Improve file and path handling in FixIssue step

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• Bugfix
• Feature
• Refactoring
• Build /CI
• Documentation
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What is the current behavior?

Currently the LLM is guessing the location of the repository too many times.
The line-ending of the file that is modified is not respected. Line-ending \n is always used.

Issue Number: N/A

What is the new behavior?

Now the LLM will be given the absolute path to the repository in the prompts. This should better allow the LLM to navigate the filesystem.

Added a new function detect_newline which will give the most common line-ending given a path.

Other information

[patched-admin]

The pull request review indicates a comprehensive assessment of the code changes, which involve switching from using str to Path for handling file paths, promoting type safety and adhering to Python coding standards. There are potential bugs highlighted, such as the lack of import for Path and Counter, which could cause runtime errors, and the use of unconventional inline import statements. Security vulnerabilities are addressed with concerns about path sanitization to prevent command injection, suggesting improvements like exception handling for file operations and verifying path integrity. Coding standard adherence is generally positive, with suggestions to accommodate compatibility across Python versions and improve readability by adjusting import practices and aligning with PEP 8 guidelines. The change from template strings to F-strings is consistent with maintaining original code style conventions, albeit recommending a check for alignment with existing practices in string formatting. Additionally, the version bumping of patchwork-cli in pyproject.toml is noted as standard and issue-free in the context of dependency management.

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• File changed: patchwork/common/tools/bash_tool.py
  • Potential Bugs: No obvious bugs identified in the code changes. The use of Path consistently in the constructor is beneficial for type safety with path operations.

• Security Vulnerabilities: Introducing self.path directly in the description string could lead to security vulnerabilities if the path is dynamically set from an untrusted source. Ensure the path is properly sanitized to avoid command injection vulnerabilities when users input commands.

• Coding Standards: The new code modifications seem to adhere to Python coding standards. The change from str to Path in the __init__ method is a good practice for handling file paths in Python 3.9+. Additionally, using f-strings for multi-line descriptions keeps the code clean and readable.

• File changed: patchwork/common/tools/code_edit_tools.py
  1. Potential Bugs:
  • The modification introduces the use of Path in the function signature of __init__. However, Path is not imported from pathlib in the provided diff. Please ensure that it is imported to avoid any runtime error.

2. Security Vulnerability:

   • The use of resolve() is introduced to get the absolute path, but the check is_relative_to might not be safe for some edge cases that resolve symlinks or when dealing with unexpected path traversals. Consider improving this by sanitizing path inputs before resolve() is called, maybe through stricter validations unless it's already handled elsewhere.

3. Coding Standards:

   • The conversion of paths to strings in tool_records method adheres to consistent standards and is a good practice for serializing paths.
   • Ensure that any external utility, like detect_newline, is imported, which seems to be taken care of here as per from patchwork.common.utils.utils import detect_newline. Make sure it handles edge cases around newline detection.

Overall, the changes seem beneficial in terms of maintaining consistent path handling, provided the edge cases with is_relative_to are addressed to ensure security.

• File changed: patchwork/common/utils/utils.py
  1. Potential Bugs:
  • The function detect_newline uses Counter from typing_extensions which may not have the expected behavior as Counter is natively available in the collections module in Python. Importing it from typing_extensions seems incorrect and may lead to runtime errors.

2. Security Vulnerabilities:

   • The detect_newline function opens files without exception handling, which could lead to program crashes if the file doesn't exist or is inaccessible. File reading operations should handle exceptions gracefully.

3. Coding Standards:

   • The use of str | None and str | Path type hints requires Python 3.10 or higher. It would be better to ensure compatibility across versions or add version checks.
   • The inline import statement is unconventional; it would be cleaner to add import collections at the top and use collections.Counter directly where needed.
   • The function _cleanup_files() that follows should be separated by two blank lines to adhere to PEP 8, Python's style guide.

• File changed: patchwork/steps/FixIssue/FixIssue.py
  1. Potential Bugs:
  • There is a potential bug with the use of double curly braces https://github.com/patched-codes/patchwork/pull/1079/files#diff-54b7013f6ab799626df6be91e21fd4721a71ee7a83e16ce3c53362b06830df30}} and https://github.com/patched-codes/patchwork/pull/1079/files#diff-d4a0f565a4b09437983c551c7689873f484acc4dd4f8fb4b5aa2b23253506be2}} if not intended for escaping in the templates. This might cause template rendering issues if the braces are not correctly interpreted or if they do not follow the expected syntactic requirements.

2. Security Vulnerabilities:

   • The change to compute a resolved path using Path(repo_path).resolve() can help prevent certain path traversal attacks, by ensuring that the path is converted to an absolute path. This change adds a security layer by ensuring that repo_path is well-defined and not relative.

3. Adherence to Original Coding Standards:

   • The modification seems to introduce an F-string for template strings which may not have been present in the original coding style. Ensure that this approach aligns with the existing project's convention on string formatting.
   • The update still uses multi-line strings which were used before the change, showing consistency with the original coding standards.

• File changed: pyproject.toml
  The pull request modifies the version number of the patchwork-cli package from 0.0.81 to 0.0.82 in the pyproject.toml file. There are no potential bugs, security vulnerabilities, or coding standards issues introduced by this change. The modification adheres to standard practices for version bumping in the context of dependency management and package versioning. However, ensure that any associated code changes or release notes reflect this version update if they exist outside of this diff.