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fix(repo): ws refresh crash-retry edges (temp sweep before .scignore, emptied directory) - #276

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Closes #275

Two fail-closed crash-retry edges of sc ws refresh (ADR-0056):

  1. Stale refresh staging files (<stem>.<pid>.<n>.tmp, recorded dead pids only, never through a symlinked parent) are now swept inside plan_checkout before the .scignore comparison, for every path the result changes. Before, a refresh that turned *.tmp from hidden to visible and died mid-write had its own temp file counted as an agent addition.
  2. On a retry, an empty directory at a path the result turns into a file counts as the refresh's own husk when the candidate tracked files under it that the result drops. dir_clearable and clear_dir_obstruction still refuse any content, and a fresh refresh still refuses a user's empty directory.

Tests (written first, both failed before the fix): a_stale_staging_file_the_new_ignore_rules_expose_is_swept_before_they_are_compared, a_retry_replaces_the_empty_directory_its_own_removals_left (includes the user-content refusal). ADR-0056 text updated; the two edges were not in its known-limits paragraph, so there was nothing to remove there.

Verified: fmt, clippy -D warnings, cargo test -p scl-repo -p scl-cli (1198 passed), demo/run_ws_demo.sh.

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  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved recovery for interrupted refreshes by removing stale temporary files from inactive writers when they meet safety criteria.
    • Correctly handles empty directories left after interrupted removals, allowing replacement when appropriate while preserving user-created content.
    • Applies cleanup before ignore-rule checks, including paths skipped during a previous refresh attempt.
    • Prevents protected or user-created files and directories from being mistaken for refresh artifacts during recovery.
  • Documentation

    • Clarified refresh recovery limitations and behavior for ignored files, empty directories, and protected content.

…heck and replaces its own emptied directory (ref #275)

A refresh that turns *.tmp from hidden to visible and is killed mid-write left a
staging file the retry counted as an agent addition. The sweep now runs inside
plan_checkout, before hidden_additions, for every path the result changes.

A crash between the removal loop and the write loop of a dir/file -> dir
replacement left an empty directory that refused the retry. On a retry an empty
directory counts as the refresh's own when the candidate tracked files under it
that the result drops; dir_clearable still refuses any content.
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Refresh retries now remove matching stale staging files before .scignore checks and can replace directories left empty by removals from a prior interrupted attempt.

Changes: Refresh retry handling

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Staging cleanup before ignore checks
crates/repo/src/ws_refresh.rs, docs/adr/0056-named-concurrent-ws-sessions.md
Checkout planning receives recorded writer PIDs and removes matching stale staging files for changed paths before ignore-rule checks. Duplicate cleanup was removed from drive_refresh. Tests and documentation cover the behavior.
Retrying directory replacement
crates/repo/src/ws_refresh.rs, docs/adr/0056-named-concurrent-ws-sessions.md
Retry planning treats a directory emptied by tracked removals as replaceable. Protected files and user-created content do not qualify. Tests and documentation cover these cases.

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  • observed — Modified behavior in crates/repo/src/ws_refresh.rs: plan_checkout now receives optional recorded writer PIDs instead of a resume boolean and sweeps matching stale staging files for changed paths before ignore-rule comparisons.
  • observed — Modified behavior in crates/repo/src/ws_refresh.rs: A retry may treat a directory as emptied when recorded plain tracked files beneath it were removed during the interrupted refresh, while protected files that may never have been laid out do not qualify.
  • observed — Modified behavior in crates/repo/src/ws_refresh.rs: Refresh planning now passes the pending marker’s writer list to plan_checkout rather than only indicating that a marker exists.
  • observed — Modified behavior in crates/repo/src/ws_refresh.rs: Removed the duplicate resume-time staging-file sweep from drive_refresh; cleanup is now performed during checkout planning.
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Review comments at @crates/repo/src/ws_refresh.rs:
- Around line 338-344: Update the ADR guarantee associated with plan_checkout to
state that refusal conditions are decided before the first checkout write, not
before every planning-side write. Document that retry cleanup via
sweep_stale_temps may remove stale staging files before a later hidden_additions
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Comment on lines +339 to +341
for (p, _) in new.iter().filter(|(p, e)| old.get(*p) != Some(e)) {
if !under_symlink(root, p) {
sweep_stale_temps(&safe_join(root, p)?, writers);

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P2 Badge Preserve user files that merely match the staging pattern

On a retry where the old .scignore hid *.tmp and the result exposes it, this pre-check sweep silently deletes any regular sibling named like b.<recorded-dead-pid>.<n>.tmp before hidden_additions can recognize it as a user file. The filename and dead PID are not proof of ownership: such an ignored file may have existed independently or been created after the crash, so retrying can lose user data instead of refusing as it previously did. Record the actual staging paths or otherwise verify ownership before removing them.

AGENTS.md reference: AGENTS.md:L3-L5

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|| (resuming
&& old.iter().any(|(o, e)| {
// A protected file may never have been laid out (no key at
// fork), so it proves nothing about what was on disk.
o.starts_with(&under) && !new.contains_key(o) && e.2 & PROTECTED == 0

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P2 Badge Prove the retry created an empty directory before removing it

If the process dies after writing the pending marker but before removing dir/file, and the user then deletes or replaces that tracked subtree with their own empty dir (including one held as another process's working directory), this condition treats the directory as the refresh's husk solely because the candidate once contained a plain descendant. The retry consequently removes the user's directory even though the interrupted attempt never touched it, bypassing the fail-closed empty-directory guard. Track completed removals in the pending state or otherwise require evidence that the prior attempt actually emptied this directory.

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Re Codex P2 findings on 16c67bb:

  1. Staging-name sweep: not changed. The ownership rule (exact <stem>.<pid>.<n>.tmp name, pid recorded as a writer for this refresh, provably dead, regular file, no symlinked parent, a path the result changes) is the one ADR-0056 already adopted for the sweep; this PR only moves the same sweep ahead of the .scignore comparison, which is what ws refresh crash-retry edge cases (Codex P2 on #268): temp-file vs .scignore comparison, directory-replacement removals #275 asks for. Before, the same file would have been deleted by the post-plan sweep whenever the plan passed.
  2. Empty-directory husk: valid but narrow, and not fixable without per-file progress in the marker, which ADR-0056 already lists as a limit. Only an empty directory can be lost (dir_clearable still refuses any content). Documented as a known limit in ADR-0056 in the latest commit.

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Approved: independent code-reviewer (no blockers, findings fixed), Codex security clean, two narrow P2s deliberately documented, CI green. Separate possible issue filed (#278).

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ws refresh crash-retry edge cases (Codex P2 on #268): temp-file vs .scignore comparison, directory-replacement removals

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