[pbs-devel] [PATCH proxmox v2 0/3] fix #6161: time: Split parse_time_spec parser into two

[Maximiliano Sandoval]

Thomas Lamprecht <t.lamprecht at proxmox.com> writes:

> On 13/08/2025 14:43, Maximiliano Sandoval wrote:
>> In a support case we found a system with 40:00 as a schedule in a backup job. It
>> is possible to entire this calendar event on the web UI.
>> 
>> As per systemd-analize:
>> 
>> ```
>> $ systemd-analyze calendar 40:00
>> Failed to parse calendar specification '40:00': Invalid argument
>> ```
>> 
>> After this series the Proxmox VE web UI won't allow it anymore with an error:
>> 
>> ```
>> Parameter verification failed. (400)
>> 
>> schedule: invalid format - invalid calendar event '40:00' - unable to parse calendar event at ':00' - Nom(Eof) 
>> ```
>> 
>
> What about the backward compat concerns from Dominik and Fiona, I see
> nothing written anywhere in this series addressing them, or did I just
> overlooked that?
>
> Could we treat only serializing strict and deserializing not?

I am not sure if it is possible or something we do in general. We would
need to be strict when de-serializing from the web UI (to prevent wrong
entries from reaching the configuration file) but be more lenient when
de-serializing from the configuration file.

>> Differences from v1:
>>  - Add cover letter
>>  - Reference bugzilla entry #6161
>>  - Add test case for 24:00 as per #6161
>> 
>> Maximiliano Sandoval (3):
>>   time: Add traits to DateTimeValue and TimeSpec
>>   fix #6161: time: Split parse_time_spec parser into two
>>   time: Add more calendat event tests
>> 
>>  proxmox-time/src/calendar_event.rs  | 109 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
>>  proxmox-time/src/date_time_value.rs |   2 +-
>>  2 files changed, 103 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
>> 

-- 
Maximiliano