feat(checks): Select checks to run from provider using -C/--checks-file (#1200)

checklist.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# You can add a comma seperated list of checks like this:
+check11,check12
+extra72 # You can also use newlines for each check
+check13 # This way allows you to add inline comments
+# Both of these can be combined if you have a standard list and want to add
+# inline comments for other checks.

lib/check/check.py

@@ -8,7 +8,24 @@ from lib.logger import logger
 from lib.outputs import report
 
 
-def load_checks_to_execute(check_list, provider):
+# Parse checks from file
+def parse_checks_from_file(checks_file):
+    checks_to_execute = set()
+    with open(checks_file) as f:
+        for line in f:
+            # Remove comments from file
+            line = line.partition("#")[0].strip()
+            # If file contains several checks comma-separated
+            if "," in line:
+                for check in line.split(","):
+                    checks_to_execute.add(check.strip())
+            # If line is not empty
+            elif len(line):
+                checks_to_execute.add(line)
+    return checks_to_execute
+
+
+def load_checks_to_execute(checks_file, check_list, provider):
     checks_to_execute = set()
     # LOADER
     # Handle if there are checks passed using -c/--checks
@@ -16,6 +33,16 @@ def load_checks_to_execute(check_list, provider):
         for check_name in check_list:
             checks_to_execute.add(check_name)
 
+    # Handle if there are checks passed using -C/--checks-file
+    elif checks_file:
+        # check if file exists or path
+        # check permissions to read
+        try:
+            checks_to_execute = parse_checks_from_file(checks_file)
+
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"{checks_file}: {e.__class__.__name__}")
+
     # If there are no checks passed as argument
     else:
         # Get all check modules to run with the specific provider
@@ -25,7 +52,7 @@ def load_checks_to_execute(check_list, provider):
             # Format: "providers.{provider}.services.{service}.{check_name}.{check_name}"
             check_name = check_module.split(".")[-1]
             checks_to_execute.add(check_name)
-
+    print(checks_to_execute)
     return checks_to_execute
 
 

lib/check/check_test.py

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import os
+
+from lib.check.check import parse_checks_from_file
+
+
+class Test_Check:
+    # def test_import_check(self):
+    #     test_cases = [
+    #         {
+    #             "name": "Test valid check path",
+    #             "input": "providers.aws.services.iam.iam_disable_30_days_credentials.iam_disable_30_days_credentials",
+    #             "expected": "providers.aws.services.iam.iam_disable_30_days_credentials.iam_disable_30_days_credentials",
+    #         }
+    #     ]
+    #     for test in test_cases:
+    #         assert importlib.import_module(test["input"]).__name__ == test["expected"]
+
+    def test_parse_checks_from_file(checks_file):
+        test_cases = [
+            {
+                "name": "Test valid check path",
+                "input": f"{os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))}/fixtures/checklistA.txt",
+                "expected": {"check12", "check11", "extra72", "check13"},
+            },
+            {
+                "name": "Test valid check path",
+                "input": f"{os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))}/fixtures/checklistB.txt",
+                "expected": {
+                    "extra72",
+                    "check13",
+                    "check11",
+                    "check12",
+                    "check56",
+                    "check2423",
+                },
+            },
+        ]
+        for test in test_cases:
+            assert parse_checks_from_file(test["input"]) == test["expected"]

lib/check/fixtures/checklistA.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# You can add a comma seperated list of checks like this:
+check11,check12
+extra72 # You can also use newlines for each check
+check13 # This way allows you to add inline comments
+# Both of these can be combined if you have a standard list and want to add
+# inline comments for other checks.

lib/check/fixtures/checklistB.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# You can add a comma seperated list of checks like this:
+check11,check12
+extra72 # You can also use newlines for each check
+check13 # This way allows you to add inline comments
+# Both of these can be combined if you have a standard list and want to add
+# inline comments for other checks.
+#
+#
+#
+# check11,check12
+check2423,check56

lib/check_test.py

@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-import importlib
-
-
-class Test_Check:
-    def test_import_check(self):
-        test_cases = [
-            {
-                "name": "Test valid check path",
-                "input": "providers.aws.services.iam.iam_disable_30_days_credentials.iam_disable_30_days_credentials",
-                "expected": "providers.aws.services.iam.iam_disable_30_days_credentials.iam_disable_30_days_credentials",
-            }
-        ]
-        for test in test_cases:
-            assert importlib.import_module(test["input"]).__name__ == test["expected"]

prowler.py

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 import argparse
 
 from lib.banner import print_banner, print_version
-from lib.check import import_check, load_checks_to_execute, run_check
+from lib.check.check import import_check, load_checks_to_execute, run_check
 from lib.logger import logger, logging_levels
 from providers.aws.aws_provider import Input_Data, provider_set_session
 
@@ -12,7 +12,13 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     # CLI Arguments
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
     parser.add_argument("provider", choices=["aws"], help="Specify Provider")
-    parser.add_argument("-c", "--checks", nargs="+", help="List of checks")
+
+    # Arguments to set checks to run
+    # -c can't be used with -C
+    group = parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group()
+    group.add_argument("-c", "--checks", nargs="+", help="List of checks")
+    group.add_argument("-C", "--checks-file", nargs="?", help="List of checks")
+
     parser.add_argument(
         "-b", "--no-banner", action="store_false", help="Hide Prowler Banner"
     )
@@ -66,7 +72,8 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
 
     provider = args.provider
     checks = args.checks
-
+    checks_file = args.checks_file
+    
     # Role assumption input options tests
     if args.role or args.account:
         if not args.account:
@@ -94,7 +101,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         session_duration=args.session_duration,
         external_id=args.external_id,
     )
-
+    
     # Set Logger
     logger.setLevel(logging_levels.get(args.log_level))
 
@@ -110,7 +117,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
 
     # Load checks to execute
     logger.debug("Loading checks")
-    checks_to_execute = load_checks_to_execute(checks, provider)
+    checks_to_execute = load_checks_to_execute(checks_file, checks, provider)
 
     # Execute checks
     for check_name in checks_to_execute: