fix: require opt-in for custom language libraries by HerringtonDarkholme · Pull Request #2960 · ast-grep/ast-grep

HerringtonDarkholme · 2026-09-23T21:14:32Z

Summary

defer custom-language registration until after CLI parsing
require --allow-custom-languages before loading native libraries
keep help and completion generation side-effect free
add regression coverage for denied, allowed, and harmless command paths

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New Features
- Custom language libraries can now be enabled with the --allow-custom-languages option. The option must appear before --.
Bug Fixes
- Custom language libraries are blocked by default. Attempts to use them without opting in now show an error with guidance to enable the option.

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The CLI now requires explicit opt-in to register configured custom languages. It checks for --allow-custom-languages before --, reports a dedicated denial error when permission is absent, and includes integration tests for denied and permitted cases.

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Custom Language Opt-In

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Custom-language registration and denial `crates/cli/src/config.rs`, `crates/cli/src/utils/error_context.rs`	`ProjectConfig::setup` passes the permission flag to registration. Registration rejects nonempty custom-language configuration when permission is false. The denial uses exit code 79 and a message that requires `--allow-custom-languages`.
CLI opt-in argument handling `crates/cli/src/lib.rs`	`main_with_args` checks arguments before `--` for the exact opt-in flag and passes the result through `setup_project_is_possible` to `ProjectConfig::setup`.
Registration tests and setup call sites `crates/cli/tests/custom_language_trust_test.rs`, `crates/cli/src/new.rs`, `crates/cli/src/scan.rs`	Integration tests cover denied registration, a missing library with opt-in, positional arguments, project creation, and a platform-gated JSON library. Existing test setup calls pass `false` to `ProjectConfig::setup`.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant main_with_args
  participant setup_project_is_possible
  participant ProjectConfig
  participant register_custom_language
  main_with_args->>main_with_args: Check arguments before -- for the opt-in flag
  main_with_args->>setup_project_is_possible: Pass the opt-in value
  setup_project_is_possible->>ProjectConfig: Pass allow_custom_languages
  ProjectConfig->>register_custom_language: Register configured custom languages with permission
  register_custom_language-->>ProjectConfig: Return registration result

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Custom-language projects may need opt-in just to generate completions, and the denial tests do not lock in exit code 79. These are bounded workflow and regression-coverage concerns, so merge with owner awareness or address them before merging.

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In `@crates/cli/src/lib.rs`:
- Line 145: Update the `ProjectConfig::setup` handling so language-registration
failures remain in the outer `Result` and fail before command dispatch. Preserve
the inner result only for a missing project: register languages for an existing
project and propagate registration errors, while keeping the no-project path
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- Line 151: Restrict implicit-run handling in the argument flow around
`allow_custom_languages` so only arguments before `--` can grant native-library
consent or be filtered as that option; preserve all arguments after `--` as
positional paths. Keep explicit-command behavior based on the parsed `App` flag.
- Line 166: Update the implicit and explicit CLI flows so RunArg.lang,
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In `@crates/cli/src/lib.rs`:
- Around line 147-161: Handle implicit-run help and version before project
setup: when App::try_parse_from cannot recognize flags such as
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DisplayHelp or DisplayVersion error immediately. Keep the post-registration
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… v0.50.0 [fix: require opt-in for custom language libraries - #2960](ast-grep/ast-grep#2960) [feat(cli): add trust and revoke custom language policies - #2972](ast-grep/ast-grep#2972)

[fix: require opt-in for custom language libraries - #2960](ast-grep/ast-grep#2960) [feat(cli): add trust and revoke custom language policies - #2972](ast-grep/ast-grep#2972)

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feat: add persistent trust for custom languages #2961

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