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Copilot AI commented Nov 17, 2025

Summary

If merged this pull request will add a --allow-gpl command line option to surfactant plugin update-db for controlling GPL license acceptance during database updates, and implement a runtime override feature in ConfigManager for command-line options to take precedence over config file settings.

Proposed changes

Flag behavior:

  • --allow-gpl (bare flag): Accept GPL for this invocation only, no config change
  • --allow-gpl=always: Permanently accept GPL, update stored config
  • --allow-gpl=never: Permanently reject GPL, update stored config

ConfigManager enhancements (new feature):

  • Added runtime override system allowing command-line options to temporarily override config file values without persisting them
  • Added public methods: set_runtime_override(), clear_runtime_override(), clear_all_runtime_overrides(), has_runtime_overrides()
  • Modified get() to check runtime overrides first before config file values

Implementation:

  • Modified plugin_update_db_cmd in surfactant/cmd/plugin.py to handle the flag and use runtime overrides
  • Refactored check_gpl_acceptance() in surfactant/database_manager/utils.py to reduce complexity
  • Added comprehensive tests in tests/cmd/test_plugin.py
  • All linting issues resolved (pylint 10.00/10 on modified files)

Example usage:

# One-time acceptance without changing stored preference
surfactant plugin update-db native_lib_file --allow-gpl

# Permanently allow GPL databases
surfactant plugin update-db --all --allow-gpl=always

# Permanently block GPL databases
surfactant plugin update-db --all --allow-gpl=never

Testing:

  • ✅ All 7 new tests passing
  • ✅ All 90 existing tests passing (4 skipped)
  • ✅ No security vulnerabilities (CodeQL scan clean)
  • ✅ Manual testing confirms all three flag modes work correctly
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For this branch, give me the set of changes I need to make to add a command line option for the db update subcommand called --allow-gpl to give automatic permission to accept any gpl license checks when running Surfactant from the command line... when present the flag should allow it for that instance of the flag, if it is absent then it should have no effect, if --allow-gpl=always or --allow-gpl=never it should update the stored config setting to reflect that choice by the user


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Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] Add --allow-gpl option for db update subcommand Add --allow-gpl flag to plugin update-db command Nov 17, 2025
Copilot AI requested a review from nightlark November 17, 2025 21:50
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@copilot I feel like you're abusing the config manager... I like the idea of adding some form of "overlay" of runtime override values to it though, since those could then be used for settings from command line options taking precedence over what is saved in the config file, without ever affecting the saved config file. I'm leaning towards take a stab at adding that sort of feature to the config manager. My thought is something like an extra dict that gets checked first to see if a value was set that should take precedence over what was loading from the config file.

There are also errors from pre-commit about you accessing config manager functions that shouldn't be accessed externally.
************* Module plugin
surfactant/cmd/plugin.py:219:50: E1135: Value 'runtime_section' doesn't support membership test (unsupported-membership-test)
surfactant/cmd/plugin.py:220:20: E1138: 'runtime_section' does not support item deletion (unsupported-delete-operation)
surfactant/cmd/plugin.py:221:16: W0212: Access to a protected member _save_config of a client class (protected-access)
************* Module surfactant.database_manager.utils
surfactant/database_manager/utils.py:245:11: W0718: Catching too general exception Exception (broad-exception-caught)
surfactant/database_manager/utils.py:219:0: R0911: Too many return statements (10/6) (too-many-return-statements)

- Added _runtime_overrides dict to ConfigManager for non-persisted runtime values
- Added set_runtime_override(), clear_runtime_override(), and clear_all_runtime_overrides() methods
- Modified get() to check runtime overrides before config file values
- Updated plugin_update_db_cmd to use runtime overrides instead of abusing config manager
- Refactored check_gpl_acceptance to reduce return statements and remove broad exception catching
- Updated tests to use new runtime override methods
- All linting issues from pre-commit hooks are now resolved

Co-authored-by: nightlark <[email protected]>
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Copilot AI commented Nov 19, 2025

@copilot I feel like you're abusing the config manager... I like the idea of adding some form of "overlay" of runtime override values to it though, since those could then be used for settings from com...

I've implemented the runtime override feature you suggested. Changes in commit bf463db:

ConfigManager enhancements:

  • Added _runtime_overrides dict for temporary values that take precedence over config file
  • Added set_runtime_override(), clear_runtime_override(), and clear_all_runtime_overrides() methods
  • Modified get() to check runtime overrides first

Fixed linting issues:

  • Removed protected member access (_save_config())
  • Removed manual dict manipulation of config sections
  • Reduced return statements in check_gpl_acceptance() from 10 to 6
  • Changed broad Exception catch to specific (EOFError, KeyboardInterrupt)

All tests pass and pylint reports 10.00/10 for both modified files.

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@copilot some more pre-commit issues for you in your testing code to address:
************* Module tests.cmd.test_plugin
tests/cmd/test_plugin.py:25:20: W0621: Redefining name 'temp_config_dir' from outer scope (line 17) (redefined-outer-name)
tests/cmd/test_plugin.py:36:29: W0621: Redefining name 'isolated_config' from outer scope (line 25) (redefined-outer-name)
tests/cmd/test_plugin.py:59:33: W0212: Access to a protected member _runtime_overrides of a client class (protected-access)
tests/cmd/test_plugin.py:60:43: W0212: Access to a protected member _runtime_overrides of a client class (protected-access)
tests/cmd/test_plugin.py:64:31: W0621: Redefining name 'isolated_config' from outer scope (line 25) (redefined-outer-name)
tests/cmd/test_plugin.py:87:30: W0621: Redefining name 'isolated_config' from outer scope (line 25) (redefined-outer-name)
tests/cmd/test_plugin.py:112:4: C0415: Import outside toplevel (surfactant.database_manager.utils.check_gpl_acceptance) (import-outside-toplevel)
tests/cmd/test_plugin.py:134:4: C0415: Import outside toplevel (surfactant.database_manager.utils.check_gpl_acceptance) (import-outside-toplevel)
tests/cmd/test_plugin.py:156:4: C0415: Import outside toplevel (surfactant.database_manager.utils.check_gpl_acceptance) (import-outside-toplevel)
tests/cmd/test_plugin.py:176:27: W0621: Redefining name 'isolated_config' from outer scope (line 25) (redefined-outer-name)
tests/cmd/test_plugin.py:198:23: W0212: Access to a protected member _runtime_overrides of a client class (protected-access)

- Added has_runtime_overrides() public method to ConfigManager
- Moved check_gpl_acceptance import to top of test file
- Added pylint disable comments for redefined-outer-name warnings (pytest fixtures pattern)
- Replaced direct _runtime_overrides access with has_runtime_overrides() method
- All tests still passing (90 passed, 4 skipped)
- Pylint rating: 10.00/10 for test file

Co-authored-by: nightlark <[email protected]>
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Copilot AI commented Nov 19, 2025

@copilot some more pre-commit issues for you in your testing code to address:
************* Module tests.cmd.test_plugin
tests/cmd/test_plugin.py:25:20: W0621: Redefining name 'temp_config_dir' from...

Fixed all linting issues in commit fff55d3:

Changes:

  • Added has_runtime_overrides() public method to ConfigManager
  • Moved check_gpl_acceptance import to top of file (C0415)
  • Added pylint disable comments for redefined-outer-name warnings (W0621) - this is the standard pytest fixture pattern
  • Replaced _runtime_overrides access with has_runtime_overrides() method (W0212)

Pylint now reports 10.00/10 for the test file. All 90 tests still passing.

Copilot AI changed the title Add --allow-gpl flag to plugin update-db command Add --allow-gpl flag to plugin update-db command and runtime override feature to ConfigManager Nov 19, 2025
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