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62 changes: 61 additions & 1 deletion crates/preloop-gha-parser/src/expand.rs
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Expand Up @@ -15,6 +15,56 @@ use crate::{
MatrixValue, ParserError, ReusableCallMetadata, Step, Workflow,
};

/// Maximum number of workflow levels that may be connected (1 top-level caller + up to 9 nested reusable workflows).
pub const MAX_WORKFLOW_DEPTH: usize = 10;
/// Maximum nesting depth for called reusable workflows (up to 9 levels of reusable workflows below the top-level caller).
pub const MAX_REUSABLE_WORKFLOW_DEPTH: usize = MAX_WORKFLOW_DEPTH - 1;
/// Maximum unique reusable workflows that may be referenced in a single workflow run tree.
pub const MAX_UNIQUE_REUSABLE_WORKFLOWS: usize = 50;

fn validate_reusable_workflow_tree(
workflow: &Workflow,
reusable_workflows: &BTreeMap<String, String>,
depth: usize,
call_chain: &mut Vec<String>,
unique_workflows: &mut std::collections::BTreeSet<String>,
) -> Result<(), ParserError> {
for job in workflow.jobs.values() {
if let Some(uses) = &job.uses {
if depth >= MAX_REUSABLE_WORKFLOW_DEPTH {
return Err(ParserError::MaxNestingDepthExceeded);
}
let path = normalize_reusable_path(uses);

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Canonicalize the $/ local-workflow alias.

normalize_reusable_path strips ./ but preserves $/. The validator therefore inserts aliases for the same workflow as different entries in call_chain and unique_workflows. A valid workflow tree can exceed the 50-workflow limit when it uses both forms.

Proposed fix 
 fn normalize_reusable_path(uses: &str) -> String {
     let without_ref = uses.split('@').next().unwrap_or(uses);
-    let path = without_ref.strip_prefix("./").unwrap_or(without_ref);
+    let path = without_ref
+        .strip_prefix("./")
+        .or_else(|| without_ref.strip_prefix("$/"))
+        .unwrap_or(without_ref);
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In `@crates/preloop-gha-parser/src/expand.rs` at line 37, Update the path
normalization flow around normalize_reusable_path so the local-workflow alias
prefix "$/" is canonicalized to the same representation as the corresponding
"./" path before entries are inserted into call_chain or unique_workflows.
Preserve existing normalization for other reusable workflow paths.

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if call_chain.contains(&path) {
return Err(ParserError::MaxNestingDepthExceeded);
}
unique_workflows.insert(path.clone());
if unique_workflows.len() > MAX_UNIQUE_REUSABLE_WORKFLOWS {
return Err(ParserError::MaxReusableWorkflowsExceeded {
count: unique_workflows.len(),
limit: MAX_UNIQUE_REUSABLE_WORKFLOWS,
});
}
if let Some(yaml) = reusable_workflows
.get(uses)
.or_else(|| reusable_workflows.get(&path))
{
let called = parse_workflow(yaml)?;
call_chain.push(path);
validate_reusable_workflow_tree(
&called,
reusable_workflows,
depth + 1,
call_chain,
unique_workflows,
)?;
call_chain.pop();
}
}
}
Ok(())
}

/// GitHub display name for one expanded job.
///
/// When the job declares `name:`, expressions are resolved against the
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -621,7 +671,7 @@ fn expand_jobs_with_reusables_internal(
let global_env = workflow.env.clone().into_strings();
for (job_id, job) in &workflow.jobs {
if let Some(uses) = &job.uses {
if depth >= 4 {
if depth >= MAX_REUSABLE_WORKFLOW_DEPTH {
return Err(ParserError::MaxNestingDepthExceeded);
}
let path = normalize_reusable_path(uses);
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -919,6 +969,16 @@ pub fn expand_jobs_with_reusables_and_shas_and_inputs_and_event(
dispatch_inputs: Option<&BTreeMap<String, serde_json::Value>>,
event_name: Option<&str>,
) -> Result<ExpandedWorkflows, ParserError> {
let mut unique_workflows = std::collections::BTreeSet::new();
let mut call_chain = Vec::new();
validate_reusable_workflow_tree(
workflow,
reusable_workflows,
0,
&mut call_chain,
&mut unique_workflows,
)?;

let mut reusable_calls = BTreeMap::new();
let mut plans = expand_jobs_with_reusables_internal(
workflow,
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3 changes: 2 additions & 1 deletion crates/preloop-gha-parser/src/lib.rs
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Expand Up @@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ pub use expand::{
expand_jobs, expand_jobs_with_reusables, expand_jobs_with_reusables_and_shas,
expand_jobs_with_reusables_and_shas_and_inputs,
expand_jobs_with_reusables_and_shas_and_inputs_and_event, expand_reusable_call,
DEFAULT_TOKEN_PERMISSIONS, PERMISSION_SCOPES,
DEFAULT_TOKEN_PERMISSIONS, MAX_REUSABLE_WORKFLOW_DEPTH, MAX_UNIQUE_REUSABLE_WORKFLOWS,
MAX_WORKFLOW_DEPTH, PERMISSION_SCOPES,
};
pub use models::*;
pub use trigger::TriggerMismatch;
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178 changes: 150 additions & 28 deletions crates/preloop-gha-parser/src/lib_tests.rs
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Expand Up @@ -1463,7 +1463,7 @@ jobs:
}

#[test]
fn reusable_workflow_max_depth_exceeded() {
fn reusable_workflow_up_to_max_depth_succeeds() {
let caller = parse_workflow(
r#"
on: push
Expand All @@ -1475,39 +1475,24 @@ jobs:
.unwrap();

let mut reusable = BTreeMap::new();
for i in 1..9 {
reusable.insert(
format!(".github/workflows/level{i}.yml"),
format!("on: {{ workflow_call: {{}} }}\njobs:\n call{}:\n uses: ./.github/workflows/level{}.yml", i + 1, i + 1),
);
}
// Level 9 is the 9th nested reusable workflow (10th level overall) — it has leaf steps.
reusable.insert(
".github/workflows/level1.yml".to_owned(),
"on: { workflow_call: {} }\njobs:\n call2:\n uses: ./.github/workflows/level2.yml"
.to_owned(),
);
reusable.insert(
".github/workflows/level2.yml".to_owned(),
"on: { workflow_call: {} }\njobs:\n call3:\n uses: ./.github/workflows/level3.yml"
.to_owned(),
);
reusable.insert(
".github/workflows/level3.yml".to_owned(),
"on: { workflow_call: {} }\njobs:\n call4:\n uses: ./.github/workflows/level4.yml"
.to_owned(),
);
reusable.insert(
".github/workflows/level4.yml".to_owned(),
"on: { workflow_call: {} }\njobs:\n call5:\n uses: ./.github/workflows/level5.yml"
".github/workflows/level9.yml".to_owned(),
"on: { workflow_call: {} }\njobs:\n test:\n runs-on: ubuntu-latest\n steps:\n - run: echo leaf"
.to_owned(),
);
reusable.insert(
".github/workflows/level5.yml".to_owned(),
"on: { workflow_call: {} }\njobs:\n test:\n runs-on: ubuntu-latest\n steps:\n - run: echo leaf".to_owned(),
);

// Deferred materialization: the root expansion emits a single caller node.
// Depth is enforced when each nested caller's subtree is expanded at
// runtime — the fifth nested call exceeds the limit of four.
let root = expand_jobs_with_reusables(&caller, &reusable).unwrap();
assert_eq!(root.jobs.len(), 1);
let mut node = root.jobs[0].clone();

for level in 1..=3 {
for level in 1..=8 {
let called =
parse_workflow(&reusable[&format!(".github/workflows/level{level}.yml")]).unwrap();
let expanded =
Expand All @@ -1516,8 +1501,145 @@ jobs:
assert!(node.reusable_call.is_some());
}

let level4 = parse_workflow(&reusable[".github/workflows/level4.yml"]).unwrap();
let res = crate::expand_reusable_call(&level4, &node, &reusable, &BTreeMap::new());
// Expand level 9 leaf jobs
let level9 = parse_workflow(&reusable[".github/workflows/level9.yml"]).unwrap();
let expanded =
crate::expand_reusable_call(&level9, &node, &reusable, &BTreeMap::new()).unwrap();
assert_eq!(expanded.jobs.len(), 1);
assert!(expanded.jobs[0].reusable_call.is_none());
}

#[test]
fn reusable_workflow_max_depth_exceeded() {
let caller = parse_workflow(
r#"
on: push
jobs:
call1:
uses: ./.github/workflows/level1.yml
"#,
)
.unwrap();

let mut reusable = BTreeMap::new();
for i in 1..10 {
reusable.insert(
format!(".github/workflows/level{i}.yml"),
format!("on: {{ workflow_call: {{}} }}\njobs:\n call{}:\n uses: ./.github/workflows/level{}.yml", i + 1, i + 1),
);
}
reusable.insert(
".github/workflows/level10.yml".to_owned(),
"on: { workflow_call: {} }\njobs:\n test:\n runs-on: ubuntu-latest\n steps:\n - run: echo leaf"
.to_owned(),
);

// 10 levels of nested reusable workflows means 11 workflow levels total, which exceeds the max depth of 10.
let root_res = expand_jobs_with_reusables(&caller, &reusable);
assert!(matches!(
root_res.unwrap_err(),
ParserError::MaxNestingDepthExceeded
));
}

#[test]
fn reusable_workflow_max_unique_succeeds() {
// Caller references 50 unique reusable workflows across 50 jobs.
let mut caller_yaml = "on: push\njobs:\n".to_owned();
let mut reusable = BTreeMap::new();
for i in 1..=50 {
caller_yaml.push_str(&format!(
" job{i}:\n uses: ./.github/workflows/sub{i}.yml\n"
));
reusable.insert(
format!(".github/workflows/sub{i}.yml"),
"on: { workflow_call: {} }\njobs:\n leaf:\n runs-on: ubuntu-latest\n steps:\n - run: echo ok".to_owned(),
);
}

let caller = parse_workflow(&caller_yaml).unwrap();
let root = expand_jobs_with_reusables(&caller, &reusable);
assert!(root.is_ok(), "50 unique reusable workflows must be allowed");
assert_eq!(root.unwrap().jobs.len(), 50);
}

#[test]
fn reusable_workflow_max_unique_exceeded() {
// Caller references 51 unique reusable workflows across 51 jobs.
let mut caller_yaml = "on: push\njobs:\n".to_owned();
let mut reusable = BTreeMap::new();
for i in 1..=51 {
caller_yaml.push_str(&format!(
" job{i}:\n uses: ./.github/workflows/sub{i}.yml\n"
));
reusable.insert(
format!(".github/workflows/sub{i}.yml"),
"on: { workflow_call: {} }\njobs:\n leaf:\n runs-on: ubuntu-latest\n steps:\n - run: echo ok".to_owned(),
);
}

let caller = parse_workflow(&caller_yaml).unwrap();
let res = expand_jobs_with_reusables(&caller, &reusable);
assert!(matches!(
res.unwrap_err(),
ParserError::MaxReusableWorkflowsExceeded {
count: 51,
limit: 50
}
));
}

#[test]
fn reusable_workflow_duplicate_calls_do_not_count_towards_unique_limit() {
// Caller calls 2 unique reusable workflows across 60 jobs.
let mut caller_yaml = "on: push\njobs:\n".to_owned();
let mut reusable = BTreeMap::new();
reusable.insert(
".github/workflows/subA.yml".to_owned(),
"on: { workflow_call: {} }\njobs:\n leaf:\n runs-on: ubuntu-latest\n steps:\n - run: echo A".to_owned(),
);
reusable.insert(
".github/workflows/subB.yml".to_owned(),
"on: { workflow_call: {} }\njobs:\n leaf:\n runs-on: ubuntu-latest\n steps:\n - run: echo B".to_owned(),
);
for i in 1..=60 {
let target = if i % 2 == 0 { "subA" } else { "subB" };
caller_yaml.push_str(&format!(
" job{i}:\n uses: ./.github/workflows/{target}.yml\n"
));
}

let caller = parse_workflow(&caller_yaml).unwrap();
let root = expand_jobs_with_reusables(&caller, &reusable);
assert!(root.is_ok(), "60 calls to 2 unique workflows must succeed");
assert_eq!(root.unwrap().jobs.len(), 60);
}

#[test]
fn reusable_workflow_cycle_detected() {
let caller = parse_workflow(
r#"
on: push
jobs:
call1:
uses: ./.github/workflows/cycleA.yml
"#,
)
.unwrap();

let mut reusable = BTreeMap::new();
reusable.insert(
".github/workflows/cycleA.yml".to_owned(),
"on: { workflow_call: {} }\njobs:\n callB:\n uses: ./.github/workflows/cycleB.yml"
.to_owned(),
);
reusable.insert(
".github/workflows/cycleB.yml".to_owned(),
"on: { workflow_call: {} }\njobs:\n callA:\n uses: ./.github/workflows/cycleA.yml"
.to_owned(),
);

let res = expand_jobs_with_reusables(&caller, &reusable);
assert!(matches!(
res.unwrap_err(),
ParserError::MaxNestingDepthExceeded
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14 changes: 12 additions & 2 deletions crates/preloop-gha-parser/src/models.rs
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Expand Up @@ -79,9 +79,19 @@ pub enum ParserError {
/// `on:` names an event GitHub does not recognize.
#[error("invalid workflow trigger event `{0}`")]
InvalidTriggerEvent(String),
/// Maximum nesting depth for reusable workflows exceeded.
#[error("maximum nested reusable workflows depth (4) exceeded")]
/// Maximum nesting depth for reusable workflows exceeded (maximum 10 connected workflow levels).
#[error("maximum nested reusable workflows depth (10) exceeded")]
MaxNestingDepthExceeded,
/// Maximum unique reusable workflows limit exceeded in workflow tree.
#[error(
"maximum unique reusable workflows ({limit}) exceeded in workflow tree: found {count}"
)]
MaxReusableWorkflowsExceeded {
/// Number of unique reusable workflows found.
count: usize,
/// Maximum allowed unique reusable workflows.
limit: usize,
},
/// Called workflow does not declare `on: workflow_call` trigger.
#[error("called workflow does not declare `on: workflow_call` trigger")]
MissingWorkflowCallTrigger,
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