Adds explicit base64 format validation in sanitizeContentBlocksImages()
to prevent invalid image data from being sent to the Anthropic API.
The Problem:
- Node's Buffer.from(str, "base64") silently ignores invalid characters
- Invalid base64 passes local validation but fails at Anthropic's stricter API
- Once corrupted data persists in session history, every API call fails
The Fix:
- Add validateAndNormalizeBase64() function that:
- Strips data URL prefixes (e.g., "data:image/png;base64,...")
- Validates base64 character set with regex
- Checks for valid padding (0-2 '=' chars)
- Validates length is proper for base64 encoding
- Invalid images are replaced with descriptive text blocks
- Prevents permanent session corruption
Tests:
- Rejects invalid base64 characters
- Strips data URL prefixes correctly
- Rejects invalid padding
- Rejects invalid length
- Handles empty data gracefully
Closes#18212
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
