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fix(shared): allow atomic saves through 40 symlinks
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Merge remote-tracking branch 'github/main' into maria/pr-25604
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test(shared): simplify symlink boundary cases
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30 changes: 30 additions & 0 deletions packages/shared/src/atomicWrite.test.ts
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Expand Up @@ -14,6 +14,36 @@ import { writeFileStringAtomically } from "./atomicWrite.ts";
import * as HostProcess from "./HostProcess.ts";

it.layer(NodeServices.layer)("writeFileStringAtomically", (it) => {
it.effect.each(HostProcess.Platform.defaultValue() === "linux" ? [39, 40, 41] : [])(
"matches native file access for a chain of %i symlinks",
(hops) =>
Effect.gen(function* () {
const fs = yield* FileSystem.FileSystem;
const path = yield* Path.Path;
const root = yield* fs.makeTempDirectoryScoped({ prefix: "t3-atomic-write-" });

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Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Supported by static analysis

Script executed:

git diff e5909e53c32a9d5b51caf6352d1f17fd73e86db7 9b313886c7d45911413c1a08a8d4435188c6e27f -- packages/shared/src/symlink.ts packages/shared/src/atomicWrite.test.ts
sed -n '1,125p' packages/shared/src/atomicWrite.test.ts
sed -n '1,160p' packages/shared/src/symlink.ts

Repository: pingdotgg/t3code

Length of output: 10304

Script executed:

set -eu
printf '%s\n' '--- NodeFileSystem temporary-directory and realPath implementation ---'
sed -n '150,230p' /tmp/coderabbit-repo-knowledge/pingdotgg-t3code-ca3faa49/.repos/effect-smol/LLMS.md 2>/dev/null || true
dep=$(find . -path '*@effect*platform-node-shared*NodeFileSystem.ts' -o -path '*platform-node-shared*NodeFileSystem.ts' | head -n 1)
if [ -n "$dep" ]; then
  printf 'dependency=%s\n' "$dep"
  rg -n -F -e 'realPath' -e 'makeTempDirectoryScoped' -e 'nodeMkdtemp' -e 'OS.tmpdir' "$dep" || test "$?" -eq 1
  sed -n '150,225p' "$dep"
else
  printf '%s\n' 'dependency source not found in checkout'
fi
printf '%s\n' '--- atomic write implementation ---'
sed -n '1,240p' packages/shared/src/atomicWrite.ts
printf '%s\n' '--- temporary-directory callers in shared package ---'
rg -n -F --glob '*.ts' -e 'makeTempDirectoryScoped' -e 'makeTempDirectory' packages/shared/src || test "$?" -eq 1
printf '%s\n' '--- atomic-write callers ---'
rg -n -F --glob '*.ts' -e 'writeFileStringAtomically' packages/shared/src packages/server/src apps packages 2>/dev/null || test "$?" -eq 1

Repository: pingdotgg/t3code

Length of output: 15545

Canonicalize the temporary directory before building the chain.

When the configured temporary-directory path contains a symlink, makeTempDirectoryScoped can return a path that still includes that symlink. Native resolution then counts the ancestor, so the valid 40-link case can fail.

Suggested fix 
--- "a/packages/shared/src/atomicWrite.test.ts"
+++ "b/packages/shared/src/atomicWrite.test.ts"
@@ -20,7 +20,10 @@
       Effect.gen(function* () {
         const fs = yield* FileSystem.FileSystem;
         const path = yield* Path.Path;
-        const root = yield* fs.makeTempDirectoryScoped({ prefix: "t3-atomic-write-" });
+        const temporaryRoot = yield* fs.makeTempDirectoryScoped({
+          prefix: "t3-atomic-write-",
+        });
+        const root = yield* fs.realPath(temporaryRoot);
         const destination = path.join(root, "settings.json");
         const first = path.join(root, "link-0");
         yield* fs.writeFileString(destination, "before");

This affects the Linux-only conditional test workflow. It does not change the resolver's intended 40-link contract or the production atomic-write path.

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const root = yield* fs.makeTempDirectoryScoped({ prefix: "t3-atomic-write-" });
const temporaryRoot = yield* fs.makeTempDirectoryScoped({
prefix: "t3-atomic-write-",
});
const root = yield* fs.realPath(temporaryRoot);
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Review comment at @packages/shared/src/atomicWrite.test.ts at line 23:
Canonicalize the temporary directory returned by fs.makeTempDirectoryScoped in
the Linux-only test setup before building the symlink chain, using fs.realPath
so the chain’s link count excludes symlinked ancestors.

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const destination = path.join(root, "settings.json");
const first = path.join(root, "link-0");
yield* fs.writeFileString(destination, "before");
for (let index = hops - 1; index >= 0; index--) {
const target = index === hops - 1 ? "settings.json" : `link-${index + 1}`;
yield* fs.symlink(target, path.join(root, `link-${index}`));
}

const read = yield* Effect.exit(fs.readFileString(first));
const write = yield* Effect.exit(
writeFileStringAtomically({ filePath: first, contents: "after" }),
);

assert.strictEqual(Exit.isSuccess(read), hops <= 40);
assert.strictEqual(Exit.isSuccess(write), Exit.isSuccess(read));
assert.strictEqual(
yield* fs.readFileString(destination),
Exit.isSuccess(read) ? "after" : "before",
);
assert.strictEqual(yield* fs.readLink(first), "link-1");
}),
);

it.effect("keeps a symlinked file linked and rewrites its destination", () =>
Effect.gen(function* () {
const fs = yield* FileSystem.FileSystem;
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3 changes: 2 additions & 1 deletion packages/shared/src/symlink.ts
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Expand Up @@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ export const resolveSymlinkTarget = Effect.fn("symlink.resolveSymlinkTarget")(fu
const fs = yield* FileSystem.FileSystem;
const path = yield* Path.Path;
let current = path.resolve(filePath);
for (let hop = 0; hop < MAX_SYMLINK_HOPS; hop++) {
// The terminal file needs a probe after the last permitted link is followed.
for (let hop = 0; hop <= MAX_SYMLINK_HOPS; hop++) {
const link = yield* fs.readLink(current).pipe(
Effect.asSome,
Effect.catchIf(isNotASymlink, () => Effect.succeedNone),
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