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What does this PR do?

Auto-mounted Secrets, ConfigMaps, and PVCs derive their pod volume name from the object's name. Kubernetes object names and volume names have different validation rules: a name that is legal for a Secret (e.g. test.pullsecret) is invalid as a volume name, which must be a DNS-1123 label. Previously the object name was used verbatim, so mounting such an object produced an invalid Deployment and the workspace failed to start.

This sanitizes the derived volume name (lowercase, replace invalid characters with -, trim edges, truncate to 63 chars) via a shared helper in pkg/common/naming.go, used by AutoMountSecretVolumeName, AutoMountConfigMapVolumeName, and AutoMountPVCVolumeName. The volume still references the underlying object by its original, unmodified name.

Known trade-off: sanitization is not injective — e.g. test.pullsecret and test-pullsecret both map to test-pullsecret. Before this change, such a collision was not caught: checkAutomountVolumesForCollision only detected DevWorkspace-vs-automount name collisions and mount-path collisions, so two automounted objects resolving to the same name silently produced a pod spec with duplicate volume names (rejected later by the API server). This PR extends that check to detect automount-vs-automount name collisions and fail with a clear error naming both source objects. The collision case is rare; see the included ADR for details.

What issues does this PR fix or reference?

CRW-9800

Is it tested? How?

  • Unitpkg/common/naming_test.go covers the sanitization helper (dots, mixed invalid chars, trimming, 63-char truncation). pkg/provision/automount/common_test.go covers the new automount-vs-automount volume name collision.
  • Integration — a fixture in the existing automount test framework (pkg/provision/automount/testdata/testSanitizesInvalidVolumeNames.yaml) verifies a test.pullsecret secret and test.configmap configmap produce sanitized volume names while referencing the original objects; testdata/errorDuplicateVolumeNameAfterSanitization.yaml verifies that two objects resolving to the same sanitized volume name fail with a clear error.
  • E2Etest/e2e/pkg/tests/automount_volume_sanitization_tests.go mounts a secret named test.pullsecret into a running workspace and asserts the sanitized volume name, mount, and readable data. Verified on a live cluster: 6/6 specs passing.
  • An ADR is included documenting the sanitize-vs-reject design decision and the volume-name collision trade-off.

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  • Bug Fixes

    • Auto-mounted Secret, ConfigMap, and PVC volumes now use valid DNS-1123-compliant names.
    • Names are normalized by lowercasing, replacing invalid characters, trimming separators, and limiting length.
    • Original resource references remain unchanged, ensuring resources continue to mount correctly.
    • Clear errors are reported when sanitization causes duplicate volume names.
  • Tests

    • Added coverage for sanitization, collision handling, and successful end-to-end mounting.

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The change sanitizes automatically mounted Secret, ConfigMap, and PVC volume names to DNS-1123 labels. It preserves original object references and adds collision detection, unit tests, fixture tests, and end-to-end validation.

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Automount volume-name sanitization

Layer / File(s) Summary
DNS-1123 sanitization contract and helpers
adr/2026-08-26-sanitize-automount-volume-names.md, pkg/common/naming.go, pkg/common/naming_test.go
The ADR defines the sanitization rules. Automount helpers lowercase names, replace invalid characters, trim hyphens, and limit labels to 63 characters. Unit tests verify these rules.
Sanitized-name collision validation
pkg/provision/automount/common.go, pkg/provision/automount/common_test.go, pkg/provision/automount/testdata/errorDuplicateVolumeNameAfterSanitization.yaml
Automount validation detects distinct resources that resolve to the same sanitized volume name. Tests verify the descriptive duplicate-name error and preserve original resource references.
Automount integration and end-to-end validation
pkg/provision/automount/testdata/testSanitizesInvalidVolumeNames.yaml, test/resources/volume-sanitization-test-workspace.yaml, test/e2e/pkg/tests/automount_volume_sanitization_tests.go
Fixtures and the end-to-end suite verify sanitized volume names, original Secret references, mount paths, and mounted Secret data.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 816e8

Some long valid object names may still produce volume names ending in a hyphen, which can cause the generated workspace workload to be rejected; this should be fixed or explicitly accepted by the owner before merge.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant E2ETest
  participant Secret
  participant DevWorkspace
  participant WorkspacePod
  participant Container
  E2ETest->>Secret: Create dotted Secret
  E2ETest->>DevWorkspace: Create workspace
  DevWorkspace->>WorkspacePod: Start Running pod
  E2ETest->>WorkspacePod: Check sanitized volume and original reference
  E2ETest->>Container: Read mounted Secret data
  Container-->>E2ETest: Return expected value
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test/e2e/pkg/tests/automount_volume_sanitization_tests.go (2)

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Separate the project-local import group.

Move github.com/devfile/devworkspace-operator/test/e2e/pkg/config into a final project-local import group. Keep a blank line between the third-party/Kubernetes group and this group.

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In `@test/e2e/pkg/tests/automount_volume_sanitization_tests.go` around lines 22 -
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Document Ginkgo test steps with ginkgo.By.

Add ginkgo.By calls before the main setup, workspace status, pod inspection, and container-exec actions. This makes a failed ordered test identify its failing operation.

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In `@pkg/common/naming.go`:
- Around line 147-148: Update the truncation logic in the sanitization function
to remove all trailing hyphens after limiting the name to 63 characters, rather
than removing only one. Add a table-driven test case covering truncation within
consecutive hyphens and verify the generated name has no trailing hyphen.

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In `@test/e2e/pkg/tests/automount_volume_sanitization_tests.go`:
- Around line 22-27: Move the project-local config import into a separate final
import group, leaving a blank line between it and the third-party/Kubernetes
imports while preserving the existing standard-library and dependency grouping.
- Around line 52-187: Add descriptive ginkgo.By calls before the main setup,
workspace status wait, pod and volume inspection, volume-mount verification, and
container-exec actions in the test cases. Keep the existing assertions and
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Comment thread pkg/common/naming.go
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if len(sanitized) > 63 {
sanitized = strings.TrimSuffix(sanitized[:63], "-")

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Remove all trailing hyphens after truncation.

strings.TrimSuffix removes only one hyphen. A valid Kubernetes object name can contain consecutive interior hyphens. If truncation ends inside that run, the result still ends with - and Kubernetes rejects the generated volume name.

Use a suffix operation that removes every trailing hyphen. Add a table case that truncates inside consecutive hyphens.

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In `@pkg/common/naming.go` around lines 147 - 148, Update the truncation logic in
the sanitization function to remove all trailing hyphens after limiting the name
to 63 characters, rather than removing only one. Add a table-driven test case
covering truncation within consecutive hyphens and verify the generated name has
no trailing hyphen.

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Correct me if I'm wrong, but this is not necessary because:

sanitized = NonAlphaNumRegexp.ReplaceAllString(sanitized, "-")

in line 141 would eliminate consecutive interior hyphens anyways?

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@dkwon17, the change is still necessary.

NonAlphaNumRegexp replaces consecutive invalid characters. It does not replace hyphens because - is allowed by [^a-z0-9]+.

For example, an input that contains -- near the 63-character boundary can produce a truncated name ending in --. strings.TrimSuffix(..., "-") removes only one hyphen. The result still ends in -, which is not a valid DNS-1123 label.

Use strings.TrimRight(sanitized[:63], "-") to remove every trailing hyphen after truncation.

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@dkwon17 is right. The regex is NonAlphaNumRegexp = regexp.MustCompile([^a-z0-9]+). It collapses any run of non-alpha-numeric (including a dash) characters into a single -, so after ReplaceAllString the string can never contain two or more consecutive hyphens.

Should I add more unit tests to prove the correctness?

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accepted trade-off — such a collision is caught by the existing
`checkAutoMountVolumesForCollision` check, which surfaces a clear error rather
than producing a silently broken spec. Previously these names were distinct;
the collision case is new but rare and fails loudly.

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Optional: It would be nice to add a test to confirm that collision surfaces a clear error.

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Good point. I'll add the test.

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Great intuition here, @rohanKanojia! Writing the test revealed that the collision wasn't actually caught: before adding detection, two secrets test.pullsecret and test-pullsecret (both sanitizing to test-pullsecret) silently produced a pod spec with duplicate volume names and no error. The existing checkAutomountVolumesForCollision only handled DevWorkspace-vs-automount and mount-path collisions. So the test both surfaced the gap and now guards the fix. Thanks for pushing on this!

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Auto-mounted Secrets, ConfigMaps, and PVCs derive their pod volume name
from the object's name. Kubernetes object names and volume names have
different validation rules: a name that is legal for a Secret (e.g.
"test.pullsecret") can be invalid as a volume name, which must be a
DNS-1123 label. Previously the object name was used verbatim, so mounting
such an object produced an invalid Deployment and the workspace failed to
start.

Sanitize the derived volume name (lowercase, replace invalid characters
with '-', trim edges, truncate to 63 chars) via a shared helper in
pkg/common/naming.go, used by AutoMount{Secret,ConfigMap,PVC}VolumeName.
The volume still references the underlying object by its original,
unmodified name.

Adds unit, fixture-based integration, and e2e coverage, plus an ADR
documenting the sanitize-vs-reject decision.

Assisted-by: Claude
Signed-off-by: Ondrej Skutka <oskutka@redhat.com>
Co-authored-by: Rohan Kumar  <rohan.kumar.kanojia@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Ondrej Skutka <oskutka@redhat.com>
Sanitizing automount volume names to be DNS-1123 compliant is not
injective: two distinct object names can resolve to the same volume
name (e.g. secrets 'test.pullsecret' and 'test-pullsecret' both
sanitize to 'test-pullsecret'). Previously such a collision produced
a pod spec with duplicate volume names and no error, leaving the
Deployment to be rejected by the API server.

Extend checkAutomountVolumesForCollision to detect automount-vs-automount
volume name collisions and surface a clear error naming both source
objects.

Assisted-by: Claude
Signed-off-by: Ondrej Skutka <oskutka@redhat.com>
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The e2e test failure seems to be unrelated to the current code changes:

{  /logs/artifacts/.openshift_install-1787757617.log:time="2026-08-26T15:20:17Z" level=error msg="Error: creating EC2 VPC Endpoint (com.amazonaws.us-east-1.s3): VpcEndpointLimitExceeded: The maximum number of VPC endpoints has been reached."

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