From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To: git@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>,
Junio Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Subject: [PATCH v5 5/7] sideband: offer to configure sanitizing on a per-URL basis
Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2026 15:34:50 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260305233452.3727126-6-gitster@pobox.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260305233452.3727126-1-gitster@pobox.com>
From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
The main objection against sanitizing the sideband that was raised
during the review of the sideband sanitizing patches, first on the
git-security mailing list, then on the public mailing list, was that
there are some setups where server-side `pre-receive` hooks want to
error out, giving colorful messages to the users on the client side (if
they are not redirecting the output into a file, that is).
To avoid breaking such setups, the default chosen by the sideband
sanitizing patches is to pass through ANSI color sequences.
Still, there might be some use case out there where that is not enough.
Therefore the `sideband.allowControlCharacters` config setting allows
for configuring levels of sanitizing.
As Junio Hamano pointed out, to keep users safe by default, we need to
be able to scope this to some servers because while a user may trust
their company's Git server, the same might not apply to other Git
servers.
To allow for this, let's imitate the way `http.<url>.*` offers
to scope config settings to certain URLs, by letting users
override the `sideband.allowControlCharacters` setting via
`sideband.<url>.allowControlCharacters`.
Suggested-by: Junio Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
---
Documentation/config/sideband.adoc | 4 ++
sideband.c | 81 ++++++++++++++++++++---------
sideband.h | 14 +++++
t/t5409-colorize-remote-messages.sh | 24 +++++++++
transport.c | 3 ++
5 files changed, 102 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/config/sideband.adoc b/Documentation/config/sideband.adoc
index 2bf0426284..32088bbf2f 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/sideband.adoc
+++ b/Documentation/config/sideband.adoc
@@ -22,3 +22,7 @@ sideband.allowControlCharacters::
`true`::
Allow all control characters to be sent to the terminal.
--
+
+sideband.<url>.*::
+ Apply the `sideband.*` option selectively to specific URLs. The
+ same URL matching logic applies as for `http.<url>.*` settings.
diff --git a/sideband.c b/sideband.c
index 0b420ca319..a90db9e288 100644
--- a/sideband.c
+++ b/sideband.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
#include "help.h"
#include "pkt-line.h"
#include "write-or-die.h"
+#include "urlmatch.h"
struct keyword_entry {
/*
@@ -27,13 +28,14 @@ static struct keyword_entry keywords[] = {
};
static enum {
- ALLOW_NO_CONTROL_CHARACTERS = 0,
- ALLOW_ANSI_COLOR_SEQUENCES = 1<<0,
- ALLOW_ANSI_CURSOR_MOVEMENTS = 1<<1,
- ALLOW_ANSI_ERASE = 1<<2,
- ALLOW_DEFAULT_ANSI_SEQUENCES = ALLOW_ANSI_COLOR_SEQUENCES,
- ALLOW_ALL_CONTROL_CHARACTERS = 1<<3,
-} allow_control_characters = ALLOW_DEFAULT_ANSI_SEQUENCES;
+ ALLOW_CONTROL_SEQUENCES_UNSET = -1,
+ ALLOW_NO_CONTROL_CHARACTERS = 0,
+ ALLOW_ANSI_COLOR_SEQUENCES = 1<<0,
+ ALLOW_ANSI_CURSOR_MOVEMENTS = 1<<1,
+ ALLOW_ANSI_ERASE = 1<<2,
+ ALLOW_DEFAULT_ANSI_SEQUENCES = ALLOW_ANSI_COLOR_SEQUENCES,
+ ALLOW_ALL_CONTROL_CHARACTERS = 1<<3,
+} allow_control_characters = ALLOW_CONTROL_SEQUENCES_UNSET;
static inline int skip_prefix_in_csv(const char *value, const char *prefix,
const char **out)
@@ -45,8 +47,19 @@ static inline int skip_prefix_in_csv(const char *value, const char *prefix,
return 1;
}
-static void parse_allow_control_characters(const char *value)
+int sideband_allow_control_characters_config(const char *var, const char *value)
{
+ switch (git_parse_maybe_bool(value)) {
+ case 0:
+ allow_control_characters = ALLOW_NO_CONTROL_CHARACTERS;
+ return 0;
+ case 1:
+ allow_control_characters = ALLOW_ALL_CONTROL_CHARACTERS;
+ return 0;
+ default:
+ break;
+ }
+
allow_control_characters = ALLOW_NO_CONTROL_CHARACTERS;
while (*value) {
if (skip_prefix_in_csv(value, "default", &value))
@@ -62,9 +75,37 @@ static void parse_allow_control_characters(const char *value)
else if (skip_prefix_in_csv(value, "false", &value))
allow_control_characters = ALLOW_NO_CONTROL_CHARACTERS;
else
- warning(_("unrecognized value for `sideband."
- "allowControlCharacters`: '%s'"), value);
+ warning(_("unrecognized value for '%s': '%s'"), var, value);
}
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static int sideband_config_callback(const char *var, const char *value,
+ const struct config_context *ctx UNUSED,
+ void *data UNUSED)
+{
+ if (!strcmp(var, "sideband.allowcontrolcharacters"))
+ return sideband_allow_control_characters_config(var, value);
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+void sideband_apply_url_config(const char *url)
+{
+ struct urlmatch_config config = URLMATCH_CONFIG_INIT;
+ char *normalized_url;
+
+ if (!url)
+ BUG("must not call sideband_apply_url_config(NULL)");
+
+ config.section = "sideband";
+ config.collect_fn = sideband_config_callback;
+
+ normalized_url = url_normalize(url, &config.url);
+ repo_config(the_repository, urlmatch_config_entry, &config);
+ free(normalized_url);
+ string_list_clear(&config.vars, 1);
+ urlmatch_config_release(&config);
}
/* Returns a color setting (GIT_COLOR_NEVER, etc). */
@@ -80,20 +121,12 @@ static enum git_colorbool use_sideband_colors(void)
if (use_sideband_colors_cached != GIT_COLOR_UNKNOWN)
return use_sideband_colors_cached;
- switch (repo_config_get_maybe_bool(the_repository, "sideband.allowcontrolcharacters", &i)) {
- case 0: /* Boolean value */
- allow_control_characters = i ? ALLOW_ALL_CONTROL_CHARACTERS :
- ALLOW_NO_CONTROL_CHARACTERS;
- break;
- case -1: /* non-Boolean value */
- if (repo_config_get_string_tmp(the_repository, "sideband.allowcontrolcharacters",
- &value))
- ; /* huh? `get_maybe_bool()` returned -1 */
- else
- parse_allow_control_characters(value);
- break;
- default:
- break; /* not configured */
+ if (allow_control_characters == ALLOW_CONTROL_SEQUENCES_UNSET) {
+ if (!repo_config_get_value(the_repository, "sideband.allowcontrolcharacters", &value))
+ sideband_allow_control_characters_config("sideband.allowcontrolcharacters", value);
+
+ if (allow_control_characters == ALLOW_CONTROL_SEQUENCES_UNSET)
+ allow_control_characters = ALLOW_DEFAULT_ANSI_SEQUENCES;
}
if (!repo_config_get_string_tmp(the_repository, key, &value))
diff --git a/sideband.h b/sideband.h
index 5a25331be5..d15fa4015f 100644
--- a/sideband.h
+++ b/sideband.h
@@ -30,4 +30,18 @@ int demultiplex_sideband(const char *me, int status,
void send_sideband(int fd, int band, const char *data, ssize_t sz, int packet_max);
+/*
+ * Apply sideband configuration for the given URL. This should be called
+ * when a transport is created to allow URL-specific configuration of
+ * sideband behavior (e.g., sideband.<url>.allowControlCharacters).
+ */
+void sideband_apply_url_config(const char *url);
+
+/*
+ * Parse and set the sideband allow control characters configuration.
+ * The var parameter should be the key name (without section prefix).
+ * Returns 0 if the variable was recognized and handled, non-zero otherwise.
+ */
+int sideband_allow_control_characters_config(const char *var, const char *value);
+
#endif
diff --git a/t/t5409-colorize-remote-messages.sh b/t/t5409-colorize-remote-messages.sh
index 896e790bf9..3010913bb1 100755
--- a/t/t5409-colorize-remote-messages.sh
+++ b/t/t5409-colorize-remote-messages.sh
@@ -166,4 +166,28 @@ test_expect_success 'control sequences in sideband allowed by default' '
test_grep ! "\\^\\[\\[G" decoded
'
+test_expect_success 'allow all control sequences for a specific URL' '
+ write_script .git/eraser <<-\EOF &&
+ printf "error: Ohai!\\r\\033[K" >&2
+ exec "$@"
+ EOF
+ test_config_global uploadPack.packObjectsHook ./eraser &&
+ test_commit one-more-please &&
+
+ rm -rf throw-away &&
+ git clone --no-local . throw-away 2>stderr &&
+ test_decode_color <stderr >color-decoded &&
+ test_decode_csi <color-decoded >decoded &&
+ test_grep ! "CSI \\[K" decoded &&
+ test_grep "\\^\\[\\[K" decoded &&
+
+ rm -rf throw-away &&
+ git -c "sideband.file://.allowControlCharacters=true" \
+ clone --no-local "file://$PWD" throw-away 2>stderr &&
+ test_decode_color <stderr >color-decoded &&
+ test_decode_csi <color-decoded >decoded &&
+ test_grep "CSI \\[K" decoded &&
+ test_grep ! "\\^\\[\\[K" decoded
+'
+
test_done
diff --git a/transport.c b/transport.c
index c7f06a7382..1602065953 100644
--- a/transport.c
+++ b/transport.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
#include "object-name.h"
#include "color.h"
#include "bundle-uri.h"
+#include "sideband.h"
static enum git_colorbool transport_use_color = GIT_COLOR_UNKNOWN;
static char transport_colors[][COLOR_MAXLEN] = {
@@ -1245,6 +1246,8 @@ struct transport *transport_get(struct remote *remote, const char *url)
ret->hash_algo = &hash_algos[GIT_HASH_SHA1_LEGACY];
+ sideband_apply_url_config(ret->url);
+
return ret;
}
--
2.53.0-629-gb58d2f6a3e
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2025-12-18 17:59 ` Johannes Schindelin
2025-12-19 13:33 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-01-16 19:25 ` Johannes Schindelin
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2026-01-09 12:38 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-01-10 17:26 ` brian m. carlson
2026-01-15 21:14 ` Jeff King
2026-01-15 21:36 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-01-15 23:12 ` Johannes Schindelin
2026-01-16 6:45 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-01-16 12:12 ` Ondrej Pohorelsky
2026-01-16 15:21 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-01-16 18:46 ` Johannes Schindelin
2026-01-16 19:24 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-01-19 7:20 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-01-19 22:16 ` brian m. carlson
2026-01-20 2:41 ` D. Ben Knoble
2026-01-20 17:05 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-01-20 19:31 ` Jeff King
2026-01-20 20:11 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-01-21 7:39 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-01-22 12:29 ` Johannes Schindelin
2026-01-22 17:58 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-01-15 23:10 ` brian m. carlson
2026-02-03 1:11 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-03 7:12 ` Johannes Schindelin
2026-02-03 19:00 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-04 19:35 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-01-16 19:47 ` Johannes Schindelin
2026-01-16 22:26 ` [PATCH v3 0/5] Sanitize sideband channel messages Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2026-01-16 22:26 ` [PATCH v3 1/5] sideband: mask control characters Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
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2026-01-16 22:26 ` [PATCH v3 3/5] sideband: do allow ANSI color sequences by default Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2026-01-16 22:26 ` [PATCH v3 4/5] sideband: add options to allow more control sequences to be passed through Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2026-01-16 22:26 ` [PATCH v3 5/5] sideband: offer to configure sanitizing on a per-URL basis Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2026-01-16 22:32 ` [PATCH v3 0/5] Sanitize sideband channel messages Johannes Schindelin
2026-02-03 10:17 ` [PATCH v4 0/6] " Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2026-02-03 10:17 ` [PATCH v4 1/6] sideband: mask control characters Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2026-02-03 10:17 ` [PATCH v4 2/6] sideband: introduce an "escape hatch" to allow " Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2026-02-03 10:17 ` [PATCH v4 3/6] sideband: do allow ANSI color sequences by default Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2026-02-03 10:18 ` [PATCH v4 4/6] sideband: add options to allow more control sequences to be passed through Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2026-02-03 10:18 ` [PATCH v4 5/6] sideband: offer to configure sanitizing on a per-URL basis Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2026-02-03 10:18 ` [PATCH v4 6/6] sideband: delay sanitizing by default to Git v3.0 Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2026-02-04 19:26 ` [PATCH v4 0/6] Sanitize sideband channel messages Junio C Hamano
2026-02-05 14:48 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-13 23:50 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-03-02 18:11 ` [PATCH 0/3] Sanitizing sideband output Junio C Hamano
2026-03-02 18:11 ` [PATCH 1/3] sideband: drop 'default' configuration Junio C Hamano
2026-03-02 18:11 ` [PATCH 2/3] sideband: delay sanitizing by default to Git v3.0 Junio C Hamano
2026-03-02 18:11 ` [PATCH 3/3] sideband: conditional documentation fix Junio C Hamano
2026-03-05 23:34 ` [PATCH v5 0/7] Sanitizing sideband output Junio C Hamano
2026-03-05 23:34 ` [PATCH v5 1/7] sideband: mask control characters Junio C Hamano
2026-03-05 23:34 ` [PATCH v5 2/7] sideband: introduce an "escape hatch" to allow " Junio C Hamano
2026-03-05 23:34 ` [PATCH v5 3/7] sideband: do allow ANSI color sequences by default Junio C Hamano
2026-03-05 23:34 ` [PATCH v5 4/7] sideband: add options to allow more control sequences to be passed through Junio C Hamano
2026-03-05 23:34 ` Junio C Hamano [this message]
2026-03-05 23:34 ` [PATCH v5 6/7] sideband: drop 'default' configuration Junio C Hamano
2026-03-05 23:34 ` [PATCH v5 7/7] sideband: delay sanitizing by default to Git v3.0 Junio C Hamano
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