fix: improve error messages of notation CLI

cmd/notation/inspect.go

@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ Example - [Experimental] Inspect signatures on an OCI artifact identified by a d
 		Long:  longMessage,
 		Args: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			if len(args) == 0 {
-				return errors.New("missing reference")
+				return errors.New("missing reference to the artifact: use `notation inspect --help` to see what parameters are required")
 			}
 			opts.reference = args[0]
 			return nil

cmd/notation/list.go

@@ -43,14 +43,32 @@ func listCommand(opts *listOpts) *cobra.Command {
 			inputType: inputTypeRegistry, // remote registry by default
 		}
 	}
+	longMessage := `List all the signatures associated with signed artifact
+
+Example - List signatures of an OCI artifact:
+  notation list <registry>/<repository>@<digest>
+
+Example - List signatures of an OCI artifact identified by a tag (Notation will resolve tag to digest)
+  notation list <registry>/<repository>:<tag>
+`
+	experimentalExamples := `
+Example - [Experimental] List signatures of an OCI artifact using the Referrers API. If it's not supported (returns 404), fallback to the Referrers tag schema
+  notation list --allow-referrers-api <registry>/<repository>@<digest>
+
+Example - [Experimental] List signatures of an OCI artifact referenced in an OCI layout
+  notation list --oci-layout "<oci_layout_path>@<digest>"
+
+Example - [Experimental] List signatures of an OCI artifact identified by a tag and referenced in an OCI layout
+  notation list --oci-layout "<oci_layout_path>:<tag>"
+`
 	command := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:     "list [flags] <reference>",
 		Aliases: []string{"ls"},
 		Short:   "List signatures of the signed artifact",
-		Long:    "List all the signatures associated with signed artifact",
+		Long:    longMessage,
 		Args: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			if len(args) == 0 {
-				return errors.New("no reference specified")
+				return errors.New("missing reference to the artifact: use `notation list --help` to see what parameters are required")
 			}
 			opts.reference = args[0]
 			return nil
@@ -74,6 +92,7 @@ func listCommand(opts *listOpts) *cobra.Command {
 	command.Flags().BoolVar(&opts.ociLayout, "oci-layout", false, "[Experimental] list signatures stored in OCI image layout")
 	experimental.HideFlags(command, "", []string{"allow-referrers-api", "oci-layout"})
 	command.Flags().IntVar(&opts.maxSignatures, "max-signatures", 100, "maximum number of signatures to evaluate or examine")
+	experimental.HideFlags(command, experimentalExamples, []string{"allow-referrers-api", "oci-layout"})
 	return command
 }
 

cmd/notation/manifest.go

@@ -48,7 +48,10 @@ func resolveReference(ctx context.Context, inputType inputType, reference string
 	case inputTypeRegistry:
 		ref, err := registry.ParseReference(reference)
 		if err != nil {
-			return ocispec.Descriptor{}, "", fmt.Errorf("failed to resolve user input reference: %w", err)
+			return ocispec.Descriptor{}, "", fmt.Errorf("%q: %w. Expecting <registry>/<repository>:<tag> or <registry>/<repository>@<digest>", reference, err)
+		}
+		if ref.Reference == "" {
+			return ocispec.Descriptor{}, "", fmt.Errorf("%q: invalid reference: no tag or digest. Expecting <registry>/<repo>:<tag> or <registry>/<repo>@<digest>", reference)
 		}
 		tagOrDigestRef = ref.Reference
 		resolvedRef = ref.Registry + "/" + ref.Repository
@@ -113,16 +116,16 @@ func parseOCILayoutReference(raw string) (string, string, error) {
 		// find `tag`
 		idx := strings.LastIndex(raw, ":")
 		if idx == -1 || (idx == 1 && len(raw) > 2 && unicode.IsLetter(rune(raw[0])) && raw[2] == '\\') {
-			return "", "", notationerrors.ErrorOCILayoutMissingReference{}
+			return "", "", notationerrors.ErrorOCILayoutMissingReference{Msg: fmt.Sprintf("%q: invalid reference: missing tag or digest. Expecting <file_path>:<tag> or <file_path>@<digest>", raw)}
 		} else {
 			path, ref = raw[:idx], raw[idx+1:]
 		}
 	}
 	if path == "" {
-		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("found empty file path in %q", raw)
+		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("%q: invalid reference: missing oci-layout file path. Expecting <file_path>:<tag> or <file_path>@<digest>", raw)
 	}
 	if ref == "" {
-		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("found empty reference in %q", raw)
+		return "", "", notationerrors.ErrorOCILayoutMissingReference{Msg: fmt.Sprintf("%q: invalid reference: missing tag or digest. Expecting <file_path>:<tag> or <file_path>@<digest>", raw)}
 	}
 	return path, ref, nil
 }

cmd/notation/registry.go

@@ -74,9 +74,11 @@ func getRemoteRepository(ctx context.Context, opts *SecureFlagOpts, reference st
 	logger := log.GetLogger(ctx)
 	ref, err := registry.ParseReference(reference)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%q: %w. Expecting <registry>/<repository>:<tag> or <registry>/<repository>@<digest>", reference, err)
+	}
+	if ref.Reference == "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%q: invalid reference: no tag or digest. Expecting <registry>/<repository>:<tag> or <registry>/<repository>@<digest>", reference)
 	}
-
 	// generate notation repository
 	remoteRepo, err := getRepositoryClient(ctx, opts, ref)
 	if err != nil {

cmd/notation/registry_test.go

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func TestRegistry_getRemoteRepositoryWithReferrersAPISupported(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("failed to enable experimental")
 	}
 	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		if r.Method == http.MethodGet && r.URL.Path == "/v2/test/referrers/"+zeroDigest {
+		if r.Method == http.MethodGet && r.URL.Path == "/v2/test/v1/referrers/"+zeroDigest {
 			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
 			w.Write([]byte(`{ "test": "TEST" }`))
 			return
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func TestRegistry_getRemoteRepositoryWithReferrersAPISupported(t *testing.T) {
 	secureOpts := SecureFlagOpts{
 		InsecureRegistry: true,
 	}
-	_, err = getRemoteRepository(context.Background(), &secureOpts, uri.Host+"/test", true)
+	_, err = getRemoteRepository(context.Background(), &secureOpts, uri.Host+"/test:v1", true)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("getRemoteRepository() expected nil error, but got error: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func TestRegistry_getRemoteRepositoryWithReferrersAPINotSupported(t *testing.T)
 		t.Fatal("failed to enable experimental")
 	}
 	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		if r.Method == http.MethodGet && r.URL.Path == "/v2/test/referrers/"+zeroDigest {
+		if r.Method == http.MethodGet && r.URL.Path == "/v2/test/v1/referrers/"+zeroDigest {
 			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotFound)
 			return
 		}
@@ -76,15 +76,15 @@ func TestRegistry_getRemoteRepositoryWithReferrersAPINotSupported(t *testing.T)
 	secureOpts := SecureFlagOpts{
 		InsecureRegistry: true,
 	}
-	_, err = getRemoteRepository(context.Background(), &secureOpts, uri.Host+"/test", true)
+	_, err = getRemoteRepository(context.Background(), &secureOpts, uri.Host+"/test:v1", true)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("getRemoteRepository() expected nil error, but got error: %v", err)
 	}
 }
 
 func TestRegistry_getRemoteRepositoryWithReferrersTagSchema(t *testing.T) {
 	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		if r.Method == http.MethodGet && r.URL.Path == "/v2/test/referrers/"+zeroDigest {
+		if r.Method == http.MethodGet && r.URL.Path == "/v2/test/v1/referrers/"+zeroDigest {
 			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
 			w.Write([]byte(`{ "test": "TEST" }`))
 			return
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func TestRegistry_getRemoteRepositoryWithReferrersTagSchema(t *testing.T) {
 	secureOpts := SecureFlagOpts{
 		InsecureRegistry: true,
 	}
-	_, err = getRemoteRepository(context.Background(), &secureOpts, uri.Host+"/test", false)
+	_, err = getRemoteRepository(context.Background(), &secureOpts, uri.Host+"/test:v1", false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("getRemoteRepository() expected nil error, but got error: %v", err)
 	}

cmd/notation/sign.go

@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ Example - [Experimental] Sign an OCI artifact identified by a tag and referenced
 		Long:  longMessage,
 		Args: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			if len(args) == 0 {
-				return errors.New("missing reference")
+				return errors.New("missing reference to the artifact: use `notation sign --help` to see what parameters are required")
 			}
 			opts.reference = args[0]
 			return nil

cmd/notation/verify.go

@@ -16,12 +16,14 @@ package main
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"io/fs"
 	"os"
 	"reflect"
 
 	"github.com/notaryproject/notation-go"
 	"github.com/notaryproject/notation-go/verifier"
 	"github.com/notaryproject/notation-go/verifier/trustpolicy"
+	"github.com/notaryproject/notation-go/verifier/truststore"
 	"github.com/notaryproject/notation/cmd/notation/internal/experimental"
 	"github.com/notaryproject/notation/internal/cmd"
 	"github.com/notaryproject/notation/internal/ioutil"
@@ -73,7 +75,7 @@ Example - [Experimental] Verify a signature on an OCI artifact identified by a t
 		Long:  longMessage,
 		Args: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			if len(args) == 0 {
-				return errors.New("missing reference")
+				return errors.New("missing reference to the artifact: use `notation verify --help` to see what parameters are required")
 			}
 			opts.reference = args[0]
 			return nil
@@ -157,6 +159,24 @@ func checkVerificationFailure(outcomes []*notation.VerificationOutcome, printOut
 	// write out on failure
 	if err != nil || len(outcomes) == 0 {
 		if err != nil {
+			var errTrustStore truststore.TrustStoreError
+			if errors.As(err, &errTrustStore) {
+				if errors.Is(err, fs.ErrNotExist) {
+					return fmt.Errorf("%w. Use command 'notation cert add' to create and add trusted certificates to the trust store", errTrustStore)
+				} else {
+					return fmt.Errorf("%w. %w", errTrustStore, errTrustStore.InnerError)
+				}
+			}
+
+			var errCertificate truststore.CertificateError
+			if errors.As(err, &errCertificate) {
+				if errors.Is(err, fs.ErrNotExist) {
+					return fmt.Errorf("%w. Use command 'notation cert add' to create and add trusted certificates to the trust store", errCertificate)
+				} else {
+					return fmt.Errorf("%w. %w", errCertificate, errCertificate.InnerError)
+				}
+			}
+
 			var errorVerificationFailed notation.ErrorVerificationFailed
 			if !errors.As(err, &errorVerificationFailed) {
 				return fmt.Errorf("signature verification failed: %w", err)

go.mod

@@ -3,29 +3,30 @@ module github.com/notaryproject/notation
 go 1.20
 
 require (
-	github.com/notaryproject/notation-core-go v1.0.0
-	github.com/notaryproject/notation-go v1.0.0
+	github.com/notaryproject/notation-core-go v1.0.1
+	github.com/notaryproject/notation-go v1.0.1-0.20231028005734-765d02b5beed
 	github.com/opencontainers/go-digest v1.0.0
 	github.com/opencontainers/image-spec v1.1.0-rc5
 	github.com/oras-project/oras-credentials-go v0.3.1
 	github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.9.3
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.7.0
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5
 	golang.org/x/term v0.13.0
-	oras.land/oras-go/v2 v2.3.0
+	oras.land/oras-go/v2 v2.3.1
 )
 
 require (
 	github.com/Azure/go-ntlmssp v0.0.0-20221128193559-754e69321358 // indirect
-	github.com/fxamacker/cbor/v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
-	github.com/go-asn1-ber/asn1-ber v1.5.4 // indirect
-	github.com/go-ldap/ldap/v3 v3.4.5 // indirect
+	github.com/fxamacker/cbor/v2 v2.5.0 // indirect
+	github.com/go-asn1-ber/asn1-ber v1.5.5 // indirect
+	github.com/go-ldap/ldap/v3 v3.4.6 // indirect
 	github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v4 v4.5.0 // indirect
+	github.com/google/uuid v1.3.1 // indirect
 	github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/veraison/go-cose v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/x448/float16 v0.8.4 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/crypto v0.11.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/mod v0.12.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sync v0.3.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/crypto v0.14.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/mod v0.13.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sync v0.4.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.13.0 // indirect
 )