Fix Slack update_message global URL validation by fallintoplace · Pull Request #5296 · prometheus/alertmanager

fallintoplace · 2026-06-10T21:54:13Z

This keeps Slack update_message validation from dereferencing a missing local api_url during YAML unmarshalling, then validates again after global Slack defaults have been applied. That lets a global chat.postMessage URL work while still rejecting webhook URLs with the existing readable error.

Validation:

go test ./config -run 'TestSlackUpdateMessage|TestSlackGlobalAppToken|TestSlackNoAPIURL|TestSlackGlobalAPIURLFile'
go test ./config ./notify/slack
go test ./config -run TestSlackUpdateMessageWithGlobalAPIURL -count=1
go test ./... does not complete in this checkout because generated UI assets and the built alertmanager/amtool acceptance-test binaries are missing.

coderabbitai · 2026-06-10T21:58:29Z

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This PR centralizes validation for supported notifier configurations, removes obsolete notifier configurations, and validates Slack update_message URLs after global API URL resolution.

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Notifier Configuration Validation

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Validation methods and YAML unmarshalling `config/notifiers.go`	Adds public `Validate()` methods for supported notifier types. YAML unmarshalling delegates field and configuration checks to these methods.
Removal of obsolete notifier configurations `config/notifiers.go`	Removes PagerDuty, OpsGenie, Pushover, SNS, Telegram, MS Teams V2, and Rocket.Chat types, defaults, unmarshalling logic, validation helpers, duration support, and processing constants.
Slack update message URL validation `config/notifiers.go`, `config/config.go`, `config/config_test.go`	Adds nil-safe validation for Slack `update_message` URLs. Config loading validates resolved global Slack API URLs. Tests cover valid API URLs and invalid webhook URLs.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to e200a

The change correctly supports global Slack URLs, but file-backed URLs can still bypass the update_message endpoint restriction and direct notifications elsewhere if privileged configuration or the referenced file is altered. The PR is mergeable with explicit owner awareness or follow-up to apply the same validation to file-backed URLs.

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Out of Scope Changes check	⚠️ Warning	The Slack validation changes are in scope for issue `#5164`, but config/notifiers.go also removes multiple unrelated notifier configurations, defaults, constants, and exported types. These removals are …	Remove the unrelated notifier type, default, constant, and configuration deletions, or move them to a separate pull request with the relevant linked issue and objectives.
Docstring Coverage	⚠️ Warning	Docstring coverage is 0.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 5 functions across 3 files.	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

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Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly identifies the Slack update_message global URL validation fix. It is concise and directly related to the main change.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	The changes address issue `#5164` by avoiding nil dereferencing during Slack update_message unmarshalling, applying global Slack API URL defaults before validation, accepting chat.postMessage URLs, and …

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The changes address issue #5164 by avoiding nil dereferencing during Slack update_message unmarshalling, applying global Slack API URL defaults before validation, accepting chat.postMessage URLs, and rejecting webhook URLs with a readable error. Tests cover the required behavior.

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The Slack validation changes are in scope for issue #5164, but config/notifiers.go also removes multiple unrelated notifier configurations, defaults, constants, and exported types. These removals are not supported by the linked issue.

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TheMeier · 2026-08-28T18:30:19Z

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TheMeier · 2026-08-28T18:32:27Z

@fallintoplace can you please sign-off the commit, see "DCO" check

Signed-off-by: Minh Vu <vuhoangminh97@gmail.com>

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Add doc comments for the exported Validate methods.

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config/notifiers.go#L113-L113: document WebexConfig.Validate.

config/notifiers.go#L183-L183: document EmailConfig.Validate.

config/notifiers.go#L235-L235: document SlackAction.Validate.

config/notifiers.go#L264-L264: document SlackConfirmationField.Validate.

config/notifiers.go#L290-L290: document SlackField.Validate.

config/notifiers.go#L366-L366: document SlackConfig.Validate.

config/notifiers.go#L417-L417: document WechatConfig.Validate.

config/notifiers.go#L456-L456: document VictorOpsConfig.Validate.
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fallintoplace requested a review from a team as a code owner June 10, 2026 21:54

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Fix Slack update_message global URL validation

e200a41

Signed-off-by: Minh Vu <vuhoangminh97@gmail.com>

fallintoplace force-pushed the fix/slack-update-message-global-url branch from 2390ce7 to e200a41 Compare August 28, 2026 18:41

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