NuGet: Filter out submodule paths during discovery#15093
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Pull request overview
Adds submodule-aware filtering to NuGet discovery so Dependabot won’t attempt to discover/update projects or build files that live under git submodules (preventing corrupted PR output when repos include submodules).
Changes:
- Added
GitSubmoduleParserto parse.gitmodulesand identify submodule root paths. - Updated
DiscoveryWorker.RunAsyncto exclude discovered projects,global.json, anddotnet-tools.jsonthat are under submodule paths (with logging). - Added unit tests for
.gitmodulesparsing / path checks and a discovery scenario that filters submodule projects.
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| File | Description |
|---|---|
| nuget/helpers/lib/NuGetUpdater/NuGetUpdater.Core/Utilities/GitSubmoduleParser.cs | New utility to extract submodule paths from .gitmodules and check whether a candidate path is inside a submodule. |
| nuget/helpers/lib/NuGetUpdater/NuGetUpdater.Core/Discover/DiscoveryWorker.cs | Filters discovered projects and special files when they’re located under submodule directories. |
| nuget/helpers/lib/NuGetUpdater/NuGetUpdater.Core.Test/Utilities/GitSubmoduleParserTests.cs | Adds tests for parsing .gitmodules content and identifying submodule-contained paths. |
| nuget/helpers/lib/NuGetUpdater/NuGetUpdater.Core.Test/Discover/DiscoveryWorkerTests.cs | Adds a discovery test ensuring projects under a submodule directory are excluded. |
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Parse .gitmodules in the repo root to identify submodule directories, then exclude any discovered projects, global.json, or dotnet-tools.json files that fall under those paths. Log when files are excluded. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
…son test - Apply NormalizeUnixPathParts() in IsPathInSubmodule and ParseSubmodulePaths to handle paths with .. segments correctly - Add test cases for paths containing .. segments - Add GlobalJsonInSubmoduleIsFilteredOut test verifying global.json and dotnet-tools.json are excluded when workspace is in a submodule Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Filter projects in submodules before ExpandEntryPointsIntoProjectsAsync returns, preventing unnecessary project restore operations. The repoRootPath parameter is now required so submodule detection always runs during expansion. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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Summary
During NuGet dependency discovery, the updater now parses
.gitmodulesin the repo root and excludes any projects,global.json, ordotnet-tools.jsonfiles that fall under submodule directories. This prevents the updater from attempting to update dependencies in submodules, which would produce corrupted PRs.Details
GitSubmoduleParserutility that parses.gitmodulesto extract submodule pathsDiscoveryWorker.RunAsyncto filter discovered projects and files against submodule pathsCloses #9433