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[Story] Newsletter signup (serverless) #15

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Refs #14

Summary

Delivers issue #14 — a newsletter signup page (newsletter.html) whose form POSTs the visitor's email to a configured https-only serverless endpoint. No credential is ever sent or shipped: the serverless function reads its API token from platform env/secrets at deploy time (SEC-14-R1 option (a), per the reworked acceptance criteria in the issue). No self-hosted email backend, subscriber list management, spam filtering, or captcha (all out of scope).

This PR reworks the earlier loop-1 design (which carried a deploy-time token in client-served config) — the client now ships only the non-secret endpoint URL.

What changed

  • newsletter.html — new page: an email field and Subscribe button, a live role="status"/aria-live="polite" region for the result message, nav marks it aria-current="page".
  • js/newsletter-config.js — single config point: NEWSLETTER_ENDPOINT only (non-secret). Ships isHttpsUrl()/validateEndpoint() and asserts https-only at config load time, mirroring the protocol allowlist pattern in js/reading-list.js (tightened to https). No token export exists.
  • js/newsletter.js — signup logic: POSTs { email } as JSON with no Authorization header and no credential in the request; shows a confirmation on success; maps invalid email, non-2xx responses, redirects, and network failures to one fixed user-safe error — the server-held token, the endpoint, the status code, and any raw response body are never surfaced (status region uses textContent, never HTML).
  • Navigation — Newsletter link added to Home, Reading, Contact, and the new page.
  • css/style.css — signup form and status (success/error) styles.
  • .gitea/workflows/ci.yml — new gitleaks job (gitleaks detect --source . --no-git --redact) that fails on any secret hit.
  • README.md — documents the endpoint-only config, server-side-only auth, residual signup-abuse risk (rate limiting / origin allowlist on the function), and the authoritative server-side validation follow-up.
  • tests/newsletter.test.js — component + unit tests for the reworked criteria.

Criterion → test mapping

Criterion Test
Signup form renders an email field and submit button on the blog tests/newsletter.test.js → "newsletter page renders an email field and a submit button"; "the email field is required and the page loads the wiring module"; "every site page links to the newsletter page, and it marks itself current"
Submitting POSTs to the configured https-only serverless endpoint with no credential in the request "submitNewsletterSignup POSTs the email with no Authorization header or credential" (also asserts no api-key/auth-token/cookie headers and no token/secret in body or URL); "submitNewsletterSignup defaults to the configured endpoint"; "the page logic never sends or references a credential"
The configured endpoint is enforced https-only at config/test time, mirroring the protocol allowlist in js/reading-list.js "isHttpsUrl accepts https and rejects every other scheme"; "validateEndpoint throws on a non-https endpoint and accepts an https one"; "the configured endpoint is https at config load time (config-time assertion)"
No API token or secret in any committed source, test fixture, or client-served asset; CI runs a gitleaks step failing on any hit "the config module ships the endpoint only — no token export or literal"; "no secret-shaped literal ships anywhere in the tree (whole-tree scan)"; CI gitleaks job fails on any hit
A failed or unavailable submission surfaces a user-safe error that never leaks the server-held token, the endpoint, the status code, or any raw response body "a failed submission shows a user-safe error that never leaks token, endpoint, status, or raw body"; "a network failure shows the same user-safe error"; "a redirect (3xx) is treated as a failure with the same user-safe error"; "an invalid email fails fast with a user-safe error and no network call"; "handleNewsletterSubmit surfaces a user-safe error for a failed submission"
A confirmation message shows after a successful signup "submitNewsletterSignup resolves success with a confirmation message on a 2xx response"; "handleNewsletterSubmit shows the confirmation message after a successful signup"
The serverless function authoritatively validates submissions (email syntax, length caps, pinned Content-Type, rejection of unknown fields) Required follow-up on the function, not this client-side diff — documented in README ("Server-side validation (required follow-up on the function, not this diff)"). The client sends only a single { email } field with a pinned Content-Type: application/json.

Out of scope (as specified in the issue)

  • No self-hosted email backend or subscriber list management.
  • No spam filtering or captcha in this pass; residual signup-abuse risk is documented in README and mitigated server-side by rate limiting / origin allowlist on the function.

Verification

  • npm test on the head commit (32c81d8): 53/53 green (node v22.23.2, Node built-in test runner).
  • gitleaks detect --source . --no-git --redact on the head tree: no leaks found (exit 0) (verified locally with the same patterns the CI job runs).
  • CI: .gitea/workflows/ci.yml runs npm test plus a gitleaks secret scan on pull requests and pushes to main. This Gitea instance has no Actions runner (same situation as PRs #6, #9, and #11), so runs stay "Waiting to run" (pending) — there are no failing checks, and the suite is verified green locally.

Rollback

  • Revert the branch commits to remove — single page plus config, per the issue's rollback note.
Refs #14 ## Summary Delivers issue #14 — a newsletter signup page (`newsletter.html`) whose form POSTs the visitor's email to a configured **https-only** serverless endpoint. **No credential is ever sent or shipped**: the serverless function reads its API token from platform env/secrets at deploy time (SEC-14-R1 option (a), per the reworked acceptance criteria in the issue). No self-hosted email backend, subscriber list management, spam filtering, or captcha (all out of scope). This PR reworks the earlier loop-1 design (which carried a deploy-time token in client-served config) — the client now ships only the non-secret endpoint URL. ### What changed - `newsletter.html` — new page: an email field and Subscribe button, a live `role="status"`/`aria-live="polite"` region for the result message, nav marks it `aria-current="page"`. - `js/newsletter-config.js` — single config point: `NEWSLETTER_ENDPOINT` only (non-secret). Ships `isHttpsUrl()`/`validateEndpoint()` and asserts https-only **at config load time**, mirroring the protocol allowlist pattern in `js/reading-list.js` (tightened to https). No token export exists. - `js/newsletter.js` — signup logic: POSTs `{ email }` as JSON with **no Authorization header and no credential in the request**; shows a confirmation on success; maps invalid email, non-2xx responses, redirects, and network failures to one fixed user-safe error — the server-held token, the endpoint, the status code, and any raw response body are never surfaced (status region uses `textContent`, never HTML). - Navigation — Newsletter link added to Home, Reading, Contact, and the new page. - `css/style.css` — signup form and status (success/error) styles. - `.gitea/workflows/ci.yml` — new `gitleaks` job (`gitleaks detect --source . --no-git --redact`) that **fails on any secret hit**. - `README.md` — documents the endpoint-only config, server-side-only auth, residual signup-abuse risk (rate limiting / origin allowlist on the function), and the authoritative server-side validation follow-up. - `tests/newsletter.test.js` — component + unit tests for the reworked criteria. ### Criterion → test mapping | Criterion | Test | | --- | --- | | Signup form renders an email field and submit button on the blog | `tests/newsletter.test.js` → "newsletter page renders an email field and a submit button"; "the email field is required and the page loads the wiring module"; "every site page links to the newsletter page, and it marks itself current" | | Submitting POSTs to the configured https-only serverless endpoint with no credential in the request | "submitNewsletterSignup POSTs the email with no Authorization header or credential" (also asserts no api-key/auth-token/cookie headers and no token/secret in body or URL); "submitNewsletterSignup defaults to the configured endpoint"; "the page logic never sends or references a credential" | | The configured endpoint is enforced https-only at config/test time, mirroring the protocol allowlist in `js/reading-list.js` | "isHttpsUrl accepts https and rejects every other scheme"; "validateEndpoint throws on a non-https endpoint and accepts an https one"; "the configured endpoint is https at config load time (config-time assertion)" | | No API token or secret in any committed source, test fixture, or client-served asset; CI runs a gitleaks step failing on any hit | "the config module ships the endpoint only — no token export or literal"; "no secret-shaped literal ships anywhere in the tree (whole-tree scan)"; CI `gitleaks` job fails on any hit | | A failed or unavailable submission surfaces a user-safe error that never leaks the server-held token, the endpoint, the status code, or any raw response body | "a failed submission shows a user-safe error that never leaks token, endpoint, status, or raw body"; "a network failure shows the same user-safe error"; "a redirect (3xx) is treated as a failure with the same user-safe error"; "an invalid email fails fast with a user-safe error and no network call"; "handleNewsletterSubmit surfaces a user-safe error for a failed submission" | | A confirmation message shows after a successful signup | "submitNewsletterSignup resolves success with a confirmation message on a 2xx response"; "handleNewsletterSubmit shows the confirmation message after a successful signup" | | The serverless function authoritatively validates submissions (email syntax, length caps, pinned Content-Type, rejection of unknown fields) | Required follow-up **on the function, not this client-side diff** — documented in README ("Server-side validation (required follow-up on the function, not this diff)"). The client sends only a single `{ email }` field with a pinned `Content-Type: application/json`. | ### Out of scope (as specified in the issue) - No self-hosted email backend or subscriber list management. - No spam filtering or captcha in this pass; residual signup-abuse risk is documented in README and mitigated server-side by rate limiting / origin allowlist on the function. ### Verification - `npm test` on the head commit (`32c81d8`): **53/53 green** (node v22.23.2, Node built-in test runner). - `gitleaks detect --source . --no-git --redact` on the head tree: **no leaks found (exit 0)** (verified locally with the same patterns the CI job runs). - CI: `.gitea/workflows/ci.yml` runs `npm test` plus a gitleaks secret scan on pull requests and pushes to `main`. This Gitea instance has no Actions runner (same situation as PRs #6, #9, and #11), so runs stay "Waiting to run" (pending) — there are no failing checks, and the suite is verified green locally. ### Rollback - Revert the branch commits to remove — single page plus config, per the issue's rollback note.
bot-implementer added 3 commits 2026-08-25 19:16:15 +00:00
feat: add serverless newsletter signup page 24db5b8a50 
Adds newsletter.html with an email signup form that POSTs to a configured
serverless endpoint. The endpoint and API token live in
js/newsletter-config.js (token defaults to an empty deploy-time placeholder,
never hardcoded in page logic). Missing/invalid tokens and network failures
surface a fixed user-safe error; successful signups show a confirmation.
Links the page from the site navigation on all pages.
test: component + unit tests for the newsletter signup 49690a7934 
Covers the issue test plan: form renders and posts to the endpoint; token is
read from config, never hardcoded in source; a failed-token response shows a
user-safe error without leaking the secret; confirmation on success.
docs: document the newsletter page and its config in the README
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kpcto closed this pull request 2026-08-25 21:31:06 +00:00
kpcto reopened this pull request 2026-08-25 21:33:15 +00:00
bot-reviewer commented 2026-08-25 21:40:15 +00:00
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findings:
  1. file: js/newsletter-config.js
     severity: blocker
     finding: Security issue SEC-14-1 from design review not addressed - API token shipped to client
     fix: >
       As noted in the security review (SEC-14-1), any API token shipped to the client on a static site is inherently public.
       The implementation must either: (a) keep the real token server-side only and have the serverless function read it from
       platform env/secrets at deploy time, or (b) treat the token as publishable-by-design and document the residual risk.
       Currently the implementation ships with an empty placeholder but the design still allows for a secret token to be added,
       which creates a security vulnerability.
```yaml agent: reviewer verdict: request-changes findings: 1. file: js/newsletter-config.js severity: blocker finding: Security issue SEC-14-1 from design review not addressed - API token shipped to client fix: > As noted in the security review (SEC-14-1), any API token shipped to the client on a static site is inherently public. The implementation must either: (a) keep the real token server-side only and have the serverless function read it from platform env/secrets at deploy time, or (b) treat the token as publishable-by-design and document the residual risk. Currently the implementation ships with an empty placeholder but the design still allows for a secret token to be added, which creates a security vulnerability. ```
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kpcto reopened this pull request 2026-08-26 11:14:19 +00:00
bot-implementer added 1 commit 2026-08-26 11:27:19 +00:00
refactor: newsletter signup posts no credential (SEC-14-R1 option a)
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86aa3afbbf 
Rework PR #15 per security review SEC-14-R1: the client no longer carries
an API token. js/newsletter-config.js ships only the non-secret endpoint,
enforced https-only at config load time via validateEndpoint() (mirroring
the protocol allowlist in js/reading-list.js); js/newsletter.js POSTs
email-only with no Authorization header. Failure paths keep the single
user-safe message that never leaks token, endpoint, status, or raw body;
success still shows the confirmation. CI gains a gitleaks step that fails
on any secret hit; README documents the server-side token, the residual
signup-abuse risk, and the authoritative server-side validation follow-up.
bot-implementer added 1 commit 2026-08-26 11:32:02 +00:00
test: add 3xx-redirect failure and no-credential-header/URL checks
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32c81d8b91 
Extends the newsletter suite with two boundary cases: redirects (301/302/307/
308) must be treated as failures with the user-safe error, and the POST must
carry no credential of any kind — no api-key/auth-token/cookie headers, and no
token/secret in the body or URL.
kpcto merged commit 6620510bfb into main 2026-08-26 11:44:11 +00:00
kpcto deleted branch feature/14 2026-08-26 11:44:12 +00:00
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Reference: Fabrika/PersonalBlog#15