feat(config/validation): validate options which support regex/glob matching

lib/config/options/index.ts

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ const options: RenovateOptions[] = [
     default: ['X-*'],
     subType: 'string',
     globalOnly: true,
+    patternMatch: true,
   },
   {
     name: 'allowedEnv',
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ const options: RenovateOptions[] = [
     default: [],
     subType: 'string',
     globalOnly: true,
+    patternMatch: true,
   },
   {
     name: 'detectGlobalManagerConfig',
@@ -949,6 +951,7 @@ const options: RenovateOptions[] = [
     default: null,
     globalOnly: true,
     supportedPlatforms: ['bitbucket'],
+    patternMatch: true,
   },
   {
     name: 'autodiscoverTopics',
@@ -1230,6 +1233,7 @@ const options: RenovateOptions[] = [
     mergeable: true,
     cli: false,
     env: false,
+    patternMatch: true,
   },
   {
     name: 'excludeRepositories',

lib/config/types.ts

@@ -442,6 +442,11 @@ export interface RenovateOptionBase {
    * This is used to add depreciation message in the docs
    */
   deprecationMsg?: string;
+
+  /**
+   * For internal use only: add it to any config option that supports regex or glob matching
+   */
+  patternMatch?: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface RenovateArrayOption<

lib/config/validation-helpers/regex-glob-matchers.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import { check } from './regex-glob-matchers';
+
+describe('config/validation-helpers/regex-glob-matchers', () => {
+  it('should have errors', () => {
+    const res = check({
+      val: ['*', '**'],
+      currentPath: 'hostRules[0].allowedHeaders',
+    });
+    expect(res).toHaveLength(1);
+  });
+
+  it('should have errors - 2', () => {
+    const res = check({
+      val: ['*', 2],
+      currentPath: 'hostRules[0].allowedHeaders',
+    });
+    expect(res).toMatchObject([
+      {
+        message:
+          'hostRules[0].allowedHeaders: should be an array of strings. You have included object.',
+        topic: 'Configuration Error',
+      },
+    ]);
+  });
+});

lib/config/validation-helpers/regex-glob-matchers.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import is from '@sindresorhus/is';
+import type { ValidationMessage } from '../types';
+import type { CheckMatcherArgs } from './types';
+
+/**
+ * Only if type condition or context condition violated then errors array will be mutated to store metadata
+ */
+export function check({
+  val,
+  currentPath,
+}: CheckMatcherArgs): ValidationMessage[] {
+  let errMessage: string | undefined;
+
+  if (is.array(val, is.string)) {
+    if ((val.includes('*') || val.includes('**')) && val.length > 1) {
+      errMessage = `${currentPath}: Your input contains * or ** along with other patterns. Please remove them, as * or ** matches all patterns.`;
+    }
+  } else {
+    errMessage = `${currentPath}: should be an array of strings. You have included ${typeof val}.`;
+  }
+
+  return errMessage
+    ? [
+        {
+          topic: 'Configuration Error',
+          message: errMessage,
+        },
+      ]
+    : [];
+}

lib/config/validation-helpers/types.ts

@@ -4,3 +4,8 @@ export interface CheckManagerArgs {
   resolvedRule: PackageRule;
   currentPath: string;
 }
+
+export interface CheckMatcherArgs {
+  val: unknown;
+  currentPath: string;
+}

lib/config/validation.spec.ts

@@ -1225,6 +1225,30 @@
       expect(warnings).toHaveLength(0);
       expect(errors).toHaveLength(2);
     });
+
+    it('catches when * or ** is combined with others patterns in a regexOrGlob option', async () => {
+      const config = {
+        packageRules: [
+          {
+            matchRepositories: ['groupA/**', 'groupB/**'],
+            enabled: false,
+          },
+        ],
+      };
+      const { errors, warnings } = await configValidation.validateConfig(
+        'repo',
+        config,
+      );
+      expect(errors).toMatchObject([
+        {
+          message:
+            'packageRules[0].matchRepositories: Your input contains * or ** along with other patterns. Please remove them, as * or ** matches all patterns.',
+          topic: 'Configuration Error',
+        },
+      ]);
+      expect(errors).toHaveLength(1);
+      expect(warnings).toHaveLength(0);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('validateConfig() -> globaOnly options', () => {
@@ -1706,5 +1730,45 @@
       expect(warnings).toHaveLength(0);
       expect(errors).toHaveLength(0);
     });
+
+    it('catches when * or ** is combined with others patterns in a regexOrGlob option', async () => {
+      const config = {
+        packageRules: [
+          {
+            matchRepositories: ['*', 'repo'], // invalid
+            enabled: false,
+          },
+        ],
+        allowedHeaders: ['*', '**'], // invalid
+        autodiscoverProjects: ['**', 'project'], // invalid
+        allowedEnv: ['env_var'], // valid
+      };
+      const { errors, warnings } = await configValidation.validateConfig(
+        'global',
+        config,
+      );
+      expect(warnings).toMatchObject([
+        {
+          message:
+            'allowedHeaders: Your input contains * or ** along with other patterns. Please remove them, as * or ** matches all patterns.',
+          topic: 'Configuration Error',
+        },
+        {
+          message:
+            'autodiscoverProjects: Your input contains * or ** along with other patterns. Please remove them, as * or ** matches all patterns.',
+          topic: 'Configuration Error',
+        },
+      ]);
+
+      expect(errors).toMatchObject([
+        {
+          message:
+            'packageRules[0].matchRepositories: Your input contains * or ** along with other patterns. Please remove them, as * or ** matches all patterns.',
+          topic: 'Configuration Error',
+        },
+      ]);
+      expect(warnings).toHaveLength(2);
+      expect(errors).toHaveLength(1);
+    });
   });
 });

lib/config/validation.ts

@@ -34,13 +34,16 @@ import {
   allowedStatusCheckStrings,
 } from './types';
 import * as managerValidator from './validation-helpers/managers';
+import * as regexOrGlobValidator from './validation-helpers/regex-glob-matchers';
 
 const options = getOptions();
 
+let optionsInitialized = false;
 let optionTypes: Record<string, RenovateOptions['type']>;
 let optionParents: Record<string, AllowedParents[]>;
 let optionGlobals: Set<string>;
 let optionInherits: Set<string>;
+let optionRegexOrGlob: Set<string>;
 
 const managerList = getManagerList();
 
@@ -100,27 +103,45 @@ function getDeprecationMessage(option: string): string | undefined {
 }
 
 function isInhertConfigOption(key: string): boolean {
-  if (!optionInherits) {
-    optionInherits = new Set();
-    for (const option of options) {
-      if (option.inheritConfigSupport) {
-        optionInherits.add(option.name);
-      }
-    }
-  }
   return optionInherits.has(key);
 }
 
+function isRegexOrGlobOption(key: string): boolean {
+  return optionRegexOrGlob.has(key);
+}
+
 function isGlobalOption(key: string): boolean {
-  if (!optionGlobals) {
-    optionGlobals = new Set();
-    for (const option of options) {
-      if (option.globalOnly) {
-        optionGlobals.add(option.name);
-      }
+  return optionGlobals.has(key);
+}
+
+function initOptions(): void {
+  optionParents = {};
+  optionInherits = new Set();
+  optionTypes = {};
+  optionRegexOrGlob = new Set();
+  optionGlobals = new Set();
+
+  for (const option of options) {
+    optionTypes[option.name] = option.type;
+
+    if (option.parents) {
+      optionParents[option.name] = option.parents;
+    }
+
+    if (option.inheritConfigSupport) {
+      optionInherits.add(option.name);
+    }
+
+    if (option.patternMatch) {
+      optionRegexOrGlob.add(option.name);
+    }
+
+    if (option.globalOnly) {
+      optionGlobals.add(option.name);
     }
   }
-  return optionGlobals.has(key);
+
+  optionsInitialized = true;
 }
 
 export function getParentName(parentPath: string | undefined): string {
@@ -139,20 +160,10 @@ export async function validateConfig(
   isPreset?: boolean,
   parentPath?: string,
 ): Promise<ValidationResult> {
-  if (!optionTypes) {
-    optionTypes = {};
-    options.forEach((option) => {
-      optionTypes[option.name] = option.type;
-    });
-  }
-  if (!optionParents) {
-    optionParents = {};
-    options.forEach((option) => {
-      if (option.parents) {
-        optionParents[option.name] = option.parents;
-      }
-    });
+  if (!optionsInitialized) {
+    initOptions();
   }
+
   let errors: ValidationMessage[] = [];
   let warnings: ValidationMessage[] = [];
 
@@ -354,6 +365,14 @@ export async function validateConfig(
                 errors = errors.concat(subValidation.errors);
               }
             }
+            if (isRegexOrGlobOption(key)) {
+              errors.push(
+                ...regexOrGlobValidator.check({
+                  val,
+                  currentPath,
+                }),
+              );
+            }
             if (key === 'extends') {
               for (const subval of val) {
                 if (is.string(subval)) {
@@ -951,6 +970,14 @@ async function validateGlobalConfig(
       }
     } else if (type === 'array') {
       if (is.array(val)) {
+        if (isRegexOrGlobOption(key)) {
+          warnings.push(
+            ...regexOrGlobValidator.check({
+              val,
+              currentPath: currentPath!,
+            }),
+          );
+        }
         if (key === 'gitNoVerify') {
           const allowedValues = ['commit', 'push'];
           for (const value of val as string[]) {

tools/docs/config.ts

@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ function genTable(obj: [string, string][], type: string, def: any): string {
     'experimentalIssues',
     'advancedUse',
     'deprecationMsg',
+    'patternMatch',
   ];
   obj.forEach(([key, val]) => {
     const el = [key, val];