[BUG] Server Host Configuration Not Validated

[EnthusiasticTech]

Project

vgrep

Description

In config.rs, server_host accepts any string without validation. Users can set invalid hostnames, IPs with ports embedded, URLs, or malformed addresses that will fail at runtime.

Error Message

Debug Logs

System Information

Bounty Version: 0.1.0
OS: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
CPU: AMD EPYC-Genoa Processor (8 cores)
RAM: 15 GB

Screenshots

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Steps to Reproduce

1. Run vgrep config set server-host "http://localhost:8080"
2. Or vgrep config set server-host "not a valid host!!!"
3. Run vgrep serve
4. Server fails with confusing error message

Expected Behavior

Configuration validates hostname/IP format and rejects invalid values

Actual Behavior

Any string accepted, runtime failure with unclear error

Additional Context

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[echobt]

Issue validated. The reported problem has been confirmed in the codebase. A Pull Request with the fix has been submitted: CortexLM/vgrep#57.