fix(ci): the invisible-character gate never matched anything - #68
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MEASURED 2026-08-27: this gate's pattern caught 0 OF 6 invisible-character test
cases. It has never detected an NBSP, zero-width space, BOM, soft hyphen, bidi
override or word joiner.
ROOT CAUSE: the pattern used UTF-8 BYTE sequences (\xc2\xa0) while grep -P
matches CHARACTERS. Bytes c2 a0 are ONE character U+00A0; \xc2\xa0 asks for TWO
characters, U+00C2 then U+00A0, which is never present.
grep -P '\xc2\xa0' -> miss
grep -P '\x{a0}' -> MATCH
Only \x00 worked, being single-byte in both readings.
FIXED: codepoint escapes; C0 control characters \x01-\x08,\x0B,\x0C,\x0E-\x1F
added (TAB/LF/CR excluded); and grep -a, without which grep skips any NUL-bearing
file as binary.
The C0 range matters: a stray BACKSPACE byte made a workflow unparseable in
developer-ecosystem, so it never ran, and this linter called it clean.
Canonical fix: hyperpolymath/empty-linter#70. 1 file(s) here.
VERIFIED: YAML re-parsed, and the corrected pattern was confirmed to catch a real
NBSP before the change was kept.
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WalkthroughThe Dogfood Gate now matches invisible characters by Unicode code point, includes selected C0 controls, and scans binary files as text. ChangesInvisible-character gate
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In @.github/workflows/dogfood-gate.yml:
- Line 131: Update the PATTERNS definition in the dogfood gate to use GNU grep
3.8-compatible UTF-8 byte escapes instead of unsupported \x{...} code-point
escapes, while preserving the existing control-character checks. Add a check for
files whose content begins with a UTF-8 BOM and append those file paths to
/tmp/empty-lint-results.txt so they are reported by the workflow.
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GitHub Actions: Rust CI / 1_rust-ci _ Cargo check + clippy + fmt.txt: fix(ci): the invisible-character gate never matched anything
Conclusion: failure
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Caused by:
failed to load manifest for dependency `gossamer-rs`
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Caused by:
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GitHub Actions: Rust CI / rust-ci _ Cargo check + clippy + fmt: fix(ci): the invisible-character gate never matched anything
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workspaces: .
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GitHub Actions: Governance / 2_governance _ Security policy checks.txt: fix(ci): the invisible-character gate never matched anything
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GitHub Actions: Governance / governance _ Security policy checks: fix(ci): the invisible-character gate never matched anything
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The PR successfully addresses the root causes of the ineffective invisible-character gate by switching to PCRE-compatible Unicode escapes and ensuring the scanner treats files as text even if they contain null bytes. The code is generally up to standards according to Codacy analysis.
However, there are two critical risks that could lead to the gate failing silently again: the lack of a (*UTF8) prefix for the PCRE engine (which is required for code points above \x{FF}) and the suppression of stderr. These should be addressed to ensure the CI logic is robust across different runner environments. Additionally, while the logic is improved, there are no automated test fixtures included to verify these patterns against known bad files, which leaves the gate vulnerable to future regressions.
About this PR
- There are no automated test fixtures or sample files containing invisible characters added in this PR. Without these, it is difficult to verify the fix works as expected or to prevent future regressions where the gate might stop matching specific characters.
Test suggestions
- Verify detection of Non-Breaking Space (U+00A0)
- Verify detection of Null byte (\x00) within a supported file extension
- Verify detection of a C0 control character like Backspace (\x08)
- Verify that standard whitespace (TAB, LF, CR) does not trigger the gate
- Verify detection of Unicode Byte Order Mark (BOM)
Prompt proposal for missing tests
Consider implementing these tests if applicable:
1. Verify detection of Non-Breaking Space (U+00A0)
2. Verify detection of Null byte (\x00) within a supported file extension
3. Verify detection of a C0 control character like Backspace (\x08)
4. Verify that standard whitespace (TAB, LF, CR) does not trigger the gate
5. Verify detection of Unicode Byte Order Mark (BOM)
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| # non-breaking spaces, null bytes, and other invisible Unicode in source files. | ||
| set +e | ||
| PATTERNS='\xc2\xa0|\xe2\x80\x8b|\xe2\x80\x8c|\xe2\x80\x8d|\xef\xbb\xbf|\xc2\xad|\xe2\x80\x8e|\xe2\x80\x8f|\xe2\x80\xaa|\xe2\x80\xab|\xe2\x80\xac|\xe2\x80\xad|\xe2\x80\xae|\x00' | ||
| PATTERNS='\x00|[\x01-\x08\x0B\x0C\x0E-\x1F]|\x{a0}|\x{ad}|\x{200b}|\x{200c}|\x{200d}|\x{200e}|\x{200f}|\x{202a}|\x{202b}|\x{202c}|\x{202d}|\x{202e}|\x{2060}|\x{feff}' |
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🔴 HIGH RISK
Suggestion: Simplify the regex into a character class and use the (*UTF8) prefix to ensure Unicode code points are correctly interpreted.
Suggested change
| PATTERNS='\x00|[\x01-\x08\x0B\x0C\x0E-\x1F]|\x{a0}|\x{ad}|\x{200b}|\x{200c}|\x{200d}|\x{200e}|\x{200f}|\x{202a}|\x{202b}|\x{202c}|\x{202d}|\x{202e}|\x{2060}|\x{feff}' | |
| PATTERNS='(*UTF8)[\x00-\x08\x0B\x0C\x0E-\x1F\x{a0}\x{ad}\x{200b}-\x{200f}\x{202a}-\x{202e}\x{2060}\x{feff}]' |
| -o -name '*.idr' -o -name '*.zig' -o -name '*.v' -o -name '*.jl' \ | ||
| -o -name '*.gleam' -o -name '*.hs' -o -name '*.ml' -o -name '*.sh' \) \ | ||
| -exec grep -Prl "$PATTERNS" {} \; > /tmp/empty-lint-results.txt 2>/dev/null | ||
| -exec grep -aPrl "$PATTERNS" {} \; > /tmp/empty-lint-results.txt 2>/dev/null |
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🟡 MEDIUM RISK
Suggestion: Improve performance by batching files with '+', remove the redundant '-r' flag, and remove '2>/dev/null' to allow errors (like PCRE compilation issues) to appear in the workflow logs.
Suggested change
| -exec grep -aPrl "$PATTERNS" {} \; > /tmp/empty-lint-results.txt 2>/dev/null | |
| -exec grep -aPl "$PATTERNS" {} + > /tmp/empty-lint-results.txt |
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August 28, 2026 07:29
🔍 Hypatia Security ScanFindings: 73 issues detected
View findings[
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"reason": "Issue in boj-build.yml",
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"action": "flag",
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Measured 2026-08-27: this gate caught 0 of 6 invisible-character test cases. It has never detected an NBSP, zero-width space, BOM, soft hyphen, bidi override or word joiner.
Root cause
The pattern used UTF-8 byte sequences (
\xc2\xa0) whilegrep -Pmatches characters. Bytesc2 a0are one character U+00A0;\xc2\xa0asks for two, U+00C2 then U+00A0 — never present.Only
\x00worked, being single-byte in both readings. The gate ran, passed, and could not see what it exists to see.Fixed
\x01-\x08,\x0B,\x0C,\x0E-\x1Fadded (TAB/LF/CR excluded)grep -a— without it grep skips any NUL-bearing file as binaryThe C0 range matters: a stray backspace byte made a workflow unparseable in
developer-ecosystem, so it never ran — and this linter called it clean.Canonical fix: hyperpolymath/empty-linter#70. 1 file(s) here.
Verified: YAML re-parsed, and the corrected pattern was confirmed to catch a real NBSP before the change was kept.