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Summary

This change inserts Ninja’s -- operand terminator between Netsuke-owned
options and each selected build target. Configured and explicit target strings
can no longer change Ninja’s control plane.

Closes #645.

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Summary by Sourcery

Terminate Netsuke-owned Ninja options before forwarding selected build targets.

Bug Fixes:

  • Prevent option-like configured or explicit build targets from being interpreted as Ninja control options by terminating Netsuke-owned options before target operands.

Enhancements:

  • Centralize the target-operand boundary for all non-empty build requests while preserving the existing no-target invocation shape.

Documentation:

  • Document the Ninja option-termination behavior and record its rationale in ADR-018.

Tests:

  • Add unit and integration coverage for configured and explicit option-like targets, including protection against changing Ninja's build file or working directory.

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The PR hardens Ninja build command construction by inserting a native -- terminator before every non-empty selected target list, protecting both explicit and configured targets from being interpreted as Ninja options while preserving no-target behavior; it adds unit/integration coverage and documents the design decision.

Sequence diagram for terminating Ninja build target options

sequenceDiagram
    participant Runner
    participant Configurator
    participant Ninja

    Runner->>Configurator: configure_ninja_build_command
    Configurator->>Configurator: configure_ninja_base
    alt selected targets are non-empty
        Configurator->>Ninja: argv: Netsuke options, --, target operands
    else no targets selected
        Configurator->>Ninja: argv: Netsuke options only
    end
    Ninja-->>Runner: Execute build without parsing targets as options
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Change Details Files
Terminate Ninja option parsing before forwarding selected build targets.
  • Append -- between Netsuke-owned options and non-empty target lists.
  • Preserve the previous no-target command shape without a terminator.
  • Cover empty, single-target, and multi-target argument ordering.
src/runner/process/configure.rs
Add regression coverage for option-like targets from both input paths and against real Ninja behavior.
  • Verify configured -f targets cannot replace the generated build file.
  • Verify explicit -C targets cannot change Ninja’s working directory.
  • Exercise real Ninja with trusted and attacker directories to confirm target operands remain operands.
tests/runner_cases/default_targets.rs
Document the operand-boundary decision and update Ninja invocation guidance.
  • Record the decision, rationale, consequences, and rejected alternatives in ADR-018.
  • Index ADR-018 in the documentation contents.
  • Explain the -- placement and no-target exception in the design documentation.
docs/adr-018-terminate-ninja-options-before-build-target-operands.md
docs/contents.md
docs/netsuke-design.md

Assessment against linked issues

Issue Objective Addressed Explanation
#645 Terminate Ninja option parsing before all forwarded build-target operands, including both explicit CLI targets and configured default targets, so option-like target names cannot alter Ninja's control plane.
#645 Preserve the intended command behavior and define the handling of empty target lists, while leaving non-build tool modes and ordinary target selection unchanged.
#645 Provide documentation and regression coverage proving the exact argument ordering and preventing configured or explicit option-like targets from selecting another build file or changing Ninja's working directory.

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Summary

  • Insert -- before non-empty build target lists in Ninja invocations.
  • Protect explicit CLI targets and configured default_targets from Ninja option parsing.
  • Preserve no-target, tool, clean, and graph command behaviour.
  • Add unit and real-Ninja integration tests for target ordering and attacker-controlled files or directories.
  • Add ADR-018 and update user, developer, and design documentation.

Issue

  • Fixes #645.

Walkthrough

Netsuke now inserts Ninja’s -- terminator before non-empty explicit or configured target lists. Unit, runner, and real-Ninja integration tests verify that option-like targets cannot alter Ninja’s build file or working directory.

Changes

Ninja target boundary

Layer / File(s) Summary
Terminate Ninja options before targets
src/runner/process/configure.rs, docs/adr-018-..., docs/netsuke-design.md, docs/contents.md, docs/developers-guide.md, docs/users-guide.md
Append -- before non-empty target lists. Document the command contract, rationale, affected modes, and implementation references.
Validate command ordering and target handling
src/runner/process/configure.rs, tests/runner_cases/default_targets.rs
Verify single-target, multi-target, empty-target, explicit option-like target, and configured target handling.
Verify real Ninja execution
tests/runner_cases/default_targets.rs
Verify that an explicit -C target remains an operand and cannot select an attacker-controlled build file or working directory.

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-- stands before each target
Ninja keeps its options in place
Default targets follow the boundary
Explicit targets keep their shape
Trusted build files remain selected
Tests confirm the command path

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to d252a

Ninja build requests now separate Netsuke-controlled options from selected targets, preventing option-like targets from changing Ninja option handling. No concrete merge-blocking risk remains.

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✅ Passed checks (15 passed)
Check name Status Explanation
Title check ✅ Passed The title accurately describes the main change and references linked issue #645.
Description check ✅ Passed The description directly explains the Ninja option terminator, affected target paths, tests, documentation, and validation.
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The changes satisfy issue [#645]. They protect explicit and configured targets, preserve the no-target shape, add exact argv coverage, test multi-target behaviour, and include a real-Ninja security re…
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed All changes are in scope for issue [#645]. The implementation, tests, security fixture helper, ADR, and documentation updates support the required command-boundary change.
Docstring Coverage ✅ Passed Docstring coverage is 100.00% which is sufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 9 functions across 2 files. (3 skipped: 3 …
Testing (Overall) ✅ Passed Accept the testing coverage. configure.rs tests assert exact argv order for single-target, multi-target, and no-target builds. They also verify that tool invocations do not receive --. `default_ta…
User-Facing Documentation ✅ Passed Pass this check. Document the new Ninja argument boundary in docs/users-guide.md: the guide explains the literal --, explicit and configured targets, empty target lists, option-like values, and un…
Developer Documentation ✅ Passed Pass the developer documentation check. The PR adds the internal command-shaping boundary in docs/developers-guide.md, updates the Ninja invocation design in docs/netsuke-design.md, and records th…
Module-Level Documentation ✅ Passed Pass the module-level documentation check. The PR adds no module declarations. The modified configure module has //! documentation describing Ninja child-command construction and its separation fr…
Testing (Unit And Behavioural) ✅ Passed Pass the testing check. The PR adds unit coverage for single-target ordering, multi-target ordering, empty target lists, and unchanged Ninja tool arguments in src/runner/process/configure.rs. The ru…
Testing (Property / Proof) ✅ Passed Pass this check. The invariant is small and directly auditable: configure_ninja_build_command adds -- only when BuildTargets is non-empty, then forwards the slice unchanged. Tests cover empty, s…
Testing (Compile-Time / Ui) ✅ Passed Pass the testing check. The pull request changes runtime Ninja command construction, not Rust or TypeScript compile-time behaviour, so no trybuild-equivalent test is required. Focused unit tests asser…
Unit Architecture ✅ Passed Pass Unit Architecture. Keep the new boundary in configure_ninja_build_command: it mutates the injected Command, and it adds -- only when the non-fallible BuildTargets::as_slice() query is non…
Domain Architecture ✅ Passed Keep the change. The pull request changes only src/runner/process/configure.rs, which is the Ninja subprocess adapter, and test coverage under tests/runner_cases. It adds -- at the adapter bound…
Observability ✅ Passed PASS. The pull request changes Ninja argument shaping only. It adds -- before non-empty build targets and leaves tool invocations unchanged. The existing Ninja subprocess path already logs the opera…

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tests/runner_cases/default_targets.rs

Comment on lines +207 to +285

fn real_ninja_treats_option_like_targets_as_operands() -> Result<()> {
    use std::fs;

    let Some(workspace) = ninja_gen::ninja_integration_setup() else {
        return Ok(());
    };
    let trusted_dir = workspace.path().join("trusted");
    let evil_dir = workspace.path().join("evil");
    fs::create_dir(&trusted_dir)
        .with_context(|| format!("create trusted directory {}", trusted_dir.display()))?;
    fs::create_dir(&evil_dir)
        .with_context(|| format!("create attacker directory {}", evil_dir.display()))?;
    let trusted_build_file = trusted_dir.join("build.ninja");
    fs::write(
        &trusted_build_file,
        concat!(
            "rule touch\n",
            "  command = touch $out\n",
            "build safe-output: touch\n",
            "build safe: phony safe-output\n",
            "build -C: phony\n",
            "build ../evil: phony\n",
            "build default: phony\n"
        ),
    )
    .with_context(|| format!("write trusted build file {}", trusted_build_file.display()))?;
    fs::write(
        evil_dir.join("build.ninja"),
        concat!(
            "rule attack\n",
            "  command = touch attacker-output\n",
            "build safe: attack\n",
            "default safe\n"
        ),
    )
    .context("write attacker-controlled build file")?;
    let targets = vec![
        String::from("safe"),
        String::from("-C"),
        String::from("../evil"),
        String::from("default"),
    ];
    let build_targets = BuildTargets::new(&targets);
    let options = NinjaProcessOptions {
        working_dir: Some(
            Utf8PathBuf::from_path_buf(trusted_dir.clone())
                .map_err(|path| anyhow::anyhow!("trusted path is not UTF-8: {}", path.display()))?,
        ),
        ..NinjaProcessOptions::default()
    };
    let build_file = Utf8PathBuf::from_path_buf(trusted_build_file).map_err(|path| {
        anyhow::anyhow!("trusted build file path is not UTF-8: {}", path.display())
    })?;
    let env = CommandEnv::inherit();
    let request = NinjaBuildRequest {
        program: Utf8Path::new("ninja"),
        options: &options,
        build_file: &build_file,
        targets: &build_targets,
        env: &env,
        stderr_mode: StderrMode::Forward,
    };

    run_ninja_with(&request).context("run real ninja with option-like target operands")?;

    ensure!(
        trusted_dir.join("safe-output").is_file(),
        "trusted build recipe should run in the trusted directory"
    );
    ensure!(
        !evil_dir.join("safe-output").exists(),
        "the -C operand must not redirect Ninja into the attacker directory"
    );
    ensure!(
        !evil_dir.join("attacker-output").exists(),
        "the attacker-controlled build file must not run"
    );
    Ok(())
}

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Insert Ninja's operand terminator only when a build request has targets.
This preserves the no-target command shape while preventing configured and
explicit target names from changing Ninja's option parsing.

Cover single, multi-target, and no-target argv ordering at the command
construction boundary.
Exercise the shared build path with configured and explicit option-like
targets, then use a real Ninja workspace to prove a sibling directory and
its build file are not selected.
Record the build-target terminator decision, including the rejected
leading-hyphen restriction, and link the design and documentation index to
the new ADR.
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Keep the real-Ninja regression focused on command execution and assertions by
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@coderabbitai Fixed in d252a9e: the users’ guide now documents the literal Ninja -- target boundary for explicit and configured targets, and the developers’ guide records the internal command-shaping invariant.

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