publish_rule

Publish a rule to make it available for ComplianceCow system.

CRITICAL WORKFLOW RULES:

• MANDATORY: Check rule status to ensure rule is fully developed before publishing

• MUST FOLLOW THESE STEPS EXACTLY

• DO NOT ASSUME OR SKIP ANY STEPS

• APPLICATIONS FIRST, THEN RULE

• WAIT FOR USER AT EACH STEP

• NO SHORTCUTS OR BYPASSING ALLOWED

RULE PUBLISHING HANDLING:

WHEN TO USE:

• After successful rule creation

• User wants to make rule available for others

• Rule has been tested and validated

WORKFLOW (step-by-step with user confirmation):

1. Fetch applications and check status

• Call fetch_applications() to get available applications

• Extract appTypes from ALL tasks in rule spec.tasks[].appTags.appType - MUST TAKE ALL THE TASKS APPTYPE AND REMOVE DUPLICATES - CRITICAL: DO NOT SKIP ANY TASK APPTYPES

• Match ALL task appTypes with applications app_type to get application_class_name

• Call check_applications_publish_status() for ALL matched applications

2. Present consolidated applications with meaningful format Applications for your rule: [1] App Name | Type: xyz | Status: Published | Action: Republish [2] App Name | Type: abc | Status: Not Published | Action: Publish

Select applications to publish: ___

• MANDATORY: WAIT for user selection before proceeding to next step

• DO NOT CONTINUE without explicit user input

• BLOCK execution until user provides selection

• STOP HERE: Cannot proceed to step 3 without user response

• HALT WORKFLOW: Wait for user to select application numbers

• NEVER SKIP THIS STEP: User must select applications first

• ALWAYS ASK FOR SELECTION EVEN IF ALL APPLICATIONS ARE PUBLISHED

3. Publish selected applications (BLOCKED until step 2 complete)

• ENTRY REQUIREMENT: User selection from step 2 must be provided

• PREREQUISITE CHECK: Verify user provided application numbers

• CANNOT EXECUTE: Without completing step 2 user selection

• Get user selection numbers

• Call publish_application() for selected applications only

• Inform user whether successfully published or not

• CHECKPOINT: All applications must be published before rule steps

4. Check rule publication status (APPLICATIONS MUST BE COMPLETE FIRST)

• GATE KEEPER: Cannot proceed without application publishing completion

• MANDATORY PREREQUISITE: All application steps finished

• BLOCKED ACCESS: No rule operations until applications handled

• Call check_rule_publish_status()

• Check response valid field:

  • True = Already published

  • False = Not published

5. Handle rule publishing based on status If valid=False (not published):

• Show: "Rule is not published. Do you want to publish it? (yes/no)"

• If yes: Proceed with publishing using current name

If valid=True (already published):

• Show: "Rule is already published. Choose option:"

  • [1] Republish with same name

  • [2] Publish with another name

• Get user choice

6. Handle alternative name logic If "another name" chosen:

   1. Ask: "Enter new rule name: ___"

   2. Call check_rule_publish_status(new_name)

   3. If name exists: "Name already exists. Choose option:"

      • [1] Use same name (republish)

      • [2] Enter another name

   4. If name available: Proceed with new name

   5. Keep checking until user chooses available name or decides to republish existing

7. Final publication

• Call publish_rule() with confirmed name

• Inform user: "Published successfully" or "Publication failed"

8. Rule Association:

   • Publishes the rule to make it available for control attachment

   • Ask user: "Do you want to attach this rule to a ComplianceCow control? (yes/no)"

   • If yes: Proceed to associate the rule with control and request assessment name and control alias from the user

   • If no: End workflow

EXECUTION CONTROL MECHANISMS:

• STEP GATE: Each step requires completion before next

• USER GATE: Each step requires user input/confirmation

• EXECUTION BLOCKER: No tool calls without user response

• WORKFLOW ENFORCER: Steps cannot be skipped or assumed

• SEQUENTIAL LOCK: Must complete in exact order

Args: rule_name: Name of the rule to publish cc_rule_name: Optional alternative name for publishing

Returns: Dict with publication status and details