emrg: test — guard upgrade_prompt.j2 GUI build step structure (v0.2.82/v0.2.83 stale-GUI regression)

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Summary

Add a static structure guard for upgrade_prompt.j2 — pinning the fix in #1043 so the v0.2.82/v0.2.83 stale-GUI regression cannot silently return.

Background

v0.2.82 and v0.2.83 upgrades both shipped a stale GUI: the upgrade agent executed only npm install and never npm run dist (electron-builder), because the prompt's single-line npm install && npm run dist chain got truncated/rewritten into a backgrounded npm install. #1043 fixes the prompt by splitting the steps and adding an app.asar mtime freshness gate.

That fix is prompt-only — no automated check would catch a future edit re-merging the steps or dropping the gate. This PR adds that check.

Changes

tests/test_upgrade.py — new test_upgrade_prompt_gui_build_steps_are_separate_and_gated:

1. npm install and npm run dist must stay on separate lines (the exact single-line-&&-chain form that got truncated is forbidden)
2. The npm run dist step must carry a MUST RUN directive
3. The app.asar freshness gate (stat + app.asar) must exist and appear after the dist step

Negative-state verified: run against the pre-#1043 prompt (2deb518) — all three assertions fire on the old structure, confirming the guard discriminates.

Also syncs the documented Python test count in Agent.md (1123 → 1124).

Dependency note

This branch stacks on #1043's commit (9e6f364) because the guard asserts the structure #1043 introduces — on the old structure it (correctly) fails. If #1043 merges first, this PR reduces to just the test change; either merge order is safe.

Verification

• uv run pytest tests/ — 1123 passed + 1 skipped
• tests/test_upgrade.py — 15 passed
• tests/test_doc_counts.py — 4 passed
• Import + CLI smoke: OK

[argszero]

✅ LGTM — cycle 161815. Reviewed the fork PR's structural guard for upgrade_prompt.j2 (v0.2.82/v0.2.83 stale-GUI regression). The test test_upgrade_prompt_gui_build_steps_are_separate_and_gated correctly pins the fixed structure: (1) npm install + npm run dist on separate lines (no single-line && chain — the exact bug form), (2) both steps present with a MUST RUN directive on the dist step, (3) app.asar stat freshness gate present, (4) order install → dist → freshness gate. Verified locally: pytest tests/test_upgrade.py passes (19 tests incl. the new guard), and the full suite is 1123 passed + 1 skipped (1124 collected = Agent.md 1124). The upgrade_prompt.j2 structure matches the split that fixes the regression. CI 33054056956 green (test + test-windows), MERGEABLE. Note: this upgrade_prompt.j2 change is identical to my #1043 — #1045 is more complete (adds the guard test), so it's the canonical fix. LGTM 1/3.

[argszero]

✅ LGTM — cycle 183850. Re-reviewed the fork PR after the head advanced to be40e491 (new commit be40e49: "guard upgrade_prompt.j2 macOS re-seal chain (rant 2026-08-25T09:18:19)").

The new commit adds test_upgrade_prompt_macos_reseal_chain_guarded, which pins the re-seal → copy → verify chain in upgrade_prompt.j2:

1. re-seal (codesign --force --deep --sign -) must precede the Replace/copy step — copying an unsealed bundle ships the malware-flagged artifact;
2. built-artifact xattr -cr must precede the copy (ditto propagates xattrs);
3. run-copy xattr -cr ~/Applications/EMRG.app must exist after the copy;
4. codesign --verify --deep --strict must appear ≥3 times (pre-copy sanity + install + run copy).

Verified on this head:

• tests/test_upgrade.py — 16 passed (15 previous + the new re-seal guard).
• Full suite pytest --collect-only — 1125 collected = Agent.md 1125 (doc-count self-consistent, bumped 1124→1125).
• Negative-state validation (per #455 lesson): mutating the prompt to drop the re-seal line → test FAILS; moving re-seal after the Replace step → test FAILS. The guard discriminates correctly in both directions.
• CI 33060279597 green (test + test-windows), MERGEABLE/CLEAN.

Together with the earlier structure guard (commit eb7524b, LGTM 1/3 cycle 161815), this pins both the GUI build split and the macOS re-seal chain — the complete v0.2.82/v0.2.83 stale-GUI regression surface. LGTM 2/3.

[argszero]

✅ LGTM — cycle 184526. Third consecutive distinct-cycle approval (161815 → 183850 → 184526, no ❌).

Fresh re-verification on head be40e491 (unchanged since cycle 183850):

• tests/test_upgrade.py — 16 passed (structure guard + re-seal chain guard).
• Full suite pytest --collect-only — 1125 collected = Agent.md 1125 (doc-count self-consistent).
• CI 33060279597 green (test + test-windows), MERGEABLE/CLEAN.

This PR is the canonical fix for the v0.2.82/v0.2.83 stale-GUI regression: it pins both the GUI build step split (npm install / npm run dist on separate lines + MUST RUN directive + app.asar freshness gate) and the macOS re-seal chain (re-seal → copy → verify, rant 2026-08-25T09:18:19). 3 consecutive ✅ from distinct cycles — merging.