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#!/usr/bin/perl -w
#
# Tests for the wallet-backend dispatch code.
#
# Written by Russ Allbery <eagle@eyrie.org>
# Copyright 2018 Russ Allbery <eagle@eyrie.org>
# Copyright 2006-2014
#     The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT

use strict;
use Test::More tests => 1311;

# Create a dummy class for Wallet::Server that prints what method was called
# with its arguments and returns data for testing.
package Wallet::Server;

use vars qw($error $okay);
$error = 0;
$okay = 0;

sub error {
    if ($okay) {
        $okay = 0;
        return;
    } else {
        $error++;
        return "error count $error";
    }
}

sub new     { shift; print "new @_\n"; return bless ({}, 'Wallet::Server') }
sub create  { shift; print "create @_\n"; ($_[0] eq 'error') ? undef : 1 }
sub destroy { shift; print "destroy @_\n"; ($_[0] eq 'error') ? undef : 1 }
sub store   { shift; print "store @_\n"; ($_[0] eq 'error') ? undef : 1 }

sub acl_add
    { shift; print "acl_add @_\n"; ($_[0] eq 'error') ? undef : 1 }
sub acl_create
    { shift; print "acl_create @_\n"; ($_[0] eq 'error') ? undef : 1 }
sub acl_destroy
    { shift; print "acl_destroy @_\n"; ($_[0] eq 'error') ? undef : 1 }
sub acl_remove
    { shift; print "acl_remove @_\n"; ($_[0] eq 'error') ? undef : 1 }
sub acl_rename
    { shift; print "acl_rename @_\n"; ($_[0] eq 'error') ? undef : 1 }

sub acl_check {
    shift;
    print "acl_check @_\n";
    if ($_[0] eq 'error') {
        return;
    } elsif ($_[0] eq 'unknown') {
        return 0;
    } else {
        return 1;
    }
}

sub acl_history {
    shift;
    print "acl_history @_\n";
    return if $_[0] eq 'error';
    return 'acl_history';
}

sub acl_show {
    shift;
    print "acl_show @_\n";
    return if $_[0] eq 'error';
    return 'acl_show';
}

sub flag_clear
    { shift; print "flag_clear @_\n"; ($_[0] eq 'error') ? undef : 1 }
sub flag_set
    { shift; print "flag_set @_\n"; ($_[0] eq 'error') ? undef : 1 }

sub acl {
    shift;
    print "acl @_\n";
    if ($_[0] eq 'error') {
        return;
    } elsif ($_[1] eq 'empty') {
        $okay = 1;
        return;
    } else {
        return 'acl';
    }
}

sub attr {
    shift;
    print "attr @_\n";
    if ($_[0] eq 'error') {
        return;
    } elsif ($_[1] eq 'empty') {
        $okay = 1;
        return;
    } elsif (@_ == 3) {
        return ('attr1', 'attr2');
    } else {
        return 'attr';
    }
}

sub autocreate {
    shift;
    print "autocreate @_\n";
    return ($_[0] eq 'error') ? undef : 1
}

sub check {
    shift;
    print "check @_\n";
    if ($_[0] eq 'error') {
        return;
    } elsif ($_[1] eq 'empty') {
        return 0;
    } else {
        return 1;
    }
}

sub comment {
    shift;
    print "comment @_\n";
    if ($_[0] eq 'error') {
        return;
    } elsif ($_[1] eq 'empty') {
        $okay = 1;
        return;
    } else {
        return 'comment';
    }
}

sub expires {
    shift;
    print "expires @_\n";
    if ($_[0] eq 'error') {
        return;
    } elsif ($_[1] eq 'empty') {
        $okay = 1;
        return;
    } else {
        return 'expires';
    }
}

sub get {
    shift;
    print "get @_\n";
    return if $_[0] eq 'error';
    return 'get';
}

sub history {
    shift;
    print "history @_\n";
    return if $_[0] eq 'error';
    return 'history';
}

sub owner {
    shift;
    print "owner @_\n";
    if ($_[0] eq 'error') {
        return;
    } elsif ($_[1] eq 'empty') {
        $okay = 1;
        return;
    } else {
        return 'owner';
    }
}

sub show {
    shift;
    print "show @_\n";
    return if $_[0] eq 'error';
    return 'show';
}

# Back to the main package and the actual test suite.  Lie about whether the
# Wallet::Server package has already been loaded.
package main;
$INC{'Wallet/Server.pm'} = 'FAKE';
my $OUTPUT;
our $SYSLOG = \$OUTPUT;
my $INPUT = '';
do "$ENV{C_TAP_BUILD}/../server/wallet-backend";

# Run the wallet backend.  This fun hack takes advantage of the fact that the
# wallet backend is written in Perl so that we can substitute our own
# Wallet::Server class.
sub run_backend {
    my (@args) = @_;
    my $result = '';
    open (OUTPUT, '>', \$result) or die "cannot create output string: $!\n";
    select OUTPUT;
    close STDIN;
    open (STDIN, '<', \$INPUT) or die "cannot change stdin: $!\n";
    local $| = 1;
    eval { command (@args) };
    my $error = $@;
    select STDOUT;
    return ($result, $error);
}

# Now for the actual tests.  First, check for lack of trace information.
my ($out, $err) = run_backend;
is ($err, "REMOTE_USER not set\n", 'REMOTE_USER required');
is ($OUTPUT, "error: REMOTE_USER not set\n", ' and syslog correct');
$ENV{REMOTE_USER} = 'admin';
($out, $err) = run_backend;
is ($err, "neither REMOTE_HOST nor REMOTE_ADDR set\n",
    'REMOTE_HOST or _ADDR required');
is ($OUTPUT, "error for admin: neither REMOTE_HOST nor REMOTE_ADDR set\n",
    ' and syslog correct');
$ENV{REMOTE_ADDR} = '1.2.3.4';
my $new = 'new admin 1.2.3.4';

# Check unknown commands.
($out, $err) = run_backend ('foo');
is ($err, "unknown command foo\n", 'Unknown command');
is ($OUTPUT, "error for admin (1.2.3.4): unknown command foo\n",
    ' and syslog correct');
is ($out, "$new\n", ' and nothing ran');
($out, $err) = run_backend ('acl', 'foo');
is ($err, "unknown command acl foo\n", 'Unknown ACL command');
is ($OUTPUT, "error for admin (1.2.3.4): unknown command acl foo\n",
    ' and syslog correct');
is ($out, "$new\n", ' and nothing ran');
($out, $err) = run_backend ('flag', 'foo', 'service', 'foo', 'foo');
is ($err, "unknown command flag foo\n", 'Unknown flag command');
is ($OUTPUT, "error for admin (1.2.3.4): unknown command flag foo\n",
    ' and syslog correct');
is ($out, "$new\n", ' and nothing ran');

# Check too few, too many, and bad arguments for every command.
my %commands = (autocreate => [2, 2],
                check      => [2, 2],
                comment    => [2, 3],
                create     => [2, 2],
                destroy    => [2, 2],
                expires    => [2, 3],
                get        => [2, 2],
                getacl     => [3, 3],
                getattr    => [3, 3],
                history    => [2, 2],
                owner      => [2, 3],
                setacl     => [4, 4],
                setattr    => [4, 9],
                show       => [2, 2],
                store      => [2, 3]);
my %acl_commands = (add     => [3, 3],
                    check   => [1, 1],
                    create  => [1, 1],
                    destroy => [1, 1],
                    history => [1, 1],
                    remove  => [3, 3],
                    rename  => [2, 2],
                    show    => [1, 1]);
my %flag_commands = (clear => [3, 3],
                     set   => [3, 3]);
for my $command (sort keys %commands) {
    my ($min, $max) = @{ $commands{$command} };
    ($out, $err) = run_backend ($command, ('foo') x ($min - 1));
    is ($err, "insufficient arguments\n", "Too few arguments for $command");
    is ($OUTPUT, "error for admin (1.2.3.4): insufficient arguments\n",
        ' and syslog correct');
    is ($out, "$new\n", ' and nothing ran');
    unless ($max >= 9) {
        ($out, $err) = run_backend ($command, ('foo') x ($max + 1));
        is ($err, "too many arguments\n", "Too many arguments for $command");
        is ($OUTPUT, "error for admin (1.2.3.4): too many arguments\n",
            ' and syslog correct');
        is ($out, "$new\n", ' and nothing ran');
    }
    my @base = ('foobar') x $max;
    for my $arg (0 .. ($max - 1)) {
        my @args = @base;
        $args[$arg] = 'foo;bar';
        ($out, $err) = run_backend ($command, @args);
        if (($command eq 'store' or $command eq 'comment') and $arg == 2) {
            is ($err, '', 'Store and comment allow any characters');
            if ($command eq 'store') {
                is ($OUTPUT, "command $command @args[0,1] from admin"
                      . " (1.2.3.4) succeeded\n", ' and success logged');
            } else {
                is ($OUTPUT, "command $command @args from admin"
                      . " (1.2.3.4) succeeded\n", ' and success logged');
            }
            is ($out, "$new\n$command foobar foobar foo;bar\n",
                ' and calls the right method');
        } else {
            is ($err, "invalid characters in argument: foo;bar\n",
                "Invalid arguments for $command $arg");
            is ($OUTPUT, "error for admin (1.2.3.4): invalid characters in"
                . " argument: foo;bar\n", ' and syslog correct');
            is ($out, "$new\n", ' and nothing ran');
        }
    }
}
for my $command (sort keys %acl_commands) {
    my ($min, $max) = @{ $acl_commands{$command} };
    ($out, $err) = run_backend ('acl', $command, ('foo') x ($min - 1));
    is ($err, "insufficient arguments\n",
        "Too few arguments for acl $command");
    is ($OUTPUT, "error for admin (1.2.3.4): insufficient arguments\n",
        ' and syslog correct');
    is ($out, "$new\n", ' and nothing ran');
    ($out, $err) = run_backend ('acl', $command, ('foo') x ($max + 1));
    is ($err, "too many arguments\n", "Too many arguments for acl $command");
    is ($OUTPUT, "error for admin (1.2.3.4): too many arguments\n",
        ' and syslog correct');
    is ($out, "$new\n", ' and nothing ran');
    my @base = ('foobar') x $max;
    for my $arg (0 .. ($max - 1)) {
        my @args = @base;
        $args[$arg] = 'foo;bar';
        ($out, $err) = run_backend ('acl', $command, @args);
        if (($command eq 'add' or $command eq 'remove') and $arg == 2) {
            is ($err, '', 'Add/remove allows any characters');
            is ($OUTPUT, "command acl $command @args[0..2] from admin"
                . " (1.2.3.4) succeeded\n", ' and success logged');
            is ($out, "$new\nacl_$command @args[0..2]\n",
                ' and calls the right method');
        } else {
            is ($err, "invalid characters in argument: foo;bar\n",
                "Invalid arguments for acl $command $arg");
            is ($OUTPUT, "error for admin (1.2.3.4): invalid characters in"
                . " argument: foo;bar\n", ' and syslog correct');
            is ($out, "$new\n", ' and nothing ran');
        }
    }
}
for my $command (sort keys %flag_commands) {
    my ($min, $max) = @{ $flag_commands{$command} };
    ($out, $err) = run_backend ('flag', $command, ('foo') x ($min - 1));
    is ($err, "insufficient arguments\n",
        "Too few arguments for flag $command");
    is ($OUTPUT, "error for admin (1.2.3.4): insufficient arguments\n",
        ' and syslog correct');
    is ($out, "$new\n", ' and nothing ran');
    ($out, $err) = run_backend ('flag', $command, ('foo') x ($max + 1));
    is ($err, "too many arguments\n", "Too many arguments for flag $command");
    is ($OUTPUT, "error for admin (1.2.3.4): too many arguments\n",
        ' and syslog correct');
    is ($out, "$new\n", ' and nothing ran');
    my @base = ('foobar') x $max;
    for my $arg (0 .. ($max - 1)) {
        my @args = @base;
        $args[$arg] = 'foo;bar';
        ($out, $err) = run_backend ('flag', $command, @args);
        is ($err, "invalid characters in argument: foo;bar\n",
            "Invalid arguments for flag $command $arg");
        is ($OUTPUT, "error for admin (1.2.3.4): invalid characters in"
            . " argument: foo;bar\n", ' and syslog correct');
        is ($out, "$new\n", ' and nothing ran');
    }
}

# Now, test that we ran the right functions and passed the correct arguments.
my $error = 1;
for my $command (qw/autocreate create destroy setacl setattr store/) {
    my $method = { setacl => 'acl', setattr => 'attr' }->{$command};
    $method ||= $command;
    my @extra = ('foo') x ($commands{$command}[0] - 2);
    my $extra = @extra ? join (' ', '', @extra) : '';
    $extra = ' ' if $command eq 'store';
    ($out, $err) = run_backend ($command, 'type', 'name', @extra);
    my $ran;
    if ($command eq 'store') {
        $ran = "$command type name";
    } else {
        $ran = "$command type name" . (@extra ? " @extra" : '');
    }
    is ($err, '', "Command $command ran with no errors");
    is ($OUTPUT, "command $ran from admin (1.2.3.4) succeeded\n",
        ' and success logged');
    is ($out, "$new\n$method type name$extra\n",
        ' and ran the right method');
    ($out, $err) = run_backend ($command, 'error', 'name', @extra);
    if ($command eq 'store') {
        $ran = "$command error name";
    } else {
        $ran = "$command error name" . (@extra ? " @extra" : '');
    }
    is ($err, "error count $error\n", "Command $command ran with errors");
    is ($OUTPUT, "command $ran from admin (1.2.3.4) failed: error count"
        . " $error\n", ' and syslog correct');
    is ($out, "$new\n$method error name$extra\n",
        ' and ran the right method');
    $error++;
}
for my $command (qw/check comment expires get getacl getattr history owner
                    show/) {
    my $method = { getacl => 'acl', getattr => 'attr' }->{$command};
    $method ||= $command;
    my @extra = ('foo') x ($commands{$command}[0] - 2);
    my $extra = @extra ? join (' ', '', @extra) : '';
    ($out, $err) = run_backend ($command, 'type', 'name', @extra);
    my $ran = "$command type name" . (@extra ? " @extra" : '');
    is ($err, '', "Command $command ran with no errors");
    is ($OUTPUT, "command $ran from admin (1.2.3.4) succeeded\n",
        ' and success logged');
    if ($command eq 'getattr') {
        is ($out, "$new\n$method type name$extra\nattr1\nattr2\n",
            ' and ran the right method with output');
    } elsif ($command eq 'check') {
        is ($out, "$new\n$method type name$extra\nyes\n",
            ' and ran the right method with output');
    } else {
        my $newline = ($command =~ /^(get|history|show)\z/) ? '' : "\n";
        is ($out, "$new\n$method type name$extra\n$method$newline",
            ' and ran the right method with output');
    }
    if ($command eq 'expires' or $command eq 'owner'
        or $command eq 'comment') {
        ($out, $err) = run_backend ($command, 'type', 'name', @extra, 'foo');
        my $ran = "$command type name" . (@extra ? " @extra" : '') . ' foo';
        is ($err, '', "Command $command ran with no errors (setting)");
        is ($OUTPUT, "command $ran from admin (1.2.3.4) succeeded\n",
            ' and success logged');
        is ($out, "$new\n$method type name$extra foo\n",
            ' and ran the right method');
    }
    if ($command eq 'expires' or $command eq 'getacl'
        or $command eq 'owner' or $command eq 'comment') {
        ($out, $err) = run_backend ($command, 'type', 'empty', @extra);
        my $ran = "$command type empty" . (@extra ? " @extra" : '');
        is ($err, '', "Command $command ran with no errors (empty)");
        is ($OUTPUT, "command $ran from admin (1.2.3.4) succeeded\n",
            ' and success logged');
        my $desc;
        if    ($command eq 'comment') { $desc = 'comment' }
        elsif ($command eq 'expires') { $desc = 'expiration' }
        elsif ($command eq 'getacl')  { $desc = 'ACL' }
        elsif ($command eq 'owner')   { $desc = 'owner' }
        is ($out, "$new\n$method type empty$extra\nNo $desc set\n",
            ' and ran the right method with output');
        $error++;
    } elsif ($command eq 'getattr') {
        ($out, $err) = run_backend ($command, 'type', 'empty', @extra);
        my $ran = "$command type empty" . (@extra ? " @extra" : '');
        is ($err, '', "Command $command ran with no errors (empty)");
        is ($OUTPUT, "command $ran from admin (1.2.3.4) succeeded\n",
            ' and success logged');
        is ($out, "$new\n$method type empty$extra\n",
            ' and ran the right method with output');
        $error++;
    } elsif ($command eq 'check') {
        ($out, $err) = run_backend ($command, 'type', 'empty', @extra);
        my $ran = "$command type empty" . (@extra ? " @extra" : '');
        is ($err, '', "Command $command ran with no errors (empty)");
        is ($OUTPUT, "command $ran from admin (1.2.3.4) succeeded\n",
            ' and success logged');
        is ($out, "$new\n$method type empty$extra\nno\n",
            ' and ran the right method with output');
    }
    ($out, $err) = run_backend ($command, 'error', 'name', @extra);
    $ran = "$command error name" . (@extra ? " @extra" : '');
    is ($err, "error count $error\n", "Command $command ran with errors");
    is ($OUTPUT, "command $ran from admin (1.2.3.4) failed: error count"
        . " $error\n", ' and syslog correct');
    is ($out, "$new\n$method error name$extra\n",
        ' and ran the right method');
    $error++;
}
for my $command (sort keys %acl_commands) {
    my @extra = ('foo') x ($acl_commands{$command}[0] - 1);
    my $extra = @extra ? join (' ', '', @extra) : '';
    ($out, $err) = run_backend ('acl', $command, 'name', @extra);
    my $ran = "acl $command name" . (@extra ? " @extra" : '');
    is ($err, '', "Command acl $command ran with no errors");
    is ($OUTPUT, "command $ran from admin (1.2.3.4) succeeded\n",
        ' and success logged');
    my $expected;
    if ($command eq 'check') {
        $expected = "$new\nacl_$command name$extra\nyes\n";
    } elsif ($command eq 'show') {
        $expected = "$new\nacl_$command name$extra\nacl_show";
    } elsif ($command eq 'history') {
        $expected = "$new\nacl_$command name$extra\nacl_history";
    } else {
        $expected = "$new\nacl_$command name$extra\n";
    }
    is ($out, $expected, ' and ran the right method');
    ($out, $err) = run_backend ('acl', $command, 'error', @extra);
    $ran = "acl $command error" . (@extra ? " @extra" : '');
    is ($err, "error count $error\n", "Command acl $command ran with errors");
    is ($OUTPUT, "command $ran from admin (1.2.3.4) failed: error count"
        . " $error\n", ' and syslog correct');
    is ($out, "$new\nacl_$command error$extra\n",
        ' and ran the right method');
    $error++;
    if ($command eq 'check') {
        ($out, $err) = run_backend ('acl', $command, 'unknown');
        my $ran = "acl $command unknown";
        is ($err, '', "Command $command ran with no errors (unknown)");
        is ($OUTPUT, "command $ran from admin (1.2.3.4) succeeded\n",
            ' and success logged');
        is ($out, "$new\nacl_$command unknown\nno\n",
            ' and ran the right method with output');
    }
}
for my $command (sort keys %flag_commands) {
    my @extra = ('foo') x ($flag_commands{$command}[0] - 2);
    my $extra = @extra ? join (' ', '', @extra) : '';
    ($out, $err) = run_backend ('flag', $command, 'type', 'name', @extra);
    my $ran = "flag $command type name" . (@extra ? " @extra" : '');
    is ($err, '', "Command flag $command ran with no errors");
    is ($OUTPUT, "command $ran from admin (1.2.3.4) succeeded\n",
        ' and success logged');
    is ($out, "$new\nflag_$command type name$extra\n",
        ' and ran the right method');
    ($out, $err) = run_backend ('flag', $command, 'error', 'name', @extra);
    $ran = "flag $command error name" . (@extra ? " @extra" : '');
    is ($err, "error count $error\n",
        "Command flag $command ran with errors");
    is ($OUTPUT, "command $ran from admin (1.2.3.4) failed: error count"
        . " $error\n", ' and syslog correct');
    is ($out, "$new\nflag_$command error name$extra\n",
        ' and ran the right method');
    $error++;
}

# Special check for store allowing nul characters on standard input.
$INPUT = "Some data\000with a nul character";
($out, $err) = run_backend ('store', 'type', 'name');
is ($err, '', 'store with nul data ran with no errors');
is ($OUTPUT, "command store type name from admin (1.2.3.4) succeeded\n",
    ' and success logged');
is ($out, "$new\nstore type name $INPUT\n",
    ' and ran the right method');
$INPUT = '';
($out, $err) = run_backend ('store', 'type', 'name');
is ($err, '', 'store with empty stdin data ran with no errors');
is ($OUTPUT, "command store type name from admin (1.2.3.4) succeeded\n",
    ' and success logged');
is ($out, "$new\nstore type name \n",
    ' and ran the right method');

# Almost done.  All that remains is to test the robustness of the bad
# character checks against every possible character and test permitting the
# empty argument.
($out, $err) = run_backend ('show', 'type', '');
is ($err, '', 'Allowed the empty argument');
is ($OUTPUT, "command show type  from admin (1.2.3.4) succeeded\n",
    ' and success logged');
my $ok = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789_/.@-';
($out, $err) = run_backend ('show', 'type', $ok);
is ($err, '', 'Allowed all valid characters');
is ($OUTPUT, "command show type $ok from admin (1.2.3.4) succeeded\n",
    ' and success logged');
is ($out, "$new\nshow type $ok\nshow", ' and returned the right output');
for my $n (0 .. 255) {
    my $c = chr ($n);
    my $name = $ok . $c;
    ($out, $err) = run_backend ('show', 'type', $name);
    if (index ($ok, $c) == -1) {
        is ($err, "invalid characters in argument: $name\n",
            "Rejected invalid character $n");
        my $stripped = $name;
        $stripped =~ s/[^\x20-\x7e]/_/g;
        is ($OUTPUT, "error for admin (1.2.3.4): invalid characters in"
            . " argument: $stripped\n", ' and syslog correct');
        is ($out, "$new\n", ' and did nothing');
    } else {
        is ($err, '', "Accepted valid character $n");
        is ($OUTPUT, "command show type $name from admin (1.2.3.4)"
            . " succeeded\n", ' and success logged');
        is ($out, "$new\nshow type $name\nshow", ' and ran the method');
    }
}