limit attestation subject count (#53)

Signed-off-by: Brian DeHamer <[email protected]>

README.md

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ See [action.yml](action.yml)
   with:
     # Path to the artifact serving as the subject of the attestation. Must
     # specify exactly one of "subject-path" or "subject-digest". May contain
-    # a glob pattern or list of paths.
+    # a glob pattern or list of paths (total subject count cannot exceed 64).
     subject-path:
 
     # SHA256 digest of the subject for the attestation. Must be in the form

__tests__/main.test.ts

@@ -5,12 +5,14 @@
  * Specifically, the inputs listed in `action.yml` should be set as environment
  * variables following the pattern `INPUT_<INPUT_NAME>`.
  */
-
 import * as core from '@actions/core'
 import * as github from '@actions/github'
 import { mockFulcio, mockRekor, mockTSA } from '@sigstore/mock'
 import * as oci from '@sigstore/oci'
+import fs from 'fs/promises'
 import nock from 'nock'
+import os from 'os'
+import path from 'path'
 import { MockAgent, setGlobalDispatcher } from 'undici'
 import { SEARCH_PUBLIC_GOOD_URL } from '../src/endpoints'
 import * as main from '../src/main'
@@ -286,6 +288,52 @@ describe('action', () => {
       expect(setFailedMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
     })
   })
+
+  describe('when too many subjects are specified', () => {
+    let dir = ''
+
+    beforeEach(async () => {
+      const filename = 'subject'
+      const content = 'file content'
+
+      // Set-up temp directory
+      const tmpDir = await fs.realpath(os.tmpdir())
+      dir = await fs.mkdtemp(tmpDir + path.sep)
+
+      // Add files for glob testing
+      for (let i = 0; i < 65; i++) {
+        await fs.writeFile(path.join(dir, `${filename}-${i}`), content)
+      }
+
+      // Set the GH context with private repository visibility and a repo owner.
+      setGHContext({
+        payload: { repository: { visibility: 'private' } },
+        repo: { owner: 'foo', repo: 'bar' }
+      })
+
+      // Mock the action's inputs
+      getInputMock.mockImplementation(
+        mockInput({
+          predicate: '{}',
+          'subject-path': path.join(dir, `${filename}-*`)
+        })
+      )
+    })
+
+    afterEach(async () => {
+      // Clean-up temp directory
+      await fs.rm(dir, { recursive: true })
+    })
+
+    it('sets a failed status', async () => {
+      await main.run()
+
+      expect(runMock).toHaveReturned()
+      expect(setFailedMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        'Too many subjects specified. The maximum number of subjects is 64.'
+      )
+    })
+  })
 })
 
 function mockInput(inputs: Record<string, string>): typeof core.getInput {

action.yml

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ inputs:
     description: >
       Path to the artifact serving as the subject of the attestation. Must
       specify exactly one of "subject-path" or "subject-digest". May contain a
-      glob pattern or list of paths.
+      glob pattern or list of paths (total subject count cannot exceed 64).
     required: false
   subject-digest:
     description: >

dist/index.js

@@ -79644,6 +79644,7 @@ const subject_1 = __nccwpck_require__(95206);
 const COLOR_CYAN = '\x1B[36m';
 const COLOR_DEFAULT = '\x1B[39m';
 const ATTESTATION_FILE_NAME = 'attestation.jsonl';
+const MAX_SUBJECT_COUNT = 64;
 /**
  * The main function for the action.
  * @returns {Promise<void>} Resolves when the action is complete.
@@ -79661,8 +79662,11 @@ async function run() {
         if (!process.env.ACTIONS_ID_TOKEN_REQUEST_URL) {
             throw new Error('missing "id-token" permission. Please add "permissions: id-token: write" to your workflow.');
         }
-        // Calculate subject from inputs and generate provenance
+        // Gather list of subjets
         const subjects = await (0, subject_1.subjectFromInputs)();
+        if (subjects.length > MAX_SUBJECT_COUNT) {
+            throw new Error(`Too many subjects specified. The maximum number of subjects is ${MAX_SUBJECT_COUNT}.`);
+        }
         const predicate = (0, predicate_1.predicateFromInputs)();
         const outputPath = path_1.default.join(tempDir(), ATTESTATION_FILE_NAME);
         // Generate attestations for each subject serially

src/main.ts

@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ const COLOR_CYAN = '\x1B[36m'
 const COLOR_DEFAULT = '\x1B[39m'
 const ATTESTATION_FILE_NAME = 'attestation.jsonl'
 
+const MAX_SUBJECT_COUNT = 64
+
 /**
  * The main function for the action.
  * @returns {Promise<void>} Resolves when the action is complete.
@@ -38,8 +40,14 @@ export async function run(): Promise<void> {
       )
     }
 
-    // Calculate subject from inputs and generate provenance
+    // Gather list of subjets
     const subjects = await subjectFromInputs()
+    if (subjects.length > MAX_SUBJECT_COUNT) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `Too many subjects specified. The maximum number of subjects is ${MAX_SUBJECT_COUNT}.`
+      )
+    }
+
     const predicate = predicateFromInputs()
     const outputPath = path.join(tempDir(), ATTESTATION_FILE_NAME)