File browser: lazy directory tree in Files tab#503
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Phase A of #479: the smallest vertical slice delivering a real file browser. Server: new `fs.listDir` oRPC endpoint resolving terminal CWD/repo root, with path traversal guard. Core logic extracted to `kolu-fs` integration package with unit tests. Client: Ark UI TreeView in FilesTab with lazy async `loadChildren`, directory-first sorting, expand/collapse, loading indicators, and manual refresh. Reactive to terminal switches via `createEffect(on(...))`. Closes Phase A of #479
Cover: empty dirs, deeply nested paths, sub/../.. traversal, sibling prefix attack, dotfiles, symlink exclusion, ENOENT/ENOTDIR errors, FIFO filtering, logger invocation, and no-logger path.
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| Step | Status | Duration | Verification |
|---|---|---|---|
| sync | ✅ | 8s | git fetch succeeded, forge=github |
| research | ✅ | 3m 1s | Understood Phase A scope fully |
| hickey | ✅ | 57s | 2 findings, both fixed in PR |
| branch | ✅ | 11s | feat/fs-list-dir from origin/master |
| implement | ✅ | 4m 31s | fs.listDir + Ark UI TreeView + e2e tests |
| check | ✅ | 3m 2s | typecheck passed (8 workspace projects) |
| docs | ⏩ | — | No docs configured |
| police | ✅ | 2m 0s | All 3 passes clean (fixed queueMicrotask bug) |
| fmt | ✅ | 16s | 5 files formatted |
| commit | ✅ | 28s | c1d8f2a + merged origin/master |
| test | ✅ | 3m 17s | 188 scenarios, 1349 steps, 18 unit tests |
| ci | ✅ | 3m 24s | nix-build, e2e, typecheck, unit, apm-sync |
| update-pr | ✅ | 30s | Draft PR #503 |
| Total | ~24m |
Slowest step: implement (4m 31s, 19% of total) — expected for the largest step.
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- ci (3m 24s): the Nix build dominates due to
fetchPnpmDepshash update; subsequent runs on this branch will cache - check (3m 2s): first run installed missing
node_modules; warm runs are ~15s - research (3m 1s): 3 parallel Explore subagents ran concurrently — efficient for the scope
- test included a Nix rebuild for the pnpmDeps hash fix; pure test time was ~40s
Workflow completed at 2026-04-13T20:16:16Z.
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Without this guard, the ci step can be recorded as passed against a stale commit if new commits land mid-workflow (e.g., user-requested changes, expanded tests). The verification clause now requires comparing the CI commit SHA against `git rev-parse HEAD` and re-running if they diverge. Observed in juspay/kolu#503: CI passed on cd5b8c5 but a followup commit 2f86f10 was pushed after — the ci step was already recorded as passed without covering the latest code.
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**CI can silently pass on a stale commit** if new commits land mid-workflow — the ci step records success against the commit it ran on, even if HEAD has moved. Observed in [juspay/kolu#503](juspay/kolu#503): CI ran against `cd5b8c5`, then a followup commit `2f86f10` (expanded unit tests) was pushed after the user requested more coverage. The ci step was already recorded as passed without ever covering the latest code. The fix adds a **HEAD-freshness guard** to the ci step's verification clause: before recording the step as passed, the agent must compare the commit SHA that CI ran against with `git rev-parse HEAD`. If they differ, CI must re-run. *This closes the gap regardless of why HEAD moved* — fix retries, user-requested changes, or any other source of new commits.
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…djs/testing-library Addresses PR review: Zod schemas (FsListDirInput/Output, FsDirEntry) now live in kolu-fs and are re-exported by kolu-common — same pattern as kolu-claude-code owning its own schemas. Adopts @solidjs/testing-library as a third testing vector for signal-heavy components. 10 FilesTab component tests covering: initial load, loading/error/empty states, directory-before-file sorting, refresh button, terminal switching reactivity, header text, and state cleanup.
Two new tests verify behavior after refresh: consecutive refreshes fully replace the tree (no ghost entries from previous loads), and directory-before-file sorting holds after refresh.
Extract reusable assertion helpers (assertTreeRenders, assertDirsBeforeFiles, assertExpandShowsChildren) and add an "after refresh" describe block that mounts → refreshes → re-runs the same checks. Catches bugs where refresh leaves Ark UI TreeView or the collection signal in a broken state that only surfaces on subsequent interactions. Also adds: expand test, error-then-refresh recovery test.
Bug: after expanding a directory then refreshing, the expanded directory
could not be re-expanded — Ark UI's internal load tracking persisted
across collection replacements, thinking children were already loaded.
Fix: bump a treeKey counter on every loadRoot, use it to key the
TreeView.Root via <For each={[treeKey()]}> so SolidJS destroys and
recreates the component, clearing all internal Ark UI state.
Found by the new "expand → refresh → expand" component test.
…type Eliminates parallel type definitions for the same domain concept. listDir now returns FsDirEntry[] directly from the Zod schema.
# Conflicts: # default.nix
Master PR #507 introduced platform-specific pnpmDeps hashes. This branch added @ark-ui/solid and @solidjs/testing-library, which invalidate master's Darwin hash. Linux hash verified locally; Darwin hash must be captured from CI output.
Captured from CI: the new pure-JS deps (@ark-ui/solid, @solidjs/testing-library) produce the same pnpm store hash on both Darwin and Linux, so both branches get the same sha256.
Previous commit wrongly set darwin hash equal to linux. Per #509, these MUST differ because pnpm-lock.yaml contains platform-gated optionalDependencies.
Verified empirically: on this branch, the darwin fetchPnpmDeps produces the same content hash as linux. Build log at a82646d shows: - ran genuinely on darwin (/private/var/folders/ paths) - fetchPnpmDeps uses 'pnpm --force' which downloads ALL platform variants regardless of stdenv (sharp-libvips-{linux,darwin,linuxmusl}-* all fetched) - got: sha256-xcT+qRNmGjF7FmvPv4X25RlntZN8SAiVdWqH4lreS5o= The #509 comment ('hashes differ by platform') was accurate for master, but this branch's deps changes collapsed the distinction. The if-split is kept to preserve master's architecture.
After the nix build, run the derivation's binary to catch cross-platform cache hits. fetchPnpmDeps content hashes can match across platforms, letting Nix serve the wrong-platform build from cache — 'nix build' alone won't notice, but invoking the binary will fail immediately on the wrong OS/arch. Added to both _linux-fanout (parallel with home-manager, e2e) and _darwin (serial before e2e — smoke is faster, so fail fast).
Restore default.nix and ci/mod.just to match origin/master. Master already has the equivalent binary-smoke CI step (renamed 'run') which supersedes this branch's 'smoke' iteration.
# Conflicts: # default.nix
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Closing in favor of #514 — reframed as a code-review surface driven by git state, not a file tree. The listDir / tree-view approach in this PR solved the wrong problem; see the issue for the 4-phase plan. |
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The Files tab is no longer a placeholder — it's a browsable, lazy-loaded directory tree rooted at the active terminal's repo root (or CWD). Phase A of #479, the smallest vertical slice that delivers a real file browser.
The server gets a new
fs.listDiroRPC endpoint that reads a directory and returns entries sorted directories-first, with a path traversal guard preventing escape above the repo root. The core logic lives in a newkolu-fsintegration package with 18 unit tests covering sorting, traversal attacks (including sibling-prefix and nested../..escapes), error propagation, symlink behavior, and FIFO filtering.On the client, the FilesTab uses Ark UI's
TreeViewwithloadChildrenfor lazy async expansion — directories signalchildrenCountso Ark knows to fetch on expand without preloading the whole tree. AcreateEffect(on(...))watches terminal ID and root path so the tree reloads automatically when you switch terminals, and resets cleanly when no terminal is selected. A refresh button in the tab header does what you'd expect.Closes Phase A of #479
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