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fix(techdocs): accept only plain version strings and a relative build directory - #181
reusable-backstage-techdocs.yml now checks the tool versions and the build directory before anything else runs, and stops with an ::error:: if a value is not a plain version string:
techdocs_cli_version / vars.TECHDOCS_CLI_VERSION: semver version or range (1.9.0, ^1.9.0, 1.x) or a dist-tag (latest).
node_version, python_version (and their variables): plain Node.js / Python versions.
build_directory / vars.TECHDOCS_BUILD_DIR: a relative path inside the checkout, no .., no leading /.
Why
These values reach npm i -g "@techdocs/cli@${TECHDOCS_CLI_VER}" and pip install "mkdocs-techdocs-core${MKDOCS_CORE_VER}" inside the job that assumes the TechDocs publisher role. A git or URL spec (github:owner/repo, file:..., @ https://...) would install and run code chosen by the caller in that job. The commit check from v1.43.4 / v1.43.5 limits which commit is built, but not what the caller workflow passes as inputs, and a caller started from a tag can pass any inputs while pointing tag at a merged commit.
build_directory is checked because it is the directory uploaded to the bucket; a path outside the checkout could upload files from elsewhere on the runner.
Compatibility
No workflow in the geolonia or geoloniamaps orgs sets any of these inputs or variables (code search), so every current caller uses the defaults, which pass.
Checks
actionlint: clean.
zizmor 1.31.1 (--persona regular, repo zizmor.yml): no findings, same as main.
The validation script was run locally against 22 cases (5 valid combinations, 17 refused values including github:evil/repo, npm:evil@1, file:../x, @ https://..., [extra]>=1, markers, --index-url, multi-line values, ../../etc, /home/runner, .): all as expected.
Docs: docs/workflows/publish-techdocs.md lists the accepted values.
Summary by CodeRabbit
New Features
The TechDocs publishing workflow validates configured tool versions and build-directory values before checkout. Invalid formats stop the workflow with an error.
Symlink checks run before and after generation, rejecting links that resolve outside the checkout. After generation, the configured build directory must exist within the checkout. Generated output is written to that directory.
Documentation
Updated the publishing guide with defaults, accepted formats, rejected package specifications, and symlink checks. The checks apply to workflow pins that include them; callers pinned to v1.43.5 or earlier must update their pin.
No actionable comments were generated in the recent review.
Walkthrough
The reusable TechDocs workflow validates tool-version and build-directory values before checkout. It checks checkout symlinks before and after generation, writes output to the configured build directory, and verifies that the directory exists within the checkout. Documentation describes the accepted values and checks.
The workflow rejects tool-version and build-directory values that do not match accepted patterns before checkout. The documentation describes defaults, accepted formats, rejected package specifications, symlink checks, and version-pin requirements.
Generate and validate TechDocs output .github/workflows/reusable-backstage-techdocs.yml
The workflow checks checkout symlinks before generation and writes output to the configured build directory. After generation, it rejects a missing or out-of-checkout build directory and symlinks that resolve outside the checkout.
Merge Risk: Minimal · up to 5a026
The workflow now validates tool versions and the build directory, generates into the configured directory, and checks symlinks before publishing. The documentation explains how existing callers receive the checks. No actionable merge-blocking risk remains.
Pre-merge checks: 5
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The title clearly identifies the main change: restricting tool-version inputs and the build directory to accepted formats.
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Inline comments:
Review comments at @.github/workflows/reusable-backstage-techdocs.yml:
- Line 143: Update the path validation in the TechDocs workflow to normalize
common relative forms by removing a leading `./` and trailing slash before
checking the path; continue rejecting any `..` segment after normalization.
- Line 143: In the reusable TechDocs workflow, validate filesystem containment
after generation and before publication: resolve the build directory and each
entry, and reject any resolved path outside the checkout. Keep the existing
approved-path validation intact.
- Line 121: Update the npm_semver validation so supported npm comparator ranges,
including whitespace-separated bounds, are accepted; continue rejecting package
URLs and aliases. Use reliable npm semver range validation if available, rather
than broadening the pattern to accept arbitrary strings.
Review comments at @docs/workflows/publish-techdocs.md:
- Around line 26-29: Update the reusable workflow documentation to state that
existing callers pinned to v1.43.5 must update their pins to receive input
validation; preserve the surrounding explanation of the validation behavior.
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Check the generation destination before writing.
If site is a symlink outside the checkout, MkDocs can clean that target before this check runs. The check can stop publication, but it cannot restore runner files already deleted. Check the actual generation destination before running the generator. (raw.githubusercontent.com)
Based on learnings: a symlinked ancestor can redirect a lexically safe write outside the base.
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Prompt to fix all issues
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Inline comments:
Review comments at @.github/workflows/reusable-backstage-techdocs.yml:
- Line 277: Update the TechDocs generation command so it writes to the
configured BUILD_DIR rather than the default site directory; keep generation,
validation, and publication aligned on that build directory.
- Line 297: Update the symlink validation around the BUILD_DIR find loop so
directory symlinks cannot hide links to files outside the checkout: either
reject directory symlinks or inspect their targets with cycle detection before
publication. Preserve the existing checks for other symlinks and ensure hidden
entries receive the same validation.
- Line 279: Update the workflow around “Refuse symlinks that lead outside the
checkout” to validate source symlinks before TechDocs generation, rejecting
links that resolve outside the checkout. Keep the existing post-generation
output check in place so both source links and generated output remain checked.
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What
reusable-backstage-techdocs.ymlnow checks the tool versions and the build directory before anything else runs, and stops with an::error::if a value is not a plain version string:techdocs_cli_version/vars.TECHDOCS_CLI_VERSION: semver version or range (1.9.0,^1.9.0,1.x) or a dist-tag (latest).mkdocs_core_version/vars.MKDOCS_TECHDOCS_CORE_VERSION: comma-separated pip specifiers (>=1.6,<2.0,==1.6.1,~=1.6).node_version,python_version(and their variables): plain Node.js / Python versions.build_directory/vars.TECHDOCS_BUILD_DIR: a relative path inside the checkout, no.., no leading/.Why
These values reach
npm i -g "@techdocs/cli@${TECHDOCS_CLI_VER}"andpip install "mkdocs-techdocs-core${MKDOCS_CORE_VER}"inside the job that assumes the TechDocs publisher role. A git or URL spec (github:owner/repo,file:...,@ https://...) would install and run code chosen by the caller in that job. The commit check from v1.43.4 / v1.43.5 limits which commit is built, but not what the caller workflow passes as inputs, and a caller started from a tag can pass any inputs while pointingtagat a merged commit.build_directoryis checked because it is the directory uploaded to the bucket; a path outside the checkout could upload files from elsewhere on the runner.Compatibility
No workflow in the geolonia or geoloniamaps orgs sets any of these inputs or variables (code search), so every current caller uses the defaults, which pass.
Checks
--persona regular, repozizmor.yml): no findings, same asmain.github:evil/repo,npm:evil@1,file:../x,@ https://...,[extra]>=1, markers,--index-url, multi-line values,../../etc,/home/runner,.): all as expected.Docs:
docs/workflows/publish-techdocs.mdlists the accepted values.Summary by CodeRabbit