feat: support non-interactive appsmithctl restore for automation - #42147
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Adds --backup-file=<name>, --non-interactive, and --force flags to `appsmithctl restore`, plus the APPSMITH_BACKUP_ARCHIVE_PASSWORD env var for archive decryption, so restores can run unattended in CI/CD pipelines (APP-15482). In non-interactive mode every prompt is replaced by a flag/env input; anything missing exits 1 before services are stopped or the database is touched. A version mismatch aborts unless --force is passed. The decryption password reaches openssl via the child environment instead of argv, a failed decryption now exits 1 (was 0), --backup-file values containing path separators are rejected, and APPSMITH_BACKUP_ARCHIVE_PASSWORD= is stripped from the docker.env bundled into backup archives. Linear: https://linear.app/appsmith/issue/APP-15482 Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Included review availability: Your plan provides up to 10 included reviews per hour; 7 remain after this review. WalkthroughRestore now supports non-interactive backup selection, archive decryption through environment variables, encryption-key validation, forced version mismatches, and error logging. Backup environment exports also remove the archive password. ChangesBackup and restore controls
Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to Non-interactive restore supports archive passwords through an environment variable, but an explicitly configured empty password is still treated as missing, which can break affected automation before restoration begins. The PR is otherwise mergeable with explicit owner awareness or follow-up for this bounded edge case. Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant RestoreCLI
participant getBackupFileName
participant decryptArchive
participant runDecryptCommand
participant RestoreValidation
RestoreCLI->>getBackupFileName: pass restore arguments
getBackupFileName-->>RestoreCLI: return selected backup
RestoreCLI->>decryptArchive: pass archive path and arguments
decryptArchive->>runDecryptCommand: pass password through environment
runDecryptCommand-->>decryptArchive: return decryption result
RestoreCLI->>RestoreValidation: validate keys and version
RestoreValidation-->>RestoreCLI: continue or abort restore
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In `@app/client/packages/rts/src/ctl/backup/backup.test.ts`:
- Around line 128-136: Update the test for removeSensitiveEnvData to assert that
the cleaned output does not contain the APPSMITH_BACKUP_ARCHIVE_PASSWORD key, in
addition to excluding its original value. Preserve the existing assertions for
APPSMITH_BACKUP_ARCHIVE_LIMIT and APPSMITH_INSTANCE_NAME.
In `@app/client/packages/rts/src/ctl/restore.ts`:
- Around line 103-124: Update the APPSMITH_BACKUP_ARCHIVE_PASSWORD check in the
restore flow to distinguish an undefined variable from a defined empty string,
allowing the empty password through runDecryptCommand without prompting. Add a
test covering the empty-string environment value and verifying exactly one
decryption attempt.
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…up docker.env Review follow-up on #42147: the strip test only checked that the password value was gone; an empty-valued APPSMITH_BACKUP_ARCHIVE_PASSWORD= line would have passed. Assert the key is absent too. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Description
Adds a non-interactive mode to
appsmithctl restoreso instance restores can run unattended in CI/CD pipelines — requested by a customer for automated disaster recovery.Linear: https://linear.app/appsmith/issue/APP-15482
New surface:
--backup-file=<name>— selects a backup by file name (as shown in the interactive listing), skipping the index prompt. Values containing path separators are rejected; the name must match an actual archive in the backup directory.--non-interactive— suppresses every prompt (parity withappsmithctl backup). Any input that would have been prompted for must come from a flag or env var, otherwise the command exits 1 with a message naming what is missing — before services are stopped or the database is touched.--force— proceeds despite an Appsmith version mismatch between backup and instance (non-interactive mode only; the interactive Enter-to-continue prompt is unchanged). It bypasses only the version gate — missing/wrong passwords, unknown file names, and missing encryption keys still exit 1.APPSMITH_BACKUP_ARCHIVE_PASSWORD— supplies the archive decryption password (single attempt). The password reaches openssl via the child process environment (-pass env:), never argv, so it is not visible in the process table. Verified compatible with archives encrypted by the existing backup flow (-k), via a real openssl round-trip.APPSMITH_ENCRYPTION_PASSWORD/APPSMITH_ENCRYPTION_SALT; both are validated up-front (ensureEncryptionKeysPresent, exported and unit-tested), and the check runs again defensively at the point of use inrestoreDockerEnvFile.Hardening/fixes riding with the feature (same concern — the new env var and the restore flow):
APPSMITH_BACKUP_ARCHIVE_PASSWORD=is stripped from thedocker.envbundled into future backup archives (removeSensitiveEnvData), so an operator who wrongly persists the transient secret does not leak it into archives. The=suffix keepsAPPSMITH_BACKUP_ARCHIVE_LIMITintact.run()'s failure path now logs to stderr.Impact on existing instances
APPSMITH_BACKUP_ARCHIVE_PASSWORDis set in the environment, the interactive password prompt is skipped and the env value is used (single attempt).restorenever rejected unknown args), so a pipeline built on--non-interactivewill hang at an interactive prompt rather than fail loudly. Pipelines must pin an image version at or above this release.Deliberate scope decisions
APPSMITH_BACKUP_ARCHIVE_PASSWORDis intentionally not added to.env.example, Helm values, or the Heroku README: it is a per-invocation CI secret, not instance configuration. Persisting it indocker.envis exactly the mistake the new strip-list entry guards against. It should be supplied ephemerally, e.g.docker exec -e APPSMITH_BACKUP_ARCHIVE_PASSWORD=... <container> appsmithctl restore ....--forcewithout--non-interactiveis a no-op (the interactive version prompt still appears). Unattended use requires--non-interactive.APPSMITH_ENCRYPTION_PASSWORD/SALTinto the environment first.mongorestorefailure mid-run still leaves a partially restored instance (pre-existing behavior, unchanged).restore <file>form are omitted (the issue allows "CLI flags and/or environment variables"; an index is racy in automation).encryptBackupArchivestill passes its password on the openssl argv (pre-existing, same fix pattern applies); non-interactiveappsmithctl backupnever encrypts, so a fully automated encrypted backup→restore pipeline needs a backup-side counterpart;run()-level orchestration tests.Call sites checked
readlineSync.questionsites inrestore.tsare gated for non-interactive mode (backup index, decrypt password loop, both encryption-key prompt paths, version-mismatch confirm); the test suite's defaultreadlineSync.questionmock throws, so any reachable prompt fails CI.runDecryptCommandfixed here; backup'sencryptBackupArchivedeliberately deferred (follow-up above).removeSensitiveEnvDatais the only path that writes env content into archives; covered.CE/EE note
restore.tsalready diverges in EE (S3 archive support), so the hourly sync will conflict on this file. The EE-side end state is prepared on a branch (includes the S3-aware--backup-filehandling and an EE-only correction of the version-mismatch message, which wrongly named theappsmith-ceimage) and will be used as the source of truth when resolving the bot's sync PR.Testing
restore.test.ts(15 tests):--backup-fileselection/unknown-name/path-guard, non-interactive-without-file failure, env-password decrypt (asserts password absent from argv and present in child env; single attempt on wrong password), non-interactive-without-env failure, interactive prompt regression tests,ensureEncryptionKeysPresent(3 cases), version gate (abort /--force/ match).src/ctljest suite: 54/54 pass; eslint andtsc --noEmitclean.-kdecrypts with-pass env:.appsmith/appsmith-ce:releasewith this branch's ctl bundle: 10 scenarios, all passing — full results in this comment.Automation
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