feat: add core lib handling

docs/core_lib_handler.md

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# core_lib_handler.py
+
+::: solnlib.core_lib_handler

mkdocs.yml

@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ nav:
       - "acl.py": acl.md
       - "credentials.py": credentials.md
       - "conf_manager.py": conf_manager.md
+      - "core_lib_handler.py": core_lib_handler.md
       - "file_monitor.py": file_monitor.md
       - "hec_config.py": hec_config.md
       - "log.py": log.md

solnlib/__init__.py

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
     acl,
     bulletin_rest_client,
     conf_manager,
+    core_lib_handler,
     credentials,
     file_monitor,
     hec_config,
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@
     "acl",
     "bulletin_rest_client",
     "conf_manager",
+    "core_lib_handler",
     "credentials",
     "file_monitor",
     "hec_config",

solnlib/core_lib_handler.py

@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+#
+# Copyright 2025 Splunk Inc.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+import os
+import sys
+import re
+from types import ModuleType
+import shutil
+import importlib
+
+def _is_module_from_splunk_core(lib_module: ModuleType) -> bool:
+    """
+    Check if the imported module is from the Splunk-provided libraries.
+    """
+    core_site_packages_regex = _get_core_site_packages_regex()
+
+    splunk_site_packages_paths = [
+        path for path in sys.path if core_site_packages_regex.search(path)
+    ]
+
+    return any(
+        _is_core_site_package_path(
+            splunk_site_packages_path, lib_module.__name__, lib_module.__file__
+        )
+        for splunk_site_packages_path in splunk_site_packages_paths
+    )
+
+
+def _is_core_site_package_path(
+    core_site_packages_directory: str, module_name: str, module_path: str
+) -> bool:
+    """
+    Check if the module path originates from a core site-packages directory.
+    """
+    return os.path.join(core_site_packages_directory, module_name) in module_path
+
+
+def _get_core_site_packages_regex() -> re.Pattern:
+    """
+    Get the regex pattern for matching site-packages directories.
+    """
+    sep = os.path.sep
+    sep_escaped = re.escape(sep)
+
+    return (
+        re.compile(
+            r"Python(?:-\d+(?:\.\d+)?)?"
+            + sep_escaped
+            + r"lib"
+            + sep_escaped
+            + r"site-packages$",
+            re.IGNORECASE,
+        )
+        if sys.platform.startswith("win32")
+        else re.compile(
+            r"lib"
+            + r"("
+            + sep_escaped
+            + r"python\d+(\.\d+)?"
+            + r")?"
+            + sep_escaped
+            + r"site-packages$"
+        )
+    )
+
+
+def _cache_lib(lib_name: str):
+    """
+    Import the Splunk-shipped library first, before adding TA paths to sys.path, to ensure it is cached.
+    This way, even if the TA path added to sys.path contains the specified library,
+    Python will always reference the already cached library from the Splunk Python path.
+    """
+    lib_module = importlib.import_module(lib_name)
+    assert _is_module_from_splunk_core(
+        lib_module
+    ), f"The module {lib_name} is not from Splunk core site-packages."
+
+def _get_app_path(absolute_path: str, current_script_folder: str = "lib") -> str:
+    """Returns app path."""
+    marker = os.path.join(os.path.sep, "etc", "apps")
+    start = absolute_path.rfind(marker)
+    if start == -1:
+        return None
+    end = absolute_path.find(current_script_folder, start)
+    if end == -1:
+        return None
+    end = end - 1
+    path = absolute_path[:end]
+    return path
+
+def _remove_lib_folder(lib_name: str):
+    """
+    List and attempt to remove any folders directly under the 'lib' directory that contain lib_name in their name.
+    Handles exceptions during removal, allowing the script to proceed even if errors occur.
+    """
+
+    try:
+        app_dir = _get_app_path(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+        lib_dir = os.path.join(app_dir, "lib")
+
+        for entry in os.listdir(lib_dir):
+            entry_path = os.path.join(lib_dir, entry)
+            if os.path.isdir(entry_path) and lib_name in entry:
+                try:
+                    shutil.rmtree(entry_path)
+                except Exception:
+                    # Bypassing exceptions to ensure uninterrupted execution
+                    pass
+    except Exception:
+        # Bypassing exceptions to ensure uninterrupted execution
+        pass
+
+
+def handle_splunk_provided_lib(lib_name: str):
+    _cache_lib(lib_name)
+    _remove_lib_folder(lib_name)

solnlib/utils.py

@@ -219,3 +219,4 @@ def get_appname_from_path(absolute_path):
                 pass
             continue
     return "-"
+