feat(install-dynamic-plugins): cli-module variant (alternative to #3246)#3254
feat(install-dynamic-plugins): cli-module variant (alternative to #3246)#3254gustavolira wants to merge 7 commits into
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Migrates scripts/install-dynamic-plugins/ from redhat-developer/rhdh#4574 into this repo as @red-hat-developer-hub/install-dynamic-plugins so it can be published to npm and consumed by the RHDH init-container without curl-by-SHA. Runtime contract (CLI args, env vars, plugin-hash format, on-disk layout, tar/OCI security guards) preserved verbatim. Build remains a single self-contained .cjs via esbuild. Tests migrated from vitest to jest to align with the repo's backstage-cli pipeline (14 suites / 166 tests pass). Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Add bin/install-dynamic-plugins shim and have package.json bin point at it (matches the convention used by extensions-cli, translations-cli, and rhdh-repo-tools). Split src/cli.ts as the esbuild entry so the bundle no longer needs the require.main guard or a shebang banner. - Stop committing dist/install-dynamic-plugins.cjs; the release pipeline rebuilds via the customBuild path, and a new prepack script makes yarn npm publish self-healing for local runs. - Drop the .js suffix from relative imports across src/ so the package matches the rest of the repo and the jest moduleNameMapper workaround is no longer needed. - Consolidate the tsconfigs: the inner package extends the workspace tsconfig and only declares what differs. - Add why-it's-intentional comments to the two eslint-disable lines (PullPolicy const+type pair, tar.x filter inside a sequential loop). - README now leads with the npm/npx usage path; the RHDH init-container section is below. tar/yaml stay in dependencies (not devDependencies as the review suggested) — @backstage/no-undeclared-imports flagged the source imports, and the repo convention treats bundling as opaque. 166/166 tests pass, tsc/lint/prettier clean, bin shim and bundle both exit 0 on the empty-config smoke run. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
The CI step "check api reports and generate API reference" runs
`backstage-repo-tools api-reports --ci` before the build, and that tool
requires the bin file to introspect the CLI. The previous shim did a
plain `require('../dist/install-dynamic-plugins.cjs')`, which failed
under CI because dist/ is no longer committed and the build hasn't run
yet.
- Switch the bin shim to the local-vs-installed pattern used by every
other CLI in the repo (extensions-cli, translations-cli,
rhdh-repo-tools): when `src/` exists (monorepo), load TS directly via
`@backstage/cli/config/nodeTransform`; otherwise require the built
bundle (npm-installed scenario).
- Add `--help` / `-h` handling to main() so the api-reports tool can
introspect the CLI usage without creating a stray `--help/` directory.
- Commit the generated `cli-report.md`.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Use String.raw for strings containing backslash literals so the source
reads with one '\' instead of '\\\\' (catalog-index.ts log message,
extra-catalog-index.test.ts subdirectory fixtures, skopeo.test.ts shell
escape).
- Switch the OCI regex builder to a joined string array — eliminates the
nested template literals SonarCloud was flagging on oci-key.ts (and
reads much better).
- Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call -> Object.hasOwn in
merger.test.ts (ES2022, available since Node 16.9).
- String#replace(/'/g, ...) -> String#replaceAll("'", ...) in
skopeo.test.ts (ES2021).
- Hoist test helpers (stageLayer, fakeImageCache) out of their describe
blocks so they aren't re-defined on every test.
- Drop the redundant parseMaxEntrySize(undefined) call in types.test.ts —
the parameter already defaults to process.env.MAX_ENTRY_SIZE.
166/166 tests still pass.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Switches the hand-rolled `process.argv` + USAGE-string handling in main() to `cleye` — the same parser every `@backstage/cli-module-*` package uses (already in our transitive deps). Aligns with the Backstage CLI convention requested during PR review. Existing surface preserved: - positional `<dynamic-plugins-root>` (required, exit 1 if absent) - `--help` / `-h` prints usage and exits 0 - normal run still exits with the installer's status code Bundle grew from 226 kB -> 267 kB (cleye + type-flag minified). Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Alternative to redhat-developer#3246 — packages the installer as a Backstage CLI module per review feedback, so it integrates natively with backstage-cli. - Rename to @red-hat-developer-hub/cli-module-install-dynamic-plugins, backstage.role: cli-module. - src/module.ts exports createCliModule registering an `install` command; src/command.ts loads it; src/cli.ts (esbuild entry) runs it via runCliModule. main() now takes explicit argv from the command context. - @backstage/cli-node added as a dependency; cleye is still the argv parser inside the command (same as @backstage/cli-module-lint). Tradeoffs vs redhat-developer#3246: - CLI surface gains an `install` subcommand: `install-dynamic-plugins install <root>` (wrapper + README updated). - Bundle grows 267 KB -> 1.45 MB (~5.4x) from inlining cli-node + deps. - @backstage/cli-node pulls in keytar (native .node). esbuild can't bundle native binaries, so keytar is aliased to no-ops at build time (esbuild-keytar-stub.cjs). Safe today since install never touches credentials, but it's load-bearing on cli-node not lazy-loading keytar elsewhere. 166/166 tests pass; tsc, lint, prettier, api-reports clean. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Review Summary by QodoImplement install-dynamic-plugins as Backstage CLI module with OCI/NPM plugin support and security hardening
WalkthroughsDescription• Implements @red-hat-developer-hub/cli-module-install-dynamic-plugins as a Backstage CLI module (backstage.role: cli-module) for native integration with backstage-cli discovery • Restructures the installer from a standalone CLI to use @backstage/cli-node's createCliModule pattern, registering an install subcommand • Core installation orchestration: loads and merges dynamic plugin configurations from YAML, categorizes plugins (OCI, NPM, skipped), and installs concurrently with worker pooling • Security hardening: implements path-traversal validation, zip-bomb detection, symlink containment, prototype-pollution protection, and SRI integrity verification for NPM packages • OCI plugin support: extracts plugins from OCI images with hash-based change detection, implements pull policies (IfNotPresent, Always), and registry fallback logic (registry.access.redhat.com → quay.io) • NPM plugin support: orchestrates npm pack with integrity verification and secure tarball extraction • Concurrency control: implements Semaphore class and mapConcurrent() for bounded parallel execution with adaptive worker counts • Exclusive locking: prevents concurrent installs via lock file with polling and timeout (default 10 min) • Comprehensive test coverage: 166 tests validating security checks, configuration merging, OCI/NPM parsing, hash computation, and error handling • Trade-off vs alternative #3246: ~5.4x larger bundle (1.45 MB vs 267 KB) due to @backstage/cli-node dependency, adds keytar native dependency (stubbed at build time), but gains native CLI discovery and follows Backstage CLI module convention Diagramflowchart LR
A["CLI Entry<br/>cli.ts"] -->|runCliModule| B["Module Registration<br/>module.ts"]
B -->|createCliModule| C["Command Handler<br/>command.ts"]
C -->|main argv| D["Config Loading<br/>index.ts"]
D -->|merge configs| E["Plugin Merger<br/>merger.ts"]
E -->|categorize| F["OCI Installer<br/>installer-oci.ts"]
E -->|categorize| G["NPM Installer<br/>installer-npm.ts"]
F -->|extract| H["Tar Extraction<br/>tar-extract.ts"]
G -->|verify| I["Integrity Check<br/>integrity.ts"]
H -->|security| J["Path Validation<br/>util.ts"]
I -->|security| J
F -->|image ops| K["Skopeo Wrapper<br/>skopeo.ts"]
G -->|package ops| L["NPM Pack<br/>installer-npm.ts"]
D -->|finalize| M["Lock & Cleanup<br/>lock-file.ts"]
File Changes1. workspaces/install-dynamic-plugins/packages/install-dynamic-plugins/src/index.ts
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- bin: switch to object form so the installed command stays `install-dynamic-plugins`. With the string form, npm derived the command name from the renamed scoped package (cli-module-install-dynamic-plugins), contradicting the README, runCliModule name, and the shell wrapper. - keytar stub now throws on every method instead of silently returning null. Install never touches credentials, so a throw only fires if a future @backstage/cli-node release reaches keytar in our path — better a loud failure in CI than a silent wrong credential in an init-container. - Thread the command's `info.usage` into the inner cleye parser so `install-dynamic-plugins install --help` prints the real invocation (`install-dynamic-plugins install <dynamic-plugins-root>`) instead of dropping the subcommand. - main() now requires explicit args (the process.argv default was unreachable in the cli-module path). 166/166 tests pass; tsc, lint, prettier, api-reports clean. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Summary
Alternative to #3246, opened so the trade-offs are reviewable side by side (cc @schultzp2020).
#3246 ships the installer as a standalone CLI (
backstage.role: cli) that goes through backstage-cli'scustomBuildescape hatch. This PR restructures it as a Backstage CLI module (backstage.role: cli-module,@backstage/cli-node'screateCliModule), per review feedback, so it integrates natively withbackstage-clidiscovery.Both keep cleye as the argv parser and both produce a single bundled
.cjsfor the RHDH init-container.What changed vs #3246
@red-hat-developer-hub/cli-module-install-dynamic-plugins,backstage.role: cli-module.src/module.ts→createCliModuleregistering aninstallcommand;src/command.tsloads it;src/cli.ts(esbuild entry) runs it viarunCliModule.main()now takes explicit argv from the command context.@backstage/cli-nodeadded as a dependency. cleye stays as the in-command parser (same as@backstage/cli-module-lint).Trade-offs to weigh
role: cli)role: cli-module)install-dynamic-plugins <root>install-dynamic-plugins install <root>(adds subcommand)@backstage/cli-nodepulls in keytar (native.node)The keytar caveat
@backstage/cli-nodedepends onkeytar(a native credential store, for@backstage/cli-module-auth). esbuild can't bundle.nodebinaries into a single file, so this PR aliases keytar to no-ops at build time (esbuild-keytar-stub.cjs). The install command never touches credentials, so it's safe today — but it's load-bearing on cli-node never lazy-loading keytar in a path our command hits. If a future cli-node release changes that, the init-container would break.Test plan
yarn tsc/lint/prettier:check/build:api-reports:only --cicleaninstall-dynamic-plugins install <dir>exits 0 on an empty configRecommendation
Both work. #3246 is leaner and keeps the init-container artifact small with no native-dep gymnastics; this PR aligns with the cli-module convention at the cost of ~5x bundle size and a keytar stub. Posting both so the maintainers can pick the direction.
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