Snapshots cannot be deleted with space in the snapshotname

[KonstantinNoulezas]

Snapshots cannot be deleted, when they have a space at the End of the name

Detailed Description

1. I have a snapshot with the exact name within the brackets: [focal-multiverse-snapshot-2023-09 ]
   Detail:

   • [focal-multiverse-snapshot-2023-09 ]: Snapshot from mirror [focal-multiverse]: http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ focal [udeb]

2. You can see a "space" charakter at the end of the Snapshotname (after the 9 - Chatakter)

3. When I try to delete the snapshot, I get an error message, that the Snapshot-name is not available
   $ aptly snapshot drop -force focal-multiverse-snapshot-2023-09
   ERROR: unable to drop: snapshot with name focal-multiverse-snapshot-2023-09 not found
   --> I try again with single quotes:
   $ aptly snapshot drop -force 'focal-multiverse-snapshot-2023-09 '
   ERROR: unable to drop: snapshot with name focal-multiverse-snapshot-2023-09 not found
   --> I try it with double quotes:
   $ aptly snapshot drop -force "focal-multiverse-snapshot-2023-09 "
   ERROR: unable to drop: snapshot with name focal-multiverse-snapshot-2023-09 not found
   --> I try it with bakslah at the end before the "space"
   $ aptly snapshot drop -force focal-multiverse-snapshot-2023-09
   ERROR: unable to drop: snapshot with name focal-multiverse-snapshot-2023-09 not found
   --> and of course i tried it with single and doule qotas
   aptly snapshot drop -force 'focal-multiverse-snapshot-2023-09\ '
   ERROR: unable to drop: snapshot with name focal-multiverse-snapshot-2023-09\ not found
   aptly snapshot drop -force "focal-multiverse-snapshot-2023-09\ "
   ERROR: unable to drop: snapshot with name focal-multiverse-snapshot-2023-09\ not found

4. I also tried to Rename the Snapshot in a name without Space at the end, same Result

Context

If we dont fix it, we will run in a more and more growing very big database --> Full disk in a frw Months !

--> We Need a fix for this. Thank you. :-)
How would you use it?
--> Delete a snapshot with in its Name is at the End a Space.

Change Suggestion:

1. Offer a Workaround / Solution how to Delete this Snapshot with the Space at the End of the Snapshot Name
2. Implement a check, so that space in a given Name prohibited when created

--> They will not run into the same Problem as we actually have

Possible Implementation

Your Environment

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, with Bash
$ cat /srv/aptly/.aptly.conf
{
"rootDir": "/srv/aptly/.aptly",
"downloadConcurrency": 4,
"downloadSpeedLimit": 0,
"downloadRetries": 0,
"downloader": "default",
"databaseOpenAttempts": -1,
"architectures": ["amd64"],
"dependencyFollowSuggests": false,
"dependencyFollowRecommends": false,
"dependencyFollowAllVariants": false,
"dependencyFollowSource": false,
"dependencyVerboseResolve": false,
"gpgDisableSign": false,
"gpgDisableVerify": true,
"gpgProvider": "gpg",
"downloadSourcePackages": false,
"skipLegacyPool": true,
"ppaDistributorID": "ubuntu",
"ppaCodename": "",
"skipContentsPublishing": false,
"skipBz2Publishing": false,
"FileSystemPublishEndpoints": {},
"S3PublishEndpoints": {},
"SwiftPublishEndpoints": {},
"AzurePublishEndpoints": {},
"AsyncAPI": false,
"enableMetricsEndpoint": false
}

[KonstantinNoulezas]

We was able to delete the Snaphot with this apecific command:

$ aptly snapshot drop 'focal-multiverse-snapshot-2023-09 '

So without the "-force" switch it is possible to delete it.

### So we solved the Issue for us.

The question is here for you (the Aptly community), if you want to analyse it or close it?

[neolynx]

I think aptly should remove leading / training spaces on all identifiers...