Make the Security Scanning as a blocking validator

qgis-app/plugins/api.py

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 from plugins.models import *
 from plugins.validator import validator
-from plugins.views import plugin_notify
+from plugins.views import plugin_notify, send_upload_confirmation_email
 from rpc4django import rpcmethod
 from taggit.models import Tag
 
@@ -120,7 +120,10 @@ def plugin_upload(package, **kwargs):
                 package.len,
                 "UTF-8",
             ),
-            "approved": request.user.has_perm("plugins.can_approve") or plugin.approved,
+            # Always start unapproved; async security checks will auto-approve
+            # trusted users after validation completes.
+            "approved": False,
+            "validation_status": VALIDATION_STATUS_VALIDATING,
         }
 
         # Optional version metadata
@@ -133,6 +136,13 @@ def plugin_upload(package, **kwargs):
         new_version = PluginVersion(**version_data)
         new_version.clean()
         new_version.save()
+
+        # Send Stage 1 upload confirmation email
+        send_upload_confirmation_email(new_version)
+
+        # Queue async security scan task
+        from plugins.tasks.run_security_scan import run_security_scan_task
+        run_security_scan_task.delay(new_version.pk)
     except IntegrityError as e:
         # Avoids error: current transaction is aborted, commands ignored until
         # end of transaction block

qgis-app/plugins/migrations/0020_pluginversion_validation_status.py

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Generated by Django 4.2.28 on 2026-03-12 02:16
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('plugins', '0019_remove_pluginversion_supports_qt6'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='pluginversion',
+            name='validation_status',
+            field=models.CharField(choices=[('pending', 'Pending'), ('validating', 'Validating'), ('validated', 'Validated'), ('blocked', 'Blocked')], db_index=True, default='pending', help_text="Validation status based on security and quality checks. New uploads start as 'validating' until checks complete. 'blocked' means critical issues were found and the version is not available for approval or download.", max_length=20, verbose_name='Validation status'),
+        ),
+    ]

qgis-app/plugins/migrations/0021_alter_pluginversionsecurityscan_scanned_on.py

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import django.utils.timezone
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ("plugins", "0020_pluginversion_validation_status"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name="pluginversionsecurityscan",
+            name="scanned_on",
+            field=models.DateTimeField(
+                default=django.utils.timezone.now,
+                verbose_name="Scanned on",
+            ),
+        ),
+    ]

qgis-app/plugins/models.py

@@ -786,6 +786,19 @@ def get_queryset(self):
         )
 
 
+VALIDATION_STATUS_PENDING = "pending"
+VALIDATION_STATUS_VALIDATING = "validating"
+VALIDATION_STATUS_VALIDATED = "validated"
+VALIDATION_STATUS_BLOCKED = "blocked"
+
+VALIDATION_STATUS_CHOICES = [
+    (VALIDATION_STATUS_PENDING, _("Pending")),
+    (VALIDATION_STATUS_VALIDATING, _("Validating")),
+    (VALIDATION_STATUS_VALIDATED, _("Validated")),
+    (VALIDATION_STATUS_BLOCKED, _("Blocked")),
+]
+
+
 def vjust(str, level=3, delim=".", bitsize=3, fillchar=" ", force_zero=False):
     """
     Normalize a dotted version string.
@@ -934,6 +947,22 @@ class PluginVersion(models.Model):
         null=True,
     )
     is_from_token = models.BooleanField(_("Is uploaded using token"), default=False)
+
+    # Validation status for security and QA checks
+    validation_status = models.CharField(
+        _("Validation status"),
+        max_length=20,
+        choices=VALIDATION_STATUS_CHOICES,
+        default=VALIDATION_STATUS_PENDING,
+        db_index=True,
+        help_text=_(
+            "Validation status based on security and quality checks. "
+            "New uploads start as 'validating' until checks complete. "
+            "'blocked' means critical issues were found and the version "
+            "is not available for approval or download."
+        ),
+    )
+
     # Link to the token if upload is using token
     token = models.ForeignKey(
         PluginOutstandingToken,
@@ -949,6 +978,17 @@ class PluginVersion(models.Model):
     stable_objects = StablePluginVersions()
     experimental_objects = ExperimentalPluginVersions()
 
+    @property
+    def is_available(self):
+        """
+        Returns True if the version is available for download/approval
+        (not blocked by security checks).
+        """
+        return self.validation_status not in [
+            VALIDATION_STATUS_VALIDATING,
+            VALIDATION_STATUS_BLOCKED,
+        ]
+
     @property
     def file_name(self):
         return os.path.basename(self.package.file.name)
@@ -1185,7 +1225,7 @@ class PluginVersionSecurityScan(models.Model):
         PluginVersion, on_delete=models.CASCADE, related_name="security_scan"
     )
     scanned_on = models.DateTimeField(
-        _("Scanned on"), auto_now_add=True, editable=False
+        _("Scanned on"), default=timezone.now, editable=False
     )
 
     # Summary statistics

qgis-app/plugins/security_utils.py

@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ def run_security_scan(plugin_version):
         PluginVersionSecurityScan instance or None if scan fails
     """
     try:
+        from django.utils import timezone
+
         # Get the package file path
         package_path = plugin_version.package.path
 
@@ -32,6 +34,7 @@ def run_security_scan(plugin_version):
         security_scan, created = PluginVersionSecurityScan.objects.update_or_create(
             plugin_version=plugin_version,
             defaults={
+                "scanned_on": timezone.now(),
                 "total_checks": report["summary"]["total_checks"],
                 "passed_checks": report["summary"]["passed"],
                 "warning_count": report["summary"]["warnings"],

qgis-app/plugins/tasks/__init__.py

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-from plugins.tasks.generate_plugins_xml import *  # noqa
-from plugins.tasks.update_qgis_versions import *  # noqa
-from plugins.tasks.rebuild_search_index import *  # noqa
-from plugins.tasks.get_sustaining_members import *  # noqa
+from plugins.tasks.generate_plugins_xml import generate_plugins_xml
+from plugins.tasks.update_qgis_versions import update_qgis_versions
+from plugins.tasks.rebuild_search_index import rebuild_search_index
+from plugins.tasks.get_sustaining_members import get_sustaining_members
+from plugins.tasks.run_security_scan import run_security_scan_task