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18 changes: 17 additions & 1 deletion cli/open.go
Original file line number Diff line number Diff line change
Expand Up @@ -301,6 +301,10 @@ func (r *RootCmd) openApp() *serpent.Command {
pathAppURL := strings.TrimPrefix(region.PathAppURL, baseURL.String())
appURL := buildAppLinkURL(baseURL, ws, agt, foundApp, region.WildcardHostname, pathAppURL)

if foundApp.External {
appURL = replacePlaceholderExternalSessionTokenString(client, appURL)
}

// Check if we're inside a workspace. Generally, we know
// that if we're inside a workspace, `open` can't be used.
insideAWorkspace := inv.Environ.Get("CODER") == "true"
Expand All @@ -314,7 +318,7 @@ func (r *RootCmd) openApp() *serpent.Command {
if !testOpenError {
err = open.Run(appURL)
} else {
err = xerrors.New("test.open-error")
err = xerrors.New("test.open-error: " + appURL)
}
return err
},
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -511,3 +515,15 @@ func buildAppLinkURL(baseURL *url.URL, workspace codersdk.Workspace, agent coder
}
return u.String()
}

// replacePlaceholderExternalSessionTokenString replaces any $SESSION_TOKEN
// strings in the URL with the actual session token.
// This is consistent behavior with the frontend. See: site/src/modules/resources/AppLink/AppLink.tsx
func replacePlaceholderExternalSessionTokenString(client *codersdk.Client, appURL string) string {
if !strings.Contains(appURL, "$SESSION_TOKEN") {
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Is this the only supported format? Not e.g. ${SESSION_TOKEN}?

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Nope, it's just const magicTokenString = "$SESSION_TOKEN";

return appURL
}

// We will just re-use the existing session token we're already using.
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I think this is fine for apps. For VS Code I think we generate a new one but since it’s long-lived in the editor, it makes sense to decouple them. Same doesn’t apply here.

return strings.ReplaceAll(appURL, "$SESSION_TOKEN", client.SessionToken())
}
25 changes: 25 additions & 0 deletions cli/open_test.go
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Expand Up @@ -381,4 +381,29 @@ func TestOpenApp(t *testing.T) {
w.RequireError()
w.RequireContains("region not found")
})

t.Run("ExternalAppSessionToken", func(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()

client, ws, _ := setupWorkspaceForAgent(t, func(agents []*proto.Agent) []*proto.Agent {
agents[0].Apps = []*proto.App{
{
Slug: "app1",
Url: "https://example.com/app1?token=$SESSION_TOKEN",
External: true,
},
}
return agents
})
inv, root := clitest.New(t, "open", "app", ws.Name, "app1", "--test.open-error")
clitest.SetupConfig(t, client, root)
pty := ptytest.New(t)
inv.Stdin = pty.Input()
inv.Stdout = pty.Output()

w := clitest.StartWithWaiter(t, inv)
w.RequireError()
w.RequireContains("test.open-error")
w.RequireContains(client.SessionToken())
})
}
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