mimic parent arguments during spawn process

src/ahriman/application/handlers/unsafe_commands.py

@@ -79,5 +79,6 @@ class UnsafeCommands(Handler):
         """
         # should never fail
         # pylint: disable=protected-access
-        subparser = next(action for action in parser._actions if isinstance(action, argparse._SubParsersAction))
-        return sorted(action_name for action_name, action in subparser.choices.items() if action.get_default("unsafe"))
+        subparser = next((action for action in parser._actions if isinstance(action, argparse._SubParsersAction)), None)
+        actions = subparser.choices if subparser is not None else {}
+        return sorted(action_name for action_name, action in actions.items() if action.get_default("unsafe"))

src/ahriman/application/handlers/web.py

@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 #
 import argparse
 
+from collections.abc import Generator
+
 from ahriman.application.handlers import Handler
 from ahriman.core.configuration import Configuration
 from ahriman.core.spawn import Spawn
@@ -31,6 +33,7 @@ class Web(Handler):
 
     ALLOW_AUTO_ARCHITECTURE_RUN = False
     ALLOW_MULTI_ARCHITECTURE_RUN = False  # required to be able to spawn external processes
+    COMMAND_ARGS_WHITELIST = ["force", "log_handler", ""]
 
     @classmethod
     def run(cls, args: argparse.Namespace, architecture: str, configuration: Configuration, *,
@@ -48,7 +51,8 @@ class Web(Handler):
         # we are using local import for optional dependencies
         from ahriman.web.web import run_server, setup_service
 
-        spawner = Spawn(args.parser(), architecture, configuration)
+        spawner_args = Web.extract_arguments(args, architecture, configuration)
+        spawner = Spawn(args.parser(), architecture, list(spawner_args))
         spawner.start()
 
         application = setup_service(architecture, configuration, spawner)
@@ -57,3 +61,33 @@ class Web(Handler):
         # terminate spawn process at the last
         spawner.stop()
         spawner.join()
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def extract_arguments(args: argparse.Namespace, architecture: str,
+                          configuration: Configuration) -> Generator[str, None, None]:
+        """
+        extract list of arguments used for current command, except for command specific ones
+
+        Args:
+            args(argparse.Namespace): command line args
+            architecture(str): repository architecture
+            configuration(Configuration): configuration instance
+
+        Returns:
+            Generator[str, None, None]: command line arguments which were used for this specific command
+        """
+        # read architecture from the same argument list
+        yield from ["--architecture", architecture]
+        # read configuration path from current settings
+        if (configuration_path := configuration.path) is not None:
+            yield from ["--configuration", str(configuration_path)]
+
+        # arguments from command line
+        if args.force:
+            yield "--force"
+        if args.log_handler is not None:
+            yield from ["--log-handler", args.log_handler.value]
+        if args.quiet:
+            yield "--quiet"
+        if args.unsafe:
+            yield "--unsafe"

src/ahriman/core/spawn.py

@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ from collections.abc import Callable, Iterable
 from multiprocessing import Process, Queue
 from threading import Lock, Thread
 
-from ahriman.core.configuration import Configuration
 from ahriman.core.log import LazyLogging
 from ahriman.models.package_source import PackageSource
 
@@ -39,23 +38,24 @@ class Spawn(Thread, LazyLogging):
     Attributes:
         active(dict[str, Process]): map of active child processes required to avoid zombies
         architecture(str): repository architecture
-        configuration(Configuration): configuration instance
+        command_arguments(list[str]): base command line arguments
         queue(Queue[tuple[str, bool]]): multiprocessing queue to read updates from processes
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, args_parser: argparse.ArgumentParser, architecture: str, configuration: Configuration) -> None:
+    def __init__(self, args_parser: argparse.ArgumentParser, architecture: str, command_arguments: list[str]) -> None:
         """
         default constructor
 
         Args:
             args_parser(argparse.ArgumentParser): command line parser for the application
             architecture(str): repository architecture
-            configuration(Configuration): configuration instance
+            command_arguments(list[str]): base command line arguments
         """
         Thread.__init__(self, name="spawn")
         self.architecture = architecture
+
         self.args_parser = args_parser
-        self.configuration = configuration
+        self.command_arguments = command_arguments
 
         self.lock = Lock()
         self.active: dict[str, Process] = {}
@@ -88,9 +88,7 @@ class Spawn(Thread, LazyLogging):
             **kwargs(str): named command arguments
         """
         # default arguments
-        arguments = ["--architecture", self.architecture]
-        if self.configuration.path is not None:
-            arguments.extend(["--configuration", str(self.configuration.path)])
+        arguments = self.command_arguments[:]
         # positional command arguments
         arguments.append(command)
         arguments.extend(args)

tests/ahriman/application/handlers/test_handler_web.py

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from pytest_mock import MockerFixture
 from ahriman.application.handlers import Web
 from ahriman.core.configuration import Configuration
 from ahriman.core.repository import Repository
+from ahriman.models.log_handler import LogHandler
 
 
 def _default_args(args: argparse.Namespace) -> argparse.Namespace:
@@ -19,6 +20,11 @@ def _default_args(args: argparse.Namespace) -> argparse.Namespace:
         argparse.Namespace: generated arguments for these test cases
     """
     args.parser = lambda: True
+    args.force = False
+    args.log_handler = None
+    args.report = True
+    args.quiet = False
+    args.unsafe = False
     return args
 
 
@@ -43,6 +49,63 @@ def test_run(args: argparse.Namespace, configuration: Configuration, repository:
     join_mock.assert_called_once_with()
 
 
+def test_extract_arguments(args: argparse.Namespace, configuration: Configuration):
+    """
+    must extract correct args
+    """
+    expected = [
+        "--architecture", "x86_64",
+        "--configuration", str(configuration.path),
+    ]
+
+    probe = _default_args(args)
+    assert list(Web.extract_arguments(probe, "x86_64", configuration)) == expected
+
+    probe.force = True
+    expected.extend(["--force"])
+    assert list(Web.extract_arguments(probe, "x86_64", configuration)) == expected
+
+    probe.log_handler = LogHandler.Console
+    expected.extend(["--log-handler", probe.log_handler.value])
+    assert list(Web.extract_arguments(probe, "x86_64", configuration)) == expected
+
+    probe.quiet = True
+    expected.extend(["--quiet"])
+    assert list(Web.extract_arguments(probe, "x86_64", configuration)) == expected
+
+    probe.unsafe = True
+    expected.extend(["--unsafe"])
+    assert list(Web.extract_arguments(probe, "x86_64", configuration)) == expected
+
+
+def test_extract_arguments_full(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser, configuration: Configuration):
+    """
+    must extract all available args except for blacklisted
+    """
+    # append all options from parser
+    args = argparse.Namespace()
+    for action in parser._actions:
+        if action.default == argparse.SUPPRESS:
+            continue
+        # extract option from the following list
+        value = action.const or \
+            next(iter(action.choices or []), None) or \
+            (not action.default if isinstance(action.default, bool) else None) or \
+            "random string"
+        if action.type is not None:
+            value = action.type(value)
+        setattr(args, action.dest, value)
+
+    assert list(Web.extract_arguments(args, "x86_64", configuration)) == [
+        "--architecture", "x86_64",
+        "--configuration", str(configuration.path),
+        "--force",
+        "--log-handler", "console",
+        "--quiet",
+        "--unsafe",
+    ]
+
+
 def test_disallow_auto_architecture_run() -> None:
     """
     must not allow auto architecture run

tests/ahriman/conftest.py

@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ def spawner(configuration: Configuration) -> Spawn:
     Returns:
         Spawn: spawner fixture
     """
-    return Spawn(MagicMock(), "x86_64", configuration)
+    return Spawn(MagicMock(), "x86_64", ["--architecture", "x86_64", "--configuration", str(configuration.path)])
 
 
 @pytest.fixture

tests/ahriman/core/test_spawn.py

@@ -44,10 +44,11 @@ def test_spawn_process(spawner: Spawn, mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
 
     spawner._spawn_process("add", "ahriman", now="", maybe="?")
     start_mock.assert_called_once_with()
-    spawner.args_parser.parse_args.assert_called_once_with([
-        "--architecture", spawner.architecture, "--configuration", str(spawner.configuration.path),
-        "add", "ahriman", "--now", "--maybe", "?"
-    ])
+    spawner.args_parser.parse_args.assert_called_once_with(
+        spawner.command_arguments + [
+            "add", "ahriman", "--now", "--maybe", "?"
+        ]
+    )
 
 
 def test_key_import(spawner: Spawn, mocker: MockerFixture) -> None: