Add API endpoint to request contents of multiple files simultaniously

custom/conf/app.example.ini

@@ -2439,6 +2439,8 @@ LEVEL = Info
 ;DEFAULT_GIT_TREES_PER_PAGE = 1000
 ;; Default max size of a blob returned by the blobs API (default is 10MiB)
 ;DEFAULT_MAX_BLOB_SIZE = 10485760
+;; Default max combined size of all blobs returned by the files API (default is 100MiB)
+;DEFAULT_MAX_RESPONSE_SIZE = 104857600
 
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;

modules/git/repo_object.go

@@ -85,17 +85,3 @@ func (repo *Repository) hashObject(reader io.Reader, save bool) (string, error)
 	}
 	return strings.TrimSpace(stdout.String()), nil
 }
-
-// GetRefType gets the type of the ref based on the string
-func (repo *Repository) GetRefType(ref string) ObjectType {
-	if repo.IsTagExist(ref) {
-		return ObjectTag
-	} else if repo.IsBranchExist(ref) {
-		return ObjectBranch
-	} else if repo.IsCommitExist(ref) {
-		return ObjectCommit
-	} else if _, err := repo.GetBlob(ref); err == nil {
-		return ObjectBlob
-	}
-	return ObjectType("invalid")
-}

modules/setting/api.go

@@ -18,13 +18,15 @@ var API = struct {
 	DefaultPagingNum       int
 	DefaultGitTreesPerPage int
 	DefaultMaxBlobSize     int64
+	DefaultMaxResponseSize int64
 }{
 	EnableSwagger:          true,
 	SwaggerURL:             "",
 	MaxResponseItems:       50,
 	DefaultPagingNum:       30,
 	DefaultGitTreesPerPage: 1000,
 	DefaultMaxBlobSize:     10485760,
+	DefaultMaxResponseSize: 104857600,
 }
 
 func loadAPIFrom(rootCfg ConfigProvider) {

modules/structs/git_blob.go

@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ package structs
 
 // GitBlobResponse represents a git blob
 type GitBlobResponse struct {
-	Content  string `json:"content"`
-	Encoding string `json:"encoding"`
-	URL      string `json:"url"`
-	SHA      string `json:"sha"`
-	Size     int64  `json:"size"`
+	Content  *string `json:"content"`
+	Encoding *string `json:"encoding"`
+	URL      string  `json:"url"`
+	SHA      string  `json:"sha"`
+	Size     int64   `json:"size"`
 }

modules/structs/repo_file.go

@@ -176,3 +176,8 @@ type FileDeleteResponse struct {
 	Commit       *FileCommitResponse        `json:"commit"`
 	Verification *PayloadCommitVerification `json:"verification"`
 }
+
+// GetFilesOptions options for retrieving metadate and content of multiple files
+type GetFilesOptions struct {
+	Files []string `json:"files" binding:"Required"`
+}

modules/structs/settings.go

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ type GeneralAPISettings struct {
 	DefaultPagingNum       int   `json:"default_paging_num"`
 	DefaultGitTreesPerPage int   `json:"default_git_trees_per_page"`
 	DefaultMaxBlobSize     int64 `json:"default_max_blob_size"`
+	DefaultMaxResponseSize int64 `json:"default_max_response_size"`
 }
 
 // GeneralAttachmentSettings contains global Attachment settings exposed by API

routers/api/v1/api.go

@@ -1389,14 +1389,17 @@ func Routes() *web.Router {
 				m.Post("/diffpatch", reqRepoWriter(unit.TypeCode), reqToken(), bind(api.ApplyDiffPatchFileOptions{}), mustNotBeArchived, repo.ApplyDiffPatch)
 				m.Group("/contents", func() {
 					m.Get("", repo.GetContentsList)
-					m.Post("", reqToken(), bind(api.ChangeFilesOptions{}), reqRepoBranchWriter, mustNotBeArchived, repo.ChangeFiles)
 					m.Get("/*", repo.GetContents)
+					m.Post("", reqToken(), bind(api.ChangeFilesOptions{}), reqRepoBranchWriter, mustNotBeArchived, repo.ChangeFiles)
 					m.Group("/*", func() {
 						m.Post("", bind(api.CreateFileOptions{}), reqRepoBranchWriter, mustNotBeArchived, repo.CreateFile)
 						m.Put("", bind(api.UpdateFileOptions{}), reqRepoBranchWriter, mustNotBeArchived, repo.UpdateFile)
 						m.Delete("", bind(api.DeleteFileOptions{}), reqRepoBranchWriter, mustNotBeArchived, repo.DeleteFile)
 					}, reqToken())
-				}, reqRepoReader(unit.TypeCode))
+				}, reqRepoReader(unit.TypeCode), context.ReferencesGitRepo())
+				m.Combo("/file-contents", reqRepoReader(unit.TypeCode), context.ReferencesGitRepo()).
+					Get(repo.GetFileContentsGet).
+					Post(bind(api.GetFilesOptions{}), repo.GetFileContentsPost) // POST method requires "write" permission, so we also support "GET" method above
 				m.Get("/signing-key.gpg", misc.SigningKey)
 				m.Group("/topics", func() {
 					m.Combo("").Get(repo.ListTopics).

routers/api/v1/repo/file.go

@@ -16,16 +16,18 @@ import (
 
 	git_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/git"
 	repo_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/repo"
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/unit"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/git"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/gitrepo"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/httpcache"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/json"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/lfs"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/log"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/storage"
 	api "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/structs"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/web"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/routers/api/v1/utils"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/routers/common"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/services/context"
 	pull_service "code.gitea.io/gitea/services/pull"
@@ -375,7 +377,7 @@ func GetEditorconfig(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	//   required: true
 	// - name: ref
 	//   in: query
-	//   description: "The name of the commit/branch/tag. Default the repository’s default branch (usually master)"
+	//   description: "The name of the commit/branch/tag. Default to the repository’s default branch."
 	//   type: string
 	//   required: false
 	// responses:
@@ -410,11 +412,6 @@ func canWriteFiles(ctx *context.APIContext, branch string) bool {
 		!ctx.Repo.Repository.IsArchived
 }
 
-// canReadFiles returns true if repository is readable and user has proper access level.
-func canReadFiles(r *context.Repository) bool {
-	return r.Permission.CanRead(unit.TypeCode)
-}
-
 func base64Reader(s string) (io.ReadSeeker, error) {
 	b, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(s)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -894,6 +891,17 @@ func DeleteFile(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	}
 }
 
+func resolveRefCommit(ctx *context.APIContext, ref string, minCommitIDLen ...int) *utils.RefCommit {
+	ref = util.IfZero(ref, ctx.Repo.Repository.DefaultBranch)
+	refCommit, err := utils.ResolveRefCommit(ctx, ctx.Repo.Repository, ref, minCommitIDLen...)
+	if errors.Is(err, util.ErrNotExist) {
+		ctx.APIErrorNotFound(err)
+	} else if err != nil {
+		ctx.APIErrorInternal(err)
+	}
+	return refCommit
+}
+
 // GetContents Get the metadata and contents (if a file) of an entry in a repository, or a list of entries if a dir
 func GetContents(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	// swagger:operation GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/contents/{filepath} repository repoGetContents
@@ -919,7 +927,7 @@ func GetContents(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	//   required: true
 	// - name: ref
 	//   in: query
-	//   description: "The name of the commit/branch/tag. Default the repository’s default branch (usually master)"
+	//   description: "The name of the commit/branch/tag. Default to the repository’s default branch."
 	//   type: string
 	//   required: false
 	// responses:
@@ -928,18 +936,13 @@ func GetContents(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	//   "404":
 	//     "$ref": "#/responses/notFound"
 
-	if !canReadFiles(ctx.Repo) {
-		ctx.APIErrorInternal(repo_model.ErrUserDoesNotHaveAccessToRepo{
-			UserID:   ctx.Doer.ID,
-			RepoName: ctx.Repo.Repository.LowerName,
-		})
+	treePath := ctx.PathParam("*")
+	refCommit := resolveRefCommit(ctx, ctx.FormTrim("ref"))
+	if ctx.Written() {
 		return
 	}
 
-	treePath := ctx.PathParam("*")
-	ref := ctx.FormTrim("ref")
-
-	if fileList, err := files_service.GetContentsOrList(ctx, ctx.Repo.Repository, treePath, ref); err != nil {
+	if fileList, err := files_service.GetContentsOrList(ctx, ctx.Repo.Repository, refCommit, treePath); err != nil {
 		if git.IsErrNotExist(err) {
 			ctx.APIErrorNotFound("GetContentsOrList", err)
 			return
@@ -970,7 +973,7 @@ func GetContentsList(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	//   required: true
 	// - name: ref
 	//   in: query
-	//   description: "The name of the commit/branch/tag. Default the repository’s default branch (usually master)"
+	//   description: "The name of the commit/branch/tag. Default to the repository’s default branch."
 	//   type: string
 	//   required: false
 	// responses:
@@ -982,3 +985,102 @@ func GetContentsList(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	// same as GetContents(), this function is here because swagger fails if path is empty in GetContents() interface
 	GetContents(ctx)
 }
+
+func GetFileContentsGet(ctx *context.APIContext) {
+	// swagger:operation GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/file-contents repository repoGetFileContents
+	// ---
+	// summary: Get the metadata and contents of requested files
+	// description: See the POST method. This GET method supports to use JSON encoded request body in query parameter.
+	// produces:
+	// - application/json
+	// parameters:
+	// - name: owner
+	//   in: path
+	//   description: owner of the repo
+	//   type: string
+	//   required: true
+	// - name: repo
+	//   in: path
+	//   description: name of the repo
+	//   type: string
+	//   required: true
+	// - name: ref
+	//   in: query
+	//   description: "The name of the commit/branch/tag. Default to the repository’s default branch."
+	//   type: string
+	//   required: false
+	// - name: body
+	//   in: query
+	//   description: "The JSON encoded body (see the POST request): {\"files\": [\"filename1\", \"filename2\"]}"
+	//   type: string
+	//   required: true
+	// responses:
+	//   "200":
+	//     "$ref": "#/responses/ContentsListResponse"
+	//   "404":
+	//     "$ref": "#/responses/notFound"
+
+	// POST method requires "write" permission, so we also support this "GET" method
+	handleGetFileContents(ctx)
+}
+
+func GetFileContentsPost(ctx *context.APIContext) {
+	// swagger:operation POST /repos/{owner}/{repo}/file-contents repository repoGetFileContentsPost
+	// ---
+	// summary: Get the metadata and contents of requested files
+	// description: Uses automatic pagination based on default page size and
+	// 							max response size and returns the maximum allowed number of files.
+	//							Files which could not be retrieved are null. Files which are too large
+	//							are being returned with `encoding == null`, `content == null` and `size > 0`,
+	//							they can be requested separately by using the `download_url`.
+	// produces:
+	// - application/json
+	// parameters:
+	// - name: owner
+	//   in: path
+	//   description: owner of the repo
+	//   type: string
+	//   required: true
+	// - name: repo
+	//   in: path
+	//   description: name of the repo
+	//   type: string
+	//   required: true
+	// - name: ref
+	//   in: query
+	//   description: "The name of the commit/branch/tag. Default to the repository’s default branch."
+	//   type: string
+	//   required: false
+	// - name: body
+	//   in: body
+	//   required: true
+	//   schema:
+	//     "$ref": "#/definitions/GetFilesOptions"
+	// responses:
+	//   "200":
+	//     "$ref": "#/responses/ContentsListResponse"
+	//   "404":
+	//     "$ref": "#/responses/notFound"
+
+	// This is actually a "read" request, but we need to accept a "files" list, then POST method seems easy to use.
+	// But the permission system requires that the caller must have "write" permission to use POST method.
+	// At the moment there is no other way to get around the permission check, so there is a "GET" workaround method above.
+	handleGetFileContents(ctx)
+}
+
+func handleGetFileContents(ctx *context.APIContext) {
+	opts, ok := web.GetForm(ctx).(*api.GetFilesOptions)
+	if !ok {
+		err := json.Unmarshal(util.UnsafeStringToBytes(ctx.FormString("body")), &opts)
+		if err != nil {
+			ctx.APIError(http.StatusBadRequest, "invalid body parameter")
+			return
+		}
+	}
+	refCommit := resolveRefCommit(ctx, ctx.FormTrim("ref"))
+	if ctx.Written() {
+		return
+	}
+	filesResponse := files_service.GetContentsListFromTreePaths(ctx, ctx.Repo.Repository, refCommit, opts.Files)
+	ctx.JSON(http.StatusOK, util.SliceNilAsEmpty(filesResponse))
+}

routers/api/v1/repo/status.go

@@ -177,33 +177,27 @@ func GetCommitStatusesByRef(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	//   "404":
 	//     "$ref": "#/responses/notFound"
 
-	filter := utils.ResolveRefOrSha(ctx, ctx.PathParam("ref"))
+	refCommit := resolveRefCommit(ctx, ctx.PathParam("ref"), 7)
 	if ctx.Written() {
 		return
 	}
-
-	getCommitStatuses(ctx, filter) // By default filter is maybe the raw SHA
+	getCommitStatuses(ctx, refCommit.CommitID)
 }
 
-func getCommitStatuses(ctx *context.APIContext, sha string) {
-	if len(sha) == 0 {
-		ctx.APIError(http.StatusBadRequest, nil)
-		return
-	}
-	sha = utils.MustConvertToSHA1(ctx.Base, ctx.Repo, sha)
+func getCommitStatuses(ctx *context.APIContext, commitID string) {
 	repo := ctx.Repo.Repository
 
 	listOptions := utils.GetListOptions(ctx)
 
 	statuses, maxResults, err := db.FindAndCount[git_model.CommitStatus](ctx, &git_model.CommitStatusOptions{
 		ListOptions: listOptions,
 		RepoID:      repo.ID,
-		SHA:         sha,
+		SHA:         commitID,
 		SortType:    ctx.FormTrim("sort"),
 		State:       ctx.FormTrim("state"),
 	})
 	if err != nil {
-		ctx.APIErrorInternal(fmt.Errorf("GetCommitStatuses[%s, %s, %d]: %w", repo.FullName(), sha, ctx.FormInt("page"), err))
+		ctx.APIErrorInternal(fmt.Errorf("GetCommitStatuses[%s, %s, %d]: %w", repo.FullName(), commitID, ctx.FormInt("page"), err))
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -257,16 +251,16 @@ func GetCombinedCommitStatusByRef(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	//   "404":
 	//     "$ref": "#/responses/notFound"
 
-	sha := utils.ResolveRefOrSha(ctx, ctx.PathParam("ref"))
+	refCommit := resolveRefCommit(ctx, ctx.PathParam("ref"), 7)
 	if ctx.Written() {
 		return
 	}
 
 	repo := ctx.Repo.Repository
 
-	statuses, count, err := git_model.GetLatestCommitStatus(ctx, repo.ID, sha, utils.GetListOptions(ctx))
+	statuses, count, err := git_model.GetLatestCommitStatus(ctx, repo.ID, refCommit.Commit.ID.String(), utils.GetListOptions(ctx))
 	if err != nil {
-		ctx.APIErrorInternal(fmt.Errorf("GetLatestCommitStatus[%s, %s]: %w", repo.FullName(), sha, err))
+		ctx.APIErrorInternal(fmt.Errorf("GetLatestCommitStatus[%s, %s]: %w", repo.FullName(), refCommit.CommitID, err))
 		return
 	}
 

routers/api/v1/settings/settings.go

@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ func GetGeneralAPISettings(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 		DefaultPagingNum:       setting.API.DefaultPagingNum,
 		DefaultGitTreesPerPage: setting.API.DefaultGitTreesPerPage,
 		DefaultMaxBlobSize:     setting.API.DefaultMaxBlobSize,
+		DefaultMaxResponseSize: setting.API.DefaultMaxResponseSize,
 	})
 }
 

routers/api/v1/swagger/options.go

@@ -118,6 +118,9 @@ type swaggerParameterBodies struct {
 	// in:body
 	EditAttachmentOptions api.EditAttachmentOptions
 
+	// in:body
+	GetFilesOptions api.GetFilesOptions
+
 	// in:body
 	ChangeFilesOptions api.ChangeFilesOptions