Add warning for dotfiles in info plugin

material/plugins/info/plugin.py

@@ -214,12 +214,16 @@ def on_config(self, config):
 
         # Create self-contained example from project
         files: list[str] = []
+        dotpaths: list[str] = []
         with ZipFile(archive, "a", ZIP_DEFLATED, False) as f:
             for abs_root, dirnames, filenames in os.walk(os.getcwd()):
                 # Set and print progress indicator
                 indicator = f"Processing: {abs_root}"
                 print(indicator, end="\r", flush=True)
 
+                # Track warning to decide if the indicator should be cleared
+                warned = False
+
                 # Prune the folders in-place to prevent their processing
                 for name in list(dirnames):
                     # Resolve the absolute directory path
@@ -228,6 +232,12 @@ def on_config(self, config):
                     # Exclude the directory and all subdirectories
                     if self._is_excluded(path):
                         dirnames.remove(name)
+                        continue
+
+                    # Warn about .dotdirectories
+                    if _warn_on_dotpath(path):
+                        warned = True
+                        dotpaths.append(path)
 
                 # Write files to the in-memory archive
                 for name in filenames:
@@ -238,12 +248,18 @@ def on_config(self, config):
                     if self._is_excluded(path):
                         continue
 
+                    # Warn about .dotfiles
+                    if _warn_on_dotpath(path):
+                        warned = True
+                        dotpaths.append(path)
+
                     # Resolve the relative path to create a matching structure
                     path = os.path.relpath(path, os.path.curdir)
                     f.write(path, os.path.join(example, path))
 
                 # Clear the line for the next indicator
-                print(" " * len(indicator), end="\r", flush=True)
+                if not warned:
+                    print(" " * len(indicator), end="\r", flush=True)
 
             # Add information on installed packages
             f.writestr(
@@ -309,6 +325,16 @@ def on_config(self, config):
         if buffer.nbytes > 1000000:
             log.warning("Archive exceeds recommended maximum size of 1 MB")
 
+        # Print warning when file contains hidden .dotpaths
+        if dotpaths:
+            print("List of potentially sensitive files:")
+            for path in dotpaths:
+                print(f"  - {path}")
+            log.warning(
+                "Archive contains potentially sensitive dotfiles.\nPlease "
+                "review and share only necessary data to reproduce the issue."
+            )
+
         # Aaaaaand done
         sys.exit(1)
 
@@ -488,6 +514,15 @@ def _get_project_config(project_config_file: str):
 
         return config
 
+# Check if the path is a .dotpath, and issue a warning when that is the case.
+# The function also returns a boolean to track results outside it.
+def _warn_on_dotpath(path: str) -> bool:
+    if path.rsplit(os.sep, 1)[-1].startswith("."):
+        log.warning(f"The following .dotpath will be included: {path}")
+        return True
+    return False
+
+
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src/plugins/info/plugin.py

@@ -214,12 +214,16 @@ def on_config(self, config):
 
         # Create self-contained example from project
         files: list[str] = []
+        dotpaths: list[str] = []
         with ZipFile(archive, "a", ZIP_DEFLATED, False) as f:
             for abs_root, dirnames, filenames in os.walk(os.getcwd()):
                 # Set and print progress indicator
                 indicator = f"Processing: {abs_root}"
                 print(indicator, end="\r", flush=True)
 
+                # Track warning to decide if the indicator should be cleared
+                warned = False
+
                 # Prune the folders in-place to prevent their processing
                 for name in list(dirnames):
                     # Resolve the absolute directory path
@@ -228,6 +232,12 @@ def on_config(self, config):
                     # Exclude the directory and all subdirectories
                     if self._is_excluded(path):
                         dirnames.remove(name)
+                        continue
+
+                    # Warn about .dotdirectories
+                    if _warn_on_dotpath(path):
+                        warned = True
+                        dotpaths.append(path)
 
                 # Write files to the in-memory archive
                 for name in filenames:
@@ -238,12 +248,18 @@ def on_config(self, config):
                     if self._is_excluded(path):
                         continue
 
+                    # Warn about .dotfiles
+                    if _warn_on_dotpath(path):
+                        warned = True
+                        dotpaths.append(path)
+
                     # Resolve the relative path to create a matching structure
                     path = os.path.relpath(path, os.path.curdir)
                     f.write(path, os.path.join(example, path))
 
                 # Clear the line for the next indicator
-                print(" " * len(indicator), end="\r", flush=True)
+                if not warned:
+                    print(" " * len(indicator), end="\r", flush=True)
 
             # Add information on installed packages
             f.writestr(
@@ -309,6 +325,16 @@ def on_config(self, config):
         if buffer.nbytes > 1000000:
             log.warning("Archive exceeds recommended maximum size of 1 MB")
 
+        # Print warning when file contains hidden .dotpaths
+        if dotpaths:
+            print("List of potentially sensitive files:")
+            for path in dotpaths:
+                print(f"  - {path}")
+            log.warning(
+                "Archive contains potentially sensitive dotfiles.\nPlease "
+                "review and share only necessary data to reproduce the issue."
+            )
+
         # Aaaaaand done
         sys.exit(1)
 
@@ -488,6 +514,15 @@ def _get_project_config(project_config_file: str):
 
         return config
 
+# Check if the path is a .dotpath, and issue a warning when that is the case.
+# The function also returns a boolean to track results outside it.
+def _warn_on_dotpath(path: str) -> bool:
+    if path.rsplit(os.sep, 1)[-1].startswith("."):
+        log.warning(f"The following .dotpath will be included: {path}")
+        return True
+    return False
+
+
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