Add kcap setup --local for a fresh machine

[alexeyzimarev]

AI-3487 (no GitHub issue exists)

What & why

Adds kcap setup --local: on a fresh Mac it downloads the signed local-edition bundle of the CLI's own version, installs and starts the server unit fenced, and commits it as the active profile's server (None stamp). It then continues with the usual harness, daemon and import steps. --json emits the same progress as JSON lines for the desktop wizard. A cancelled or failed setup leaves a complete installation or none; an interrupted one is finished or undone from the lifecycle journal on the next run.

Where to look

• LocalInstaller/LocalSetupCommit/LocalSetupRollback/LocalSetupRecovery: the order the server's fence contract needs (commit decision journaled first; journal cleared only after a 200 /auth/config without Kcap-Installation: pending).
• The launchd label is per user while roots are per KCAP_LOCAL_ROOT, so the unit is only ever touched when its owner root is proven to be this one.

Verification

• On this Mac with bundle 1.3.0-beta.10: --json committed in 38 s, terminal in 35 s; after each, /auth/config 200 without the pending header, journal gone, profile http://localhost:9473 + None; a rerun reused it in <1 s with no download.
• Capacitor.Cli.Tests.Unit 7165 passed, Capacitor.Cli.Core.Tests.Unit 4754 passed, 0 failed; AOT publish prints no IL warnings.
• KCAP_LOCAL_SETUP_CHECK=1: SIGTERM mid-download ends failed/cancelled, exit 130, nothing left behind.

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• New Features
  • Added kcap setup --local to install or reuse a local server, with interactive prompts or JSON Lines progress output.
  • Local setup checks platform and configuration requirements, verifies downloaded bundles, and can recover or roll back interrupted installations.
  • Setup displays the local server URL and skips sign-in for local installations.
• Documentation
  • Expanded setup help with local edition requirements, confirmation options, JSON output, failure behavior, and bundle download overrides.

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• src/Capacitor.Cli/InteractiveLifetime.cs
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• test/Capacitor.Cli.Tests.Unit/InteractiveLifetimeTests.cs
• test/Capacitor.Cli.Tests.Unit/LocalEdition/LocalBundleUnpackerTests.cs
• test/Capacitor.Cli.Tests.Unit/LocalEdition/LocalInstallerTests.cs
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📝 Walkthrough

Adds kcap setup --local for local server installation and reuse. The workflow includes signed bundle verification, durable installation state, recovery and rollback, terminal and JSON Lines output, and setup documentation.

Changes: Local edition setup

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Journal and durable publication src/Capacitor.Cli.Core/LocalEdition/*, src/Capacitor.Cli.Core/Config/*, src/Capacitor.Cli.Core/Auth/*, src/Capacitor.Cli/Services/ServiceFiles.cs	Journal entries represent server startup as Allow, Fenced, or Deny. Durable directory creation, configuration publication, and service-file writes include flushes, directory syncing, and fault points. OnlyServer checks profile URLs at commit.
Bundle retrieval and extraction src/Capacitor.Cli.Core/Http/LocalBundleClient.cs, src/Capacitor.Cli.Core/LocalEdition/LocalBundleManifest.cs, src/Capacitor.Cli/LocalEdition/LocalBundleUnpacker.cs, test/*/LocalBundle*Tests.cs	The bundle client retrieves bounded manifests and archives. Manifest verification checks signatures and metadata. Extraction rejects unsafe paths and links and requires a root-level kcap-server.
Preflight and unit ownership src/Capacitor.Cli/LocalEdition/*, related tests	Preflight checks platform, socket paths, profiles, and installation state. Unit ownership readings and a per-user lock support checks across installation roots.
Install, reuse, and recovery src/Capacitor.Cli/LocalEdition/LocalInstaller.cs, src/Capacitor.Cli/LocalEdition/LocalSetup*.cs, related tests	The installer stages and starts a bundle, checks server responses, and commits registry and profile state. The implementation also handles reuse, rollback, and journal-based recovery.
Command, cancellation, and documentation src/Capacitor.Cli/Commands/*LocalSetup*, src/Capacitor.Cli/Commands/SetupCommand.cs, src/Capacitor.Cli/InteractiveLifetime.cs, README.md, src/Capacitor.Cli.Core/Resources/help-setup.txt	Setup parses --local options and supports terminal prompts or JSON Lines. Deferred interrupt handling supports cancellation. Successful local setup supplies the local server URL and updates next-step output. Documentation describes platform limits, required answers, JSON output, and bundle overrides.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~60 minutes

Change: Feature

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant SetupCommand
  participant LocalInstaller
  participant LocalBundleClient
  participant LocalServerService
  participant LocalSetupCommit
  SetupCommand->>LocalInstaller: Preflight and installation answers
  LocalInstaller->>LocalBundleClient: Fetch and verify bundle
  LocalInstaller->>LocalServerService: Install and start unit
  LocalInstaller->>LocalSetupCommit: Publish state and confirm server
  LocalSetupCommit-->>SetupCommand: Committed installation

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Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 05acf

No identified issue currently blocks merging local setup after normal checks.

Security architecture risk: 🔵 Low · up to 05acf

The installation has substantial recovery and ownership safeguards, and downloaded code is verified before execution. Its security model explicitly requires a single-user machine. Remaining uncertainty concerns the bundled server’s runtime enforcement and behavior under real service-manager failures.

Retained concerns
No architecture-level concerns identified.

Security review details

Security Blast Radius

• inferred — The demonstrated scope is the installing user’s service, installation directories, registry, and selected profile. The terminal continuation makes that endpoint authoritative for subsequent setup; no system-wide privilege elevation or cross-tenant deployment change was established.

Trust Boundaries and Controls

• observed — Archive extraction rejects escaping paths and unsupported entry types, copies only previously extracted hard-link targets, defers symlink creation, verifies resolved symlink confinement, and restricts extracted Unix permissions to the owner.
• observed — Installation probes bypass proxies and refuse redirects. However, readiness and pending-state responses are public semantic checks, not authenticated installation identity; the temporary port checks do not reserve the listener through startup. This limitation must be interpreted within the explicitly single-user deployment model.

Resilience and Maintainability Implications

• observed — Cancellation before the commit decision invokes rollback; after the decision, commit and recovery proceed without the caller’s cancellation token. Failures preserve the journal, and restart requires proof that the service belongs to the installation root.

Hardening Proposals

• proposed — Before broadening support to shared machines or mutually untrusted local processes, bind responder acceptance to installation-specific identity rather than the public pending header, and validate the protocol with a real competing listener and interrupted startup.

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Add crash-safe local server installation to kcap setup

✨ Enhancement 🧪 Tests 📝 Documentation 🕐 40+ Minutes

AI Description

• Add kcap setup --local to install a signed server bundle and continue terminal onboarding.

Diagram

graph TD
  Setup["Setup command"] --> Preflight["Local preflight"] --> Lifecycle["Lifecycle lease"] --> Bundle["Signed bundle"] --> Server["Fenced server"] --> Commit["Durable commit"] --> Profile["Active profile"]
  Lifecycle --> Rollback["Verified rollback"]
  Lifecycle --> Commit

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High-Level Assessment

Keep the shared, journal-driven installer: it gives terminal and desktop clients the same transaction and preserves the server's fencing contract. A separate installer process or independent JSON implementation would duplicate recovery and ownership decisions without improving the commit boundary.

Files changed (103) +7736 / -108

Enhancement (59) +2483 / -85

CommitPrecondition.csGuard against other-server profiles +13/-0

Guard against other-server profiles

• Adds a commit precondition that refuses local publication while any profile names another server.

src/Capacitor.Cli.Core/Auth/CommitPrecondition.cs

OnboardingFacade.csSupport durable onboarding commits +6/-3

Support durable onboarding commits

• Routes requested durable commits through strict configuration mutation while preserving existing commit paths.

src/Capacitor.Cli.Core/Auth/OnboardingFacade.cs

ConfigMutator.csPublish configuration durably +39/-8

Publish configuration durably

• Adds directory creation and syncing around flushed, atomically replaced configuration files.

src/Capacitor.Cli.Core/Config/ConfigMutator.cs

ConfigUnreadableException.csAdjust unreadable-config diagnostic +1/-1

Adjust unreadable-config diagnostic

• Refines the exception text used when strict configuration loading fails.

src/Capacitor.Cli.Core/Config/ConfigUnreadableException.cs

LocalBundleClient.csDownload and verify local bundle bytes +130/-0

Download and verify local bundle bytes

• Fetches manifests and signatures, streams archives with timeouts, and checks declared size and SHA-256.

src/Capacitor.Cli.Core/Http/LocalBundleClient.cs

DirectorySync.csDistinguish denied directory syncs +8/-1

Distinguish denied directory syncs

• Surfaces permission-denied directory syncs separately for durable directory creation.

src/Capacitor.Cli.Core/LocalEdition/DirectorySync.cs

DirectorySyncDeniedException.csRepresent denied directory sync +4/-0

Represent denied directory sync

• Introduces the exception used when a directory cannot be opened for syncing.

src/Capacitor.Cli.Core/LocalEdition/DirectorySyncDeniedException.cs

DurableDirectory.csCreate and sync directory chains +77/-0

Create and sync directory chains

• Creates directories with controlled permissions and syncs parent entries down from a bounded anchor.

src/Capacitor.Cli.Core/LocalEdition/DurableDirectory.cs

LifecycleJournalEntry.csRepresent three server-start states +3/-3

Represent three server-start states

• Replaces the start-allowed Boolean with an enum that includes fenced startup.

src/Capacitor.Cli.Core/LocalEdition/LifecycleJournalEntry.cs

LifecycleLease.csJournal fenced lifecycle transitions +4/-4

Journal fenced lifecycle transitions

• Accepts explicit server-start states when beginning or advancing lifecycle operations.

src/Capacitor.Cli.Core/LocalEdition/LifecycleLease.cs

LocalBundleException.csClassify bundle failures +6/-0

Classify bundle failures

• Carries a stable installation failure code for bundle download or verification errors.

src/Capacitor.Cli.Core/LocalEdition/LocalBundleException.cs

LocalBundleManifest.csVerify signed bundle manifest +51/-0

Verify signed bundle manifest

• Validates the signature, signing key, version, platform, archive name, checksum, and size.

src/Capacitor.Cli.Core/LocalEdition/LocalBundleManifest.cs

LocalInstallFailureCode.csDefine local setup failure codes +49/-0

Define local setup failure codes

• Provides typed failures and stable snake_case wire names for clients.

src/Capacitor.Cli.Core/LocalEdition/LocalInstallFailureCode.cs

LocalRoot.csAnchor durable local root creation +11/-11

Anchor durable local root creation

• Retains the resolved home and durably creates the owner-only local root.

src/Capacitor.Cli.Core/LocalEdition/LocalRoot.cs

LocalStateFiles.csPersist fenced journal state +14/-6

Persist fenced journal state

• Reads and writes fenced startup and syncs journal and registry directory changes.

src/Capacitor.Cli.Core/LocalEdition/LocalStateFiles.cs

ServerStart.csDefine server-start fence states +16/-0

Define server-start fence states

• Adds explicit allow, fenced, and deny lifecycle states.

src/Capacitor.Cli.Core/LocalEdition/ServerStart.cs

LocalSetupArgs.csValidate local setup arguments +39/-0

Validate local setup arguments

• Rejects conflicting server options and overrides; restricts JSON mode to wizard-owned flags.

src/Capacitor.Cli/Commands/LocalSetupArgs.cs

LocalSetupJsonContext.csGenerate JSON serialization metadata +8/-0

Generate JSON serialization metadata

• Configures AOT-compatible, snake_case serialization for local setup lines.

src/Capacitor.Cli/Commands/LocalSetupJsonContext.cs

LocalSetupJsonLines.csRender local setup JSON events +37/-0

Render local setup JSON events

• Maps typed progress and stable failures to desktop-wizard JSON lines.

src/Capacitor.Cli/Commands/LocalSetupJsonLines.cs

LocalSetupLine.csDefine versioned JSON line fields +47/-0

Define versioned JSON line fields

• Provides the nullable event fields and ordered version and event properties.

src/Capacitor.Cli/Commands/LocalSetupLine.cs

LocalSetupTerminal.csAdd interactive local install step +116/-0

Add interactive local install step

• Collects single-user and install confirmations, renders progress, and defers interruption during installation.

src/Capacitor.Cli/Commands/LocalSetupTerminal.cs

SetupCommand.csIntegrate local and JSON setup arms +90/-10

Integrate local and JSON setup arms

• Runs the local installer before existing terminal onboarding, offers a JSON-only wizard path, and shows local-specific next steps.

src/Capacitor.Cli/Commands/SetupCommand.cs

InteractiveLifetime.csDefer interrupts during rollback +94/-28

Defer interrupts during rollback

• Turns a first signal into cancellation within an installation scope and exits after cleanup; a second signal exits immediately.

src/Capacitor.Cli/InteractiveLifetime.cs

AuthConfigAnswer.csClassify local authentication responses +13/-0

Classify local authentication responses

• Distinguishes a pending server, an unfenced server, and unrelated responses.

src/Capacitor.Cli/LocalEdition/AuthConfigAnswer.cs

ILocalInstallerFactory.csAbstract installer construction +6/-0

Abstract installer construction

• Supplies an injectable factory for setup front ends and command tests.

src/Capacitor.Cli/LocalEdition/ILocalInstallerFactory.cs

ILocalServerService.csExpose service unit ownership +7/-0

Expose service unit ownership

• Adds unit-file location and loaded/on-disk ownership readings to the server-service contract.

src/Capacitor.Cli/LocalEdition/ILocalServerService.cs

LocalBundleUnpacker.csSafely unpack signed server archives +220/-0

Safely unpack signed server archives

• Rejects escaping or unsupported archive entries and syncs extracted files and directories.

src/Capacitor.Cli/LocalEdition/LocalBundleUnpacker.cs

LocalInstallAnswers.csCarry installation confirmations +6/-0

Carry installation confirmations

• Represents single-user acknowledgement and install approval independently of the front end.

src/Capacitor.Cli/LocalEdition/LocalInstallAnswers.cs

LocalInstallEvent.csDefine typed installation progress +37/-0

Define typed installation progress

• Models preflight, download, recovery, rollback, readiness, reuse, and commit events.

src/Capacitor.Cli/LocalEdition/LocalInstallEvent.cs

LocalInstallFailure.csCarry actionable setup failures +8/-0

Carry actionable setup failures

• Combines user-facing failure messages with stable error codes.

src/Capacitor.Cli/LocalEdition/LocalInstallFailure.cs

LocalInstaller.csOrchestrate transactional local installation +283/-0

Orchestrate transactional local installation

• Preflights and reuses installations or journals, verifies, stages, and starts a fenced server. Rolls back before the commit decision and leaves post-decision work recoverable.

src/Capacitor.Cli/LocalEdition/LocalInstaller.cs

LocalInstallerFactory.csConstruct the production installer +20/-0

Construct the production installer

• Connects the local service, bundle client, signing key, HTTP probe, and lifecycle recovery.

src/Capacitor.Cli/LocalEdition/LocalInstallerFactory.cs

LocalOwnUnit.csOperate only on owned units +35/-0

Operate only on owned units

• Checks unit ownership under the per-user lock before reinstalling or starting it.

src/Capacitor.Cli/LocalEdition/LocalOwnUnit.cs

LocalPlan.csReturn a local setup plan +6/-0

Return a local setup plan

• Carries install, reuse, or recovery intent and any existing installation.

src/Capacitor.Cli/LocalEdition/LocalPlan.cs

LocalPlatform.csCapture platform facts for preflight +12/-0

Capture platform facts for preflight

• Provides injectable OS, architecture, musl, and runtime-identifier information.

src/Capacitor.Cli/LocalEdition/LocalPlatform.cs

LocalPortPicker.csChoose a non-retired loopback port +48/-0

Choose a non-retired loopback port

• Prefers port 9473 and otherwise probes OS-assigned ports across supported loopback families.

src/Capacitor.Cli/LocalEdition/LocalPortPicker.cs

LocalPreflight.csRefuse unsafe or conflicting installs +176/-0

Refuse unsafe or conflicting installs

• Checks platform and socket limits, root safety, journal and registry state, profiles, unit slot, and requested version.

src/Capacitor.Cli/LocalEdition/LocalPreflight.cs

LocalRootIdentity.csCompare installation roots by identity +68/-0

Compare installation roots by identity

• Uses resolved paths and a nonce probe to classify whether loaded and on-disk units belong to this root.

src/Capacitor.Cli/LocalEdition/LocalRootIdentity.cs

LocalServerLaunchdService.csProve launchd unit ownership +15/-3

Prove launchd unit ownership

• Reads loaded and plist root values, durably writes the unit, and records removal fault points.

src/Capacitor.Cli/LocalEdition/LocalServerLaunchdService.cs

LocalServerOwnerReader.csRead launchd and systemd owners +129/-0

Read launchd and systemd owners

• Parses loaded-job output and unit files without treating absent or unreadable roots as owned.

src/Capacitor.Cli/LocalEdition/LocalServerOwnerReader.cs

LocalServerProbe.csProbe the server fence +34/-0

Probe the server fence

• Checks '/auth/config' for provider None and the pending installation header without accepting redirects.

src/Capacitor.Cli/LocalEdition/LocalServerProbe.cs

LocalServerSystemdService.csProve systemd unit ownership +12/-2

Prove systemd unit ownership

• Reads loaded and on-disk unit owners and adds durable unit writes and removal hooks.

src/Capacitor.Cli/LocalEdition/LocalServerSystemdService.cs

LocalServerSystemdUnit.csAdd systemd ownership query +1/-0

Add systemd ownership query

• Defines the 'systemctl show' arguments needed to inspect loaded-unit state and environment.

src/Capacitor.Cli/LocalEdition/LocalServerSystemdUnit.cs

LocalSetupCommit.csCommit and prove fence lift +109/-0

Commit and prove fence lift

• Durably publishes registry then profile, permits server startup, verifies an unfenced response, and only then clears the journal.

src/Capacitor.Cli/LocalEdition/LocalSetupCommit.cs

LocalSetupJournal.csValidate setup journal entries +92/-0

Validate setup journal entries

• Defines setup phases and checks stored installation details before recovery acts on them.

src/Capacitor.Cli/LocalEdition/LocalSetupJournal.cs

LocalSetupRecovery.csRecover interrupted local setup +60/-0

Recover interrupted local setup

• Rolls back pre-commit entries or resumes commit using validated journal details and an owned unit.

src/Capacitor.Cli/LocalEdition/LocalSetupRecovery.cs

LocalSetupRollback.csUndo pre-commit installations safely +87/-0

Undo pre-commit installations safely

• Verifies unit unload and absence of a live stack before removing setup-created directories and clearing the journal.

src/Capacitor.Cli/LocalEdition/LocalSetupRollback.cs

LocalUnitLock.csSerialize per-user unit changes +45/-0

Serialize per-user unit changes

• Adds a home-anchored lock shared by installations with different local roots.

src/Capacitor.Cli/LocalEdition/LocalUnitLock.cs

NoAuthProgress.csSuppress duplicate authentication narration +15/-0

Suppress duplicate authentication narration

• Keeps local setup progress on its typed event channel.

src/Capacitor.Cli/LocalEdition/NoAuthProgress.cs

OwnerDecision.csRepresent unit ownership decisions +4/-0

Represent unit ownership decisions

• Distinguishes owned, foreign, and uncertain units.

src/Capacitor.Cli/LocalEdition/OwnerDecision.cs

OwnerReading.csRepresent individual ownership readings +14/-0

Represent individual ownership readings

• Models absent, root-bearing, and unreadable unit sources.

src/Capacitor.Cli/LocalEdition/OwnerReading.cs

PlanHint.csDefine installation plan hints +3/-0

Define installation plan hints

• Names the install, reuse, and recovery paths.

src/Capacitor.Cli/LocalEdition/PlanHint.cs

ProgressReports.csProtect completed operations from reporters +13/-0

Protect completed operations from reporters

• Reports final progress without allowing a throwing observer to change the operation's outcome.

src/Capacitor.Cli/LocalEdition/ProgressReports.cs

RootMatch.csRepresent root identity comparisons +4/-0

Represent root identity comparisons

• Distinguishes same, different, and unresolved filesystem identities.

src/Capacitor.Cli/LocalEdition/RootMatch.cs

SetupDetails.csStore recoverable setup details +6/-0

Store recoverable setup details

• Carries the installation ID, port, version, URL, configuration directory, and profile.

src/Capacitor.Cli/LocalEdition/SetupDetails.cs

SyncProgress.csPreserve progress event ordering +7/-0

Preserve progress event ordering

• Reports events synchronously rather than posting them through a synchronization context.

src/Capacitor.Cli/LocalEdition/SyncProgress.cs

UnitOwner.csPair loaded and on-disk ownership +5/-0

Pair loaded and on-disk ownership

• Keeps both independent unit-owner readings for conservative decisions.

src/Capacitor.Cli/LocalEdition/UnitOwner.cs

RuntimeRid.csAlign runtime identifier selection +1/-1

Align runtime identifier selection

• Adjusts runtime identifier handling for local bundle platform selection.

src/Capacitor.Cli/RuntimeRid.cs

ServiceFiles.csDurably publish service definitions +19/-4

Durably publish service definitions

• Adds optional directory syncing and flushed atomic replacement for unit files.

src/Capacitor.Cli/Services/ServiceFiles.cs

Tests (35) +3852 / -21

OnlyServerPreconditionTests.csTest other-server commit refusal +39/-0

Test other-server commit refusal

• Covers conflicting, blank, and equivalent loopback profile URLs.

test/Capacitor.Cli.Core.Tests.Unit/Auth/OnlyServerPreconditionTests.cs

ConfigMutatorDurabilityTests.csTest durable configuration writes +57/-0

Test durable configuration writes

• Checks parent syncing, post-rename sync, and propagation of sync failures.

test/Capacitor.Cli.Core.Tests.Unit/Config/ConfigMutatorDurabilityTests.cs

LocalBundleClientTests.csTest bundle download validation +199/-0

Test bundle download validation

• Covers manifest retrieval, archive streaming, errors, size limits, and digest validation.

test/Capacitor.Cli.Core.Tests.Unit/Http/LocalBundleClientTests.cs

DurableDirectoryTests.csTest durable directory creation +98/-0

Test durable directory creation

• Checks directory permissions, parent syncs, and anchor behavior.

test/Capacitor.Cli.Core.Tests.Unit/LocalEdition/DurableDirectoryTests.cs

FaultPointsTests.csTest filesystem fault hooks +38/-0

Test filesystem fault hooks

• Verifies unarmed behavior, injected failures, and write-hook ordering.

test/Capacitor.Cli.Core.Tests.Unit/LocalEdition/FaultPointsTests.cs

LifecycleLeaseTests.csTest fenced journal round trips +25/-2

Test fenced journal round trips

• Checks all server-start states and rejection of unknown wire values.

test/Capacitor.Cli.Core.Tests.Unit/LocalEdition/LifecycleLeaseTests.cs

LocalBundleManifestTests.csTest signed manifest checks +83/-0

Test signed manifest checks

• Covers valid signatures and refusals for changed content, wrong keys, versions, and platforms.

test/Capacitor.Cli.Core.Tests.Unit/LocalEdition/LocalBundleManifestTests.cs

LocalLifecycleTests.csAdapt lifecycle tests to start states +4/-4

Adapt lifecycle tests to start states

• Updates existing recovery tests for the explicit server-start enum.

test/Capacitor.Cli.Core.Tests.Unit/LocalEdition/LocalLifecycleTests.cs

LocalStateFilesTests.csTest fenced state serialization +12/-11

Test fenced state serialization

• Updates journal serialization assertions to cover explicit start states.

test/Capacitor.Cli.Core.Tests.Unit/LocalEdition/LocalStateFilesTests.cs

SetupLocalCancelLiveTests.csExercise live setup cancellation +119/-0

Exercise live setup cancellation

• Runs an opt-in subprocess test that interrupts a download and checks cancellation and cleanup.

test/Capacitor.Cli.Tests.Integration/LocalEdition/SetupLocalCancelLiveTests.cs

FakeLocalInstallerFactory.csProvide command installer factory fake +10/-0

Provide command installer factory fake

• Allows setup-arm tests to inject an installer.

test/Capacitor.Cli.Tests.Unit/Commands/FakeLocalInstallerFactory.cs

LocalSetupArgsTests.csTest local argument restrictions +75/-0

Test local argument restrictions

• Covers incompatible flags, positional tenants, URL overrides, and JSON-only options.

test/Capacitor.Cli.Tests.Unit/Commands/LocalSetupArgsTests.cs

LocalSetupJsonLinesTests.csTest wizard JSON lines +65/-0

Test wizard JSON lines

• Checks versioned event serialization and stable failure output.

test/Capacitor.Cli.Tests.Unit/Commands/LocalSetupJsonLinesTests.cs

SetupChosenServerTests.csAdapt chosen-server setup test +1/-1

Adapt chosen-server setup test

• Updates setup construction for the added installer factory dependency.

test/Capacitor.Cli.Tests.Unit/Commands/SetupChosenServerTests.cs

SetupCommandTests.csTest local next-step guidance +13/-2

Test local next-step guidance

• Checks that local setup points users to its web UI instead of hosted-server setup.

test/Capacitor.Cli.Tests.Unit/Commands/SetupCommandTests.cs

SetupFacadeParityTests.csAdapt facade parity test +1/-1

Adapt facade parity test

• Updates the setup command's injected dependencies.

test/Capacitor.Cli.Tests.Unit/Commands/SetupFacadeParityTests.cs

SetupLocalArmTests.csTest terminal and JSON setup arms +334/-0

Test terminal and JSON setup arms

• Exercises confirmations, conflicts, successful commits, reuse, cancellation, and handoff to later terminal steps.

test/Capacitor.Cli.Tests.Unit/Commands/SetupLocalArmTests.cs

InteractiveLifetimeDeferralTests.csTest deferred interruption +130/-0

Test deferred interruption

• Checks cancellation, scope disposal, watchdog behavior, and repeated signals.

test/Capacitor.Cli.Tests.Unit/InteractiveLifetimeDeferralTests.cs

FakeAuthConfig.csFake server authentication states +13/-0

Fake server authentication states

• Supplies pending, lifted, and other probe answers to installer tests.

test/Capacitor.Cli.Tests.Unit/LocalEdition/Fakes/FakeAuthConfig.cs

FakeBundle.csServe test bundle content +71/-0

Serve test bundle content

• Provides signed manifest and archive responses for installation scenarios.

test/Capacitor.Cli.Tests.Unit/LocalEdition/Fakes/FakeBundle.cs

FakeLocalServer.csFake local server responses +51/-0

Fake local server responses

• Simulates readiness and authentication fence responses.

test/Capacitor.Cli.Tests.Unit/LocalEdition/Fakes/FakeLocalServer.cs

FakeLocalServerService.csFake owned service lifecycle +84/-0

Fake owned service lifecycle

• Records installation, start, stop, uninstall, and ownership behavior.

test/Capacitor.Cli.Tests.Unit/LocalEdition/Fakes/FakeLocalServerService.cs

RecordingProgress.csRecord installer progress +8/-0

Record installer progress

• Collects typed events for ordering and outcome assertions.

test/Capacitor.Cli.Tests.Unit/LocalEdition/Fakes/RecordingProgress.cs

SimulatedCrash.csSignal simulated process crashes +4/-0

Signal simulated process crashes

• Provides an exception for injected crash-point tests.

test/Capacitor.Cli.Tests.Unit/LocalEdition/Fakes/SimulatedCrash.cs

TimerSignallingTimeProvider.csControl polling in tests +17/-0

Control polling in tests

• Exposes timing signals for deterministic readiness and recovery tests.

test/Capacitor.Cli.Tests.Unit/LocalEdition/Fakes/TimerSignallingTimeProvider.cs

LocalBundleUnpackerTests.csTest archive extraction safety +159/-0

Test archive extraction safety

• Covers path traversal, escaping links, unsupported entries, required executable, and directory syncing.

test/Capacitor.Cli.Tests.Unit/LocalEdition/LocalBundleUnpackerTests.cs

LocalInstallerTests.csTest installation transaction +596/-0

Test installation transaction

• Exercises fencing order, verification failures, cancellation, rollback safety, commit proof, reuse, and owner refusal.

test/Capacitor.Cli.Tests.Unit/LocalEdition/LocalInstallerTests.cs

LocalPortPickerTests.csTest safe port selection +53/-0

Test safe port selection

• Checks default, occupied, and retired port choices.

test/Capacitor.Cli.Tests.Unit/LocalEdition/LocalPortPickerTests.cs

LocalPreflightTests.csTest local installation refusals +267/-0

Test local installation refusals

• Covers unsupported platforms, unsafe roots, socket lengths, existing state, and conflicting profiles.

test/Capacitor.Cli.Tests.Unit/LocalEdition/LocalPreflightTests.cs

LocalRootIdentityTests.csTest filesystem root identity +211/-0

Test filesystem root identity

• Checks equivalent paths, distinct roots, and indeterminate comparisons.

test/Capacitor.Cli.Tests.Unit/LocalEdition/LocalRootIdentityTests.cs

LocalServerOwnerTests.csTest unit-owner detection +246/-0

Test unit-owner detection

• Covers launchd and systemd loaded state, unit files, malformed output, special paths, and durable writes.

test/Capacitor.Cli.Tests.Unit/LocalEdition/LocalServerOwnerTests.cs

LocalServerProbeTests.csTest pending and lifted probes +94/-0

Test pending and lifted probes

• Checks authentication provider, pending header, redirects, and unrelated responses.

test/Capacitor.Cli.Tests.Unit/LocalEdition/LocalServerProbeTests.cs

LocalSetupRecoveryTests.csTest interrupted setup recovery +596/-0

Test interrupted setup recovery

• Exercises journal validation, pre-commit rollback, post-commit roll-forward, crash points, and foreign-unit protection.

test/Capacitor.Cli.Tests.Unit/LocalEdition/LocalSetupRecoveryTests.cs

LocalUnitLockTests.csTest cross-root unit locking +39/-0

Test cross-root unit locking

• Verifies that a shared per-user lock serializes unit work across local roots.

test/Capacitor.Cli.Tests.Unit/LocalEdition/LocalUnitLockTests.cs

TestBundles.csBuild signed fixture bundles +40/-0

Build signed fixture bundles

• Constructs reusable local-edition archives and manifests for tests.

test/Capacitor.Cli.Tests.Unit/LocalEdition/TestBundles.cs

Documentation (4) +1350 / -1

README.mdDocument local setup +28/-1

Document local setup

• Explains supported machines, confirmations, reuse, JSON events, failure behavior, and bundle overrides.

README.md

2026-10-17-ai3487-setup-local.mdAdd local setup implementation plan +749/-0

Add local setup implementation plan

• Records the implementation tasks, transaction constraints, review focus, and verification plan.

docs/superpowers/plans/2026-10-17-ai3487-setup-local.md

2026-10-17-ai3487-setup-local-design.mdSpecify local installation contract +541/-0

Specify local installation contract

• Defines front ends, signed-bundle installation, fencing, ownership, durability, and recovery behavior.

docs/superpowers/specs/2026-10-17-ai3487-setup-local-design.md

help-setup.txtDescribe local setup flags +32/-0

Describe local setup flags

• Documents local mode, confirmations, JSON output, supported platforms, and bundle overrides in CLI help.

src/Capacitor.Cli.Core/Resources/help-setup.txt

Other (5) +51 / -1

CapacitorClients.csName the local installation HTTP lane +3/-0

Name the local installation HTTP lane

• Adds a dedicated client identifier for credential-free local-server probing.

src/Capacitor.Cli.Core/Http/CapacitorClients.cs

CapacitorHttpServices.csRegister bundle and local probe clients +12/-0

Register bundle and local probe clients

• Configures bundle downloads and a short-timeout local client without proxies or redirects.

src/Capacitor.Cli.Core/Http/CapacitorHttpServices.cs

FaultPoints.csExpose deterministic write fault points +27/-0

Expose deterministic write fault points

• Adds async-flow-local hooks for crash and durability tests.

src/Capacitor.Cli.Core/LocalEdition/FaultPoints.cs

AtomicFile.csInstrument atomic file publication +7/-1

Instrument atomic file publication

• Adds fault points around atomic-file writes for durability testing.

src/Capacitor.Cli.Core/Skills/AtomicFile.cs

CommandServices.csWire local installer into commands +2/-0

Wire local installer into commands

• Registers the factory used by the setup command to construct the local installer.

src/Capacitor.Cli/Commands/CommandServices.cs

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🐞 Bugs (0) 📘 Rule violations (4) 🔗 Cross-repo conflicts (0) 📜 Skill insights (0)

1. Ordinary config writes now force disk sync ✗ Dismissed

Description

ConfigMutator.Publish calls stream.Flush(flushToDisk: true) even when its durable argument is
false. Ordinary config mutations use that default, so every such write now incurs a forced disk
flush despite not requesting durable publication.

Code

src/Capacitor.Cli.Core/Config/ConfigMutator.cs[R138-139]

+                if (durable) FaultPoints.Hit($"flush:{path}");
+                stream.Flush(flushToDisk: true);

Relevance

●●● Strong

Durability-sensitive config changes are accepted, and this unconditional disk flush clearly imposes
avoidable cost on ordinary writes.

PR-#1524

ⓘ Recommendations generated based on similar findings in past PRs

Evidence

The new flush lies outside the durable condition, while the ordinary mutation overload calls
Publish without enabling durability.

src/Capacitor.Cli.Core/Config/ConfigMutator.cs[131-140]
src/Capacitor.Cli.Core/Config/ConfigMutator.cs[19-27]
src/Capacitor.Cli.Core/Config/ConfigMutator.cs[45-59]

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## Issue description
The new durable-publication path forces a disk sync for ordinary config mutations too.
## Fix Focus Areas
- src/Capacitor.Cli.Core/Config/ConfigMutator.cs[131-140]
## Recommended Fix
Condition the flush-to-disk call on `durable`. Keep normal stream disposal for non-durable writes, and cover both publication modes in tests.

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2. Rerun refuses a local profile written as 127.0.0.1 ✓ Resolved

Description

CommitPrecondition.OnlyServer uses ServerIdentity.SameServer, which compares host and path
exactly. The preflight's CheckProfiles, by contrast, uses LocalEndpoints.Classify, which treats
localhost, 127.0.0.1 and [::1] on the active port as the same local installation. On a reuse
run, a profile that names the installation as http://127.0.0.1:<port> (or with a path) passes
preflight. The server is then started and probed, and PublishProfileAsync fails with "profile '…'
points at http://127.0.0.1:…; local setup needs every profile on http://localhost:…", because the
precondition is checked against the config before the mutation is applied. The same mismatch would
hit a roll-forward of a committing journal if such a profile appeared after the preflight.

Code

src/Capacitor.Cli.Core/Auth/CommitPrecondition.cs[R23-26]

+    public sealed record OnlyServer(string Url) : CommitPrecondition {
+        internal override void Check(ProfileConfig config, string profile) {
+            foreach (var (name, other) in config.Profiles) {
+                if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(other.ServerUrl) || ServerIdentity.SameServer(other.ServerUrl, Url)) continue;

Relevance

●●● Strong

Recent auth precedents accept server-binding mismatches; this preflight and commit identity
inconsistency is a concrete rerun failure.

PR-#387

ⓘ Recommendations generated based on similar findings in past PRs

Evidence

The preflight accepts a profile when Classify returns Local. Classify matches only on a
loopback host and the active port, so every loopback spelling and any path count as the local
installation. OnlyServer instead uses SameServer, which canonicalizes to
scheme://host:port/path and compares ordinally, so 127.0.0.1 and localhost do not match.
CommitBoundary runs Precondition.Check on the current config before ConfigMutation, so even
the active profile being repointed is refused. ReuseAsync calls PublishProfileAsync with
existing.ServerUrl (the canonical localhost URL) only after the server has been started and
probed.

src/Capacitor.Cli/LocalEdition/LocalPreflight.cs[118-127]
src/Capacitor.Cli.Core/LocalEdition/LocalEndpoints.cs[21-55]
src/Capacitor.Cli.Core/Auth/ServerIdentity.cs[18-65]
src/Capacitor.Cli.Core/Auth/OnboardingFacade.cs[50-61]
src/Capacitor.Cli/LocalEdition/LocalInstaller.cs[186-192]

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The issue below was found during a code review. Follow the provided context and guidance below and implement a solution

## Issue description
The preflight (`LocalPreflight.CheckProfiles`) treats any loopback spelling (`localhost`, `127.0.0.1`, `[::1]`) on the active installation's port as the local installation. The commit precondition `CommitPrecondition.OnlyServer` uses `ServerIdentity.SameServer`, which compares host and path exactly. A profile that passes the preflight can therefore be refused at commit time, after the server has already been started.

## Fix Focus Areas
- src/Capacitor.Cli.Core/Auth/CommitPrecondition.cs[23-31]
- src/Capacitor.Cli/LocalEdition/LocalPreflight.cs[118-127]
- src/Capacitor.Cli/LocalEdition/LocalSetupCommit.cs[83-95]

## Recommended Fix
Make both checks use the same equivalence. Either canonicalize every profile URL through `LocalEndpoints.Canonicalize` before `OnlyServer` compares it (for example, pass a canonicalizing function or the `LocalEndpoints` into the precondition), or make `CheckProfiles` require `ServerIdentity.SameServer(profile.ServerUrl, active.ServerUrl)` so the refusal happens in the preflight, before anything is started. Add a test where the reuse path has a profile spelled `http://127.0.0.1:<port>`.

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3. A setup comment keeps a step label ✓ Resolved

Description

The XML summary for LocalSetupTerminal calls the implementation “Step 1” and describes the flow by
that plan number. Because the setup pipeline can evolve independently of the numbered plan,
maintainers may treat the label as a contract and follow outdated sequencing when changing the
terminal arm.

Code

src/Capacitor.Cli/Commands/LocalSetupTerminal.cs[R7-8]

+/// <summary>Step 1 of <c>kcap setup --local</c> in a terminal: the preflight, the two answers, then the install
+/// rendered as status lines.</summary>

Relevance

●●● Strong

Recent review accepted removing process-step labels from comments because sequencing references
become stale as flows evolve.

PR-#765

ⓘ Recommendations generated based on similar findings in past PRs

Evidence

The checklist prohibits time-sensitive or process-reference metadata such as task or phase labels in
code comments. The added XML summary explicitly labels this implementation as “Step 1” rather than
describing only its current behavior.

Rule 2897915: Avoid time-sensitive or process-reference metadata in code comments
src/Capacitor.Cli/Commands/LocalSetupTerminal.cs[7-8]

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The issue below was found during a code review. Follow the provided context and guidance below and implement a solution

## Issue description
The `LocalSetupTerminal` XML summary contains the plan coordinate “Step 1”, which is external process metadata and can become stale as the setup flow changes.

## Fix Focus Areas
- src/Capacitor.Cli/Commands/LocalSetupTerminal.cs[7-8]

## Recommended Fix
Remove the “Step 1” label and retain only the current behavioral description of the terminal preflight, answers, and installation rendering.

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4. The live test uses an unsafe raw PID ✗ Dismissed

Description

SetupLocalCancelLiveTests extracts kcap.Id and passes the integer to a helper that launches
/bin/kill with that PID. The TERM and KILL checks therefore use raw PID-based process control
instead of capturing and waiting through PidIdentity, leaving the test exposed to PID ownership
and reuse ambiguity.

Code

test/Capacitor.Cli.Tests.Integration/LocalEdition/SetupLocalCancelLiveTests.cs[R68-73]

+                await Signal(kcap.Id, "TERM");
+
+                while (await kcap.StandardOutput.ReadLineAsync(exit.Token) is { } line) lines.Add(line);
+                await kcap.WaitForExitAsync(exit.Token);
+            } finally {
+                if (!kcap.HasExited) await Signal(kcap.Id, "KILL");

Relevance

●●● Strong

Recent process-test precedents accepted replacing raw PID checks with identity-aware process
handling due to PID reuse risk.

PR-#841
PR-#1356

ⓘ Recommendations generated based on similar findings in past PRs

Evidence

The checklist forbids direct PID-based liveness or termination handling and requires PidIdentity
capture and identity-aware waits. The changed test passes kcap.Id to Signal, which formats the
raw integer into /bin/kill arguments for TERM and KILL.

Rule 2807091: Tests must use PidIdentity helpers instead of directly asserting on raw PIDs
test/Capacitor.Cli.Tests.Integration/LocalEdition/SetupLocalCancelLiveTests.cs[68-74]
test/Capacitor.Cli.Tests.Integration/LocalEdition/SetupLocalCancelLiveTests.cs[99-101]

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The issue below was found during a code review. Follow the provided context and guidance below and implement a solution

## Issue description
The live integration test controls the child process by passing its bare integer PID to a separately spawned kill command, bypassing the PidIdentity ownership and liveness abstraction.

## Fix Focus Areas
- test/Capacitor.Cli.Tests.Integration/LocalEdition/SetupLocalCancelLiveTests.cs[54-74]
- test/Capacitor.Cli.Tests.Integration/LocalEdition/SetupLocalCancelLiveTests.cs[99-102]

## Recommended Fix
Capture the started process with `Helpers.PidIdentity.Capture` while it is alive and use the approved identity-aware process-control or termination helper for signaling and exit checks. Do not transport `Process.Id` as a bare integer to raw PID liveness or termination logic.

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5. A server name after --local is silently ignored ✓ Resolved

Description

LocalSetupArgs.Parse checks only rest[0] for a positional server name, leaving names after flags
unvalidated. With commands such as kcap setup --local --single-user acme or `kcap setup --local
--yes example-tenant, parsing succeeds, HandleAsync` also misses the name, and setup proceeds
against a new local server without telling the user the name was ignored.

Code

src/Capacitor.Cli/Commands/LocalSetupArgs.cs[R17-18]

+        if (rest.Length > 0 && !rest[0].StartsWith('-'))
+            return Refuse($"'{rest[0]}' names a server, and --local sets up its own on this machine. Drop one of them.");

Relevance

●●● Strong

A recent parser precedent accepted rejecting positional names regardless of argument ordering to
prevent silently ignored server arguments.

PR-#1005

ⓘ Recommendations generated based on similar findings in past PRs

Evidence

The parser checks rest[0] for a positional name, while its subsequent loop rejects only listed
conflicting flags. After parsing succeeds, SetupCommand enters the local installation branch;
because its tenant detection also looks only at the first argument, a name after --single-user or
--yes is neither used nor reported.

src/Capacitor.Cli/Commands/LocalSetupArgs.cs[14-36]
src/Capacitor.Cli/Commands/SetupCommand.cs[561-590]
src/Capacitor.Cli/Commands/SetupCommand.cs[745-750]
src/Capacitor.Cli/Commands/LocalSetupArgs.cs[14-35]
src/Capacitor.Cli/Commands/SetupCommand.cs[562-576]

Agent prompt

The issue below was found during a code review. Follow the provided context and guidance below and implement a solution

## Issue description
Terminal local setup accepts and silently ignores a positional server name placed after a flag, then proceeds with a local installation.

## Fix Focus Areas
- src/Capacitor.Cli/Commands/LocalSetupArgs.cs[14-36]

## Recommended Fix
Validate every argument against the accepted local flags and flags passed through to later setup steps. Skip values belonging to known value-taking flags, such as `--plugin-scope` and `--default-visibility`, but reject any other non-flag argument regardless of position using the existing positional-name error message. Add tests for `setup --local --single-user acme` and `setup --local --yes example-tenant`.

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6. Live tests oversubscribe subprocesses 📘 Rule violation ▣ Testability

Description

SetupLocalCancelLiveTests starts the real kcap process and additional system processes but
declares only NotInParallel, not ParallelLimiter<SubprocessLimit>. Running this test alongside
other process-heavy tests bypasses the shared subprocess pool and allows unrestricted concurrent
child-process work.

Code

test/Capacitor.Cli.Tests.Integration/LocalEdition/SetupLocalCancelLiveTests.cs[R19-20]

+[NotInParallel(nameof(SetupLocalCancelLiveTests))]
+public class SetupLocalCancelLiveTests {

Relevance

● Weak

A recent integration-test finding requiring ParallelLimiter for subprocesses was explicitly rejected
by the team.

PR-#1413

ⓘ Recommendations generated based on similar findings in past PRs

Evidence

The checklist requires every test class that starts real subprocesses to use
[ParallelLimiter<SubprocessLimit>]. The changed class starts kcap, kill, id, and launchctl
processes but has only [NotInParallel].

Rule 2808212: Use ParallelLimiter<SubprocessLimit> for test classes that spawn real subprocesses
test/Capacitor.Cli.Tests.Integration/LocalEdition/SetupLocalCancelLiveTests.cs[19-20]
test/Capacitor.Cli.Tests.Integration/LocalEdition/SetupLocalCancelLiveTests.cs[54-54]

Agent prompt

The issue below was found during a code review. Follow the provided context and guidance below and implement a solution

## Issue description
The integration test launches real child processes but is not enrolled in the shared subprocess limiter; `NotInParallel` does not provide the required cross-class process limit.

## Fix Focus Areas
- test/Capacitor.Cli.Tests.Integration/LocalEdition/SetupLocalCancelLiveTests.cs[19-20]
- test/Capacitor.Cli.Tests.Integration/LocalEdition/SetupLocalCancelLiveTests.cs[54-54]
- test/Capacitor.Cli.Tests.Integration/LocalEdition/SetupLocalCancelLiveTests.cs[99-115]

## Recommended Fix
Add `[ParallelLimiter<SubprocessLimit>]` to the test class while retaining any class-level serialization needed for its shared launchd state. Ensure all real subprocesses started by the class run under the shared limiter.

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7. The live test creates an unmanaged temp root 📘 Rule violation ⚙ Maintainability

Description

SetupLocalCancelLiveTests creates a random directory directly under /tmp and later deletes it
with Directory.Delete instead of using its injected TempDir. When the opt-in integration test
runs, this temporary state is outside the helper’s lifecycle and cleanup guarantees.

Code

test/Capacitor.Cli.Tests.Integration/LocalEdition/SetupLocalCancelLiveTests.cs[R37-38]

+        var root = Path.Combine("/tmp", "kls-" + Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N")[..6]);
+        Directory.CreateDirectory(root);

Relevance

● Weak

A recent matching TempDir-rule finding against direct temporary filesystem management was rejected.

PR-#974

ⓘ Recommendations generated based on similar findings in past PRs

Evidence

The checklist requires tests that need throwaway directories to use TempDir and prohibits direct
temporary-root creation and cleanup. The changed test constructs /tmp/kls-... directly and deletes
it manually.

Rule 2767472: Use TempDir helper for all temporary filesystem state in tests
test/Capacitor.Cli.Tests.Integration/LocalEdition/SetupLocalCancelLiveTests.cs[36-38]
test/Capacitor.Cli.Tests.Integration/LocalEdition/SetupLocalCancelLiveTests.cs[85-87]

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The issue below was found during a code review. Follow the provided context and guidance below and implement a solution

## Issue description
The integration test creates and removes a random `/tmp` directory directly, bypassing the repository’s TempDir helper for throwaway filesystem state.

## Fix Focus Areas
- test/Capacitor.Cli.Tests.Integration/LocalEdition/SetupLocalCancelLiveTests.cs[25-87]

## Recommended Fix
Construct the test root through the injected `TempDir` property and its helper methods, using a resolved child path if the socket-length constraint requires it. Remove the manual `Directory.CreateDirectory` and recursive delete so TempDir owns cleanup.

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8. Tests bypass managed temp cleanup 📘 Rule violation ▣ Testability

Description

LocalBundleClientTests constructs new TempDir() inside seven test methods instead of receiving
the framework-managed [TempDir] property. Each test owns and disposes its directory locally,
bypassing the required injected lifecycle for TUnit test classes.

Code

test/Capacitor.Cli.Core.Tests.Unit/Http/LocalBundleClientTests.cs[100]

+        using var tmp = new TempDir();

Relevance

● Weak

A recent matching TempDir-rule finding was rejected despite manually managed temporary filesystem
state.

PR-#974

ⓘ Recommendations generated based on similar findings in past PRs

Evidence

The checklist requires TUnit test classes that use temporary directories to declare a public
required [TempDir] property and forbids manually managed TempDir instances. The changed tests
create local TempDir instances at lines 100, 114, 125, 137, 149, 161, and 171.

Rule 2808173: Use injected [TempDir] public required property in test classes
test/Capacitor.Cli.Core.Tests.Unit/Http/LocalBundleClientTests.cs[98-171]

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## Issue description
The test class manually constructs temporary directories in individual test methods instead of using the framework-managed TempDir injection required for TUnit test classes.

## Fix Focus Areas
- test/Capacitor.Cli.Core.Tests.Unit/Http/LocalBundleClientTests.cs[8-171]

## Recommended Fix
Add a single public required `[TempDir]` property to the test class and replace each local `new TempDir()` with that injected property. Use the property’s path and helper methods in all affected tests without manually disposing it.

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9. The live test bypasses kcap control 📘 Rule violation ☼ Reliability

Description

SetupLocalCancelLiveTests obtains a ProcessStartInfo from KcapProcess.StartInfo but then calls
Process.Start directly instead of constructing and starting Helpers.KcapProcess with the daemon
store. The real kcap child therefore bypasses the wrapper that centralizes its launch configuration
and lifecycle handling.

Code

test/Capacitor.Cli.Tests.Integration/LocalEdition/SetupLocalCancelLiveTests.cs[R45-54]

+            var psi = KcapProcess.StartInfo(Daemons.Store, new ConfigRoot(Tmp.CreateDir("config")),
+                "setup", "--local", "--json", "--single-user", "--yes");
+            psi.Environment["HOME"]                         = Tmp.CreateDir("home");
+            psi.Environment[LocalRoot.EnvVar]               = root;
+            psi.Environment[LocalBundleClient.BaseUrlEnvVar] = bundles.Url;
+            psi.Environment[LocalBundleClient.VersionEnvVar] = "1.3.0-beta.10";
+            psi.Environment["KCAP_TELEMETRY"]               = "0";
+            psi.Environment["DO_NOT_TRACK"]                 = "1";
+
+            using var kcap = Process.Start(psi)!;

Relevance

● Weak

Recent integration-test precedents explicitly rejected replacing Process.Start with the KcapProcess
wrapper.

PR-#1413
PR-#1537

ⓘ Recommendations generated based on similar findings in past PRs

Evidence

The checklist requires real kcap binary spawns in tests to go through Helpers.KcapProcess
constructed with a DaemonStore. The changed code calls KcapProcess.StartInfo(...) but launches
the returned start info with Process.Start(psi) directly.

Rule 2808227: Use Helpers.KcapProcess for real kcap binary spawns in tests
test/Capacitor.Cli.Tests.Integration/LocalEdition/SetupLocalCancelLiveTests.cs[45-54]

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## Issue description
The test directly starts the real kcap process using a ProcessStartInfo returned by the helper, rather than using the Helpers.KcapProcess wrapper with DaemonStore.

## Fix Focus Areas
- test/Capacitor.Cli.Tests.Integration/LocalEdition/SetupLocalCancelLiveTests.cs[45-54]

## Recommended Fix
Construct `Helpers.KcapProcess` with `Daemons.Store` and the setup arguments, then use that wrapper to start and manage the child process. Preserve the test’s output-reading and exit assertions through the wrapper’s supported process APIs.

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Review comments at @src/Capacitor.Cli.Core/LocalEdition/ServerStart.cs:
- Around line 7-16: Reorder the ServerStart enum so Deny is its zero value,
followed by Allow and Fenced. Keep the member names unchanged so the name-based
mapping in LocalStateFiles.ToJournal and FromJournal remains intact.

Review comments at @src/Capacitor.Cli/Commands/SetupCommand.cs:
- Around line 2486-2517: Update InteractiveLifetime.ExitNow to write the
cursor-restoration escape to stderr instead of stdout, keeping setup --local
--json stdout limited to JSON lines.

Review comments at @src/Capacitor.Cli/LocalEdition/LocalPreflight.cs:
- Around line 172-174: Update ResolvedDirectory to check the result of
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before using it to build the return value; use the existing UnsafeRoot refusal
path for the failure.

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• README.md
• docs/superpowers/plans/2026-10-17-ai3487-setup-local.md
• docs/superpowers/specs/2026-10-17-ai3487-setup-local-design.md
• src/Capacitor.Cli.Core/Auth/CommitPrecondition.cs
• src/Capacitor.Cli.Core/Auth/OnboardingFacade.cs
• src/Capacitor.Cli.Core/Config/ConfigMutator.cs
• src/Capacitor.Cli.Core/Config/ConfigUnreadableException.cs
• src/Capacitor.Cli.Core/Http/CapacitorClients.cs
• src/Capacitor.Cli.Core/Http/CapacitorHttpServices.cs
• src/Capacitor.Cli.Core/Http/LocalBundleClient.cs
• src/Capacitor.Cli.Core/LocalEdition/DirectorySync.cs
• src/Capacitor.Cli.Core/LocalEdition/DirectorySyncDeniedException.cs
• src/Capacitor.Cli.Core/LocalEdition/DurableDirectory.cs
• src/Capacitor.Cli.Core/LocalEdition/FaultPoints.cs
• src/Capacitor.Cli.Core/LocalEdition/LifecycleJournalEntry.cs
• src/Capacitor.Cli.Core/LocalEdition/LifecycleLease.cs
• src/Capacitor.Cli.Core/LocalEdition/LocalBundleException.cs
• src/Capacitor.Cli.Core/LocalEdition/LocalBundleManifest.cs
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• src/Capacitor.Cli.Core/Resources/help-setup.txt
• src/Capacitor.Cli.Core/Skills/AtomicFile.cs
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• src/Capacitor.Cli/Commands/SetupCommand.cs
• src/Capacitor.Cli/InteractiveLifetime.cs
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• src/Capacitor.Cli/LocalEdition/ILocalInstallerFactory.cs
• src/Capacitor.Cli/LocalEdition/ILocalServerService.cs
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• src/Capacitor.Cli/LocalEdition/LocalInstallAnswers.cs
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• test/Capacitor.Cli.Tests.Unit/InteractiveLifetimeTests.cs
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