[RenanBezerraGuima]

Problem

cliamp remote call <op> --params '{"query":"my secret playlist"}' exposes the JSON payload in /proc/<pid>/cmdline and in ps output, making it visible to other local users on a shared machine.

Fixes #571

Solution

Two new flags — mutually exclusive with each other and with the existing --params:

Flag	Description
--params-file <path>	Read JSON parameters from a file. Pass - to read from stdin.
--params-stdin	Read JSON parameters from stdin (readable alias for --params-file -).

The existing --params '<json>' remains for non-sensitive, ad-hoc use.

Behaviour

• Mutually exclusive: passing more than one of the three flags is an error.
• JSON-object validation: input must be a valid JSON object (not an array, string, number, etc.).
• 1 MiB size limit on file/stdin input.
• TTY guard: if stdin is a terminal, the command fails immediately with a clear message instead of hanging.
• Empty input rejected with a clear error.
• No flag given: defaults to {} as before.

Examples

# Read from a file
echo '{"value":5}' > /tmp/params.json
cliamp remote call volume.set --params-file /tmp/params.json

# Pipe from another command
echo '{"query":"chill"}' | cliamp remote call queue.search --params-stdin

# Stdin alias
cat params.json | cliamp remote call queue.search --params-file -

Changes

• commands.go: new flags, readRemoteCallParams / readRemoteCallParamsFrom helper, maxRemoteParamsSize constant, remoteStdin seam.
• commands_test.go: 18-case table-driven unit tests for readRemoteCallParamsFrom + end-to-end integration tests over a live IPC socket.
• docs/remote-control.md: documents the new flags with examples in the CLI V2 Client section.

Test coverage

ok  github.com/bjarneo/cliamp  (all 18 unit cases + integration test pass)
make check: fmt, vet, go test ./... — all green

Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features
  • remote call accepts JSON parameters inline, from a file, or through stdin. If no parameters are provided, it uses an empty object.
  • File and stdin inputs are limited to 1 MiB. Invalid or empty JSON, non-object JSON, unreadable input, oversized input, and conflicting input options return errors.
• Documentation
  • Added examples for supplying parameters from a file or piping them through stdin.

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Walkthrough

The remote call command now accepts parameters from inline JSON, a file, or stdin. It validates the input as a JSON object, applies a 1 MiB limit to all explicit inputs, and submits the parameters with the requested operation.

Changes: Remote call parameter inputs

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Select and validate parameter input commands.go, commands_test.go	The command adds file and stdin parameter options. It rejects conflicting sources, terminal stdin, empty or oversized input, invalid JSON, and non-object JSON. Tests cover default parameters and input validation.
Verify and document parameter submission commands_test.go, docs/remote-control.md	Integration tests check that file and stdin parameters reach IPC with the requested operation. Documentation adds file and stdin examples and describes all parameter options.

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Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant RemoteCall
  participant readRemoteCallParams
  participant IPC
  RemoteCall->>readRemoteCallParams: Select and validate parameter source
  readRemoteCallParams-->>RemoteCall: Return JSON object
  RemoteCall->>IPC: Submit operation and parameters

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Title check		The title names the main change: adding --params-file and --params-stdin flags to the cliamp remote call command. The raw summary, PR objectives, and linked issue #571 all center on supplying remote c…
Linked Issues check		[#571] requires a way to pass remote call parameters without argv exposure. The head adds --params-file <path> (with - for stdin) and --params-stdin in commands.go. Both are mutually exclusive…
Out of Scope Changes check		All changes support #571. commands.go adds the new flags, the source-selection and validation helper, the size constant, and the remoteStdin test seam. commands_test.go tests parsing and the IPC…

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The title names the main change: adding --params-file and --params-stdin flags to the cliamp remote call command. The raw summary, PR objectives, and linked issue #571 all center on supplying remote call parameters without exposing them in the process argument list. The title is specific and matches the changeset, so it passes.

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[#571] requires a way to pass remote call parameters without argv exposure. The head adds --params-file <path> (with - for stdin) and --params-stdin in commands.go. Both are mutually exclusive with --params. Each input source is checked for a single JSON object. The 1 MiB limit (maxRemoteParamsSize) applies to file and stdin input. Empty input is rejected. A TTY stdin fails before any read through term.IsTerminal. With no flag, parameters default to {}. --params remains available. The previous FAIL for JSON null is resolved. readRemoteCallParamsFrom now returns the error parameters must be a JSON object when the unmarshalled map is nil (obj == nil). This check runs after all three sources, so it covers file and stdin input as well as --params. The test table in commands_test.go adds a params flag JSON null case. The maintainer's requested fixes are present. --params-stdin=false uses c.Bool("params-stdin") and does not read stdin (tested). The --params error text names the JSON object requirement. The helper consolidation was optional and was not done. Integration tests TestRemoteCallParamsIntegration cover file and stdin delivery over IPC. Limits: the TTY guard has no unit test, and no test covers null through file or stdin. The shared post-read check still applies to those paths. Tests were not executed in this review. The docs change is supporting material and is not a coding requirement.

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All changes support #571. commands.go adds the new flags, the source-selection and validation helper, the size constant, and the remoteStdin test seam. commands_test.go tests parsing and the IPC path for the new flags. docs/remote-control.md documents the new flags. The --params size check and the usage text are small consequences of the same feature. The --params size check is not stated in the PR description, which mentions a limit only for file and stdin input. It stays within the issue's request for a reasonable size limit. The file path is trimmed with strings.TrimSpace, which is a minor edge-case choice and not an unrelated change. No unrelated behavior was found in the diff.

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[bjarneo]

Thanks for this. It fixes #571 in a clean way, and the tests are good. Can you change these points in readRemoteCallParamsFrom in commands.go?

1. Reject JSON null. json.Unmarshal leaves the map nil and returns no error, so null passes. Add a test case for it.
2. Use c.Bool("params-stdin") instead of c.IsSet. Now --params-stdin=false reads stdin and fails the exclusive check.
3. Change the --params error text. The value must now be a JSON object, not any JSON value.
4. Optional: move the read, size and empty checks of the file and stdin paths into 1 helper that takes an io.Reader.

Then we review it again.