Make label templates have consistent behavior and priority (#23749)

Fix https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/issues/23715

Other related PRs:

* #23717
* #23716
* #23719

This PR is different from others, it tries to resolve the problem fundamentally (and brings more benefits)

Although it looks like some more lines are added, actually many new lines are for tests.

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Before, the code was just "guessing" the file type and try to parse them.

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This PR:

* Always remember the original option file names, and always use correct parser for them.

* Another benefit is that we can sort the Label Templates now (before there was a map, its key order is undefined)

![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/2114189/228002432-931b9f18-3908-484b-a36b-04760c9ad132.png)

modules/label/parser.go

@@ -30,31 +30,23 @@ func IsErrTemplateLoad(err error) bool {
 }
 
 func (err ErrTemplateLoad) Error() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("Failed to load label template file '%s': %v", err.TemplateFile, err.OriginalError)
+	return fmt.Sprintf("failed to load label template file %q: %v", err.TemplateFile, err.OriginalError)
 }
 
-// GetTemplateFile loads the label template file by given name,
+// LoadTemplateFile loads the label template file by given file name, returns a slice of Label structs.
-// then parses and returns a list of name-color pairs and optionally description.
+func LoadTemplateFile(fileName string) ([]*Label, error) {
-func GetTemplateFile(name string) ([]*Label, error) {
+	data, err := options.Labels(fileName)
-	data, err := options.Labels(name + ".yaml")
-	if err == nil && len(data) > 0 {
-		return parseYamlFormat(name+".yaml", data)
-	}
-
-	data, err = options.Labels(name + ".yml")
-	if err == nil && len(data) > 0 {
-		return parseYamlFormat(name+".yml", data)
-	}
-
-	data, err = options.Labels(name)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, ErrTemplateLoad{name, fmt.Errorf("GetRepoInitFile: %w", err)}
+		return nil, ErrTemplateLoad{fileName, fmt.Errorf("LoadTemplateFile: %w", err)}
 	}
 
-	return parseLegacyFormat(name, data)
+	if strings.HasSuffix(fileName, ".yaml") || strings.HasSuffix(fileName, ".yml") {
+		return parseYamlFormat(fileName, data)
+	}
+	return parseLegacyFormat(fileName, data)
 }
 
-func parseYamlFormat(name string, data []byte) ([]*Label, error) {
+func parseYamlFormat(fileName string, data []byte) ([]*Label, error) {
 	lf := &labelFile{}
 
 	if err := yaml.Unmarshal(data, lf); err != nil {
@@ -65,11 +57,11 @@ func parseYamlFormat(name string, data []byte) ([]*Label, error) {
 	for _, l := range lf.Labels {
 		l.Color = strings.TrimSpace(l.Color)
 		if len(l.Name) == 0 || len(l.Color) == 0 {
-			return nil, ErrTemplateLoad{name, errors.New("label name and color are required fields")}
+			return nil, ErrTemplateLoad{fileName, errors.New("label name and color are required fields")}
 		}
 		color, err := NormalizeColor(l.Color)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, ErrTemplateLoad{name, fmt.Errorf("bad HTML color code '%s' in label: %s", l.Color, l.Name)}
+			return nil, ErrTemplateLoad{fileName, fmt.Errorf("bad HTML color code '%s' in label: %s", l.Color, l.Name)}
 		}
 		l.Color = color
 	}
@@ -77,7 +69,7 @@ func parseYamlFormat(name string, data []byte) ([]*Label, error) {
 	return lf.Labels, nil
 }
 
-func parseLegacyFormat(name string, data []byte) ([]*Label, error) {
+func parseLegacyFormat(fileName string, data []byte) ([]*Label, error) {
 	lines := strings.Split(string(data), "\n")
 	list := make([]*Label, 0, len(lines))
 	for i := 0; i < len(lines); i++ {
@@ -88,18 +80,18 @@ func parseLegacyFormat(name string, data []byte) ([]*Label, error) {
 
 		parts, description, _ := strings.Cut(line, ";")
 
-		color, name, ok := strings.Cut(parts, " ")
+		color, labelName, ok := strings.Cut(parts, " ")
 		if !ok {
-			return nil, ErrTemplateLoad{name, fmt.Errorf("line is malformed: %s", line)}
+			return nil, ErrTemplateLoad{fileName, fmt.Errorf("line is malformed: %s", line)}
 		}
 
 		color, err := NormalizeColor(color)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, ErrTemplateLoad{name, fmt.Errorf("bad HTML color code '%s' in line: %s", color, line)}
+			return nil, ErrTemplateLoad{fileName, fmt.Errorf("bad HTML color code '%s' in line: %s", color, line)}
 		}
 
 		list = append(list, &Label{
-			Name:        strings.TrimSpace(name),
+			Name:        strings.TrimSpace(labelName),
 			Color:       color,
 			Description: strings.TrimSpace(description),
 		})
@@ -108,10 +100,10 @@ func parseLegacyFormat(name string, data []byte) ([]*Label, error) {
 	return list, nil
 }
 
-// LoadFormatted loads the labels' list of a template file as a string separated by comma
+// LoadTemplateDescription loads the labels from a template file, returns a description string by joining each Label.Name with comma
-func LoadFormatted(name string) (string, error) {
+func LoadTemplateDescription(fileName string) (string, error) {
 	var buf strings.Builder
-	list, err := GetTemplateFile(name)
+	list, err := LoadTemplateFile(fileName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}

modules/repository/create.go

@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import (
 	user_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/user"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/webhook"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/git"
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/label"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/log"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
 	api "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/structs"
@@ -190,7 +189,7 @@ func CreateRepository(doer, u *user_model.User, opts CreateRepoOptions) (*repo_m
 
 	// Check if label template exist
 	if len(opts.IssueLabels) > 0 {
-		if _, err := label.GetTemplateFile(opts.IssueLabels); err != nil {
+		if _, err := LoadTemplateLabelsByDisplayName(opts.IssueLabels); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 	}

modules/repository/init.go

@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
-	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
@@ -27,6 +26,11 @@ import (
 	asymkey_service "code.gitea.io/gitea/services/asymkey"
 )
 
+type OptionFile struct {
+	DisplayName string
+	Description string
+}
+
 var (
 	// Gitignores contains the gitiginore files
 	Gitignores []string
@@ -37,65 +41,73 @@ var (
 	// Readmes contains the readme files
 	Readmes []string
 
-	// LabelTemplates contains the label template files and the list of labels for each file
+	// LabelTemplateFiles contains the label template files, each item has its DisplayName and Description
-	LabelTemplates map[string]string
+	LabelTemplateFiles   []OptionFile
+	labelTemplateFileMap = map[string]string{} // DisplayName => FileName mapping
 )
 
-// LoadRepoConfig loads the repository config
+type optionFileList struct {
-func LoadRepoConfig() {
+	all    []string // all files provided by bindata & custom-path. Sorted.
-	// Load .gitignore and license files and readme templates.
+	custom []string // custom files provided by custom-path. Non-sorted, internal use only.
-	types := []string{"gitignore", "license", "readme", "label"}
-	typeFiles := make([][]string, 4)
-	for i, t := range types {
-		files, err := options.Dir(t)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Fatal("Failed to get %s files: %v", t, err)
-		}
-		if t == "label" {
-			for i, f := range files {
-				ext := strings.ToLower(filepath.Ext(f))
-				if ext == ".yaml" || ext == ".yml" {
-					files[i] = f[:len(f)-len(ext)]
-				}
-			}
-		}
-		customPath := path.Join(setting.CustomPath, "options", t)
-		isDir, err := util.IsDir(customPath)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Fatal("Failed to get custom %s files: %v", t, err)
-		}
-		if isDir {
-			customFiles, err := util.StatDir(customPath)
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Fatal("Failed to get custom %s files: %v", t, err)
 }
 
-			for _, f := range customFiles {
+// mergeCustomLabelFiles merges the custom label files. Always use the file's main name (DisplayName) as the key to de-duplicate.
-				if !util.SliceContainsString(files, f, true) {
+func mergeCustomLabelFiles(fl optionFileList) []string {
+	exts := map[string]int{"": 0, ".yml": 1, ".yaml": 2} // "yaml" file has the highest priority to be used.
+
+	m := map[string]string{}
+	merge := func(list []string) {
+		sort.Slice(list, func(i, j int) bool { return exts[filepath.Ext(list[i])] < exts[filepath.Ext(list[j])] })
+		for _, f := range list {
+			m[strings.TrimSuffix(f, filepath.Ext(f))] = f
+		}
+	}
+	merge(fl.all)
+	merge(fl.custom)
+
+	files := make([]string, 0, len(m))
+	for _, f := range m {
 		files = append(files, f)
 	}
-			}
+	sort.Strings(files)
-		}
+	return files
-		typeFiles[i] = files
 }
 
-	Gitignores = typeFiles[0]
+// LoadRepoConfig loads the repository config
-	Licenses = typeFiles[1]
+func LoadRepoConfig() error {
-	Readmes = typeFiles[2]
+	types := []string{"gitignore", "license", "readme", "label"} // option file directories
-	LabelTemplatesFiles := typeFiles[3]
+	typeFiles := make([]optionFileList, len(types))
-	sort.Strings(Gitignores)
+	for i, t := range types {
-	sort.Strings(Licenses)
+		var err error
-	sort.Strings(Readmes)
+		if typeFiles[i].all, err = options.Dir(t); err != nil {
-	sort.Strings(LabelTemplatesFiles)
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to list %s files: %w", t, err)
+		}
+		sort.Strings(typeFiles[i].all)
+		customPath := filepath.Join(setting.CustomPath, "options", t)
+		if isDir, err := util.IsDir(customPath); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to check custom %s dir: %w", t, err)
+		} else if isDir {
+			if typeFiles[i].custom, err = util.StatDir(customPath); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to list custom %s files: %w", t, err)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	Gitignores = typeFiles[0].all
+	Licenses = typeFiles[1].all
+	Readmes = typeFiles[2].all
 
 	// Load label templates
-	LabelTemplates = make(map[string]string)
+	LabelTemplateFiles = nil
-	for _, templateFile := range LabelTemplatesFiles {
+	labelTemplateFileMap = map[string]string{}
-		labels, err := label.LoadFormatted(templateFile)
+	for _, file := range mergeCustomLabelFiles(typeFiles[3]) {
+		description, err := label.LoadTemplateDescription(file)
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Error("Failed to load labels: %v", err)
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to load labels: %w", err)
 		}
-		LabelTemplates[templateFile] = labels
+		displayName := strings.TrimSuffix(file, filepath.Ext(file))
+		labelTemplateFileMap[displayName] = file
+		LabelTemplateFiles = append(LabelTemplateFiles, OptionFile{DisplayName: displayName, Description: description})
 	}
 
 	// Filter out invalid names and promote preferred licenses.
@@ -111,6 +123,7 @@ func LoadRepoConfig() {
 		}
 	}
 	Licenses = sortedLicenses
+	return nil
 }
 
 func prepareRepoCommit(ctx context.Context, repo *repo_model.Repository, tmpDir, repoPath string, opts CreateRepoOptions) error {
@@ -344,7 +357,7 @@ func initRepository(ctx context.Context, repoPath string, u *user_model.User, re
 
 // InitializeLabels adds a label set to a repository using a template
 func InitializeLabels(ctx context.Context, id int64, labelTemplate string, isOrg bool) error {
-	list, err := label.GetTemplateFile(labelTemplate)
+	list, err := LoadTemplateLabelsByDisplayName(labelTemplate)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -370,3 +383,11 @@ func InitializeLabels(ctx context.Context, id int64, labelTemplate string, isOrg
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+// LoadTemplateLabelsByDisplayName loads a label template by its display name
+func LoadTemplateLabelsByDisplayName(displayName string) ([]*label.Label, error) {
+	if fileName, ok := labelTemplateFileMap[displayName]; ok {
+		return label.LoadTemplateFile(fileName)
+	}
+	return nil, label.ErrTemplateLoad{TemplateFile: displayName, OriginalError: fmt.Errorf("label template %q not found", displayName)}
+}

modules/repository/init_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+// Copyright 2023 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package repository
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestMergeCustomLabels(t *testing.T) {
+	files := mergeCustomLabelFiles(optionFileList{
+		all:    []string{"a", "a.yaml", "a.yml"},
+		custom: nil,
+	})
+	assert.EqualValues(t, []string{"a.yaml"}, files, "yaml file should win")
+
+	files = mergeCustomLabelFiles(optionFileList{
+		all:    []string{"a", "a.yaml"},
+		custom: []string{"a"},
+	})
+	assert.EqualValues(t, []string{"a"}, files, "custom file should win")
+
+	files = mergeCustomLabelFiles(optionFileList{
+		all:    []string{"a", "a.yml", "a.yaml"},
+		custom: []string{"a", "a.yml"},
+	})
+	assert.EqualValues(t, []string{"a.yml"}, files, "custom yml file should win if no yaml")
+}

routers/web/org/setting.go

@@ -246,6 +246,6 @@ func Labels(ctx *context.Context) {
 	ctx.Data["Title"] = ctx.Tr("repo.labels")
 	ctx.Data["PageIsOrgSettings"] = true
 	ctx.Data["PageIsOrgSettingsLabels"] = true
-	ctx.Data["LabelTemplates"] = repo_module.LabelTemplates
+	ctx.Data["LabelTemplateFiles"] = repo_module.LabelTemplateFiles
 	ctx.HTML(http.StatusOK, tplSettingsLabels)
 }

routers/web/repo/issue_label.go

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func Labels(ctx *context.Context) {
 	ctx.Data["Title"] = ctx.Tr("repo.labels")
 	ctx.Data["PageIsIssueList"] = true
 	ctx.Data["PageIsLabels"] = true
-	ctx.Data["LabelTemplates"] = repo_module.LabelTemplates
+	ctx.Data["LabelTemplateFiles"] = repo_module.LabelTemplateFiles
 	ctx.HTML(http.StatusOK, tplLabels)
 }
 

routers/web/repo/issue_label_test.go

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 
 	issues_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/issues"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/unittest"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/repository"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/test"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/web"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/services/forms"
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ func int64SliceToCommaSeparated(a []int64) string {
 
 func TestInitializeLabels(t *testing.T) {
 	unittest.PrepareTestEnv(t)
+	assert.NoError(t, repository.LoadRepoConfig())
 	ctx := test.MockContext(t, "user2/repo1/labels/initialize")
 	test.LoadUser(t, ctx, 2)
 	test.LoadRepo(t, ctx, 2)

routers/web/repo/repo.go

@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ func Create(ctx *context.Context) {
 
 	// Give default value for template to render.
 	ctx.Data["Gitignores"] = repo_module.Gitignores
-	ctx.Data["LabelTemplates"] = repo_module.LabelTemplates
+	ctx.Data["LabelTemplateFiles"] = repo_module.LabelTemplateFiles
 	ctx.Data["Licenses"] = repo_module.Licenses
 	ctx.Data["Readmes"] = repo_module.Readmes
 	ctx.Data["readme"] = "Default"
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ func CreatePost(ctx *context.Context) {
 	ctx.Data["Title"] = ctx.Tr("new_repo")
 
 	ctx.Data["Gitignores"] = repo_module.Gitignores
-	ctx.Data["LabelTemplates"] = repo_module.LabelTemplates
+	ctx.Data["LabelTemplateFiles"] = repo_module.LabelTemplateFiles
 	ctx.Data["Licenses"] = repo_module.Licenses
 	ctx.Data["Readmes"] = repo_module.Readmes
 

services/repository/repository.go

@@ -81,7 +81,9 @@ func PushCreateRepo(ctx context.Context, authUser, owner *user_model.User, repoN
 
 // Init start repository service
 func Init() error {
-	repo_module.LoadRepoConfig()
+	if err := repo_module.LoadRepoConfig(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	system_model.RemoveAllWithNotice(db.DefaultContext, "Clean up temporary repository uploads", setting.Repository.Upload.TempPath)
 	system_model.RemoveAllWithNotice(db.DefaultContext, "Clean up temporary repositories", repo_module.LocalCopyPath())
 	return initPushQueue()

templates/repo/create.tmpl

@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@
 								<div class="default text">{{.locale.Tr "repo.issue_labels_helper"}}</div>
 								<div class="menu">
 									<div class="item" data-value="">{{.locale.Tr "repo.issue_labels_helper"}}</div>
-									{{range $template, $labels := .LabelTemplates}}
+									{{range .LabelTemplateFiles}}
-										<div class="item" data-value="{{$template}}">{{$template}}<br><i>({{$labels}})</i></div>
+										<div class="item" data-value="{{.DisplayName}}">{{.DisplayName}}<br><i>({{.Description}})</i></div>
 									{{end}}
 								</div>
 							</div>

templates/repo/issue/labels/label_load_template.tmpl

@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
 						<input type="hidden" name="template_name" value="Default">
 						<div class="default text">{{.locale.Tr "repo.issues.label_templates.helper"}}</div>
 						<div class="menu">
-							{{range $template, $labels := .LabelTemplates}}
+							{{range .LabelTemplateFiles}}
-								<div class="item" data-value="{{$template}}">{{$template}}<br><i>({{$labels}})</i></div>
+								<div class="item" data-value="{{.DisplayName}}">{{.DisplayName}}<br><i>({{.Description}})</i></div>
 							{{end}}
 						</div>
 						{{svg "octicon-triangle-down" 18 "dropdown icon"}}