feat(file-safety): atomic text publish primitive + safeWriteJson refactor (A4, #1375)

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Tracking issue: #1391

Summary

S3 of the file-write safety series (plan: easonLiangWorldedtech/Zoo-Code#33), part of epic #1375. Introduces the atomic text publish primitive (A4): agent file writes now go temp → fsync → close → atomic rename, so a crash or power loss mid-write can never leave a torn file at the target path. The primitive generalizes the staging/backup/rollback logic currently inline in safeWriteJson (refactored to delegate to it), and DiffViewProvider.saveDirectly (the path all five write tools use) switches from raw fs.writeFile to it.

Changes

• src/services/file-safety/safeWriteText.ts (new): safeWriteText(filePath, content, options?)
  • Writes content to a temp file in a private per-write staging subdir (same volume → atomic rename), fsyncs the fd before close, then atomically renames temp → target.
  • backup: true keeps the old-file semantics (target → backup before commit; backup deleted on success, restored on failure); default is plain atomic replace.
  • Symlinks: resolves the target via fs.realpath first (falling back to the given path when it does not exist), so a write through a symlink replaces the referent's content and never replaces the link itself.
  • Windows DACL: saves the target's DACL to a dump via icacls /save <target> /Tbefore the backup rename, then restores it onto the target's directory after the commit rename. Any failure skips DACL handling entirely (the write is never blocked) and the dump file is always unlinked.
  • File descriptors are released in try/finally, so a failing write/fsync never leaks one.
  • Injection points (platform, execFileRunner, tempPath) keep both platform branches testable without a Windows runner; tempPath lets a caller pre-write (streaming) then fsync+commit.
• src/utils/safeWriteJson.ts: the commit step now delegates to safeWriteText with the pre-written stream temp (tempPath) and backup: false (the JSON path already manages its own backup); rollback/cleanup logic unchanged.
• src/integrations/editor/DiffViewProvider.ts: saveDirectly writes via safeWriteText instead of raw fs.writeFile — crash/power-loss safe for every agent write.

Tests

• New safeWriteText.spec.ts: staging/fsync/close/rename ordering; torn-write failure leaves the target byte-identical with no temp behind; backup rollback restores the old file; target-absent with backup commits without a backup; win32 DACL save-before-rename / restore-after-commit ordering, the skip-entirely path when the target is absent, and dump cleanup on failure; a symlink-resolution test (runs on all platforms) proving the commit rename targets the realpath result (the referent) and never the link path, plus a realpath-failure fallback case; pre-written tempPath commit.
• DiffViewProvider.spec.ts: save-path assertions moved from raw fs.writeFile to the mocked safeWriteText primitive.
• safeWriteJson suite unchanged (behavior-preserving refactor).
• ESLint clean; suppression counts unchanged; check-types clean.

Notes

• Behavior-preserving for all successful writes: same files end up at the same paths. The safety gain is crash/power-loss atomicity (zero torn-window) and a private staging dir that keeps concurrent writes from colliding.
• No version guard yet — that is S4 (A3), which consumes this publish step.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes

  • Improved file-saving reliability with safer, atomic writes.
  • Reduced the risk of incomplete or corrupted files when saving changes.
  • Added rollback and cleanup handling when a write fails.
  • Improved compatibility with Windows file permissions and optional backups.
  • Applied safer write handling when saving editor changes and JSON data.

• Tests

  • Expanded coverage for atomic writes, failure recovery, backups, temporary paths, symlinks, permissions, and platform-specific behavior.

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Walkthrough

The change adds an atomic text-write service with backup, rollback, Windows ACL handling, symlink resolution, and durability checks. Editor direct saves and JSON writes now use this service. Tests cover publication ordering, failures, backups, platform behavior, and cleanup.

Changes

Atomic file publishing

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Safe text write primitive src/services/file-safety/safeWriteText.ts, src/services/file-safety/__tests__/safeWriteText.spec.ts	Adds staged, fsynced, atomic text publication with optional backups, rollback, Windows ACL handling, symlink resolution, mode preservation, short-write handling, parent-directory fsync, and tempPath support. Tests cover these paths and failures.
Editor direct-save integration src/integrations/editor/DiffViewProvider.ts, src/integrations/editor/__tests__/DiffViewProvider.spec.ts	Routes saveDirectly through safeWriteText and updates mocks and assertions.
JSON write integration src/utils/safeWriteJson.ts, src/utils/__tests__/safeWriteJson.test.ts, src/eslint-suppressions.json	Uses safeWriteText for the final commit and updates backup, rollback, symlink, permission, and suppression-count expectations.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Merge Risk:🟡 Moderate · up to 4a71d

This change makes editor and JSON writes use staged, fsynced, atomic publication, but merge readiness is reduced by bounded edge cases: Windows permissions may differ after publication, an interrupted backup transaction can temporarily leave the target missing, symlinked JSON paths may resolve outside the caller’s expected boundary, and concurrent aliases can overwrite each other unpredictably. A failure-path test also needs correction or removal before relying on it as coverage.

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Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
participant DiffViewProvider
participant safeWriteText
participant fsPromises
participant TargetFile
DiffViewProvider->>safeWriteText: saveDirectly(path, content)
safeWriteText->>fsPromises: create staging directory
safeWriteText->>fsPromises: write and fsync staged content
safeWriteText->>fsPromises: atomically rename staged file to target
safeWriteText->>TargetFile: publish content at target path
safeWriteText-->>DiffViewProvider: resolve write

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src/services/file-safety/safeWriteText.ts (1)

140-143: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Use a typed error-code guard.

Replace the assertion with an unknown type guard that verifies code is a string. This removes the undocumented cast.

As per coding guidelines, “If an unavoidable cast is required, document why in a nearby comment.”

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In `@src/services/file-safety/safeWriteText.ts` around lines 140 - 143, Update the
error-code extraction in safeWriteText to use an unknown-based type guard that
verifies err.code is a string before reading it, and remove the undocumented
object cast while preserving undefined for non-string or missing codes.

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Inline comments:
In `@src/integrations/editor/DiffViewProvider.ts`:
- Line 1160: Update the write flow around safeWriteText so an existing
symbolic-link absolutePath is preserved and its referent receives the content
instead of replacing the link; retain current behavior for regular files. Add a
regression test covering both the symbolic-link type and the referent’s updated
content.
In `@src/services/file-safety/__tests__/safeWriteText.spec.ts`:
- Around line 134-138: Remove the duplicate safeWriteText mock in
DiffViewProvider.spec.ts, keeping only the existing
../../../services/file-safety/safeWriteText mock because it resolves to the
valid module path. Do not change the safeWriteText behavior or unrelated tests.
In `@src/services/file-safety/safeWriteText.ts`:
- Around line 118-128: Update the descriptor handling in the safeWriteText flow
around _fsyncFile so both the newly written and pre-written temp-path branches
close their file descriptors in finally blocks. Ensure writeSync and _fsyncFile
errors still propagate while closeSync runs on every path, including failures.
- Around line 68-82: Update _copyDaclWindows and both callers in
src/services/file-safety/safeWriteText.ts lines 68-82 and 131-153, plus
src/utils/safeWriteJson.ts lines 118-141, to preserve an accessible target ACL
source before moving the target, restore via a valid directory rather than the
staging file, and remove the ACL dump in a finally block even when restoration
fails. Add platform-override tests covering icacls arguments and fallback
behavior at all affected flows.
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In `@src/services/file-safety/safeWriteText.ts`:
- Around line 140-143: Update the error-code extraction in safeWriteText to use
an unknown-based type guard that verifies err.code is a string before reading
it, and remove the undocumented object cast while preserving undefined for
non-string or missing codes.

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src/services/file-safety/__tests__/safeWriteText.spec.ts (1)

106-114: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Assert the operation order.

These assertions check call counts only. The test still passes if rename runs before fsyncSync or closeSync.

Record each mock operation in an array. Assert this exact sequence:

openSync → writeSync → fsyncSync → closeSync → rename

As per coding guidelines, use unit tests for pure logic and state transitions.

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In `@src/services/file-safety/__tests__/safeWriteText.spec.ts` around lines 106 -
114, Update the relevant safe-write test to record each mocked operation in
execution order and assert the exact sequence openSync → writeSync → fsyncSync →
closeSync → rename, rather than checking only individual call counts. Use the
existing fsSync and fs mocks while preserving the current test behavior.

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In `@src/services/file-safety/safeWriteText.ts`:
- Around line 114-117: Update the targetPath resolution around fs.realpath in
safeWriteText so the fallback to absoluteFilePath occurs only when the caught
error has code ENOENT; rethrow all other errors, preserving symlink referent
updates for resolvable paths.
- Around line 49-52: Update _stagingDir to create the .file-safety-staging
directory with private 0o700 permissions, and ensure an existing directory’s
permissions are verified and repaired before use. Keep returning the staging
directory path unchanged.
- Around line 133-139: Update the temporary-file creation flow around _fsyncFile
to preserve the existing target’s POSIX mode: read the mode of the destination
before staging, use that mode when calling fsSync.openSync instead of hardcoding
0o644, and fall back to a suitable default only when the target does not exist.
- Around line 133-136: Update safeWriteText to ensure the entire content is
written before _fsyncFile and publication: replace the single fsSync.writeSync
call with fsSync.writeFileSync or loop until all bytes are written, and add a
regression test covering partial writes and preventing publication of truncated
content.
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In `@src/services/file-safety/__tests__/safeWriteText.spec.ts`:
- Around line 106-114: Update the relevant safe-write test to record each mocked
operation in execution order and assert the exact sequence openSync → writeSync
→ fsyncSync → closeSync → rename, rather than checking only individual call
counts. Use the existing fsSync and fs mocks while preserving the current test
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src/services/file-safety/__tests__/safeWriteText.spec.ts (1)

246-256: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Remove the skipIf guard on the win32 DACL test.

The test passes platform: "win32" and uses the mocked execFile, so it does not need a Windows host. With it.skipIf(process.platform !== "win32") the test never runs on Linux or macOS CI. The platform override exists precisely to make this branch reachable without a Windows runner, as documented on SafeWriteTextOptions.platform.

♻️ Proposed fix

- it.skipIf(process.platform !== "win32")(- "copies target DACL onto staging file via icacls before rename on Windows",- async () => {- const targetPath = "/tmp/test-dir/target.txt"- vi.mocked(fs.realpath).mockResolvedValue(targetPath)- await safeWriteText(targetPath, "data", { platform: "win32" })-- // icacls dump + restore were called (execFile is callback-based mock)- expect(execFile).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)- },- )+ it("saves and restores the target DACL via icacls on win32", async () => {+ const targetPath = "/tmp/test-dir/target.txt"+ vi.mocked(fs.realpath).mockResolvedValue(targetPath)+ vi.mocked(fsSync.openSync).mockReturnValue(1)+ await safeWriteText(targetPath, "data", { platform: "win32" })++ // icacls dump + restore were called (execFile is callback-based mock)+ expect(execFile).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)+ })

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256, Remove the process.platform-based skipIf guard from the “copies target DACL
onto staging file via icacls before rename on Windows” test, while preserving
its platform: "win32" override and mocked execFile assertions so the test runs
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In `@src/services/file-safety/__tests__/safeWriteText.spec.ts`:
- Line 479: Update the openSync assertion in the safeWriteText test to use a
path-agnostic matcher for the parent-directory path instead of hardcoding
“/tmp/test-dir”, while preserving the expected “r” mode argument.
In `@src/services/file-safety/safeWriteText.ts`:
- Around line 140-141: Update safeWriteText so _stagingDir(dirPath) is only
called when options?.tempPath is absent; when a caller supplies tempPath, use it
directly without creating the staging directory. Preserve the generated
staging-directory and _tempName path behavior for calls without tempPath.
In `@src/utils/safeWriteJson.ts`:
- Around line 109-128: Update safeWriteJson and its
_streamDataToFile/safeWriteText flow so the staged temporary file is created
beside the resolved targetPath rather than absoluteFilePath, avoiding
cross-filesystem rename failures when the target is a symlink. Preserve the
existing backup, commit, and rollback behavior.
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In `@src/services/file-safety/__tests__/safeWriteText.spec.ts`:
- Around line 246-256: Remove the process.platform-based skipIf guard from the
“copies target DACL onto staging file via icacls before rename on Windows” test,
while preserving its platform: "win32" override and mocked execFile assertions
so the test runs on all hosts.

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src/services/file-safety/__tests__/safeWriteText.spec.ts (1)

246-256: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Remove or unskip the skipIf Windows DACL test.

safeWriteText accepts a platform override, so this test does not need a Windows runner. it.skipIf(process.platform !== "win32") makes it dead on every Linux and macOS lane. The tests at lines 285-311 already assert the same icacls save and restore calls with platform: "win32". Delete this case, or drop the skipIf guard so it runs everywhere.

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256, Remove the redundant skipped DACL test around safeWriteText, or remove its
process.platform skipIf guard so the platform override allows it to run on all
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In `@src/services/file-safety/safeWriteText.ts`:
- Around line 163-194: Update the options.tempPath branch in safeWriteText to
determine the existing target mode and apply it to tempPath before publishing,
preserving the default mode for a new target. Add a regression test covering
safeWriteJson with a restrictive 0o600 target and verify the mode remains 0o600
after the atomic rename.
In `@src/utils/__tests__/safeWriteJson.test.ts`:
- Around line 563-575: Update the test setup before calling safeWriteJson to
seed referentPath using fsPromisesActuals.writeFile!, while retaining the
existing callerPath setup. Ensure the test exercises replacement of an existing
resolved referent and preserves the current temp-path and committed-content
assertions.
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In `@src/services/file-safety/__tests__/safeWriteText.spec.ts`:
- Around line 246-256: Remove the redundant skipped DACL test around
safeWriteText, or remove its process.platform skipIf guard so the platform
override allows it to run on all environments; retain the existing icacls
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In `@src/services/file-safety/__tests__/safeWriteText.spec.ts`:
- Around line 166-174: Update the test identified by “simulated failure after
rename but before cleanup leaves no temp behind” so it actually injects a
post-rename cleanup failure, such as rejecting the relevant fs.unlink or
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