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smolvm_protocol/
image_ref.rs

1//! Image reference canonicalization.
2//!
3//! OCI image references have many valid spellings for the same image.
4//! This module provides [`normalize_image_ref`], which maps every spelling
5//! to a single canonical form so that cache keys, log messages, and
6//! protocol messages are consistent regardless of how the caller spelled
7//! the reference.
8
9/// Canonicalize an OCI image reference.
10///
11/// All equivalent spellings of the same image produce an identical string,
12/// which is safe to use as a cache key or protocol field.
13///
14/// # Normalization rules (applied in order)
15///
16/// 1. `index.docker.io` is rewritten to `docker.io` (legacy alias).
17/// 2. A missing registry defaults to `docker.io`.
18/// 3. Single-component names on `docker.io` receive the `library/` prefix
19///    (e.g. `alpine` → `docker.io/library/alpine`).
20/// 4. A missing tag defaults to `:latest`.  When a digest (`@sha256:…`) is
21///    present it takes precedence and any tag is dropped.
22///
23/// # Examples
24///
25/// ```
26/// use smolvm_protocol::normalize_image_ref;
27///
28/// assert_eq!(normalize_image_ref("alpine"),
29///            "docker.io/library/alpine:latest");
30/// assert_eq!(normalize_image_ref("alpine:3.20"),
31///            "docker.io/library/alpine:3.20");
32/// assert_eq!(normalize_image_ref("docker.io/alpine:3.20"),
33///            "docker.io/library/alpine:3.20");
34/// assert_eq!(normalize_image_ref("docker.io/library/alpine:3.20"),
35///            "docker.io/library/alpine:3.20");
36/// assert_eq!(normalize_image_ref("ghcr.io/owner/repo:v1"),
37///            "ghcr.io/owner/repo:v1");
38/// ```
39pub fn normalize_image_ref(image: &str) -> String {
40    // Local image sources (host-resolved `local:<hash>` / `local-dir:<path>`)
41    // are not registry references — pass them through unchanged.
42    if image.starts_with("local:") || image.starts_with("local-dir:") {
43        return image.to_string();
44    }
45
46    // 1. Resolve index.docker.io alias.
47    let owned;
48    let image = if let Some(rest) = image.strip_prefix("index.docker.io/") {
49        owned = format!("docker.io/{rest}");
50        owned.as_str()
51    } else {
52        image
53    };
54
55    // 2. and 3. Separate the digest, and the tag from the bare repository.
56    let (ref_no_tag, tag, digest) = split_suffix(image);
57
58    // 4. Detect registry: the first '/'-delimited component is a registry
59    //    hostname when it contains '.' or ':' (port).  Everything else is
60    //    an implicit docker.io reference.
61    let (registry, path) = split_registry(ref_no_tag);
62
63    // 5. Single-component docker.io paths get the `library/` prefix.
64    let canonical_path = if registry == "docker.io" && !path.contains('/') {
65        format!("library/{path}")
66    } else {
67        path.to_string()
68    };
69
70    // 6. Suffix: digest wins over tag; absent tag defaults to `:latest`.
71    let suffix = match digest {
72        Some(d) => format!("@{d}"),
73        None => format!(":{}", tag.unwrap_or("latest")),
74    };
75
76    format!("{registry}/{canonical_path}{suffix}")
77}
78
79/// Split an image reference into `(repo, tag, digest)`.
80///
81/// The repo is the `registry/repository` portion with no suffix.
82///
83/// The digest is everything after '@'.  When a digest is present the tag is
84/// informational (the digest is authoritative), but both are still returned.
85///
86/// The tag separator is the last ':' with no '/' after it.  A colon that is
87/// part of a registry hostname (e.g. `localhost:5000/repo`) always has a '/'
88/// after it, so this rule does not mistake a port for a tag.
89fn split_suffix(image: &str) -> (&str, Option<&str>, Option<&str>) {
90    let (ref_no_digest, digest) = match image.split_once('@') {
91        Some((left, right)) => (left, Some(right)),
92        None => (image, None),
93    };
94    let (repo, tag) = match ref_no_digest.rfind(':') {
95        Some(pos) if !ref_no_digest[pos..].contains('/') => {
96            (&ref_no_digest[..pos], Some(&ref_no_digest[pos + 1..]))
97        }
98        _ => (ref_no_digest, None),
99    };
100    (repo, tag, digest)
101}
102
103/// Strip the tag and/or digest suffix from an image reference, returning the registry/repo
104///
105/// # Examples
106///
107/// ```
108/// use smolvm_protocol::image_repo;
109///
110/// assert_eq!(image_repo("ghcr.io/owner/repo@sha256:abc"), "ghcr.io/owner/repo");
111/// assert_eq!(image_repo("ghcr.io/owner/repo:v1"), "ghcr.io/owner/repo");
112/// ```
113pub fn image_repo(image: &str) -> &str {
114    split_suffix(image).0
115}
116
117/// Split a tag-free, digest-free image string into `(registry, path)`.
118///
119/// Returns `("docker.io", whole_string)` when no explicit registry is found.
120fn split_registry(image: &str) -> (&str, &str) {
121    if let Some(slash) = image.find('/') {
122        let prefix = &image[..slash];
123        if prefix.contains('.') || prefix.contains(':') {
124            return (prefix, &image[slash + 1..]);
125        }
126    }
127    ("docker.io", image)
128}
129
130#[cfg(test)]
131mod tests {
132    use super::*;
133
134    #[test]
135    fn test_normalize_image_ref() {
136        let cases: &[(&str, &str)] = &[
137            // Bare name and with tag — docker.io library prefix + :latest default.
138            ("alpine", "docker.io/library/alpine:latest"),
139            ("alpine:3.20", "docker.io/library/alpine:3.20"),
140            // Explicit docker.io without library/ — library/ is inserted.
141            ("docker.io/alpine:3.20", "docker.io/library/alpine:3.20"),
142            // Already canonical — idempotent.
143            (
144                "docker.io/library/alpine:3.20",
145                "docker.io/library/alpine:3.20",
146            ),
147            // index.docker.io legacy alias.
148            (
149                "index.docker.io/library/alpine",
150                "docker.io/library/alpine:latest",
151            ),
152            // library/ without a registry prefix.
153            ("library/alpine", "docker.io/library/alpine:latest"),
154            // User-namespaced docker.io image — no extra library/ prefix.
155            ("myuser/myimage:v2", "docker.io/myuser/myimage:v2"),
156            // Non-docker.io registry.
157            ("ghcr.io/owner/repo", "ghcr.io/owner/repo:latest"),
158            ("ghcr.io/owner/repo:v1", "ghcr.io/owner/repo:v1"),
159            // Port in registry — colon-detection must not confuse port with tag.
160            ("localhost:5000/myimage:dev", "localhost:5000/myimage:dev"),
161        ];
162
163        for (input, expected) in cases {
164            assert_eq!(
165                normalize_image_ref(input),
166                *expected,
167                "normalize_image_ref({input:?})"
168            );
169        }
170    }
171
172    #[test]
173    fn test_normalize_digest_refs() {
174        let digest = "sha256:0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef";
175
176        // Digest without tag.
177        assert_eq!(
178            normalize_image_ref(&format!("alpine@{digest}")),
179            format!("docker.io/library/alpine@{digest}"),
180        );
181
182        // Digest with tag — tag is dropped, digest is authoritative.
183        assert_eq!(
184            normalize_image_ref(&format!("alpine:3.20@{digest}")),
185            format!("docker.io/library/alpine@{digest}"),
186        );
187    }
188
189    #[test]
190    fn test_image_repo() {
191        let digest = "sha256:0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef";
192
193        // Digest suffix is stripped.
194        assert_eq!(
195            image_repo(&format!("ghcr.io/owner/repo@{digest}")),
196            "ghcr.io/owner/repo",
197        );
198        // Tag suffix is stripped.
199        assert_eq!(image_repo("ghcr.io/owner/repo:v1"), "ghcr.io/owner/repo");
200        // No suffix — returned unchanged.
201        assert_eq!(image_repo("ghcr.io/owner/repo"), "ghcr.io/owner/repo");
202        // Port in registry — colon-detection must not confuse port with tag.
203        assert_eq!(
204            image_repo("localhost:5000/myimage:dev"),
205            "localhost:5000/myimage",
206        );
207        assert_eq!(
208            image_repo("localhost:5000/myimage"),
209            "localhost:5000/myimage"
210        );
211    }
212}