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Fixes #624

This change ensures that whitespace-only values for required satellite flags (--token, --ground-control-url, --harbor-registry-url, etc.) are treated as missing values and rejected during validation.

Previously, values like --token=" " would pass validation because they were not equal to an empty string, but would cause issues when the resulting invalid URL was parsed.

Changes:

  • Added strings.TrimSpace() to all string flag values after parsing
  • Added comprehensive unit tests to verify the behavior
  • Maintains backward compatibility for valid values with surrounding whitespace

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  • Bug Fixes

    • Satellite command-line options now handle surrounding whitespace consistently.
    • Token and registry settings use environment fallbacks more reliably.
    • Required settings, BYO registry configuration, SPIFFE options, and default Ground Control URLs are validated consistently.
    • Fallback-only operation and optional shutdown timeouts are handled correctly.
    • Registry password values preserve intentional whitespace.
  • Tests

    • Added comprehensive coverage for option normalization, validation, environment fallbacks, registry settings, SPIFFE configuration, and shutdown timeouts.

…flags

Trim whitespace from all string flag values before validation to ensure
that whitespace-only values are treated as empty and rejected with the
same error as truly missing values.

This fixes the issue where values like --token="   " would pass validation
silently but cause runtime issues when parsed as URLs.

Fixes container-registry#624

Signed-off-by: AnouarMohamed <m.anouar@mundiapolis.ma>
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Satellite startup now centralizes option normalization and validation. It handles whitespace-aware required fields, environment token fallback, SPIFFE and BYO registry rules, default URLs, shutdown timeouts, and validation test coverage.

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Satellite option normalization

Layer / File(s) Summary
Normalize and validate satellite options
cmd/satellite/main.go
The satellite trims selected options, applies token fallback, preserves registry password and path whitespace, validates mode-specific requirements, and rejects invalid options before startup.
Cover option normalization and validation
cmd/satellite/main_test.go
Table-driven tests cover trimming, required-field failures, environment fallback, SPIFFE exceptions, BYO registry validation, preserved passwords, and shutdown timeout handling.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 961be

The validation change can break environment-only startup by rejecting valid environment configuration and losing the registry-password fallback; some SPIFFE startup paths may also reject empty URL values before validation. These bounded configuration and startup regressions require owner follow-up before merge.

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Docstring Coverage ⚠️ Warning Docstring coverage is 33.33% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.
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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly describes the primary change: rejecting whitespace-only values for required satellite flags.
Description check ✅ Passed The description identifies the issue, links issue #624, explains the fix, and notes unit-test coverage.
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The changes trim required flag values before validation and add tests for whitespace-only inputs, satisfying issue #624.
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The validation refactor, related option handling, and tests support the stated flag-validation objectives.
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Inline comments:
In `@cmd/satellite/main_test.go`:
- Around line 321-357: Extract the shared fallback, trimming, and validation
logic duplicated in the test into a production helper that returns an error,
then call it from main and the table-driven test. Add coverage for a
whitespace-only CLI token with a valid environment token, asserting validation
succeeds and the environment token is selected.

In `@cmd/satellite/main.go`:
- Around line 120-125: Normalize opts.Token and opts.RegistryPassword with
strings.TrimSpace before the fallback checks that choose environment values, so
whitespace-only CLI inputs are treated as empty and valid envCfg values are
selected. Update the token and registry-password fallback logic in the
surrounding option initialization flow while preserving explicit non-empty CLI
values.
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cmd/satellite/main.go (2)

120-131: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Preserve whitespace-sensitive password and path values.

The command trims RegistryPassword, ConfigDir, RegistryDataDir, ImageDir, and SPIFFEEndpointSocket before run receives them. This conflicts with the validator comments and the PR objective to preserve intentional registry-password and filesystem-path whitespace.

  • cmd/satellite/main.go#L120-L131: Do not trim RegistryPassword or filesystem-path fields before validation.
  • cmd/satellite/main.go#L202-L206: Do not trim filesystem-path fields in validateAndTrimOptions.
  • cmd/satellite/main_test.go#L248-L253: Change expected path and socket values to retain their surrounding whitespace.
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In `@cmd/satellite/main.go` around lines 120 - 131, Preserve intentional
whitespace in sensitive values by removing trimming for RegistryPassword,
ConfigDir, RegistryDataDir, ImageDir, and SPIFFEEndpointSocket in
cmd/satellite/main.go lines 120-131 and 202-206; leave unrelated string trimming
unchanged. Update cmd/satellite/main_test.go lines 248-253 so expected path and
socket values retain surrounding whitespace.

154-175: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Remove the duplicate checks before centralized validation.

When --spiffe-enabled is set and --ground-control-url is empty, Line 160 exits before validateAndTrimOptions runs. The validator explicitly permits an empty Ground Control URL in SPIFFE mode. This makes the SPIFFE path fail during real startup.

Call validateAndTrimOptions before path resolution and remove these duplicate required-option and BYO registry checks.

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In `@cmd/satellite/main.go` around lines 154 - 175, Update the startup flow to
call validateAndTrimOptions before path resolution, and remove the surrounding
duplicate token, Ground Control URL, Harbor registry, and BYO registry checks.
Preserve the validator’s behavior allowing an empty Ground Control URL when
SPIFFE is enabled, while retaining the default URL assignment after validation.
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In `@cmd/satellite/main.go`:
- Around line 120-131: Preserve intentional whitespace in sensitive values by
removing trimming for RegistryPassword, ConfigDir, RegistryDataDir, ImageDir,
and SPIFFEEndpointSocket in cmd/satellite/main.go lines 120-131 and 202-206;
leave unrelated string trimming unchanged. Update cmd/satellite/main_test.go
lines 248-253 so expected path and socket values retain surrounding whitespace.
- Around line 154-175: Update the startup flow to call validateAndTrimOptions
before path resolution, and remove the surrounding duplicate token, Ground
Control URL, Harbor registry, and BYO registry checks. Preserve the validator’s
behavior allowing an empty Ground Control URL when SPIFFE is enabled, while
retaining the default URL assignment after validation.

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All reported issues were addressed across 2 files (changes from recent commits).

Requires human review: Auto-approval blocked because this review re-detected 1 unresolved issue already reported by Cubic.

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AnouarMohamed force-pushed the fix/whitespace-validation-satellite-flags branch from 92bf063 to d8ca938 Compare August 17, 2026 02:53
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- Fix environment fallback to treat whitespace-only values as empty
- Add validateAndTrimOptions function to handle trimming and validation
- Preserve intentional whitespace in RegistryPassword and filesystem paths
- Add comprehensive test coverage for whitespace handling
- Fixes issue container-registry#624

Signed-off-by: AnouarMohamed <m.anouar@mundiapolis.ma>
…lags

- Add validateAndTrimOptions function to centralize trimming and validation
- Treat whitespace-only values as empty for environment variable fallback
- Preserve intentional whitespace in RegistryPassword and filesystem paths
- Fix duplicate validation logic in main() and tests
- Update tests to use environment token field instead of hardcoded name check

Fixes container-registry#624

Signed-off-by: AnouarMohamed <m.anouar@mundiapolis.ma>
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AnouarMohamed force-pushed the fix/whitespace-validation-satellite-flags branch from d8ca938 to 90dd5a7 Compare August 17, 2026 02:55
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2 issues found across 2 files (changes from recent commits).

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<file name="cmd/satellite/main.go">

<violation number="1" location="cmd/satellite/main.go:112">
P1: When users provide `TOKEN` without `--token`, startup now leaves `opts.Token` empty and fails required-token validation; `REGISTRY_PASSWORD` is likewise lost for BYO registry authentication. Restore the post-parse environment fallback, using `strings.TrimSpace` to preserve CLI-over-environment precedence for whitespace-only values.</violation>
</file>

<file name="cmd/satellite/main_test.go">

<violation number="1" location="cmd/satellite/main_test.go:56">
P3: The file no longer ends with a trailing newline (``\ No newline at end of file`` in the diff). gofmt/gofumpt require a final newline, so the strict golangci-lint config used by this repo will flag `main_test.go`. Run gofmt (or add a trailing newline) to keep CI green.</violation>
</file>

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flag.Parse()
if opts.Token == "" {
opts.Token = envCfg.Token

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P1: When users provide TOKEN without --token, startup now leaves opts.Token empty and fails required-token validation; REGISTRY_PASSWORD is likewise lost for BYO registry authentication. Restore the post-parse environment fallback, using strings.TrimSpace to preserve CLI-over-environment precedence for whitespace-only values.

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Check if this issue is valid — if so, understand the root cause and fix it. At cmd/satellite/main.go, line 112:

<comment>When users provide `TOKEN` without `--token`, startup now leaves `opts.Token` empty and fails required-token validation; `REGISTRY_PASSWORD` is likewise lost for BYO registry authentication. Restore the post-parse environment fallback, using `strings.TrimSpace` to preserve CLI-over-environment precedence for whitespace-only values.</comment>

<file context>
@@ -108,13 +108,6 @@ func main() {
-		opts.RegistryPassword = envCfg.RegistryPassword
-	}
 
 	// Validate and trim options
 	if err := validateAndTrimOptions(&opts, &shutdownTimeout); err != nil {
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expectedSPIFFEEndpoint string
expectedSPIFFEExpectedID string
expectedShutdownTimeout string
}

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P3: The file no longer ends with a trailing newline (\ No newline at end of file in the diff). gofmt/gofumpt require a final newline, so the strict golangci-lint config used by this repo will flag main_test.go. Run gofmt (or add a trailing newline) to keep CI green.

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Check if this issue is valid — if so, understand the root cause and fix it. At cmd/satellite/main_test.go, line 56:

<comment>The file no longer ends with a trailing newline (``\ No newline at end of file`` in the diff). gofmt/gofumpt require a final newline, so the strict golangci-lint config used by this repo will flag `main_test.go`. Run gofmt (or add a trailing newline) to keep CI green.</comment>

<file context>
@@ -22,6 +22,39 @@ func newTestConfigManager(t *testing.T, cfg *config.Config) *config.ConfigManage
+	expectedSPIFFEEndpoint string
+	expectedSPIFFEExpectedID string
+	expectedShutdownTimeout string
+}
+
 func TestResolveLocalRegistryEndpoint_BYO(t *testing.T) {
</file context>

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