feat(task): per-task file observation registry (A2, #1375)

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Tracking issue: #1390

Summary

S2 of the file-write safety series (plan: easonLiangWorldedtech/Zoo-Code#33), part of epic #1375. Stacked on S1 (#1383, version token). Introduces the per-task file observation registry (A2): when the agent reads an existing file, the on-disk version token is recorded against the task. The S4 guarded-write will later compare the recorded observation with the token recomputed before a write to detect "the file changed since the read" (stale) or "the file was replaced" (identity change). This PR records observations only — it does not consult them, so behavior is unchanged.

Changes

• src/core/task/observationRegistry.ts (new): ObservationRegistry — an in-memory Map<absolutePath, FileObservation> where FileObservation = { version: string, observedAt: number }; observe replaces on re-observation; plus get/has/clear/size. Pure in-memory, zero I/O, no dependencies.
• src/core/task/Task.ts: each Task owns an observationRegistry instance — parent and subtask observations are independent by construction.
• src/core/tools/ReadFileTool.ts: after a successful read of an existing file, records computeVersionToken(absolutePath) (S1) into the task's registry. A stat failure never fails the read — the token is best-effort (.catch(() => undefined)).

Tests

• New registry spec: observe/get/replace-on-reobserve/has/clear/size semantics.
• ReadFileTool spec: reading an existing file registers an observation with the exact on-disk version format; reading an absent file leaves the registry at size 0; subtask isolation (parent task's registry untouched by a subtask's reads).
• ESLint clean; suppression counts unchanged; check-types clean.

Notes

• Cost: +1 fs.stat per successful read of an existing file — the same call the S4 write guard will re-run, now cached per task.
• No behavior change: observations are recorded but not consulted anywhere yet (S4 is the consumer).
• Stacking: this branch is built on feat(file-safety): file version token for the guarded-write path (A1, #1375) #1383 (S1), whose head branch lives on the fork, so the PR targets main and its diff includes the S1 commits. Merge only after feat(file-safety): file version token for the guarded-write path (A1, #1375) #1383 lands (then this becomes a fast-forward).

Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features

  • File reads now capture the file’s current version and observation time.
  • Tasks maintain independent records of files observed during execution.
  • File version tracking detects changes using precise filesystem metadata.

• Bug Fixes

  • Failed file-version checks no longer interrupt otherwise successful file reads.

• Tests

  • Added coverage for observation tracking, file changes, timestamp precision, and independent task records.

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Walkthrough

This change adds bigint-based file version tokens, a task-scoped in-memory observation registry, and read-time recording for successfully read text files. Version lookup failures leave the read successful and unobserved.

Changes

File observation tracking

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Version token computation src/utils/versionToken.ts, src/utils/__tests__/versionToken.spec.ts	Adds deterministic tokens from device, inode, size, nanosecond timestamps, and ctime. Tests cover precision, file changes, and missing files.
Task observation registry src/core/task/observationRegistry.ts, src/core/task/Task.ts, src/core/task/__tests__/observationRegistry.spec.ts	Adds synchronous in-memory observation storage and initializes one registry per task. Tests cover replacement, lookup, clearing, sizing, and instance independence.
Read-time observation recording src/core/tools/ReadFileTool.ts, src/core/tools/__tests__/readFileTool.spec.ts	Records the computed version after successful native and legacy text reads. Stat failures do not fail reads or create observations. Tests cover successful, failed, and separate-task cases.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Merge Risk:🟡 Moderate · up to 2965a

A file read can record a version that does not match the contents returned, allowing later guarded writes to miss an intervening change and overwrite newer data. Stable-read handling should be fixed or explicitly accepted before merging.

Suggested reviewers:edelauna

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
participant ReadFileTool
participant FileSystem
participant TaskObservationRegistry
ReadFileTool->>FileSystem: read text file
FileSystem-->>ReadFileTool: file contents
ReadFileTool->>FileSystem: compute bigint stat token
FileSystem-->>ReadFileTool: version token
ReadFileTool->>TaskObservationRegistry: observe full path and token

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Inline comments:
In `@src/core/tools/__tests__/readFileTool.spec.ts`:
- Around line 146-151: Update createMockTask so every mock task initializes
observationRegistry with a usable mock object exposing observe, while preserving
options.observationRegistry when explicitly provided. This ensures
ReadFileTool.executeNew can observe successful reads without throwing.
In `@src/core/tools/ReadFileTool.ts`:
- Around line 224-227: Update executeLegacy() to observe successfully read files
using task.observationRegistry.observe with the same computeVersionToken-based
behavior used by execute(). Keep stat failures non-fatal and preserve the
existing observation semantics for successful text reads.
- Around line 224-227: Update the read flow in ReadFileTool around fs.readFile
and computeVersionToken so it captures tokens immediately before and after
reading, observing fullPath only when both tokens match the returned content;
otherwise retry the read. Preserve the existing best-effort behavior by treating
token-stat failures as unobserved rather than failing the read.

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src/core/tools/ReadFileTool.ts (1)

224-227: 🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Bind each observed token to the returned file content.

fs.readFile() completes before computeVersionToken() runs. If another process changes the file in that interval, the registry stores the newer token for older returned content. A later guarded write can then overwrite that unseen change.

• src/core/tools/ReadFileTool.ts#L224-L227: compute a token immediately before and after fs.readFile(). Observe only when both tokens match, or retry the read.
• src/core/tools/ReadFileTool.ts#L809-L813: apply the same stable-read rule to the legacy path.

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In `@src/core/tools/ReadFileTool.ts` around lines 224 - 227, Update both
src/core/tools/ReadFileTool.ts:224-227 and
src/core/tools/ReadFileTool.ts:809-813 to use a stable-read sequence:
computeVersionToken immediately before and after fs.readFile, and observe the
path only when both tokens exist and match; otherwise retry the read according
to the surrounding flow. Apply the same behavior to the legacy path so every
returned file content is bound to its observed version.

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Duplicate comments:
In `@src/core/tools/ReadFileTool.ts`:
- Around line 224-227: Update both src/core/tools/ReadFileTool.ts:224-227 and
src/core/tools/ReadFileTool.ts:809-813 to use a stable-read sequence:
computeVersionToken immediately before and after fs.readFile, and observe the
path only when both tokens exist and match; otherwise retry the read according
to the surrounding flow. Apply the same behavior to the legacy path so every
returned file content is bound to its observed version.

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