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[BUG] rule-validate and rule-test crash on Windows — directory traversal permission error #97

Description

@Wolfvin

Bug

rule-validate and rule-test crash on Windows when given a directory path:

codelens.py rule-validate scripts/plugins/owasp_top10/
# → ✗ [yaml_syntax] Cannot read file: [Errno 13] Permission denied: 'D:\...\scripts\plugins\owasp_top10'

Root Cause

Directory traversal logic tries to open() the directory path itself instead of listing its contents first. On Windows, opening a directory as a file raises PermissionError (errno 13).

Impact

  • rule-validate and rule-test completely unusable on Windows when given a directory
  • Works fine when given a specific .yaml file directly

Expected Fix

In the directory handling path of rule-validate / rule-test, use os.listdir() or pathlib.Path.iterdir() to enumerate *.yaml files inside the directory, then validate each file individually. Do not attempt to open() the directory itself.

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