Podman Code Quality Pipelines: #QodoAgentChallenge Competition Submission

[alarinel]

User description

A new agent that creates a local podman pipeline that can be run in any environment to analyze a code base. It is also able to create the new folders, files, and directory for the new pipeline with the goal being to have a containerized solution that can be run in multiple environments and will be portable with the project.

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PR Type

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Description

• Initial implementation of Podman-based code quality pipeline tool

• Comprehensive multi-language static analysis and security scanning

• Containerized quality checks with parallel execution support

• Automated report generation and CI/CD integration templates

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Diagram Walkthrough

flowchart LR
  A["Agent Config"] --> B["Pipeline Script"]
  B --> C["Quality Tools"]
  C --> D["Reports Generation"]
  E["Docker Compose"] --> F["Infrastructure"]
  G["Quality Gates"] --> H["Thresholds"]

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File Walkthrough

	Relevant files
Enhancement	run-pipeline.sh Pipeline execution script with multi-language support        agents/code-quality-podman/run-pipeline.sh Implements executable pipeline script with language auto-detection Configures Podman containers for Python, JavaScript, and Go quality tools Generates consolidated JSON reports with execution metadata Supports parallel execution of quality checks with error handling +136/-0
Documentation	README.md Complete agent documentation and usage guide                          agents/code-quality-podman/README.md Comprehensive documentation for 12+ programming languages support Details containerized execution with 30+ quality tools integration Provides CI/CD integration examples for major platforms Includes troubleshooting guide and best practices +362/-0  example-usage.md Usage examples and execution guidance                                        agents/code-quality-podman/example-usage.md Demonstrates actual file creation vs planning approach Shows execution flow from user request to report generation Explains key changes from planning to execution mode Provides testing guidelines for agent functionality +92/-0
Configuration changes	agent.toml Agent configuration with execution parameters                        agents/code-quality-podman/agent.toml Defines agent configuration with execution strategy and arguments Configures MCP servers for sequential thinking and memory Specifies comprehensive output schema for pipeline results Sets up quality gates and monitoring configuration structure +160/-0  agent.yaml Agent metadata and tool specifications                                      agents/code-quality-podman/agent.yaml Comprehensive agent metadata with supported languages and tools Defines quality tools categorization and container specifications Configures pipeline stages and quality gates with thresholds Lists integration platforms and monitoring capabilities +269/-0  config.yaml Comprehensive configuration with tool specifications          agents/code-quality-podman/config.yaml Global settings for parallel execution and resource limits Quality tools configuration with container specifications Pipeline stages definition with timeouts and parallelization Notification and integration settings for various platforms +295/-0  docker-compose.yml Infrastructure services orchestration                                        agents/code-quality-podman/docker-compose.yml Infrastructure setup with SonarQube, Grafana, and Prometheus Supporting services including Redis, MinIO, and PostgreSQL Quality dashboard and webhook receiver configuration Network and volume configuration for service communication +158/-0  quality-gates.yaml Quality gates and thresholds configuration                              agents/code-quality-podman/quality-gates.yaml Defines security, code quality, and performance gates Configures tool-specific thresholds and blocking conditions Sets up notification templates for failures and successes Environment-specific overrides for different deployment stages +163/-0

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🔒 Security concerns Sensitive information exposure: docker-compose includes default credentials and exposed ports for SonarQube, Grafana, Redis, and MinIO. Examples use admin/admin values and expose services on host interfaces, which can be risky if run outside isolated environments. Recommend .env with overrides, bind to localhost by default, and document production hardening (non-default passwords, network restrictions). Additionally, the pipeline pulls latest tags for security tools which can lead to supply-chain drift; pin image digests or versions and verify signatures where possible.

⚡ Recommended focus areas for review Portability Issue The script uses podman in containers based on alpine images and installs tools at runtime without network/cache checks; also relies on volume selinux flag (:Z) which may fail on systems without SELinux or Podman. Consider configurable registry/mirrors, retry logic, and compatibility notes or fallbacks. # Create a simple podman command to run the quality tool podman run --rm \ -v "$PROJECT_DIR:/workspace:Z" \ -w /workspace \ "$container" \ bash -c "$command" || echo "⚠️ $tool completed with warnings" echo "✅ $tool completed" } Language Detection Auto-detection is simplistic and may misclassify polyglot repos or monorepos; suggest scanning globs and prioritizing multiple tool runs when multiple languages are present, or supporting comma-separated languages. if [ "$LANGUAGE" = "auto" ]; then echo "🔍 Auto-detecting language..." if [ -f "$PROJECT_DIR/package.json" ]; then LANGUAGE="javascript" echo "📦 Detected: JavaScript/Node.js" elif [ -f "$PROJECT_DIR/requirements.txt" ] || [ -f "$PROJECT_DIR/setup.py" ]; then LANGUAGE="python" echo "🐍 Detected: Python" elif [ -f "$PROJECT_DIR/go.mod" ]; then LANGUAGE="go" echo "🐹 Detected: Go" elif [ -f "$PROJECT_DIR/Cargo.toml" ]; then LANGUAGE="rust" echo "🦀 Detected: Rust" else LANGUAGE="generic" echo "📄 Using generic analysis" fi fi Default Credentials Services are configured with weak/default creds (e.g., Grafana admin, MinIO admin). Ensure secrets are sourced from environment or .env and not committed defaults for production samples. grafana: image: grafana/grafana:latest container_name: code-quality-grafana ports: - "3000:3000" environment: - GF_SECURITY_ADMIN_PASSWORD=admin volumes: - grafana_data:/var/lib/grafana - ./grafana/dashboards:/etc/grafana/provisioning/dashboards - ./grafana/datasources:/etc/grafana/provisioning/datasources networks: - quality-network # Prometheus for metrics collection prometheus: image: prom/prometheus:latest container_name: code-quality-prometheus ports: - "9090:9090" volumes: - ./prometheus/prometheus.yml:/etc/prometheus/prometheus.yml - prometheus_data:/prometheus command: - '--config.file=/etc/prometheus/prometheus.yml' - '--storage.tsdb.path=/prometheus' - '--web.console.libraries=/etc/prometheus/console_libraries' - '--web.console.templates=/etc/prometheus/consoles' - '--web.enable-lifecycle' networks: - quality-network # Redis for caching quality results redis: image: redis:alpine container_name: code-quality-redis ports: - "6379:6379" volumes: - redis_data:/data networks: - quality-network # MinIO for storing quality reports minio: image: minio/minio:latest container_name: code-quality-minio ports: - "9001:9001" - "9002:9002" environment: - MINIO_ROOT_USER=minioadmin - MINIO_ROOT_PASSWORD=minioadmin volumes: - minio_data:/data command: server /data --console-address ":9001" --address ":9002" networks: - quality-network # Webhook receiver for notifications webhook-receiver: image: adnanh/webhook:latest container_name: code-quality-webhook ports: - "9003:9000" volumes: - ./webhooks/hooks.json:/etc/webhook/hooks.json - ./webhooks/scripts:/var/scripts command: ["-verbose", "-hooks=/etc/webhook/hooks.json", "-hotreload"] networks: - quality-network # Quality dashboard (custom web interface) quality-dashboard: build: context: ./dashboard dockerfile: Dockerfile container_name: code-quality-dashboard ports: - "8080:80" environment: - SONARQUBE_URL=http://sonarqube:9000 - GRAFANA_URL=http://grafana:3000

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Category	Suggestion	Impact
High-level	Re-evaluate the project's scope The PR's implementation, a simple script, does not match the complex system described in its documentation and configuration files. The suggestion is to either reduce the project's scope to an MVP to align them or use an existing tool like MegaLinter. Examples: agents/code-quality-podman/config.yaml [111-152] pipeline: stages: setup: description: "Initialize environment and pull container images" parallel: false timeout: 600 lint: description: "Code style and syntax checking" parallel: true ... (clipped 32 lines) agents/code-quality-podman/run-pipeline.sh [71-106] case $LANGUAGE in "python") if [[ "$QUALITY_TOOLS" == *"pylint"* ]] || [ "$QUALITY_TOOLS" = "all" ]; then run_quality_check "Pylint" "python:3.11-alpine" "pip install pylint && pylint --output-format=json --reports=no . > quality-reports/pylint-report.json 2>/dev/null || true" fi if [[ "$QUALITY_TOOLS" == *"bandit"* ]] || [ "$QUALITY_TOOLS" = "all" ]; then run_quality_check "Bandit" "python:3.11-alpine" "pip install bandit && bandit -r . -f json -o quality-reports/bandit-report.json 2>/dev/null || true" fi ... (clipped 26 lines) Solution Walkthrough: Before: // In config.yaml, a complex parallel pipeline is defined: pipeline: stages: lint: parallel: true tools: ["eslint", "pylint", ...] security: parallel: true tools: ["semgrep", "bandit", "trivy", ...] ... // But in run-pipeline.sh, the implementation is a simple sequential script: case $LANGUAGE in "python") run_quality_check "Pylint" ... run_quality_check "Bandit" ... ;; "javascript") run_quality_check "ESLint" ... ;; esac After: // Option 1: Scope is reduced to an MVP. // README.md is simplified: # Code Quality Podman Pipeline Agent (MVP) This agent runs linters for Python and JavaScript projects. - Supports: Pylint, Bandit, ESLint - Generates separate JSON reports for each tool. // run-pipeline.sh remains the same, but now matches the documentation. case $LANGUAGE in "python") run_quality_check "Pylint" ... run_quality_check "Bandit" ... ;; "javascript") run_quality_check "ESLint" ... ;; esac // Complex, unused config files are removed. Suggestion importance[1-10]: 10 __ Why: This suggestion correctly identifies a critical, fundamental flaw in the PR: a massive discrepancy between the documented features and the actual implementation, making the current state misleading and non-functional as described.	High
Possible issue	Fix ineffective code formatting check Remove the --write flag from the Prettier arguments in config.yaml. The presence of --write alongside --check causes files to be reformatted in place, making the check ineffective. agents/code-quality-podman/config.yaml [101] -args: ["prettier", "--check", ".", "--write"] +args: ["prettier", "--check", "."] Apply / Chat Suggestion importance[1-10]: 9 __ Why: This suggestion correctly identifies a critical bug where the Prettier formatting check is ineffective because the --write flag modifies files in-place, causing the check to always pass. This fix is essential for the tool to function as intended.	High
	Properly handle and exit on errors Modify the run_quality_check function to correctly handle podman execution errors. The current implementation suppresses non-zero exit codes, preventing the script from failing on critical errors. agents/code-quality-podman/run-pipeline.sh [35-39] podman run --rm \ -v "$PROJECT_DIR:/workspace:Z" \ -w /workspace \ "$container" \ - bash -c "$command" || echo "⚠️ $tool completed with warnings" + bash -c "$command" +if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then + echo "❌ ERROR: $tool failed to execute." >&2 + exit 1 +fi + Apply / Chat Suggestion importance[1-10]: 8 __ Why: The suggestion correctly identifies a bug where critical podman execution errors are silenced, which could lead to silent pipeline failures. Fixing this significantly improves the script's robustness and reliability.	Medium
	Do not suppress tool error messages In run-pipeline.sh, remove 2>/dev/null from the tool execution commands. Suppressing stderr hides important error messages from tools like Pylint, making it difficult to debug configuration or execution issues. agents/code-quality-podman/run-pipeline.sh [74] -run_quality_check "Pylint" "python:3.11-alpine" "pip install pylint && pylint --output-format=json --reports=no . > quality-reports/pylint-report.json 2>/dev/null || true" +run_quality_check "Pylint" "python:3.11-alpine" "pip install pylint && pylint --output-format=json --reports=no . > quality-reports/pylint-report.json || true" Apply / Chat Suggestion importance[1-10]: 8 __ Why: This suggestion correctly points out that suppressing stderr hides crucial error messages, making debugging difficult. Removing the redirection is a significant improvement for the script's maintainability and usability.	Medium
	Prevent invalid JSON report generation Improve the robustness of the summary report generation in run-pipeline.sh. The current find command can produce invalid JSON if no report files are found; use a loop to build the JSON array safely. agents/code-quality-podman/run-pipeline.sh [124] -$(find "$PROJECT_DIR/quality-reports" -name "*.json" -o -name "*.txt" | sed 's/.*/"&"/' | paste -sd, -) +$( + REPORTS=() + while IFS= read -r -d $'\0' file; do + REPORTS+=("\"$file\"") + done < <(find "$PROJECT_DIR/quality-reports" -name "*.json" -o -name "*.txt" -print0) + + (IFS=,; echo "${REPORTS[*]}") +) Apply / Chat Suggestion importance[1-10]: 7 __ Why: The suggestion correctly identifies a potential bug where the summary report could become invalid JSON if no report files are generated. The proposed fix makes the JSON generation more robust, preventing potential downstream processing errors.	Medium
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[SagiMedina]

This is really cool, @alarinel. I would love to see a video of it running

[SagiMedina]

Also, links or an mcpServers JSON for the required MCP servers would be really helpful (quality_scanners, for example)