claude-code-action/test/permissions.test.ts
Ashwin Bhat 1dc994ee7a
Resolve actor account type before applying allowed_bots (#1330)
Move the allowed_bots check in checkHumanActor and checkWritePermissions so
it only fires after the actor has been resolved as a non-User account
(GitHub App / bot, or unresolvable app actor). Actors that resolve to a
regular User account go through the standard human/write checks regardless
of allowed_bots.

The Copilot-style path (GITHUB_ACTOR not ending in [bot] and not resolvable
as a user) is unchanged: it still falls through to the existing 404 catch,
which already consults allowed_bots once the API has reported the actor is
not a user.

Update tests to match and add coverage for the User-account path.
2026-05-19 16:30:49 -07:00

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import { describe, expect, test, spyOn, beforeEach, afterEach } from "bun:test";
import * as core from "@actions/core";
import { checkWritePermissions } from "../src/github/validation/permissions";
import type { ParsedGitHubContext } from "../src/github/context";
import { CLAUDE_APP_BOT_ID, CLAUDE_BOT_LOGIN } from "../src/github/constants";
describe("checkWritePermissions", () => {
let coreInfoSpy: any;
let coreWarningSpy: any;
let coreErrorSpy: any;
beforeEach(() => {
// Spy on core methods
coreInfoSpy = spyOn(core, "info").mockImplementation(() => {});
coreWarningSpy = spyOn(core, "warning").mockImplementation(() => {});
coreErrorSpy = spyOn(core, "error").mockImplementation(() => {});
});
afterEach(() => {
coreInfoSpy.mockRestore();
coreWarningSpy.mockRestore();
coreErrorSpy.mockRestore();
});
const createMockOctokit = (permission: string) => {
return {
repos: {
getCollaboratorPermissionLevel: async () => ({
data: { permission },
}),
},
} as any;
};
const createContext = (): ParsedGitHubContext => ({
runId: "1234567890",
eventName: "issue_comment",
eventAction: "created",
repository: {
full_name: "test-owner/test-repo",
owner: "test-owner",
repo: "test-repo",
},
actor: "test-user",
payload: {
action: "created",
issue: {
number: 1,
title: "Test Issue",
body: "Test body",
user: { login: "test-user" },
},
comment: {
id: 123,
body: "@claude test",
user: { login: "test-user" },
html_url:
"https://github.com/test-owner/test-repo/issues/1#issuecomment-123",
},
} as any,
entityNumber: 1,
isPR: false,
inputs: {
prompt: "",
triggerPhrase: "@claude",
assigneeTrigger: "",
labelTrigger: "",
branchPrefix: "claude/",
useStickyComment: false,
classifyInlineComments: true,
useCommitSigning: false,
sshSigningKey: "",
botId: String(CLAUDE_APP_BOT_ID),
botName: CLAUDE_BOT_LOGIN,
allowedBots: "",
allowedNonWriteUsers: "",
trackProgress: false,
includeFixLinks: true,
includeCommentsByActor: "",
excludeCommentsByActor: "",
},
});
test("should return true for admin permissions", async () => {
const mockOctokit = createMockOctokit("admin");
const context = createContext();
const result = await checkWritePermissions(mockOctokit, context);
expect(result).toBe(true);
expect(coreInfoSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
"Checking permissions for actor: test-user",
);
expect(coreInfoSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
"Permission level retrieved: admin",
);
expect(coreInfoSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith("Actor has write access: admin");
});
test("should return true for write permissions", async () => {
const mockOctokit = createMockOctokit("write");
const context = createContext();
const result = await checkWritePermissions(mockOctokit, context);
expect(result).toBe(true);
expect(coreInfoSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith("Actor has write access: write");
});
test("should return false for read permissions", async () => {
const mockOctokit = createMockOctokit("read");
const context = createContext();
const result = await checkWritePermissions(mockOctokit, context);
expect(result).toBe(false);
expect(coreWarningSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
"Actor has insufficient permissions: read",
);
});
test("should return false for none permissions", async () => {
const mockOctokit = createMockOctokit("none");
const context = createContext();
const result = await checkWritePermissions(mockOctokit, context);
expect(result).toBe(false);
expect(coreWarningSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
"Actor has insufficient permissions: none",
);
});
test("should return true for bot user", async () => {
const mockOctokit = createMockOctokit("none");
const context = createContext();
context.actor = "test-bot[bot]";
const result = await checkWritePermissions(mockOctokit, context);
expect(result).toBe(true);
});
test("should throw error when permission check fails", async () => {
const error = new Error("API error");
const mockOctokit = {
repos: {
getCollaboratorPermissionLevel: async () => {
throw error;
},
},
} as any;
const context = createContext();
await expect(checkWritePermissions(mockOctokit, context)).rejects.toThrow(
"Failed to check permissions for test-user: Error: API error",
);
expect(coreErrorSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
"Failed to check permissions: Error: API error",
);
});
test("should call API with correct parameters", async () => {
let capturedParams: any;
const mockOctokit = {
repos: {
getCollaboratorPermissionLevel: async (params: any) => {
capturedParams = params;
return { data: { permission: "write" } };
},
},
} as any;
const context = createContext();
await checkWritePermissions(mockOctokit, context);
expect(capturedParams).toEqual({
owner: "test-owner",
repo: "test-repo",
username: "test-user",
});
});
describe("allowed_non_write_users bypass", () => {
test("should bypass permission check for specific user when github_token provided", async () => {
const mockOctokit = createMockOctokit("read");
const context = createContext();
const result = await checkWritePermissions(
mockOctokit,
context,
"test-user,other-user",
true,
);
expect(result).toBe(true);
expect(coreWarningSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
"⚠️ SECURITY WARNING: Bypassing write permission check for test-user due to allowed_non_write_users configuration. This should only be used for workflows with very limited permissions.",
);
});
test("should bypass permission check for all users with wildcard", async () => {
const mockOctokit = createMockOctokit("read");
const context = createContext();
const result = await checkWritePermissions(
mockOctokit,
context,
"*",
true,
);
expect(result).toBe(true);
expect(coreWarningSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
"⚠️ SECURITY WARNING: Bypassing write permission check for test-user due to allowed_non_write_users='*'. This should only be used for workflows with very limited permissions.",
);
});
test("should NOT bypass permission check when user not in allowed list", async () => {
const mockOctokit = createMockOctokit("read");
const context = createContext();
const result = await checkWritePermissions(
mockOctokit,
context,
"other-user,another-user",
true,
);
expect(result).toBe(false);
expect(coreWarningSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
"Actor has insufficient permissions: read",
);
});
test("should NOT bypass permission check when github_token not provided", async () => {
const mockOctokit = createMockOctokit("read");
const context = createContext();
const result = await checkWritePermissions(
mockOctokit,
context,
"test-user",
false,
);
expect(result).toBe(false);
expect(coreWarningSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
"Actor has insufficient permissions: read",
);
});
test("should NOT bypass permission check when allowed_non_write_users is empty", async () => {
const mockOctokit = createMockOctokit("read");
const context = createContext();
const result = await checkWritePermissions(
mockOctokit,
context,
"",
true,
);
expect(result).toBe(false);
expect(coreWarningSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
"Actor has insufficient permissions: read",
);
});
test("should handle whitespace in allowed_non_write_users list", async () => {
const mockOctokit = createMockOctokit("read");
const context = createContext();
const result = await checkWritePermissions(
mockOctokit,
context,
" test-user , other-user ",
true,
);
expect(result).toBe(true);
expect(coreWarningSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
"⚠️ SECURITY WARNING: Bypassing write permission check for test-user due to allowed_non_write_users configuration. This should only be used for workflows with very limited permissions.",
);
});
test("should bypass for bot users even when allowed_non_write_users is set", async () => {
const mockOctokit = createMockOctokit("none");
const context = createContext();
context.actor = "test-bot[bot]";
const result = await checkWritePermissions(
mockOctokit,
context,
"some-user",
true,
);
expect(result).toBe(true);
expect(coreInfoSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
"Actor is a GitHub App: test-bot[bot]",
);
});
});
describe("non-[bot] actors (e.g. GitHub Copilot)", () => {
// GitHub Copilot SWE Agent sets GITHUB_ACTOR="Copilot" which doesn't
// end with [bot] and is not a valid GitHub user, so the collaborator
// permission API returns 404 with "is not a user". allowed_bots is
// applied in that catch path once the API has confirmed the actor is
// not a regular user account.
const createMockOctokitThat404s = () =>
({
repos: {
getCollaboratorPermissionLevel: async () => {
const err = new Error(
"HttpError: Copilot is not a user - https://docs.github.com/rest/collaborators/collaborators#get-repository-permissions-for-a-user",
);
(err as any).status = 404;
throw err;
},
},
}) as any;
test("should return true for non-[bot] app actor in allowed_bots", async () => {
const mockOctokit = createMockOctokitThat404s();
const context = createContext();
context.actor = "Copilot";
context.inputs.allowedBots = "copilot,cursor";
const result = await checkWritePermissions(mockOctokit, context);
expect(result).toBe(true);
expect(coreInfoSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
"Non-user actor Copilot is in allowed_bots list, granting access",
);
});
test("should return true for non-[bot] app actor when allowed_bots is '*'", async () => {
const mockOctokit = createMockOctokitThat404s();
const context = createContext();
context.actor = "Copilot";
context.inputs.allowedBots = "*";
const result = await checkWritePermissions(mockOctokit, context);
expect(result).toBe(true);
});
test("should match config entries written with the [bot] suffix", async () => {
const mockOctokit = createMockOctokitThat404s();
const context = createContext();
context.actor = "SomeNewBot";
context.inputs.allowedBots = "somenewbot[bot]";
const result = await checkWritePermissions(mockOctokit, context);
expect(result).toBe(true);
});
test("should return false for non-[bot] app actor that is not in allowed_bots", async () => {
const mockOctokit = createMockOctokitThat404s();
const context = createContext();
context.actor = "Copilot";
context.inputs.allowedBots = "cursor";
const result = await checkWritePermissions(mockOctokit, context);
expect(result).toBe(false);
expect(coreWarningSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
"Non-user actor Copilot is not in allowed_bots list. Add it to allowed_bots or use '*' to allow all bots.",
);
});
test("should return false for non-[bot] app actor with empty allowed_bots", async () => {
const mockOctokit = createMockOctokitThat404s();
const context = createContext();
context.actor = "Copilot";
context.inputs.allowedBots = "";
const result = await checkWritePermissions(mockOctokit, context);
expect(result).toBe(false);
});
test("should still throw for non-404 API errors", async () => {
const mockOctokit = {
repos: {
getCollaboratorPermissionLevel: async () => {
throw new Error("Internal Server Error");
},
},
} as any;
const context = createContext();
context.actor = "Copilot";
context.inputs.allowedBots = "";
await expect(checkWritePermissions(mockOctokit, context)).rejects.toThrow(
"Failed to check permissions for Copilot",
);
});
});
describe("allowed_bots only applies to non-user actors", () => {
// The permission endpoint resolves the actor's account type. Actors
// that resolve to a regular user account go through the standard write
// permission check; allowed_bots does not short-circuit it for them.
test("should require write permission for a user account whose name matches allowed_bots", async () => {
const mockOctokit = createMockOctokit("read");
const context = createContext();
context.actor = "renovate";
context.inputs.allowedBots = "renovate";
const result = await checkWritePermissions(mockOctokit, context);
expect(result).toBe(false);
expect(coreWarningSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
"Actor has insufficient permissions: read",
);
});
test("should require write permission for a user account when allowed_bots uses the [bot] form", async () => {
const mockOctokit = createMockOctokit("read");
const context = createContext();
context.actor = "renovate";
context.inputs.allowedBots = "renovate[bot]";
const result = await checkWritePermissions(mockOctokit, context);
expect(result).toBe(false);
});
test("should require write permission for a user account when allowed_bots is '*'", async () => {
const mockOctokit = createMockOctokit("none");
const context = createContext();
context.actor = "some-user";
context.inputs.allowedBots = "*";
const result = await checkWritePermissions(mockOctokit, context);
expect(result).toBe(false);
});
test("should still grant access for a user account with write permission", async () => {
const mockOctokit = createMockOctokit("write");
const context = createContext();
context.actor = "renovate";
context.inputs.allowedBots = "renovate";
const result = await checkWritePermissions(mockOctokit, context);
expect(result).toBe(true);
});
});
});