Better parsing of github extension source uris (#8736)

packages/cli/src/config/extensions/github.test.ts

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   checkForExtensionUpdate,
   cloneFromGit,
   findReleaseAsset,
+  parseGitHubRepoForReleases,
 } from './github.js';
 import { simpleGit, type SimpleGit } from 'simple-git';
 import { ExtensionUpdateState } from '../../ui/state/extensions.js';
@@ -231,4 +232,55 @@ describe('git extension helpers', () => {
       expect(result).toBeUndefined();
     });
   });
+
+  describe('parseGitHubRepoForReleases', () => {
+    it('should parse owner and repo from a full GitHub URL', () => {
+      const source = 'https://github.com/owner/repo.git';
+      const { owner, repo } = parseGitHubRepoForReleases(source);
+      expect(owner).toBe('owner');
+      expect(repo).toBe('repo');
+    });
+
+    it('should parse owner and repo from a full GitHub UR without .git', () => {
+      const source = 'https://github.com/owner/repo';
+      const { owner, repo } = parseGitHubRepoForReleases(source);
+      expect(owner).toBe('owner');
+      expect(repo).toBe('repo');
+    });
+
+    it('should fail on a GitHub SSH URL', () => {
+      const source = 'git@github.com:owner/repo.git';
+      expect(() => parseGitHubRepoForReleases(source)).toThrow(
+        'GitHub release-based extensions are not supported for SSH. You must use an HTTPS URI with a personal access token to download releases from private repositories. You can set your personal access token in the GITHUB_TOKEN environment variable and install the extension via SSH.',
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should parse owner and repo from a shorthand string', () => {
+      const source = 'owner/repo';
+      const { owner, repo } = parseGitHubRepoForReleases(source);
+      expect(owner).toBe('owner');
+      expect(repo).toBe('repo');
+    });
+
+    it('should handle .git suffix in repo name', () => {
+      const source = 'owner/repo.git';
+      const { owner, repo } = parseGitHubRepoForReleases(source);
+      expect(owner).toBe('owner');
+      expect(repo).toBe('repo');
+    });
+
+    it('should throw error for invalid source format', () => {
+      const source = 'invalid-format';
+      expect(() => parseGitHubRepoForReleases(source)).toThrow(
+        'Invalid GitHub repository source: invalid-format. Expected "owner/repo" or a github repo uri.',
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should throw error for source with too many parts', () => {
+      const source = 'https://github.com/owner/repo/extra';
+      expect(() => parseGitHubRepoForReleases(source)).toThrow(
+        'Invalid GitHub repository source: https://github.com/owner/repo/extra. Expected "owner/repo" or a github repo uri.',
+      );
+    });
+  });
 });

packages/cli/src/config/extensions/github.ts

@@ -74,20 +74,28 @@ export async function cloneFromGit(
   }
 }
 
-function parseGitHubRepo(source: string): { owner: string; repo: string } {
+export function parseGitHubRepoForReleases(source: string): {
-  // The source should be "owner/repo" or a full GitHub URL.
+  owner: string;
-  const parts = source.split('/');
+  repo: string;
-  if (!source.includes('://') && parts.length !== 2) {
+} {
+  // Default to a github repo path, so `source` can be just an org/repo
+  const parsedUrl = URL.parse(source, 'https://github.com');
+  // The pathname should be "/owner/repo".
+  const parts = parsedUrl?.pathname.substring(1).split('/');
+  if (parts?.length !== 2) {
     throw new Error(
-      `Invalid GitHub repository source: ${source}. Expected "owner/repo".`,
+      `Invalid GitHub repository source: ${source}. Expected "owner/repo" or a github repo uri.`,
     );
   }
-  const owner = parts.at(-2);
+  const owner = parts[0];
-  const repo = parts.at(-1)?.replace('.git', '');
+  const repo = parts[1].replace('.git', '');
 
-  if (!owner || !repo) {
+  if (owner.startsWith('git@github.com')) {
-    throw new Error(`Invalid GitHub repository source: ${source}`);
+    throw new Error(
+      `GitHub release-based extensions are not supported for SSH. You must use an HTTPS URI with a personal access token to download releases from private repositories. You can set your personal access token in the GITHUB_TOKEN environment variable and install the extension via SSH.`,
+    );
   }
+
   return { owner, repo };
 }
 
@@ -155,7 +163,7 @@ export async function checkForExtensionUpdate(
       if (!source) {
         return ExtensionUpdateState.ERROR;
       }
-      const { owner, repo } = parseGitHubRepo(source);
+      const { owner, repo } = parseGitHubRepoForReleases(source);
 
       const releaseData = await fetchFromGithub(
         owner,
@@ -180,7 +188,7 @@ export async function downloadFromGitHubRelease(
   destination: string,
 ): Promise<string> {
   const { source, ref } = installMetadata;
-  const { owner, repo } = parseGitHubRepo(source);
+  const { owner, repo } = parseGitHubRepoForReleases(source);
 
   try {
     const releaseData = await fetchFromGithub(owner, repo, ref);