Ask before loading .ycm_extra_conf.py files

To prevent the execution of malicious code the new default is
to ask the user before a `.ycm_extra_conf.py` file is loaded.
This can be disabled using the option `g:ycm_confirm_extra_conf`.

This commit introduces a helper class `FlagsModules` that keeps track of
and caches the currently loaded modules. To introduce further criteria
for a module look at `FlagsModules.ShouldLoad`.

Also `:YcmDebugInfo` now lists the file that was used to determine
the current set of flags.

`Flags.ModuleForFile` could be used in a user-facing command that
opens the `.ycm_extra_conf.py` corresponding to the current file.
A second command could then force a reloding of this module via
`Flags.ReloadModule`.

README.md

@@ -316,6 +316,10 @@ method in that module which should provide it with the information necessary to
 compile the current file. (You can also provide a path to a global
 `.ycm_extra_conf.py` file, which will be used as a fallback. See the Options
 section for more details.)
+To prevent the execution of malicious code from a file you didn't write
+YCM will ask once per module if it is safe to be loaded.
+(This can be disabled. See the Options section.)
+
 
 This system was designed this way so that the user can perform any arbitrary
 sequence of operations to produce a list of compilation flags YCM should hand
@@ -651,6 +655,16 @@ Default: `''`
 
     let g:ycm_global_ycm_extra_conf = ''
 
+### The `g:ycm_confirm_extra_conf` option
+
+When this option is set to `1` YCM will ask once per '.ycm_extra_conf.py' file
+if it is safe to be loaded. This is to prevent execution of malicious code
+from a '.ycm_extra_conf.py' file you didn't write.
+
+Default: `1`
+
+    let g:ycm_confirm_extra_conf = 1
+
 ### The `g:ycm_semantic_triggers` option
 
 This option controls the character-based triggers for the various semantic

plugin/youcompleteme.vim

@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@ let g:ycm_key_detailed_diagnostics =
 let g:ycm_global_ycm_extra_conf =
       \ get( g:, 'ycm_global_ycm_extra_conf', '' )
 
+let g:ycm_confirm_extra_conf =
+      \ get( g:, 'ycm_confirm_extra_conf', 1 )
+
 let g:ycm_semantic_triggers =
       \ get( g:, 'ycm_semantic_triggers', {
       \   'c' : ['->', '.'],

python/completers/cpp/clang_completer.py

@@ -206,7 +206,8 @@ class ClangCompleter( Completer ):
   def DebugInfo( self ):
     filename = vim.current.buffer.name
     flags = self.flags.FlagsForFile( filename ) or []
-    return 'Flags for {0}:\n{1}'.format( filename, list( flags ) )
+    source = self.flags.ModuleForFile( filename )
+    return 'Flags for {0} loaded from {1}:\n{2}'.format( filename, source, list( flags ) )
 
 
 # TODO: make these functions module-local

python/completers/cpp/flags.py

@@ -29,32 +29,49 @@ YCM_EXTRA_CONF_FILENAME = '.ycm_extra_conf.py'
 NO_EXTRA_CONF_FILENAME_MESSAGE = ('No {0} file detected, so no compile flags '
   'are available. Thus no semantic support for C/C++/ObjC/ObjC++. See the '
   'docs for details.').format( YCM_EXTRA_CONF_FILENAME )
+CONFIRM_CONF_FILE_MESSAGE = 'Found {0}. Load?'
 GLOBAL_YCM_EXTRA_CONF_FILE = os.path.expanduser(
     vimsupport.GetVariableValue( "g:ycm_global_ycm_extra_conf" )
 )
 
 class Flags( object ):
+  """Keeps track of the flags necessary to compile a file.
+  The flags are loaded from user-created python files
+  (hereafter referred to as 'modules') that contain
+  a method FlagsForFile( filename )."""
   def __init__( self ):
     # It's caches all the way down...
     self.flags_for_file = {}
-    self.flags_module_for_file = {}
+    self.module_for_file = {}
-    self.flags_module_for_flags_module_file = {}
+    self.modules = FlagsModules()
     self.special_clang_flags = _SpecialClangIncludes()
     self.no_extra_conf_file_warning_posted = False
 
+  def ModuleForFile( self, filename ):
+    """This will try all files returned by _FlagsModuleSourceFilesForFile in
+    order and return the filename of the first module that was allowed to load.
+    If no module was found or allowed to load, None is returned."""
+
+    if not self.module_for_file.has_key( filename ):
+      for flags_module_file in _FlagsModuleSourceFilesForFile( filename ):
+        if self.modules.Load( flags_module_file ):
+          self.module_for_file[ filename ] = flags_module_file
+          break
+
+    return self.module_for_file.setdefault( filename )
 
   def FlagsForFile( self, filename ):
     try:
       return self.flags_for_file[ filename ]
     except KeyError:
-      flags_module = self._FlagsModuleForFile( filename )
+      module_file = self.ModuleForFile( filename )
-      if not flags_module:
+      if not module_file:
         if not self.no_extra_conf_file_warning_posted:
           vimsupport.PostVimMessage( NO_EXTRA_CONF_FILENAME_MESSAGE )
           self.no_extra_conf_file_warning_posted = True
         return None
 
-      results = flags_module.FlagsForFile( filename )
+      results = self.modules[ module_file ].FlagsForFile( filename )
 
       if not results.get( 'flags_ready', True ):
         return None
@@ -66,58 +83,95 @@ class Flags( object ):
         self.flags_for_file[ filename ] = sanitized_flags
       return sanitized_flags
 
+  def ReloadModule( self, module_file ):
+    """Reloads a module file cleaning the flags cache for all files
+    associated with that module. Returns False if reloading failed
+    (for example due to the model not being loaded in the first place)."""
+    module_file = os.path.abspath(module_file)
+    if self.modules.Reload( module_file ):
+      for filename, module in self.module_for_file.iteritems():
+        if module == module_file:
+          del self.flags_for_file[ filename ]
+      return True
+    return False
 
-  def _FlagsModuleForFile( self, filename ):
-    try:
-      return self.flags_module_for_file[ filename ]
-    except KeyError:
-      flags_module_file = _FlagsModuleSourceFileForFile( filename )
-      if not flags_module_file:
-        return None
 
-      try:
+class FlagsModules( object ):
-        flags_module = self.flags_module_for_flags_module_file[
+  """Keeps track of modules.
-          flags_module_file ]
+  Modules are loaded on-demand and cached in self.modules for quick access."""
-      except KeyError:
+  def __init__( self ):
+    self.modules = {}
+
+  def Disable( self, module_file ):
+    """Disables the loading of a module for the current session."""
+    self.modules[ module_file ] = None
+
+  @staticmethod
+  def ShouldLoad( module_file ):
+    """Checks if a module is safe to be loaded.
+    By default this will ask the user for confirmation."""
+    if module_file == GLOBAL_YCM_EXTRA_CONF_FILE:
+      return True
+    if ( vimsupport.GetBoolValue( 'g:ycm_confirm_extra_conf' ) and
+         not vimsupport.Confirm(
+           CONFIRM_CONF_FILE_MESSAGE.format( module_file ) ) ):
+      return False
+    return True
+
+  def Load( self, module_file, force = False ):
+    """Load and return the module contained in a file.
+    Using force = True the module will be loaded regardless
+    of the criteria in ShouldLoad.
+    This will return None if the module was not allowed to be loaded."""
+    if not force:
+      if self.modules.has_key( module_file ):
+        return self.modules[ module_file ]
+
+      if not self.ShouldLoad( module_file ):
+        return self.Disable( module_file )
+
     sys.path.insert( 0, _DirectoryOfThisScript() )
-        flags_module = imp.load_source( _RandomName(), flags_module_file )
+    module = imp.load_source( _RandomName(), module_file )
     del sys.path[ 0 ]
 
-        self.flags_module_for_flags_module_file[
+    self.modules[ module_file ] = module
-          flags_module_file ] = flags_module
+    return module
 
-      self.flags_module_for_file[ filename ] = flags_module
+  def Reload( self, module_file ):
-      return flags_module
+    """Reloads the given module. If it has not been loaded yet does nothing.
+    Note that the module will not be subject to the loading criteria again."""
+    if self.modules.get( module_file ):
+      return self.Load( module_file, force = True )
+
+  def __getitem__( self, key ):
+    return self.Load( key )
 
 
+def _FlagsModuleSourceFilesForFile( filename ):
+  """For a given filename, search all parent folders for YCM_EXTRA_CONF_FILENAME
+  files that will compute the flags necessary to compile the file.
+  If GLOBAL_YCM_EXTRA_CONF_FILE exists it is returned as a fallback."""
+  for folder in _PathsToAllParentFolders( filename ):
+    candidate = os.path.join( folder, YCM_EXTRA_CONF_FILENAME )
+    if os.path.exists( candidate ):
+      yield candidate
+  if ( GLOBAL_YCM_EXTRA_CONF_FILE
+       and os.path.exists( GLOBAL_YCM_EXTRA_CONF_FILE ) ):
+    yield GLOBAL_YCM_EXTRA_CONF_FILE
 
-def _FlagsModuleSourceFileForFile( filename ):
-  """For a given filename, finds its nearest YCM_EXTRA_CONF_FILENAME file that
-  will compute the flags necessary to compile the file. If no
-  YCM_EXTRA_CONF_FILENAME file could be found, try to use
-  GLOBAL_YCM_EXTRA_CONF_FILE instead. If that also fails, return None.
-  Uses the global ycm_extra_conf file if one is set."""
 
-  ycm_conf_file = None
+def _PathsToAllParentFolders( filename ):
-  parent_folder = os.path.dirname( filename )
+  """Build a list of all parent folders of a file.
-  old_parent_folder = ''
+  The neares files will be returned first.
-
+  Example: _PathsToAllParentFolders( '/home/user/projects/test.c' )
-  while True:
+    [ '/home/user/projects', '/home/user', '/home', '/' ]"""
-    current_file = os.path.join( parent_folder, YCM_EXTRA_CONF_FILENAME )
+  parent_folders = os.path.abspath(
-    if os.path.exists( current_file ):
+    os.path.dirname( filename ) ).split( os.path.sep )
-      ycm_conf_file = current_file
+  if not parent_folders[0]:
-      break
+    parent_folders[0] = os.path.sep
-
+  parent_folders = [ os.path.join( *parent_folders[:i + 1] )
-    old_parent_folder = parent_folder
+                     for i in xrange( len( parent_folders ) ) ]
-    parent_folder = os.path.dirname( parent_folder )
+  return reversed( parent_folders )
-    if parent_folder is old_parent_folder:
-      break
-
-  if ( not ycm_conf_file and GLOBAL_YCM_EXTRA_CONF_FILE and
-       os.path.exists( GLOBAL_YCM_EXTRA_CONF_FILE ) ):
-    ycm_conf_file = GLOBAL_YCM_EXTRA_CONF_FILE
-
-  return ycm_conf_file
 
 
 def _RandomName():