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alint_rules/
command.rs

1//! `command` — shell out to an external CLI per matched file.
2//!
3//! Per-file rule: for every file matching `paths`, spawn the
4//! given `command:` argv with path-template substitution, capture
5//! exit code and stdout/stderr. Exit `0` is a pass; non-zero is
6//! one violation whose message is the (truncated) stdout+stderr.
7//! Spawn / wait failures and timeouts produce a violation with a
8//! clear cause line.
9//!
10//! ```yaml
11//! - id: workflows-clean
12//!   kind: command
13//!   paths: ".github/workflows/*.{yml,yaml}"
14//!   command: ["actionlint", "{path}"]
15//!   level: error
16//! ```
17//!
18//! Path templates supported in argv tokens (and in the alint-injected
19//! `ALINT_PATH` env var): `{path}`, `{dir}`, `{stem}`, `{ext}`,
20//! `{basename}`, `{parent_name}`. Working directory is the alint
21//! root. Stdin is closed (`/dev/null`).
22//!
23//! Environment threaded into the child:
24//!
25//! - `ALINT_PATH` — relative path of the matched file.
26//! - `ALINT_ROOT` — absolute repo root.
27//! - `ALINT_RULE_ID` — the rule's `id:`.
28//! - `ALINT_LEVEL` — `error` / `warning` / `info`.
29//! - `ALINT_VAR_<NAME>` — one per top-level `vars:` entry,
30//!   uppercased.
31//! - `ALINT_FACT_<NAME>` — one per resolved fact, stringified.
32//!
33//! Trust model: `command` rules are only allowed in the user's own
34//! top-level config. Any extended source (local file, HTTPS URL,
35//! `alint://bundled/`) declaring `kind: command` is rejected at
36//! load time by `alint_dsl::reject_command_rules_in` — otherwise a
37//! malicious or compromised ruleset would gain arbitrary process
38//! execution simply by being fetched. Mirrors the existing
39//! `custom:` fact gate.
40
41use std::io::Read;
42use std::path::Path;
43use std::process::{Command as StdCommand, Stdio};
44use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
45
46use alint_core::template::{PathTokens, render_path};
47use alint_core::{Context, Error, FactValue, Level, Result, Rule, RuleSpec, Scope, Violation};
48use serde::Deserialize;
49
50/// Default per-file timeout. Generous for slow tools (kubeconform
51/// pulling schemas, slow shellcheck on large files) but bounded
52/// enough to not stall a CI run on a hung child indefinitely.
53const DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_SECS: u64 = 30;
54
55/// Cap on each of stdout / stderr captured into a violation
56/// message. Tools like cargo can emit tens of MB on a single
57/// failed file; bound it to keep reports legible and memory low.
58const OUTPUT_CAP_BYTES: usize = 16 * 1024;
59
60/// Granularity of the wait-loop. 10ms is short enough that fast
61/// tools (10–50ms typical for shellcheck per file) don't see
62/// noticeable polling overhead, and long enough to keep CPU
63/// idle while the child runs.
64const POLL_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_millis(10);
65
66#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
67#[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
68struct Options {
69    command: Vec<String>,
70    /// Per-file timeout in seconds. Default
71    /// [`DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_SECS`].
72    #[serde(default)]
73    timeout: Option<u64>,
74}
75
76#[derive(Debug)]
77pub struct CommandRule {
78    id: String,
79    level: Level,
80    policy_url: Option<String>,
81    message: Option<String>,
82    scope: Scope,
83    argv: Vec<String>,
84    timeout: Duration,
85}
86
87impl Rule for CommandRule {
88    fn id(&self) -> &str {
89        &self.id
90    }
91    fn level(&self) -> Level {
92        self.level
93    }
94    fn policy_url(&self) -> Option<&str> {
95        self.policy_url.as_deref()
96    }
97
98    fn path_scope(&self) -> Option<&Scope> {
99        Some(&self.scope)
100    }
101    fn evaluate(&self, ctx: &Context<'_>) -> Result<Vec<Violation>> {
102        let mut violations = Vec::new();
103        for entry in ctx.index.files() {
104            if !self.scope.matches(&entry.path, ctx.index) {
105                continue;
106            }
107            let tokens = PathTokens::from_path(&entry.path);
108            let rendered: Vec<String> = self.argv.iter().map(|s| render_path(s, &tokens)).collect();
109            if let Outcome::Fail(msg) = run_one(
110                &rendered,
111                ctx.root,
112                &entry.path,
113                &self.id,
114                self.level,
115                ctx,
116                self.timeout,
117            ) {
118                let final_msg = self.message.clone().unwrap_or(msg);
119                violations.push(Violation::new(final_msg).with_path(entry.path.clone()));
120            }
121        }
122        Ok(violations)
123    }
124}
125
126/// Outcome of one per-file invocation. `Pass` produces no
127/// violation; `Fail(message)` becomes a single violation
128/// anchored on the file path.
129enum Outcome {
130    Pass,
131    Fail(String),
132}
133
134#[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)] // Fewer args = more state-keeping; this is the natural shape.
135fn run_one(
136    argv: &[String],
137    root: &Path,
138    rel_path: &Path,
139    rule_id: &str,
140    level: Level,
141    ctx: &Context<'_>,
142    timeout: Duration,
143) -> Outcome {
144    let Some((program, rest)) = argv.split_first() else {
145        return Outcome::Fail("command rule's argv is empty".to_string());
146    };
147
148    let mut cmd = StdCommand::new(program);
149    cmd.args(rest)
150        .current_dir(root)
151        .stdin(Stdio::null())
152        .stdout(Stdio::piped())
153        .stderr(Stdio::piped())
154        .env("ALINT_PATH", rel_path.to_string_lossy().as_ref())
155        .env("ALINT_ROOT", root.to_string_lossy().as_ref())
156        .env("ALINT_RULE_ID", rule_id)
157        .env("ALINT_LEVEL", level.as_str());
158
159    if let Some(vars) = ctx.vars {
160        for (k, v) in vars {
161            cmd.env(format!("ALINT_VAR_{}", k.to_uppercase()), v);
162        }
163    }
164    if let Some(facts) = ctx.facts {
165        for (k, v) in facts.as_map() {
166            cmd.env(format!("ALINT_FACT_{}", k.to_uppercase()), fact_to_env(v));
167        }
168    }
169
170    let mut child = match cmd.spawn() {
171        Ok(c) => c,
172        Err(e) => {
173            return Outcome::Fail(format!(
174                "could not spawn `{}`: {} \
175                 (is it on PATH? working dir: {})",
176                program,
177                e,
178                root.display()
179            ));
180        }
181    };
182
183    let start = Instant::now();
184    loop {
185        match child.try_wait() {
186            Ok(Some(status)) => {
187                let stdout_bytes = drain(child.stdout.take());
188                let stderr_bytes = drain(child.stderr.take());
189                if status.success() {
190                    return Outcome::Pass;
191                }
192                return Outcome::Fail(format_failure(
193                    program,
194                    status.code(),
195                    &stdout_bytes,
196                    &stderr_bytes,
197                ));
198            }
199            Ok(None) => {
200                if start.elapsed() >= timeout {
201                    let _ = child.kill();
202                    let _ = child.wait();
203                    return Outcome::Fail(format!(
204                        "`{}` did not exit within {}s (raise `timeout:` on the rule to extend)",
205                        program,
206                        timeout.as_secs()
207                    ));
208                }
209                std::thread::sleep(POLL_INTERVAL);
210            }
211            Err(e) => {
212                let _ = child.kill();
213                let _ = child.wait();
214                return Outcome::Fail(format!("`{program}` wait error: {e}"));
215            }
216        }
217    }
218}
219
220/// Read up to [`OUTPUT_CAP_BYTES`] from a captured pipe. Errors
221/// drain to an empty buffer so the failure-message render still
222/// produces something useful for the user.
223fn drain(pipe: Option<impl Read>) -> Vec<u8> {
224    let Some(mut p) = pipe else {
225        return Vec::new();
226    };
227    let mut buf = Vec::with_capacity(1024);
228    let _ = p
229        .by_ref()
230        .take(OUTPUT_CAP_BYTES as u64)
231        .read_to_end(&mut buf);
232    buf
233}
234
235fn format_failure(program: &str, code: Option<i32>, stdout: &[u8], stderr: &[u8]) -> String {
236    let stdout_s = lossy_trim(stdout);
237    let stderr_s = lossy_trim(stderr);
238    let exit = code.map_or_else(|| "killed by signal".to_string(), |c| format!("exit {c}"));
239    match (stdout_s.is_empty(), stderr_s.is_empty()) {
240        (true, true) => format!("`{program}` failed ({exit}); no output"),
241        (false, true) => format!("`{program}` failed ({exit}):\n{stdout_s}"),
242        (true, false) => format!("`{program}` failed ({exit}):\n{stderr_s}"),
243        (false, false) => format!("`{program}` failed ({exit}):\n{stdout_s}\n{stderr_s}"),
244    }
245}
246
247fn lossy_trim(bytes: &[u8]) -> String {
248    String::from_utf8_lossy(bytes).trim_end().to_string()
249}
250
251fn fact_to_env(v: &FactValue) -> String {
252    match v {
253        FactValue::Bool(b) => b.to_string(),
254        FactValue::Int(i) => i.to_string(),
255        FactValue::String(s) => s.clone(),
256    }
257}
258
259pub fn build(spec: &RuleSpec) -> Result<Box<dyn Rule>> {
260    let Some(_paths) = &spec.paths else {
261        return Err(Error::rule_config(
262            &spec.id,
263            "command requires a `paths` field",
264        ));
265    };
266    let opts: Options = spec
267        .deserialize_options()
268        .map_err(|e| Error::rule_config(&spec.id, format!("invalid options: {e}")))?;
269    if opts.command.is_empty() {
270        return Err(Error::rule_config(
271            &spec.id,
272            "command rule's `command:` argv must not be empty",
273        ));
274    }
275    if spec.fix.is_some() {
276        return Err(Error::rule_config(
277            &spec.id,
278            "command rules do not support `fix:` blocks in v0.5.x — \
279             wire a paired fix-on-save tool via a separate `command` \
280             rule (or another rule kind) for now",
281        ));
282    }
283    let timeout = Duration::from_secs(opts.timeout.unwrap_or(DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_SECS));
284    Ok(Box::new(CommandRule {
285        id: spec.id.clone(),
286        level: spec.level,
287        policy_url: spec.policy_url.clone(),
288        message: spec.message.clone(),
289        scope: Scope::from_spec(spec)?,
290        argv: opts.command,
291        timeout,
292    }))
293}
294
295// Tests below shell out to `/bin/sh` and `/bin/true` to
296// exercise the spawn / argv-template / timeout paths without
297// pulling in a per-OS test fixture. That doesn't translate to
298// Windows (`/bin/sh` doesn't exist), so the whole module is
299// gated to Unix targets — Cross-Platform / windows-latest skips
300// it cleanly while Linux + macOS continue to exercise it.
301#[cfg(all(test, unix))]
302mod tests {
303    use super::*;
304    use alint_core::{FileEntry, FileIndex};
305
306    fn idx(paths: &[&str]) -> FileIndex {
307        FileIndex::from_entries(
308            paths
309                .iter()
310                .map(|p| FileEntry {
311                    path: std::path::Path::new(p).into(),
312                    is_dir: false,
313                    size: 1,
314                })
315                .collect(),
316        )
317    }
318
319    fn rule(argv: Vec<&str>, scope: &str, timeout: Duration) -> CommandRule {
320        CommandRule {
321            id: "t".into(),
322            level: Level::Error,
323            policy_url: None,
324            message: None,
325            scope: Scope::from_patterns(&[scope.to_string()]).unwrap(),
326            argv: argv.into_iter().map(String::from).collect(),
327            timeout,
328        }
329    }
330
331    fn ctx<'a>(root: &'a Path, index: &'a FileIndex) -> Context<'a> {
332        Context {
333            root,
334            index,
335            registry: None,
336            facts: None,
337            vars: None,
338            git_tracked: None,
339            git_blame: None,
340        }
341    }
342
343    #[test]
344    fn pass_on_zero_exit() {
345        let tmp = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
346        std::fs::write(tmp.path().join("a.txt"), b"hello").unwrap();
347        let index = idx(&["a.txt"]);
348        let r = rule(
349            vec!["/bin/sh", "-c", "exit 0"],
350            "*.txt",
351            Duration::from_secs(5),
352        );
353        let v = r.evaluate(&ctx(tmp.path(), &index)).unwrap();
354        assert!(v.is_empty(), "unexpected violations: {v:?}");
355    }
356
357    #[test]
358    fn fail_on_nonzero_exit_carries_stderr() {
359        let tmp = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
360        std::fs::write(tmp.path().join("a.txt"), b"x").unwrap();
361        let index = idx(&["a.txt"]);
362        let r = rule(
363            vec!["/bin/sh", "-c", "echo problem >&2; exit 7"],
364            "*.txt",
365            Duration::from_secs(5),
366        );
367        let v = r.evaluate(&ctx(tmp.path(), &index)).unwrap();
368        assert_eq!(v.len(), 1);
369        assert_eq!(v[0].path.as_deref(), Some(Path::new("a.txt")));
370        assert!(v[0].message.contains("exit 7"), "msg: {}", v[0].message);
371        assert!(v[0].message.contains("problem"), "msg: {}", v[0].message);
372    }
373
374    #[test]
375    fn path_template_substitutes_in_argv() {
376        let tmp = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
377        std::fs::write(tmp.path().join("a.txt"), b"hi").unwrap();
378        let index = idx(&["a.txt"]);
379        // Echo the arg back via stderr so we can match it.
380        // `[ "$1" = "a.txt" ]` exits 0 on equal.
381        let r = rule(
382            vec![
383                "/bin/sh",
384                "-c",
385                "[ \"$1\" = a.txt ] || exit 1",
386                "_",
387                "{path}",
388            ],
389            "*.txt",
390            Duration::from_secs(5),
391        );
392        let v = r.evaluate(&ctx(tmp.path(), &index)).unwrap();
393        assert!(v.is_empty(), "argv substitution failed: {v:?}");
394    }
395
396    #[test]
397    fn timeout_emits_violation() {
398        let tmp = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
399        std::fs::write(tmp.path().join("a.txt"), b"x").unwrap();
400        let index = idx(&["a.txt"]);
401        let r = rule(
402            vec!["/bin/sh", "-c", "sleep 5"],
403            "*.txt",
404            Duration::from_millis(150),
405        );
406        let v = r.evaluate(&ctx(tmp.path(), &index)).unwrap();
407        assert_eq!(v.len(), 1);
408        assert!(
409            v[0].message.contains("did not exit"),
410            "msg: {}",
411            v[0].message
412        );
413    }
414
415    #[test]
416    fn unknown_program_produces_spawn_error_violation() {
417        let tmp = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
418        std::fs::write(tmp.path().join("a.txt"), b"x").unwrap();
419        let index = idx(&["a.txt"]);
420        let r = rule(
421            vec!["alint-no-such-program-xyzzy"],
422            "*.txt",
423            Duration::from_secs(2),
424        );
425        let v = r.evaluate(&ctx(tmp.path(), &index)).unwrap();
426        assert_eq!(v.len(), 1);
427        assert!(v[0].message.contains("could not spawn"));
428    }
429
430    #[test]
431    fn alint_path_env_set_for_child() {
432        let tmp = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
433        std::fs::write(tmp.path().join("a.txt"), b"x").unwrap();
434        let index = idx(&["a.txt"]);
435        // Child fails unless ALINT_PATH matches.
436        let r = rule(
437            vec!["/bin/sh", "-c", "[ \"$ALINT_PATH\" = a.txt ] || exit 1"],
438            "*.txt",
439            Duration::from_secs(5),
440        );
441        let v = r.evaluate(&ctx(tmp.path(), &index)).unwrap();
442        assert!(v.is_empty(), "ALINT_PATH not set: {v:?}");
443    }
444
445    #[test]
446    fn empty_argv_rejected_at_build_time() {
447        let yaml = r#"
448id: t
449kind: command
450level: error
451paths: "*.txt"
452command: []
453"#;
454        let spec: RuleSpec = serde_yaml_ng::from_str(yaml).unwrap();
455        let err = build(&spec).expect_err("empty argv must error");
456        assert!(format!("{err}").contains("argv must not be empty"));
457    }
458
459    #[test]
460    fn missing_paths_rejected_at_build_time() {
461        let yaml = r#"
462id: t
463kind: command
464level: error
465command: ["/bin/true"]
466"#;
467        let spec: RuleSpec = serde_yaml_ng::from_str(yaml).unwrap();
468        let err = build(&spec).expect_err("missing paths must error");
469        assert!(format!("{err}").contains("requires a `paths` field"));
470    }
471
472    #[test]
473    fn fix_block_rejected_at_build_time() {
474        let yaml = r#"
475id: t
476kind: command
477level: error
478paths: "*.txt"
479command: ["/bin/true"]
480fix:
481  file_remove: {}
482"#;
483        let spec: RuleSpec = serde_yaml_ng::from_str(yaml).unwrap();
484        let err = build(&spec).expect_err("fix on command rule must error");
485        assert!(format!("{err}").contains("do not support `fix:`"));
486    }
487
488    #[test]
489    fn scope_filter_narrows() {
490        // Two failing files; only the one inside a directory
491        // with `marker.lock` as ancestor should fire. Build via
492        // YAML so the `scope_filter:` is bundled into the rule's
493        // Scope by `Scope::from_spec` — same path real configs take.
494        let tmp = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
495        std::fs::create_dir_all(tmp.path().join("pkg")).unwrap();
496        std::fs::create_dir_all(tmp.path().join("other")).unwrap();
497        std::fs::write(tmp.path().join("pkg/marker.lock"), b"").unwrap();
498        std::fs::write(tmp.path().join("pkg/a.txt"), b"x").unwrap();
499        std::fs::write(tmp.path().join("other/a.txt"), b"x").unwrap();
500        let index = idx(&["pkg/marker.lock", "pkg/a.txt", "other/a.txt"]);
501        let yaml = r#"
502id: t
503kind: command
504level: error
505paths: "**/a.txt"
506scope_filter:
507  has_ancestor: marker.lock
508command: ["/bin/sh", "-c", "exit 1"]
509"#;
510        let spec: RuleSpec = serde_yaml_ng::from_str(yaml).unwrap();
511        let r = build(&spec).unwrap();
512        let v = r.evaluate(&ctx(tmp.path(), &index)).unwrap();
513        assert_eq!(v.len(), 1, "only in-scope file should fire: {v:?}");
514        assert_eq!(v[0].path.as_deref(), Some(Path::new("pkg/a.txt")));
515    }
516}