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add proxy support using hpagent #374

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@clarktlaugh clarktlaugh commented Oct 11, 2022

This PR adds support for using an http proxy server using the hpagent package (https://www.npmjs.com/package/hpagent). It only makes changes to the defaultOptions if one of the regular proxy EVs is set (http(s)_proxy, HTTP(s)_PROXY).

This change is important in order to allow this action to work within a corporate environment that requires the use of an http proxy to communicate between runners and a Github Enterprise deployment in isolated network compartments.

Resolves #138

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Hello, is it possible to get some eyes on this review?

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Hey @clarktlaugh, thanks for taking this on!

I have a couple of small comments to address before we can merge this but the bulk of the improvement looks good. My main concern is whether or not specifying the proxy address in the documented inputs would make this feature easier to discover and use for people.

@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
"homepage": "https://github.com/hashicorp/vault-action#readme",
"dependencies": {
"got": "^11.8.5",
"hpagent": "^1.0.0",
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I see the latest version is 1.2.0 if we want to start with an up-to-date new dependency

@@ -37,6 +39,26 @@ async function exportSecrets() {
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if (process.env['http_proxy'] || process.env['HTTP_PROXY']) {
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We should add this setting in the list of inputs supported by the action so it is explicit and documented.

Unless these environment variables have a special meaning and are required for the agent to work properly?

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These are pretty standard environment variables that, if needed, could be added to the .env file for a self-hosted runner, negating the need for them to be explicitly provided in the action inputs.

When using this action on github.com, these variables would not be set and would not be needed. They are only necessary in a corporate environment where network "compartments" might require a proxy to be configured in order to reach them.

That's why I did not add them as inputs, but rather just made the decision to pick them up from the runner's environment.

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I think it make sense since they are standard, not vault-specific and the use case is somewhat niche. It's probably worth a mention in the README though, otherwise people would need to read the source code to know proxy servers are supported by the action.

proxy: process.env['https_proxy'] || process.env['HTTPS_PROXY']
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We generate the dist/index when releasing new versions its fine to not commit it if you prefer. It often leads to annoying merge conflicts to resolve.

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I wasn't sure about that part... whether it needed to be added to the commit or not. I can definitely remove it.

maxFreeSockets: 256,
proxy: process.env['https_proxy'] || process.env['HTTPS_PROXY']
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I understand this might be very difficult to test functionally but can we add a small UT that at least checks the agent is set or unset depending of the config received?

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I will see what I can do!

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Thank you for the feedback -- I'll get working on updating the PR.

@maxcoulombe maxcoulombe added the waiting-for-response Indicates a maintainer asked a question that must be answered by contributors before proceeding label Mar 6, 2023
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Thanks for the submission! Are you still interested in carrying this forward?

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Thanks for the submission! Are you still interested in carrying this forward?

Yes, sorry -- it's been a while since I've checked back here. I will update my PR in the next few days.

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manang commented Jun 14, 2023

hi, news about this PR?

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dysonfrost commented Jul 12, 2023

Hello, it would be really useful to add these proxy capabilities.

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Hello guys, any news regarding this PR? Is there any work needed to merge it?

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