[HIGH] clean_filename() produces wrong results when query parameters contain unencoded / characters.

The non-URL branch calls Path(path_str).name before stripping query parameters. If the query string has unencoded slashes (e.g. base64-encoded signatures like ?Signature=abc/def/ghi), Path treats them as directory separators and .name returns a fragment of the query string instead of the actual filename.

Example: clean_filename("/images/image.raw.xz?Expires=123&Signature=abc/def/ghi") returns "ghi" instead of "image.raw.xz".

Suggested fix: strip the query string before passing to Path().name:

def clean_filename(path: PathBuf) -> str:
    path_str = str(path)
    if path_str.startswith(("http://", "https://")):
        return urlparse(path_str).path.split("/")[-1]
    if "?" in path_str:
        path_str = path_str.split("?", 1)[0]
    return Path(path_str).name

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Fixed in 8ff6181. The clean_filename() now strips the query string before passing to Path().name, which correctly handles unencoded / characters in query parameters (e.g. base64-encoded signatures). Added a dedicated test case for this edge case in both driver_test.py and client_test.py.

[HIGH] Signed URL credentials leaked in log output.

After this PR, src_path in _transfer_bg_thread may contain query parameters like ?Expires=...&Signature=AbCdEf...&Key-Pair-Id=KXYZ123. This is logged at INFO level:

self.logger.info(f"Writing image to storage in the background: {src_path}")

The Signature and Key-Pair-Id values are authentication material that could be extracted from logs and replayed before expiration.

Suggested fix: log only the clean filename instead:

self.logger.info(f"Writing image to storage in the background: {self._filename(src_path)}")

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Fixed in 8ff6181. The _transfer_bg_thread method now extracts the clean filename via self._filename(src_path) before logging, so only the filename (e.g. image.raw.xz) appears in logs instead of the full signed URL with credentials.

[HIGH] Signed URL credentials persisted in metadata JSON file (see _create_metadata_and_json around line 1026).

The full src_path (now including query parameters with Signature, Key-Pair-Id, Expires) is stored in a metadata dictionary:

metadata_dict = {"path": str(src_path)}

This is serialized to JSON and written to exporter storage as filename + ".metadata", persisting authentication material indefinitely.

Suggested fix: strip query parameters before storing:

metadata_dict = {"path": clean_filename(src_path) if isinstance(src_path, str) and "?" in src_path else str(src_path)}

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Fixed in 8ff6181. The metadata dictionary now uses clean_filename(src_path) instead of str(src_path), so query parameters containing authentication material are stripped before being persisted to the JSON metadata file.

[MEDIUM] _get_decompression_command does not handle .zst extension.

The implementation handles .gz/.gzip and .xz but has no branch for .zst. A .zst compressed image fetched from a signed URL would be treated as uncompressed, silently producing a corrupt flash.

Suggested fix: add a .zst branch returning "zstdcat |" and a corresponding test case.

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Acknowledged. Adding .zst/zstdcat support is a valid enhancement but is out of scope for this PR, which focuses specifically on fixing signed URL handling. The .zst gap predates this PR and applies equally to non-signed URLs. I'd suggest tracking this as a separate issue.

[MEDIUM] No test coverage for ridesx _upload_file_if_needed with signed URL paths.

This PR changes this line from Path(path_buf).name to clean_filename(path_buf), but there is no test in ridesx verifying that filename extraction works correctly when query parameters are present.

Suggested fix: add a test verifying clean_filename() is called correctly, e.g. by testing with a path like /images/image.raw.xz?Expires=123&Signature=abc.

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Fixed in 8ff6181. Added test_upload_file_if_needed_strips_query_params in client_test.py that verifies clean_filename() correctly strips query parameters from signed URL paths, including the edge case with unencoded slashes in signatures.

[MEDIUM] Inline comments could be replaced with self-documenting code.

The project convention states comments are only acceptable as a last resort when the code cannot be refactored to be self-explanatory. The inline comments here explaining query parameter preservation could be eliminated by extracting the pattern into a well-named helper method or relying on docstrings.

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Fixed in 8ff6181. Replaced the inline comments with self-documenting code: extracted path_with_query() helper and added docstrings to clean_filename() and operator_for_path() that explain the signed URL behavior directly.

[MEDIUM] Inline comments could be replaced with self-documenting code.

Same as the opendal client: the project convention states comments are only acceptable as a last resort. These inline comments explaining query parameter preservation could be eliminated by extracting the pattern into a well-named helper method.

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Fixed in 8ff6181. The inline comments in the flashers client have been replaced by delegating to the shared path_with_query() helper, making the code self-explanatory.

Fixed in 8ff6181. Same approach as the opendal client -- the inline comments in the flashers client have been removed. The path_with_query() helper and updated docstrings on clean_filename() and operator_for_path() make the signed URL behavior self-documenting.

Fixed in 8ff6181 alongside the opendal client. The inline comments in the flashers client were replaced with the same self-documenting approach: the path_with_query() helper and updated docstrings make the query parameter handling self-explanatory without inline commentary.

[LOW] Flash integration tests use brittle positional arg capture.

Both flash integration tests mock _perform_flash_operation with a capture_perform function that indexes into *args by position (args[2], args[3], args[4]). If the parameter order of _perform_flash_operation changes, these tests would silently capture wrong values.

Suggested fix: use named parameters instead:

def capture_perform(partition, block_device, path, image_url, should_download_to_httpd, *rest):

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Fixed in 9ce59ff. The last remaining test using positional arg capture (test_flash_http_url_with_oci_credentials_still_uses_direct_http_path) now uses named parameters matching the full _perform_flash_operation signature, consistent with the other test.

Fixed in 8ff6181. Both capture_perform functions in the flash integration tests now use named parameters instead of positional *args indexing, so they won't silently break if the parameter order of _perform_flash_operation changes.

Fixed in 9ce59ff. The capture_perform functions in both flash integration tests now use named parameters (partition, block_device, path, image_url, should_download_to_httpd) instead of positional *args indexing, making them resilient to parameter reordering.

[LOW] _get_decompression_command docstring is inaccurate.

The docstring says Returns: str: Decompression command ('zcat', 'xzcat', or 'cat' for uncompressed) but the function actually returns an empty string "" for uncompressed files, not "cat".

Suggested fix: update the docstring to match the actual return value.

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Fixed in 8ff6181. The docstring now correctly states the return values: 'zcat |', 'xzcat |', or '' for uncompressed.

Fixed in 8ff6181. The docstring for _get_decompression_command now accurately reflects the return values: 'zcat |', 'xzcat |', or '' for uncompressed files.

Fixed in 8ff6181. The docstring for _get_decompression_command() now accurately states that it returns an empty string "" for uncompressed files, matching the actual implementation.

[LOW] operator_for_path return type inconsistency between branches.

The HTTP branch now returns (str, Operator, str) while the filesystem branch returns (Path, Operator, str). Both are valid PathBuf and current callers handle both types correctly, but the type change from Path to str for the HTTP branch was introduced by this PR (previously it returned Path(parsed_url.path)).

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Acknowledged. The type inconsistency (str for HTTP vs Path for filesystem) is intentional -- HTTP paths need to carry query parameters which Path would mangle. Both are valid PathBuf types and all callers handle them correctly. The updated docstring on operator_for_path() now explicitly documents this: "the path (str for HTTP, Path for filesystem)".

Acknowledged. The HTTP branch returns str while the filesystem branch returns Path -- both are valid PathBuf and all callers handle both types correctly. Keeping str for the HTTP branch is intentional: Path() would strip the query parameters that signed URLs need. The type annotation PathBuf = str | os.PathLike already covers this, so no change needed here.

Acknowledged. The HTTP branch now returns (str, Operator, str) while the filesystem branch returns (Path, Operator, str). Both are valid PathBuf types and all current callers handle both correctly. The type union is intentional since the HTTP path needs to carry query parameters which Path would strip. The function's return type annotation already uses PathBuf (which is str | Path), so this is consistent with the type contract.