Release 2.22.1

* use local devtools configs instead of global ones

* make docker image rootless

* add migration notes

* fix setup command

* fix regress jo

.bandit-test.yml

@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-skips:
-  - B101
-  - B104
-  - B105
-  - B106
-  - B404

.bandit.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[tool.bandit]
+skips = [
+    "B404",
+    "B603",
+]

.bandit.yml

@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-skips:
-  - B404
-  - B603

.dockerignore

@@ -12,3 +12,6 @@ __pycache__/
 *.pyc
 *.pyd
 *.pyo
+
+node_modules/
+package-lock.json

.github/scripts/setup.sh

@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ echo -e '[arcanisrepo]\nServer = https://repo.arcanis.me/$arch\nSigLevel = Never
 # refresh the image
 pacman -Syyu --noconfirm
 # main dependencies
-pacman -S --noconfirm devtools git pyalpm python-bcrypt python-inflection python-pyelftools python-requests python-systemd sudo
+pacman -S --noconfirm devtools git npm pyalpm python-bcrypt python-filelock python-inflection python-pyelftools python-requests python-systemd sudo
 # make dependencies
-pacman -S --noconfirm --asdeps base-devel python-build python-flit python-installer python-tox python-wheel
+pacman -S --noconfirm --asdeps base-devel python-build python-hatchling python-installer python-tox python-wheel
 # optional dependencies
 if [[ -z $MINIMAL_INSTALL ]]; then
     # web server
-    pacman -S --noconfirm python-aioauth-client python-aiohttp python-aiohttp-apispec-git python-aiohttp-cors python-aiohttp-jinja2 python-aiohttp-security python-aiohttp-session python-cryptography python-jinja
+    pacman -S --noconfirm python-aioauth-client python-aiohttp python-aiohttp-apispec-git python-aiohttp-cors python-aiohttp-jinja2 python-aiohttp-security python-aiohttp-session python-aiohttp-sse-git python-cryptography python-jinja
     # additional features
     pacman -S --noconfirm gnupg ipython python-boto3 python-cerberus python-matplotlib rsync
 fi
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ cp "docker/systemd-nspawn.sh" "/usr/local/bin/systemd-nspawn"
 # create fresh tarball
 tox -e archive
 # run makepkg
-PKGVER=$(python -c "from src.ahriman import __version__; print(__version__)")
-mv "dist/ahriman-$PKGVER.tar.gz" package/archlinux
-chmod +777 package/archlinux  # because fuck you that's why
-cd package/archlinux
+PKGVER=$(PYTHONPATH=ahriman-core/src python -c "from ahriman import __version__; print(__version__)")
+mv "dist/ahriman-$PKGVER.tar.gz" archlinux
+chmod +777 archlinux  # because fuck you that's why
+cd archlinux
 sudo -u nobody -- makepkg -cf --skipchecksums --noconfirm
 sudo -u nobody -- makepkg --packagelist | grep "ahriman-core-$PKGVER" | pacman -U --noconfirm --nodeps -
 if [[ -z $MINIMAL_INSTALL ]]; then
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ pacman -Qdtq | pacman -Rscn --noconfirm -
 
 # initial setup command as root
 [[ -z $MINIMAL_INSTALL ]] && WEB_ARGS=("--web-port" "8080")
-ahriman -a x86_64 -r "github" service-setup --packager "ahriman bot <ahriman@example.com>" "${WEB_ARGS[@]}"
+sudo -u ahriman -- ahriman -a x86_64 -r "github" service-setup --packager "ahriman bot <ahriman@example.com>" "${WEB_ARGS[@]}"
 # enable services
 systemctl enable ahriman@x86_64-github.timer
 if [[ -z $MINIMAL_INSTALL ]]; then

.github/workflows/docker.yml

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ on:
     tags:
       - '*'
       - '!*rc*'
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
@@ -21,18 +22,22 @@ jobs:
       packages: write
 
     steps:
-      - uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v2
+      - uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
 
-      - uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v2
+      - uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+
+      - name: Set image date
+        id: args
+        run: echo "date=$(date -d yesterday +'%Y-%m-%d')" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
       - name: Login to docker hub
-        uses: docker/login-action@v2
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
         with:
           username: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
           password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Login to github container registry
-        uses: docker/login-action@v2
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
         with:
           registry: ghcr.io
           username: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
@@ -40,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Extract docker metadata
         id: meta
-        uses: docker/metadata-action@v3
+        uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
         with:
           images: |
             arcan1s/ahriman
@@ -50,8 +55,10 @@ jobs:
             type=edge
 
       - name: Build an image and push
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@v4
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
         with:
+          build-args: |
+            BUILD_DATE=${{ steps.args.outputs.date }}
           file: docker/Dockerfile
           push: true
           tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}

.github/workflows/regress.yml

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 name: Regress
 
-on: workflow_dispatch
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: 1 0 * * 0
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
@@ -15,8 +18,8 @@ jobs:
         image: arcan1s/ahriman:edge
         env:
           AHRIMAN_PORT: 8080
-          AHRIMAN_UNIX_SOCKET: /var/lib/ahriman/ahriman/ahriman-web.sock
-        options: --privileged --entrypoint entrypoint-web
+          AHRIMAN_UNIX_SOCKET: /var/lib/ahriman/ahriman-web.sock
+        options: --privileged --user root --entrypoint entrypoint-web
         ports:
           - 8080
         volumes:
@@ -28,18 +31,18 @@ jobs:
         AHRIMAN_DEBUG: y
         AHRIMAN_OUTPUT: console
         AHRIMAN_PORT: 8080
-        AHRIMAN_UNIX_SOCKET: /var/lib/ahriman/ahriman/ahriman-web.sock
-      options: --privileged
+        AHRIMAN_UNIX_SOCKET: /var/lib/ahriman/ahriman-web.sock
+      options: --privileged --user root
       volumes:
         - repo:/var/lib/ahriman
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-
       - run: pacman -Sy
 
       - name: Init repository
-        run: entrypoint help
+        run: |
+          chown ahriman:ahriman /var/lib/ahriman
+          sudo -E -u ahriman -- entrypoint help
 
       - name: Print configuration
         run: |

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -13,12 +13,20 @@ jobs:
 
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
+    container:
+      image: archlinux:base
+      options: -w /build
+      volumes:
+        - ${{ github.workspace }}:/build
+
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - run: pacman --noconfirm -Syu base-devel git python-tox
+
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Extract version
         id: version
-        run: echo ::set-output name=VERSION::${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}
+        run: echo "version=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
       - name: Create changelog
         id: changelog
@@ -27,18 +35,13 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           filter: 'Release \d+\.\d+\.\d+'
 
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        uses: ConorMacBride/install-package@v1.1.0
-        with:
-          apt: tox
-
       - name: Create archive
         run: tox -e archive
         env:
-          VERSION: ${{ steps.version.outputs.VERSION }}
+          VERSION: ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
 
       - name: Publish release
-        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
         with:
           body: |
             ${{ steps.changelog.outputs.compareurl }}

.github/workflows/setup.yml

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - master
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
@@ -23,10 +24,10 @@ jobs:
         - ${{ github.workspace }}:/build
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Setup the minimal service in arch linux container
-        run: .github/workflows/setup.sh minimal
+        run: .github/scripts/setup.sh minimal
 
   run-setup:
 
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
       options: --privileged -w /build
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Setup the service in arch linux container
-        run: .github/workflows/setup.sh
+        run: .github/scripts/setup.sh

.github/workflows/tests.sh

@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-# Install dependencies and run test in container
-
-set -ex
-
-# install dependencies
-pacman --noconfirm -Syyu base-devel python-tox
-
-# run test and check targets
-tox

.github/workflows/tests.yml

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ on:
       - master
   schedule:
     - cron: 1 0 * * *
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
@@ -25,7 +26,16 @@ jobs:
         - ${{ github.workspace }}:/build
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - run: pacman --noconfirm -Syu base-devel git npm python-tox
 
-      - name: Run check and tests in arch linux container
-        run: .github/workflows/tests.sh
+      - run: git config --global --add safe.directory *
+
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Run check and tests
+        run: tox
+
+      - name: Generate documentation and check if there are untracked changes
+        run: |
+          tox -e docs
+          [ -z "$(git status --porcelain docs/*.rst)" ]

.gitignore

@@ -99,3 +99,12 @@ status_cache.json
 *.db
 
 docs/html/
+
+# Frontend
+node_modules/
+package-lock.json
+ahriman-web/package/share/ahriman/templates/static/index.js
+ahriman-web/package/share/ahriman/templates/static/index.css
+
+# local configs
+/*.ini

.pylint.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+[tool.pylint.main]
+init-hook = "sys.path.append('tools')"
+load-plugins = [
+    "pylint.extensions.docparams",
+    "pylint.extensions.bad_builtin",
+    "pylint_plugins.definition_order",
+    "pylint_plugins.import_order",
+]
+
+[tool.pylint.classes]
+bad-functions = [
+    "print",
+]
+
+[tool.pylint.design]
+max-parents = 15
+
+[tool.pylint."messages control"]
+disable = [
+    "raw-checker-failed",
+    "bad-inline-option",
+    "locally-disabled",
+    "file-ignored",
+    "suppressed-message",
+    "useless-suppression",
+    "deprecated-pragma",
+    "use-symbolic-message-instead",
+    "use-implicit-booleaness-not-comparison-to-string",
+    "use-implicit-booleaness-not-comparison-to-zero",
+    "missing-module-docstring",
+    "line-too-long",
+    "no-name-in-module",
+    "import-outside-toplevel",
+    "invalid-name",
+    "raise-missing-from",
+    "wrong-import-order",
+    "too-few-public-methods",
+    "too-many-instance-attributes",
+    "broad-exception-caught",
+    "fixme",
+    "too-many-arguments",
+    "duplicate-code",
+    "cyclic-import",
+    "too-many-positional-arguments",
+]

.pylintrc

@@ -1,651 +0,0 @@
-[MAIN]
-
-# Analyse import fallback blocks. This can be used to support both Python 2 and
-# 3 compatible code, which means that the block might have code that exists
-# only in one or another interpreter, leading to false positives when analysed.
-analyse-fallback-blocks=no
-
-# Clear in-memory caches upon conclusion of linting. Useful if running pylint
-# in a server-like mode.
-clear-cache-post-run=no
-
-# Load and enable all available extensions. Use --list-extensions to see a list
-# all available extensions.
-#enable-all-extensions=
-
-# In error mode, messages with a category besides ERROR or FATAL are
-# suppressed, and no reports are done by default. Error mode is compatible with
-# disabling specific errors.
-#errors-only=
-
-# Always return a 0 (non-error) status code, even if lint errors are found.
-# This is primarily useful in continuous integration scripts.
-#exit-zero=
-
-# A comma-separated list of package or module names from where C extensions may
-# be loaded. Extensions are loading into the active Python interpreter and may
-# run arbitrary code.
-extension-pkg-allow-list=
-
-# A comma-separated list of package or module names from where C extensions may
-# be loaded. Extensions are loading into the active Python interpreter and may
-# run arbitrary code. (This is an alternative name to extension-pkg-allow-list
-# for backward compatibility.)
-extension-pkg-whitelist=
-
-# Return non-zero exit code if any of these messages/categories are detected,
-# even if score is above --fail-under value. Syntax same as enable. Messages
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-fail-on=
-
-# Specify a score threshold under which the program will exit with error.
-fail-under=10
-
-# Interpret the stdin as a python script, whose filename needs to be passed as
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-#from-stdin=
-
-# Files or directories to be skipped. They should be base names, not paths.
-ignore=CVS
-
-# Add files or directories matching the regular expressions patterns to the
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-# it can't be used as an escape character.
-ignore-paths=
-
-# Files or directories matching the regular expression patterns are skipped.
-# The regex matches against base names, not paths. The default value ignores
-# Emacs file locks
-ignore-patterns=^\.#
-
-# List of module names for which member attributes should not be checked
-# (useful for modules/projects where namespaces are manipulated during runtime
-# and thus existing member attributes cannot be deduced by static analysis). It
-# supports qualified module names, as well as Unix pattern matching.
-ignored-modules=
-
-# Python code to execute, usually for sys.path manipulation such as
-# pygtk.require().
-init-hook='import sys; sys.path.append("pylint_plugins")'
-
-# Use multiple processes to speed up Pylint. Specifying 0 will auto-detect the
-# number of processors available to use, and will cap the count on Windows to
-# avoid hangs.
-jobs=1
-
-# Control the amount of potential inferred values when inferring a single
-# object. This can help the performance when dealing with large functions or
-# complex, nested conditions.
-limit-inference-results=100
-
-# List of plugins (as comma separated values of python module names) to load,
-# usually to register additional checkers.
-load-plugins=pylint.extensions.docparams,
-             pylint.extensions.bad_builtin,
-             definition_order,
-             import_order,
-
-# Pickle collected data for later comparisons.
-persistent=yes
-
-# Minimum Python version to use for version dependent checks. Will default to
-# the version used to run pylint.
-py-version=3.11
-
-# Discover python modules and packages in the file system subtree.
-recursive=no
-
-# Add paths to the list of the source roots. Supports globbing patterns. The
-# source root is an absolute path or a path relative to the current working
-# directory used to determine a package namespace for modules located under the
-# source root.
-source-roots=
-
-# When enabled, pylint would attempt to guess common misconfiguration and emit
-# user-friendly hints instead of false-positive error messages.
-suggestion-mode=yes
-
-# Allow loading of arbitrary C extensions. Extensions are imported into the
-# active Python interpreter and may run arbitrary code.
-unsafe-load-any-extension=no
-
-# In verbose mode, extra non-checker-related info will be displayed.
-#verbose=
-
-
-[BASIC]
-
-# Naming style matching correct argument names.
-argument-naming-style=snake_case
-
-# Regular expression matching correct argument names. Overrides argument-
-# naming-style. If left empty, argument names will be checked with the set
-# naming style.
-#argument-rgx=
-
-# Naming style matching correct attribute names.
-attr-naming-style=snake_case
-
-# Regular expression matching correct attribute names. Overrides attr-naming-
-# style. If left empty, attribute names will be checked with the set naming
-# style.
-#attr-rgx=
-
-bad-functions=print,
-
-# Bad variable names which should always be refused, separated by a comma.
-bad-names=foo,
-          bar,
-          baz,
-          toto,
-          tutu,
-          tata
-
-# Bad variable names regexes, separated by a comma. If names match any regex,
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-bad-names-rgxs=
-
-# Naming style matching correct class attribute names.
-class-attribute-naming-style=any
-
-# Regular expression matching correct class attribute names. Overrides class-
-# attribute-naming-style. If left empty, class attribute names will be checked
-# with the set naming style.
-#class-attribute-rgx=
-
-# Naming style matching correct class constant names.
-class-const-naming-style=UPPER_CASE
-
-# Regular expression matching correct class constant names. Overrides class-
-# const-naming-style. If left empty, class constant names will be checked with
-# the set naming style.
-#class-const-rgx=
-
-# Naming style matching correct class names.
-class-naming-style=PascalCase
-
-# Regular expression matching correct class names. Overrides class-naming-
-# style. If left empty, class names will be checked with the set naming style.
-#class-rgx=
-
-# Naming style matching correct constant names.
-const-naming-style=UPPER_CASE
-
-# Regular expression matching correct constant names. Overrides const-naming-
-# style. If left empty, constant names will be checked with the set naming
-# style.
-#const-rgx=
-
-# Minimum line length for functions/classes that require docstrings, shorter
-# ones are exempt.
-docstring-min-length=-1
-
-# Naming style matching correct function names.
-function-naming-style=snake_case
-
-# Regular expression matching correct function names. Overrides function-
-# naming-style. If left empty, function names will be checked with the set
-# naming style.
-#function-rgx=
-
-# Good variable names which should always be accepted, separated by a comma.
-good-names=i,
-           j,
-           k,
-           ex,
-           Run,
-           _
-
-# Good variable names regexes, separated by a comma. If names match any regex,
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-good-names-rgxs=
-
-# Include a hint for the correct naming format with invalid-name.
-include-naming-hint=no
-
-# Naming style matching correct inline iteration names.
-inlinevar-naming-style=any
-
-# Regular expression matching correct inline iteration names. Overrides
-# inlinevar-naming-style. If left empty, inline iteration names will be checked
-# with the set naming style.
-#inlinevar-rgx=
-
-# Naming style matching correct method names.
-method-naming-style=snake_case
-
-# Regular expression matching correct method names. Overrides method-naming-
-# style. If left empty, method names will be checked with the set naming style.
-#method-rgx=
-
-# Naming style matching correct module names.
-module-naming-style=snake_case
-
-# Regular expression matching correct module names. Overrides module-naming-
-# style. If left empty, module names will be checked with the set naming style.
-#module-rgx=
-
-# Colon-delimited sets of names that determine each other's naming style when
-# the name regexes allow several styles.
-name-group=
-
-# Regular expression which should only match function or class names that do
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-no-docstring-rgx=
-
-# List of decorators that produce properties, such as abc.abstractproperty. Add
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-# These decorators are taken in consideration only for invalid-name.
-property-classes=abc.abstractproperty
-
-# Regular expression matching correct type alias names. If left empty, type
-# alias names will be checked with the set naming style.
-#typealias-rgx=
-
-# Regular expression matching correct type variable names. If left empty, type
-# variable names will be checked with the set naming style.
-#typevar-rgx=
-
-# Naming style matching correct variable names.
-variable-naming-style=snake_case
-
-# Regular expression matching correct variable names. Overrides variable-
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-#variable-rgx=
-
-
-[CLASSES]
-
-# Warn about protected attribute access inside special methods
-check-protected-access-in-special-methods=no
-
-# List of method names used to declare (i.e. assign) instance attributes.
-defining-attr-methods=__init__,
-                      __new__,
-                      setUp,
-                      asyncSetUp,
-                      __post_init__
-
-# List of member names, which should be excluded from the protected access
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-exclude-protected=_asdict,_fields,_replace,_source,_make,os._exit
-
-# List of valid names for the first argument in a class method.
-valid-classmethod-first-arg=cls
-
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-
-
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-
-# List of regular expressions of class ancestor names to ignore when counting
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-# List of qualified class names to ignore when counting class parents (see
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-
-# Maximum number of arguments for function / method.
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-
-# Maximum number of attributes for a class (see R0902).
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-
-# Maximum number of boolean expressions in an if statement (see R0916).
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-
-# Maximum number of branch for function / method body.
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-
-# Maximum number of locals for function / method body.
-max-locals=15
-
-# Maximum number of parents for a class (see R0901).
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-
-# Maximum number of public methods for a class (see R0904).
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-
-# Maximum number of return / yield for function / method body.
-max-returns=6
-
-# Maximum number of statements in function / method body.
-max-statements=50
-
-# Minimum number of public methods for a class (see R0903).
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-
-
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-
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-
-
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-# Regexp for a line that is allowed to be longer than the limit.
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-
-# String used as indentation unit. This is usually "    " (4 spaces) or "\t" (1
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-
-# Maximum number of characters on a single line.
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-
-# Maximum number of lines in a module.
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-
-# Allow the body of a class to be on the same line as the declaration if body
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-single-line-class-stmt=no
-
-# Allow the body of an if to be on the same line as the test if there is no
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-
-
-[IMPORTS]
-
-# List of modules that can be imported at any level, not just the top level
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-allow-any-import-level=
-
-# Allow explicit reexports by alias from a package __init__.
-allow-reexport-from-package=no
-
-# Allow wildcard imports from modules that define __all__.
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-
-# Deprecated modules which should not be used, separated by a comma.
-deprecated-modules=
-
-# Output a graph (.gv or any supported image format) of external dependencies
-# to the given file (report RP0402 must not be disabled).
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-
-# Output a graph (.gv or any supported image format) of all (i.e. internal and
-# external) dependencies to the given file (report RP0402 must not be
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-import-graph=
-
-# Output a graph (.gv or any supported image format) of internal dependencies
-# to the given file (report RP0402 must not be disabled).
-int-import-graph=
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-# Force import order to recognize a module as part of the standard
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-known-standard-library=
-
-# Force import order to recognize a module as part of a third party library.
-known-third-party=enchant
-
-# Couples of modules and preferred modules, separated by a comma.
-preferred-modules=
-
-
-[LOGGING]
-
-# The type of string formatting that logging methods do. `old` means using %
-# formatting, `new` is for `{}` formatting.
-logging-format-style=old
-
-# Logging modules to check that the string format arguments are in logging
-# function parameter format.
-logging-modules=logging
-
-
-[MESSAGES CONTROL]
-
-# Only show warnings with the listed confidence levels. Leave empty to show
-# all. Valid levels: HIGH, CONTROL_FLOW, INFERENCE, INFERENCE_FAILURE,
-# UNDEFINED.
-confidence=HIGH,
-           CONTROL_FLOW,
-           INFERENCE,
-           INFERENCE_FAILURE,
-           UNDEFINED
-
-# Disable the message, report, category or checker with the given id(s). You
-# can either give multiple identifiers separated by comma (,) or put this
-# option multiple times (only on the command line, not in the configuration
-# file where it should appear only once). You can also use "--disable=all" to
-# disable everything first and then re-enable specific checks. For example, if
-# you want to run only the similarities checker, you can use "--disable=all
-# --enable=similarities". If you want to run only the classes checker, but have
-# no Warning level messages displayed, use "--disable=all --enable=classes
-# --disable=W".
-disable=raw-checker-failed,
-        bad-inline-option,
-        locally-disabled,
-        file-ignored,
-        suppressed-message,
-        useless-suppression,
-        deprecated-pragma,
-        use-symbolic-message-instead,
-        missing-module-docstring,
-        line-too-long,
-        no-name-in-module,
-        import-outside-toplevel,
-        invalid-name,
-        raise-missing-from,
-        wrong-import-order,
-        too-few-public-methods,
-        too-many-instance-attributes,
-        broad-except,
-        fixme,
-        too-many-arguments,
-        duplicate-code,
-        cyclic-import,
-        too-many-positional-arguments,
-
-# Enable the message, report, category or checker with the given id(s). You can
-# either give multiple identifier separated by comma (,) or put this option
-# multiple time (only on the command line, not in the configuration file where
-# it should appear only once). See also the "--disable" option for examples.
-enable=c-extension-no-member
-
-
-[METHOD_ARGS]
-
-# List of qualified names (i.e., library.method) which require a timeout
-# parameter e.g. 'requests.api.get,requests.api.post'
-timeout-methods=requests.api.delete,requests.api.get,requests.api.head,requests.api.options,requests.api.patch,requests.api.post,requests.api.put,requests.api.request
-
-
-[MISCELLANEOUS]
-
-# List of note tags to take in consideration, separated by a comma.
-notes=FIXME,
-      XXX,
-      TODO
-
-# Regular expression of note tags to take in consideration.
-notes-rgx=
-
-
-[REFACTORING]
-
-# Maximum number of nested blocks for function / method body
-max-nested-blocks=5
-
-# Complete name of functions that never returns. When checking for
-# inconsistent-return-statements if a never returning function is called then
-# it will be considered as an explicit return statement and no message will be
-# printed.
-never-returning-functions=sys.exit,argparse.parse_error
-
-
-[REPORTS]
-
-# Python expression which should return a score less than or equal to 10. You
-# have access to the variables 'fatal', 'error', 'warning', 'refactor',
-# 'convention', and 'info' which contain the number of messages in each
-# category, as well as 'statement' which is the total number of statements
-# analyzed. This score is used by the global evaluation report (RP0004).
-evaluation=max(0, 0 if fatal else 10.0 - ((float(5 * error + warning + refactor + convention) / statement) * 10))
-
-# Template used to display messages. This is a python new-style format string
-# used to format the message information. See doc for all details.
-msg-template=
-
-# Set the output format. Available formats are text, parseable, colorized, json
-# and msvs (visual studio). You can also give a reporter class, e.g.
-# mypackage.mymodule.MyReporterClass.
-#output-format=
-
-# Tells whether to display a full report or only the messages.
-reports=no
-
-# Activate the evaluation score.
-score=yes
-
-
-[SIMILARITIES]
-
-# Comments are removed from the similarity computation
-ignore-comments=yes
-
-# Docstrings are removed from the similarity computation
-ignore-docstrings=yes
-
-# Imports are removed from the similarity computation
-ignore-imports=yes
-
-# Signatures are removed from the similarity computation
-ignore-signatures=yes
-
-# Minimum lines number of a similarity.
-min-similarity-lines=4
-
-
-[SPELLING]
-
-# Limits count of emitted suggestions for spelling mistakes.
-max-spelling-suggestions=4
-
-# Spelling dictionary name. No available dictionaries : You need to install
-# both the python package and the system dependency for enchant to work..
-spelling-dict=
-
-# List of comma separated words that should be considered directives if they
-# appear at the beginning of a comment and should not be checked.
-spelling-ignore-comment-directives=fmt: on,fmt: off,noqa:,noqa,nosec,isort:skip,mypy:
-
-# List of comma separated words that should not be checked.
-spelling-ignore-words=
-
-# A path to a file that contains the private dictionary; one word per line.
-spelling-private-dict-file=
-
-# Tells whether to store unknown words to the private dictionary (see the
-# --spelling-private-dict-file option) instead of raising a message.
-spelling-store-unknown-words=no
-
-
-[STRING]
-
-# This flag controls whether inconsistent-quotes generates a warning when the
-# character used as a quote delimiter is used inconsistently within a module.
-check-quote-consistency=no
-
-# This flag controls whether the implicit-str-concat should generate a warning
-# on implicit string concatenation in sequences defined over several lines.
-check-str-concat-over-line-jumps=no
-
-
-[TYPECHECK]
-
-# List of decorators that produce context managers, such as
-# contextlib.contextmanager. Add to this list to register other decorators that
-# produce valid context managers.
-contextmanager-decorators=contextlib.contextmanager
-
-# List of members which are set dynamically and missed by pylint inference
-# system, and so shouldn't trigger E1101 when accessed. Python regular
-# expressions are accepted.
-generated-members=
-
-# Tells whether to warn about missing members when the owner of the attribute
-# is inferred to be None.
-ignore-none=yes
-
-# This flag controls whether pylint should warn about no-member and similar
-# checks whenever an opaque object is returned when inferring. The inference
-# can return multiple potential results while evaluating a Python object, but
-# some branches might not be evaluated, which results in partial inference. In
-# that case, it might be useful to still emit no-member and other checks for
-# the rest of the inferred objects.
-ignore-on-opaque-inference=yes
-
-# List of symbolic message names to ignore for Mixin members.
-ignored-checks-for-mixins=no-member,
-                          not-async-context-manager,
-                          not-context-manager,
-                          attribute-defined-outside-init
-
-# List of class names for which member attributes should not be checked (useful
-# for classes with dynamically set attributes). This supports the use of
-# qualified names.
-ignored-classes=optparse.Values,thread._local,_thread._local,argparse.Namespace
-
-# Show a hint with possible names when a member name was not found. The aspect
-# of finding the hint is based on edit distance.
-missing-member-hint=yes
-
-# The minimum edit distance a name should have in order to be considered a
-# similar match for a missing member name.
-missing-member-hint-distance=1
-
-# The total number of similar names that should be taken in consideration when
-# showing a hint for a missing member.
-missing-member-max-choices=1
-
-# Regex pattern to define which classes are considered mixins.
-mixin-class-rgx=.*[Mm]ixin
-
-# List of decorators that change the signature of a decorated function.
-signature-mutators=
-
-
-[VARIABLES]
-
-# List of additional names supposed to be defined in builtins. Remember that
-# you should avoid defining new builtins when possible.
-additional-builtins=
-
-# Tells whether unused global variables should be treated as a violation.
-allow-global-unused-variables=yes
-
-# List of names allowed to shadow builtins
-allowed-redefined-builtins=
-
-# List of strings which can identify a callback function by name. A callback
-# name must start or end with one of those strings.
-callbacks=cb_,
-          _cb
-
-# A regular expression matching the name of dummy variables (i.e. expected to
-# not be used).
-dummy-variables-rgx=_+$|(_[a-zA-Z0-9_]*[a-zA-Z0-9]+?$)|dummy|^ignored_|^unused_
-
-# Argument names that match this expression will be ignored.
-ignored-argument-names=_.*|^ignored_|^unused_
-
-# Tells whether we should check for unused import in __init__ files.
-init-import=no
-
-# List of qualified module names which can have objects that can redefine
-# builtins.
-redefining-builtins-modules=six.moves,past.builtins,future.builtins,builtins,io

.pytest.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[pytest]
+addopts = [
+    "--spec",
+]
+asyncio_default_fixture_loop_scope = "function"
+asyncio_mode = "auto"
+"resource-path.directory-name-test-resources" = "../../tests/testresources"
+spec_test_format = "{result} {docstring_summary}"

.readthedocs.yml

@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
 version: 2
 
 build:
-  os: ubuntu-20.04
+  os: ubuntu-lts-latest
   tools:
-    python: "3.12"
+    python: "3.14"
   apt_packages:
     - graphviz
 
 python:
   install:
     - requirements: docs/requirements.txt
+    - path: ahriman-core
+    - path: ahriman-triggers
+    - path: ahriman-web
 
 formats:
   - pdf

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ Again, the most checks can be performed by `tox` command, though some additional
         def __hash__(self) -> int: ...  # basically any magic (or look-alike) method
     ```
   
-  Methods inside one group should be ordered alphabetically, the only exceptions are `__init__` (`__post_init__` for dataclasses), `__new__` and `__del__` methods which should be defined first. For test methods it is recommended to follow the order in which functions are defined.
+  Methods inside one group should be ordered alphabetically, the only exceptions are `__init__` (`__post_init__` for dataclasses), `__new__` and `__del__` methods which should be defined first. For test methods it is recommended to follow the order in which functions are defined. Same idea applies to frontend classes.
 
   Though, we would like to highlight abstract methods (i.e. ones which raise `NotImplementedError`), we still keep in global order at the moment.
 
@@ -165,10 +165,16 @@ Again, the most checks can be performed by `tox` command, though some additional
 
     # Blank line again and package imports
     from ahriman.core.configuration import Configuration
+    # Multiline import example
+    from ahriman.core.database.operations import (
+        AuthOperations,
+        BuildOperations,
+    )
     ```
 
-* One file should define only one class, exception is class satellites in case if file length remains less than 400 lines.
-* It is possible to create file which contains some functions (e.g. `ahriman.core.util`), but in this case you would need to define `__all__` attribute.
+* Imports goes in alphabetical order, no relative imports allowed. Same rule applies to frontend classes.
+* One file should define only one class, exception is class satellites in case if file length remains less than 400 lines. Same rule applies to frontend classes.
+* It is possible to create file which contains some functions (e.g. `ahriman.core.utils`), but in this case you would need to define `__all__` attribute.
 * The file size mentioned above must be applicable in general. In case of big classes consider splitting them into traits. Note, however, that `pylint` includes comments and docstrings into counter, thus you need to check file size by other tools.
 * No global variable is allowed outside of `ahriman` module. `ahriman.core.context` is also special case.
 * Single quotes are not allowed. The reason behind this restriction is the fact that docstrings must be written by using double quotes only, and we would like to make style consistent.
@@ -215,11 +221,14 @@ Again, the most checks can be performed by `tox` command, though some additional
 * It is allowed to change web API to add new fields or remove optional ones. However, in case of model changes, new API version must be introduced.
 * On the other hand, it is allowed to change method signatures, however, it is recommended to add new parameters as optional if possible. Deprecated API can be dropped during major release.
 * Enumerations (`Enum` classes) are allowed and recommended. However, it is recommended to use `StrEnum` class if there are from/to string conversions and `IntEnum` otherwise.
+* `Generator` return type is not allowed. Generator functions must return generic `Iterator` object. Documentation should be described as `Yields`, however, because of pylint checks. Unfortunately, `Iterable` return type is not available for generators also, because of specific `contextlib.contextmanager` case.
 
 ### Other checks
 
 The projects also uses typing checks (provided by `mypy`) and some linter checks provided by `pylint` and `bandit`. Those checks must be passed successfully for any open pull requests.
 
+Frontend checks normally are performed by `eslint` (e.g. `npx run eslint`).
+
 ## Developers how to
 
 ### Run automated checks

README.md

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ For installation details kindly refer to the [documentation](https://ahriman.rea
 
 Every available option is described in the [documentation](https://ahriman.readthedocs.io/en/stable/configuration.html).
 
-The application provides reasonable defaults which allow to use it out-of-box; however additional steps (like configuring build toolchain and sudoers) are recommended and can be easily achieved by following install instructions.
+The application provides reasonable defaults which allow to use it out-of-box; however additional steps (like configuring build toolchain) are recommended and can be easily achieved by following install instructions.
 
 ## [FAQ](https://ahriman.readthedocs.io/en/stable/faq/index.html)
 

ahriman-core/package/bin/ahriman-archbuild

@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+usage() {
+    local cmd="${0##*/}"
+    echo "Usage: $cmd [options] -- [archbuild args]"
+    echo "    -r <repository>    Repository name"
+    echo "    -a <architecture>  Repository architecture"
+    echo "    -c <directory>     Read devtools pacman configurations from this directory"
+}
+
+repository=
+architecture=
+pacman_config_dir=
+
+while getopts ":r:a:c:" arg; do
+    case "$arg" in
+        r) repository="$OPTARG" ;;
+        a) architecture="$OPTARG" ;;
+        c) pacman_config_dir="$OPTARG" ;;
+        *) usage >&2; exit 1 ;;
+    esac
+done
+
+if [[ -z $repository || -z $architecture ]]; then
+    usage >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [[ -n $pacman_config_dir && ! -d $pacman_config_dir ]]; then
+    echo "devtools configuration directory does not exist: $pacman_config_dir" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+source "/usr/share/devtools/lib/archroot.sh"
+check_root "SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH,SRCDEST,SRCPKGDEST,PKGDEST,LOGDEST,NPROC,MAKEFLAGS,PACKAGER,GNUPGHOME" "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" "$@"
+
+# because devtools doesn't allow to read configuration from custom path
+# here is a workaround, which uses unshare to bind-mount directory with configuration files
+# for specific process
+if [[ -n $pacman_config_dir && -z ${AHRIMAN_ARCHBUILD_MOUNTED:-} ]]; then
+    pacman_config_dir="$(readlink -e -- "$pacman_config_dir")"
+    export AHRIMAN_ARCHBUILD_MOUNTED=1
+
+    exec unshare --mount --propagation private \
+        bash -c 'mount --bind -- "$0" /usr/share/devtools/pacman.conf.d && exec "$@"' \
+        "$pacman_config_dir" "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" "$@"
+fi
+
+exec bash -c 'source "/usr/bin/archbuild" "$@"' \
+    "${repository}-${architecture}-build" "${@:$OPTIND}"

ahriman-core/package/share/ahriman/settings/ahriman.ini

@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 [settings]
 ; Relative path to directory with configuration files overrides. Overrides will be applied in alphabetic order.
-include = ahriman.ini.d
+include[] = ahriman.ini.d
+include[] = ${repository:root}/.config/ahriman/ahriman.ini.d
 ; Relative path to configuration used by logging package.
 logging = ahriman.ini.d/logging.ini
 ; Perform database migrations on the application start. Do not touch this option unless you know what you are doing.
 ;apply_migrations = yes
 ; Path to the application SQLite database.
 database = ${repository:root}/ahriman.db
-; Keep last build logs for each package
-keep_last_logs = 5
 
 [alpm]
 ; Path to pacman system database cache.
@@ -25,19 +24,35 @@ sync_files_database = yes
 ; as additional option for some subcommands). If set to no, databases must be synchronized manually.
 use_ahriman_cache = yes
 
+[aur]
+; Maximum amount of retries of HTTP requests.
+max_retries = 3
+; Retry exponential backoff.
+retry_backoff = 1.0
+; HTTP request timeout in seconds.
+;timeout = 30
+
 [build]
 ; List of additional flags passed to archbuild command.
 ;archbuild_flags =
+; Path to local directory with devtools configuration files, which will be bind-mounted for devtools.
+devtools_configs = ${repository:root}/.config/ahriman/pacman.conf.d
 ; Path to build command.
-;build_command =
+devtools_wrapper = ahriman-archbuild
 ; List of packages to be ignored during automatic updates.
 ;ignore_packages =
 ; Include debug packages.
 ;include_debug_packages = yes
+; List of additional flags passed to make via environment variable via makepkg command.
+;make_flags =
 ; List of additional flags passed to makechrootpkg command.
 ;makechrootpkg_flags =
 ; List of additional flags passed to makepkg command.
 makepkg_flags = --nocolor --ignorearch
+; Minimal age in seconds since the latest AUR package modification before automatic updates are allowed.
+;min_age = 0
+; Default packager identifier to be used for package builds
+;packager =
 ; List of paths to be used for implicit dependency scan. Regular expressions are supported.
 scan_paths = ^usr/lib(?!/cmake).*$
 ; List of enabled triggers in the order of calls.
@@ -45,9 +60,13 @@ triggers[] = ahriman.core.gitremote.RemotePullTrigger
 triggers[] = ahriman.core.report.ReportTrigger
 triggers[] = ahriman.core.upload.UploadTrigger
 triggers[] = ahriman.core.gitremote.RemotePushTrigger
+triggers[] = ahriman.core.housekeeping.LogsRotationTrigger
+triggers[] = ahriman.core.housekeeping.ArchiveRotationTrigger
 ; List of well-known triggers. Used only for configuration purposes.
 triggers_known[] = ahriman.core.gitremote.RemotePullTrigger
 triggers_known[] = ahriman.core.gitremote.RemotePushTrigger
+triggers_known[] = ahriman.core.housekeeping.ArchiveRotationTrigger
+triggers_known[] = ahriman.core.housekeeping.LogsRotationTrigger
 triggers_known[] = ahriman.core.report.ReportTrigger
 triggers_known[] = ahriman.core.upload.UploadTrigger
 ; Maximal age in seconds of the VCS packages before their version will be updated with its remote source.
@@ -71,8 +90,12 @@ enabled = yes
 ; In case if unix sockets are used, it might point to the valid socket with encoded path, e.g.:
 ;     address = http+unix://%2Fvar%2Flib%2Fahriman%2Fsocket
 ;address = http://${web:host}:${web:port}
+; Maximum amount of retries of HTTP requests.
+;max_retries = 0
 ; Optional password for authentication (if enabled).
 ;password =
+; Retry exponential backoff.
+;retry_backoff = 0.0
 ; Do not log HTTP errors if occurs.
 suppress_http_log_errors = yes
 ; HTTP request timeout in seconds.
@@ -214,6 +237,10 @@ templates[] = ${prefix}/share/ahriman/templates
 ;homepage=
 ; Prefix for packages links. Link to a package will be formed as link_path / filename.
 ;link_path =
+; Maximum amount of retries of HTTP requests.
+;max_retries = 0
+; Retry exponential backoff.
+;retry_backoff = 0.0
 ; Optional link to the RSS feed.
 ;rss_url =
 ; Template name to be used.
@@ -234,12 +261,16 @@ target =
 [github]
 ; Trigger type name.
 ;type = github
+; Maximum amount of retries of HTTP requests.
+;max_retries = 0
 ; GitHub repository owner username.
 ;owner =
 ; GitHub API key. public_repo (repo) scope is required.
 ;password =
 ; GitHub repository name.
 ;repository =
+; Retry exponential backoff.
+;retry_backoff = 0.0
 ; HTTP request timeout in seconds.
 ;timeout = 30
 ; Include repository name to release name (recommended).
@@ -251,6 +282,10 @@ target =
 [remote-service]
 ; Trigger type name.
 ;type = remote-service
+; Maximum amount of retries of HTTP requests.
+;max_retries = 0
+; Retry exponential backoff.
+;retry_backoff = 0.0
 ; HTTP request timeout in seconds.
 ;timeout = 30
 

ahriman-core/package/share/ahriman/settings/ahriman.ini.d/00-housekeeping.ini

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[archive]
+; Keep amount of last built packages in archive. 0 means keep all packages
+keep_built_packages = 1
+
+[logs-rotation]
+; Keep last build logs for each package
+keep_last_logs = 5

ahriman-core/package/share/ahriman/settings/ahriman.ini.d/logging.ini

@@ -26,10 +26,12 @@ formatter = syslog_format
 args = ("/dev/log",)
 
 [formatter_generic_format]
-format = [%(levelname)s %(asctime)s] [%(name)s]: %(message)s
+format = [{levelname} {asctime}] [{name}]: {message}
+style = {
 
 [formatter_syslog_format]
-format = [%(levelname)s] [%(name)s]: %(message)s
+format = [{levelname}] [{name}]: {message}
+style = {
 
 [logger_root]
 level = DEBUG

ahriman-core/package/share/ahriman/templates/repo-index.jinja2

@@ -53,8 +53,7 @@ SigLevel = Database{% if has_repo_signed %}Required{% else %}Never{% endif %} Pa
                    data-show-search-clear-button="true"
                    data-sortable="true"
                    data-sort-name="base"
-                   data-sort-order="asc"
-                   data-toggle="table">
+                   data-sort-order="asc">
                 <thead class="table-primary">
                     <tr>
                         <th data-sortable="true" data-switchable="false" data-field="name" data-filter-control="input" data-filter-control-placeholder="(any package)">package</th>
@@ -128,36 +127,38 @@ SigLevel = Database{% if has_repo_signed %}Required{% else %}Never{% endif %} Pa
             }
 
             ready(_ => {
-                table.on("created-controls.bs.table", _ => {
-                    new easepick.create({
-                        element: document.querySelector(".bootstrap-table-filter-control-timestamp"),
-                        css: [
-                            "https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@easepick/bundle@1.2.1/dist/index.css",
-                        ],
-                        grid: 2,
-                        calendars: 2,
-                        autoApply: false,
-                        locale: {
-                            cancel: "Clear",
-                        },
-                        RangePlugin: {
-                            tooltip: false,
-                        },
-                        plugins: [
-                            "RangePlugin",
-                        ],
-                        setup: picker => {
-                            picker.on("select", _ => { table.bootstrapTable("triggerSearch"); });
-                            // replace "Cancel" behaviour to "Clear"
-                            picker.onClickCancelButton = element => {
-                                if (picker.isCancelButton(element)) {
-                                    picker.clear();
-                                    picker.hide();
-                                    table.bootstrapTable("triggerSearch");
-                                }
-                            };
-                        },
-                    });
+                table.bootstrapTable({
+                    onCreatedControls: _ => {
+                        new easepick.create({
+                            element: document.querySelector(".bootstrap-table-filter-control-timestamp"),
+                            css: [
+                                "https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@easepick/bundle@1.2.1/dist/index.css",
+                            ],
+                            grid: 2,
+                            calendars: 2,
+                            autoApply: false,
+                            locale: {
+                                cancel: "Clear",
+                            },
+                            RangePlugin: {
+                                tooltip: false,
+                            },
+                            plugins: [
+                                "RangePlugin",
+                            ],
+                            setup: picker => {
+                                picker.on("select", _ => { table.bootstrapTable("triggerSearch"); });
+                                // replace "Cancel" behaviour to "Clear"
+                                picker.onClickCancelButton = element => {
+                                    if (picker.isCancelButton(element)) {
+                                        picker.clear();
+                                        picker.hide();
+                                        table.bootstrapTable("triggerSearch");
+                                    }
+                                };
+                            },
+                        });
+                    },
                 });
             });
         </script>

ahriman-core/package/share/ahriman/templates/utils/bootstrap-scripts.jinja2

@@ -1,23 +1,24 @@
 <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/jquery@3.7.1/dist/jquery.min.js" crossorigin="anonymous" type="application/javascript"></script>
 <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/js-md5@0.8.3/src/md5.min.js" crossorigin="anonymous" type="application/javascript"></script>
 
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/tableexport.jquery.plugin@1.30.0/tableExport.min.js" crossorigin="anonymous" type="application/javascript"></script>
+<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/tableexport.jquery.plugin@1.33.0/tableExport.min.js" crossorigin="anonymous" type="application/javascript"></script>
 
 <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/jquery-resizable-columns@0.2.3/dist/jquery.resizableColumns.min.js" crossorigin="anonymous" type="application/javascript"></script>
 
 <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@popperjs/core@2.11.8/dist/umd/popper.min.js" crossorigin="anonymous" type="application/javascript"></script>
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.3/dist/js/bootstrap.min.js" crossorigin="anonymous" type="application/javascript"></script>
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap-table@1.23.2/dist/bootstrap-table.min.js" crossorigin="anonymous" type="application/javascript"></script>
+<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.7/dist/js/bootstrap.min.js" crossorigin="anonymous" type="application/javascript"></script>
+<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap-table@1.24.1/dist/bootstrap-table.min.js" crossorigin="anonymous" type="application/javascript"></script>
 
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap-table@1.23.2/dist/extensions/export/bootstrap-table-export.min.js" crossorigin="anonymous" type="application/javascript"></script>
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap-table@1.23.2/dist/extensions/resizable/bootstrap-table-resizable.js" crossorigin="anonymous" type="application/javascript"></script>
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap-table@1.23.2/dist/extensions/filter-control/bootstrap-table-filter-control.js" crossorigin="anonymous" type="application/javascript"></script>
+<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap-table@1.24.1/dist/extensions/export/bootstrap-table-export.min.js" crossorigin="anonymous" type="application/javascript"></script>
+<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap-table@1.24.1/dist/extensions/resizable/bootstrap-table-resizable.js" crossorigin="anonymous" type="application/javascript"></script>
+<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap-table@1.24.1/dist/extensions/filter-control/bootstrap-table-filter-control.js" crossorigin="anonymous" type="application/javascript"></script>
+<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap-table@1.24.1/dist/extensions/cookie/bootstrap-table-cookie.min.js" crossorigin="anonymous" type="application/javascript"></script>
 
 <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@easepick/bundle@1.2.1/dist/index.umd.min.js" crossorigin="anonymous" type="application/javascript"></script>
 
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/highlightjs/cdn-release@11.10.0/build/highlight.min.js" crossorigin="anonymous" type="application/javascript"></script>
+<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/highlightjs/cdn-release@11.11.1/build/highlight.min.js" crossorigin="anonymous" type="application/javascript"></script>
 
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/chart.js@4.4.4/dist/chart.umd.min.js" crossorigin="anonymous" type="application/javascript"></script>
+<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/chart.js@4.5.0/dist/chart.umd.min.js" crossorigin="anonymous" type="application/javascript"></script>
 
 <script>
     async function copyToClipboard(text, button) {
@@ -58,6 +59,20 @@
         return value.includes(dataList[index].toLowerCase());
     }
 
+    function hasActiveSelection() {
+        return !document.getSelection().isCollapsed; // not sure if it is a valid way, but I guess so
+    }
+
+    function hasActiveDropdown() {
+        return Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(".dropdown-menu"))
+            .some(el => el.classList.contains("show"));
+    }
+
+    function hasActiveModal() {
+        return Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(".modal"))
+            .some(el => el.classList.contains("show"));
+    }
+
     function headerClass(status) {
         if (status === "pending") return ["bg-warning"];
         if (status === "building") return ["bg-warning"];
@@ -106,6 +121,12 @@
             .catch(error => onFailure && onFailure(error));
     }
 
+    function readOptional(extractor, callback) {
+        for (let value = extractor(); !!value; value = null) {
+            callback(value);
+        }
+    }
+
     function ready(fn) {
         if (document.readyState === "complete" || document.readyState === "interactive") {
             setTimeout(fn, 1);
@@ -114,6 +135,11 @@
         }
     }
 
+    function restoreAutoReloadSettings(toggle, intervalSelector) {
+        readOptional(() => localStorage.getItem(`ahriman-${toggle.id}-refresh-enabled`), value => toggle.checked = value === "true");
+        readOptional(() => localStorage.getItem(`ahriman-${toggle.id}-refresh-interval`), value => toggleActiveElement(intervalSelector, "interval", value));
+    }
+
     function safe(string) {
         return String(string)
             .replace(/&/g, "&amp;")
@@ -133,7 +159,89 @@
         return element;
     }
 
-    Date.prototype.toISOStringShort = function() {
+    function toggleActiveElement(selector, dataType, value) {
+        const targetElement = selector.querySelector(`a[data-${dataType}="${value}"]`);
+        if (targetElement?.classList?.contains("active")) {
+            return; // element is already active, skip processing
+        }
+
+        Array.from(selector.children).forEach(il => {
+            Array.from(il.children).forEach(el => el.classList.remove("active"));
+        });
+        targetElement?.classList?.add("active");
+    }
+
+    function toggleAutoReload(toggle, interval, intervalSelector, callback) {
+        if (interval) {
+            toggle.checked = true; // toggle reload
+        } else {
+            interval = intervalSelector.querySelector(".active")?.dataset?.interval; // find active element
+        }
+
+        let intervalId = null;
+        if (interval) {
+            if (toggle.checked) {
+                // refresh UI
+                toggleActiveElement(intervalSelector, "interval", interval);
+                // finally create timer task
+                intervalId = setInterval(callback, interval);
+            }
+        } else {
+            toggle.checked = false; // no active interval found, disable toggle
+        }
+
+        localStorage.setItem(`ahriman-${toggle.id}-refresh-enabled`, toggle.checked);
+        localStorage.setItem(`ahriman-${toggle.id}-refresh-interval`, interval);
+        return intervalId;
+    }
+
+    function updateTable(table, rows, rowChangedKey) {
+        // instead of using load method here, we just update rows manually to avoid table reinitialization
+        const currentData = table.bootstrapTable("getData").reduce((accumulator, row) => {
+            accumulator[row.id] = {state: row["0"], key: rowChangedKey(row)};
+            return accumulator;
+        }, {});
+        // insert or update rows, skipping ones whose status hasn't changed
+        rows.forEach(row => {
+            if (Object.hasOwn(currentData, row.id)) {
+                if (rowChangedKey(row) === currentData[row.id].key) {
+                    return;
+                }
+                row["0"] = currentData[row.id].state; // copy checkbox state
+                table.bootstrapTable("updateByUniqueId", {
+                    id: row.id,
+                    row: row,
+                    replace: true,
+                });
+            } else {
+                table.bootstrapTable("insertRow", {index: 0, row: row});
+            }
+        });
+        // remove old rows
+        const newData = rows.map(value => value.id);
+        Object.keys(currentData).forEach(id => {
+            if (!newData.includes(id)) {
+                table.bootstrapTable("removeByUniqueId", id);
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    Array.prototype.equals = function (right, comparator) {
+        let index = this.length;
+        if (index !== right.length) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        while (index--) {
+            if (!comparator(this[index], right[index])) {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    Date.prototype.toISOStringShort = function () {
         const pad = number => String(number).padStart(2, "0");
         return `${this.getFullYear()}-${pad(this.getMonth() + 1)}-${pad(this.getDate())} ${pad(this.getHours())}:${pad(this.getMinutes())}:${pad(this.getSeconds())}`;
     }

ahriman-core/package/share/ahriman/templates/utils/style.jinja2

@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
-<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.3/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" crossorigin="anonymous" type="text/css">
-<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap-icons@1.11.1/font/bootstrap-icons.css" crossorigin="anonymous" type="text/css">
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.7/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" crossorigin="anonymous" type="text/css">
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap-icons@1.13.1/font/bootstrap-icons.css" crossorigin="anonymous" type="text/css">
 
-<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap-table@1.23.2/dist/bootstrap-table.min.css" crossorigin="anonymous" type="text/css">
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap-table@1.24.1/dist/bootstrap-table.min.css" crossorigin="anonymous" type="text/css">
 
 <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/jquery-resizable-columns@0.2.3/dist/jquery.resizableColumns.css" crossorigin="anonymous" type="text/css">
 
-<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap-table@1.23.2/dist/extensions/filter-control/bootstrap-table-filter-control.css" crossorigin="anonymous" type="text/css">
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap-table@1.24.1/dist/extensions/filter-control/bootstrap-table-filter-control.css" crossorigin="anonymous" type="text/css">
 
-<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootswatch@5.3.3/dist/cosmo/bootstrap.min.css" crossorigin="anonymous" type="text/css">
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootswatch@5.3.7/dist/cosmo/bootstrap.min.css" crossorigin="anonymous" type="text/css">
 
-<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/highlightjs/cdn-release@11.10.0/build/styles/github.min.css" crossorigin="anonymous" type="text/css">
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/highlightjs/cdn-release@11.11.1/build/styles/github.min.css" crossorigin="anonymous" type="text/css">
 
 <style>
     .pre-scrollable {

ahriman-core/package/share/bash-completion/completions/_ahriman

@@ -1,133 +1,129 @@
-# AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED by `shtab`
+# AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED by https://github.com/tqdm/shtab
 
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+_shtab_ahriman_subparsers=(add aur-search check clean config config-validate copy daemon help help-commands-unsafe help-updates help-version init key-import package-add package-archives package-changes package-changes-remove package-copy package-hold package-pkgbuild package-pkgbuild-remove package-remove package-rollback package-status package-status-remove package-status-update package-unhold package-update patch-add patch-list patch-remove patch-set-add rebuild remove remove-unknown repo-backup repo-check repo-clean repo-config repo-config-validate repo-create-keyring repo-create-mirrorlist repo-daemon repo-init repo-rebuild repo-remove-unknown repo-report repo-restore repo-setup repo-sign repo-statistics repo-status-update repo-sync repo-tree repo-triggers repo-update report run search service-clean service-config service-config-validate service-key-import service-repositories service-run service-setup service-shell service-tree-migrate setup shell sign status status-update sync update user-add user-list user-remove version web web-reload)
 
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-_shtab_ahriman_version_option_strings=('-h' '--help')
-_shtab_ahriman_web_option_strings=('-h' '--help')
+_shtab_ahriman_add_option_strings=(-h --help --changes --no-changes --dependencies --no-dependencies -e --exit-code --increment --no-increment -n --now -s --source -u --username -v --variable -y --refresh)
+_shtab_ahriman_aur_search_option_strings=(-h --help -e --exit-code --info --no-info --sort-by)
+_shtab_ahriman_check_option_strings=(-h --help --changes --no-changes --check-files --no-check-files -e --exit-code --vcs --no-vcs -y --refresh)
+_shtab_ahriman_clean_option_strings=(-h --help --cache --no-cache --chroot --no-chroot --manual --no-manual --packages --no-packages --pacman --no-pacman)
+_shtab_ahriman_config_option_strings=(-h --help --info --no-info --secure --no-secure)
+_shtab_ahriman_config_validate_option_strings=(-h --help -e --exit-code)
+_shtab_ahriman_copy_option_strings=(-h --help -e --exit-code --remove)
+_shtab_ahriman_daemon_option_strings=(-h --help -i --interval --aur --no-aur --changes --no-changes --check-files --no-check-files --dependencies --no-dependencies --dry-run --increment --no-increment --local --no-local --manual --no-manual --partitions --no-partitions -u --username --vcs --no-vcs -y --refresh)
+_shtab_ahriman_help_option_strings=(-h --help)
+_shtab_ahriman_help_commands_unsafe_option_strings=(-h --help)
+_shtab_ahriman_help_updates_option_strings=(-h --help -e --exit-code)
+_shtab_ahriman_help_version_option_strings=(-h --help)
+_shtab_ahriman_init_option_strings=(-h --help --build-as-user --from-configuration --generate-salt --no-generate-salt --makeflags-jobs --no-makeflags-jobs --mirror --multilib --no-multilib --packager --server --sign-key --sign-target --web-port --web-unix-socket)
+_shtab_ahriman_key_import_option_strings=(-h --help --key-server)
+_shtab_ahriman_package_add_option_strings=(-h --help --changes --no-changes --dependencies --no-dependencies -e --exit-code --increment --no-increment -n --now -s --source -u --username -v --variable -y --refresh)
+_shtab_ahriman_package_archives_option_strings=(-h --help -e --exit-code --info --no-info)
+_shtab_ahriman_package_changes_option_strings=(-h --help -e --exit-code)
+_shtab_ahriman_package_changes_remove_option_strings=(-h --help)
+_shtab_ahriman_package_copy_option_strings=(-h --help -e --exit-code --remove)
+_shtab_ahriman_package_hold_option_strings=(-h --help)
+_shtab_ahriman_package_pkgbuild_option_strings=(-h --help -e --exit-code)
+_shtab_ahriman_package_pkgbuild_remove_option_strings=(-h --help)
+_shtab_ahriman_package_remove_option_strings=(-h --help)
+_shtab_ahriman_package_rollback_option_strings=(-h --help --hold --no-hold -u --username)
+_shtab_ahriman_package_status_option_strings=(-h --help --ahriman -e --exit-code --info --no-info -s --status)
+_shtab_ahriman_package_status_remove_option_strings=(-h --help)
+_shtab_ahriman_package_status_update_option_strings=(-h --help -s --status)
+_shtab_ahriman_package_unhold_option_strings=(-h --help)
+_shtab_ahriman_package_update_option_strings=(-h --help --changes --no-changes --dependencies --no-dependencies -e --exit-code --increment --no-increment -n --now -s --source -u --username -v --variable -y --refresh)
+_shtab_ahriman_patch_add_option_strings=(-h --help)
+_shtab_ahriman_patch_list_option_strings=(-h --help -e --exit-code -v --variable)
+_shtab_ahriman_patch_remove_option_strings=(-h --help -v --variable)
+_shtab_ahriman_patch_set_add_option_strings=(-h --help -t --track)
+_shtab_ahriman_rebuild_option_strings=(-h --help --depends-on --dry-run --from-database --increment --no-increment -e --exit-code -s --status -u --username)
+_shtab_ahriman_remove_option_strings=(-h --help)
+_shtab_ahriman_remove_unknown_option_strings=(-h --help --dry-run)
+_shtab_ahriman_repo_backup_option_strings=(-h --help)
+_shtab_ahriman_repo_check_option_strings=(-h --help --changes --no-changes --check-files --no-check-files -e --exit-code --vcs --no-vcs -y --refresh)
+_shtab_ahriman_repo_clean_option_strings=(-h --help --cache --no-cache --chroot --no-chroot --manual --no-manual --packages --no-packages --pacman --no-pacman)
+_shtab_ahriman_repo_config_option_strings=(-h --help --info --no-info --secure --no-secure)
+_shtab_ahriman_repo_config_validate_option_strings=(-h --help -e --exit-code)
+_shtab_ahriman_repo_create_keyring_option_strings=(-h --help)
+_shtab_ahriman_repo_create_mirrorlist_option_strings=(-h --help)
+_shtab_ahriman_repo_daemon_option_strings=(-h --help -i --interval --aur --no-aur --changes --no-changes --check-files --no-check-files --dependencies --no-dependencies --dry-run --increment --no-increment --local --no-local --manual --no-manual --partitions --no-partitions -u --username --vcs --no-vcs -y --refresh)
+_shtab_ahriman_repo_init_option_strings=(-h --help --build-as-user --from-configuration --generate-salt --no-generate-salt --makeflags-jobs --no-makeflags-jobs --mirror --multilib --no-multilib --packager --server --sign-key --sign-target --web-port --web-unix-socket)
+_shtab_ahriman_repo_rebuild_option_strings=(-h --help --depends-on --dry-run --from-database --increment --no-increment -e --exit-code -s --status -u --username)
+_shtab_ahriman_repo_remove_unknown_option_strings=(-h --help --dry-run)
+_shtab_ahriman_repo_report_option_strings=(-h --help)
+_shtab_ahriman_repo_restore_option_strings=(-h --help -o --output)
+_shtab_ahriman_repo_setup_option_strings=(-h --help --build-as-user --from-configuration --generate-salt --no-generate-salt --makeflags-jobs --no-makeflags-jobs --mirror --multilib --no-multilib --packager --server --sign-key --sign-target --web-port --web-unix-socket)
+_shtab_ahriman_repo_sign_option_strings=(-h --help)
+_shtab_ahriman_repo_statistics_option_strings=(-h --help --chart -e --event --from-date --limit --offset --to-date)
+_shtab_ahriman_repo_status_update_option_strings=(-h --help -s --status)
+_shtab_ahriman_repo_sync_option_strings=(-h --help)
+_shtab_ahriman_repo_tree_option_strings=(-h --help -p --partitions)
+_shtab_ahriman_repo_triggers_option_strings=(-h --help)
+_shtab_ahriman_repo_update_option_strings=(-h --help --aur --no-aur --changes --no-changes --check-files --no-check-files --dependencies --no-dependencies --dry-run -e --exit-code --increment --no-increment --local --no-local --manual --no-manual -u --username --vcs --no-vcs -y --refresh)
+_shtab_ahriman_report_option_strings=(-h --help)
+_shtab_ahriman_run_option_strings=(-h --help)
+_shtab_ahriman_search_option_strings=(-h --help -e --exit-code --info --no-info --sort-by)
+_shtab_ahriman_service_clean_option_strings=(-h --help --cache --no-cache --chroot --no-chroot --manual --no-manual --packages --no-packages --pacman --no-pacman)
+_shtab_ahriman_service_config_option_strings=(-h --help --info --no-info --secure --no-secure)
+_shtab_ahriman_service_config_validate_option_strings=(-h --help -e --exit-code)
+_shtab_ahriman_service_key_import_option_strings=(-h --help --key-server)
+_shtab_ahriman_service_repositories_option_strings=(-h --help --id-only --no-id-only)
+_shtab_ahriman_service_run_option_strings=(-h --help)
+_shtab_ahriman_service_setup_option_strings=(-h --help --build-as-user --from-configuration --generate-salt --no-generate-salt --makeflags-jobs --no-makeflags-jobs --mirror --multilib --no-multilib --packager --server --sign-key --sign-target --web-port --web-unix-socket)
+_shtab_ahriman_service_shell_option_strings=(-h --help -o --output)
+_shtab_ahriman_service_tree_migrate_option_strings=(-h --help)
+_shtab_ahriman_setup_option_strings=(-h --help --build-as-user --from-configuration --generate-salt --no-generate-salt --makeflags-jobs --no-makeflags-jobs --mirror --multilib --no-multilib --packager --server --sign-key --sign-target --web-port --web-unix-socket)
+_shtab_ahriman_shell_option_strings=(-h --help -o --output)
+_shtab_ahriman_sign_option_strings=(-h --help)
+_shtab_ahriman_status_option_strings=(-h --help --ahriman -e --exit-code --info --no-info -s --status)
+_shtab_ahriman_status_update_option_strings=(-h --help -s --status)
+_shtab_ahriman_sync_option_strings=(-h --help)
+_shtab_ahriman_update_option_strings=(-h --help --aur --no-aur --changes --no-changes --check-files --no-check-files --dependencies --no-dependencies --dry-run -e --exit-code --increment --no-increment --local --no-local --manual --no-manual -u --username --vcs --no-vcs -y --refresh)
+_shtab_ahriman_user_add_option_strings=(-h --help --key --packager -p --password -R --role)
+_shtab_ahriman_user_list_option_strings=(-h --help -e --exit-code -R --role)
+_shtab_ahriman_user_remove_option_strings=(-h --help)
+_shtab_ahriman_version_option_strings=(-h --help)
+_shtab_ahriman_web_option_strings=(-h --help)
+_shtab_ahriman_web_reload_option_strings=(-h --help)
+_shtab_ahriman_option_strings=(-h --help -a --architecture -c --configuration --force -l --lock --log-handler -q --quiet --report --no-report -r --repository --unsafe -V --version --wait-timeout)
 
 
 
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-_shtab_ahriman_init___sign_target_choices=('disabled' 'packages' 'repository')
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-_shtab_ahriman_package_status___status_choices=('unknown' 'pending' 'building' 'failed' 'success')
-_shtab_ahriman_package_status_update__s_choices=('unknown' 'pending' 'building' 'failed' 'success')
-_shtab_ahriman_package_status_update___status_choices=('unknown' 'pending' 'building' 'failed' 'success')
-_shtab_ahriman_package_update__s_choices=('auto' 'archive' 'aur' 'directory' 'local' 'remote' 'repository')
-_shtab_ahriman_package_update___source_choices=('auto' 'archive' 'aur' 'directory' 'local' 'remote' 'repository')
-_shtab_ahriman_rebuild__s_choices=('unknown' 'pending' 'building' 'failed' 'success')
-_shtab_ahriman_rebuild___status_choices=('unknown' 'pending' 'building' 'failed' 'success')
-_shtab_ahriman_repo_init___sign_target_choices=('disabled' 'packages' 'repository')
-_shtab_ahriman_repo_rebuild__s_choices=('unknown' 'pending' 'building' 'failed' 'success')
-_shtab_ahriman_repo_rebuild___status_choices=('unknown' 'pending' 'building' 'failed' 'success')
-_shtab_ahriman_repo_setup___sign_target_choices=('disabled' 'packages' 'repository')
-_shtab_ahriman_repo_statistics__e_choices=('package-outdated' 'package-removed' 'package-update-failed' 'package-updated')
-_shtab_ahriman_repo_statistics___event_choices=('package-outdated' 'package-removed' 'package-update-failed' 'package-updated')
-_shtab_ahriman_repo_status_update__s_choices=('unknown' 'pending' 'building' 'failed' 'success')
-_shtab_ahriman_repo_status_update___status_choices=('unknown' 'pending' 'building' 'failed' 'success')
-_shtab_ahriman_search___sort_by_choices=('description' 'first_submitted' 'id' 'last_modified' 'maintainer' 'name' 'num_votes' 'out_of_date' 'package_base' 'package_base_id' 'popularity' 'repository' 'submitter' 'url' 'url_path' 'version')
-_shtab_ahriman_service_setup___sign_target_choices=('disabled' 'packages' 'repository')
-_shtab_ahriman_setup___sign_target_choices=('disabled' 'packages' 'repository')
-_shtab_ahriman_status__s_choices=('unknown' 'pending' 'building' 'failed' 'success')
-_shtab_ahriman_status___status_choices=('unknown' 'pending' 'building' 'failed' 'success')
-_shtab_ahriman_status_update__s_choices=('unknown' 'pending' 'building' 'failed' 'success')
-_shtab_ahriman_status_update___status_choices=('unknown' 'pending' 'building' 'failed' 'success')
-_shtab_ahriman_user_add__R_choices=('unauthorized' 'read' 'reporter' 'full')
-_shtab_ahriman_user_add___role_choices=('unauthorized' 'read' 'reporter' 'full')
-_shtab_ahriman_user_list__R_choices=('unauthorized' 'read' 'reporter' 'full')
-_shtab_ahriman_user_list___role_choices=('unauthorized' 'read' 'reporter' 'full')
+_shtab_ahriman_add__s_choices=(auto archive aur directory local remote repository)
+_shtab_ahriman_add___source_choices=(auto archive aur directory local remote repository)
+_shtab_ahriman_aur_search___sort_by_choices=(description first_submitted id last_modified maintainer name num_votes out_of_date package_base package_base_id popularity repository submitter url url_path version)
+_shtab_ahriman_init___sign_target_choices=(disabled packages repository)
+_shtab_ahriman_package_add__s_choices=(auto archive aur directory local remote repository)
+_shtab_ahriman_package_add___source_choices=(auto archive aur directory local remote repository)
+_shtab_ahriman_package_status__s_choices=(unknown pending building failed success)
+_shtab_ahriman_package_status___status_choices=(unknown pending building failed success)
+_shtab_ahriman_package_status_update__s_choices=(unknown pending building failed success)
+_shtab_ahriman_package_status_update___status_choices=(unknown pending building failed success)
+_shtab_ahriman_package_update__s_choices=(auto archive aur directory local remote repository)
+_shtab_ahriman_package_update___source_choices=(auto archive aur directory local remote repository)
+_shtab_ahriman_rebuild__s_choices=(unknown pending building failed success)
+_shtab_ahriman_rebuild___status_choices=(unknown pending building failed success)
+_shtab_ahriman_repo_init___sign_target_choices=(disabled packages repository)
+_shtab_ahriman_repo_rebuild__s_choices=(unknown pending building failed success)
+_shtab_ahriman_repo_rebuild___status_choices=(unknown pending building failed success)
+_shtab_ahriman_repo_setup___sign_target_choices=(disabled packages repository)
+_shtab_ahriman_repo_statistics__e_choices=(build-log package-held package-outdated package-removed package-status-changed package-update-failed package-updated service-status-changed)
+_shtab_ahriman_repo_statistics___event_choices=(build-log package-held package-outdated package-removed package-status-changed package-update-failed package-updated service-status-changed)
+_shtab_ahriman_repo_status_update__s_choices=(unknown pending building failed success)
+_shtab_ahriman_repo_status_update___status_choices=(unknown pending building failed success)
+_shtab_ahriman_search___sort_by_choices=(description first_submitted id last_modified maintainer name num_votes out_of_date package_base package_base_id popularity repository submitter url url_path version)
+_shtab_ahriman_service_setup___sign_target_choices=(disabled packages repository)
+_shtab_ahriman_setup___sign_target_choices=(disabled packages repository)
+_shtab_ahriman_status__s_choices=(unknown pending building failed success)
+_shtab_ahriman_status___status_choices=(unknown pending building failed success)
+_shtab_ahriman_status_update__s_choices=(unknown pending building failed success)
+_shtab_ahriman_status_update___status_choices=(unknown pending building failed success)
+_shtab_ahriman_user_add__R_choices=(unauthorized read reporter full)
+_shtab_ahriman_user_add___role_choices=(unauthorized read reporter full)
+_shtab_ahriman_user_list__R_choices=(unauthorized read reporter full)
+_shtab_ahriman_user_list___role_choices=(unauthorized read reporter full)
+_shtab_ahriman_pos_0_choices=(add aur-search check clean config config-validate copy daemon help help-commands-unsafe help-updates help-version init key-import package-add package-archives package-changes package-changes-remove package-copy package-hold package-pkgbuild package-pkgbuild-remove package-remove package-rollback package-status package-status-remove package-status-update package-unhold package-update patch-add patch-list patch-remove patch-set-add rebuild remove remove-unknown repo-backup repo-check repo-clean repo-config repo-config-validate repo-create-keyring repo-create-mirrorlist repo-daemon repo-init repo-rebuild repo-remove-unknown repo-report repo-restore repo-setup repo-sign repo-statistics repo-status-update repo-sync repo-tree repo-triggers repo-update report run search service-clean service-config service-config-validate service-key-import service-repositories service-run service-setup service-shell service-tree-migrate setup shell sign status status-update sync update user-add user-list user-remove version web web-reload)
+_shtab_ahriman___log_handler_choices=(console syslog journald)
 
-_shtab_ahriman_pos_0_nargs=A...
-_shtab_ahriman__h_nargs=0
-_shtab_ahriman___help_nargs=0
-_shtab_ahriman___force_nargs=0
-_shtab_ahriman__q_nargs=0
-_shtab_ahriman___quiet_nargs=0
-_shtab_ahriman___report_nargs=0
-_shtab_ahriman___no_report_nargs=0
-_shtab_ahriman___unsafe_nargs=0
-_shtab_ahriman__V_nargs=0
-_shtab_ahriman___version_nargs=0
 _shtab_ahriman_add_pos_0_nargs=+
 _shtab_ahriman_add__h_nargs=0
 _shtab_ahriman_add___help_nargs=0
@@ -150,7 +146,7 @@ _shtab_ahriman_aur_search__e_nargs=0
 _shtab_ahriman_aur_search___exit_code_nargs=0
 _shtab_ahriman_aur_search___info_nargs=0
 _shtab_ahriman_aur_search___no_info_nargs=0
-_shtab_ahriman_check_pos_0_nargs=*
+_shtab_ahriman_check_pos_0_nargs='*'
 _shtab_ahriman_check__h_nargs=0
 _shtab_ahriman_check___help_nargs=0
 _shtab_ahriman_check___changes_nargs=0
@@ -216,7 +212,7 @@ _shtab_ahriman_daemon__y_nargs=0
 _shtab_ahriman_daemon___refresh_nargs=0
 _shtab_ahriman_help__h_nargs=0
 _shtab_ahriman_help___help_nargs=0
-_shtab_ahriman_help_commands_unsafe_pos_0_nargs=*
+_shtab_ahriman_help_commands_unsafe_pos_0_nargs='*'
 _shtab_ahriman_help_commands_unsafe__h_nargs=0
 _shtab_ahriman_help_commands_unsafe___help_nargs=0
 _shtab_ahriman_help_updates__h_nargs=0
@@ -250,6 +246,12 @@ _shtab_ahriman_package_add__n_nargs=0
 _shtab_ahriman_package_add___now_nargs=0
 _shtab_ahriman_package_add__y_nargs=0
 _shtab_ahriman_package_add___refresh_nargs=0
+_shtab_ahriman_package_archives__h_nargs=0
+_shtab_ahriman_package_archives___help_nargs=0
+_shtab_ahriman_package_archives__e_nargs=0
+_shtab_ahriman_package_archives___exit_code_nargs=0
+_shtab_ahriman_package_archives___info_nargs=0
+_shtab_ahriman_package_archives___no_info_nargs=0
 _shtab_ahriman_package_changes__h_nargs=0
 _shtab_ahriman_package_changes___help_nargs=0
 _shtab_ahriman_package_changes__e_nargs=0
@@ -262,10 +264,23 @@ _shtab_ahriman_package_copy___help_nargs=0
 _shtab_ahriman_package_copy__e_nargs=0
 _shtab_ahriman_package_copy___exit_code_nargs=0
 _shtab_ahriman_package_copy___remove_nargs=0
+_shtab_ahriman_package_hold_pos_0_nargs=+
+_shtab_ahriman_package_hold__h_nargs=0
+_shtab_ahriman_package_hold___help_nargs=0
+_shtab_ahriman_package_pkgbuild__h_nargs=0
+_shtab_ahriman_package_pkgbuild___help_nargs=0
+_shtab_ahriman_package_pkgbuild__e_nargs=0
+_shtab_ahriman_package_pkgbuild___exit_code_nargs=0
+_shtab_ahriman_package_pkgbuild_remove__h_nargs=0
+_shtab_ahriman_package_pkgbuild_remove___help_nargs=0
 _shtab_ahriman_package_remove_pos_0_nargs=+
 _shtab_ahriman_package_remove__h_nargs=0
 _shtab_ahriman_package_remove___help_nargs=0
-_shtab_ahriman_package_status_pos_0_nargs=*
+_shtab_ahriman_package_rollback__h_nargs=0
+_shtab_ahriman_package_rollback___help_nargs=0
+_shtab_ahriman_package_rollback___hold_nargs=0
+_shtab_ahriman_package_rollback___no_hold_nargs=0
+_shtab_ahriman_package_status_pos_0_nargs='*'
 _shtab_ahriman_package_status__h_nargs=0
 _shtab_ahriman_package_status___help_nargs=0
 _shtab_ahriman_package_status___ahriman_nargs=0
@@ -276,9 +291,12 @@ _shtab_ahriman_package_status___no_info_nargs=0
 _shtab_ahriman_package_status_remove_pos_0_nargs=+
 _shtab_ahriman_package_status_remove__h_nargs=0
 _shtab_ahriman_package_status_remove___help_nargs=0
-_shtab_ahriman_package_status_update_pos_0_nargs=*
+_shtab_ahriman_package_status_update_pos_0_nargs='*'
 _shtab_ahriman_package_status_update__h_nargs=0
 _shtab_ahriman_package_status_update___help_nargs=0
+_shtab_ahriman_package_unhold_pos_0_nargs=+
+_shtab_ahriman_package_unhold__h_nargs=0
+_shtab_ahriman_package_unhold___help_nargs=0
 _shtab_ahriman_package_update_pos_0_nargs=+
 _shtab_ahriman_package_update__h_nargs=0
 _shtab_ahriman_package_update___help_nargs=0
@@ -320,7 +338,7 @@ _shtab_ahriman_remove_unknown___help_nargs=0
 _shtab_ahriman_remove_unknown___dry_run_nargs=0
 _shtab_ahriman_repo_backup__h_nargs=0
 _shtab_ahriman_repo_backup___help_nargs=0
-_shtab_ahriman_repo_check_pos_0_nargs=*
+_shtab_ahriman_repo_check_pos_0_nargs='*'
 _shtab_ahriman_repo_check__h_nargs=0
 _shtab_ahriman_repo_check___help_nargs=0
 _shtab_ahriman_repo_check___changes_nargs=0
@@ -413,7 +431,7 @@ _shtab_ahriman_repo_setup___makeflags_jobs_nargs=0
 _shtab_ahriman_repo_setup___no_makeflags_jobs_nargs=0
 _shtab_ahriman_repo_setup___multilib_nargs=0
 _shtab_ahriman_repo_setup___no_multilib_nargs=0
-_shtab_ahriman_repo_sign_pos_0_nargs=*
+_shtab_ahriman_repo_sign_pos_0_nargs='*'
 _shtab_ahriman_repo_sign__h_nargs=0
 _shtab_ahriman_repo_sign___help_nargs=0
 _shtab_ahriman_repo_statistics__h_nargs=0
@@ -424,10 +442,10 @@ _shtab_ahriman_repo_sync__h_nargs=0
 _shtab_ahriman_repo_sync___help_nargs=0
 _shtab_ahriman_repo_tree__h_nargs=0
 _shtab_ahriman_repo_tree___help_nargs=0
-_shtab_ahriman_repo_triggers_pos_0_nargs=*
+_shtab_ahriman_repo_triggers_pos_0_nargs='*'
 _shtab_ahriman_repo_triggers__h_nargs=0
 _shtab_ahriman_repo_triggers___help_nargs=0
-_shtab_ahriman_repo_update_pos_0_nargs=*
+_shtab_ahriman_repo_update_pos_0_nargs='*'
 _shtab_ahriman_repo_update__h_nargs=0
 _shtab_ahriman_repo_update___help_nargs=0
 _shtab_ahriman_repo_update___aur_nargs=0
@@ -504,8 +522,6 @@ _shtab_ahriman_service_setup___multilib_nargs=0
 _shtab_ahriman_service_setup___no_multilib_nargs=0
 _shtab_ahriman_service_shell__h_nargs=0
 _shtab_ahriman_service_shell___help_nargs=0
-_shtab_ahriman_service_shell__v_nargs=0
-_shtab_ahriman_service_shell___verbose_nargs=0
 _shtab_ahriman_service_tree_migrate__h_nargs=0
 _shtab_ahriman_service_tree_migrate___help_nargs=0
 _shtab_ahriman_setup__h_nargs=0
@@ -518,12 +534,10 @@ _shtab_ahriman_setup___multilib_nargs=0
 _shtab_ahriman_setup___no_multilib_nargs=0
 _shtab_ahriman_shell__h_nargs=0
 _shtab_ahriman_shell___help_nargs=0
-_shtab_ahriman_shell__v_nargs=0
-_shtab_ahriman_shell___verbose_nargs=0
-_shtab_ahriman_sign_pos_0_nargs=*
+_shtab_ahriman_sign_pos_0_nargs='*'
 _shtab_ahriman_sign__h_nargs=0
 _shtab_ahriman_sign___help_nargs=0
-_shtab_ahriman_status_pos_0_nargs=*
+_shtab_ahriman_status_pos_0_nargs='*'
 _shtab_ahriman_status__h_nargs=0
 _shtab_ahriman_status___help_nargs=0
 _shtab_ahriman_status___ahriman_nargs=0
@@ -531,12 +545,12 @@ _shtab_ahriman_status__e_nargs=0
 _shtab_ahriman_status___exit_code_nargs=0
 _shtab_ahriman_status___info_nargs=0
 _shtab_ahriman_status___no_info_nargs=0
-_shtab_ahriman_status_update_pos_0_nargs=*
+_shtab_ahriman_status_update_pos_0_nargs='*'
 _shtab_ahriman_status_update__h_nargs=0
 _shtab_ahriman_status_update___help_nargs=0
 _shtab_ahriman_sync__h_nargs=0
 _shtab_ahriman_sync___help_nargs=0
-_shtab_ahriman_update_pos_0_nargs=*
+_shtab_ahriman_update_pos_0_nargs='*'
 _shtab_ahriman_update__h_nargs=0
 _shtab_ahriman_update___help_nargs=0
 _shtab_ahriman_update___aur_nargs=0
@@ -572,6 +586,19 @@ _shtab_ahriman_version__h_nargs=0
 _shtab_ahriman_version___help_nargs=0
 _shtab_ahriman_web__h_nargs=0
 _shtab_ahriman_web___help_nargs=0
+_shtab_ahriman_web_reload__h_nargs=0
+_shtab_ahriman_web_reload___help_nargs=0
+_shtab_ahriman_pos_0_nargs=A...
+_shtab_ahriman__h_nargs=0
+_shtab_ahriman___help_nargs=0
+_shtab_ahriman___force_nargs=0
+_shtab_ahriman__q_nargs=0
+_shtab_ahriman___quiet_nargs=0
+_shtab_ahriman___report_nargs=0
+_shtab_ahriman___no_report_nargs=0
+_shtab_ahriman___unsafe_nargs=0
+_shtab_ahriman__V_nargs=0
+_shtab_ahriman___version_nargs=0
 
 
 # $1=COMP_WORDS[1]
@@ -649,7 +676,7 @@ _shtab_ahriman() {
 
   local prefix=_shtab_ahriman
   local word_index=0
-  local pos_only=0 # "--" delimeter not encountered yet
+  local pos_only=0 # "--" delimiter not encountered yet
   _set_parser_defaults
   word_index=1
 
@@ -674,6 +701,7 @@ _shtab_ahriman() {
 
       if [[ "$current_action_nargs" != "*" ]] && \
          [[ "$current_action_nargs" != "+" ]] && \
+         [[ "$current_action_nargs" != "?" ]] && \
          [[ "$current_action_nargs" != *"..." ]] && \
          (( $word_index + 1 - $current_action_args_start_index - $pos_only >= \
             $current_action_nargs )); then
@@ -681,7 +709,7 @@ _shtab_ahriman() {
         _set_new_action "pos_${completed_positional_actions}" true
       fi
     else
-      pos_only=1 # "--" delimeter encountered
+      pos_only=1 # "--" delimiter encountered
     fi
 
     let "word_index+=1"
@@ -689,20 +717,21 @@ _shtab_ahriman() {
 
   # Generate the completions
 
+  COMPREPLY=()
   if [[ $pos_only = 0 && "${completing_word}" == -* ]]; then
     # optional argument started: use option strings
-    COMPREPLY=( $(compgen -W "${current_option_strings[*]}" -- "${completing_word}") )
-  elif [[ "${previous_word}" == ">" || "${previous_word}" == ">>" ||
-          "${previous_word}" =~ ^[12]">" || "${previous_word}" =~ ^[12]">>" ]]; then
+    while IFS= read -r line; do COMPREPLY+=("$line"); done < <(
+      compgen -W "${current_option_strings[*]}" -- "${completing_word}")
+  elif [[ "${previous_word}" =~ ^[0-9\&]*[\<\>]\>?$ ]]; then
     # handle redirection operators
-    COMPREPLY=( $(compgen -f -- "${completing_word}") )
+    while IFS= read -r line; do COMPREPLY+=("$line"); done < <(compgen -f -- "${completing_word}")
   else
     # use choices & compgen
-    local IFS=$'\n' # items may contain spaces, so delimit using newline
-    COMPREPLY=( $([ -n "${current_action_compgen}" ] \
-                  && "${current_action_compgen}" "${completing_word}") )
-    unset IFS
-    COMPREPLY+=( $(compgen -W "${current_action_choices[*]}" -- "${completing_word}") )
+    [ -n "${current_action_compgen}" ] &&
+      while IFS= read -r line; do COMPREPLY+=("$line"); done < <(
+        "${current_action_compgen}" "${completing_word}")
+    while IFS= read -r line; do COMPREPLY+=("$line"); done < <(
+      compgen -W "${current_action_choices[*]}" -- "${completing_word}")
   fi
 
   return 0

ahriman-core/package/share/man/man1/ahriman.1

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-.TH AHRIMAN "1" "2025\-06\-16" "ahriman" "Generated Python Manual"
+.TH AHRIMAN "1" "2026\-08\-18" "ahriman 2.22.1" "ArcH linux ReposItory MANager"
 .SH NAME
-ahriman
+ahriman \- ArcH linux ReposItory MANager
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B ahriman
-[-h] [-a ARCHITECTURE] [-c CONFIGURATION] [--force] [-l LOCK] [--log-handler {console,syslog,journald}] [-q] [--report | --no-report] [-r REPOSITORY] [--unsafe] [-V] [--wait-timeout WAIT_TIMEOUT] {add,aur-search,check,clean,config,config-validate,copy,daemon,help,help-commands-unsafe,help-updates,help-version,init,key-import,package-add,package-changes,package-changes-remove,package-copy,package-remove,package-status,package-status-remove,package-status-update,package-update,patch-add,patch-list,patch-remove,patch-set-add,rebuild,remove,remove-unknown,repo-backup,repo-check,repo-clean,repo-config,repo-config-validate,repo-create-keyring,repo-create-mirrorlist,repo-daemon,repo-init,repo-rebuild,repo-remove-unknown,repo-report,repo-restore,repo-setup,repo-sign,repo-statistics,repo-status-update,repo-sync,repo-tree,repo-triggers,repo-update,report,run,search,service-clean,service-config,service-config-validate,service-key-import,service-repositories,service-run,service-setup,service-shell,service-tree-migrate,setup,shell,sign,status,status-update,sync,update,user-add,user-list,user-remove,version,web} ...
+[-h] [-a ARCHITECTURE] [-c CONFIGURATION] [--force] [-l LOCK] [--log-handler {console,syslog,journald}] [-q] [--report | --no-report] [-r REPOSITORY] [--unsafe] [-V] [--wait-timeout WAIT_TIMEOUT] {add,aur-search,check,clean,config,config-validate,copy,daemon,help,help-commands-unsafe,help-updates,help-version,init,key-import,package-add,package-archives,package-changes,package-changes-remove,package-copy,package-hold,package-pkgbuild,package-pkgbuild-remove,package-remove,package-rollback,package-status,package-status-remove,package-status-update,package-unhold,package-update,patch-add,patch-list,patch-remove,patch-set-add,rebuild,remove,remove-unknown,repo-backup,repo-check,repo-clean,repo-config,repo-config-validate,repo-create-keyring,repo-create-mirrorlist,repo-daemon,repo-init,repo-rebuild,repo-remove-unknown,repo-report,repo-restore,repo-setup,repo-sign,repo-statistics,repo-status-update,repo-sync,repo-tree,repo-triggers,repo-update,report,run,search,service-clean,service-config,service-config-validate,service-key-import,service-repositories,service-run,service-setup,service-shell,service-tree-migrate,setup,shell,sign,status,status-update,sync,update,user-add,user-list,user-remove,version,web,web-reload} ...
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 ArcH linux ReposItory MANager
 
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ application version
 \fBahriman\fR \fI\,package\-add\/\fR
 add package
 .TP
+\fBahriman\fR \fI\,package\-archives\/\fR
+list package archive versions
+.TP
 \fBahriman\fR \fI\,package\-changes\/\fR
 get package changes
 .TP
@@ -83,9 +86,21 @@ remove package changes
 \fBahriman\fR \fI\,package\-copy\/\fR
 copy package from another repository
 .TP
+\fBahriman\fR \fI\,package\-hold\/\fR
+hold package
+.TP
+\fBahriman\fR \fI\,package\-pkgbuild\/\fR
+get package pkgbuild
+.TP
+\fBahriman\fR \fI\,package\-pkgbuild\-remove\/\fR
+remove package pkgbuild
+.TP
 \fBahriman\fR \fI\,package\-remove\/\fR
 remove package
 .TP
+\fBahriman\fR \fI\,package\-rollback\/\fR
+rollback package
+.TP
 \fBahriman\fR \fI\,package\-status\/\fR
 get package status
 .TP
@@ -95,6 +110,9 @@ remove package status
 \fBahriman\fR \fI\,package\-status\-update\/\fR
 update package status
 .TP
+\fBahriman\fR \fI\,package\-unhold\/\fR
+unhold package
+.TP
 \fBahriman\fR \fI\,patch\-add\/\fR
 add patch for PKGBUILD function
 .TP
@@ -193,6 +211,9 @@ remove user
 .TP
 \fBahriman\fR \fI\,web\/\fR
 web server
+.TP
+\fBahriman\fR \fI\,web\-reload\/\fR
+reload configuration
 
 .SH COMMAND \fI\,'ahriman aur\-search'\/\fR
 usage: ahriman aur\-search [\-h] [\-e] [\-\-info | \-\-no\-info]
@@ -255,8 +276,8 @@ print application and its dependencies versions
 
 .SH COMMAND \fI\,'ahriman package\-add'\/\fR
 usage: ahriman package\-add [\-h] [\-\-changes | \-\-no\-changes] [\-\-dependencies | \-\-no\-dependencies] [\-e]
-                           [\-\-increment | \-\-no\-increment] [\-n] [\-y]
-                           [\-s {auto,archive,aur,directory,local,remote,repository}] [\-u USERNAME] [\-v VARIABLE]
+                           [\-\-increment | \-\-no\-increment] [\-n] [\-s {auto,archive,aur,directory,local,remote,repository}]
+                           [\-u USERNAME] [\-v VARIABLE] [\-y]
                            package [package ...]
 
 add existing or new package to the build queue
@@ -286,10 +307,6 @@ increment package release (pkgrel) version on duplicate
 \fB\-n\fR, \fB\-\-now\fR
 run update function after
 
-.TP
-\fB\-y\fR, \fB\-\-refresh\fR
-download fresh package databases from the mirror before actions, \-yy to force refresh even if up to date
-
 .TP
 \fB\-s\fR \fI\,{auto,archive,aur,directory,local,remote,repository}\/\fR, \fB\-\-source\fR \fI\,{auto,archive,aur,directory,local,remote,repository}\/\fR
 explicitly specify the package source for this command
@@ -302,6 +319,28 @@ build as user
 \fB\-v\fR \fI\,VARIABLE\/\fR, \fB\-\-variable\fR \fI\,VARIABLE\/\fR
 apply specified makepkg variables to the next build
 
+.TP
+\fB\-y\fR, \fB\-\-refresh\fR
+download fresh package databases from the mirror before actions, \-yy to force refresh even if up to date
+
+.SH COMMAND \fI\,'ahriman package\-archives'\/\fR
+usage: ahriman package\-archives [\-h] [\-e] [\-\-info | \-\-no\-info] package
+
+list available archive versions for the package
+
+.TP
+\fBpackage\fR
+package base
+
+.SH OPTIONS \fI\,'ahriman package\-archives'\/\fR
+.TP
+\fB\-e\fR, \fB\-\-exit\-code\fR
+return non\-zero exit status if result is empty
+
+.TP
+\fB\-\-info\fR, \fB\-\-no\-info\fR
+show additional package information
+
 .SH COMMAND \fI\,'ahriman package\-changes'\/\fR
 usage: ahriman package\-changes [\-h] [\-e] package
 
@@ -347,6 +386,38 @@ return non\-zero exit status if result is empty
 \fB\-\-remove\fR
 remove package from the source repository after
 
+.SH COMMAND \fI\,'ahriman package\-hold'\/\fR
+usage: ahriman package\-hold [\-h] package [package ...]
+
+hold package from automatic updates
+
+.TP
+\fBpackage\fR
+package base
+
+.SH COMMAND \fI\,'ahriman package\-pkgbuild'\/\fR
+usage: ahriman package\-pkgbuild [\-h] [\-e] package
+
+retrieve package PKGBUILD stored in database
+
+.TP
+\fBpackage\fR
+package base
+
+.SH OPTIONS \fI\,'ahriman package\-pkgbuild'\/\fR
+.TP
+\fB\-e\fR, \fB\-\-exit\-code\fR
+return non\-zero exit status if result is empty
+
+.SH COMMAND \fI\,'ahriman package\-pkgbuild\-remove'\/\fR
+usage: ahriman package\-pkgbuild\-remove [\-h] package
+
+remove the package PKGBUILD stored remotely
+
+.TP
+\fBpackage\fR
+package base
+
 .SH COMMAND \fI\,'ahriman package\-remove'\/\fR
 usage: ahriman package\-remove [\-h] package [package ...]
 
@@ -356,6 +427,28 @@ remove package from the repository
 \fBpackage\fR
 package name or base
 
+.SH COMMAND \fI\,'ahriman package\-rollback'\/\fR
+usage: ahriman package\-rollback [\-h] [\-\-hold | \-\-no\-hold] [\-u USERNAME] package version
+
+rollback package to specified version from archives
+
+.TP
+\fBpackage\fR
+package base
+
+.TP
+\fBversion\fR
+package version
+
+.SH OPTIONS \fI\,'ahriman package\-rollback'\/\fR
+.TP
+\fB\-\-hold\fR, \fB\-\-no\-hold\fR
+hold package afterwards
+
+.TP
+\fB\-u\fR \fI\,USERNAME\/\fR, \fB\-\-username\fR \fI\,USERNAME\/\fR
+build as user
+
 .SH COMMAND \fI\,'ahriman package\-status'\/\fR
 usage: ahriman package\-status [\-h] [\-\-ahriman] [\-e] [\-\-info | \-\-no\-info] [\-s {unknown,pending,building,failed,success}]
                               [package ...]
@@ -406,6 +499,15 @@ set status for specified packages. If no packages supplied, service status will
 \fB\-s\fR \fI\,{unknown,pending,building,failed,success}\/\fR, \fB\-\-status\fR \fI\,{unknown,pending,building,failed,success}\/\fR
 new package build status
 
+.SH COMMAND \fI\,'ahriman package\-unhold'\/\fR
+usage: ahriman package\-unhold [\-h] package [package ...]
+
+remove package hold, allowing automatic updates
+
+.TP
+\fBpackage\fR
+package base
+
 .SH COMMAND \fI\,'ahriman patch\-add'\/\fR
 usage: ahriman patch\-add [\-h] package variable [patch]
 
@@ -659,7 +761,7 @@ sign only specified packages
 
 .SH COMMAND \fI\,'ahriman repo\-statistics'\/\fR
 usage: ahriman repo\-statistics [\-h] [\-\-chart CHART]
-                               [\-e {package\-outdated,package\-removed,package\-update\-failed,package\-updated}]
+                               [\-e {build\-log,package\-held,package\-outdated,package\-removed,package\-status\-changed,package\-update\-failed,package\-updated,service\-status\-changed}]
                                [\-\-from\-date FROM_DATE] [\-\-limit LIMIT] [\-\-offset OFFSET] [\-\-to\-date TO_DATE]
                                [package]
 
@@ -675,7 +777,7 @@ fetch only events for the specified package
 create updates chart and save it to the specified path
 
 .TP
-\fB\-e\fR \fI\,{package\-outdated,package\-removed,package\-update\-failed,package\-updated}\/\fR, \fB\-\-event\fR \fI\,{package\-outdated,package\-removed,package\-update\-failed,package\-updated}\/\fR
+\fB\-e\fR \fI\,{build\-log,package\-held,package\-outdated,package\-removed,package\-status\-changed,package\-update\-failed,package\-updated,service\-status\-changed}\/\fR, \fB\-\-event\fR \fI\,{build\-log,package\-held,package\-outdated,package\-removed,package\-status\-changed,package\-update\-failed,package\-updated,service\-status\-changed}\/\fR
 event type filter
 
 .TP
@@ -888,7 +990,7 @@ usage: ahriman service\-setup [\-h] [\-\-build\-as\-user BUILD_AS_USER] [\-\-fro
                              [\-\-sign\-key SIGN_KEY] [\-\-sign\-target {disabled,packages,repository}] [\-\-web\-port WEB_PORT]
                              [\-\-web\-unix\-socket WEB_UNIX_SOCKET]
 
-create initial service configuration, requires root
+create initial service configuration as the repository owner
 
 .SH OPTIONS \fI\,'ahriman service\-setup'\/\fR
 .TP
@@ -1018,6 +1120,11 @@ usage: ahriman web [\-h]
 
 start web server
 
+.SH COMMAND \fI\,'ahriman web\-reload'\/\fR
+usage: ahriman web\-reload [\-h]
+
+reload web server configuration
+
 .SH COMMENTS
 Quick setup command (replace repository name, architecture and packager as needed):
 

ahriman-core/pyproject.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+[build-system]
+requires = [
+    "hatchling",
+]
+build-backend = "hatchling.build"
+
+[project]
+name = "ahriman-core"
+dependencies = [
+    "bcrypt",
+    "filelock",
+    "inflection",
+    "pyelftools",
+    "requests",
+]
+description = "ArcH linux ReposItory MANager, core package"
+dynamic = [
+    "version",
+]
+requires-python = ">=3.14"
+
+[project.optional-dependencies]
+journald = [
+    "systemd-python",
+]
+# FIXME technically this dependency is required, but in some cases we do not have access to
+# the libalpm which is required in order to install the package. Thus in case if we do not
+# really need to run the application we can move it to "optional" dependencies
+pacman = [
+    "pyalpm",
+]
+reports = [
+    "Jinja2",
+]
+s3 = [
+    "boto3",
+]
+shell = [
+    "IPython",
+]
+stats = [
+    "matplotlib",
+]
+unixsocket = [
+    "requests-unixsocket2",  # required by unix socket support
+]
+validator = [
+    "cerberus",
+]
+
+[project.scripts]
+ahriman = "ahriman.application.ahriman:run"
+
+[tool.hatch.build.targets.wheel]
+packages = [
+    "src/ahriman",
+]
+
+[tool.hatch.build.targets.wheel.shared-data]
+"package/bin" = "bin"
+"package/lib" = "lib"
+"package/share" = "share"
+
+[tool.hatch.version]
+path = "src/ahriman/__init__.py"

ahriman-core/src/ahriman/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+#
+# This file is part of ahriman
+# (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+__version__ = "2.22.1"

ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/__init__.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/ahriman.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #
 import argparse
 
+from functools import partial
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import ahriman.application.handlers
@@ -34,10 +35,13 @@ from ahriman.models.log_handler import LogHandler
 __all__: list[str] = []
 
 
-def _parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
+def _parser(*, color: bool = False) -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
     """
     command line parser generator
 
+    Args:
+        color(bool, optional): enable colors in help messages (Default value = False)
+
     Returns:
         argparse.ArgumentParser: command line parser for the application
     """
@@ -63,7 +67,7 @@ Start web service (requires additional configuration):
 
 >>> ahriman web
 """,
-                                     fromfile_prefix_chars="@", formatter_class=_HelpFormatter)
+                                     fromfile_prefix_chars="@", formatter_class=_HelpFormatter, color=color)
     parser.add_argument("-a", "--architecture", help="filter by target architecture")
     parser.add_argument("-c", "--configuration", help="configuration path", type=Path,
                         default=Path("/") / "etc" / "ahriman.ini")
@@ -92,8 +96,9 @@ Start web service (requires additional configuration):
     for handler in implementations(ahriman.application.handlers, Handler):
         for subparser_parser in handler.arguments:
             subparser = subparser_parser(subparsers)
+            subparser.color = color
             subparser.formatter_class = _HelpFormatter
-            subparser.set_defaults(handler=handler, parser=_parser)
+            subparser.set_defaults(handler=handler, parser=partial(_parser, color=color))
 
     # sort actions alphabetically in both choices and help message
     # pylint: disable=protected-access
@@ -110,7 +115,7 @@ def run() -> int:
     Returns:
         int: application status code
     """
-    parser = _parser()
+    parser = _parser(color=True)
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
     if args.command is None:  # in case of empty command we would like to print help message

ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/application/__init__.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/application/application.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).
@@ -133,18 +133,18 @@ class Application(ApplicationPackages, ApplicationRepository):
         if not process_dependencies or not packages:
             return packages
 
-        def missing_dependencies(source: Iterable[Package]) -> dict[str, str | None]:
+        def missing_dependencies(sources: Iterable[Package]) -> dict[str, str | None]:
             # append list of known packages with packages which are in current sources
             satisfied_packages = known_packages | {
                 single
-                for package in source
-                for single in package.packages_full
+                for source in sources
+                for single in source.packages_full
             }
 
             return {
-                dependency: package.packager
-                for package in source
-                for dependency in package.depends_build
+                dependency: source.packager
+                for source in sources
+                for dependency in source.depends_build
                 if dependency not in satisfied_packages
             }
 
@@ -154,13 +154,13 @@ class Application(ApplicationPackages, ApplicationRepository):
                 for package_name, packager in missing.items():
                     if (source_dir := self.repository.paths.cache_for(package_name)).is_dir():
                         # there is local cache, load package from it
-                        leaf = Package.from_build(source_dir, self.repository.architecture, packager)
+                        leaf = Package.from_build(source_dir, self.repository.repository_id.architecture, packager)
                     else:
-                        leaf = Package.from_aur(package_name, packager)
+                        leaf = Package.from_aur(package_name, packager, include_provides=True)
                     portion[leaf.base] = leaf
 
                     # register package in the database
-                    self.repository.reporter.set_unknown(leaf)
+                    self.reporter.set_unknown(leaf)
 
             return portion
 

ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/application/application_packages.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/application/application_properties.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/application/application_repository.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ from collections.abc import Iterable
 from ahriman.application.application.application_properties import ApplicationProperties
 from ahriman.application.application.workers import Updater
 from ahriman.core.build_tools.sources import Sources
+from ahriman.core.exceptions import UnknownPackageError
 from ahriman.models.package import Package
 from ahriman.models.packagers import Packagers
 from ahriman.models.result import Result
@@ -44,8 +45,8 @@ class ApplicationRepository(ApplicationProperties):
             if last_commit_sha is None:
                 continue  # skip check in case if we can't calculate diff
 
-            changes = self.repository.package_changes(package, last_commit_sha)
-            self.repository.reporter.package_changes_update(package.base, changes)
+            if (changes := self.repository.package_changes(package, last_commit_sha)) is not None:
+                self.reporter.package_changes_update(package.base, changes)
 
     def clean(self, *, cache: bool, chroot: bool, manual: bool, packages: bool, pacman: bool) -> None:
         """
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ class ApplicationRepository(ApplicationProperties):
             for single in probe.packages:
                 try:
                     _ = Package.from_aur(single, None)
-                except Exception:
+                except UnknownPackageError:
                     packages.append(single)
             return packages
 
@@ -155,12 +156,15 @@ class ApplicationRepository(ApplicationProperties):
         result = Result()
 
         # process already built packages if any
-        built_packages = self.repository.packages_built()
-        if built_packages:  # speedup a bit
+        if built_packages := self.repository.packages_built():  # speedup a bit
             build_result = self.repository.process_update(built_packages, packagers)
             self.on_result(build_result)
             result.merge(build_result)
 
+            # filter packages which were prebuilt
+            succeeded = {package.base for package in build_result.success}
+            updates = [package for package in updates if package.base not in succeeded]
+
         builder = Updater.load(self.repository_id, self.configuration, self.repository)
 
         # ok so for now we split all packages into chunks and process each chunk accordingly

ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/application/updates_iterator.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/application/workers/__init__.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/application/workers/local_updater.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/application/workers/remote_updater.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/application/workers/updater.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/handlers/__init__.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/handlers/add.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ import argparse
 
 from ahriman.application.application import Application
 from ahriman.application.handlers.handler import Handler, SubParserAction
+from ahriman.application.handlers.update import Update
 from ahriman.core.configuration import Configuration
 from ahriman.core.utils import enum_values, extract_user
 from ahriman.models.package_source import PackageSource
-from ahriman.models.packagers import Packagers
 from ahriman.models.pkgbuild_patch import PkgbuildPatch
 from ahriman.models.repository_id import RepositoryId
 
@@ -48,26 +48,7 @@ class Add(Handler):
         """
         application = Application(repository_id, configuration, report=report, refresh_pacman_database=args.refresh)
         application.on_start()
-
-        application.add(args.package, args.source, args.username)
-        patches = [PkgbuildPatch.from_env(patch) for patch in args.variable] if args.variable is not None else []
-        for package in args.package:  # for each requested package insert patch
-            for patch in patches:
-                application.reporter.package_patches_update(package, patch)
-
-        if not args.now:
-            return
-
-        packages = application.updates(args.package, aur=False, local=False, manual=True, vcs=False, check_files=False)
-        if args.changes:  # generate changes if requested
-            application.changes(packages)
-
-        packages = application.with_dependencies(packages, process_dependencies=args.dependencies)
-        packagers = Packagers(args.username, {package.base: package.packager for package in packages})
-
-        application.print_updates(packages, log_fn=application.logger.info)
-        result = application.update(packages, packagers, bump_pkgrel=args.increment)
-        Add.check_status(args.exit_code, not result.is_empty)
+        Add.perform_action(application, args)
 
     @staticmethod
     def _set_package_add_parser(root: SubParserAction) -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
@@ -103,14 +84,34 @@ class Add(Handler):
         parser.add_argument("--increment", help="increment package release (pkgrel) version on duplicate",
                             action=argparse.BooleanOptionalAction, default=True)
         parser.add_argument("-n", "--now", help="run update function after", action="store_true")
-        parser.add_argument("-y", "--refresh", help="download fresh package databases from the mirror before actions, "
-                                                    "-yy to force refresh even if up to date",
-                            action="count", default=False)
         parser.add_argument("-s", "--source", help="explicitly specify the package source for this command",
                             type=PackageSource, choices=enum_values(PackageSource), default=PackageSource.Auto)
         parser.add_argument("-u", "--username", help="build as user", default=extract_user())
         parser.add_argument("-v", "--variable", help="apply specified makepkg variables to the next build",
                             action="append")
+        parser.add_argument("-y", "--refresh", help="download fresh package databases from the mirror before actions, "
+                                                    "-yy to force refresh even if up to date",
+                            action="count", default=False)
+        parser.set_defaults(aur=False, check_files=False, dry_run=False, local=False, manual=True, vcs=False)
         return parser
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def perform_action(application: Application, args: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
+        """
+        perform add action
+
+        Args:
+            application(Application): application instance
+            args(argparse.Namespace): command line args
+        """
+        application.add(args.package, args.source, args.username)
+        patches = [PkgbuildPatch.from_env(patch) for patch in args.variable] if args.variable is not None else []
+        for package in args.package:  # for each requested package insert patch
+            for patch in patches:
+                application.reporter.package_patches_update(package, patch)
+
+        if not args.now:
+            return
+        Update.perform_action(application, args)
+
     arguments = [_set_package_add_parser]

ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/handlers/archives.py

@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+#
+# This file is part of ahriman
+# (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+import argparse
+
+from ahriman.application.application import Application
+from ahriman.application.handlers.handler import Handler, SubParserAction
+from ahriman.core.configuration import Configuration
+from ahriman.core.formatters import PackagePrinter
+from ahriman.models.action import Action
+from ahriman.models.build_status import BuildStatus, BuildStatusEnum
+from ahriman.models.repository_id import RepositoryId
+
+
+class Archives(Handler):
+    """
+    package archives handler
+    """
+
+    ALLOW_MULTI_ARCHITECTURE_RUN = False  # conflicting io
+
+    @classmethod
+    def run(cls, args: argparse.Namespace, repository_id: RepositoryId, configuration: Configuration, *,
+            report: bool) -> None:
+        """
+        callback for command line
+
+        Args:
+            args(argparse.Namespace): command line args
+            repository_id(RepositoryId): repository unique identifier
+            configuration(Configuration): configuration instance
+            report(bool): force enable or disable reporting
+        """
+        application = Application(repository_id, configuration, report=True)
+
+        match args.action:
+            case Action.List:
+                archives = application.repository.package_archives(args.package)
+                for package in archives:
+                    PackagePrinter(package, BuildStatus(BuildStatusEnum.Success))(verbose=args.info)
+
+                Archives.check_status(args.exit_code, bool(archives))
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _set_package_archives_parser(root: SubParserAction) -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
+        """
+        add parser for package archives subcommand
+
+        Args:
+            root(SubParserAction): subparsers for the commands
+
+        Returns:
+            argparse.ArgumentParser: created argument parser
+        """
+        parser = root.add_parser("package-archives", help="list package archive versions",
+                                 description="list available archive versions for the package")
+        parser.add_argument("package", help="package base")
+        parser.add_argument("-e", "--exit-code", help="return non-zero exit status if result is empty",
+                            action="store_true")
+        parser.add_argument("--info", help="show additional package information",
+                            action=argparse.BooleanOptionalAction, default=False)
+        parser.set_defaults(action=Action.List, lock=None, quiet=True, report=False, unsafe=True)
+        return parser
+
+    arguments = [_set_package_archives_parser]

ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/handlers/backup.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).
@@ -81,11 +81,13 @@ class Backup(Handler):
         Returns:
             set[Path]: map of the filesystem paths
         """
-        paths = set(configuration.include.glob("*.ini"))
-
+        # configuration files
         root, _ = configuration.check_loaded()
-        paths.add(root)  # the configuration itself
-        paths.add(SQLite.database_path(configuration))  # database
+        paths = set(configuration.includes)
+        paths.add(root)
+
+        # database
+        paths.add(SQLite.database_path(configuration))
 
         # local caches
         repository_paths = configuration.repository_paths

ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/handlers/change.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).
@@ -47,14 +47,13 @@ class Change(Handler):
             configuration(Configuration): configuration instance
             report(bool): force enable or disable reporting
         """
-        application = Application(repository_id, configuration, report=True)
-        client = application.repository.reporter
+        client = Application(repository_id, configuration, report=True).reporter
 
         match args.action:
             case Action.List:
                 changes = client.package_changes_get(args.package)
                 ChangesPrinter(changes)(verbose=True, separator="")
-                Change.check_status(args.exit_code, not changes.is_empty)
+                Change.check_status(args.exit_code, changes.changes is not None)
             case Action.Remove:
                 client.package_changes_update(args.package, Changes())
 

ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/handlers/clean.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/handlers/copy.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/handlers/daemon.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/handlers/dump.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/handlers/handler.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 import argparse
 import logging
 
-from collections.abc import Callable, Iterable
+from collections.abc import Callable
 from multiprocessing import Pool
 from typing import ClassVar, TypeVar
 
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ from ahriman.application.lock import Lock
 from ahriman.core.configuration import Configuration
 from ahriman.core.exceptions import ExitCode, MissingArchitectureError, MultipleArchitecturesError
 from ahriman.core.log.log_loader import LogLoader
+from ahriman.core.repository import Explorer
 from ahriman.core.types import ExplicitBool
 from ahriman.models.repository_id import RepositoryId
-from ahriman.models.repository_paths import RepositoryPaths
 
 
 # this workaround is for several things
@@ -169,11 +169,6 @@ class Handler:
         Raises:
             MissingArchitectureError: if no architecture set and automatic detection is not allowed or failed
         """
-        configuration = Configuration()
-        configuration.load(args.configuration)
-        # pylint, wtf???
-        root = configuration.getpath("repository", "root")  # pylint: disable=assignment-from-no-return
-
         # preparse systemd repository-id argument
         # we are using unescaped values, so / is not allowed here, because it is impossible to separate if from dashes
         if args.repository_id is not None:
@@ -184,27 +179,10 @@ class Handler:
             if repository_parts:
                 args.repository = "-".join(repository_parts)  # replace slash with dash
 
-        # extract repository names first
-        if (from_args := args.repository) is not None:
-            repositories: Iterable[str] = [from_args]
-        elif from_filesystem := RepositoryPaths.known_repositories(root):
-            repositories = from_filesystem
-        else:  # try to read configuration now
-            repositories = [configuration.get("repository", "name")]
+        configuration = Configuration()
+        configuration.load(args.configuration)
+        repositories = Explorer.repositories_extract(configuration, args.repository, args.architecture)
 
-        # extract architecture names
-        if (architecture := args.architecture) is not None:
-            parsed = set(
-                RepositoryId(architecture, repository)
-                for repository in repositories
-            )
-        else:  # try to read from file system
-            parsed = set(
-                RepositoryId(architecture, repository)
-                for repository in repositories
-                for architecture in RepositoryPaths.known_architectures(root, repository)
-            )
-
-        if not parsed:
+        if not repositories:
             raise MissingArchitectureError(args.command)
-        return sorted(parsed)
+        return sorted(repositories)

ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/handlers/help.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/handlers/hold.py

@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+#
+# This file is part of ahriman
+# (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+import argparse
+
+from ahriman.application.application import Application
+from ahriman.application.handlers.handler import Handler, SubParserAction
+from ahriman.core.configuration import Configuration
+from ahriman.models.action import Action
+from ahriman.models.repository_id import RepositoryId
+
+
+class Hold(Handler):
+    """
+    package hold handler
+    """
+
+    @classmethod
+    def run(cls, args: argparse.Namespace, repository_id: RepositoryId, configuration: Configuration, *,
+            report: bool) -> None:
+        """
+        callback for command line
+
+        Args:
+            args(argparse.Namespace): command line args
+            repository_id(RepositoryId): repository unique identifier
+            configuration(Configuration): configuration instance
+            report(bool): force enable or disable reporting
+        """
+        client = Application(repository_id, configuration, report=True).reporter
+
+        match args.action:
+            case Action.Remove:
+                for package in args.package:
+                    client.package_hold_update(package, enabled=False)
+            case Action.Update:
+                for package in args.package:
+                    client.package_hold_update(package, enabled=True)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _set_package_hold_parser(root: SubParserAction) -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
+        """
+        add parser for hold package subcommand
+
+        Args:
+            root(SubParserAction): subparsers for the commands
+
+        Returns:
+            argparse.ArgumentParser: created argument parser
+        """
+        parser = root.add_parser("package-hold", help="hold package",
+                                 description="hold package from automatic updates")
+        parser.add_argument("package", help="package base", nargs="+")
+        parser.set_defaults(action=Action.Update, lock=None, quiet=True, report=False, unsafe=True)
+        return parser
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _set_package_unhold_parser(root: SubParserAction) -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
+        """
+        add parser for unhold package subcommand
+
+        Args:
+            root(SubParserAction): subparsers for the commands
+
+        Returns:
+            argparse.ArgumentParser: created argument parser
+        """
+        parser = root.add_parser("package-unhold", help="unhold package",
+                                 description="remove package hold, allowing automatic updates")
+        parser.add_argument("package", help="package base", nargs="+")
+        parser.set_defaults(action=Action.Remove, lock=None, quiet=True, report=False, unsafe=True)
+        return parser
+
+    arguments = [
+        _set_package_hold_parser,
+        _set_package_unhold_parser,
+    ]

ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/handlers/key_import.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/handlers/patch.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/handlers/pkgbuild.py

@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+#
+# This file is part of ahriman
+# (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+import argparse
+
+from dataclasses import replace
+
+from ahriman.application.application import Application
+from ahriman.application.handlers.handler import Handler, SubParserAction
+from ahriman.core.configuration import Configuration
+from ahriman.core.formatters import PkgbuildPrinter
+from ahriman.models.action import Action
+from ahriman.models.repository_id import RepositoryId
+
+
+class Pkgbuild(Handler):
+    """
+    package pkgbuild handler
+    """
+
+    ALLOW_MULTI_ARCHITECTURE_RUN = False  # conflicting io
+
+    @classmethod
+    def run(cls, args: argparse.Namespace, repository_id: RepositoryId, configuration: Configuration, *,
+            report: bool) -> None:
+        """
+        callback for command line
+
+        Args:
+            args(argparse.Namespace): command line args
+            repository_id(RepositoryId): repository unique identifier
+            configuration(Configuration): configuration instance
+            report(bool): force enable or disable reporting
+        """
+        client = Application(repository_id, configuration, report=True).reporter
+
+        match args.action:
+            case Action.List:
+                changes = client.package_changes_get(args.package)
+                PkgbuildPrinter(changes)(verbose=True, separator="")
+                Pkgbuild.check_status(args.exit_code, changes.pkgbuild is not None)
+            case Action.Remove:
+                changes = client.package_changes_get(args.package)
+                client.package_changes_update(args.package, replace(changes, pkgbuild=None))
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _set_package_pkgbuild_parser(root: SubParserAction) -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
+        """
+        add parser for package pkgbuild subcommand
+
+        Args:
+            root(SubParserAction): subparsers for the commands
+
+        Returns:
+            argparse.ArgumentParser: created argument parser
+        """
+        parser = root.add_parser("package-pkgbuild", help="get package pkgbuild",
+                                 description="retrieve package PKGBUILD stored in database",
+                                 epilog="This command requests package status from the web interface "
+                                        "if it is available.")
+        parser.add_argument("package", help="package base")
+        parser.add_argument("-e", "--exit-code", help="return non-zero exit status if result is empty",
+                            action="store_true")
+        parser.set_defaults(action=Action.List, lock=None, quiet=True, report=False, unsafe=True)
+        return parser
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _set_package_pkgbuild_remove_parser(root: SubParserAction) -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
+        """
+        add parser for package pkgbuild remove subcommand
+
+        Args:
+            root(SubParserAction): subparsers for the commands
+
+        Returns:
+            argparse.ArgumentParser: created argument parser
+        """
+        parser = root.add_parser("package-pkgbuild-remove", help="remove package pkgbuild",
+                                 description="remove the package PKGBUILD stored remotely")
+        parser.add_argument("package", help="package base")
+        parser.set_defaults(action=Action.Remove, exit_code=False, lock=None, quiet=True, report=False, unsafe=True)
+        return parser
+
+    arguments = [_set_package_pkgbuild_parser, _set_package_pkgbuild_remove_parser]

ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/handlers/rebuild.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/handlers/reload.py

@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+#
+# This file is part of ahriman
+# (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+import argparse
+
+from ahriman.application.application import Application
+from ahriman.application.handlers.handler import Handler, SubParserAction
+from ahriman.core.configuration import Configuration
+from ahriman.models.repository_id import RepositoryId
+
+
+class Reload(Handler):
+    """
+    web server reload handler
+    """
+
+    ALLOW_MULTI_ARCHITECTURE_RUN = False  # system-wide action
+
+    @classmethod
+    def run(cls, args: argparse.Namespace, repository_id: RepositoryId, configuration: Configuration, *,
+            report: bool) -> None:
+        """
+        callback for command line
+
+        Args:
+            args(argparse.Namespace): command line args
+            repository_id(RepositoryId): repository unique identifier
+            configuration(Configuration): configuration instance
+            report(bool): force enable or disable reporting
+        """
+        client = Application(repository_id, configuration, report=True).reporter
+        client.configuration_reload()
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _set_web_reload_parser(root: SubParserAction) -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
+        """
+        add parser for web reload subcommand
+
+        Args:
+            root(SubParserAction): subparsers for the commands
+
+        Returns:
+            argparse.ArgumentParser: created argument parser
+        """
+        parser = root.add_parser("web-reload", help="reload configuration",
+                                 description="reload web server configuration",
+                                 epilog="This method forces the web server to reload its configuration. "
+                                        "Note, however, that this method does not apply all configuration changes "
+                                        "(like ports, authentication, etc)")
+        parser.set_defaults(architecture="", lock=None, quiet=True, report=False, repository="", unsafe=True)
+        return parser
+
+    arguments = [_set_web_reload_parser]

ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/handlers/remove.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/handlers/remove_unknown.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/handlers/repositories.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/handlers/restore.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class Restore(Handler):
             report(bool): force enable or disable reporting
         """
         with tarfile.open(args.path) as archive:
-            archive.extractall(path=args.output)  # nosec
+            archive.extractall(path=args.output, filter="data")
 
     @staticmethod
     def _set_repo_restore_parser(root: SubParserAction) -> argparse.ArgumentParser:

ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/handlers/rollback.py

@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+#
+# This file is part of ahriman
+# (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+import argparse
+
+from dataclasses import replace
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from ahriman.application.application import Application
+from ahriman.application.handlers.add import Add
+from ahriman.application.handlers.handler import Handler, SubParserAction
+from ahriman.core.configuration import Configuration
+from ahriman.core.exceptions import UnknownPackageError
+from ahriman.core.utils import extract_user
+from ahriman.models.package import Package
+from ahriman.models.package_source import PackageSource
+from ahriman.models.repository_id import RepositoryId
+
+
+class Rollback(Handler):
+    """
+    package rollback handler
+    """
+
+    @classmethod
+    def run(cls, args: argparse.Namespace, repository_id: RepositoryId, configuration: Configuration, *,
+            report: bool) -> None:
+        """
+        callback for command line
+
+        Args:
+            args(argparse.Namespace): command line args
+            repository_id(RepositoryId): repository unique identifier
+            configuration(Configuration): configuration instance
+            report(bool): force enable or disable reporting
+        """
+        application = Application(repository_id, configuration, report=report)
+        application.on_start()
+
+        package = Rollback.package_load(application, args.package, args.version)
+        artifacts = Rollback.package_artifacts(application, package)
+
+        args.package = [str(artifact) for artifact in artifacts]
+        Add.perform_action(application, args)
+
+        if args.hold:
+            application.reporter.package_hold_update(package.base, enabled=True)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _set_package_rollback_parser(root: SubParserAction) -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
+        """
+        add parser for package rollback subcommand
+
+        Args:
+            root(SubParserAction): subparsers for the commands
+
+        Returns:
+            argparse.ArgumentParser: created argument parser
+        """
+        parser = root.add_parser("package-rollback", help="rollback package",
+                                 description="rollback package to specified version from archives")
+        parser.add_argument("package", help="package base")
+        parser.add_argument("version", help="package version")
+        parser.add_argument("--hold", help="hold package afterwards",
+                            action=argparse.BooleanOptionalAction, default=True)
+        parser.add_argument("-u", "--username", help="build as user", default=extract_user())
+        parser.set_defaults(aur=False, changes=False, check_files=False, dependencies=False, dry_run=False,
+                            exit_code=True, increment=False, now=True, local=False, manual=False, refresh=False,
+                            source=PackageSource.Archive, variable=None, vcs=False)
+        return parser
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def package_artifacts(application: Application, package: Package) -> list[Path]:
+        """
+        look for requested package artifacts and return paths to them
+
+        Args:
+            application(Application): application instance
+            package(Package): package descriptor
+
+        Returns:
+            list[Path]: paths to found artifacts
+
+        Raises:
+            UnknownPackageError: if artifacts do not exist
+        """
+        # lookup for built artifacts
+        artifacts = application.repository.package_archives_lookup(package)
+        if not artifacts:
+            raise UnknownPackageError(package.base)
+        return artifacts
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def package_load(application: Application, package_base: str, version: str) -> Package:
+        """
+        load package from repository, while setting requested version
+
+        Args:
+            application(Application): application instance
+            package_base(str): package base
+            version(str): package version
+
+        Returns:
+            Package: loaded package
+
+        Raises:
+            UnknownPackageError: if package does not exist
+        """
+        try:
+            package, _ = next(iter(application.reporter.package_get(package_base)))
+            return replace(package, version=version)
+        except StopIteration:
+            raise UnknownPackageError(package_base) from None
+
+    arguments = [_set_package_rollback_parser]

ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/handlers/run.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/handlers/search.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ from ahriman.core.alpm.remote import AUR, Official
 from ahriman.core.configuration import Configuration
 from ahriman.core.exceptions import OptionError
 from ahriman.core.formatters import AurPrinter
+from ahriman.core.types import Comparable
 from ahriman.models.aur_package import AURPackage
 from ahriman.models.repository_id import RepositoryId
 
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ class Search(Handler):
             raise OptionError(sort_by)
         # always sort by package name at the last
         # well technically it is not a string, but we can deal with it
-        comparator: Callable[[AURPackage], tuple[str, str]] =\
+        comparator: Callable[[AURPackage], Comparable] = \
             lambda package: (getattr(package, sort_by), package.name)
         return sorted(packages, key=comparator)
 

ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/handlers/service_updates.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/handlers/setup.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).
@@ -18,19 +18,19 @@
 # along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #
 import argparse
+import multiprocessing
+import os
 
 from pathlib import Path
-from pwd import getpwuid
 from typing import ClassVar
 from urllib.parse import quote_plus as url_encode
 
 from ahriman.application.application import Application
 from ahriman.application.handlers.handler import Handler, SubParserAction
 from ahriman.core.configuration import Configuration
-from ahriman.core.exceptions import MissingArchitectureError
+from ahriman.core.exceptions import InitializeError, MissingArchitectureError
 from ahriman.core.utils import enum_values
 from ahriman.models.repository_id import RepositoryId
-from ahriman.models.repository_paths import RepositoryPaths
 from ahriman.models.sign_settings import SignSettings
 from ahriman.models.user import User
 
@@ -40,16 +40,12 @@ class Setup(Handler):
     setup handler
 
     Attributes:
-        ARCHBUILD_COMMAND_PATH(Path): (class attribute) default devtools command
         MIRRORLIST_PATH(Path): (class attribute) path to pacman default mirrorlist (used by multilib repository)
-        SUDOERS_DIR_PATH(Path): (class attribute) path to sudoers.d includes directory
     """
 
     ALLOW_MULTI_ARCHITECTURE_RUN = False  # conflicting io
 
-    ARCHBUILD_COMMAND_PATH: ClassVar[Path] = Path("/") / "usr" / "bin" / "archbuild"
     MIRRORLIST_PATH: ClassVar[Path] = Path("/") / "etc" / "pacman.d" / "mirrorlist"
-    SUDOERS_DIR_PATH: ClassVar[Path] = Path("/") / "etc" / "sudoers.d"
 
     @classmethod
     def run(cls, args: argparse.Namespace, repository_id: RepositoryId, configuration: Configuration, *,
@@ -67,21 +63,23 @@ class Setup(Handler):
         if args.architecture is None or args.repository is None:
             raise MissingArchitectureError(args.command)
 
-        Setup.configuration_create_ahriman(args, repository_id, configuration)
+        target_directory = Setup.configuration_create_directory(configuration)
+        Setup.configuration_create_ahriman(args, repository_id, configuration, target_directory)
         configuration.reload()
 
         application = Application(repository_id, configuration, report=report)
+        paths = application.repository.paths
 
-        Setup.configuration_create_makepkg(args.packager, args.makeflags_jobs, application.repository.paths)
-        Setup.executable_create(application.repository.paths, repository_id)
-        repository_server = f"file://{application.repository.paths.repository}" if args.server is None else args.server
-        Setup.configuration_create_devtools(
-            repository_id, args.from_configuration, args.mirror, args.multilib, repository_server)
-        Setup.configuration_create_sudo(application.repository.paths, repository_id)
+        repository_server = f"file://{paths.repository}" if args.server is None else args.server
+        target_directory = paths.ensure_exists(configuration.getpath("build", "devtools_configs"))
+        Setup.configuration_create_devtools(repository_id, args.from_configuration, target_directory, args.mirror,
+                                            args.multilib, repository_server)
 
-        application.repository.repo.init()
-        # lazy database sync
-        application.repository.pacman.handle  # pylint: disable=pointless-statement
+        # finish initialization
+        with paths.preserve_owner():
+            application.repository.repo.init()
+            # lazy database sync
+            application.repository.pacman.handle  # pylint: disable=pointless-statement
 
     @staticmethod
     def _set_service_setup_parser(root: SubParserAction) -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
@@ -96,7 +94,7 @@ class Setup(Handler):
         """
         parser = root.add_parser("service-setup", aliases=["init", "repo-init", "repo-setup", "setup"],
                                  help="initial service configuration",
-                                 description="create initial service configuration, requires root",
+                                 description="create initial service configuration as the repository owner",
                                  epilog="Create minimal configuration for the service according to provided options.")
         parser.add_argument("--build-as-user", help="force makepkg user to the specific one")
         parser.add_argument("--from-configuration", help="path to default devtools pacman configuration",
@@ -118,26 +116,12 @@ class Setup(Handler):
         parser.add_argument("--web-port", help="port of the web service", type=int)
         parser.add_argument("--web-unix-socket", help="path to unix socket used for interprocess communications",
                             type=Path)
-        parser.set_defaults(lock=None, quiet=True, report=False, unsafe=True)
+        parser.set_defaults(lock=None, quiet=True, report=False)
         return parser
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def build_command(root: Path, repository_id: RepositoryId) -> Path:
-        """
-        generate build command name
-
-        Args:
-            root(Path): root directory for the build command (must be root of the repository)
-            repository_id(RepositoryId): repository unique identifier
-
-        Returns:
-            Path: valid devtools command name
-        """
-        return root / f"{repository_id.name}-{repository_id.architecture}-build"
-
     @staticmethod
     def configuration_create_ahriman(args: argparse.Namespace, repository_id: RepositoryId,
-                                     root: Configuration) -> None:
+                                     root: Configuration, target_directory: Path) -> None:
         """
         create service specific configuration
 
@@ -145,13 +129,16 @@ class Setup(Handler):
             args(argparse.Namespace): command line args
             repository_id(RepositoryId): repository unique identifier
             root(Configuration): root configuration instance
+            target_directory(Path): path to directory where configuration files will be written
         """
         configuration = Configuration()
 
-        section = Configuration.section_name("build", repository_id.name, repository_id.architecture)
-        build_command = Setup.build_command(root.repository_paths.root, repository_id)
-        configuration.set_option(section, "build_command", str(build_command))
         configuration.set_option("repository", "name", repository_id.name)  # backward compatibility for docker
+
+        section = Configuration.section_name("build", repository_id.name, repository_id.architecture)
+        configuration.set_option(section, "packager", args.packager)
+        if args.makeflags_jobs:
+            configuration.set_option(section, "make_flags", f"-j{multiprocessing.cpu_count()}")
         if args.build_as_user is not None:
             configuration.set_option(section, "makechrootpkg_flags", f"-U {args.build_as_user}")
 
@@ -180,14 +167,13 @@ class Setup(Handler):
         if args.generate_salt:
             configuration.set_option("auth", "salt", User.generate_password(20))
 
-        (root.include / "00-setup-overrides.ini").unlink(missing_ok=True)  # remove old-style configuration
-        target = root.include / f"00-setup-overrides-{repository_id.id}.ini"
+        target = target_directory / f"00-setup-overrides-{repository_id.id}.ini"
         with target.open("w", encoding="utf8") as ahriman_configuration:
             configuration.write(ahriman_configuration)
 
     @staticmethod
-    def configuration_create_devtools(repository_id: RepositoryId, source: Path, mirror: str | None,
-                                      multilib: bool, repository_server: str) -> None:
+    def configuration_create_devtools(repository_id: RepositoryId, source: Path, target_directory: Path,
+                                      mirror: str | None, multilib: bool, repository_server: str) -> None:
         """
         create configuration for devtools based on ``source`` configuration
 
@@ -197,6 +183,7 @@ class Setup(Handler):
         Args:
             repository_id(RepositoryId): repository unique identifier
             source(Path): path to source configuration file
+            target_directory(Path): path to directory where configuration files will be written
             mirror(str | None): link to package server mirror
             multilib(bool): add or do not multilib repository to the configuration
             repository_server(str): url of the repository
@@ -231,55 +218,32 @@ class Setup(Handler):
         configuration.set_option(repository_id.name, "SigLevel", "Never")  # we don't care
         configuration.set_option(repository_id.name, "Server", repository_server)
 
-        target = source.parent / f"{repository_id.name}-{repository_id.architecture}.conf"
+        target = target_directory / f"{repository_id.name}-{repository_id.architecture}.conf"
         with target.open("w", encoding="utf8") as devtools_configuration:
             configuration.write(devtools_configuration)
 
     @staticmethod
-    def configuration_create_makepkg(packager: str, makeflags_jobs: bool, paths: RepositoryPaths) -> None:
+    def configuration_create_directory(root: Configuration) -> Path:
         """
-        create configuration for makepkg
+        create directory for includes
 
         Args:
-            packager(str): packager identifier (e.g. name, email)
-            makeflags_jobs(bool): set MAKEFLAGS variable to number of cores
-            paths(RepositoryPaths): repository paths instance
+            root(Configuration): root configuration instance
+
+        Returns:
+            Path: path to first writable directory
+
+        Raises:
+            InitializeError: if no writable directories have been found
         """
+        for include_path in root.include:
+            try:
+                directory = root.repository_paths.ensure_exists(include_path)
+                if os.access(directory, os.W_OK | os.X_OK):
+                    return directory
+            except OSError:
+                continue
 
-        content = f"PACKAGER='{packager}'\n"
-        if makeflags_jobs:
-            content += """MAKEFLAGS="-j$(nproc)"\n"""
-
-        uid, _ = paths.root_owner
-        home_dir = Path(getpwuid(uid).pw_dir)
-        (home_dir / ".makepkg.conf").write_text(content, encoding="utf8")
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def configuration_create_sudo(paths: RepositoryPaths, repository_id: RepositoryId) -> None:
-        """
-        create configuration to run build command with sudo without password
-
-        Args:
-            paths(RepositoryPaths): repository paths instance
-            repository_id(RepositoryId): repository unique identifier
-        """
-        command = Setup.build_command(paths.root, repository_id)
-        sudoers_file = Setup.build_command(Setup.SUDOERS_DIR_PATH, repository_id)
-        sudoers_file.write_text(f"ahriman ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:SETENV: {command} *\n", encoding="utf8")
-        sudoers_file.chmod(0o400)  # security!
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def executable_create(paths: RepositoryPaths, repository_id: RepositoryId) -> None:
-        """
-        create executable for the service
-
-        Args:
-            paths(RepositoryPaths): repository paths instance
-            repository_id(RepositoryId): repository unique identifier
-        """
-        command = Setup.build_command(paths.root, repository_id)
-        command.unlink(missing_ok=True)
-        command.symlink_to(Setup.ARCHBUILD_COMMAND_PATH)
-        paths.chown(command)  # we would like to keep owner inside ahriman's home
+        raise InitializeError("No writable include directory found")
 
     arguments = [_set_service_setup_parser]

ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/handlers/shell.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/handlers/sign.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/handlers/statistics.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/handlers/status.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ from ahriman.application.application import Application
 from ahriman.application.handlers.handler import Handler, SubParserAction
 from ahriman.core.configuration import Configuration
 from ahriman.core.formatters import PackagePrinter, StatusPrinter
+from ahriman.core.types import Comparable
 from ahriman.core.utils import enum_values
 from ahriman.models.build_status import BuildStatus, BuildStatusEnum
 from ahriman.models.package import Package
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ class Status(Handler):
             report(bool): force enable or disable reporting
         """
         # we are using reporter here
-        client = Application(repository_id, configuration, report=True).repository.reporter
+        client = Application(repository_id, configuration, report=True).reporter
         if args.ahriman:
             service_status = client.status_get()
             StatusPrinter(service_status.status)(verbose=args.info)
@@ -64,8 +65,8 @@ class Status(Handler):
 
         Status.check_status(args.exit_code, packages)
 
-        comparator: Callable[[tuple[Package, BuildStatus]], str] = lambda item: item[0].base
-        filter_fn: Callable[[tuple[Package, BuildStatus]], bool] =\
+        comparator: Callable[[tuple[Package, BuildStatus]], Comparable] = lambda item: item[0].base
+        filter_fn: Callable[[tuple[Package, BuildStatus]], bool] = \
             lambda item: args.status is None or item[1].status == args.status
         for package, package_status in sorted(filter(filter_fn, packages), key=comparator):
             PackagePrinter(package, package_status)(verbose=args.info)

ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/handlers/status_update.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).
@@ -47,8 +47,7 @@ class StatusUpdate(Handler):
             configuration(Configuration): configuration instance
             report(bool): force enable or disable reporting
         """
-        application = Application(repository_id, configuration, report=True)
-        client = application.repository.reporter
+        client = Application(repository_id, configuration, report=True).reporter
 
         match args.action:
             case Action.Update if args.package:

ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/handlers/structure.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/handlers/tree_migrate.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import argparse
 
 from ahriman.application.handlers.handler import Handler, SubParserAction
 from ahriman.core.configuration import Configuration
+from ahriman.core.utils import symlink_relative, walk
 from ahriman.models.repository_id import RepositoryId
 from ahriman.models.repository_paths import RepositoryPaths
 
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ class TreeMigrate(Handler):
         target_tree.tree_create()
         # perform migration
         TreeMigrate.tree_move(current_tree, target_tree)
+        TreeMigrate.symlinks_fix(target_tree)
 
     @staticmethod
     def _set_service_tree_migrate_parser(root: SubParserAction) -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
@@ -66,6 +68,22 @@ class TreeMigrate(Handler):
         parser.set_defaults(lock=None, quiet=True, report=False)
         return parser
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def symlinks_fix(paths: RepositoryPaths) -> None:
+        """
+        fix package archive symlinks
+
+        Args:
+            paths(RepositoryPaths): new repository paths
+        """
+        archives = {path.name: path for path in walk(paths.archive)}
+        for symlink in walk(paths.repository):
+            if symlink.exists():  # no need to check for symlinks as we have just walked through the tree
+                continue
+            if (source_archive := archives.get(symlink.name)) is not None:
+                symlink.unlink()
+                symlink_relative(symlink, source_archive)
+
     @staticmethod
     def tree_move(from_tree: RepositoryPaths, to_tree: RepositoryPaths) -> None:
         """

ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/handlers/triggers.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/handlers/unsafe_commands.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/handlers/update.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).
@@ -48,22 +48,7 @@ class Update(Handler):
         """
         application = Application(repository_id, configuration, report=report, refresh_pacman_database=args.refresh)
         application.on_start()
-
-        packages = application.updates(args.package, aur=args.aur, local=args.local, manual=args.manual, vcs=args.vcs,
-                                       check_files=args.check_files)
-        if args.changes:  # generate changes if requested
-            application.changes(packages)
-
-        if args.dry_run:  # exit from application if no build requested
-            Update.check_status(args.exit_code, packages)  # status code check
-            return
-
-        packages = application.with_dependencies(packages, process_dependencies=args.dependencies)
-        packagers = Packagers(args.username, {package.base: package.packager for package in packages})
-
-        application.print_updates(packages, log_fn=application.logger.info)
-        result = application.update(packages, packagers, bump_pkgrel=args.increment)
-        Update.check_status(args.exit_code, not result.is_empty)
+        Update.perform_action(application, args)
 
     @staticmethod
     def _set_repo_check_parser(root: SubParserAction) -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
@@ -153,6 +138,31 @@ class Update(Handler):
             return print(line) if dry_run else application.logger.info(line)  # pylint: disable=bad-builtin
         return inner
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def perform_action(application: Application, args: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
+        """
+        perform update action
+
+        Args:
+            application(Application): application instance
+            args(argparse.Namespace): command line args
+        """
+        packages = application.updates(args.package, aur=args.aur, local=args.local, manual=args.manual, vcs=args.vcs,
+                                       check_files=args.check_files)
+        if args.changes:  # generate changes if requested
+            application.changes(packages)
+
+        if args.dry_run:  # exit from application if no build requested
+            Update.check_status(args.exit_code, packages)  # status code check
+            return
+
+        packages = application.with_dependencies(packages, process_dependencies=args.dependencies)
+        packagers = Packagers(args.username, {package.base: package.packager for package in packages})
+
+        application.print_updates(packages, log_fn=application.logger.info)
+        result = application.update(packages, packagers, bump_pkgrel=args.increment)
+        Update.check_status(args.exit_code, not result.is_empty)
+
     arguments = [
         _set_repo_check_parser,
         _set_repo_update_parser,

ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/handlers/users.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/handlers/validate.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class Validate(Handler):
         """
         from ahriman.core.configuration.validator import Validator
 
-        schema = Validate.schema(repository_id, configuration)
+        schema = Validate.schema(configuration)
         validator = Validator(configuration=configuration, schema=schema)
 
         if validator.validate(configuration.dump()):
@@ -83,12 +83,11 @@ class Validate(Handler):
         return parser
 
     @staticmethod
-    def schema(repository_id: RepositoryId, configuration: Configuration) -> ConfigurationSchema:
+    def schema(configuration: Configuration) -> ConfigurationSchema:
         """
         get schema with triggers
 
         Args:
-            repository_id(RepositoryId): repository unique identifier
             configuration(Configuration): configuration instance
 
         Returns:
@@ -107,12 +106,12 @@ class Validate(Handler):
                 continue
 
             # default settings if any
-            for schema_name, schema in trigger_class.configuration_schema(repository_id, None).items():
+            for schema_name, schema in trigger_class.configuration_schema(None).items():
                 erased = Validate.schema_erase_required(copy.deepcopy(schema))
                 root[schema_name] = Validate.schema_merge(root.get(schema_name, {}), erased)
 
             # settings according to enabled triggers
-            for schema_name, schema in trigger_class.configuration_schema(repository_id, configuration).items():
+            for schema_name, schema in trigger_class.configuration_schema(configuration).items():
                 root[schema_name] = Validate.schema_merge(root.get(schema_name, {}), copy.deepcopy(schema))
 
         return root

ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/handlers/versions.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import argparse
 import re
 import sys
 
-from collections.abc import Generator
+from collections.abc import Iterator
 from importlib import metadata
 from typing import ClassVar
 
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class Versions(Handler):
         return parser
 
     @staticmethod
-    def package_dependencies(root: str) -> Generator[tuple[str, str], None, None]:
+    def package_dependencies(root: str) -> Iterator[tuple[str, str]]:
         """
         extract list of ahriman package dependencies installed into system with their versions
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class Versions(Handler):
         Yields:
             tuple[str, str]: map of installed dependency to its version
         """
-        def dependencies_by_key(key: str) -> Generator[str, None, None]:
+        def dependencies_by_key(key: str) -> Iterator[str]:
             # in importlib it returns requires in the following format
             # ["pytest (>=3.0.0) ; extra == 'test'", "pytest-cov ; extra == 'test'"]
             try:

ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/help_formatter.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/interactive_shell.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

ahriman-core/src/ahriman/application/lock.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ class Lock(LazyLogging):
         """
         check if current user is actually owner of ahriman root
         """
-        check_user(self.paths, unsafe=self.unsafe)
+        check_user(self.paths.root, unsafe=self.unsafe)
         self.paths.tree_create()
 
     def check_version(self) -> None:

ahriman-core/src/ahriman/core/__init__.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

ahriman-core/src/ahriman/core/alpm/__init__.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

ahriman-core/src/ahriman/core/alpm/pacman.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).
@@ -21,13 +21,14 @@ import itertools
 import shutil
 import tarfile
 
-from collections.abc import Generator, Iterable
+from collections.abc import Iterable, Iterator
 from functools import cached_property
 from pathlib import Path
-from pyalpm import DB, Handle, Package, SIG_DATABASE_OPTIONAL, SIG_PACKAGE_OPTIONAL  # type: ignore[import-not-found]
+from pyalpm import DB, Package, SIG_DATABASE_OPTIONAL, SIG_PACKAGE_OPTIONAL  # type: ignore[import-not-found]
 from string import Template
 
 from ahriman.core.alpm.pacman_database import PacmanDatabase
+from ahriman.core.alpm.pacman_handle import PacmanHandle
 from ahriman.core.configuration import Configuration
 from ahriman.core.log import LazyLogging
 from ahriman.core.utils import trim_package
@@ -61,16 +62,16 @@ class Pacman(LazyLogging):
         self.refresh_database = refresh_database
 
     @cached_property
-    def handle(self) -> Handle:
+    def handle(self) -> PacmanHandle:
         """
         pyalpm handle
 
         Returns:
-            Handle: generated pyalpm handle instance
+            PacmanHandle: generated pyalpm handle instance
         """
         return self.__create_handle(refresh_database=self.refresh_database)
 
-    def __create_handle(self, *, refresh_database: PacmanSynchronization) -> Handle:
+    def __create_handle(self, *, refresh_database: PacmanSynchronization) -> PacmanHandle:
         """
         create lazy handle function
 
@@ -78,14 +79,14 @@ class Pacman(LazyLogging):
             refresh_database(PacmanSynchronization): synchronize local cache to remote
 
         Returns:
-            Handle: fully initialized pacman handle
+            PacmanHandle: fully initialized pacman handle
         """
         pacman_root = self.configuration.getpath("alpm", "database")
         use_ahriman_cache = self.configuration.getboolean("alpm", "use_ahriman_cache")
 
         database_path = self.repository_paths.pacman if use_ahriman_cache else pacman_root
         root = self.configuration.getpath("alpm", "root")
-        handle = Handle(str(root), str(database_path))
+        handle = PacmanHandle(str(root), str(database_path))
 
         for repository in self.configuration.getlist("alpm", "repositories"):
             database = self.database_init(handle, repository, self.repository_id.architecture)
@@ -99,12 +100,12 @@ class Pacman(LazyLogging):
 
         return handle
 
-    def database_copy(self, handle: Handle, database: DB, pacman_root: Path, *, use_ahriman_cache: bool) -> None:
+    def database_copy(self, handle: PacmanHandle, database: DB, pacman_root: Path, *, use_ahriman_cache: bool) -> None:
         """
         copy database from the operating system root to the ahriman local home
 
         Args:
-            handle(Handle): pacman handle which will be used for database copying
+            handle(PacmanHandle): pacman handle which will be used for database copying
             database(DB): pacman database instance to be copied
             pacman_root(Path): operating system pacman root
             use_ahriman_cache(bool): use local ahriman cache instead of system one
@@ -130,15 +131,15 @@ class Pacman(LazyLogging):
             return  # database for some reason deos not exist
 
         self.logger.info("copy pacman database %s from operating system root to ahriman's home %s", src, dst)
-        shutil.copy(src, dst)
-        self.repository_paths.chown(dst)
+        with self.repository_paths.preserve_owner():
+            shutil.copy(src, dst)
 
-    def database_init(self, handle: Handle, repository: str, architecture: str) -> DB:
+    def database_init(self, handle: PacmanHandle, repository: str, architecture: str) -> DB:
         """
         create database instance from pacman handler and set its properties
 
         Args:
-            handle(Handle): pacman handle which will be used for database initializing
+            handle(PacmanHandle): pacman handle which will be used for database initializing
             repository(str): pacman repository name (e.g. core)
             architecture(str): repository architecture
 
@@ -164,12 +165,12 @@ class Pacman(LazyLogging):
 
         return database
 
-    def database_sync(self, handle: Handle, *, force: bool) -> None:
+    def database_sync(self, handle: PacmanHandle, *, force: bool) -> None:
         """
         sync local database
 
         Args:
-            handle(Handle): pacman handle which will be used for database sync
+            handle(PacmanHandle): pacman handle which will be used for database sync
             force(bool): force database synchronization (same as ``pacman -Syy``)
         """
         self.logger.info("refresh ahriman's home pacman database (force refresh %s)", force)
@@ -188,7 +189,7 @@ class Pacman(LazyLogging):
         Returns:
             dict[str, set[str]]: map of package name to its list of files
         """
-        def extract(tar: tarfile.TarFile, versions: dict[str, str]) -> Generator[tuple[str, set[str]], None, None]:
+        def extract(tar: tarfile.TarFile, versions: dict[str, str]) -> Iterator[tuple[str, set[str]]]:
             for package_name, version in versions.items():
                 path = Path(f"{package_name}-{version}") / "files"
                 try:
@@ -223,7 +224,7 @@ class Pacman(LazyLogging):
 
         return result
 
-    def package(self, package_name: str) -> Generator[Package, None, None]:
+    def package(self, package_name: str) -> Iterator[Package]:
         """
         retrieve list of the packages from the repository by name
 
@@ -255,3 +256,20 @@ class Pacman(LazyLogging):
                 result.update(trim_package(provides) for provides in package.provides)
 
         return result
+
+    def provided_by(self, package_name: str) -> Iterator[Package]:
+        """
+        search through databases and emit packages which provides the ``package_name``
+
+        Args:
+            package_name(str): package name to search
+
+        Yields:
+            Package: list of packages which were returned by the query
+        """
+        def is_package_provided(package: Package) -> bool:
+            provides = [trim_package(name) for name in package.provides]
+            return package_name in provides
+
+        for database in self.handle.get_syncdbs():
+            yield from filter(is_package_provided, database.search(package_name))

ahriman-core/src/ahriman/core/alpm/pacman_database.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).
@@ -138,8 +138,14 @@ class PacmanDatabase(SyncHttpClient):
 
         Args:
             force(bool): force database synchronization (same as ``pacman -Syy``)
+
+        Raises:
+            PacmanError: on operation error (invalid scheme or incomplete configuration)
         """
-        server = next(iter(self.database.servers))
+        try:
+            server = next(iter(self.database.servers))
+        except StopIteration:
+            raise PacmanError("No configured servers available for database") from None
         filename = f"{self.database.name}.files.tar.gz"
         url = f"{server}/{filename}"
 

ahriman-core/src/ahriman/core/alpm/pacman_handle.py

@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+#
+# This file is part of ahriman
+# (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+from pathlib import Path
+from pyalpm import Handle, Package  # type: ignore[import-not-found]
+from tempfile import TemporaryDirectory
+from typing import Any, ClassVar, Self
+
+
+class PacmanHandle:
+    """
+    lightweight wrapper for pacman handle to be used for direct alpm operations (e.g. package load)
+
+    Attributes:
+        handle(Handle): pyalpm handle instance
+    """
+
+    _ephemeral: ClassVar[Self | None] = None
+
+    def __init__(self, *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
+        """
+        Args:
+            *args(Any): positional arguments for :class:`pyalpm.Handle`
+            **kwargs(Any): keyword arguments for :class:`pyalpm.Handle`
+        """
+        self.handle = Handle(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def ephemeral(cls) -> Self:
+        """
+        create temporary instance with no access to real databases
+
+        Returns:
+            Self: loaded class
+        """
+        if cls._ephemeral is None:
+            # handle creates alpm version file, but we don't use it
+            # so it is ok to just remove it
+            with TemporaryDirectory(ignore_cleanup_errors=True) as dir_name:
+                cls._ephemeral = cls("/", dir_name)
+        return cls._ephemeral
+
+    def package_load(self, path: Path) -> Package:
+        """
+        load package from path to the archive
+
+        Args:
+            path(Path): path to package archive
+
+        Returns:
+            Package: package instance
+        """
+        return self.handle.load_pkg(str(path))
+
+    def __getattr__(self, item: str) -> Any:
+        """
+        proxy methods for :class:`pyalpm.Handle`, because it doesn't allow subclassing
+
+        Args:
+            item(str): property name
+
+        Returns:
+            Any: attribute by its name
+        """
+        return self.handle.__getattribute__(item)

ahriman-core/src/ahriman/core/alpm/pkgbuild_parser.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import itertools
 import re
 import shlex
 
-from collections.abc import Generator
+from collections.abc import Iterator
 from enum import StrEnum
 from typing import IO
 
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ class PkgbuildParser(shlex.shlex):
 
         # ignore substitution and extend bash symbols
         self.wordchars += "${}#:+-@!"
-        # in case of default behaviour, it will ignore, for example, segment part of url outside of quotes
+        # in case of default behavior, it will ignore, for example, segment part of url outside of quotes
         self.commenters = ""
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ class PkgbuildParser(shlex.shlex):
         Raises:
             PkgbuildParserError: if array is not closed
         """
-        def extract() -> Generator[str, None, None]:
+        def extract() -> Iterator[str]:
             while token := self.get_token():
                 match token:
                     case _ if self._is_escaped():
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ class PkgbuildParser(shlex.shlex):
 
         return content
 
-    def _parse_token(self, token: str) -> Generator[PkgbuildPatch, None, None]:
+    def _parse_token(self, token: str) -> Iterator[PkgbuildPatch]:
         """
         parse single token to the PKGBUILD field
 
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ class PkgbuildParser(shlex.shlex):
 
         raise PkgbuildParserError("reached starting position, no valid symbols found")
 
-    def parse(self) -> Generator[PkgbuildPatch, None, None]:
+    def parse(self) -> Iterator[PkgbuildPatch]:
         """
         parse source stream and yield parsed entries
 

ahriman-core/src/ahriman/core/alpm/remote/__init__.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

ahriman-core/src/ahriman/core/alpm/remote/aur.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class AUR(Remote):
         """
         generate remote git url from the package base
 
-        Args
+        Args:
             package_base(str): package base
             repository(str): repository name
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class AUR(Remote):
         """
         generate remote web url from the package base
 
-        Args
+        Args:
             package_base(str): package base
 
         Returns:
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class AUR(Remote):
         parse RPC response to package list
 
         Args:
-            response(dict[str, Any]): RPC response json
+            response(dict[str, Any]): RPC response JSON
 
         Returns:
             list[AURPackage]: list of parsed packages
@@ -97,20 +97,17 @@ class AUR(Remote):
 
         Returns:
             list[AURPackage]: response parsed to package list
+
+        Raises:
+            PackageInfoError: if multiple arguments are passed
         """
-        query: list[tuple[str, str]] = [
-            ("type", request_type),
-            ("v", self.DEFAULT_RPC_VERSION),
-        ]
+        if len(args) != 1:
+            raise PackageInfoError("AUR API requires exactly one argument to search")
 
-        arg_query = "arg[]" if len(args) > 1 else "arg"
-        for arg in args:
-            query.append((arg_query, arg))
+        url = f"{self.DEFAULT_RPC_URL}/v{self.DEFAULT_RPC_VERSION}/{request_type}/{args[0]}"
+        query = list(kwargs.items())
 
-        for key, value in kwargs.items():
-            query.append((key, value))
-
-        response = self.make_request("GET", self.DEFAULT_RPC_URL, params=query)
+        response = self.make_request("GET", url, params=query)
         return self.parse_response(response.json())
 
     def package_info(self, package_name: str, *, pacman: Pacman | None) -> AURPackage:
@@ -133,15 +130,36 @@ class AUR(Remote):
         except StopIteration:
             raise UnknownPackageError(package_name) from None
 
-    def package_search(self, *keywords: str, pacman: Pacman | None) -> list[AURPackage]:
+    def package_provided_by(self, package_name: str, *, pacman: Pacman | None) -> list[AURPackage]:
+        """
+        get package list which provide the specified package name
+
+        Args:
+            package_name(str): package name to search
+            pacman(Pacman | None): alpm wrapper instance, required for official repositories search
+
+        Returns:
+            list[AURPackage]: list of packages which match the criteria
+        """
+        return [
+            package
+            # search api provides reduced models
+            for stub in self.package_search(package_name, pacman=pacman, search_by="provides")
+            # verity that found package actually provides it
+            if package_name in (package := self.package_info(stub.name, pacman=pacman)).provides
+        ]
+
+    def package_search(self, *keywords: str, pacman: Pacman | None, search_by: str | None) -> list[AURPackage]:
         """
         search package in AUR web
 
         Args:
             *keywords(str): keywords to search
             pacman(Pacman | None): alpm wrapper instance, required for official repositories search
+            search_by(str | None): search by keywords
 
         Returns:
             list[AURPackage]: list of packages which match the criteria
         """
-        return self.aur_request("search", *keywords, by="name-desc")
+        search_by = search_by or "name-desc"
+        return self.aur_request("search", *keywords, by=search_by)

ahriman-core/src/ahriman/core/alpm/remote/official.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class Official(Remote):
         """
         generate remote git url from the package base
 
-        Args
+        Args:
             package_base(str): package base
             repository(str): repository name
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class Official(Remote):
         """
         generate remote web url from the package base
 
-        Args
+        Args:
             package_base(str): package base
 
         Returns:
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class Official(Remote):
         parse RPC response to package list
 
         Args:
-            response(dict[str, Any]): RPC response json
+            response(dict[str, Any]): RPC response JSON
 
         Returns:
             list[AURPackage]: list of parsed packages
@@ -127,15 +127,17 @@ class Official(Remote):
         except StopIteration:
             raise UnknownPackageError(package_name) from None
 
-    def package_search(self, *keywords: str, pacman: Pacman | None) -> list[AURPackage]:
+    def package_search(self, *keywords: str, pacman: Pacman | None, search_by: str | None) -> list[AURPackage]:
         """
         search package in AUR web
 
         Args:
             *keywords(str): keywords to search
             pacman(Pacman | None): alpm wrapper instance, required for official repositories search
+            search_by(str | None): search by keywords
 
         Returns:
             list[AURPackage]: list of packages which match the criteria
         """
-        return self.arch_request(*keywords, by="q")
+        search_by = search_by or "q"
+        return self.arch_request(*keywords, by=search_by)