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Pull request overview
This pull request introduces significant improvements to the repository registration workflow by implementing GitOps-based registration management through pull requests. The changes enable automatic creation of RepoRegistration YAML files in a dedicated GitHub repository when users configure their installations.
Key Changes
- GitOps Registration Workflow: Implements automatic creation of pull requests in a registrations repository containing declarative YAML configuration for each repository installation
- Vault Integration for Secrets: Adds HashiCorp Vault integration to securely store and manage S3 bucket credentials separately from the registration configuration
- Enhanced UI for Secret Management: Implements write-only secret handling in the web UI with clear indicators when secrets have been previously saved, following security best practices documented in a new ADR
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| File | Description |
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| helm/argo-stack/values.yaml | Adds configuration for GitHub repository URL, username, token secret, and Vault settings for gitapp-callback service; changes namespace from security to argocd |
| helm/argo-stack/templates/eso/externalsecret-github-app.yaml | Adds new ExternalSecret resource to fetch GitHub PAT token from Vault for PR creation functionality |
| helm/argo-stack/templates/32-gitapp-callback.yaml | Updates deployment with init containers for secret waiting and git credential setup; adds new environment variables and volume mounts for GitHub App authentication and git operations |
| helm/argo-stack/overlays/ingress-authz-overlay/values.yaml | Updates namespace references from security to argocd for gitapp-callback service routing |
| gitapp-callback/app.py | Implements core registration PR workflow with git operations, GitHub API integration via PyJWT and requests, and Vault client for bucket credential storage |
| gitapp-callback/templates/registration_form.html | Enhances UI to hide previously-saved bucket credentials with timestamp indicators and re-entry toggle buttons |
| gitapp-callback/templates/success.html | Updates navigation links to include installation_id parameter and documentation link |
| gitapp-callback/templates/error.html | Updates navigation links consistent with success.html changes |
| gitapp-callback/tests/test_app.py | Removes test assertions for dataBucket fields that are no longer returned from the UI |
| gitapp-callback/requirements.txt | Adds PyJWT, cryptography, requests, and hvac dependencies for GitHub App authentication and Vault integration |
| gitapp-callback/Dockerfile | Upgrades base image to Python 3.12 and adds git package for repository operations |
| gitapp-callback/.python-version | Specifies Python 3.12 as the project version |
| gitapp-callback/.gitignore | Adds venv/ directory to ignore list |
| gitapp-callback/.dockerignore | Adds venv/ directory to Docker ignore list |
| gitapp-callback/README.md | Adds reference to GitHub Apps documentation |
| docs/adr/0006-ux-secrets-mgt-on-registration.md | New ADR documenting best practices for write-only secret handling in UI with sequence diagrams and security rationale |
| Makefile | Adds check for GITHUBHAPP_CALLBACK_FLASK_KEY environment variable and helm install parameters for new gitapp-callback configuration |
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gitapp-callback/app.py:409
- Missing type hint for return type. According to Python coding guidelines, all public functions should have type hints. Add return type annotation '-> None' to this function.
def init_db():
"""
Initialize the SQLite database.
Creates the registrations table if it doesn't exist.
Table schema:
- installation_id: TEXT PRIMARY KEY
- data: TEXT (JSON serialized RepoRegistration)
- created_at: TIMESTAMP
- updated_at: TIMESTAMP
"""
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| return result.stdout.strip() | |
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| set -e | ||
| if [ -z "$GIT_USERNAME" ] || [ -z "$GIT_PAT" ]; then | ||
| echo "GIT_USERNAME or GIT_PAT not set" | ||
| exit 1 | ||
| fi | ||
| mkdir -p /gitcreds | ||
| CRED_STRING="https://${GIT_USERNAME}:${GIT_PAT}@github.com" | ||
| echo "${CRED_STRING}" > /gitcreds/.git-credentials |
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Security issue: Git credentials are written to a plain text file in the init container. The credentials file at /gitcreds/.git-credentials will contain the GitHub PAT in plain text, which is then mounted to the main container. This exposes the token unnecessarily. Consider using git credential helpers that can fetch tokens from environment variables at runtime instead of storing them in files.
| set -e | |
| if [ -z "$GIT_USERNAME" ] || [ -z "$GIT_PAT" ]; then | |
| echo "GIT_USERNAME or GIT_PAT not set" | |
| exit 1 | |
| fi | |
| mkdir -p /gitcreds | |
| CRED_STRING="https://${GIT_USERNAME}:${GIT_PAT}@github.com" | |
| echo "${CRED_STRING}" > /gitcreds/.git-credentials | |
| set -euo pipefail | |
| if [ -z "${GIT_USERNAME:-}" ] || [ -z "${GIT_PAT:-}" ]; then | |
| echo "GIT_USERNAME or GIT_PAT not set" >&2 | |
| exit 1 | |
| fi | |
| mkdir -p /gitcreds | |
| cat > /gitcreds/git-credential-env << 'EOF' | |
| #!/bin/sh | |
| # Git credential helper that sources credentials from environment variables. | |
| # Expects GIT_USERNAME and GIT_PAT to be set in the environment of the git process. | |
| action="$1" | |
| case "${action}" in | |
| get) | |
| if [ -n "${GIT_USERNAME:-}" ] && [ -n "${GIT_PAT:-}" ]; then | |
| printf 'protocol=https\n' | |
| printf 'host=github.com\n' | |
| printf 'username=%s\n' "${GIT_USERNAME}" | |
| printf 'password=%s\n' "${GIT_PAT}" | |
| fi | |
| ;; | |
| store|erase) | |
| # Do not persist or erase credentials; they are environment-based only. | |
| ;; | |
| *) | |
| # Unsupported action; exit successfully without output. | |
| ;; | |
| esac | |
| EOF | |
| chmod 0700 /gitcreds | |
| chmod 0500 /gitcreds/git-credential-env | |
| # Optionally configure git to use this helper; callers may also | |
| # choose to invoke it explicitly via git -c credential.helper. | |
| git config --global credential.helper "/gitcreds/git-credential-env" |
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| args: List of git arguments (without the leading 'git') | ||
| repo_dir: Working directory to run git in | ||
| use_auth: Whether to attach the PAT to git HTTP requests |
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The docstring mentions a parameter 'use_auth' that does not exist in the function signature. Remove this from the docstring since the function doesn't accept this parameter.
| use_auth: Whether to attach the PAT to git HTTP requests |
| return result.stdout.strip() | ||
| except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e: | ||
| logging.error( | ||
| "Git command failed: %s\nReturn code: %s\nStdout: %s\nStderr: %s\ncwd: %s", |
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Logging format string is incorrectly indented. The opening quote on line 82 should align with the rest of the logging.error call parameters. This creates a string formatting issue where the format string arguments don't match the placeholders.
| "Git command failed: %s\nReturn code: %s\nStdout: %s\nStderr: %s\ncwd: %s", | |
| "Git command failed: %s\nReturn code: %s\nStdout: %s\nStderr: %s\ncwd: %s", |
| # Default to /tmp in development/test, /var/registrations in production | ||
| DEFAULT_DB_PATH = "/tmp/registrations.sqlite" if os.environ.get("FLASK_ENV") == "development" or os.environ.get("TESTING") else "/var/registrations/registrations.sqlite" | ||
| DB_PATH = os.environ.get("DB_PATH", DEFAULT_DB_PATH) | ||
| # get current directory |
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The comment on line 55 uses inconsistent capitalization and punctuation. It should read "# Get current directory" to match Python comment conventions with a capital letter at the start.
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| def get_installation_repositories(installation_id: str) -> List[Dict[str, any]]: |
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Using lowercase 'any' instead of proper typing.Any. In type hints, use 'typing.Any' or import 'Any' from typing. The lowercase 'any' is not a valid type annotation.
| import jwt | ||
| import time | ||
| import requests | ||
| from typing import List, Dict, Optional, Tuple |
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Import of 'Optional' is not used.
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Pull request overview
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The git command execution has unreachable code. After the try-except block returns "FAILED" on line 100, the return statement on line 101 will never be executed. Remove the duplicate return statement.
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| # Configure author name and email | ||
| # TODO make name and email configurable | ||
| run_git_command(["config", "--global", "user.name", GITHUB_APP_NAME or "GitHub App"], REPO_ROOT) | ||
| run_git_command(["config", "--global", "user.email", f"calyr@example.com"], REPO_ROOT) |
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Hardcoded email address in git configuration. The email "calyr@example.com" on line 210 appears to be a placeholder. This should be made configurable via an environment variable to allow proper git commit attribution in different environments.
| def run_git_command(args: List[str], repo_dir: Path) -> str: | ||
| """ | ||
| Run a git command and return stdout. | ||
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| args: List of git arguments (without the leading 'git') | ||
| repo_dir: Working directory to run git in | ||
| use_auth: Whether to attach the PAT to git HTTP requests | ||
| """ | ||
| cmd = ["git"] | ||
| cmd.extend(args) | ||
| try: | ||
| logging.info(" ".join(cmd)) | ||
| result = subprocess.run( | ||
| cmd, | ||
| cwd=repo_dir, | ||
| check=True, | ||
| capture_output=True, | ||
| text=True, | ||
| ) | ||
| return result.stdout.strip() | ||
| except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e: | ||
| logging.error( | ||
| "Git command failed: %s\nReturn code: %s\nStdout: %s\nStderr: %s\ncwd: %s", | ||
| " ".join(cmd), | ||
| e.returncode, | ||
| e.stdout, | ||
| e.stderr, | ||
| repo_dir, | ||
| ) | ||
| return "FAILED" |
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The error handling in the git command runner swallows the exception and returns "FAILED" as a string. This makes error detection fragile since callers must check for the magic string "FAILED" instead of using proper exception handling. Consider raising the CalledProcessError or a custom exception instead of returning a string sentinel value.
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| # Git Authentication | ||
| GIT_CREDENTIALS_FILE = os.environ.get("GIT_CREDENTIALS_FILE") # Path to git credentials file (e.g., /root/.git-credentials) for git credential.helper | ||
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Missing validation for required environment variables. The code uses VAULT_ADDR, VAULT_TOKEN, GITHUB_PAT, REPO_REGISTRATION, etc. but only checks them at usage time. Consider validating all required environment variables at startup and failing fast with clear error messages rather than encountering errors during request handling.
| # Validate required environment variables at startup to fail fast on misconfiguration | |
| _REQUIRED_ENV_VARS = { | |
| "GITHUB_APP_NAME": GITHUB_APP_NAME, | |
| "GITHUB_APP_ID": GITHUB_APP_ID, | |
| "GITHUB_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH": GITHUB_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH, | |
| "GITHUB_PAT": GITHUB_PAT, | |
| "REPO_REGISTRATION": REPO_REGISTRATION, | |
| "VAULT_ADDR": VAULT_ADDR, | |
| "VAULT_TOKEN": VAULT_TOKEN, | |
| "GIT_CREDENTIALS_FILE": GIT_CREDENTIALS_FILE, | |
| } | |
| _missing_env_vars = [name for name, value in _REQUIRED_ENV_VARS.items() if not value] | |
| if _missing_env_vars: | |
| logger.critical( | |
| "Missing required environment variables: %s", | |
| ", ".join(sorted(_missing_env_vars)), | |
| ) | |
| raise RuntimeError( | |
| "Missing required environment variables: " | |
| + ", ".join(sorted(_missing_env_vars)) | |
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| echo "Waiting for secret {{ .Values.githubStatusProxy.privateKeySecret.name }} to be available..." | ||
| until [ -f /etc/github/private-key.pem ]; do | ||
| echo "Secret not found, waiting..." | ||
| sleep 2 | ||
| done | ||
| echo "Secret found, proceeding with startup" |
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The init container checks for the wrong secret name. Line 37 waits for 'githubStatusProxy.privateKeySecret.name' but this is the gitapp-callback deployment which should wait for its own secrets, not the githubStatusProxy secrets. This could cause the init container to wait indefinitely or fail to detect missing secrets.
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| reviewers_response = requests.post( | ||
| reviewers_url, | ||
| headers=headers, | ||
| json={"reviewers": ["Copilot"]}, | ||
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| reviewers_response.raise_for_status() | ||
| logger.info(f"Successfully added co-pilot as reviewer to PR #{pr_number}") | ||
| except requests.HTTPError as e: | ||
| # Log warning but don't fail the entire operation | ||
| logger.warning(reviewers_url) | ||
| logger.warning( | ||
| f"Failed to add reviewer to PR #{pr_number}: {e.response.status_code} - {e.response.text}" | ||
| ) | ||
| raise |
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The hardcoded reviewer "Copilot" on line 378 may not exist in all repositories. This will cause the PR creation to fail with the current error handling that re-raises the exception. Consider making the reviewer configurable or handling the 404/422 error gracefully without failing the entire registration operation.
| try: | ||
| ref = run_git_command( | ||
| ["symbolic-ref", "refs/remotes/origin/HEAD"], | ||
| repo_dir, | ||
| ) | ||
| return ref.split("/")[-1] | ||
| except subprocess.CalledProcessError: | ||
| return "main" |
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The subprocess.CalledProcessError is caught but a bare 'except Exception' is used on line 249 for the fallback case. This will catch the subprocess.CalledProcessError that was already handled, making the second handler unreachable. The exception handling logic appears incorrect.
| client = hvac.Client(url=VAULT_ADDR, token=VAULT_TOKEN) | ||
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The Vault client is created without SSL/TLS verification. While the VAULT_ADDR uses HTTP in the values file, production deployments should use HTTPS with proper certificate validation. Consider adding a configuration option for TLS verification and warning when running with verify=False.
| client = hvac.Client(url=VAULT_ADDR, token=VAULT_TOKEN) | |
| vault_addr = VAULT_ADDR | |
| vault_token = VAULT_TOKEN | |
| vault_tls_verify_env = os.environ.get("VAULT_TLS_VERIFY") | |
| if vault_tls_verify_env is None: | |
| parsed_addr = urlparse(vault_addr) if vault_addr else None | |
| vault_verify = parsed_addr.scheme == "https" if parsed_addr else True | |
| else: | |
| vault_verify = vault_tls_verify_env.lower() not in ("false", "0", "no") | |
| if not vault_verify: | |
| logger.warning( | |
| "Vault TLS verification is disabled (VAULT_TLS_VERIFY=%r, VAULT_ADDR=%s). " | |
| "This configuration should not be used in production.", | |
| vault_tls_verify_env, | |
| vault_addr, | |
| ) | |
| client = hvac.Client(url=vault_addr, token=vault_token, verify=vault_verify) |
| "Git command failed: %s\nReturn code: %s\nStdout: %s\nStderr: %s\ncwd: %s", | ||
| " ".join(cmd), | ||
| e.returncode, | ||
| e.stdout, | ||
| e.stderr, | ||
| repo_dir, |
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Incomplete error message formatting. The log message on line 93 uses old-style string formatting with %s placeholders but the actual formatting arguments are on lines 94-98. This creates a multi-line logging call that could be improved for readability. Consider using f-strings or ensuring the formatting call is on a single logical line.
| "Git command failed: %s\nReturn code: %s\nStdout: %s\nStderr: %s\ncwd: %s", | |
| " ".join(cmd), | |
| e.returncode, | |
| e.stdout, | |
| e.stderr, | |
| repo_dir, | |
| "Git command failed:\n" | |
| f" Command: {' '.join(cmd)}\n" | |
| f" Return code: {e.returncode}\n" | |
| f" Stdout: {e.stdout}\n" | |
| f" Stderr: {e.stderr}\n" | |
| f" cwd: {repo_dir}" |
Pull request overview
See #157
This pull request introduces significant improvements to the repository registration workflow by implementing GitOps-based registration management through pull requests. The changes enable automatic creation of RepoRegistration YAML files in a dedicated GitHub repository when users configure their installations.
Key Changes
Reviewed changes
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