fix: implement misc stubs (InvokeService, BuildBinary, permissions, app.container) by intel352 · Pull Request #178 · GoCodeAlone/workflow

intel352 · 2026-02-26T21:37:02Z

Summary

Replaces miscellaneous stubs with real implementations:

InvokeService gRPC RPC: Plugin SDK server now routes InvokeService calls to module instances that implement ServiceInvoker interface, instead of returning Unimplemented
BuildBinaryStep main(): Generated main.go now wires up modular.NewStdApplication + workflow.NewStdEngine with proper config loading, signal handling, and graceful shutdown
workflow_permissions table: Added schema to V1Store for the admin permissions API
app.container defaults: Detects kubeconfig and logs appropriate warnings when no environment is configured

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go build ./... passes
go vet ./... passes
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Add ServiceInvoker interface to the SDK so ModuleInstance implementations can handle service method invocations from the host. The InvokeService handler now looks up the module by handle_id, asserts ServiceInvoker, and dispatches the call — returning the result or a structured error response instead of codes.Unimplemented. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

Replace the TODO stub in generateMainGo() with a complete workflow app entrypoint: loads the config (embedded or from disk), creates a modular.StdApplication and workflow.StdEngine, builds from config, starts the engine, and shuts down cleanly on SIGINT/SIGTERM. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

Add workflow_permissions DDL to initSchema() so the admin plugin's db_query/db_exec steps can read and write permission records. The table stores subject, action (read/write/admin), and granted flag per workflow, with ON DELETE CASCADE from workflows. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

…ult backend When no 'environment' is configured, probe for a kubeconfig file (KUBECONFIG env var, then ~/.kube/config). If found, log an informational message about using the kubernetes backend; if not found, emit a Warn log explaining the mock fallback and how to configure a real environment. Captures the application logger in Init() for both messages. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

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Pull request overview

Implements previously-unimplemented pieces across the plugin SDK, build tooling, and platform modules to make “stubbed” features operational in real workflows.

Changes:

Add a ServiceInvoker interface and route the InvokeService gRPC RPC to module instances that implement it.
Enhance BuildBinaryStep’s generated main.go to load config, start the engine, and handle SIGINT/SIGTERM shutdown.
Extend the V1 SQLite schema with a workflow_permissions table and improve app.container default environment behavior/logging.

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File	Description
plugin/external/sdk/interfaces.go	Introduces `ServiceInvoker` interface for host→plugin service calls.
plugin/external/sdk/grpc_server.go	Implements `InvokeService` RPC dispatch to module instances.
module/pipeline_step_build_binary.go	Updates generated `main.go` content with config loading + lifecycle wiring.
module/app_container.go	Adds kubeconfig detection and logs warnings/info when no environment is configured.
module/api_v1_store.go	Adds `workflow_permissions` table to the V1Store schema.

Copilot · 2026-02-26T21:40:59Z

plugin/external/sdk/grpc_server.go

+// InvokeService routes a service method call to the registered module identified
+// by handle_id. The module must implement ServiceInvoker; if it does not, an
+// error is returned to the host.
+func (s *grpcServer) InvokeService(_ context.Context, req *pb.InvokeServiceRequest) (*pb.InvokeServiceResponse, error) {
+	s.mu.RLock()
+	inst, ok := s.modules[req.HandleId]
+	s.mu.RUnlock()
+	if !ok {
+		return &pb.InvokeServiceResponse{Error: fmt.Sprintf("unknown module handle: %s", req.HandleId)}, nil
+	}
+
+	invoker, ok := inst.(ServiceInvoker)
+	if !ok {
+		return &pb.InvokeServiceResponse{
+			Error: fmt.Sprintf("module handle %s does not implement ServiceInvoker", req.HandleId),
+		}, nil
+	}
+
+	result, err := invoker.InvokeMethod(req.Method, structToMap(req.Args))


InvokeService ignores the incoming RPC context, so cancellations/timeouts from the host will not propagate to the module implementation. Since ServiceInvoker is newly introduced, consider adding a context.Context parameter to ServiceInvoker.InvokeMethod (and passing ctx through here), or at least checking ctx.Done() before/while dispatching to allow early aborts.

Copilot · 2026-02-26T21:40:59Z

plugin/external/sdk/grpc_server.go

+	result, err := invoker.InvokeMethod(req.Method, structToMap(req.Args))
+	if err != nil {
+		return &pb.InvokeServiceResponse{Error: err.Error()}, nil //nolint:nilerr // app error in response field
+	}
+	return &pb.InvokeServiceResponse{Result: mapToStruct(result)}, nil


InvokeService serializes the result via mapToStruct(result), but mapToStruct currently drops structpb.NewStruct conversion errors. If the result map contains non-structpb-compatible values, the response will silently lose data (or return a nil struct) with no error reported. Consider returning a conversion error to the host (e.g., make mapToStruct return (*structpb.Struct, error) and set InvokeServiceResponse.Error when conversion fails).

Copilot · 2026-02-26T21:40:59Z

module/pipeline_step_build_binary.go

@@ -180,17 +193,51 @@ func (s *BuildBinaryStep) generateMainGo() string {
 	}

 	sb.WriteString("func main() {\n")
+	sb.WriteString("\tlogger := slog.New(slog.NewTextHandler(os.Stdout, nil))\n\n")
+
 	if s.embedConfig {
 		sb.WriteString("\tif len(configYAML) == 0 {\n")
 		sb.WriteString("\t\tfmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, \"embedded config is empty\")\n")
 		sb.WriteString("\t\tos.Exit(1)\n")
-		sb.WriteString("\t}\n")
-		sb.WriteString("\tfmt.Printf(\"Starting workflow app (config: %d bytes)\\n\", len(configYAML))\n")
+		sb.WriteString("\t}\n\n")
+		sb.WriteString("\tcfg, err := config.LoadFromString(string(configYAML))\n")
 	} else {
-		sb.WriteString("\tfmt.Println(\"Starting workflow app\")\n")
+		sb.WriteString("\tcfgFile := \"app.yaml\"\n")
+		sb.WriteString("\tif len(os.Args) > 1 {\n")
+		sb.WriteString("\t\tcfgFile = os.Args[1]\n")
+		sb.WriteString("\t}\n\n")
+		sb.WriteString("\tcfg, err := config.LoadFromFile(cfgFile)\n")
 	}
-	sb.WriteString("\t// TODO: wire up modular.NewStdApplication with embedded config\n")
-	sb.WriteString("\t_ = os.Args\n")
+	sb.WriteString("\tif err != nil {\n")
+	sb.WriteString("\t\tfmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, \"parse config: %v\\n\", err)\n")
+	sb.WriteString("\t\tos.Exit(1)\n")
+	sb.WriteString("\t}\n\n")
+
+	sb.WriteString("\tapp := modular.NewStdApplication(nil, logger)\n")
+	sb.WriteString("\tengine := workflow.NewStdEngine(app, logger)\n\n")
+
+	sb.WriteString("\tif err := engine.BuildFromConfig(cfg); err != nil {\n")
+	sb.WriteString("\t\tfmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, \"build engine: %v\\n\", err)\n")
+	sb.WriteString("\t\tos.Exit(1)\n")


The generated main.go creates a StdEngine but never loads any engine plugins (module factories/step factories) or registers workflow handlers. As a result, engine.BuildFromConfig will fail for typical configs (unknown module type / no handler found). The generated program should either (a) load the standard built-in plugins (similar to cmd/server/main.go’s defaultEnginePlugins) or (b) at minimum register the required workflow handlers and module factories before calling BuildFromConfig.

Copilot · 2026-02-26T21:40:59Z

module/pipeline_step_build_binary.go

+	sb.WriteString("\t\tfmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, \"parse config: %v\\n\", err)\n")
+	sb.WriteString("\t\tos.Exit(1)\n")
+	sb.WriteString("\t}\n\n")
+


When embed_config is true, the generated main.go uses config.LoadFromString, which does not populate WorkflowConfig.ConfigDir. The engine relies on cfg.ConfigDir for relative path resolution (e.g., pipeline steps/modules using _config_dir), so embedded configs can break relative paths. Consider setting cfg.ConfigDir to a sensible default (e.g., os.Getwd()) after LoadFromString, or embedding an explicit config dir alongside the YAML.

Suggested change

if s.embedConfig {

sb.WriteString("\tif cfg != nil && cfg.ConfigDir == \"\" {\n")

sb.WriteString("\t\twd, err := os.Getwd()\n")

sb.WriteString("\t\tif err != nil {\n")

sb.WriteString("\t\t\tfmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, \"determine working directory: %v\\n\", err)\n")

sb.WriteString("\t\t\tos.Exit(1)\n")

sb.WriteString("\t\t}\n")

sb.WriteString("\t\tcfg.ConfigDir = wd\n")

sb.WriteString("\t}\n\n")

}

Copilot · 2026-02-26T21:41:00Z

module/app_container.go

+		// No environment configured: choose backend based on whether a kubeconfig is available.
+		kubeconfigPath := kubeconfigPath()
+		if kubeconfigPath != "" {
+			m.logger.Info("app.container: no environment configured, using kubernetes backend from kubeconfig",
+				"module", m.name, "kubeconfig", kubeconfigPath)
+			m.backend = &k8sAppBackend{}
+			m.platformType = "kubernetes"
+		} else {
+			m.logger.Warn("app.container: no environment configured and no kubeconfig found; defaulting to mock kubernetes backend",
+				"module", m.name,
+				"hint", "set 'environment' to a platform.kubernetes or platform.ecs module, or ensure KUBECONFIG / ~/.kube/config is present")
+			m.backend = &k8sAppBackend{}
+			m.platformType = "kubernetes"


The log messages imply different behavior based on kubeconfig presence ("using kubernetes backend from kubeconfig" vs "defaulting to mock"), but both branches configure the same k8sAppBackend, which is explicitly a mock/no-API backend. This is misleading operationally; either adjust the messages to reflect reality (always mock) or actually switch behavior based on kubeconfig/environment (e.g., real Kubernetes backend when kubeconfig exists).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

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Copilot · 2026-02-26T21:59:22Z

module/app_container.go

+// empty string. It checks KUBECONFIG env var first, then ~/.kube/config.
+func kubeconfigPath() string {
+	if kc := os.Getenv("KUBECONFIG"); kc != "" {
+		kc = filepath.Clean(kc)
+		if _, err := os.Stat(kc); err == nil { //nolint:gosec // KUBECONFIG is a trusted env var
+			return kc


kubeconfigPath treats $KUBECONFIG as a single file path, but in common Kubernetes setups it can be a list of paths (separated by the OS list separator). In that case os.Stat will fail and this will incorrectly behave as if no kubeconfig exists. Consider using filepath.SplitList (or similar) and returning the first existing entry.

Suggested change

// empty string. It checks KUBECONFIG env var first, then ~/.kube/config.

func kubeconfigPath() string {

if kc := os.Getenv("KUBECONFIG"); kc != "" {

kc = filepath.Clean(kc)

if _, err := os.Stat(kc); err == nil { //nolint:gosec // KUBECONFIG is a trusted env var

return kc

// empty string. It checks KUBECONFIG env var first (which may be a list of paths),

// then ~/.kube/config.

func kubeconfigPath() string {

if kc := os.Getenv("KUBECONFIG"); kc != "" {

for _, entry := range filepath.SplitList(kc) {

entry = filepath.Clean(entry)

if entry == "" {

continue

}

if info, err := os.Stat(entry); err == nil && !info.IsDir() { //nolint:gosec // KUBECONFIG is a trusted env var

return entry

}

Copilot · 2026-02-26T21:59:23Z

module/app_container.go

+// kubeconfigPath returns the path to the kubeconfig file if it exists, or an
+// empty string. It checks KUBECONFIG env var first, then ~/.kube/config.
+func kubeconfigPath() string {
+	if kc := os.Getenv("KUBECONFIG"); kc != "" {
+		kc = filepath.Clean(kc)


This new kubeconfig detection logic isn’t covered by tests. Since module/app_container.go already has a dedicated test file, please add test cases for: (1) no environment + KUBECONFIG set to an existing file, (2) KUBECONFIG set to a non-existent path, and (3) KUBECONFIG containing multiple paths (SplitList behavior).

Copilot · 2026-02-26T21:59:23Z

plugin/external/sdk/grpc_server.go

+func (s *grpcServer) InvokeService(_ context.Context, req *pb.InvokeServiceRequest) (*pb.InvokeServiceResponse, error) {
+	s.mu.RLock()


InvokeService ignores the incoming gRPC context (it’s named _), so deadlines/cancellation from the host can’t propagate to the plugin’s service method. To make service invocations cancellable, consider adding a context-aware optional interface (e.g., InvokeMethod(ctx, method, args)) and using it when implemented, falling back to the existing ServiceInvoker for compatibility.

Copilot · 2026-02-26T21:59:23Z

module/app_container.go

+		// No environment configured: choose backend based on whether a kubeconfig is available.
+		kubeconfigPath := kubeconfigPath()
+		if kubeconfigPath != "" {
+			m.logger.Info("app.container: no environment configured, using kubernetes backend from kubeconfig",


The log message says the module is "using kubernetes backend from kubeconfig", but the selected backend is still k8sAppBackend which (per the comment below) doesn’t use kubeconfig or talk to the real k8s API. This message is likely misleading; consider rewording it to something like "kubeconfig detected; defaulting to kubernetes backend" (or explicitly call out that this is the mock backend).

Suggested change

m.logger.Info("app.container: no environment configured, using kubernetes backend from kubeconfig",

m.logger.Info("app.container: kubeconfig detected; defaulting to kubernetes app backend (mock; does not use kubeconfig directly)",

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fix: suppress gosec G703 false positive on KUBECONFIG path

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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

fix: move nolint:gosec to os.Stat line where G703 triggers

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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

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+	if s.embedConfig {
+		sb.WriteString("\tif cfg != nil && cfg.ConfigDir == \"\" {\n")
+		sb.WriteString("\t\twd, err := os.Getwd()\n")
+		sb.WriteString("\t\tif err != nil {\n")
+		sb.WriteString("\t\t\tfmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, \"determine working directory: %v\\n\", err)\n")
+		sb.WriteString("\t\t\tos.Exit(1)\n")
+		sb.WriteString("\t\t}\n")
+		sb.WriteString("\t\tcfg.ConfigDir = wd\n")
+		sb.WriteString("\t}\n\n")
+	}

		func (s grpcServer) InvokeService(_ context.Context, req pb.InvokeServiceRequest) (*pb.InvokeServiceResponse, error) {
		s.mu.RLock()

	m.logger.Info("app.container: no environment configured, using kubernetes backend from kubeconfig",
	m.logger.Info("app.container: kubeconfig detected; defaulting to kubernetes app backend (mock; does not use kubeconfig directly)",

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