/Controllers/Models/Account/ShowController.php

@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class ShowController extends Controller
 
         // types to get, page size:
         $types    = $this->mapAccountTypes($this->parameters->get('type'));
-        $pageSize = (int)app('preferences')->getForUser(auth()->user(), 'listPageSize', 50)->data;
+        $pageSize = $this->parameters->get('limit');
 
         // get list of accounts. Count it and split it.
         $this->repository->resetAccountOrder();

app/Api/V1/Controllers/Models/Attachment/ShowController.php

@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ class ShowController extends Controller
         $manager = $this->getManager();
 
         // types to get, page size:
-        $pageSize = (int)app('preferences')->getForUser(auth()->user(), 'listPageSize', 50)->data;
+        $pageSize = $this->parameters->get('limit');
 
         // get list of attachments. Count it and split it.
         $collection  = $this->repository->get();

app/Api/V1/Controllers/Models/AvailableBudget/ShowController.php

@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class ShowController extends Controller
         $manager = $this->getManager();
 
         // types to get, page size:
-        $pageSize = (int)app('preferences')->getForUser(auth()->user(), 'listPageSize', 50)->data;
+        $pageSize = $this->parameters->get('limit');
 
         $start = $this->parameters->get('start');
         $end   = $this->parameters->get('end');

app/Api/V1/Controllers/Models/Bill/ListController.php

@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class ListController extends Controller
     public function attachments(Bill $bill): JsonResponse
     {
         $manager    = $this->getManager();
-        $pageSize   = (int)app('preferences')->getForUser(auth()->user(), 'listPageSize', 50)->data;
+        $pageSize   = $this->parameters->get('limit');
         $collection = $this->repository->getAttachments($bill);
 
         $count       = $collection->count();
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ class ListController extends Controller
         $manager = $this->getManager();
 
         // types to get, page size:
-        $pageSize = (int)app('preferences')->getForUser(auth()->user(), 'listPageSize', 50)->data;
+        $pageSize = $this->parameters->get('limit');
 
         // get list of budgets. Count it and split it.
         $collection = $this->repository->getRulesForBill($bill);
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ class ListController extends Controller
      */
     public function transactions(Request $request, Bill $bill): JsonResponse
     {
-        $pageSize = (int)app('preferences')->getForUser(auth()->user(), 'listPageSize', 50)->data;
+        $pageSize = $this->parameters->get('limit');
         $type     = $request->get('type') ?? 'default';
         $this->parameters->set('type', $type);
 
@@ -177,9 +177,11 @@ class ListController extends Controller
             // set types of transactions to return.
             ->setTypes($types);
 
-        // do parameter stuff on new group collector.
-        if (null !== $this->parameters->get('start') && null !== $this->parameters->get('end')) {
-            $collector->setRange($this->parameters->get('start'), $this->parameters->get('end'));
+        if (null !== $this->parameters->get('start')) {
+            $collector->setStart($this->parameters->get('start'));
+        }
+        if (null !== $this->parameters->get('end')) {
+            $collector->setEnd($this->parameters->get('end'));
         }
 
         // get paginator.

app/Api/V1/Controllers/Models/Bill/ShowController.php

@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class ShowController extends Controller
         $this->repository->correctOrder();
         $bills     = $this->repository->getBills();
         $manager   = $this->getManager();
-        $pageSize  = (int)app('preferences')->getForUser(auth()->user(), 'listPageSize', 50)->data;
+        $pageSize  = $this->parameters->get('limit');
         $count     = $bills->count();
         $bills     = $bills->slice(($this->parameters->get('page') - 1) * $pageSize, $pageSize);
         $paginator = new LengthAwarePaginator($bills, $count, $pageSize, $this->parameters->get('page'));

app/Api/V1/Controllers/Models/Budget/ListController.php

@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class ListController extends Controller
     public function attachments(Budget $budget): JsonResponse
     {
         $manager    = $this->getManager();
-        $pageSize   = (int)app('preferences')->getForUser(auth()->user(), 'listPageSize', 50)->data;
+        $pageSize   = $this->parameters->get('limit');
         $collection = $this->repository->getAttachments($budget);
 
         $count       = $collection->count();
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ class ListController extends Controller
     public function budgetLimits(Budget $budget): JsonResponse
     {
         $manager  = $this->getManager();
-        $pageSize = (int)app('preferences')->getForUser(auth()->user(), 'listPageSize', 50)->data;
+        $pageSize = $this->parameters->get('limit');
         $this->parameters->set('budget_id', $budget->id);
         $collection   = $this->blRepository->getBudgetLimits($budget, $this->parameters->get('start'), $this->parameters->get('end'));
         $count        = $collection->count();
@@ -148,13 +148,7 @@ class ListController extends Controller
      */
     public function transactions(Request $request, Budget $budget): JsonResponse
     {
-        $pageSize = (int)app('preferences')->getForUser(auth()->user(), 'listPageSize', 50)->data;
-
-        // user can overrule page size with limit parameter.
-        $limit = $this->parameters->get('limit');
-        if (null !== $limit && $limit > 0) {
-            $pageSize = $limit;
-        }
+        $pageSize = $this->parameters->get('limit');
 
         $type = $request->get('type') ?? 'default';
         $this->parameters->set('type', $type);
@@ -181,8 +175,11 @@ class ListController extends Controller
             // set types of transactions to return.
             ->setTypes($types);
 
-        if (null !== $this->parameters->get('start') && null !== $this->parameters->get('end')) {
-            $collector->setRange($this->parameters->get('start'), $this->parameters->get('end'));
+        if (null !== $this->parameters->get('start')) {
+            $collector->setStart($this->parameters->get('start'));
+        }
+        if (null !== $this->parameters->get('end')) {
+            $collector->setEnd($this->parameters->get('end'));
         }
 
         $paginator = $collector->getPaginatedGroups();
@@ -211,13 +208,7 @@ class ListController extends Controller
      */
     public function withoutBudget(Request $request): JsonResponse
     {
-        $pageSize = (int)app('preferences')->getForUser(auth()->user(), 'listPageSize', 50)->data;
-
-        // user can overrule page size with limit parameter.
-        $limit = $this->parameters->get('limit');
-        if (null !== $limit && $limit > 0) {
-            $pageSize = $limit;
-        }
+        $pageSize = $this->parameters->get('limit');
 
         $type = $request->get('type') ?? 'default';
         $this->parameters->set('type', $type);
@@ -244,8 +235,11 @@ class ListController extends Controller
             // set types of transactions to return.
             ->setTypes($types);
 
-        if (null !== $this->parameters->get('start') && null !== $this->parameters->get('end')) {
-            $collector->setRange($this->parameters->get('start'), $this->parameters->get('end'));
+        if (null !== $this->parameters->get('start')) {
+            $collector->setStart($this->parameters->get('start'));
+        }
+        if (null !== $this->parameters->get('end')) {
+            $collector->setEnd($this->parameters->get('end'));
         }
 
         $paginator = $collector->getPaginatedGroups();

app/Api/V1/Controllers/Models/Budget/ShowController.php

@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class ShowController extends Controller
         $manager = $this->getManager();
 
         // types to get, page size:
-        $pageSize = (int)app('preferences')->getForUser(auth()->user(), 'listPageSize', 50)->data;
+        $pageSize = $this->parameters->get('limit');
 
         // get list of budgets. Count it and split it.
         $collection = $this->repository->getBudgets();

app/Api/V1/Controllers/Models/BudgetLimit/ListController.php

@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class ListController extends Controller
      */
     public function transactions(Request $request, Budget $budget, BudgetLimit $budgetLimit): JsonResponse
     {
-        $pageSize = (int)app('preferences')->getForUser(auth()->user(), 'listPageSize', 50)->data;
+        $pageSize = $this->parameters->get('limit');
         $type     = $request->get('type') ?? 'default';
         $this->parameters->set('type', $type);
 

app/Api/V1/Controllers/Models/BudgetLimit/ShowController.php

@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class ShowController extends Controller
     {
         $manager = $this->getManager();
         $manager->parseIncludes('budget');
-        $pageSize     = (int)app('preferences')->getForUser(auth()->user(), 'listPageSize', 50)->data;
+        $pageSize     = $this->parameters->get('limit');
         $collection   = $this->blRepository->getBudgetLimits($budget, $this->parameters->get('start'), $this->parameters->get('end'));
         $count        = $collection->count();
         $budgetLimits = $collection->slice(($this->parameters->get('page') - 1) * $pageSize, $pageSize);
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ class ShowController extends Controller
     {
         $manager = $this->getManager();
         $manager->parseIncludes('budget');
-        $pageSize     = (int)app('preferences')->getForUser(auth()->user(), 'listPageSize', 50)->data;
+        $pageSize     = $this->parameters->get('limit');
         $collection   = $this->blRepository->getAllBudgetLimits($this->parameters->get('start'), $this->parameters->get('end'));
         $count        = $collection->count();
         $budgetLimits = $collection->slice(($this->parameters->get('page') - 1) * $pageSize, $pageSize);

app/Api/V1/Controllers/Models/Category/ListController.php

@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class ListController extends Controller
     public function attachments(Category $category): JsonResponse
     {
         $manager    = $this->getManager();
-        $pageSize   = (int)app('preferences')->getForUser(auth()->user(), 'listPageSize', 50)->data;
+        $pageSize   = $this->parameters->get('limit');
         $collection = $this->repository->getAttachments($category);
 
         $count       = $collection->count();
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ class ListController extends Controller
      */
     public function transactions(Request $request, Category $category): JsonResponse
     {
-        $pageSize = (int)app('preferences')->getForUser(auth()->user(), 'listPageSize', 50)->data;
+        $pageSize = $this->parameters->get('limit');
         $type     = $request->get('type') ?? 'default';
         $this->parameters->set('type', $type);
 
@@ -138,8 +138,11 @@ class ListController extends Controller
             // set types of transactions to return.
             ->setTypes($types);
 
-        if (null !== $this->parameters->get('start') && null !== $this->parameters->get('end')) {
-            $collector->setRange($this->parameters->get('start'), $this->parameters->get('end'));
+        if (null !== $this->parameters->get('start')) {
+            $collector->setStart($this->parameters->get('start'));
+        }
+        if (null !== $this->parameters->get('end')) {
+            $collector->setEnd($this->parameters->get('end'));
         }
 
         $paginator = $collector->getPaginatedGroups();

app/Api/V1/Controllers/Models/Category/ShowController.php

@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class ShowController extends Controller
         $manager = $this->getManager();
 
         // types to get, page size:
-        $pageSize = (int)app('preferences')->getForUser(auth()->user(), 'listPageSize', 50)->data;
+        $pageSize = $this->parameters->get('limit');
 
         // get list of budgets. Count it and split it.
         $collection = $this->repository->getCategories();

app/Api/V1/Controllers/Models/ObjectGroup/ListController.php

@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class ListController extends Controller
     {
         $manager = $this->getManager();
 
-        $pageSize = (int)app('preferences')->getForUser(auth()->user(), 'listPageSize', 50)->data;
+        $pageSize = $this->parameters->get('limit');
         // get list of piggy banks. Count it and split it.
         $collection = $this->repository->getBills($objectGroup);
         $count      = $collection->count();
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ class ListController extends Controller
         $manager = $this->getManager();
 
         // types to get, page size:
-        $pageSize = (int)app('preferences')->getForUser(auth()->user(), 'listPageSize', 50)->data;
+        $pageSize = $this->parameters->get('limit');
 
         // get list of piggy banks. Count it and split it.
         $collection = $this->repository->getPiggyBanks($objectGroup);

app/Api/V1/Controllers/Models/ObjectGroup/ShowController.php

@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class ShowController extends Controller
         $manager = $this->getManager();
 
         // types to get, page size:
-        $pageSize = (int)app('preferences')->getForUser(auth()->user(), 'listPageSize', 50)->data;
+        $pageSize = $this->parameters->get('limit');
 
         $this->repository->resetOrder();
         $collection   = $this->repository->get();

app/Api/V1/Controllers/Models/PiggyBank/ListController.php

@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class ListController extends Controller
     public function attachments(PiggyBank $piggyBank): JsonResponse
     {
         $manager    = $this->getManager();
-        $pageSize   = (int)app('preferences')->getForUser(auth()->user(), 'listPageSize', 50)->data;
+        $pageSize   = $this->parameters->get('limit');
         $collection = $this->repository->getAttachments($piggyBank);
 
         $count       = $collection->count();
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ class ListController extends Controller
     public function piggyBankEvents(PiggyBank $piggyBank): JsonResponse
     {
         // types to get, page size:
-        $pageSize = (int)app('preferences')->getForUser(auth()->user(), 'listPageSize', 50)->data;
+        $pageSize = $this->parameters->get('limit');
         $manager  = $this->getManager();
 
         $collection = $this->repository->getEvents($piggyBank);

app/Api/V1/Controllers/Models/PiggyBank/ShowController.php

@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class ShowController extends Controller
     {
         $manager = $this->getManager();
         // types to get, page size:
-        $pageSize = (int)app('preferences')->getForUser(auth()->user(), 'listPageSize', 50)->data;
+        $pageSize = $this->parameters->get('limit');
 
         // get list of budgets. Count it and split it.
         $collection = $this->repository->getPiggyBanks();

app/Api/V1/Controllers/Models/Recurrence/ListController.php

@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class ListController extends Controller
      */
     public function transactions(Request $request, Recurrence $recurrence): JsonResponse
     {
-        $pageSize = (int)app('preferences')->getForUser(auth()->user(), 'listPageSize', 50)->data;
+        $pageSize = $this->parameters->get('limit');
         $type     = $request->get('type') ?? 'default';
         $this->parameters->set('type', $type);
 
@@ -105,9 +105,13 @@ class ListController extends Controller
             // set types of transactions to return.
             ->setTypes($types);
 
-        if (null !== $this->parameters->get('start') && null !== $this->parameters->get('end')) {
-            $collector->setRange($this->parameters->get('start'), $this->parameters->get('end'));
+        if (null !== $this->parameters->get('start')) {
+            $collector->setStart($this->parameters->get('start'));
         }
+        if (null !== $this->parameters->get('end')) {
+            $collector->setEnd($this->parameters->get('end'));
+        }
+
         $paginator = $collector->getPaginatedGroups();
         $paginator->setPath(route('api.v1.transactions.index') . $this->buildParams());
         $transactions = $paginator->getCollection();

app/Api/V1/Controllers/Models/Recurrence/ShowController.php

@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class ShowController extends Controller
         $manager = $this->getManager();
 
         // types to get, page size:
-        $pageSize = (int)app('preferences')->getForUser(auth()->user(), 'listPageSize', 50)->data;
+        $pageSize = $this->parameters->get('limit');
 
         // get list of budgets. Count it and split it.
         $collection = $this->repository->get();

app/Api/V1/Controllers/Models/Rule/ShowController.php

@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class ShowController extends Controller
         $manager = $this->getManager();
 
         // types to get, page size:
-        $pageSize = (int)app('preferences')->getForUser(auth()->user(), 'listPageSize', 50)->data;
+        $pageSize = $this->parameters->get('limit');
 
         // get list of budgets. Count it and split it.
         $collection = $this->ruleRepository->getAll();

app/Api/V1/Controllers/Models/RuleGroup/ListController.php

@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class ListController extends Controller
     {
         $manager = $this->getManager();
         // types to get, page size:
-        $pageSize = (int)app('preferences')->getForUser(auth()->user(), 'listPageSize', 50)->data;
+        $pageSize = $this->parameters->get('limit');
 
         // get list of budgets. Count it and split it.
         $collection = $this->ruleGroupRepository->getRules($group);

app/Api/V1/Controllers/Models/RuleGroup/ShowController.php

@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class ShowController extends Controller
     {
         $manager = $this->getManager();
         // types to get, page size:
-        $pageSize = (int)app('preferences')->getForUser(auth()->user(), 'listPageSize', 50)->data;
+        $pageSize = $this->parameters->get('limit');
 
         // get list of rule groups. Count it and split it.
         $collection = $this->ruleGroupRepository->get();

app/Api/V1/Controllers/Models/Tag/ListController.php

@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class ListController extends Controller
     public function attachments(Tag $tag): JsonResponse
     {
         $manager    = $this->getManager();
-        $pageSize   = (int)app('preferences')->getForUser(auth()->user(), 'listPageSize', 50)->data;
+        $pageSize   = $this->parameters->get('limit');
         $collection = $this->repository->getAttachments($tag);
 
         $count       = $collection->count();
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ class ListController extends Controller
      */
     public function transactions(Request $request, Tag $tag): JsonResponse
     {
-        $pageSize = (int)app('preferences')->getForUser(auth()->user(), 'listPageSize', 50)->data;
+        $pageSize = $this->parameters->get('limit');
         $type     = $request->get('type') ?? 'default';
         $this->parameters->set('type', $type);
 
@@ -139,8 +139,11 @@ class ListController extends Controller
             // set types of transactions to return.
             ->setTypes($types);
 
-        if (null !== $this->parameters->get('start') && null !== $this->parameters->get('end')) {
-            $collector->setRange($this->parameters->get('start'), $this->parameters->get('end'));
+        if (null !== $this->parameters->get('start')) {
+            $collector->setStart($this->parameters->get('start'));
+        }
+        if (null !== $this->parameters->get('end')) {
+            $collector->setEnd($this->parameters->get('end'));
         }
         $paginator = $collector->getPaginatedGroups();
         $paginator->setPath(route('api.v1.tags.transactions', [$tag->id]) . $this->buildParams());

app/Api/V1/Controllers/Models/Tag/ShowController.php

@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class ShowController extends Controller
     {
         $manager = $this->getManager();
         // types to get, page size:
-        $pageSize = (int)app('preferences')->getForUser(auth()->user(), 'listPageSize', 50)->data;
+        $pageSize = $this->parameters->get('limit');
 
         // get list of budgets. Count it and split it.
         $collection = $this->repository->get();

app/Api/V1/Controllers/Models/Transaction/ListController.php

@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class ListController extends Controller
     public function attachments(TransactionGroup $transactionGroup): JsonResponse
     {
         $manager    = $this->getManager();
-        $pageSize   = (int)app('preferences')->getForUser(auth()->user(), 'listPageSize', 50)->data;
+        $pageSize   = $this->parameters->get('limit');
         $collection = new Collection();
         foreach ($transactionGroup->transactionJournals as $transactionJournal) {
             $collection = $this->journalAPIRepository->getAttachments($transactionJournal)->merge($collection);
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ class ListController extends Controller
     {
         $manager    = $this->getManager();
         $collection = new Collection();
-        $pageSize   = (int)app('preferences')->getForUser(auth()->user(), 'listPageSize', 50)->data;
+        $pageSize   = $this->parameters->get('limit');
         foreach ($transactionGroup->transactionJournals as $transactionJournal) {
             $collection = $this->journalAPIRepository->getPiggyBankEvents($transactionJournal)->merge($collection);
         }
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ class ListController extends Controller
     {
         $manager      = $this->getManager();
         $collection   = $this->journalAPIRepository->getJournalLinks($transactionJournal);
-        $pageSize     = (int)app('preferences')->getForUser(auth()->user(), 'listPageSize', 50)->data;
+        $pageSize     = $this->parameters->get('limit');
         $count        = $collection->count();
         $journalLinks = $collection->slice(($this->parameters->get('page') - 1) * $pageSize, $pageSize);
 

app/Api/V1/Controllers/Models/Transaction/ShowController.php

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class ShowController extends Controller
      */
     public function index(Request $request): JsonResponse
     {
-        $pageSize = (int)app('preferences')->getForUser(auth()->user(), 'listPageSize', 50)->data;
+        $pageSize = $this->parameters->get('limit');
         $type     = $request->get('type') ?? 'default';
         $this->parameters->set('type', $type);
 
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class ShowController extends Controller
             ->setPage($this->parameters->get('page'))
             // set types of transactions to return.
             ->setTypes($types);
-        if (null !== $this->parameters->get('start') && null !== $this->parameters->get('end')) {
+        if (null !== $this->parameters->get('start') || null !== $this->parameters->get('end')) {
             $collector->setRange($this->parameters->get('start'), $this->parameters->get('end'));
         }
         $paginator = $collector->getPaginatedGroups();

app/Api/V1/Controllers/Models/TransactionCurrency/DestroyController.php

@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ namespace FireflyIII\Api\V1\Controllers\Models\TransactionCurrency;
 use FireflyIII\Api\V1\Controllers\Controller;
 use FireflyIII\Exceptions\FireflyException;
 use FireflyIII\Models\TransactionCurrency;
-use FireflyIII\Repositories\Currency\CurrencyRepositoryInterface;
 use FireflyIII\Repositories\User\UserRepositoryInterface;
+use FireflyIII\Repositories\UserGroups\Currency\CurrencyRepositoryInterface;
 use FireflyIII\User;
 use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
 use Validator;

app/Api/V1/Controllers/Models/TransactionCurrency/ListController.php

@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ use FireflyIII\Repositories\Account\AccountRepositoryInterface;
 use FireflyIII\Repositories\Bill\BillRepositoryInterface;
 use FireflyIII\Repositories\Budget\AvailableBudgetRepositoryInterface;
 use FireflyIII\Repositories\Budget\BudgetLimitRepositoryInterface;
-use FireflyIII\Repositories\Currency\CurrencyRepositoryInterface;
 use FireflyIII\Repositories\Recurring\RecurringRepositoryInterface;
 use FireflyIII\Repositories\Rule\RuleRepositoryInterface;
 use FireflyIII\Support\Http\Api\AccountFilter;
@@ -65,26 +64,6 @@ class ListController extends Controller
     use AccountFilter;
     use TransactionFilter;
 
-    private CurrencyRepositoryInterface $repository;
-
-    /**
-     * CurrencyRepository constructor.
-     *
-
-     */
-    public function __construct()
-    {
-        parent::__construct();
-        $this->middleware(
-            function ($request, $next) {
-                $this->repository = app(CurrencyRepositoryInterface::class);
-                $this->repository->setUser(auth()->user());
-
-                return $next($request);
-            }
-        );
-    }
-
     /**
      * This endpoint is documented at:
      * https://api-docs.firefly-iii.org/?urls.primaryName=2.0.0%20(v1)#/currencies/listAccountByCurrency
@@ -106,7 +85,7 @@ class ListController extends Controller
 
         // types to get, page size:
         $types    = $this->mapAccountTypes($this->parameters->get('type'));
-        $pageSize = (int)app('preferences')->getForUser(auth()->user(), 'listPageSize', 50)->data;
+        $pageSize = $this->parameters->get('limit');
 
         // get list of accounts. Count it and split it.
         /** @var AccountRepositoryInterface $accountRepository */
@@ -153,7 +132,7 @@ class ListController extends Controller
     {
         $manager = $this->getManager();
         // types to get, page size:
-        $pageSize = (int)app('preferences')->getForUser(auth()->user(), 'listPageSize', 50)->data;
+        $pageSize = $this->parameters->get('limit');
 
         // get list of available budgets. Count it and split it.
         /** @var AvailableBudgetRepositoryInterface $abRepository */
@@ -193,7 +172,7 @@ class ListController extends Controller
 
         /** @var BillRepositoryInterface $billRepos */
         $billRepos  = app(BillRepositoryInterface::class);
-        $pageSize   = (int)app('preferences')->getForUser(auth()->user(), 'listPageSize', 50)->data;
+        $pageSize   = $this->parameters->get('limit');
         $unfiltered = $billRepos->getBills();
 
         // filter and paginate list:
@@ -236,7 +215,7 @@ class ListController extends Controller
         $blRepository = app(BudgetLimitRepositoryInterface::class);
 
         $manager      = $this->getManager();
-        $pageSize     = (int)app('preferences')->getForUser(auth()->user(), 'listPageSize', 50)->data;
+        $pageSize     = $this->parameters->get('limit');
         $collection   = $blRepository->getAllBudgetLimitsByCurrency($currency, $this->parameters->get('start'), $this->parameters->get('end'));
         $count        = $collection->count();
         $budgetLimits = $collection->slice(($this->parameters->get('page') - 1) * $pageSize, $pageSize);
@@ -268,7 +247,7 @@ class ListController extends Controller
     {
         $manager = $this->getManager();
         // types to get, page size:
-        $pageSize = (int)app('preferences')->getForUser(auth()->user(), 'listPageSize', 50)->data;
+        $pageSize = $this->parameters->get('limit');
 
         // get list of budgets. Count it and split it.
         /** @var RecurringRepositoryInterface $recurringRepos */
@@ -319,7 +298,7 @@ class ListController extends Controller
     public function rules(TransactionCurrency $currency): JsonResponse
     {
         $manager  = $this->getManager();
-        $pageSize = (int)app('preferences')->getForUser(auth()->user(), 'listPageSize', 50)->data;
+        $pageSize = $this->parameters->get('limit');
 
         // get list of budgets. Count it and split it.
         /** @var RuleRepositoryInterface $ruleRepos */
@@ -371,7 +350,7 @@ class ListController extends Controller
      */
     public function transactions(Request $request, TransactionCurrency $currency): JsonResponse
     {
-        $pageSize = (int)app('preferences')->getForUser(auth()->user(), 'listPageSize', 50)->data;
+        $pageSize = $this->parameters->get('limit');
         $type     = $request->get('type') ?? 'default';
         $this->parameters->set('type', $type);
 
@@ -396,8 +375,11 @@ class ListController extends Controller
             ->setPage($this->parameters->get('page'))
             // set types of transactions to return.
             ->setTypes($types);
-        if (null !== $this->parameters->get('start') && null !== $this->parameters->get('end')) {
-            $collector->setRange($this->parameters->get('start'), $this->parameters->get('end'));
+        if (null !== $this->parameters->get('start')) {
+            $collector->setStart($this->parameters->get('start'));
+        }
+        if (null !== $this->parameters->get('end')) {
+            $collector->setEnd($this->parameters->get('end'));
         }
         $paginator = $collector->getPaginatedGroups();
         $paginator->setPath(route('api.v1.currencies.transactions', [$currency->code]) . $this->buildParams());

app/Api/V1/Controllers/Models/TransactionCurrency/ShowController.php

@@ -27,10 +27,11 @@ namespace FireflyIII\Api\V1\Controllers\Models\TransactionCurrency;
 use FireflyIII\Api\V1\Controllers\Controller;
 use FireflyIII\Exceptions\FireflyException;
 use FireflyIII\Models\TransactionCurrency;
-use FireflyIII\Repositories\Currency\CurrencyRepositoryInterface;
+use FireflyIII\Repositories\UserGroups\Currency\CurrencyRepositoryInterface;
 use FireflyIII\Support\Http\Api\AccountFilter;
 use FireflyIII\Support\Http\Api\TransactionFilter;
 use FireflyIII\Transformers\CurrencyTransformer;
+use FireflyIII\User;
 use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
 use Illuminate\Pagination\LengthAwarePaginator;
 use JsonException;
@@ -78,16 +79,15 @@ class ShowController extends Controller
      */
     public function index(): JsonResponse
     {
-        $pageSize   = (int)app('preferences')->getForUser(auth()->user(), 'listPageSize', 50)->data;
+        $pageSize   = $this->parameters->get('limit');
         $collection = $this->repository->getAll();
         $count      = $collection->count();
+
         // slice them:
         $currencies = $collection->slice(($this->parameters->get('page') - 1) * $pageSize, $pageSize);
         $paginator  = new LengthAwarePaginator($currencies, $count, $pageSize, $this->parameters->get('page'));
         $paginator->setPath(route('api.v1.currencies.index') . $this->buildParams());
         $manager = $this->getManager();
-        $defaultCurrency = app('amount')->getDefaultCurrencyByUser(auth()->user());
-        $this->parameters->set('defaultCurrency', $defaultCurrency);
 
         /** @var CurrencyTransformer $transformer */
         $transformer = app(CurrencyTransformer::class);
@@ -113,10 +113,15 @@ class ShowController extends Controller
      */
     public function show(TransactionCurrency $currency): JsonResponse
     {
+        /** @var User $user */
+        $user            = auth()->user();
         $manager         = $this->getManager();
-        $defaultCurrency = app('amount')->getDefaultCurrencyByUser(auth()->user());
+        $defaultCurrency = app('amount')->getDefaultCurrencyByUserGroup($user->userGroup);
         $this->parameters->set('defaultCurrency', $defaultCurrency);
 
+        // update fields with user info.
+        $currency->refreshForUser($user);
+
         /** @var CurrencyTransformer $transformer */
         $transformer = app(CurrencyTransformer::class);
         $transformer->setParameters($this->parameters);
@@ -138,9 +143,13 @@ class ShowController extends Controller
      */
     public function showDefault(): JsonResponse
     {
+        /** @var User $user */
+        $user     = auth()->user();
         $manager  = $this->getManager();
-        $currency = app('amount')->getDefaultCurrencyByUser(auth()->user());
-        $this->parameters->set('defaultCurrency', $currency);
+        $currency = app('amount')->getDefaultCurrencyByUserGroup($user->userGroup);
+
+        // update fields with user info.
+        $currency->refreshForUser($user);
 
         /** @var CurrencyTransformer $transformer */
         $transformer = app(CurrencyTransformer::class);

app/Api/V1/Controllers/Models/TransactionCurrency/StoreController.php

@@ -27,10 +27,11 @@ namespace FireflyIII\Api\V1\Controllers\Models\TransactionCurrency;
 use FireflyIII\Api\V1\Controllers\Controller;
 use FireflyIII\Api\V1\Requests\Models\TransactionCurrency\StoreRequest;
 use FireflyIII\Exceptions\FireflyException;
-use FireflyIII\Repositories\Currency\CurrencyRepositoryInterface;
+use FireflyIII\Repositories\UserGroups\Currency\CurrencyRepositoryInterface;
 use FireflyIII\Support\Http\Api\AccountFilter;
 use FireflyIII\Support\Http\Api\TransactionFilter;
 use FireflyIII\Transformers\CurrencyTransformer;
+use FireflyIII\User;
 use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
 use JsonException;
 use League\Fractal\Resource\Item;
@@ -79,12 +80,14 @@ class StoreController extends Controller
     {
         $currency = $this->repository->store($request->getAll());
         if (true === $request->boolean('default')) {
-            app('preferences')->set('currencyPreference', $currency->code);
+            $this->repository->makeDefault($currency);
             app('preferences')->mark();
         }
         $manager = $this->getManager();
-        $defaultCurrency = app('amount')->getDefaultCurrencyByUser(auth()->user());
-        $this->parameters->set('defaultCurrency', $defaultCurrency);
+
+        /** @var User $user */
+        $user = auth()->user();
+        $currency->refreshForUser($user);
 
         /** @var CurrencyTransformer $transformer */
         $transformer = app(CurrencyTransformer::class);

app/Api/V1/Controllers/Models/TransactionCurrency/UpdateController.php

@@ -28,10 +28,11 @@ use FireflyIII\Api\V1\Controllers\Controller;
 use FireflyIII\Api\V1\Requests\Models\TransactionCurrency\UpdateRequest;
 use FireflyIII\Exceptions\FireflyException;
 use FireflyIII\Models\TransactionCurrency;
-use FireflyIII\Repositories\Currency\CurrencyRepositoryInterface;
+use FireflyIII\Repositories\UserGroups\Currency\CurrencyRepositoryInterface;
 use FireflyIII\Support\Http\Api\AccountFilter;
 use FireflyIII\Support\Http\Api\TransactionFilter;
 use FireflyIII\Transformers\CurrencyTransformer;
+use FireflyIII\User;
 use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
 use JsonException;
 use League\Fractal\Resource\Item;
@@ -82,11 +83,16 @@ class UpdateController extends Controller
         if ($this->repository->currencyInUse($currency)) {
             return response()->json([], 409);
         }
+        // must not be the only one in use:
+        if (1 === $this->repository->get()->count()) {
+            return response()->json([], 409);
+        }
+        /** @var User $user */
+        $user = auth()->user();
         $this->repository->disable($currency);
         $manager = $this->getManager();
 
-        $defaultCurrency = app('amount')->getDefaultCurrencyByUser(auth()->user());
-        $this->parameters->set('defaultCurrency', $defaultCurrency);
+        $currency->refreshForUser($user);
 
         /** @var CurrencyTransformer $transformer */
         $transformer = app(CurrencyTransformer::class);
@@ -110,14 +116,15 @@ class UpdateController extends Controller
      */
     public function makeDefault(TransactionCurrency $currency): JsonResponse
     {
+        /** @var User $user */
+        $user = auth()->user();
         $this->repository->enable($currency);
+        $this->repository->makeDefault($currency);
 
-        app('preferences')->set('currencyPreference', $currency->code);
         app('preferences')->mark();
 
         $manager = $this->getManager();
-
-        $this->parameters->set('defaultCurrency', $currency);
+        $currency->refreshForUser($user);
 
         /** @var CurrencyTransformer $transformer */
         $transformer = app(CurrencyTransformer::class);
@@ -144,9 +151,10 @@ class UpdateController extends Controller
     {
         $this->repository->enable($currency);
         $manager = $this->getManager();
+        /** @var User $user */
+        $user = auth()->user();
 
-        $defaultCurrency = app('amount')->getDefaultCurrencyByUser(auth()->user());
-        $this->parameters->set('defaultCurrency', $defaultCurrency);
+        $currency->refreshForUser($user);
 
         /** @var CurrencyTransformer $transformer */
         $transformer = app(CurrencyTransformer::class);
@@ -173,17 +181,22 @@ class UpdateController extends Controller
     public function update(UpdateRequest $request, TransactionCurrency $currency): JsonResponse
     {
         $data = $request->getAll();
+
+        /** @var User $user */
+        $user = auth()->user();
+
+        // safety catch on currency disablement.
+        $set = $this->repository->get();
+        if (array_key_exists('enabled', $data) && false === $data['enabled'] && 1 === count($set) && $set->first()->id === $currency->id) {
+            return response()->json([], 409);
+
+        }
         $currency = $this->repository->update($currency, $data);
 
-        if (true === $request->boolean('default')) {
-            app('preferences')->set('currencyPreference', $currency->code);
         app('preferences')->mark();
-        }
 
         $manager = $this->getManager();
-
-        $defaultCurrency = app('amount')->getDefaultCurrencyByUser(auth()->user());
-        $this->parameters->set('defaultCurrency', $defaultCurrency);
+        $currency->refreshForUser($user);
 
         /** @var CurrencyTransformer $transformer */
         $transformer = app(CurrencyTransformer::class);

app/Api/V1/Controllers/Models/TransactionLink/ShowController.php

@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class ShowController extends Controller
         $name = $request->get('name');
 
         // types to get, page size:
-        $pageSize = (int)app('preferences')->getForUser(auth()->user(), 'listPageSize', 50)->data;
+        $pageSize = $this->parameters->get('limit');
         $linkType = $this->repository->findByName($name);
 
         // get list of transaction links. Count it and split it.

app/Api/V1/Controllers/Models/TransactionLinkType/ListController.php

@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class ListController extends Controller
      */
     public function transactions(Request $request, LinkType $linkType): JsonResponse
     {
-        $pageSize = (int)app('preferences')->getForUser(auth()->user(), 'listPageSize', 50)->data;
+        $pageSize = $this->parameters->get('limit');
         $type     = $request->get('type') ?? 'default';
         $this->parameters->set('type', $type);
 
@@ -106,8 +106,11 @@ class ListController extends Controller
             ->setPage($this->parameters->get('page'))
             // set types of transactions to return.
             ->setTypes($types);
-        if (null !== $this->parameters->get('start') && null !== $this->parameters->get('end')) {
-            $collector->setRange($this->parameters->get('start'), $this->parameters->get('end'));
+        if (null !== $this->parameters->get('start')) {
+            $collector->setStart($this->parameters->get('start'));
+        }
+        if (null !== $this->parameters->get('end')) {
+            $collector->setEnd($this->parameters->get('end'));
         }
         $paginator = $collector->getPaginatedGroups();
         $paginator->setPath(route('api.v1.transactions.index') . $this->buildParams());

app/Api/V1/Controllers/Models/TransactionLinkType/ShowController.php

@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class ShowController extends Controller
     {
         // create some objects:
         $manager  = $this->getManager();
-        $pageSize = (int)app('preferences')->getForUser(auth()->user(), 'listPageSize', 50)->data;
+        $pageSize = $this->parameters->get('limit');
 
         // get list of accounts. Count it and split it.
         $collection = $this->repository->get();

app/Api/V1/Controllers/Search/TransactionController.php

@@ -53,8 +53,7 @@ class TransactionController extends Controller
         $manager   = $this->getManager();
         $fullQuery = (string)$request->get('query');
         $page      = 0 === (int)$request->get('page') ? 1 : (int)$request->get('page');
-        $pageSize  = (int)app('preferences')->getForUser(auth()->user(), 'listPageSize', 50)->data;
-        $pageSize  = 0 === (int)$request->get('limit') ? $pageSize : (int)$request->get('limit');
+        $pageSize  = $this->parameters->get('limit');
         $searcher->parseQuery($fullQuery);
         $searcher->setPage($page);
         $searcher->setLimit($pageSize);

app/Api/V1/Controllers/Summary/BasicController.php

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ use FireflyIII\Repositories\Bill\BillRepositoryInterface;
 use FireflyIII\Repositories\Budget\AvailableBudgetRepositoryInterface;
 use FireflyIII\Repositories\Budget\BudgetRepositoryInterface;
 use FireflyIII\Repositories\Budget\OperationsRepositoryInterface;
-use FireflyIII\Repositories\Currency\CurrencyRepositoryInterface;
+use FireflyIII\Repositories\UserGroups\Currency\CurrencyRepositoryInterface;
 use FireflyIII\User;
 use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
 
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ class BasicController extends Controller
      */
     private function getBillInformation(Carbon $start, Carbon $end): array
     {
+        app('log')->debug(sprintf('Now in getBillInformation("%s", "%s")', $start->format('Y-m-d'), $end->format('Y-m-d-')));
         /*
          * Since both this method and the chart use the exact same data, we can suffice
          * with calling the one method in the bill repository that will get this amount.
@@ -281,7 +282,7 @@ class BasicController extends Controller
                 'sub_title'               => '',
             ];
         }
-
+        app('log')->debug(sprintf('Done with getBillInformation("%s", "%s")', $start->format('Y-m-d'), $end->format('Y-m-d-')));
         return $return;
     }
 

app/Api/V1/Controllers/System/UserController.php

@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ class UserController extends Controller
     public function index(): JsonResponse
     {
         // user preferences
-        $pageSize = (int)app('preferences')->getForUser(auth()->user(), 'listPageSize', 50)->data;
+        $pageSize = $this->parameters->get('limit');
         $manager  = $this->getManager();
 
         // build collection

app/Api/V1/Controllers/User/PreferencesController.php

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class PreferencesController extends Controller
         $collection  = app('preferences')->all();
         $manager     = $this->getManager();
         $count       = $collection->count();
-        $pageSize    = (int)app('preferences')->getForUser(auth()->user(), 'listPageSize', 50)->data;
+        $pageSize    = $this->parameters->get('limit');
         $preferences = $collection->slice(($this->parameters->get('page') - 1) * $pageSize, $pageSize);
 
         // make paginator:

app/Api/V1/Controllers/Webhook/AttemptController.php

@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class AttemptController extends Controller
         }
 
         $manager    = $this->getManager();
-        $pageSize   = (int)app('preferences')->getForUser(auth()->user(), 'listPageSize', 50)->data;
+        $pageSize   = $this->parameters->get('limit');
         $collection = $this->repository->getAttempts($message);
         $count      = $collection->count();
         $attempts   = $collection->slice(($this->parameters->get('page') - 1) * $pageSize, $pageSize);

app/Api/V1/Controllers/Webhook/MessageController.php

@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class MessageController extends Controller
     public function index(Webhook $webhook): JsonResponse
     {
         $manager    = $this->getManager();
-        $pageSize   = (int)app('preferences')->getForUser(auth()->user(), 'listPageSize', 50)->data;
+        $pageSize   = $this->parameters->get('limit');
         $collection = $this->repository->getMessages($webhook);
 
         $count    = $collection->count();

app/Api/V1/Controllers/Webhook/ShowController.php

@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class ShowController extends Controller
     {
         $manager    = $this->getManager();
         $collection = $this->repository->all();
-        $pageSize   = (int)app('preferences')->getForUser(auth()->user(), 'listPageSize', 50)->data;
+        $pageSize   = $this->parameters->get('limit');
         $count      = $collection->count();
         $webhooks   = $collection->slice(($this->parameters->get('page') - 1) * $pageSize, $pageSize);
 

app/Api/V1/Requests/Autocomplete/AutocompleteRequest.php

@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ class AutocompleteRequest extends FormRequest
         if ('' !== $types) {
             $array = explode(',', $types);
         }
-        $limit = $this->convertInteger('limit');
-        $limit = 0 === $limit ? 10 : $limit;
 
         // remove 'initial balance' from allowed types. its internal
         $array = array_diff($array, [AccountType::INITIAL_BALANCE, AccountType::RECONCILIATION]);
@@ -56,7 +54,6 @@ class AutocompleteRequest extends FormRequest
             'types' => $array,
             'query' => $this->convertString('query'),
             'date'  => $this->getCarbonDate('date'),
-            'limit' => $limit,
         ];
     }
 
@@ -66,7 +63,6 @@ class AutocompleteRequest extends FormRequest
     public function rules(): array
     {
         return [
-            'limit' => 'min:0|max:1337',
         ];
     }
 }

app/Api/V1/Requests/Models/Transaction/StoreRequest.php

@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ class StoreRequest extends FormRequest
     public function rules(): array
     {
         Log::debug('Collect rules of TransactionStoreRequest');
-
+        $validProtocols = config('firefly.valid_url_protocols');
         return [
             // basic fields for group:
             'group_title'                          => 'between:1,1000|nullable',
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ class StoreRequest extends FormRequest
             'transactions.*.external_id'           => 'min:1|max:255|nullable',
             'transactions.*.recurrence_id'         => 'min:1|max:255|nullable',
             'transactions.*.bunq_payment_id'       => 'min:1|max:255|nullable',
-            'transactions.*.external_url'          => 'min:1|max:255|nullable|url',
+            'transactions.*.external_url'          => sprintf('min:1|max:255|nullable|url:%s', $validProtocols),
 
             // SEPA fields:
             'transactions.*.sepa_cc'               => 'min:1|max:255|nullable',

app/Api/V1/Requests/Models/Transaction/UpdateRequest.php

@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ class UpdateRequest extends FormRequest
     public function rules(): array
     {
         Log::debug(sprintf('Now in %s', __METHOD__));
-
+        $validProtocols = config('firefly.valid_url_protocols');
         return [
             // basic fields for group:
             'group_title'                           => 'between:1,1000|nullable',
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ class UpdateRequest extends FormRequest
             'transactions.*.external_id'            => 'min:1|max:255|nullable',
             'transactions.*.recurrence_id'          => 'min:1|max:255|nullable',
             'transactions.*.bunq_payment_id'        => 'min:1|max:255|nullable',
-            'transactions.*.external_url'           => 'min:1|max:255|nullable|url',
+            'transactions.*.external_url'           => sprintf('min:1|max:255|nullable|url:%s', $validProtocols),
 
             // SEPA fields:
             'transactions.*.sepa_cc'                => 'min:1|max:255|nullable',
@@ -417,15 +417,22 @@ class UpdateRequest extends FormRequest
                 // all transaction types must be equal:
                 $this->validateTransactionTypesForUpdate($validator);
 
+
+                // user wants to update a reconciled transaction.
+                // source, destination, amount + foreign_amount cannot be changed
+                // and must be omitted from the request.
+                $this->preventUpdateReconciled($validator, $transactionGroup);
+
                 // validate source/destination is equal, depending on the transaction journal type.
                 $this->validateEqualAccountsForUpdate($validator, $transactionGroup);
 
-                // a catch when users submit splits with no source or destination info at all.
-                $this->preventNoAccountInfo($validator, );
+                // see method:
+                //$this->preventNoAccountInfo($validator, );
 
                 // validate that the currency fits the source and/or destination account.
                 // validate all account info
                 $this->validateAccountInformationUpdate($validator, $transactionGroup);
+
             }
         );
     }

app/Api/V1/Requests/Models/TransactionCurrency/UpdateRequest.php

@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ class UpdateRequest extends FormRequest
         ];
 
         return $this->getAllData($fields);
-        //        return $return;
     }
 
     /**

app/Api/V1/Requests/Models/Webhook/CreateRequest.php

@@ -74,14 +74,14 @@ class CreateRequest extends FormRequest
         $triggers       = implode(',', array_keys(Webhook::getTriggersForValidation()));
         $responses      = implode(',', array_keys(Webhook::getResponsesForValidation()));
         $deliveries     = implode(',', array_keys(Webhook::getDeliveriesForValidation()));
-
+        $validProtocols = config('firefly.valid_url_protocols');
         return [
             'title'    => 'required|between:1,512|uniqueObjectForUser:webhooks,title',
             'active'   => [new IsBoolean()],
             'trigger'  => sprintf('required|in:%s', $triggers),
             'response' => sprintf('required|in:%s', $responses),
             'delivery' => sprintf('required|in:%s', $deliveries),
-            'url'      => ['required', 'url', 'uniqueWebhook'],
+            'url'      => ['required', sprintf('url:%s', $validProtocols), 'uniqueWebhook'],
         ];
     }
 }

app/Api/V1/Requests/Models/Webhook/UpdateRequest.php

@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class UpdateRequest extends FormRequest
         $triggers       = implode(',', array_keys(Webhook::getTriggersForValidation()));
         $responses      = implode(',', array_keys(Webhook::getResponsesForValidation()));
         $deliveries     = implode(',', array_keys(Webhook::getDeliveriesForValidation()));
-
+        $validProtocols = config('firefly.valid_url_protocols');
         /** @var Webhook $webhook */
         $webhook = $this->route()->parameter('webhook');
 
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class UpdateRequest extends FormRequest
             'trigger'  => sprintf('in:%s', $triggers),
             'response' => sprintf('in:%s', $responses),
             'delivery' => sprintf('in:%s', $deliveries),
-            'url'      => ['url', sprintf('uniqueExistingWebhook:%d', $webhook->id)],
+            'url'      => [sprintf('url:%s', $validProtocols), sprintf('uniqueExistingWebhook:%d', $webhook->id)],
         ];
     }
 }

app/Api/V2/Controllers/Autocomplete/AccountController.php

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ use FireflyIII\Exceptions\FireflyException;
 use FireflyIII\Models\Account;
 use FireflyIII\Models\AccountType;
 use FireflyIII\Repositories\Account\AccountRepositoryInterface;
-use FireflyIII\Repositories\Administration\Account\AccountRepositoryInterface as AdminAccountRepositoryInterface;
+use FireflyIII\Repositories\UserGroups\Account\AccountRepositoryInterface as AdminAccountRepositoryInterface;
 use FireflyIII\Support\Http\Api\AccountFilter;
 use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
 
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ class AccountController extends Controller
                 $this->repository      = app(AccountRepositoryInterface::class);
                 $this->adminRepository = app(AdminAccountRepositoryInterface::class);
 
+                $userGroup = $this->validateUserGroup($request);
+                if (null !== $userGroup) {
+                    $this->adminRepository->setUserGroup($userGroup);
+                }
+
                 return $next($request);
             }
         );
@@ -67,9 +72,9 @@ class AccountController extends Controller
      * TODO list of checks
      * 1. use dates from ParameterBag
      * 2. Request validates dates
-     * 3. Request includes user_group_id as administration_id
+     * 3. Request includes user_group_id
      * 4. Endpoint is documented.
-     * 5. Collector uses administration_id
+     * 5. Collector uses user_group_id
      *
      * @param AutocompleteRequest $request
      *
@@ -83,12 +88,10 @@ class AccountController extends Controller
         $types           = $data['types'];
         $query           = $data['query'];
         $date            = $this->parameters->get('date') ?? today(config('app.timezone'));
-        $this->adminRepository->setAdministrationId($data['administration_id']);
-
-        $return          = [];
         $result          = $this->adminRepository->searchAccount((string)$query, $types, $data['limit']);
         $defaultCurrency = app('amount')->getDefaultCurrency();
 
+        $allItems = [];
         /** @var Account $account */
         foreach ($result as $account) {
             $nameWithBalance = $account->name;
@@ -98,11 +101,17 @@ class AccountController extends Controller
                 $balance         = app('steam')->balance($account, $date);
                 $nameWithBalance = sprintf('%s (%s)', $account->name, app('amount')->formatAnything($currency, $balance, false));
             }
-
-            $return[] = [
+            $type                 = (string)trans(sprintf('firefly.%s', $account->accountType->type));
+            $groupedResult[$type] = $groupedResult[$type] ?? [
+                'group ' => $type,
+                'items'  => [],
+            ];
+            $allItems[]           = [
                 'id'                      => (string)$account->id,
+                'value'                   => (string)$account->id,
                 'name'                    => $account->name,
                 'name_with_balance'       => $nameWithBalance,
+                'label'                   => $nameWithBalance,
                 'type'                    => $account->accountType->type,
                 'currency_id'             => (string)$currency->id,
                 'currency_name'           => $currency->name,
@@ -112,10 +121,9 @@ class AccountController extends Controller
             ];
         }
 
-        // custom order.
         usort(
-            $return,
-            function ($a, $b) {
+            $allItems,
+            function (array $a, array $b): int {
                 $order = [AccountType::ASSET, AccountType::REVENUE, AccountType::EXPENSE];
                 $pos_a = array_search($a['type'], $order, true);
                 $pos_b = array_search($b['type'], $order, true);
@@ -123,7 +131,6 @@ class AccountController extends Controller
                 return $pos_a - $pos_b;
             }
         );
-
-        return response()->json($return);
+        return response()->json($allItems);
     }
 }

app/Api/V2/Controllers/Autocomplete/TransactionController.php

@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+<?php
+/*
+ * TransactionController.php
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 james@firefly-iii.org
+ *
+ * This file is part of Firefly III (https://github.com/firefly-iii).
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace FireflyIII\Api\V2\Controllers\Autocomplete;
+
+use FireflyIII\Api\V2\Controllers\Controller;
+use FireflyIII\Api\V2\Request\Autocomplete\AutocompleteRequest;
+use FireflyIII\Models\TransactionJournal;
+use FireflyIII\Repositories\UserGroups\Journal\JournalRepositoryInterface;
+use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
+
+/**
+ * Class TransactionController
+ */
+class TransactionController extends Controller
+{
+    private JournalRepositoryInterface $repository;
+
+    /**
+     * AccountController constructor.
+     */
+    public function __construct()
+    {
+        parent::__construct();
+        $this->middleware(
+            function ($request, $next) {
+                $this->repository = app(JournalRepositoryInterface::class);
+
+                $userGroup = $this->validateUserGroup($request);
+                if (null !== $userGroup) {
+                    $this->repository->setUserGroup($userGroup);
+                }
+
+                return $next($request);
+            }
+        );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     *  Documentation for this endpoint:
+     *  TODO list of checks
+     *  1. use dates from ParameterBag
+     *  2. Request validates dates
+     *  3. Request includes user_group_id
+     *  4. Endpoint is documented.
+     *  5. Collector uses user_group_id
+     *
+     *
+     * @return JsonResponse
+     */
+    public function transactionDescriptions(AutocompleteRequest $request): JsonResponse
+    {
+        $data   = $request->getData();
+        $result = $this->repository->searchJournalDescriptions($data['query'], $data['limit']);
+
+        // limit and unique
+        $filtered = $result->unique('description');
+        $array    = [];
+
+        /** @var TransactionJournal $journal */
+        foreach ($filtered as $journal) {
+            $array[] = [
+                'id'                   => (string)$journal->id,
+                'transaction_group_id' => (string)$journal->transaction_group_id,
+                'name'                 => $journal->description,
+                'description'          => $journal->description,
+            ];
+        }
+
+        return response()->json($array);
+
+    }
+
+}

app/Api/V2/Controllers/Chart/AccountController.php

@@ -31,8 +31,9 @@ use FireflyIII\Exceptions\FireflyException;
 use FireflyIII\Models\Account;
 use FireflyIII\Models\AccountType;
 use FireflyIII\Models\TransactionCurrency;
-use FireflyIII\Repositories\Administration\Account\AccountRepositoryInterface;
+use FireflyIII\Repositories\UserGroups\Account\AccountRepositoryInterface;
 use FireflyIII\Support\Http\Api\CleansChartData;
+use FireflyIII\Support\Http\Api\ValidatesUserGroupTrait;
 use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
 use Psr\Container\ContainerExceptionInterface;
 use Psr\Container\NotFoundExceptionInterface;
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ use Psr\Container\NotFoundExceptionInterface;
 class AccountController extends Controller
 {
     use CleansChartData;
+    use ValidatesUserGroupTrait;
 
     private AccountRepositoryInterface $repository;
 
@@ -55,7 +57,11 @@ class AccountController extends Controller
         $this->middleware(
             function ($request, $next) {
                 $this->repository = app(AccountRepositoryInterface::class);
-                $this->repository->setAdministrationId(auth()->user()->user_group_id);
+                $userGroup        = $this->validateUserGroup($request);
+                if (null !== $userGroup) {
+                    $this->repository->setUserGroup($userGroup);
+                }
+
                 return $next($request);
             }
         );
@@ -70,7 +76,7 @@ class AccountController extends Controller
      * If a transaction has foreign currency = native currency, the foreign amount will be used, no conversion
      * will take place.
      *
-     * TODO validate and set administration_id from request
+     * TODO validate and set user_group_id from request
      *
      * @param DateRequest $request
      *

app/Api/V2/Controllers/Chart/BalanceController.php

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 
-declare(strict_types=1);
+
 /*
  * BalanceController.php
  * Copyright (c) 2023 james@firefly-iii.org
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
  * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
 namespace FireflyIII\Api\V2\Controllers\Chart;
 
 use Carbon\Carbon;
@@ -30,7 +32,7 @@ use FireflyIII\Exceptions\FireflyException;
 use FireflyIII\Helpers\Collector\GroupCollectorInterface;
 use FireflyIII\Models\TransactionCurrency;
 use FireflyIII\Models\TransactionType;
-use FireflyIII\Repositories\Administration\Account\AccountRepositoryInterface;
+use FireflyIII\Repositories\UserGroups\Account\AccountRepositoryInterface;
 use FireflyIII\Support\Http\Api\CleansChartData;
 use FireflyIII\Support\Http\Api\ExchangeRateConverter;
 use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
@@ -69,7 +71,7 @@ class BalanceController extends Controller
      * If the transaction being processed is already in native currency OR if the
      * foreign amount is in the native currency, the amount will not be converted.
      *
-     * TODO validate and set administration_id
+     * TODO validate and set user_group_id
      * TODO collector set group, not user
      *
      * @param BalanceChartRequest $request

app/Api/V2/Controllers/Chart/BudgetController.php

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 
-declare(strict_types=1);
+
 /*
  * BudgetController.php
  * Copyright (c) 2023 james@firefly-iii.org
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
  * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
 namespace FireflyIII\Api\V2\Controllers\Chart;
 
 use Carbon\Carbon;
@@ -30,12 +32,12 @@ use FireflyIII\Exceptions\FireflyException;
 use FireflyIII\Models\Budget;
 use FireflyIII\Models\BudgetLimit;
 use FireflyIII\Models\TransactionCurrency;
-use FireflyIII\Repositories\Administration\Budget\BudgetRepositoryInterface;
-use FireflyIII\Repositories\Administration\Budget\OperationsRepositoryInterface;
 use FireflyIII\Repositories\Budget\BudgetLimitRepositoryInterface;
+use FireflyIII\Repositories\UserGroups\Budget\BudgetRepositoryInterface;
+use FireflyIII\Repositories\UserGroups\Budget\OperationsRepositoryInterface;
 use FireflyIII\Support\Http\Api\CleansChartData;
 use FireflyIII\Support\Http\Api\ExchangeRateConverter;
-use FireflyIII\User;
+use FireflyIII\Support\Http\Api\ValidatesUserGroupTrait;
 use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
 use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
 
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
 class BudgetController extends Controller
 {
     use CleansChartData;
+    use ValidatesUserGroupTrait;
 
     protected OperationsRepositoryInterface $opsRepository;
     private BudgetLimitRepositoryInterface  $blRepository;
@@ -61,6 +64,13 @@ class BudgetController extends Controller
                 $this->blRepository  = app(BudgetLimitRepositoryInterface::class);
                 $this->opsRepository = app(OperationsRepositoryInterface::class);
                 $this->currency      = app('amount')->getDefaultCurrency();
+
+                $userGroup = $this->validateUserGroup($request);
+                if (null !== $userGroup) {
+                    $this->repository->setUserGroup($userGroup);
+                    $this->opsRepository->setUserGroup($userGroup);
+                }
+
                 return $next($request);
             }
         );
@@ -76,14 +86,6 @@ class BudgetController extends Controller
      */
     public function dashboard(DateRequest $request): JsonResponse
     {
-        // get user.
-        /** @var User $user */
-        $user = auth()->user();
-        // group ID
-        $administrationId = $user->getAdministrationId();
-        $this->repository->setAdministrationId($administrationId);
-        $this->opsRepository->setAdministrationId($administrationId);
-
         $params = $request->getAll();
         /** @var Carbon $start */
         $start = $params['start'];

app/Api/V2/Controllers/Chart/CategoryController.php

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <?php
 
-declare(strict_types=1);
+
 /*
- * BudgetController.php
+ * CategoryController.php
  * Copyright (c) 2023 james@firefly-iii.org
  *
  * This file is part of Firefly III (https://github.com/firefly-iii).
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
  * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
 namespace FireflyIII\Api\V2\Controllers\Chart;
 
 use Carbon\Carbon;
@@ -30,10 +32,11 @@ use FireflyIII\Exceptions\FireflyException;
 use FireflyIII\Helpers\Collector\GroupCollectorInterface;
 use FireflyIII\Models\AccountType;
 use FireflyIII\Models\TransactionType;
-use FireflyIII\Repositories\Administration\Account\AccountRepositoryInterface;
-use FireflyIII\Repositories\Currency\CurrencyRepositoryInterface;
+use FireflyIII\Repositories\UserGroups\Account\AccountRepositoryInterface;
+use FireflyIII\Repositories\UserGroups\Currency\CurrencyRepositoryInterface;
 use FireflyIII\Support\Http\Api\CleansChartData;
 use FireflyIII\Support\Http\Api\ExchangeRateConverter;
+use FireflyIII\Support\Http\Api\ValidatesUserGroupTrait;
 use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
 
 /**
@@ -42,6 +45,7 @@ use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
 class CategoryController extends Controller
 {
     use CleansChartData;
+    use ValidatesUserGroupTrait;
 
     private AccountRepositoryInterface  $accountRepos;
     private CurrencyRepositoryInterface $currencyRepos;
@@ -53,7 +57,10 @@ class CategoryController extends Controller
             function ($request, $next) {
                 $this->accountRepos  = app(AccountRepositoryInterface::class);
                 $this->currencyRepos = app(CurrencyRepositoryInterface::class);
-                $this->accountRepos->setAdministrationId(auth()->user()->user_group_id);
+                $userGroup           = $this->validateUserGroup($request);
+                if (null !== $userGroup) {
+                    $this->accountRepos->setUserGroup($userGroup);
+                }
                 return $next($request);
             }
         );

app/Api/V2/Controllers/Controller.php

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ namespace FireflyIII\Api\V2\Controllers;
 use Carbon\Carbon;
 use Carbon\Exceptions\InvalidDateException;
 use Carbon\Exceptions\InvalidFormatException;
+use FireflyIII\Support\Http\Api\ValidatesUserGroupTrait;
 use FireflyIII\Transformers\V2\AbstractTransformer;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
 use Illuminate\Pagination\LengthAwarePaginator;
@@ -48,8 +49,9 @@ use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\ParameterBag;
  */
 class Controller extends BaseController
 {
+    use ValidatesUserGroupTrait;
+
     protected const CONTENT_TYPE = 'application/vnd.api+json';
-    protected int          $pageSize;
     protected ParameterBag $parameters;
 
     /**
@@ -57,11 +59,14 @@ class Controller extends BaseController
      */
     public function __construct()
     {
+        $this->middleware(
+            function ($request, $next) {
                 $this->parameters = $this->getParameters();
-        $this->pageSize   = 50;
-        if (auth()->check()) {
-            $this->pageSize = (int)app('preferences')->getForUser(auth()->user(), 'listPageSize', 50)->data;
+
+                return $next($request);
             }
+        );
+
     }
 
     /**
@@ -73,6 +78,7 @@ class Controller extends BaseController
     private function getParameters(): ParameterBag
     {
         $bag = new ParameterBag();
+        $bag->set('limit', 50);
         try {
             $page = (int)request()->get('page');
         } catch (ContainerExceptionInterface | NotFoundExceptionInterface $e) {
@@ -129,6 +135,11 @@ class Controller extends BaseController
             if (null !== $value) {
                 $bag->set($integer, (int)$value);
             }
+            if (null === $value && 'limit' === $integer && auth()->check()) {
+                // set default for user:
+                $pageSize = (int)app('preferences')->getForUser(auth()->user(), 'listPageSize', 50)->data;
+                $bag->set($integer, $pageSize);
+            }
         }
 
         // sort fields:
@@ -171,7 +182,7 @@ class Controller extends BaseController
      *
      * @return array
      */
-    final protected function jsonApiObject(string $key, Model $object, AbstractTransformer $transformer): array
+    final protected function jsonApiObject(string $key, array | Model $object, AbstractTransformer $transformer): array
     {
         // create some objects:
         $manager = new Manager();

app/Api/V2/Controllers/Model/Account/ShowController.php

@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 
 /**
+ * Show = show a single account.
+ * Index = show all accounts
  * Class ShowController
  */
 class ShowController extends Controller

app/Api/V2/Controllers/Model/Bill/IndexController.php

@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+<?php
+
+
+/*
+ * ShowController.php
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 james@firefly-iii.org
+ *
+ * This file is part of Firefly III (https://github.com/firefly-iii).
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace FireflyIII\Api\V2\Controllers\Model\Bill;
+
+use FireflyIII\Api\V2\Controllers\Controller;
+use FireflyIII\Exceptions\FireflyException;
+use FireflyIII\Models\Bill;
+use FireflyIII\Repositories\UserGroups\Bill\BillRepositoryInterface;
+use FireflyIII\Support\Http\Api\ValidatesUserGroupTrait;
+use FireflyIII\Transformers\V2\BillTransformer;
+use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Illuminate\Pagination\LengthAwarePaginator;
+
+/**
+ * Class ShowController
+ */
+class IndexController extends Controller
+{
+    use ValidatesUserGroupTrait;
+
+    private BillRepositoryInterface $repository;
+
+    public function __construct()
+    {
+        parent::__construct();
+        $this->middleware(
+            function ($request, $next) {
+                $this->repository = app(BillRepositoryInterface::class);
+
+                // new way of user group validation
+                $userGroup = $this->validateUserGroup($request);
+                if (null !== $userGroup) {
+                    $this->repository->setUserGroup($userGroup);
+                }
+
+                return $next($request);
+            }
+        );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param Request $request
+     *
+     * TODO see autocomplete/accountcontroller for list.
+     *
+     * @return JsonResponse
+     */
+    public function index(Request $request): JsonResponse
+    {
+        $this->repository->correctOrder();
+        $bills       = $this->repository->getBills();
+        $pageSize    = $this->parameters->get('limit');
+        $count       = $bills->count();
+        $bills       = $bills->slice(($this->parameters->get('page') - 1) * $pageSize, $pageSize);
+        $paginator   = new LengthAwarePaginator($bills, $count, $pageSize, $this->parameters->get('page'));
+        $transformer = new BillTransformer();
+        $transformer->setParameters($this->parameters); // give params to transformer
+
+        return response()
+            ->json($this->jsonApiList('subscriptions', $paginator, $transformer))
+            ->header('Content-Type', self::CONTENT_TYPE);
+    }
+}

app/Api/V2/Controllers/Model/Bill/ShowController.php

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 
-declare(strict_types=1);
+
 /*
  * ShowController.php
  * Copyright (c) 2023 james@firefly-iii.org
@@ -21,12 +21,15 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
  * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
 namespace FireflyIII\Api\V2\Controllers\Model\Bill;
 
 use FireflyIII\Api\V2\Controllers\Controller;
+use FireflyIII\Exceptions\FireflyException;
 use FireflyIII\Models\Bill;
-use FireflyIII\Repositories\Administration\Bill\BillRepositoryInterface;
-use FireflyIII\Transformers\V2\AccountTransformer;
+use FireflyIII\Repositories\UserGroups\Bill\BillRepositoryInterface;
+use FireflyIII\Support\Http\Api\ValidatesUserGroupTrait;
 use FireflyIII\Transformers\V2\BillTransformer;
 use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
@@ -37,6 +40,8 @@ use Illuminate\Pagination\LengthAwarePaginator;
  */
 class ShowController extends Controller
 {
+    use ValidatesUserGroupTrait;
+
     private BillRepositoryInterface $repository;
 
     public function __construct()
@@ -45,35 +50,18 @@ class ShowController extends Controller
         $this->middleware(
             function ($request, $next) {
                 $this->repository = app(BillRepositoryInterface::class);
-                $this->repository->setAdministrationId(auth()->user()->user_group_id);
+
+                // new way of user group validation
+                $userGroup = $this->validateUserGroup($request);
+                if (null !== $userGroup) {
+                    $this->repository->setUserGroup($userGroup);
+                }
+
                 return $next($request);
             }
         );
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @param Request $request
-     *
-     * TODO see autocomplete/accountcontroller for list.
-     *
-     * @return JsonResponse
-     */
-    public function index(Request $request): JsonResponse
-    {
-        $this->repository->correctOrder();
-        $bills       = $this->repository->getBills();
-        $pageSize    = (int)app('preferences')->getForUser(auth()->user(), 'listPageSize', 50)->data;
-        $count       = $bills->count();
-        $bills       = $bills->slice(($this->parameters->get('page') - 1) * $pageSize, $pageSize);
-        $paginator   = new LengthAwarePaginator($bills, $count, $pageSize, $this->parameters->get('page'));
-        $transformer = new BillTransformer();
-        $transformer->setParameters($this->parameters); // give params to transformer
-
-        return response()
-            ->json($this->jsonApiList('subscriptions', $paginator, $transformer))
-            ->header('Content-Type', self::CONTENT_TYPE);
-    }
-
     /**
      * TODO this endpoint is not documented
      */

app/Api/V2/Controllers/Model/Bill/SumController.php

@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ namespace FireflyIII\Api\V2\Controllers\Model\Bill;
 
 use FireflyIII\Api\V2\Controllers\Controller;
 use FireflyIII\Api\V2\Request\Generic\DateRequest;
-use FireflyIII\Repositories\Administration\Bill\BillRepositoryInterface;
+use FireflyIII\Repositories\UserGroups\Bill\BillRepositoryInterface;
+use FireflyIII\Support\Http\Api\ValidatesUserGroupTrait;
 use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
 
 /**
@@ -34,6 +35,8 @@ use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
  */
 class SumController extends Controller
 {
+    use ValidatesUserGroupTrait;
+
     private BillRepositoryInterface $repository;
 
     /**
@@ -46,6 +49,12 @@ class SumController extends Controller
             function ($request, $next) {
                 $this->repository = app(BillRepositoryInterface::class);
 
+                $userGroup = $this->validateUserGroup($request);
+                if (null !== $userGroup) {
+                    $this->repository->setUserGroup($userGroup);
+                }
+
+
                 return $next($request);
             }
         );
@@ -63,7 +72,6 @@ class SumController extends Controller
      */
     public function paid(DateRequest $request): JsonResponse
     {
-        $this->repository->setAdministrationId(auth()->user()->user_group_id);
         $result = $this->repository->sumPaidInRange($this->parameters->get('start'), $this->parameters->get('end'));
 
         // convert to JSON response:
@@ -82,7 +90,6 @@ class SumController extends Controller
      */
     public function unpaid(DateRequest $request): JsonResponse
     {
-        $this->repository->setAdministrationId(auth()->user()->user_group_id);
         $result = $this->repository->sumUnpaidInRange($this->parameters->get('start'), $this->parameters->get('end'));
 
         // convert to JSON response:

app/Api/V2/Controllers/Model/Budget/ListController.php

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 namespace FireflyIII\Api\V2\Controllers\Model\Budget;
 
 use FireflyIII\Api\V2\Controllers\Controller;
+use FireflyIII\Exceptions\FireflyException;
 use FireflyIII\Repositories\Budget\BudgetRepositoryInterface;
 use FireflyIII\Transformers\V2\BudgetTransformer;
 use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
@@ -61,12 +62,12 @@ class ListController extends Controller
     public function index(Request $request): JsonResponse
     {
         echo 'this needs move to Administration';
-        exit;
+        throw new FireflyException('Needs migration to IndexController');
         $collection = $this->repository->getActiveBudgets();
         $total      = $collection->count();
-        $collection->slice($this->pageSize * $this->parameters->get('page'), $this->pageSize);
+        $collection->slice($this->pageXSize * $this->parameters->get('page'), $this->pXageSize);
 
-        $paginator   = new LengthAwarePaginator($collection, $total, $this->pageSize, $this->parameters->get('page'));
+        $paginator   = new LengthAwarePaginator($collection, $total, $this->pagXeSize, $this->parameters->get('page'));
         $transformer = new BudgetTransformer();
 
         return response()

app/Api/V2/Controllers/Model/Budget/ShowController.php

@@ -27,15 +27,20 @@ namespace FireflyIII\Api\V2\Controllers\Model\Budget;
 
 use FireflyIII\Api\V2\Controllers\Controller;
 use FireflyIII\Api\V2\Request\Generic\DateRequest;
+use FireflyIII\Exceptions\FireflyException;
 use FireflyIII\Models\Budget;
 use FireflyIII\Repositories\Budget\BudgetRepositoryInterface;
+use FireflyIII\Support\Http\Api\ConvertsExchangeRates;
 use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
 
 /**
  * Class ShowController
+ * TODO lots of deprecated code here.
  */
 class ShowController extends Controller
 {
+    use ConvertsExchangeRates;
+
     private BudgetRepositoryInterface $repository;
 
     /**
@@ -60,7 +65,7 @@ class ShowController extends Controller
      */
     public function budgeted(DateRequest $request, Budget $budget): JsonResponse
     {
-        die('deprecated use of thing.');
+        throw new FireflyException('Needs refactoring, uses deprecated method.');
         $data      = $request->getAll();
         $result    = $this->repository->budgetedInPeriodForBudget($budget, $data['start'], $data['end']);
         $converted = $this->cerSum(array_values($result));
@@ -75,7 +80,7 @@ class ShowController extends Controller
      */
     public function spent(DateRequest $request, Budget $budget): JsonResponse
     {
-        die('deprecated use of thing.');
+        throw new FireflyException('Needs refactoring, uses deprecated method.');
         $data      = $request->getAll();
         $result    = $this->repository->spentInPeriodForBudget($budget, $data['start'], $data['end']);
         $converted = $this->cerSum(array_values($result));

app/Api/V2/Controllers/Model/Budget/SumController.php

@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ namespace FireflyIII\Api\V2\Controllers\Model\Budget;
 
 use FireflyIII\Api\V2\Controllers\Controller;
 use FireflyIII\Api\V2\Request\Generic\DateRequest;
+use FireflyIII\Exceptions\FireflyException;
 use FireflyIII\Repositories\Budget\BudgetRepositoryInterface;
+use FireflyIII\Support\Http\Api\ConvertsExchangeRates;
 use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
 
 /**
@@ -34,6 +36,8 @@ use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
  */
 class SumController extends Controller
 {
+    use ConvertsExchangeRates;
+
     private BudgetRepositoryInterface $repository;
 
     /**
@@ -61,7 +65,7 @@ class SumController extends Controller
      */
     public function budgeted(DateRequest $request): JsonResponse
     {
-        die('deprecated use of thing.');
+        throw new FireflyException('Needs refactoring, uses deprecated method.');
         $data      = $request->getAll();
         $result    = $this->repository->budgetedInPeriod($data['start'], $data['end']);
         $converted = $this->cerSum(array_values($result));
@@ -79,7 +83,7 @@ class SumController extends Controller
      */
     public function spent(DateRequest $request): JsonResponse
     {
-        die('deprecated use of thing.');
+        throw new FireflyException('Needs refactoring, uses deprecated method.');
         $data      = $request->getAll();
         $result    = $this->repository->spentInPeriod($data['start'], $data['end']);
         $converted = $this->cerSum(array_values($result));

app/Api/V2/Controllers/Model/BudgetLimit/ListController.php

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ namespace FireflyIII\Api\V2\Controllers\Model\BudgetLimit;
 
 use FireflyIII\Api\V2\Controllers\Controller;
 use FireflyIII\Api\V2\Request\Generic\DateRequest;
+use FireflyIII\Exceptions\FireflyException;
 use FireflyIII\Models\Budget;
 use FireflyIII\Repositories\Budget\BudgetLimitRepositoryInterface;
 use FireflyIII\Transformers\V2\BudgetLimitTransformer;
@@ -57,16 +58,18 @@ class ListController extends Controller
      */
     public function index(DateRequest $request, Budget $budget): JsonResponse
     {
+        throw new FireflyException('Needs refactoring, move to IndexController.');
+        $pageSize   = $this->parameters->get('limit');
         $dates      = $request->getAll();
         $collection = $this->repository->getBudgetLimits($budget, $dates['start'], $dates['end']);
         $total      = $collection->count();
-        $collection->slice($this->pageSize * $this->parameters->get('page'), $this->pageSize);
+        $collection->slice($pageSize * $this->parameters->get('page'), $pageSize);
 
-        $paginator   = new LengthAwarePaginator($collection, $total, $this->pageSize, $this->parameters->get('page'));
+        $paginator   = new LengthAwarePaginator($collection, $total, $pageSize, $this->parameters->get('page'));
         $transformer = new BudgetLimitTransformer();
 
         return response()
-            ->api($this->jsonApiList('budget_limits', $paginator, $transformer))
+            ->api($this->jsonApiList('budget-limits', $paginator, $transformer))
             ->header('Content-Type', self::CONTENT_TYPE);
     }
 }

app/Api/V2/Controllers/Model/Currency/IndexController.php

@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * IndexController.php
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 james@firefly-iii.org
+ *
+ * This file is part of Firefly III (https://github.com/firefly-iii).
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace FireflyIII\Api\V2\Controllers\Model\Currency;
+
+use FireflyIII\Api\V2\Controllers\Controller;
+use FireflyIII\Repositories\UserGroups\Currency\CurrencyRepositoryInterface;
+use FireflyIII\Transformers\V2\CurrencyTransformer;
+use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
+use Illuminate\Pagination\LengthAwarePaginator;
+
+/**
+ * Class IndexController
+ */
+class IndexController extends Controller
+{
+    private CurrencyRepositoryInterface $repository;
+
+    public function __construct()
+    {
+        parent::__construct();
+        $this->middleware(
+            function ($request, $next) {
+                $this->repository = app(CurrencyRepositoryInterface::class);
+
+                return $next($request);
+            }
+        );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * TODO This endpoint is not yet documented.
+     *
+     * Display a listing of the resource.
+     *
+     * @return JsonResponse
+     */
+    public function index(): JsonResponse
+    {
+        $bills       = $this->repository->getAll();
+        $pageSize    = $this->parameters->get('limit');
+        $count       = $bills->count();
+        $bills       = $bills->slice(($this->parameters->get('page') - 1) * $pageSize, $pageSize);
+        $paginator   = new LengthAwarePaginator($bills, $count, $pageSize, $this->parameters->get('page'));
+        $transformer = new CurrencyTransformer();
+        $transformer->setParameters($this->parameters); // give params to transformer
+
+        return response()
+            ->json($this->jsonApiList('currencies', $paginator, $transformer))
+            ->header('Content-Type', self::CONTENT_TYPE);
+    }
+
+}

app/Api/V2/Controllers/Model/PiggyBank/IndexController.php

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 
-declare(strict_types=1);
+
 /*
  * ShowController.php
  * Copyright (c) 2023 james@firefly-iii.org
@@ -21,10 +21,14 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
  * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
 namespace FireflyIII\Api\V2\Controllers\Model\PiggyBank;
 
 use FireflyIII\Api\V2\Controllers\Controller;
-use FireflyIII\Repositories\Administration\PiggyBank\PiggyBankRepositoryInterface;
+use FireflyIII\Exceptions\FireflyException;
+use FireflyIII\Repositories\UserGroups\PiggyBank\PiggyBankRepositoryInterface;
+use FireflyIII\Support\Http\Api\ValidatesUserGroupTrait;
 use FireflyIII\Transformers\V2\PiggyBankTransformer;
 use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
@@ -33,8 +37,10 @@ use Illuminate\Pagination\LengthAwarePaginator;
 /**
  * Class ShowController
  */
-class ShowController extends Controller
+class IndexController extends Controller
 {
+    use ValidatesUserGroupTrait;
+
     private PiggyBankRepositoryInterface $repository;
 
     public function __construct()
@@ -43,7 +49,12 @@ class ShowController extends Controller
         $this->middleware(
             function ($request, $next) {
                 $this->repository = app(PiggyBankRepositoryInterface::class);
-                $this->repository->setAdministrationId(auth()->user()->user_group_id);
+
+                $userGroup = $this->validateUserGroup($request);
+                if (null !== $userGroup) {
+                    $this->repository->setUserGroup($userGroup);
+                }
+
                 return $next($request);
             }
         );
@@ -59,7 +70,7 @@ class ShowController extends Controller
     public function index(Request $request): JsonResponse
     {
         $piggies     = $this->repository->getPiggyBanks();
-        $pageSize    = (int)app('preferences')->getForUser(auth()->user(), 'listPageSize', 50)->data;
+        $pageSize    = $this->parameters->get('limit');
         $count       = $piggies->count();
         $piggies     = $piggies->slice(($this->parameters->get('page') - 1) * $pageSize, $pageSize);
         $paginator   = new LengthAwarePaginator($piggies, $count, $pageSize, $this->parameters->get('page'));

app/Api/V2/Controllers/Model/Transaction/StoreController.php

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 
-declare(strict_types=1);
+
 /*
  * StoreController.php
  * Copyright (c) 2023 james@firefly-iii.org
@@ -21,24 +21,107 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
  * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
 namespace FireflyIII\Api\V2\Controllers\Model\Transaction;
 
 use FireflyIII\Api\V2\Controllers\Controller;
+use FireflyIII\Api\V2\Request\Model\Transaction\StoreRequest;
+use FireflyIII\Events\StoredTransactionGroup;
+use FireflyIII\Exceptions\DuplicateTransactionException;
+use FireflyIII\Exceptions\FireflyException;
+use FireflyIII\Helpers\Collector\GroupCollectorInterface;
+use FireflyIII\Repositories\TransactionGroup\TransactionGroupRepositoryInterface;
+use FireflyIII\Rules\IsDuplicateTransaction;
+use FireflyIII\Transformers\V2\TransactionGroupTransformer;
+use FireflyIII\User;
 use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Validator;
+use Illuminate\Validation\ValidationException;
 
 /**
  * Class StoreController
  */
 class StoreController extends Controller
 {
+    private TransactionGroupRepositoryInterface $groupRepository;
+
     /**
-     * @return JsonResponse
+     * TransactionController constructor.
      */
-    public function post(): JsonResponse
+    public function __construct()
+    {
+        parent::__construct();
+        $this->middleware(
+            function ($request, $next) {
+                $this->groupRepository = app(TransactionGroupRepositoryInterface::class);
+                return $next($request);
+            }
+        );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * TODO this method is practically the same as the V1 method and borrows as much code as possible.
+     *
+     * @return JsonResponse
+     * @throws FireflyException
+     * @throws ValidationException
+     */
+    public function post(StoreRequest $request): JsonResponse
     {
 
-        return response()->json([]);
+        app('log')->debug('Now in API v2 StoreController::store()');
+        $data               = $request->getAll();
+        $userGroup          = $request->getUserGroup();
+        $data['user_group'] = $userGroup;
 
+        // overrule user group and see where we end up.
+        // what happens when we refer to a budget that is not in this user group?
+
+        app('log')->channel('audit')->info('Store new transaction over API.', $data);
+
+        try {
+            $transactionGroup = $this->groupRepository->store($data);
+        } catch (DuplicateTransactionException $e) {
+            app('log')->warning('Caught a duplicate transaction. Return error message.');
+            $validator = Validator::make(
+                ['transactions' => [['description' => $e->getMessage()]]],
+                ['transactions.0.description' => new IsDuplicateTransaction()]
+            );
+            throw new ValidationException($validator, 0, $e);
+        } catch (FireflyException $e) {
+            app('log')->warning('Caught an exception. Return error message.');
+            app('log')->error($e->getMessage());
+            $message   = sprintf('Internal exception: %s', $e->getMessage());
+            $validator = Validator::make(['transactions' => [['description' => $message]]], ['transactions.0.description' => new IsDuplicateTransaction()]);
+            throw new ValidationException($validator, 0, $e);
+        }
+        app('preferences')->mark();
+        $applyRules   = $data['apply_rules'] ?? true;
+        $fireWebhooks = $data['fire_webhooks'] ?? true;
+        event(new StoredTransactionGroup($transactionGroup, $applyRules, $fireWebhooks));
+
+        /** @var User $admin */
+        $admin = auth()->user();
+        // use new group collector:
+        /** @var GroupCollectorInterface $collector */
+        $collector = app(GroupCollectorInterface::class);
+        $collector
+            ->setUser($admin)
+            // filter on transaction group.
+            ->setTransactionGroup($transactionGroup);
+
+        $selectedGroup = $collector->getGroups()->first();
+        if (null === $selectedGroup) {
+            throw new FireflyException('200032: Cannot find transaction. Possibly, a rule deleted this transaction after its creation.');
+        }
+
+        $transformer = new TransactionGroupTransformer();
+        $transformer->setParameters($this->parameters);
+
+        return response()
+            ->api($this->jsonApiObject('transactions', $selectedGroup, $transformer))
+            ->header('Content-Type', self::CONTENT_TYPE);
     }
 
 

app/Api/V2/Controllers/Summary/BasicController.php

@@ -36,13 +36,14 @@ use FireflyIII\Models\AccountType;
 use FireflyIII\Models\TransactionCurrency;
 use FireflyIII\Models\TransactionType;
 use FireflyIII\Models\UserGroup;
-use FireflyIII\Repositories\Administration\Account\AccountRepositoryInterface;
-use FireflyIII\Repositories\Administration\Bill\BillRepositoryInterface;
-use FireflyIII\Repositories\Administration\Budget\AvailableBudgetRepositoryInterface;
-use FireflyIII\Repositories\Administration\Budget\BudgetRepositoryInterface;
-use FireflyIII\Repositories\Administration\Budget\OperationsRepositoryInterface;
-use FireflyIII\Repositories\Currency\CurrencyRepositoryInterface;
+use FireflyIII\Repositories\UserGroups\Account\AccountRepositoryInterface;
+use FireflyIII\Repositories\UserGroups\Bill\BillRepositoryInterface;
+use FireflyIII\Repositories\UserGroups\Budget\AvailableBudgetRepositoryInterface;
+use FireflyIII\Repositories\UserGroups\Budget\BudgetRepositoryInterface;
+use FireflyIII\Repositories\UserGroups\Budget\OperationsRepositoryInterface;
+use FireflyIII\Repositories\UserGroups\Currency\CurrencyRepositoryInterface;
 use FireflyIII\Support\Http\Api\ExchangeRateConverter;
+use FireflyIII\Support\Http\Api\ValidatesUserGroupTrait;
 use FireflyIII\User;
 use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
 
@@ -51,6 +52,8 @@ use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
  */
 class BasicController extends Controller
 {
+    use ValidatesUserGroupTrait;
+
     private AvailableBudgetRepositoryInterface $abRepository;
     private AccountRepositoryInterface         $accountRepository;
     private BillRepositoryInterface            $billRepository;
@@ -68,8 +71,6 @@ class BasicController extends Controller
         parent::__construct();
         $this->middleware(
             function ($request, $next) {
-                /** @var User $user */
-                $user                    = auth()->user();
                 $this->abRepository      = app(AvailableBudgetRepositoryInterface::class);
                 $this->accountRepository = app(AccountRepositoryInterface::class);
                 $this->billRepository    = app(BillRepositoryInterface::class);
@@ -77,12 +78,14 @@ class BasicController extends Controller
                 $this->currencyRepos     = app(CurrencyRepositoryInterface::class);
                 $this->opsRepository     = app(OperationsRepositoryInterface::class);
 
-                $this->abRepository->setAdministrationId($user->user_group_id);
-                $this->accountRepository->setAdministrationId($user->user_group_id);
-                $this->billRepository->setAdministrationId($user->user_group_id);
-                $this->budgetRepository->setAdministrationId($user->user_group_id);
-                $this->currencyRepos->setUser($user);
-                $this->opsRepository->setAdministrationId($user->user_group_id);
+                $userGroup = $this->validateUserGroup($request);
+                if (null !== $userGroup) {
+                    $this->abRepository->setUserGroup($userGroup);
+                    $this->accountRepository->setUserGroup($userGroup);
+                    $this->billRepository->setUserGroup($userGroup);
+                    $this->budgetRepository->setUserGroup($userGroup);
+                    $this->opsRepository->setUserGroup($userGroup);
+                }
 
                 return $next($request);
             }

app/Api/V2/Controllers/Summary/NetWorthController.php

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 /*
  * NetWorthController.php
- * Copyright (c) 2022 james@firefly-iii.org
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 james@firefly-iii.org
  *
  * This file is part of Firefly III (https://github.com/firefly-iii).
  *
@@ -22,10 +22,13 @@
 
 declare(strict_types=1);
 
-namespace FireflyIII\Api\V2\Controllers;
+namespace FireflyIII\Api\V2\Controllers\Summary;
 
+use FireflyIII\Api\V2\Controllers\Controller;
 use FireflyIII\Api\V2\Request\Generic\SingleDateRequest;
 use FireflyIII\Helpers\Report\NetWorthInterface;
+use FireflyIII\Support\Http\Api\ConvertsExchangeRates;
+use FireflyIII\Support\Http\Api\ValidatesUserGroupTrait;
 use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
 
 /**
@@ -33,6 +36,9 @@ use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
  */
 class NetWorthController extends Controller
 {
+    use ValidatesUserGroupTrait;
+    use ConvertsExchangeRates;
+
     private NetWorthInterface $netWorth;
 
     /**
@@ -44,7 +50,12 @@ class NetWorthController extends Controller
         $this->middleware(
             function ($request, $next) {
                 $this->netWorth = app(NetWorthInterface::class);
-                $this->netWorth->setUser(auth()->user());
+
+                // new way of user group validation
+                $userGroup = $this->validateUserGroup($request);
+                if (null !== $userGroup) {
+                    $this->netWorth->setUserGroup($userGroup);
+                }
 
                 return $next($request);
             }
@@ -61,7 +72,6 @@ class NetWorthController extends Controller
      */
     public function get(SingleDateRequest $request): JsonResponse
     {
-        die('deprecated use of thing.');
         $date      = $request->getDate();
         $result    = $this->netWorth->sumNetWorthByCurrency($date);
         $converted = $this->cerSum($result);

app/Api/V2/Controllers/System/VersionUpdateController.php

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 /*
  * VersionUpdateController.php
- * Copyright (c) 2022 james@firefly-iii.org
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 james@firefly-iii.org
  *
  * This file is part of Firefly III (https://github.com/firefly-iii).
  *
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@
 
 declare(strict_types=1);
 
-namespace FireflyIII\Api\V2\Controllers;
+namespace FireflyIII\Api\V2\Controllers\System;
+
+use FireflyIII\Api\V2\Controllers\Controller;
 
 /**
  * Class VersionUpdateController

app/Api/V2/Controllers/Transaction/List/AccountController.php

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 /*
  * AccountController.php
- * Copyright (c) 2022 james@firefly-iii.org
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 james@firefly-iii.org
  *
  * This file is part of Firefly III (https://github.com/firefly-iii).
  *
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 namespace FireflyIII\Api\V2\Controllers\Transaction\List;
 
 use FireflyIII\Api\V2\Controllers\Controller;
-use FireflyIII\Api\V2\Request\Transaction\ListRequest;
+use FireflyIII\Api\V2\Request\Model\Transaction\ListRequest;
 use FireflyIII\Helpers\Collector\GroupCollectorInterface;
 use FireflyIII\Models\Account;
 use FireflyIII\Support\Http\Api\TransactionFilter;
@@ -52,30 +52,28 @@ class AccountController extends Controller
     public function list(ListRequest $request, Account $account): JsonResponse
     {
         // collect transactions:
-        $limit = $request->getLimit();
         $page     = $request->getPage();
         $page     = max($page, 1);
-
-        if ($limit > 0 && $limit <= $this->pageSize) {
-            $this->pageSize = $limit;
-        }
+        $pageSize = $this->parameters->get('limit');
 
 
         /** @var GroupCollectorInterface $collector */
         $collector = app(GroupCollectorInterface::class);
         $collector->setAccounts(new Collection([$account]))
                   ->withAPIInformation()
-                  ->setLimit($this->pageSize)
+                  ->setLimit($pageSize)
                   ->setPage($page)
                   ->setTypes($request->getTransactionTypes());
 
         $start = $request->getStartDate();
         $end   = $request->getEndDate();
         if (null !== $start) {
+            app('log')->debug(sprintf('Set start date to %s', $start->toIso8601String()));
             $collector->setStart($start);
         }
         if (null !== $end) {
-            $collector->setEnd($start);
+            app('log')->debug(sprintf('Set end date to %s', $start->toIso8601String()));
+            $collector->setEnd($end);
         }
 
         $paginator = $collector->getPaginatedGroups();
@@ -83,7 +81,7 @@ class AccountController extends Controller
             sprintf(
                 '%s?%s',
                 route('api.v2.accounts.transactions', [$account->id]),
-                $request->buildParams()
+                $request->buildParams($pageSize)
             )
         );
 

app/Api/V2/Controllers/Transaction/List/TransactionController.php

@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 <?php
-
-declare(strict_types=1);
 /*
  * TransactionController.php
  * Copyright (c) 2023 james@firefly-iii.org
@@ -21,10 +19,12 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
  * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
 namespace FireflyIII\Api\V2\Controllers\Transaction\List;
 
 use FireflyIII\Api\V2\Controllers\Controller;
-use FireflyIII\Api\V2\Request\Transaction\ListRequest;
+use FireflyIII\Api\V2\Request\Model\Transaction\ListRequest;
 use FireflyIII\Helpers\Collector\GroupCollectorInterface;
 use FireflyIII\Transformers\V2\TransactionGroupTransformer;
 use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
@@ -42,20 +42,16 @@ class TransactionController extends Controller
     public function list(ListRequest $request): JsonResponse
     {
         // collect transactions:
-        $limit = $request->getLimit();
+        $pageSize = $this->parameters->get('limit');
         $page     = $request->getPage();
         $page     = max($page, 1);
 
-        if ($limit > 0 && $limit <= $this->pageSize) {
-            $this->pageSize = $limit;
-        }
-
 
         /** @var GroupCollectorInterface $collector */
         $collector = app(GroupCollectorInterface::class);
         $collector->setUserGroup(auth()->user()->userGroup)
                   ->withAPIInformation()
-                  ->setLimit($this->pageSize)
+                  ->setLimit($pageSize)
                   ->setPage($page)
                   ->setTypes($request->getTransactionTypes());
 
@@ -72,11 +68,12 @@ class TransactionController extends Controller
         //        exit;
 
         $paginator = $collector->getPaginatedGroups();
+        $params    = $request->buildParams($pageSize);
         $paginator->setPath(
             sprintf(
                 '%s?%s',
                 route('api.v2.transactions.list'),
-                $request->buildParams()
+                $params
             )
         );