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Summary

  • Adds Overridable to api.StepParameter: a step author can explicitly opt a specific declared parameter into being overridden at trigger time (e.g. by a Gangway CreateJobExecution caller via pod_spec_options.envs).
  • Adds ParamOverrides to api.MultiStageTestConfigurationLiteral, populated by ci-operator from the environment, and only ever applied to parameters that set Overridable: true - and scoped per-step, so a same-named parameter on a different, non-opted-in step never receives it.
  • Supports two forms of trigger-time override, so callers no longer need the MULTISTAGE_PARAM_OVERRIDE_<NAME> prefix workaround (and refs/scripts no longer need to declare a duplicate, prefixed parameter and manually reassign it):
    • the parameter's own plain name (e.g. EVAL_MODEL=foo), honored only if that parameter opted in
    • the legacy MULTISTAGE_PARAM_OVERRIDE_<NAME> form, kept for backwards compatibility and taking precedence if both are present
  • No behavior change for parameters that don't set Overridable: true.

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ci-operator now supports trigger-time overrides for multi-stage parameters.

  • Parameters opt in with StepParameter.Overridable.
  • Overrides support plain parameter names and the legacy MULTISTAGE_PARAM_OVERRIDE_<NAME> format.
  • Legacy prefixed variables take precedence.
  • Overrides apply only to opted-in parameters and remain isolated per step.
  • Non-overridable parameters keep their existing behavior.
  • Tests cover opt-in behavior, precedence, default handling, and cross-step isolation.

The changes include new API fields and multi-stage parameter generation support. Build, vet, test, and formatting checks pass.

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Trigger-time parameter overrides now support legacy prefixed and declared plain environment variables. Overrides are stored in multi-stage configurations and applied only to parameters marked Overridable, with precedence and cross-step isolation covered by tests.

Parameter override flow

Layer / File(s) Summary
Override contract and step wiring
pkg/api/types.go, pkg/steps/multi_stage/multi_stage.go
Adds StepParameter.Overridable and MultiStageTestConfigurationLiteral.ParamOverrides. Multi-stage steps copy parameter overrides during construction.
Environment override collection
cmd/ci-operator/main.go, cmd/ci-operator/main_test.go
Collects prefixed and declared plain-name overrides. Prefixed values take precedence. Tests cover filtering, complete values, and stored overrides.
Multi-stage parameter application
pkg/steps/multi_stage/gen.go, pkg/steps/multi_stage/gen_test.go
Applies overrides only to overridable parameters. Tests cover defaults, precedence, and isolation between steps.

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

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 3918b

Plain-name trigger-time overrides do not currently work for opted-in observer parameters, so those observer settings may be ignored when supplied by callers. This is a bounded integration issue that should receive explicit owner follow-up before merge.

Suggested reviewers: danilo-gemoli, psalajova


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❌ Failed checks (1 error, 1 warning)

Check name Status Explanation Resolution
No-Sensitive-Data-In-Logs ❌ Error The change adds a sensitive-value logging path. applyEnvOverrides stores plain trigger environment values in ParamOverrides before Complete returns (cmd/ci-operator/main.go:699 and :858-900). Wi… Do not serialize raw ParamOverrides values in the resolved-configuration log. Marshal a redacted copy that removes or replaces param_overrides values before the Trace call, or explicitly register every trigger override value with the ce…
Docstring Coverage ⚠️ Warning Docstring coverage is 22.22% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 9 functions across 6 files. Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.
✅ Passed checks (15 passed)
Check name Status Explanation
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Go Error Handling ✅ Passed PASS. The pull request introduces no unchecked error return, new panic, or unsafe pointer dereference. applyEnvOverrides has no error return. It checks MultiStageTestConfigurationLiteral for nil b…
Test Coverage For New Features ✅ Passed The new behavior has unit-test coverage. TestApplyEnvOverrides uses table-driven cases for legacy prefixes, plain-name opt-in, rejection without opt-in, equal signs, and prefix precedence. `TestGene…
Stable And Deterministic Test Names ✅ Passed PASS. The changed tests use Go testing.T, not Ginkgo. New t.Run titles are static string literals, such as plain name honored for an opted-in parameter and `override is applied to an opted-in pa…
Test Structure And Quality ✅ Passed PASS — The changed tests use Go's standard testing package with Test/t.Run, not Ginkgo. They do not define It blocks, use Eventually/Consistently, or perform cluster operations or resource…
Microshift Test Compatibility ✅ Passed PASS: The pull request adds only Go unit tests in cmd/ci-operator/main_test.go and pkg/steps/multi_stage/gen_test.go. The tests use testing.T and internal parameter/pod-generation objects. No Gi…
Single Node Openshift (Sno) Test Compatibility ✅ Passed PASS: The pull request adds only standard Go unit tests (testing.T) in cmd/ci-operator/main_test.go and pkg/steps/multi_stage/gen_test.go. The diff adds no Ginkgo It, Describe, Context, or…
Topology-Aware Scheduling Compatibility ✅ Passed PASS: The pull request changes environment-parameter handling and generated pod environment variables. It does not add or modify deployment manifests, replicas, anti-affinity, topology spread constrai…
Ote Binary Stdout Contract ✅ Passed PASS: The pull request adds no process-level stdout write. The changed hunks only collect environment variables and populate parameter overrides. No added fmt.Print*, os.Stdout, klog output, Ginkgo, o…
Ipv6 And Disconnected Network Test Compatibility ✅ Passed PASS — The pull request adds standard Go unit tests (func Test...(*testing.T)) in cmd/ci-operator/main_test.go and pkg/steps/multi_stage/gen_test.go. It adds no Ginkgo tests, e2e test constructs…
No-Weak-Crypto ✅ Passed PASS. The pull request adds environment parsing, parameter flags, map handling, and tests. No added line uses MD5, SHA1, DES, RC4, 3DES, Blowfish, ECB, custom cryptography, or secret/token comparisons…
Container-Privileges ✅ Passed PASS: The pull request does not introduce any container privilege setting. The changed files contain no added privileged, hostPID, hostNetwork, hostIPC, SYS_ADMIN, allowPrivilegeEscalation
Description Check ✅ Passed Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: enabling multi-stage parameters to opt into trigger-time overrides.
Full details: Go Error Handling

Explanation

PASS. The pull request introduces no unchecked error return, new panic, or unsafe pointer dereference. applyEnvOverrides has no error return. It checks MultiStageTestConfigurationLiteral for nil before use. generateParams checks env.Default before dereferencing it and safely reads nil maps. New test calls check generatePods errors. The ignored results found in gen.go and main.go predate this pull request.

Full details: Test Coverage For New Features

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The new behavior has unit-test coverage. TestApplyEnvOverrides uses table-driven cases for legacy prefixes, plain-name opt-in, rejection without opt-in, equal signs, and prefix precedence. TestGeneratePodsOverrideEnvironment covers application, opt-in enforcement, default handling, and override precedence. TestGeneratePodsOverrideEnvironmentCrossStepIsolation verifies per-step isolation. The new parameter-discovery helper is exercised through TestApplyEnvOverrides, and constructor wiring is exercised through pod generation tests.

Full details: Stable And Deterministic Test Names

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PASS. The changed tests use Go testing.T, not Ginkgo. New t.Run titles are static string literals, such as plain name honored for an opted-in parameter and override is applied to an opted-in parameter. No changed test title contains a pod name, timestamp, UUID, node name, namespace, IP address, or other run-dependent value.

Full details: Test Structure And Quality

Explanation

PASS — The changed tests use Go's standard testing package with Test/t.Run, not Ginkgo. They do not define It blocks, use Eventually/Consistently, or perform cluster operations or resource creation. The tests generate pod objects in memory and include diagnostic assertion text.

Full details: Microshift Test Compatibility

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PASS: The pull request adds only Go unit tests in cmd/ci-operator/main_test.go and pkg/steps/multi_stage/gen_test.go. The tests use testing.T and internal parameter/pod-generation objects. No Ginkgo e2e tests, MicroShift-sensitive OpenShift APIs, unsupported namespaces, or multi-node assumptions were added.

Full details: Single Node Openshift (Sno) Test Compatibility

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PASS: The pull request adds only standard Go unit tests (testing.T) in cmd/ci-operator/main_test.go and pkg/steps/multi_stage/gen_test.go. The diff adds no Ginkgo It, Describe, Context, or When tests and no SNO-sensitive cluster assumptions. The SNO compatibility check is therefore not applicable.

Full details: Topology-Aware Scheduling Compatibility

Explanation

PASS: The pull request changes environment-parameter handling and generated pod environment variables. It does not add or modify deployment manifests, replicas, anti-affinity, topology spread constraints, node selectors or affinity, tolerations, or PDB settings. The scheduling-related matches in modified files are pre-existing code outside the changed hunks. No topology compatibility failure is introduced.

Full details: Ote Binary Stdout Contract

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PASS: The pull request adds no process-level stdout write. The changed hunks only collect environment variables and populate parameter overrides. No added fmt.Print*, os.Stdout, klog output, Ginkgo, or suite setup code appears. Existing output-related lines in cmd/ci-operator/main.go, including klog.LogToStderr(false), are present in both HEAD^ and HEAD, so they are not introduced by this pull request.

Full details: Ipv6 And Disconnected Network Test Compatibility

Explanation

PASS — The pull request adds standard Go unit tests (func Test...(*testing.T)) in cmd/ci-operator/main_test.go and pkg/steps/multi_stage/gen_test.go. It adds no Ginkgo tests, e2e test constructs, network calls, IPv4 literals, or external connectivity requirements. The custom check is therefore not applicable.

Full details: No-Weak-Crypto

Explanation

PASS. The pull request adds environment parsing, parameter flags, map handling, and tests. No added line uses MD5, SHA1, DES, RC4, 3DES, Blowfish, ECB, custom cryptography, or secret/token comparisons. The only crypto import is crypto/sha256, and it exists in both HEAD^ and HEAD, so it is pre-existing.

Full details: Container-Privileges

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PASS: The pull request does not introduce any container privilege setting. The changed files contain no added privileged, hostPID, hostNetwork, hostIPC, SYS_ADMIN, allowPrivilegeEscalation, or root runtime manifest settings. The changes only collect environment variables, store parameter overrides, and apply them to opted-in environment parameters. Existing root/security-context code in pkg/steps/multi_stage/gen.go is unchanged, and no Kubernetes manifest is added or modified.

Full details: No-Sensitive-Data-In-Logs

Explanation

The change adds a sensitive-value logging path. applyEnvOverrides stores plain trigger environment values in ParamOverrides before Complete returns (cmd/ci-operator/main.go:699 and :858-900). With -v, ci-operator marshals the full resolved configuration into a Trace log entry (main.go:589-593). The new param_overrides field serializes its non-empty values, and the override values are not added to DynamicCensor. A caller can therefore set an opted-in parameter such as API_TOKEN or PASSWORD, and its value can appear in the verbose ci-operator.log artifact.

Resolution

Do not serialize raw ParamOverrides values in the resolved-configuration log. Marshal a redacted copy that removes or replaces param_overrides values before the Trace call, or explicitly register every trigger override value with the censor before any logging. Add a regression test that sets an opted-in sensitive-looking parameter to a sentinel value, enables verbose configuration logging, and verifies that the sentinel does not occur in the log output.

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In `@cmd/ci-operator/main.go`:
- Around line 841-849: Extend the override-parameter scan to include each step
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Comment thread cmd/ci-operator/main.go
Comment on lines +841 to +849
for _, steps := range [][]api.LiteralTestStep{ms.Pre, ms.Test, ms.Post} {
for _, step := range steps {
for _, param := range step.Environment {
if param.Overridable {
names.Insert(param.Name)
}
}
}
}

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Include observer parameters in the plain-name override allow-list.

Observer.Environment also contains []api.StepParameter, but this helper only checks Pre, Test, and Post. A plain environment variable cannot override an observer parameter marked Overridable: true.

Include ms.Observers in this scan and add an observer coverage case.

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In `@cmd/ci-operator/main.go` around lines 841 - 849, Extend the
override-parameter scan to include each step in ms.Observers, adding names for
observer Environment parameters with Overridable set to true just as for ms.Pre,
ms.Test, and ms.Post. Add observer coverage to the relevant tests.

Adds an Overridable flag on step parameters, so ci-operator can apply a
trigger-time environment variable override (e.g. from Gangway's
pod_spec_options.envs) to a normally-named parameter, without requiring
the ref/script boilerplate of declaring and reassigning a separate
MULTISTAGE_PARAM_OVERRIDE_<NAME> parameter. The legacy prefixed form is
still supported and takes precedence for backwards compatibility, and
overrides are only ever honored for parameters that explicitly set
Overridable: true, so unrelated parameters can't be tampered with.

Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
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Prucek force-pushed the gangway-overridable-env-param branch from f8adf77 to 65a2dbe Compare August 26, 2026 07:49
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Scheduling tests matching the pipeline_run_if_changed or not excluded by pipeline_skip_if_only_changed parameters:
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/override-sticky ci/prow/e2e

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@Prucek: Overrode contexts on behalf of Prucek: ci/prow/e2e

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